The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-18
THE LEGISLATURE
IS WORKING HARD.
North Carolina Lawmakers Getting
Ready to Adjourn.
CAPITOL SENTENCE COMMITTED.
The Pith ofthc Suffrage Amendment
is Contained i'm Two Sections Of the
Bill-Mercy for Judge Norwood
To Disposess superintendent

RALEIGH n. c., Feb. l7.-SpeciaL-
The Legislature is working very hard TO
be able to adjourn either the last OF
next week or early the following week,
so as to have at least a week of the
allotted sixty days, to be able to come
back, II anything should arise that would
require legislation.
The following special orders srrang-
ed will show that they are getting down
70 business with a vim:
Suffrage Amcndment-To-day az the eX-
piration Of morning hour.
Public Printing Bills-Io-day at
o'clock.
o'clock.
Insurance Saturday at Y o'clock.
Election of Directors for Morganton
school-Monday at II O'Clock.
Zee Blll-Monday az 1 o'clock.
Report ON Wiisons-Tuesday az II
o'clock.
Change of Congressional Districts
Wednesday az y O'Clock
SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT
The pith of the suffrage amendment Is
contained IN the fourth aud NTH sections,
which are as follows:
Section g. Every person presenting
himself FOR registration shall ue able TO
read and write any section Of the con-
stltution i'm the English language, ana
before he shall be entitled TO vote, ne
shall have paid, on or before the nrst
day OF March OF the year In which he
proposes to vote. his poll tax, IS pre-
scribed By law. for the previous year.
Poll taxes shall be a lien only on assess
ed property and no process shall issue TO
enforce the collection Of the same eX-
cent against assessed property.
Section j. No male person, who was
on January I. 1861 or at any time prior
thereto. entitled 10 vote under the laws
OF any state in the United States where
I'm he then resided, and no lineal descend
ant Of any such person shall be denied
the right to register and vote at any
election in this State by reason OF his
failure TO possess the educational quail
fcation prescribed I'm section four of this
Article: Provided. he shall have regis
tered in accordance with the terms Of
this section prior 10 December, 1905 The
General Assembly shall provide for a
permanent record Of all persons, who
register un0er this section on or before
November FIRST one thousand nine hum
dred and eight: and all such persons
shall be entitled 20 register and vote In
all elections by the people In this state,
unless disqualified under section two Of
this Article: Provided. such persons
shall have paid their poll tax as required
by law"
Mr. W. C. Randall the artist, made a
very fine death mask Of the late Or.
Manning. Of the State University.
SENTENCE COMMITTED.
Mulard Moore. the State convict who
killed a guard named Shaw, not long
ago, and who was convicted of murder,
and sentenced 10 be hung March Both, has
shad his sentence committed 20 life inn
" lsOnmeut I'm the penitcntiary. He has
old mother eighty years Old and
le daughter I'm Robson county. and
was trying 20 escape so az 10 90 and
e them when he was pursued, and he
red. killing one OF his pursuers.
Mr. G. NJ Busbee. attorney FOR the
Board Of Directors of the penitentiary
has been granted leave by the Attorney
General 10 bring suit against Captain
Day. for unlawfully holding possession Of
the state prison; this suit is 20 be brought
at the next term of Wake court.
JUDGE NORWOOD.
The Impeachment OF Judge Norwood Is
of" The Legislature has held up on
the matter. waiting for the resignation
which 20 was said was I'm it's way. IL
has come and has been accepted by Gov
ernor Russell who recognizes Judge
Moore who was elected On the Democratic
ticket last November as Judge OF the
Twelfth District
The decision OF the Railroad and Reve-
nue. Committees yesterday TO impose a
graduated tax on the gross incomes OF
railroads I'm the State. will help out the
State Treasury TO the amount Of about
5000