Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-07
ARM WORK GREATLY DELAYED
k.ShoriT Harper. of Greene. Bond
Senator Priichard For Governor
Next YcRr-Ncgro Normal schools
ComsoIidntea-senat Butler For
Farnchiso Amendment $. A. L..
Purchase.
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- work at all this year, and that they
: e six weeks behind hand. Farmers
43nfirm this statement. 1t is really an
n condition of affairs and may cause
#ouble. The ground Is SO saturated
- tn water that many wells which, two
81 airs ago were almost dry, are now al
! ost running over. Lower wells are ac-
= tally Overlooking.
(&News reached here to-day OF tine
s Path OF ex-Sherlff Luby Harper, in
recne county. He was widely known
"a that part OF the State.
= PRITCHARD FOR GOVERNOR.
#Thc Republicans are talking quite
%eely now about Senator Pritchard
! ing their party's candidate for Gov
nor next year. They say he is their
2hrdest fighter and strongest man, and
81 at he can do more than anyone else
Il antagoniZinS the Democrats in 1900.
Hhen there will be Il double tight for
lie ticket and OIL the question Of the
Il LITIGATION or rejection of the consti-
= tional amendment limiting the negro
#anchisc. The Republicans will make
adesperate fight. Their National Com
q funds.
NEGRO SCHOOLS CONSOLIDATED
HThe negro normal schools, or rather
'8ur OF them. will be consolidated.
Here are seven of these schools, ana
- ey get $4,000 Il year. Two will be
Merged into the Agricultural and Me
= lanical College ut Greensboro, and
us effect quite II large saving. while
+ 20 others will be consolidated ut
- greensboro. There has been complaint
3 at some OF these schools are ineni-
BENT, and the consolidation is proposed
= remedy this.
&UTLER FOR FRANCHISE AMEND
81 MENT
HSenator Buffers newspaper editorials
I've the impression that it will support
He constitutional amendment limiting
lie franchise, and that it believes the
&sult will be the ratification of the
T. nendmcnt, and as q consequence Il
Il ture division OF the white vote.
#Gencral Hokc says work Will quickly
#gin on his railway from the Gran
Hrry iron mines 10 Lincolnton. All the
E engagements have been made.
< MIR. WILLIAMS PURCHASE.
II Wednesday Mr.. John Shelton Will
43lms and other members of the syndl-
8ir Line will be here on an inspection
Eur. The purchase is felt by all the
HlsneSs men here to be a great step
Onward for Raleigh. In eight months
"A G shortcut" between Richmond and
8idgeway will he in operation. Traina
r. e now running on 26 miles of it. The
#tremely bad weather has delayed
#orls on it..
&The Speaker of the House announced
1 n hat IA.
"a mt without leave could be and would
81 brought back from their homes, if
necessary, to make a quorum. \ lot
II them are said to have gone. The
+ Xty days for which 81 per diem is al
lived expired Saturday night. 1t was
#tid to-day that adjournment before
j thursday afternoon was Impossible.
#ll day yesterday and until far into
ZIG night the work of enrolling bills for
81 tiiication to-day went on. and there
as but little that was Sabbath-like at
! be Capitol. This is always the case
#i the last Sunday before adjournment.
Is a result of the hard work some 80
a lis were ready for ratification to-day.
The Senate this week will have the
avenues and machinery acts. 1t may
II may not pass these, as they came
#om the House. The latter devoted
|#iree days to the revenue act.
TAX ON RAILWAYS.
&The House to-day passed strong
III directing the Railway Commission
II assess all railway telegraph ,clc-
H1one, express, canal, steamboat. sieep-
Il gear trust or other transportation
8mpanies which have omitted. or
#hich in future shall omit to return
#r taxation it's property, and direct
8S this assessment to be for all wears
&r which such property shall have es
Hiped taxation not exceeding five years
H'lor to the current year at the time
81d imposing 20 per cent. penalty for
Itch of said years.
q Blind eX-Confedcrate soldiers were
8 lowed 500 annually.
81 LAND GRABBERS THWARTED.
#The revenue act was amended so as
~ strike out the sections giving title
~ land sold for taxes. 1t was stated
8lat Northern syndicate, working
8 Trough courthouse rings had Sc
cured in this way titles to large tracts
land, but had procured the insertion
Il special section in the revenue act
1897, and had also succeeded in get
Eng one placed in the act now under
&pnsideration. These are the sections
8ricken out: A bill codifying the bus
ess laws passed after insertion of
8'oviso that it should not authorize
&lforcement of any Judgment or waiver
Il homestead and personal property cx-
&nption, and shall not affect the three
#lyS of grace.
Il The Senate tabled the House bill to
d tablish the Vance Textile School as
i department of the Agricultural and
! echanical College at Raleigh.
8The bill to give the State Courts fun
&lwer of injunctive relief against for
q 5n corporations passed, MS did bill to
q ovide that in case of death or resig-
II 'tions of judges the Governors an
81 stees to the vacancies shall hold on
a It'll the next election.
p REPRESENTATIVES, FIGHT.
VI House and Senate passed bills