The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-12
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The Action or the House Judiciary
COMMITTEES or the Impeachment Res
olution Unexpected Impeachment
Gossip-Other Legislative News.
Messenger Bureau.

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TIC the opponents of impeachment OF
Judges Furches and Douglas the action
of the house judiciary committee. after
midnight last night, in deciding to re-
port favorably today. by a vote OF -
to 10, the Craig resolution for impeach-
ment was rather a surprise. They felt
quite sanguine hat after cooling
time" so to speak, they would win. A
member of the committee said to your
correspondent today: Il expect the
house to declare for impeachment,
when the resolution comes up next
Thursday. / also expect the senate to
impeach. / think the whole matter will
go through and that the judges will be
removed from Office. 1t would be a
reflection upon the house, and bad pol
itics, as well. for the senate not TO take
this course after the house. like a grand
jury. has made a presentment after a
air n impartial hearing Of evidence.
/ want 20 say that 1 favor and ] be
lieve a majority of the committee ia
yor. not the extreme penalty, (disfran-
chisement and the forfeiture of right
to hold office but merely removal from
office. / think the matter will go to the
senate by next Friday and think it will
tax a week for the proceedings in the
senate"
The resolution has to run the gaunt-
let of the house and the senate also.
A senator said a day or two ago that
body would be eminently conservative
and dispassionate in this whole matter.
Senators have talked and been talked
to very little about it.
A membe of the house said today:
w thought the judges would resign.
That matter was talked about. h
only time politics have been mentioned
in his case during a committee session
was after the telegram which Pritch-
ard and the republican congressman
sent the judges. I know there are re-
publicans who want US to impeach
them. 1 know there is politics in the
matter"
AS a rule nearly all lawyers oppose
impeachment as unwise, unpolitic and
and out of proportion to h offense.
This state charters the Cliffside cot
ton mills, in Rutherford county, paid-in
capital $50, 900, with authority to in
crease to $500. 900. A charter is also
granted the Sampson Medicine Com
pany, of Winston-Salem, capital $1,000;
to make patent medicines.
There are some members who hint
hat the investigation of the blind in
stitution here will be interesting, others
say the charges are truped-up. A spe-
cial committee will investigate.
During January the rural delivery
postmen here handled 1889 pieces of
mail matter; an increase of nearly 1000
over December In two or three weeks
there will be another route from here.
A bill is before the legislature for an
electric railway between Raleigh and
Durham. It's promoters say it will be
built.
Representative Connor tells me he
will present his substitute for the inn
parchment resolution next Thursday,
when the matter comes up. He is the
leader Of the anti-impeachment forces,
ably aided by Stubs. Connor's sub-
stitute was expected to De introduced
today, but he left for home this morn
ing and said he wanted more time to
prepare it.
A~nti-cigarette bill will be introduced
in the legislature in a day Or two,
which, it is asserted, will pass. 1t will
forbid the sale or gift or offer of Gig
arettes. and cigarette paper or any
substitute therefor to n person
under II years of age.