Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-10
What the Late Legislature
Did in LaWmaking.
WILL EXHIBIT IN PARIS
Materials I'm ihn Stnto Museum Will
BE sent 10 tho Great Exposiiion-
A Demand Refused Rcprcscntn-
tive Troamnn Dcnd Special work
or tho LeGisiaturc-Found Dent In
His Car.
lSrcc.al to VirgInian.Pllotl

Especial to virginian- Pilot)
Raleigh, n. c., March 9.-Not until
this morning was the Secretary of
State able to give the exact number of
acts and resolutions ratified by the
Legislature during it's sixty-four days
session. He finds that there were 1,107
acts and 70 resolutions: total, 1,1SG.
This is less than expected. The reason
IS that fewer than expected were rati-
fled on the last day. Almost so per
cent. of the bills introduced became
laws.
AWAITING OHIO WILSON.
The people here are awaiting the re-
turn of Ohio Wilson. eX-Railway Com
missioner. SO they can ascertain from
him whether he really means to con-
test S. l.. Rogers right to seat on
the commission. 1t Is safe to say that
If his resignation had not been In the
hands OF the Legislature he would not
have been indicated as he was. 1t
is equally safe 10 say that even then
he would have failed but for-ihc in
fluencc which the association OF Major
j. w. Wilson gave. as both had been
removed together.
AT THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
North Carolina will have an exhibit
at the Paris Exposition, and n. X.
Bruncr will be in charge of it, An old
law gives the Board Of Agriculture
power to make such exhibits The
materials are in bond, in the magniii-
cent museum.
c. c. Cherry. the Democrat elected
Keeper of the Capitol by the Lcgisla-
ture. to-day made formal demand on
j. j.. Burns. fuslonsl. FOR that place.
burns told him to make his demand
In writing Cherry Will have to bring
suit for the place.
The Republicans are looking over all
the acts relative to changes of officers
ana are making the assertion that
nearly all of them will stay in They
are also asserting that there are many
errors IN The new laws, in wrong cta-
lions OF chapters OF power acts, etc.
STATE CONVICTS.
The number of State convicts to-day,
as reports shows. is 1,053. There are
W. Federal convicts in the pcnitcn-
tiary. The number of State convicts
steadily dwindlcs. Under an act of
the present Legislature there nrc ten
counties all allowed to have State con-
Victs for work on public roads. in CON
sideratton of paying all expenses con-
nected with such convicts. so that the
state will be ut no charge Whatever
Under the terms of this act it is OK
pected that perhaps 200 or 800 convlcts
VIII be taken
THE GOVERNORS GUARD.
The assistant adjutant general here
decided in the case of the Governors
Guard of Raleigh that the old com
panN (now in service as Company X
OF the First Volunteers at Havana) has
ceased To exist as State Guard or
EanlIaton, and that the new company
mas all it's rights and privileges. This
VIII apply to all the companies of the
FIRST Volunteers. The State Guard
companies Mt practically the points
covered have been reorganized
Sound men. between the ages Of IS
ana 20 VIII be enlisted here for the
regular army. The recruiting station
Will open next week
The government practically allows
the States claim for $3S, 900 of state
Guard property taken by the voiun-
leers. Already $1,000 of new stores in
place of those taken have been ordered
sent here. BY October the entire force
VIII be equipped and there will begin
py that time encampments and practice
marches 1t is intimated that there
VIII be an encampment of troops in the
east While those in the west may de-
sire practice march.
REPRESENTATIVE TRoTAIAN
DEAD.
..heutiNe J. NJ. IrOtmau, of
Hobbsville, Gates county, whose criti-
cal illness in hospital here was re-
ported Yesterday died after midnicht
last night. He was 60 years of are
his body was taken home to-day nv
Representative Welch.
CONDUCTOR FOUND DEAD ''"--'
Conductor Rep. Dickinson. of the
Southern railway. whose home was at
lelma n. c., was found dead This
morning in the caboose car of the train
He was lying on his face. He was on
the run between Primers Point and
Selma. His age was 80 and for n lon~
time he had been in feeble health. lie
was native OF Manchester. Va. Ills
body is now at Selma.
SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE WORK.
Among the special work of the Leg
1slature must be mentioned the new in
surance law. one of the best in the
country; the abolition OF the merchants
purchase tax and the tax on inherit
ances; the new laws Of business codi-
lied in one chapter, and specially pre-
pared by the American Bar Associa-
ton; the new laws regarding mechan-
les liens. No regular appropriation to
efDm vc