Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-31
Draft of a General InSura nee
Law Submitted.
NEW COUNTY OF SCOTLAN D
Astounding Revelations os to Rotten
During Past Two Ycars-Framc hise
Amendment VIII Limits Negro Vote
Young lawyer In iTroubJo bills
introduced aud Passed.
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Raleigh. n. c.. Jan. 30.-A draft of a
general insurance law was this after
noon submitted to the Legislative COM
mittees on insurance. AS yet there is
no agreement as to the proposed de-
partment of insurance; that is whether
1t shall be Of insurance alone, or shall
cover also banking, building and loan,
railways. etc.
A large delegation of Robson county
people arrived here last night, some be-
ing for and some against the new bill
to create the county of Scotland" out
of parts of Richmond and Robson.
ROTTEN PENITENTIARY MANAGE
MENT.
The revelations as to the rottenness
of the Denitentiary management during
the past two years are simply astound-
ing. The fact that the Legislature is
called on to provide for the issue-ef
100000 in bonds comes as a shock. or
this amount certainly $4,000. and pos
Sibly even more will be needed to pay
EebtS incurred in two years; and much
Of the remainder will be needed to pay
Tor one of the seven pcnitentiary farms.
There is one farm which far surpasses
l
endeed. Year after year the State has
paid $4,000 in rents.
FRANCHISE AMENDMENT.
The franchise amendment TO the con-
istitution is beginning to crystalline.
Where is no attempt at evasion regard
ling II, as ii is to only greatly limit
the negro vote. The statement that
100000 negroes will remain voters after
Ut is ratified by the people seems to be
IN . m n iT1fr tn l1n
IN reasonable figure.
Your correspondent to-day asked
Democratic State Chairman Simmons
whether all the voters in the State
gould be permitted to vote on the ques-
Uon of ratification of this amendment
Emitting the franchise. He replied yes.
$hat all voters. white and black. would
nave an opportunity to vote on that
amendment; that the Democratic party
had given a pledge To that effect dur
Ing the recent campaign and would
ScrupulouSly keep its word and that
the election law. to be enacted by this
Legislature. and under which people
Will vote on the amendment. will not
restrict in any way the right to vote
on the question of the limitation of the
suffrage.
Saturdays snowfall. eight inches. was
the heaviest here since that of Decem-
Der s. 1896. There was hardly any
sleighing. the snow being too soft.
YOUNG LAWYER IN TROUBLE.
The young Asheville lawyer named
Justice. who is in Jail here. charged
with stealing law books, has been
watched constantly during his stay. 1t
is said he got no books from the SUI
preme Court library, but it is charged
that he did get some out of the Capitol
building. He is also charged with
stealing them out of the Courthouse.
and how he got them from the latter
is mystery.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
I'ilis were introduced -iR-the Senate
to-day to incorporate the Caroline and
Northern railway and to re-enact the
old Democratic law under which the
Legislature elects magistrates ard the
latter elect county commissioners the
purpose being To give the Democrats
complete control of county government.
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