Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-11
RALEIGH's BUDGET.
The Cold WaVe--Matters Before the
Legislature.

Legislature.
RALEIGH, n. c., February 10-(Spe-
cial) -This was the coolest morning Of
the winter, the temperature being o de-
grees. Extremely low temperatures are
reported in the western part Of the State.
When the constitutional amendment re-
garding the franchise comes up the Re-
publicans in the Legislature will offer
some amendments. One OF them says
they have a surprise in store for the Dem
ocrats. but the latter smile at the state
ment. There are plenty of votes to carry
the amendment. even IL eight or nine
Democrats who have In the caucuses
been excused from voting do not vote for
it. A tender Of five or six Populist votes
Is made i'm case they are needed. Repub-
icans say all the Populists save one VIII
vote for the amendment
No subject before the Legislature at
tracts larger audiences than the fights
over dispensaries. The growth of the dis
pensary idea this year is remarkable.
One Of the great fights is over the one at
Greensboro. II is promised that there
will be an even greater one over the
Charlotte dlspensary bill.
Marshall l.. Mott son OF DR.. j. j. Mott,
and now solicitor, wants Judge Ewarts
place. He has been here several days,
but not until last night was his object
discovered.
The arrangements for the impeachment
of Judge w. L. Norwood will be rapidly
pressed. The Code provides the form OF
Impeachment. II IS asserted that the
vote I'm the House on the question Of i'm
peachment will be over two TO one, or
about the proportion of the vote In COM
mittee yesterday.
All the new directors Of the peniten-
ti-that Is. the ones elected by the Legis-
lature-were on hand this morning TO
take charge As was outlined In this cor
respondence ten days ago, captain w. IL.
Day. Governor RusselPs appointee as SUI
perintendent. makes denial OF the Legs
lature's right to remove him, baslng his
contention on the Supreme Courts deci-
sion that an office is property, and that
he IS entitled to 1t for the term OF TWO
years from January
The Raleigh members Of the notorious
Third Regiment returned yesterday, ana
the local negro population gave them
most offensive greeting. There We're 1l5
Of them.
THE BOARD Of Agriculture will probably
! bu,, the notable collection OF North caro-
lima minerals owned by Garrett Ray, OF
Yancey county. A report on IT was MADE
yesterday
LAWYERS from all parts of the State ar
| rived here to-day in large numbers TO at
| tend the meeting tonight at when
| state Bar Association was formed.
Penresentative willard comes out In
defence OF his bill TO tax the gross re-
celpts of railways. This is the Dill whlcn
the railways are fighting so earnestly.
| ana which they declare TO be unjust ana
discriminative. -,
hin was introduced in the lower
| House to-day to allow the State Board
OF Internal improvements 10 sell the Al
| lantic and North Carolina railway az a
minimum price of not less than y5oovo'
and to allow the private stockholders 10
| come i'm. IL they so desired.
| bill was introduced giving the pubic
schools 100000 Of the general fund.
The bill 10 establish the Vance Textile
| School at Raleigh passed it's third read
| ing as did bill creating Scotland county:
| a case OF smallpox was discovered
here to-day. The sick man Is negro,
who came this morning from EdgecomD
county. where there are many cases. The
Railway Committee OF the Legislature at
| last agreed this evening on JimcroW
car" bill. This requires first-class cal
for each race, and a divided second-ciass
car. the law not applying TO Pullman
cars or through express trains which &c
not usually stop at every station. The
Railway Commission Is given discretion
in exemptIng roads whose gross earning:
DO not exceed 81, 600 per mile.
The new Democratic Penitentiary BOARD
met to-day and demanded the institution
from W. II. Day, Governor fusseHs ap
no,ntee as Superintendent He declined
and now there will be QUO warranto pro
cecdings 10 try his title.