Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-22
Investigation of Russell's Re-
lnoval of Commissioners.
NORTH CAROLINA FISHERIES
Herring Fishcri,s sIave No OLD stock
ON Hand J. Gabeth city Hndus-
tries Chartered state Printing
Governor Russeirs Prcdicnmcnt-
sugar Rseets and what Can BE Douc
with Them E.rgIsiaifon.
Especial TO virelnlan-Piloto

Especial TO virginlan-Pilot,
Raleigh, n. c., Jan. 21.-It is init
mated that some of the Republican
members of the Legislature will GER
tainly not support the Governor in the
matter of ousting as Railway Commits
sioners ]. w. and Otto Wilson The
special committee OF investigation will
begin its work Monday.
N. C. FISHERIES.
DR.. w. r. Capchart, owner OF the
great shad and herring fishery at
Avoca, is here. and so is Mr.. Wood,
owner of the equally great fishery near
Edenton. There are several bills be-
fore the Legislature in regard to nets
in the Sounds. 1t has been stated that
these nets do not reach the bottom, but
st is said that they really do.
DIR. Capehart says that for the first
time in years the herring fisheries will
begin the season with a clear market;
that is with no old stock on hand
They called all in and made fertilizers
of it DR.. Capeharts annual herring
catch is about 100000; that Of Mr..
Wood about 100000 DR.. Capehart
leads in the ehad catch, as 1t ranges
from 5000 TO $1,000. These North Car
olina shad are shipped to Fulton mar
ket, New York. as the distributing
point, and thence go all over New Eng
land and the West.
ELIZABETH CITY CHARTERS.
The State to-day granted three char
ters to Elizabeth City corporations: the
North Carolina Iron Works, George NJ.
nd At1 Iizl
beth City Buggy Company, j. Q. a.
Wood and others. owners. and the Car
, DINA New Light Company, J. II. White
and others, owners.
The fusion Legislature took forcible
possession of the office OF A. l.. Simson.
its enrolling clerk, and only paid him
part Of his salary. The present Legis-
lature agrees to allow him $40.
STATE PRINTING.
The question of the State printing is
to be settled next Tuesday by the joint
committee. The Legislature will no
doubt act promptly on its report. No
printing is to go out of the State. 1t
is said there Will be bidders from
several points in the State.
In one OF the caucuses OF the Re-
publicanS in the Legislature n negro
member said he knew his race had been
q clog and q hindrance to the Republi-
can party in the State. and said he felt
sure the elimination of great party of
the negro vote would be effected. He
added that it was his belief that in
q few years this elimination would
strengthen the Republican party.
POOR GOVERNOR RUSSELL.
It IS amusing to hear the comments
of some of the Republicans regarding
Governor Russell Ono OF them said
last night: "He has no following; he
has no patronage. Without patronage
a Governor does not amount to any
thing"
Republicans get queer ideas in their
heads. One of them says he has heard
party leaders say that they wanted to
see Western North Carolina (West OF
Greensboro and East Tennessee form
ed into separate State. and that they
knew 1t would be Republican. When
asked why they wanted to thus cut
adrift from Eastern North Carolina he
said 1T was to get rid of the negro.
SUGAR BEETS.
The reNiNnl Of The prninct to raisc-s,l=
gar beetS and make sugar on The great
penitentiary farms is of peculiar inter
est just now. when one OF the great
problems is what to do with the con-
yicts. Members OF the Penitentiary
Committee will visit the Virginia. and
tennessee penitentiarieS and sec how
convict labor is utilized.
A DAYS LEGISLATION.
The Senate to-day passed n bill pro-
Siding that if any surety company
against which Judgment les recovered
fails to discharge the same within co
days 1t shall forfeit it's license to do
business in North Carolina
Bills were introduced in the House to
punish vasrancy Ivy 20 daXsLl;,Aa..-
public roads: to make adultery between
whites and blacks a felony, punishable
by not less than four months jail i'm
prisonment and not more than five
years pentent!ary imprisonmcnt: to
punish persons carrying concealed
weapons by $l5 fine for first offcnse and
$50 for each subsequent offence: to pro-
vide for the punishment OF pools.
trusts, conspiracies and combinations.
CThis is the most extreme bill intro
duced SO far this season..
The sessions OF both House and SEN
ate were uninteresting. The House
passed a bill TO publish the history of
each North Carolina regiment in the
Confederate service
In the House to-day n bill failed to
pass to give to Lambs ferry. across
Pasquotank river near elizabeth CITY.
exclusive right for three miles up and
down stream. A bill was introduced IN
the House to form the Naval Reserves
into Brigade. and make the COM
handing officer of Naval Brigade cid
to the Governor, with rank of Commo-
dore.