Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-05

MATTERS BEFORE THE NORTH
CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
The SEPARATE CAR QUESTION.
Dissatisfaction at Delay in Passing
Bill--TaNation-State Beard of
SchOoI-Other Matters d.

! RALEIGH. y. c., February i.-(Special)
There IS marked dissatisfaction in regard
/ to the legislative demand i'm passing bill
requiring separate cars for the races.
: There are several bills OF this character
/ A committee took them all, and then ap-
| pointed Senator Jerome a subcommittee
to draft a bill. Now. as the saying goes,
Senator Jerome is "dlvded" The fact Is
that the bill introduced by Representative
! Mclean. of Harnett, is by far the best,
and Senator Jerome might as well take It
as it stands. Such is the popular COM
ment.
Slow but sure progress is being mare
by the Democratic caucus on the fran
chlse amendment bill. 1t is regarded as
practically certain that it will be out of
the way by the end of the coming week.
In the big annex to the State Museum.
work on which viii soon begin, a large
hall will be devoted TO display of the
manufactures cf the State. The hearty
cooperation of manufacturers In the
work Of filling this is assured.
Raleigh will vote this year on the issue
of 100000 Of street-improvement bonds.
Two years ago $4,000 were issued, ana a
great deal Of valuable work has been
done
Mr. william NJ Boylan, one OF Raleigh's
Oldest and best-knOwn citizens. died yes
terday afternoon I'm Baltimore hosptai,
Of apoplexy. His age was 76 He owned
considerable property here and i'm Missls-
sippi. He was for many years n noted
fox-hunter. and owned one Of the finest
packs of hounds in this State.
The information that the taxes as AZ
present levied under the revenue law VIII
practically all be continued by this Legis-
Iature IS Of interest. This means that the
merchants purchase tax will remain. ana
that the tax on gross earnings OF instr
ance companies will also remain. but that
the tax on the gross earnings OF railways
will hardly be imposed.
\ white man named Robertson, MILL
operative here. nearly beat his wife to
death with a club, and then fed. To-day
the Sheriff was informed ot his capture
at Durham lie has committed assaults
on several persons and nearly killed them.
Grip and colds have found many VIC
tins among the Legislature. About fif-
teen senator's are sick The changeable
weather proves particularly trying.
Representative Clarkson. who intro
duced a bill TO establish state teXthe
school as q separate institution, tells me
he finds the Dill VIII not pass i' .ii"'
shape. and he will therefore change 1t so
"a to proyide for a textile department NJ
the Agricultural and Mechanical College
here. under the supervision of an homo
rary board Of fifteen directors, all leading
cotton and woollen-mill men, with ID. a.
Tompklns as chairman. II IS the opinion
that the bill in such shape VIII pass
easily.
Tho bin TO create the State Board of
Public improvements (Which will have
I'm charge the States interest in the North
carolina and the Atlantic and North
Carolina railways has not yet become
law. The Legislature will pass the bill,
and elect the board of nine members next
week
4 bill was introduced to-day % allow
all the divisions OF the SeabOsrd Airline
I'm North Carolina to consolidate.
A bin 10 abolish the Bureau OF Labor
Statistics was tabled.