Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-21
Election. Law Joint Commit
tee Proceeding With Care.
A SUIT AGAINST DR.. KILGo
Rev. T. J. Gattis Charges tho PresI.
don't nnd Some of the Trustees OF
TRULY College with Islander -
Proposed Tex tiIo School-The PEN
itentiary Farm 2Inster-T0 Domex-
cate Foreign Corporations.
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Raleigh, N. c., January 20.-The
progress of matters in regards the
Louisiana election law is being closely
watched mere. The special joint legis-
lative committee on constitutional
amendments will take every step with
great cure as regards the limitation of
the suffrage. Senator Pritchard has
let it be known that he will fight that
amendment and make a test. Then.
too, 1t is freely said, the measure must
run the gauntlet OF the North Carolina
Supreme Court one Justice being par
ticular doubtful of it's constitutonality.
Whatever Is done will be we'll done.
OF that the white men in North Caro-
lima may feel assured.
1t was n matter of some interest to
hear IL wcll-known Confederate veteran
say that while of all things the idea
OF the Federal Government paying
any pensions TO the Confederates was
the most absurd. yet large proper
ton of the veterans would be glad to
have pension in that way.
DIR. KILGO SUED FOR SANDER.
There Is n new feature in the Trinity
College, Clark Kilgo-Amercan Tobacco
Company trouble. Rev. It. j. Gatlis, a
Methodist preacher at Oxford, insti-
tuted suit against Rev. Dr. John c.
I<ilgo for SANDER. Somc-of the trus-
tees of Trinity College are also included
in the suit.
PROPOSED TEXTILE SCHOOL.
The arguments for rhe establishment
of a State textile school are very
strong. The mills need experts. Now
they have to go out of the State to
learn. The great machine works will
stock the school with all needed ma
chinery, rs they did Clemun College, S.
c., where there is a iiourishing textile
school. North Carolina now spine $685.
600 bales of cotton, and in the cotton
mills 10000 operatives make an average
of So week wages 1t is the testi-
mony of experts that the mills raise
the price of cotton in this State 4 cent
per pound.
PENITENTIARY FARM MATTERS.
1t is learned to-day that none of the
three farm supervisors designated by
Superintendent Day to take charge OF
the convict farms has yet taken
charge. Two of the old ones will make
fight against dismissal. One, Nc
Caskey, who led in the fight went
back to a farm to-day. All the negro
guards at the farm. as we'll as at the
penitentiary. have been dropped. The
old supervisors are called on to pay
board for their families for a year or
more past.
OOMESTlCATING FOREIGN COR
PORATIONS
There are now four bills before the
Legislature to force foreign corpora
lions to become "domesticat "'' in in
North Carolina. There were five, those
OF them exactly alike, but one has
been dropped There is grave doubt
las to the const1tutionallty of any such
measure. They are almost entirely
aimed at railways and people here say
3'Three of these bills. as intended. We're
exactly like bill which was introduced
by Senator George Butler, In 1897. and
n which died in committee.
j Deputy Revenue Collector Satterfleld
yesterday captured a large Illicit distil-
lery near Durham.
To-DAY'S LEGISLATION.
Bills were introduced in the House to-
day Incorporating the East Tennessee
and Western North Carolina railway
from Cranberry to Lincolnton and-rt1r-
beaufort and Pamlico Railway from
Pamlico river to some point on Neuse
river.
;. Dudley Paul, Republican. from Pam
nco county was unseated and George
Dess, Democrat, given the seat
The House passed bills 10 place the
North Carolina Railway and the ATTAIN
TIC and North Carolina Railway in the
hands of the Democrats. talkini, thr
control from the Governor, the fusion
Legislature having placed it entirely in
MS hands. The bill provides for cleo
tion by the Legislatu re of q Board of
Pubic Improvement of nine members
and repcals the law which makes the
: Governor the chairman of that board,
u and gives him the power to appoint the
i other two members. and also reneals
i the law which allows the Governor to
appoint state proxy for each road. and
q puts these appointments i'm the hands OF
i the Board of Public improvements.
y bill was introduced in the Senate
= 10 provide for enlarging and deepening
: the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal
n A resolution was tabled requesting
8 North Carolina Senators and Represen-
Il tatlves In Congress to vote to ratify
s. the peace treaty with Spain and to la
81 Dor for local self government for new
8ly acquired territory.
4 CONVICTED OF MURDER.
Il Willard Moore. a white convict. was
II convicted here this evening of murder
d ing Guard Shaw. He will tomorrow
s. morning receive the death sentence.