The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-01
|LEGISL Al'URIEI 0
NORTH Il CAROLINA
VIII Attend TO Only Public Matters.
and Then Adjourn.
MAY HOLD A THIRD u SESSION. E
A Battle Royal is on to DECIDE the
Constitu,ionaiityo Of the Craig Law
With the RaiIroads-A Large
Fire in Raleigh.
MAY HOLD. A THIRD SESSION..

RALEIGH, N.S-C., Feb. 2S-Specia!--
The idea aof some of the members OF
the Legislature, and probably of the ma
jority, is that when they come here in
June that they attend. to public matters.
and then adjourn. That no faVorlte
bills be considered at all. There Will
probably be a third session after the
august election il the Frsionists try
any monkey business as to the cleo
ton law.
The President Mr.. McNamee. through
the Secretary of the State Fair Asso-
citation, Mr.. Joseph e. Prem, gives the
date Of the next fair-October ed to 9th.
his Executive Committee. Heretofore
the Executive Committee has numbered
sixty. This year the number will be
reduced to thirty.
THE CRAIG LAW.
The Craig law and the railroads law
met in the North Carolina courts, and
it remains to be seen which will find its
Waterloo A suit against the Southern
for the killing of Mr.. w. a. Mervery
was to have been tried in Rowan county
this week under the provisions of the
Craig act, which domesticates all for
eign corporate and prevents the re-
moval of suits against them and other
common carriers to the Federal courts.
counsel for the Southern, presented
Judge Timberlake, the presiding judge,
with an order from United States Judge
Ewart, removing the case to the Federal
Court. Hon. Lee S. Overman, the coun-
sci for the plaintiff, objected on the
ground that no State judge could dls-
regard the law. 1t is an interesting case,
as it will probably be a test case.
THE SMALLPOX.
DR.. r.. H. Lewis, secretary OF the STATE
Board Of Health, says that the month
OF February shows no Improvement IN
the SMALLPOX situation over the State. II
anpears in Orange and one or two other
counties, and DIR. Lewis says as long as
phy7scians diagnose the disease as
chickenpox, as is being done, 1t wall De
impossible to stamp it out
A subcommittee of the Industrial Com
mission, composed of Senator ]. H. hyie.
of South Dakota; Messrs. r. A. smith,
NJ. L. Ratchford and c. ]. Harris, wall
be lin Raleigh next week. Prominent cil-
zens of Raleigh and Wake county will be
examined on questions regarding the
condition of labor, wages, effect of labor
saving machinery, method Of paying
wages, daily, weekly. etc.; immigration
and education, and many other questions
pertaining to the industrial interest of
the country.
The Sanford Furniture Company was in
corporated yesterday; capital stock,
$4,000.
OFFICERS COMMISSIONED.
J. S. Adams, Jr.. of Asheville, was
commissioned yesterday second lieuten-
ant Company F, First Regiment State
Guard: w. R. Brothers. Edenton. second
lieutenant, Company l. Second Regiment
The commission Of First Lieutenant D.
F. NIoIver, Company X, Third Regiment
Mount Airy. was revoked. He is charged
with e,nbezzlement
The Baptist Tabernacle will call as pas
tor Rev. Mr. Hubbard. of ELfala, All.
who preached here Sunday!
a fire broke out this morning in a bg
tobacco warehouse here. rwhare there
was stored $50 hogsheads of tobacco
>Other Buildings were badly damaged
around the burning buildings Some of
the tobacco was saved, but the building
is destroyed. The firesnen fought lthe fire
behind soaking mattresses. The building
was a large one, being The place whs-e
the Fifth MARYLAND Regiment were quar-.
tered when they were here some years
ago.