Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-29
Louisiana Suffrage Law in
High Favor.
CARE OF CRIMINAL INSANE
Conflict of Opinion I'm tho Legislature
Northern settlers mt Southern
Pines Mako Important B1ovcs-
Proposed state Textile School
Puro Food Law Advocnted-Told
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Raleigh. N. c., Jan. 2S.-The Demo-
cratic caucus did not take any decided
action last night regarding the suffrage
amendment to the Constitution. AS was
shown very clearly in special interviews
n fortnight ago with the Democratic
leaders in both Senate and House. the
Louisiana law is III high favor Hence
there appears to be no doubt that the
louisiana feature, which eXempts from
all the provisions of the law persons
whose grandfathers or fathers could
vote prior to January LIST, 1867, will
stand in the North Carolina law. There
IS provision in one section that ex-
emption shall not issue to enforce pay
ment OF poll tax, but shall apply only to
property taxes. The reason of this is OBJ
vious.
THE CRIMINAL INSANE.
There is an interesting conflict of
opinion in the Legislature regarding the
disposition to be made of criminal in
sane Some of the members want to
make distinction between convicts who
become insane and persons who COM
nit crimes and are acquitted on the
ground of Insanity. and are then or
dered sent to an institution for the in
sane. The criminal insane are now in
the two wings of the penitentiary here,
and there are about 40 of them.
ACTION OF NORTHERN SETTLERS.
The hundreds of Northern settlers at
Southern Pines have issued two letters
of interest; one TO their friends. man
ufacturers and business men at the
North, and one to business mon in the
South, asking them to meet together ut
Southern Pines April 18th. for the pur-
pose of discussing investments in the
South.
PROPOSED STATE TEXTII.E
SCHOOL.
There Is much division of opinion
among the members of the Legislature
in regard to the establishment of
State textile school. The opponents OF
IN appropriation say the school should
be part of the Agricultural and Mo
chanical College here. They assert that
this college gets $4,000 n year from the
State and $4,000 n year from the United
States. and with this income has only
200 students. They therefore argue that
the college can well afford to put in
complete plant for textile instruction.
FOOD ADULTERATION.
The discussion of food adulteration
Is interesting greatly the general pub
lie. The State chemist finds much adul-
3. iteration and is making that feet known
is n series OF special reports. The hear
inGs of the matter before the commit
need for a strong pure-food law. The
bill as drawn appears to be well suited
TO its purposes.
TOLD IN 4 PARAGRAPH.
The Navy Department orders tho
auxiliary cruiser Hornet. which is I'm
the charge of the North Carolina Ma
val Reserves, TO be cleaned and painted
coed SG75
The Legislative Joint Committee
making the investigation into the sus-
pension by the Governor of the VIII
sons vs.. Railway Commissioners. viii
not meet again until Monday week.
Day aftcrward the taking of dispositions
begins.
The association of survivors of the
Second North Carolina Regiment. G. :.
a, has sent here for transmission 10
George III. Buck, of Chelse2. Mass. who
retnrned- s-eia;=iss4ental alag. resolu-
TONS warmly thinking him and asking
him to be the guest of the association
at the Fair Mt New Bern in February
LOCAL OPTION.
The Senate to-day passed a. strong
bill against Splenetic fever in cattle.
which experts say viii prove effective
There was sharp discussion of the To-
cal option question. growing ont of a
bill TO allow such elections to be held
at any time and the committee was
bill, including cities and towns
a very complete oyster law was in
troduced and mill take the place of
all the present laws.
a bin was introduced in the House
to establish the Vance textile school as
department OF the State Agricultu-
ra1 and Mechanical College here.
The discussion of the day was on a
bill to make misceGenation a felony. 1t
passed by a vote of GO TO o. 1T pre-
Ecribes as the penalty not less than
four months in jail or more than five
years in the penitentiary.