Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-05
Legislature Willing Away
Time in Raleigh.
MARKED DISSATISFACTION
People Impatient Mt Delay in Passing
the Races-Dcath OF OF an Ola Citi-
zen-Present Taxes to Bc COntIn-
aed-,wIfo Murderer Allowed to
Consolidate.
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Raleigh, n. c., February 4.-There is
marked dissatisfaction in regard TO the
legislative delay in passing a bill re-
quiring separate cars for the races.
There are several bills of this charac-
ter. A committee took them all and
then appointed Senator Jerome u sub
committee to draft a bill. Now, as the
saying goes, Senator Jerome Is "di-
vided." The fact is that the bill intro
duced by Representative Mclean. OF
Warrick. is by far the best, and Sena-
tor Jerome might as well take it as 1t
stands. Such is the popular comment.
Slow. but sure. progress is being
made by the Democratic caucus on the
franchise amendment bill. 1t Is re-
garded as practically certain that It
will be out of the way by the end OF
the coming week.
In the large annex to the State Mu-
scum, work on which will soon begin,
a large hall will be devoted to n dis
play of the manufactures OF the State.
The hearty cooperation of manufac-
turers in the work of filing this is
assured.
Raleigh will vote this year on the
issue of 100000 of street Improvement
bonds. Two years ago $50, 600 were Is
sued and great deal of valuable work
has been done.
AN OLD CITIZEN DEAD.
Mr.. William NJ. Boylan. one of Raj
eigns oldest and best-known citizens,
died Yesterday afternoon in q Balti-
more hospital. of apopleXy. His age
was 76. He owned considerable proper
ty here and in Mississippi. He was for
many years Il noted fox hunter and
owned one of the finest packs of hounds
in this State.
The information that the taxes at
present levied under the revenue law
Will practically all be contiued by
this Legislature is of interest This
means that the merchants purchase
tax VIII remain and that the tax on
gross earnings of insurance compa nies
Will also remain. but that the tax on
the gross earnings of railways Will
hardly be imposed.
BEAT WIFE TO DEATH
A white man. named Robertson.a mill
operative here. nearly beat his wife to
death with n club and then fed To-
day the sheriff was informed of his
capture at Durham He has committed
assaults on several persons and nearly
killed them.
Grip and colds have found many
victims among the Legislature About
fifteen Senators are sick. The changea-
Die weather proves particularly trying.
PROPOSED TEXTILE SCHOOL.
Representative Clark son, who intro
duced a bill to establish Il State textile
school as Il separate institution, tells
me he finds the bill will not pass in
that shape ana will. therefore. change
1T so as to provide for "A textile de-
partment at the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College here. under the s,iper-
Of e,
directors. all leading cotton and WOODEN
men, with d. y. Tompllins as chair
man. 1t is the opinion that the bill in
such shape will pass easily.
"A NEW STATE BOARD.
public improvements (Which will have
in charge the States interest i'm the
North Carolina and Atlantic and Mort n
Carolina railways) has not yet become
a law. The Legislature will pass the
bill and elect the board at its meet
ing next week.
ALLOWED TO CONSOLIDATE.
A bill was introduced in the Lcgis-
iature to-day To allow all the divisions
OF the ScabOard Air Line in North
Carolina TO consolidate.
Bits passed the Senate abolishlncr the
State Board of Tax Equalization. to
pan1es greater rights in the condemna-
ton of rights of way, and providing
khat the criminal insane shall be kept
conhned In their present quarters in
the penitentiary. but that walls shall
be built so as to entirely isolate them
from the ordinary convicts and they
are to be entirely under the charge of
the insane asylum trustees
"A favorable report was made I'm the
Rouse on the bill to create the county
of Scotland out of four townships OF
Richmond county.
An important bill was introduced. re-
curing that the residence of domestic
corporations. except railway and tele-
phone companies, shall be i'm the county
In which such corporation has its prin-
cipal office.
A bill to abolish the Bureau of Labor
Statistics was tabled
n bill passed giving telephone com
panies the same rights as telegraph
companies.
HALIFAX.
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