Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-03
Five Hundred Thousand Dol
lars For Railway Stocks.
ATLANTIC & NORTH CAROLINA
Death Sentence Committed TO Life
imprisonment ersonnI Mention
Condition OF Fruit and Vegetable
Crops-Spenker Conner Abandons
Chair 60 Admintster Rcbukc-
Omnibus Pension Bill.
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Raleigh. N. c., March 2.-The offer
by w. ]. Edwards OF 100000 for the
Atlantic and North Carolina railway
having been refused by the joint legis-
latlve committee last night, it now ap-
pears to be understood that he will in
crease the offer to 100000.
Governor Russell commutes to life
Imprisonment the death sentence of
Jasper Hinson, who murdered q man
named Crawford in Mecklenburg coun-
ty last year.
Congress from the Sixth district is
here. as are also r. w. Hicks and W.
E. Worth, of Wilmington. and Editor
j. e Robinson, of the Goldsboro Ar
gus.
ABOUT CROPS.
Inquiries are coming In as to whether
the fruit crop particularly peaches)
was hurt by the cold snap in February
1t Is said to be as yet impossible to dis
cover whether any damage is done
Vegetation is backward in this part of
the State, at least
The machinery act" as passed, gives
%. the State Treasurer leave to extend the
time for settlement of lands sold for
taxes until May. In the bill February
was named
THE SUSPENDED COMMISSION
ERS.
The feature in the hearing of the case
against the Wilson's, the SUSPENDED
runway commissioners, yesterday was
the rebukc which Speaker Conner. of
the House. gave to Senator Ward. of
beaufort county. 1t was ELOQUENT and
severe. Ward did not want to allow
the counsel for the witness To be hoard
before the joint session which Is vjrtu
ally trying the case. 1t was for this NJ
tempted denial of a constitutional right
that the speaker left his chair and adj
mnistcred the rcbuke
OMNIBUS PENSION BILL.
INC omnibus pension bill adds over
oVo soldiers and soldiers widows to the
pension rolls. 1t gives some FORTY or
htty pensions for 1S9S. The State Ve..
eran Association desires that all Den-
SION claims be regularly passed on nv
the county boards but the Legislatures
always ignored this wish.
ISSUE OF BONDS.
me House passed the bill to issue
S25OOOO in bonds in aid of the Deniton-
tiary' $4,000 TO pay debt and So. 600
TO Duy TWO farms OF 1900 acres Notice
was given that another bill would be
introduced appropriating $50, 900 to meet
expenses of the penitentiary during tho
present year.
provision In the school bill, which
had passed the Senate levying II tax of
30 cents on the Sl0O of property and "a
cents on the poll, was stricken ont
rms. added to the like tax which is lev
led IN the revenue act. would have
given the State six months school
terms.
THE NEW ELECTION LAW.
me event in the Senate was the dis
cussion OF the new election law. Tho
Kepuniicans and Populists antagonlzed
pitterIy ana offcred many amend
ments. One Of their special grounds of
objection was on its requirement that
age or person applying for registration
must be proved by two witnesses in
case proof is required. 1t WAS urged
that this power would be improperly
used.
The Stevens antitrust bill. with its
objectionable fifth section stricken out.
passed second reading, and was then