Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-26
Both Houses Meet and Adjourn
to Next Tuesday.
WILL PROTECT THE PEOPLE
Action Taken by Democratic Caucus of
tho Legislature = A Conflict Between
tho Races Avertod In Duplin County
Tho Good Advice of n Colored Preacher
TO u Largo Number of His Race Mt Wins
tor Southern Railway Pays a Largo
Amount of Taxes to State treasurer.
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Raleigh. N. c.. July 25.-The leglsla-
ture met to-day in adjourned session.
Both the Senate and House passed q
resolution to adjourn until July 3Oth,
and the legislature was through with
Its work.
CAUCUS.
After the adjournment, in Demo
cratic caucus, the following resolution
was passed:
Whereas it is the sense of this eau
Gus that the Legislature should not be
finally adjourned, because it is known
that certain politicians in North Caro-
lima are engaged in a conspiracy to
unlawfully interfere with and, IL pos
sible. to prevent by judicial usurpatioh
the people from holding the election
heretofore duly and legally called on
the "a OF August. 1900;
And whereas. 1t is our duty to the
people oil the State, whose representa-
tives we are, 10 hold ourselves in a
position to thwart this conspiracy and
to protect the people in their constitu-
tional rights, and to deal in such man.
ner as the law authorizes with all such
officers of the State as may lend them
selve sto the furtherance of the con-
spiracy;
Therefore. be 1t resolved by the
Democratic members of the General
Assembly In joint caucus: First. that
the General Assembly which meets to-
day adjourn to meet again in the city
OF Raleigh on the 30th day of July,
1900
Second. that at said adjourned ses-
Bion beginning the 30th day of July.
1900, no Legislation shall be passed
changing In any way whatever the
ted by the General Assembly at it's
session held in June. 1900"
TROUBLE AVERTED.
The following special from Whining
ton shows the pitch to which the pub
lie feeling has been aroused among the
better class of white people in this
State:
The people of this section of East
Carolina have been In state of in
tense excitement to-day, in anticipa-
ton OF a political and race clash at
Rose Hill. township in Duplin coun-
ty. forty miles above Wilmington, on
the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
The trouble was occasioned by the ar
rest on affidavit of negroes. Of Regis
trar A. D. Williams, for Island Creek
township. and his trial, on the charge
of refusing to register negroes. this
morning. before United States Com
missioner ,Mallard. The arrest created
very general Indignation. and hundreds
of indignant Democrats Indeed. white
men generally. tlocked to Rose Hill
last night and this morning, bent on
seeing to It that the registrar had
fair play" Large numbers OF the
men wore the famous red shirt and
came from several neighboring coun-
ties. The campaign managers in Will
mington inserted display notice in
the morning papers to-day. 1t read:
"If you hear the fire alarm bell ring
five twice, go to the Atlantic Coast
to have the people on the alert. so that
the moment q telegram announced
trouble at Rose Hill was received, n
special train or armed men could start
ut once to the relief OF the Democrats.
A large number of business men car
ried their Winchesters with them to
their offices this morning. so that they
would he ready to go to the depot at
once. However, the alarm was not
sounded. ms the trial passed off COM
paratively quiet, and Williams, the reg
istrar, was acquitted.
BLACK PREACHERS ADVICE.
A writer in Winston sends out the
following:
Rev. A. McLeas. better known as
BldcK iouHl JOlleS, IL SelIlloli
on politics to Il large crowd yesterday.
He advised his race to go out of poll
tics before they were kicked out. He
said the negroes had been slaves to
the Republican party since the war.
and that If they had divided their votes
between the two great parties they
would have been better off. His ad-
vice was we'll received by the inteli-
gent members of his audience.
"Black Sam" is n native of South
Carolina, and says the negroes of that
States are more prosperous since they
stopped voting.
TAXES PAID.
The Southern Railway yesterday
paid to the State Treasurer the amount
of taxes due by that railroad for the
year 1900 The amount OF the checks
turned over to the Treasurer by Mr..
Henry w. Miller for the Southern was
s32, 025. The payment was made on the
basis of the assessment of 1898. accord
ing to instructions by Judge Simonton.
Tine new assessment for 1900. which
was made by the Corporation Commits
sion, is held in allegiance until the
courts finally determine the matter.
The Southern is the first of the rail-
ways in North Carolina to settle with
the State.