The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-17

is done WITHOUT leaving Tfle power 10
assemble at any time, though best with
out awaiting the call of the hostile Gov
ernor. 1t will be a piece of stupen-
dous stupidity and madness not to take
a recess. If they adjourn that ends
its deliberations subject only to a. call
of an extra session by Gov Russell
To hand the State over to him for two
wears to come will be madness A legal
friend says it would be so foolish as to
be in order for the Legislature to be
sent to the lunatic asylum.-Wilming-
ton Messenger
There will be meeting OF the Coma
mittee on Insurance in the office of the
Secretary of State this afternoon at
t O'Clock to hear objections from any
body who has any to offer to the new
insurance BILL This bill has been print
cd and will come up for passage in the
House tomorrow at. l. o'clock.
Leave Of absence from the House was
yesterday granted to Representative
Oliver, of Robeson on account of sick
ness also to Mr.. Russell of Carteret,
on account of sickness.
Though the House held a session
Thursday afternoon and the committees
didn't have their usual opportunity of
getting together and considering bills,
they managed to do the trick somehow,
and yesterday morning the committees
filed in the usual quantity of grist to be
ground into law.
A Raleigh correspondent Of the Ok
ford Public ledger closes with these
words:
I'VE will close the notice of Oxon-
loans in Raleigh by noticing the in
ereasing popularity of our most esti-
mable Senator. Hon A. A. Hicks, who
is taking a noble stand for the good of
the people and best interests of the
State"
The Wake Forest people are much
opposed to the proposition that has been
presented to establish dispensary at
Youngsville. Under the present law no
liquor can be sold within five miles of
Wake Forest college Youngsville is
only four miles from the college. The
trustees and faculty antagonize any
proposition looking to reducing the limit
as would be done if dispensary should
be established at Youngsville.
There is much uneasiness among our
business men about the bill in the Leg
islature to sell the Atlantic and North
Carolina railroad, and our people are
united in opposition to it. 1t is thought
to be a scheme for certain interests to
get the road cheap 1t is a good invest
ment for the State-one that is con
-fa tJy nd no
policy for the State to dispose of its
interests. We hope the bill will be de-
feated.- Kinston Free Press.
The Senate Committee on Deaf, Dumb
and Blind institutions has shared the
trouble other committees have had in
getting a quorum. 1t and the Appropria
lions Committee were scheduled TO meet
in the Senate Chamber yesterday after
noon. As a result the heads of four or
five State institutions We're on hand,
Chairman James, of the Committee on
Deaf and Dumb and Blind found him
self alone in his glory with the heads of
institutions. He scurried around in the
Hobbies and hall ways in vain attempt
to unearth another member. He wait
ed awhile and so did the heads. Then
he reached for his gum shoes" and with
the faintest possible twinkle of the eye
as he pulled them on, Il will go gentle
men, he SAID, "to the Supreme Court
Library to see if can find the members
of my committee" Presumably the
Senator from Pitt is still hunting 'the
members"
The r. J. Reynolds Manufacturing
Company one of the biggest manufactur-
ing concerns in Winston, will ask the
Legislature to amend its charter so i'll
can increase its capital. The Tobacco
trusts have been greedy to absorb the
Reynolds concern, but Mr.. Reynolds is
averse to being swallowed up and de-
sires authority to increase his capital
stock so he can remain independent and
prevent absorption. In this connection,
this paragraph from the Davidson Dis
patch is interesting and pleasing;
."ihe r. J. Reynolds Tobacco Com
pany, of Winston, are to try an experi-
ment with white labor in their mammoth
factory. They have employed 100 white
boys and girls to stem tobacco and it is
thought to be their intention to gradually
supplant their colored labor by white
employees in their different departments,
This is an innovation in tobacco manu-
facfnr1ng, ana III the cHdIlge Is SitilSId f-
tory. other manufacturers will doubtless
follow the lead of this concern"
Mr.. w. A. Cochran, member of the
House from Montgomery, is now III ms
seat. He made magnificent campaign,
redeeming Montgomery, rock-ribbed
Republican county. A few days before
the time for the Legislature to assem-
BILE, he became ill and was in a critical
condition for thirty days. He is now
well again but not strong. Mr.. Cochran
will be heard from i'll North Carolina
politics.
An amusing incident occurred during
the Scotland county debate i'll the Sen
ate Yesterday Among the most ardent
advocates of Scotland was Il certain
venerable ex-senator. In the midst Of
the discussion somebody asked ques-
ton to which ready answer was not
made. TIE legislative habit chung to
the ex-senator, and rising from his seat,
on the edge of the lobby, he started to
reply. He had uttered about two words
when Mr.. Ed w. Pou, who was sit
ting Immediately by, laid hold of his
+ .nat tolls with n persuasive tug that