The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-05
THE IMPEACHMENT RESOLUTION
Sole Topic OF Discussion -Gossip
CONCERNING the Ssme-Furches Ex-
pectci fmpeaohmens Last summer
Falling or In Receipts From Priv
ifexe Tax.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. February ]

Raleigh. February J.
Most OF the talk today was about the
resolutions looking TO impeachment OF
two OF the three republican supreme
court justices. on the ground that they
ture.
There VAS a good deaf of reticeacc
among the democratic senator's. One
said: so far as 1 know the senator's
are keeping very quiet. and the resolu-
ton was a surprise 10 them. They are
mot talking wen TO one another abou.
lit, and 1 think this shows their purpos.
to be very conservative" Another SEN
lator said: Il will oppose the thing. 1
think II impolitic. / do not believe il
Will go through" OF course, the house
presents articles of Impeachment and
the senate sits as a high court OF i'm
lpeachment. 1t has been thirty years
since an Impeachment trial. The last
tone was that of Governor Holden. 4
member Of the house said he fully be-
lieved it would adopt the resolution. In
fact he plainly limited that this course
was agreed on.
There are democrats who say the JUS
tices named ought to be ouSted because
the supreme court Will during the
present year. be called on to pass upon
the constttutionality of the grand
father clause of the constitutional
amendment ratified at the polls last
August, n that the court as now on
lSttute will decide adversely, while If
two judges are ouSted the governor will
have the right to fill the vacancies.
herr is a curious story current TO
the effect that some democrats feared
THAT Associate Justice FuTches il made
chief justice could not be reached by
Impeachment proceedings and hence
were deSirouS that Governor Russell
should take the chief juSticeship. so az
to make 1t sure that Furches INC Doug
las, by remaining in their positions
could be reached by Impeachment pro-
I~ceedings. 1t is further said thai some
of the republicans, aware of this move
fused the greateSt possible influence TO
Induce Governor Russell TO make Fur
Iches, whom he personally hates. chief
Justice. Now then the question arises,
Jean Furches be reached?
1t is said that Judge Furches expect
ed the legislature would impeach him
when it met in special session last
year.
The republicans denounce heartily
Ithe idea Of Impeachment, and say they
know who is really pressing the matter
and has pressed it for over a
III is sald at the ONCE OF the state
auditor that the falling off in what are
known as privilege taxes for 1900 as
compared with 1899 will be at least SIS
1000. The revenue act of 1899 which abol-
iished what was known as the per-
chants purchase tax is only now being
felt, as the taxes now being paid in are
those collected for 1900.
At Graham today John Ruffin, color
ed. was hanged for rape. Governor
Aycock having refused to interfere fur
ither. Ruffin's victim was a little negro
girl.
Captain w. Fl. Hood. register OF
deeds of this county, died last night of
heart disease. He was a gallant con-
federate soldier.
The o. A. Robbins Company, of Char
.otte, is given authority by the state
to change its name to the Charlotte
ICordage COmDany.