1 =^sssssssaBss^s
?to IdffMatim reports in tbit
totoam iatsreatiag. Bead them aad
•* to"** to»dldly what yoa Ibiak
^V’l 1 *i~* where
Thfo Legislature ta Mill oa band.
These Is ta» of ha adornment today.
da^arau effort to give
*“••****" to»a* 1U proceeding*,
yrtawothw*** to4*f,r lhal ►•"■*«?*
***• total*, a< Cleveland, la tba
wba triad to gM la an aa>eod
' ta tla revaooe Mil taxing school
■ha teach three Months |i
■■d who teach eight moot be
Br. fortune la e-rnry suitable
«M for t sac tiers aad papUi to vote
■ffHaat foterer bereafter.
Bitag with tba majority of other
Wd. *to draggisU of NortteCarullne
■tftom aa apaclal cause to rise ap
Sag «eH the praam t Legislature liiwl
ltoabisp sf that body ham called
tragMi in wblahay so»aa and bur
MMMa; ltd dm MeMber. H rod moo,
dsstoad gbpt "to end setters bad
drwakbtaaMf gaBmiadraggtaU' whia
toy at Lsaotr last ytar." Whatever
tody or-gMy not to Iran to Hengsraou's
•tstsmsat, we are not prepared to be
Bnmtbab Leeotr druggists farnitbsd
tota whiskey._
Oaa is taken, soother lsft. And who
am tall why* Tba bar ottos at fusioo
•■d CsfssM at* tsoce and more meal,
totaa this LagMatars enotinuea u>
gsft ta Ha work of gtvtag egmtl rights
tsiBsedgalal privtlagM to none,
tofiwsnwotm now able to auks oat
totokn, doctors, and dentists will
tooMtsv tom to pay an annual tax of
to ■dollar*. iMOOg the privileged
alnnit they are aow. And Just why
‘ tova bom placed there and
school t sue ben. and
. wears not told All
*•!** ttono risers* taxed failed
•mrWtialmingty. The swodmaot to
tdVWQf dally papers tlOandrdl
•tod weekly papers 85 war offered
kg Me. Abed, a Democrat. That It
■en^t adopted la a muon meat to the
fftotg ymjaitlee or the oarsamautr
•owadlos of the fasten ista
Btfvrmrr baa grown
af 1U attack on Gaaton’a
Mbd of Ha gratniiooa
ta aaggaat that U ta
Wa «U
• alngtn
roaawtaotooara of
Sbariff Lofim
nog oUmm aort at
tt to tfea proof tbnt
airealatkto In Uaaton
It-” Wa prontbrd
atekor omk« it
ta pro**. Juat
to gat Intetont
'aota to atop and lot
gaaatton. It to ra
anaa wWn
for a bag.
tha ataeb
Oatahln* blaa
Mat in
Mgk
01 TPS H01B ST1BTCH.
TTL1HXT, MARCH I.
nun.
. A aanbarof HlkpMMd third reed
lag, aftoag the number being amend
*■***• lo tha oharUia oi LiocoUtua.
aad Ml Holly, A large lift of ‘billa,
alft. wrre ratified.
1m hour having arrived ter cou*M
aMCten of lbs revenue bill, the HeiuU
waal lata aomaiuee of the wtedr.
Seoalar ITorbaa, ofjpiu, In lbe chair.
A» mnCbmi was adopted inarea*
fag tha key ter pohlfc acbooM true 10
to 13 own Is.
Mr. flftuM offered an amendment
ta laxactonl Milan who teach three
“"ate* i$ and tbuft who teach eight
ftoorba 510. Mr. Pareona offered ao
amaadftaat that tracbera teach fur
Mthlng mad give every papU a chrnmo.
Mr. Torlune’e aftrodmaac w*a haft,
teewborno offend ao aftaodcaant to
lDCnauu the peaaiun Ux from 91 tn Si
oaota. Adopted. An amendment w«a
adapted incraeahig the Ux oo penoual
and real property from 22 to 94 eeuU
on the 5106 Worth. An amendment
woa adopted to Include cheroou in sec
tion XX
Ad amrodaeat m adopted to a]
low druggist* who Mil wbiakev to be
*•*«< “ Uqnor-dmUra by oouniies,
cklew sod town*: slot an a awn tj meet
to Ux drag stores that alia* whiskey
to ha drut.lt in them $80. An amend
moat to ere. SS was adopted that all
Pttaooa trawling wear'the country stnl
aaltwriBg goods fram wagons (hall be
conafalcTvd as peddler*. Ad amend
V* sJdrd “ too. S to Include
•.total club* or organisation* Ul*t dla
P—— liquor to tlwtr puds or mea
"**• Section $4 was amended to tax
only prwctloiog lawyers and pl.ysictana.
toll1* $4 was anwtnWd so a* to rx
top* bnIWtug and loan a*»ci»Uon»
from double tax. Section SO wat
•needed to moke the license to tax for
life loan rases companies $300.
Tbr Senate resumed Ha *rasl»n. the
committee repotted the bill favorably
to amended and It putsfel around read
'“«• Mr. Sigmon voted no.
Tito machinery act passed Second
reading
uxATt-snaar imox.
Bill* patoad third reading to attoliali
free tuition st the fjnlvereny, to slluw
uninowrttoratad hi turn nee compaulra to
do business in the Stats by depositing
•*>.«» »Hh the Secretary of state; to
amend Uto rend law of Charlotte tasre
tolp; appniprtatlng $1.0*0 to the State
Colored Normal school at Wloatoo; fur
the relief of J. M. Mottoar, dark of the
court of Mecklenburg.
UIU to repeal so much af the charter
tb# North Cat*'Him lUilroad hi ex*
•mpta it from laxatioo. and to elect
Oaorga II. Smaller*, of Wayneaville,
Hlato proxy, was Introduced by Mr.
Moody, of Haywood, with request to
P«* It upon 1U reading*. Tbs 1,111 was
«ade a special order for to morrow.
Billa pataad apswapdating $87.i30
for the aupnort af Die Insane asylum
at Raleigh; appropriating $8.0U0 an
nually for two years to compute addi
tional butMliig* at tils Greensboro
Normal and Industrial School; to ap
proprials 91.COO tu complete the Gov
ernor's mansion.
notu
A bill passed l.i attend the charter
of Bessemer City. Tlie bUl making so
annuel appropriation for the Normal
and Industrial School at Greensboro of
913,780, mid $8,000 annually for U»e
next two years for a dining room, rs
citation rooms and sanitary improve
•aenu, waa taken op. Tbe bill passed
second reading, and on motion of Mr.
Fselitea n-'Sa^d third reading by a Tote
of ayes 74. mw* IB
At 12 o’clock the special order, tlm
*»» to abolish tte Criminal Court of
New Hanover and Mrckhrshurg and
»•»««t cam*up. Mr. Me
lis'I offered au amendment to strike
Out New Hanover and Mecklenburg
wherever they occur lo Uw bllL He
said Hug was s Republican measure,
ordered hi caucus; that tu defender on
thl# floor Was a IVmocnit; thsi the He
po> lleans had fed the Pnpallst* hand
aud foot. He knew llw Pnpo'lst lend
er* opposed Hi- measure; they had told
him so. He wuoted to pat the Popu
l«t* on their guard and tell them the
campaign slogan was a non-partisan
Judiciary; yet this bill was solely to
give a Raj'Ubtiean a job. He warned
Mr. kfcClammy that his attilud* on
thl# matter meant political retracing,
nnd said tie Republicans had taken
a-fvantage of ilbeeiei.ins among tie
Dewmemls la Wilmington. II# sMi
cube! Uie Wll as a new Invention, and
worthy a patent, it pariahs tlw Judge
lo practice law and makes arrange
ment* as to U;s Solicitors. He said
the eomedneners <-f the postage of this
MU won hi m PSM Indeed HI* at
• “* »»• absolutely wit berltif.
Hero la a bill providing a "lnrury
enort,’’ntnuexpmonof W.000. Vanee
onooty Had twit put Kl yet a Repsbtl
ejn from ttiere wa* Inbbyiag adalnat It
nod saying hi* ponpie did nnt teed It.
The i»opla nf Mew Hauoear and Meck
lenburg were wining to pay fur their
criminal eon it, yet Uila bill pul* the
*■** on the Htale, sod the people wary■
wlart* ora to .bo la«sd to run there
onorto. an m to flea Uio lolg* a pat of
tip- Krpwblleaii party, itt.lMU foe lbn
neat fi.nr years. The bill wus a rood
thlu* f.K the reaaok-rnls. as party cap
ital but yet be, as a lawmaker, must
atla.-k It aa on Iniquitous measure.
Mr. lleCUmmy said lie worn no
Man's collar, end 4Id MM go to Mrok
loubort to gnt lila Insplratlnn. lie was
botteot In bin t-op* let Iona. and called
on the newspapers to report him eut
rwuly. Ue s-U bo hod writ ea out
blc apicob. ami be then rend fra* tho
type-written eopy. Ho wald tin- prea
OMt Oonrt In tbnss two anouUeo waa la
Matmoeatlos, of tbesyaSoM .4 rot stem
of (nips, which ho deetamd waa a
MrndM system, lb sold bo had not
? '¥** i? *** *■**"* i ho character of
Jodflo Mrarea, lie said that judge,
liffef lo one of the counties, know of
all motion bmg betota they caste be
fore the On art.
Ml. Hay mods A few remark* aentast
tlie bill, and (aid It grow oat of c per
sonal waller.
Mr GrlMnrd sold the eoert woo not
new led lo Hstifa* annul r and he pro
I sated a gal oat it. Mohody In flallfm.
Ml o single human belogUser*, wauled
the «imrt. He sfifsil an aoirdmst
eaaeyrlng UaHh*.
The Muwea soled • rat syMr. Mo
Call’s amrodmewt b» eSenot Xtw Han
1 OB and Meek lea Imre. He deatandnd
I Urn *yea and aura Mr. Frosmli cried
i oat ‘Tits it doom I vote down sfl
amendment*.H The rocult of tho mu
! wns sywN. nonntC. It waa o atrbit
. party eote. It wa* Rail* nclttswbl*
'ifeod act * rwpsdtat or flsptiblUa*
mk» oa this -MO. Mr. Grtxxsnl'e
UMBdoMbt to strike out Halifax «u
m** 4d* Tb* Tot* <® tt way «y«i is
Tka Speaker announced that the bin
tortpeareu second readln,. Mr. Frw.ch
to iU mica and put the
btnoa third reading. This was de
ll**"'? adopted, aod that 03 rote* were
Caai foe It, Mr. Bobrnsuo offered so
aBaadaeai. The Speaker ruled it out
Mr. French said It wua oo nv io offer
ajooadr»«i»ta; that uot ooo thoold
Tba Ihrmoouta wore ltiarally ell-owed
Otrt, <• tho Speaker declined to roco*.
Botoineon and Bay. and
*£*•**• House voted, The vote on
T^S feikivtac Brpoblioan* and Pop i
jJjtoeoted oo vim the Democrat*:
Messrs. MctMuloy, Uopklaa, Liuetrack,
Grumpier. Flack. Harris of Gallon!
2"?!?*0?’ HeKlnoey, Rpeaa
-Strickland. McClamrey Toted aya.
Mr- French by consent introduced a
btn to amend the Criminal Court bill
£ ^',TW« “W**1 lUe aolioltor of
Mack Jen bunt Criminal Court and the
clerk of auirf coart ahall be aoheitur
and clerk of the Circuit Criminal
Chart as Mla'dlahed by the act nntll
the ainl of their )>reeeol term.”
Tim House took up the next special
or"cr, the Confederate monument ap
propriation bill. Tba yeas and nars
Were demanded. There eras no debate.
Tire Mil piaerd—ayes M naya 40.
Tlierv was treat applause at tlie teo
o»«ut of anal |rasMfe Of tbe WU.
no I'M — X10 U T »1MIO M .
At tbe Houm nig lit ana Ion a bill
PMaed allowing any enmity t* levy n
In* of 15 cent a on 5100 of propei tjr and
« oaiila on tbe poll and obtain S5 eon
rlcta from tbe pcnttvaliary to work tbe
public road* of that Bounty, the latter
to (aty the exiwuae of gaardlug a»«1
feeding tbe Oonvlele.
BUI to reduce sheriffs’ bonds wiu ta
Weff» alan bill to limit to two bear*
speech** of lawyer*. (Bryan. Populist,
advocated this bill.)
There waa groat amusement oear Mr.
Crooin’s entirely unconstitutional l>IU
to aMirh tbe prvesut cntuity commis
sioner* uf Pvuder county. Mr. Croua
kaM the ccaimisaioners were ready to
go out at any lime, and he had ar
ranged to put in two Populism and
onu Democrat. Tbe House passed til*
bill amid great laughter at Ml. Croon's
expense, but he was delighted.
Mill cause dp to create n board of 15
directors of Ilia Hist* Hospital at Mur
gauton. Mr. Wmboru* stated that
tbe Governor had filled tbe vatauieliw
ami that the appointees bed been coo- ■
Aimed. Tht* being no these w«a no
power to do this Mr. Peebles raid
tins question lutd been before Hie
courts and It had been decided that
lbe Legislature lutd uot tbe power to
elect ill rectors. Mr. Lusk add that
the cnustitutlnn provided fui every
thing which the fuatonista now were
doing. Mr. Preble* *sld this was tu
correct! that it wa* n mere waste of
time to bother with the lull. Mr. Uaff
man called tlw previous question.
Tim bill pamed k*o>oi1 rending— 43 to
dll. Mr. I.uak triad to get ilia rules
suspended ami put it on iU third
reading, but tills failed.
SATURDAY, MASCII 9.
IgNATR.
Senat* went luto oommiltea of the
wlmlt to consider the revenue bill.
Lieutenant Governor Dongluon by
Unanimous request of the committee,
presided.
Mr. Lalby ottered an amendment to
section ft) to reduce the lax on clga
retire from 10 cents to 5 ceuts per
thousand, and making the lax on man
ufactured. smoking and plug tobacco
i »f 1 cent per pouud. Thu tax ap
plies only to dealers. Adopted.
Mr. D»wd offered an amendment to
section 25. that the $250 llornar tax on
piano and organ dealers shall not apply
to resident merchants who sell liutrn.
awn its of companies that have paid the
lax. Adopted.
Mr. Paddison raised objection to the
tax of $10 ub lawyer* and doctors.
He was not a lawyer nor a doctor, and
vni» tinder no obligation to lawyers for
they were politically against him, but
he opposed the lax hecauan it was not
In harmony with the Populist opposi
tion to olaiw legislation. Mr. Mimdy,
of Ilaywood said he thought It a good
tax and he was willing us a lawyer to
pay it. He tiiought not only lawyers
and doctors, hut dogs also, ought to bo
taxed If necessary. (Laughter.)
Mr. Korliwa, of PUt. oppoved the tax,
as he knew young lawyer* who hardly
made ten dollar* a year. Mr. Moody
suggested that these lawyer* ought to
be plowing. Mr. Paddison offered an
amend me til to atrlka out section 34.
Isvying a special tax oil lawyers and
Jiwuirs. Mr. Mswboriie o(Tried an
amendment To the section to include
dentists. Mr. Forties said if IIa* mem
bers of this Legislature did not wl|w
>ast tills tax ttarra would not be a
grease spot of them left two yi-ar*
lienee. Mr. P-dJlson's amendment to
strike out tiie entire section was
Mr. Hoover moved to reconsider tli«
vote by which the section to tax law
ywra and doctors was stricken out.
Mr. MHehell imped Hip motion would
not prevail as the tax would be elm
legislation agwlnst III* country litwyrr*
nod doctors and In favor of llie oily
members of limes profession*. Mr.
Fuilws thought Snn«t..r« wsrs acting
like children in doing a tiling one
Mitnuts auil tlieit nmining it the next.
Mr. White, of Alaiuanoe, said lie
wanted to eater his prolast ngainat the
tax. willed ba retarded at wrong and
antust. The ns -linn to rt-cunalder
waa ndo|«ted. and section 84, which
had been stricken oat, waa reinstated.
Mr. Mewbotoe’S amendment tu Include
dentist* was adopted. Mr. Fewler
offered no amendment ta Include sing
log noil0.4 teacher*; bat. Mr. Forbes
offonnl an amendment to except law
yers and physicians of hra* than three
rears' practical lest.
Mr. Ahsri offered an amendment to
has nil metebera iff tba Legislature (4
» )*nr. Mr Grant cla mnl Uiat Um
same drwei.t set not gvriaane. Mr.
Fowler: "The lilt dogs are howling.'’
(Laughter.) Mr. Abell offered an
aa»»B<liarnt to lag all editor* of weekly
aewsiwpers V, ssrh end all editors of
daily newspaper* 110 raeli. Both Were
overwhelmingly hist.
Tire Senate resumed its session, the
•nwnnluer reported tlm bill favorably
as emended, ami It passed third read
ing by a vorn of |0 in 5.
The mnehlnetr Mil sms pteesd epon
It* third reading. Mr. Adame offered
an amendment to sesUnri 30, to pru
vide for 11*1 lag property and idlest log
hack laxwa on It when such property
•hall ml hast been listed and shall
hats esesped taxation. The amend
meats was adept ad
The Ml) mi amended passed Its third
Bad Inal reading.
Mr. Hurley1* Joint rvedlnllon to n>
gulru uxmkrt to remain hero until the
calendar Is couClodrd was adopted.
SAMATK -AIOHT SJtWJIUN.
At Use Sonata night so salon the bill
to eataUisl) a colored (reded school at
Winston passed third reading.
Nominations were made for raflrusd
commissioner. Mr. Mewbotne doii
u»ted OUio Wllsonj Mr. Adaioe noinl
uatod Thus. W. Mason. Wilson re
ceived 34 votes amt Mason 3, a being
a strict party Tots.
Mr. Moody, of Haywood, nominated
for jniiga the criminal circuit court
Senator Clin*. A. Cm*; Mr. Dowd
nominatedO. P- Meares. Cook received
33 votes and Mrares 3.
Bill appropriating 17,800annually for
tbc support of and to complete sditl
ttonal buildings at the Agricultural
und Mrohuolcal Collegia, Raleigh,
passed. Mr. Grunt moved to recon
sider and offered an amendment to add
flS.000, making the approbation as
orglually recommended by the com
mittee. Tbs bill as amended, passed
third reading.
Bill requiring Slat* instllullena to
bay flour from mills in tbo State if it
ouii ho purchased at a lower price Uian
iiutsid* the Slate, preference to Ire
glveu North Carolina flour alien prieve
are equal, passed third reading.
Lleuienunt Governor Dougbtcm was
presented with a handsome silver ser
vice on la-half of lbs SeualH hj Senator
Moody. Senators Mowborne and Mitch
ell made speeclies extremely compll
uientaiy to Governor Dousblou.
■OUSK.
Mr. Turn*!-, of Mitchell. introduced
a resolution piovtdhig for the printing
of 3,oOU copies of the Caption* of Umi
act* of the legislature.
A bill *m taken up to make the ap
propriat Von foe tlx* InetituUon for tie
deaf and dumb am] the blind her*. tl
|«moi1 without dtteatr. n appropriate*
87.000 for addiUoaal buildings and lm
prove im-nts at lb* colored department,
aud $3,000 nt tbe white department.
Tbe regular api roprlallon is also made.
Bill to establish a “dispensary'' at
Hickory paasi-d Baal rending.
The penitentiary bill came up again
upon o motion of Mr. Campbell to re
coushler the vote try which It was post
poned uutil Monday. This prevail'd.
The Shorter nill, to amend lbs car
ter of Raleigh. raise up and pasted
second and third reading*.
Mr. Ewart- enlled up tbe caw of Par
ker again let Peeblea, from Northamp
ton. The majonty report. In favoi of
Mr. Peebles, ihmsocrat, tlie nil In:
member, and Uie minority report. In
farm of Mr, Farhse, were read. Tbs
minority report was voted down, 10 »o
43, and that of to* majonty adopted
by an overwhelming vote.
A trill pwssed requiring untenrporated
insurance companies to deposit #i0,0U(J
witli the State Iwfor# doing business in
this State, the solvency of such comi*a
me* to l>a lir»t ascertained ai.d assured.
Tbe bill to appropriate $8,300 annu
ally fur the 8nldiet*' Home, passed its
rending by a Hoanlmoua vote.
Bill to appropriate $7.000annually to
thn Agricultural and Uech-iriicnl Oul
l*-gs for additional buildiugs ami
equipments, cam* up. Th* Sun*
Treasurer la made *x-otDcio treasurer
of Hie college. Mr. L nelmok alrous
ted the passage of the bill, saying the
money was ,*'»etutely needed. Tbe
bid pa sued Its readings.
B0E8K -HKHIT SESSION.
Bills passed to ntlow corporations to
become guardians and accept other
trusts; to allow Mecklenburg to change
court Ivouse sits.
Election of judge of the new crimi
nal circuit was Iteld. Mr. Ewart
placed in oomiuatinu Charles A. Cook
Senator from Warren; be made no
speech, but simply presented tlie name.
Mr. Winboii.e placed in nomination J.
D. McCall, of Mecklenburg, and spoke
gracefully In support of hi* nominee as
a man and lawyer. Mr. Robinson, of
Anson. In seeniiiling McCall's nomina
tion. spoke in high terms of his ability
and his high qualities. The rots whs
for Cook 83. McCall 30. The Republi
cans aud Populists i'll voted for Cook.
Tlie in-gt matte.' was the election of
railroad commissioner. Mr, llilumao
)<tac<d in Nomination 8. Othn Wilson;
Mr. Wiubornr presented the name of
Tiutniaa W. Mason, lb° present locum
lie" t. The vote was, for Wilson 03.
lor Mason S3
Bill* passed allowing Townships 1
and 3 in Cleveland to vote un tlie ques
tion of prohibition; 1° remove court
house from Rjllierfordlon to Forest
City.
Bills passed providing that tbe wiliei
tor and clrrk of Mecklenburg Criminal
Court sliall hold lh« shoiu positions in
the new court there; to release sll per
•oni wIkm property was damaged by
Bre Ian year at Marlon from the pay
ment of all tune* for lttlM.
MUAWi 1 » AlAWell il.
IKM4TJ1
The following bill* passed third
reading. To nsiabtleh graded schools
In Rutherfordton; t» regolala lbs sals
of Jamaica ginger In Caldwell; to ap
ply till special tax fund of 826.0CP>, uoar
in tlis Treasury to lb® scbiml fund.
A i notation eras offered to pay tha
ripe use* uf alt contestants nod c.m
lescoee at Ibis session of the General
Assembly. An oMiidmsat offered to
Include dviiator Mercer, of Halifax,
eras adopted ami lb* bill aa amended
IMseed third reading- Tlur aggregat*
allown-d for cmilMili 1* M.M8 87. A
Mil appmprla log fU&.OOO for support,
repairs ami additional buildings st Urn
Eastern Hospital for tin; colored peo
ple was put upon Its second reading.
Mr Lindsay, Populist. Said fills Saeuaed
to t« tho most liberal legislature that
STS' aaaeBbled Instead of bnllif a
H.UOO (WO Legislature, It promised to
L* a tl.COO.UOO legislature. Ha Saar
no need for each large additional ap
propriations, mid *mId not understand
why paaMls Insthuihao* wars gutting
•0 badly dilapidated and So much In
tasad nf niailsa. Tb® bill paseard third
reading Without srarndioenf.
Hen a tor A. J, DuU, of MuDnwetl,
and Maun,v| Huffman, of Burke, were
nominated for trustee* nf the Deaf and
Dumb Asylum at Mnrganbao, Ilia hour
forth# election barring aarlrad, arid
saila received » cates.
A r.-port was read annoaaraclog lira
*f®r:»lnn of s Olbo ITIIaoo f'*r rarlruad
oatam Pannier and Charles A Ctmk for
Criminal «\»urt Judge „ .
Passed third reading: Bill to fund
tha Hosting r|«u uf Munfantou; bill to
atWwo la»wa»b
ThaawiSa -- at IWma mown in
'•tatkmrnt or cuNDmon
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF QA8TONIA. NORTH CAROLINA.
ATTHB CLOSE OF BUSINESS, MARCH 5th, 1895.
fna rtfmrt %. OdeytrMm ot tW. Ourw>.
RKSOUHCES.
Loans and discounts..$103,249.20
Overdrafts___*_ 2y
U. S. Ronds - 12.501-k.oo
Tremium " - 1,750.00
Furniture and fiactnres. 900.00
Redemption fond._ 562 50
Due from banks $30,440.87 >
Cash on hand 12.016.35 J 33<iSJ-33
’Total.-.$151,419.19
- ■ — • ■ _•__
MAMUTIBS.
Capital-. —--$$0,000.00
Surplus. 4,150.00
, Undivided profits (Net)_ 915.54
Circulation- 11,150.00
Deposits—____57,137.94
Cashier’s checks outstanding.. ai-44
Dne to batiks.. 10.856.a7
! Note* and bills re-discounted.. 17,000.00
Total-- $151,419.19
Jfaj mot a single over due paper, only 37 cents overdrafts, and has never lost a dollar
in any tcay since its organisation.
L. L. JENKINS. President. £, S. PEG P .4 M, Cashier.
creato ft-fMnrw departments fm U>*
curable blind at lbs blind Institution
at Rrftolgh.
*«N ATB—ArTKRHOON.
Bills passed third reading, to abolish
Inferior Courts.
Mr. MeCaskey Introduced s blit tr»
abolish county boards of education and
• lie ndlco of county suporitiLcndeul of
public instruction. It provides fur
county examiners vrbo will examine
teachers at $1 each at regular times
sad *1.50 at other limes.
SKJCXT*— NIOUT SESSION.
Bill passed to Incorporate the North
; Carolina True tiers' Association.
Bill to appropriate *35,000 for the
support of th« penitentiary for ths 1
| next two yoars was placeu upon its
i leadings. An additional amount of
114.000 to piv back Indebtedness whs
added. Farthing sent an anmndrornt
to make Um appropriation 535,000
wliljli was adopted and tbe hill passed 1
third reading.
The Senate went Into tlie elec ton of
magistrates and adopted the committee
report. The efforts of lbs Democrats
to strike out the outers of Ignorant
negtoe* failed in all cam*.
nocs*.
Bin* passed third reading:
Tu allow McDowell, Nash and Samp
son tu lery stwcial tax: to authurlxa
Greenatmru to Isaus hoods tor electric
lights; to allow Leaksville to Issue
town booda.
A bill came op to provide for ilia
elect ion of Butte librarian by tito L >g
talature Mr. Hryao, one of the wildest
Populist* in the House. o;J the bill
w*s to take the appnnttneni or Slate
librarian from the Democrat* and |i>«
it to the fu«ioi.tstv Mr. Peebles said
I the bill was uugalory llul the Legia
lature had no right to Abolish the
odkee of «o incumbent during Ids term.
The vote nu the bill was ayes 62. Boos
t). Mr. Ewart moved to put Iho Mil
on its Hur t leading oy »U«p.-ild'iig the
rules. The r;tlru Weie sueje-uded. mid
Hie trill Haul passed its dual reading.
Tiie bill to Amend the chatter ot
Raleigh parsed 6nal residing, 00 to 9.
A bill was read to provide that the
penitMiiltarr auihuruier uiay in their
discretion purchase the "Caledonia
Farm” in Moriliampli-n county,or the
property. 3,0110 acres, at Uw "Narrows
of the Yadkin." at a oo»t not over
$8-5*1 An acre; or l*r allow Iho porch*.**
of both properties pivvitled that the
Caledonia farm cau be bought at the
nptijn price of $S an acre. There are
7.200 acres in the Caledonia farm.
Bill fail to pass.
Tire Speaker gave notice 'lint he had
not Counted Nelson, Glztanl and
otiivrs aa not vnliug Piduy, hot to
make up a quorum. He gave notice
lice that he W-uld count member*
present but nut voting lu order to
make up a quorum
Tile revenue act came over from tile
Senate, Willi umnudinenta. Mr. H'!«
man said that Itm aitn-udmeitis raived
lliu school ux from 10 to 18 cents. He
said that there werv also amendment*
imposing a tax uo tobacco. The State
levy is 43 cents, and the p-dl tax $1.29
Mr. Peebles asked for the yeas tsud
nays on Hie quest Ion of concurrence.
The vote *»« ayi-s, 59; noes 25. Tn#
pension tax is 3J cents; '.he general tax
21 f. The bill puls a tax r.r ) of I per
cent upon manufiietured tobacco; llite
to Iw paid by the dealer. Mr. Hay
asked Mr. Uilsman why the lax an
elgorrv.ttes srss out dowu from It)
cent* to 5 cents on 1.000, and at whose
Instance the reduction waa made Mr.
Htleman did not answer, hut conten
ded himself with moving to concur in
the Senate amendments, though Mr.
Kay prveaed tbo quest) tn earnestly.
Mr. Kay also attacked the amendment
which Imposed a tat on garden seeds,
snd asked that tbs House non-ooncur
In this. The House refused u> concur.
Mr. Itay m*M lie found that this re
fuswt would require the House to slay
hers two days longer, and so he rooted
to reoonSider the Vote. This wm dour
end llie House concurred In this and
all lira other Senate amendment* (no
motion of French.)
m nrTBiiue act pa****! in nurd and
Srml reading, 86 to 0, and waa ordered
enrolled for ratiOcalion.
Tlie blit to create tire code connota
tion waa reported unfavorably from
committee. Tire bill waa tabled
Tlie bill b» nllow two years' time for
the redemption of land aold for execu
tion waa read. Tbe MU went to tlie
table.
Tire 8enale bill In regard to the
8tate Guard, atriklng oot tlie So,000
for encamp me u l, reducing the annual
allowance to companies from Si60 lo
•100, and reducing the Salary of tbe
Adjutant General to S8U0, asms up.
The House adjourned.
ArrBKirooN ho a* a
At the afternoon Iluoae acaaton eon
alderation of tbe bill to redone tbe sp
proprintlon of the State Guard waa re
anmert, and after rain attempts to
amend, lire bill paired Anal muling.
Bills to provide for the penitentiary
earn* up for lb* third lime. Tlie
amrndmeiil to pay off tba 114,000 debt
and appropriate SU.IklO annually wm
adopted Mat week i«i second read lag.
Ur. Ileoderann off-red an amendment
In pay the heck debt and appropriate
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MILLINERY « OPENING
—WILL TASK PLACB
and 8ATURDAT MARCH 22 and 2d.
Hv»rjb.uty la cordially Invited to aea the moat baaatlfnl and wtthal ih*
cheapeil good* ever ahotrn by a* oo thla market.
We are plant'd to introduce to our customer* thla weak
MUs ADA VAIL,
from Kew York, who will have charge of our Milllnory 1 department thla haaaoa.
• _A. C. WlLUAMSOK & CO.
FLOWER SEED. . . .
. . . 200 Lovely Annuals Free.
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w x • koitkij MV sMimiwmiAHMi.
U M uaelaat for oa to try to fin you want poor !■*« of abet “Vo»u“ la wltbln Dm
H1**' w® or«upy hen-, t>ut w* irf orttaiii Hwu uur nu^uirvf will jrou, and tf jo* Wll
road It a Cow month* you will fall in leva with IT; wa. UMr-fon, mat* tho* nflw, via;
Wt bar* * ym«d ortWctto* o( r»««r Hcuil, eondaiotf of to# L*«r4f 4 ■■ wwia kw«f
Piunio*. ZrnoUa, v»m Puaa, Ouuu.wu, Amina Alyarjw. em-earbaa. Aetoro, Bal.
aama. Qtloodula. (VodytuR. Com PVraw. Coxnlmlw Major, UiUyut ManpoAd. mywanatta,
SaKURluia. Plnka.BaallowiT. cKAtlco l*a wbolr ouOaotAuu aoot wub "Kamaa" t» yw
MtMly so mote.
To aqy ooa w*. -m pmmlar lolry u> pot ur a club w« will mad ■Wo»«“*i yaar tad
***,d •* Ah**" tap'rlnt'l t'W SOewnto tn •Aaoiio. Tbit oRruoadtlu atour* wotv.
ecrUwSito' - •ftiitt "*01 00 ^ Ml' WHO w.u wot at lewat try to noart • tow tab
S’™ **• "“w1 B*fll tertne erar board of. Write quirk. or you nay nba Uile oa aorta
B1,T‘ »iha» f'ttbr.ttM nta Co., Hlcbnoad, VV
$35,000 fur two years. This wns adopted
ami Ilia bill pawed Hurd rending.
HOUSS -NtOITT ShhMOM.
At the House night amadou hills p*su
ed to incotiiorste the ^t-iUi Dairymen's
Arsnrtarlnn; to Incorporate the llleh
SJlivnls Company; to extend the lime
for organising the Commercial Bunk
of Shelby.
Mr. Ewart, tu chair man of l he com
mittee on magistrates, presented lists.
Speaker Waives appointed Messrs. Mc
Call and Burnham as tellers. Mr. Mo
Krnsie offered so amend au nt, which
was adnpti-d, striking out tlie name nf
U. H. Biu.ier. a Veteran maalstrate of
Rowan. Tlie fusi.-insts voted down all
other auit militants. The r'|>ort of tin
committee wus adopted—aye* 51, noes
aa
Mr. M< Clammy was called to tlia
chair and Mr. Robinson, on lelmlr of
tlie minority, prnwnted Speaker 'Valuer
a gold watch. He tea tilted personally
to tlie khtd treatment be liad always
nroelveil at the Speakers hands. Speak
ei Wslaer said he would alwaysrrmero
bei tlie kindness and penoonl friend
ship of the niemliers of tlie House.
Bill to rial nee ||hi expenses of the
Agricultural Department whs rend.
Mr. MiKi-uiie wild tlint was an Inno
cert title and he wanted the bill rend
Tlie bill provides for the management
of tl-e agricultural department hy tlx>
president of thv Shato Alliance, nod n
I Kuril of nine directors to be elected
later, ami that the same boa id be tlie
hoard of directors of tlie AgrirttHurnl
and Mechanical College. Mr. Llm-bnck
Maid an act of Congress providi «1 that
the college should lie forever separnte
from any other institution. If Ihe
Legialalurs wished to lose $18,500
which the general government gave the
college, tlie way to do If was to pass
this bill. Be denounced it as outra
geous and asked llm U ouse in bury It
so dorp that not it bubble would ever
rim. Mr. Hllenian said the Committer
on retrenchnu'iil and reform lutd re
ported Ibe bill, and had rvpnrted It
Weeks ago to tin; joint caucus of Fopu
Itata and Bepnldleana, and that tlie
latter had decided to support lint bill
god had ordered this particular bill
drawn He made a throat at T.lneback
lor daring to antagonize a-caucus man
date.
Tbe vote to talde was ayes 77, noes
40. Ah amendments off-red by Demo
c-tslt wem voted down. Mr. Llnelssck
voted; .with tlnr Democrat*. Mr.
Preble* offered an snu-ndiueot that
tlie additional members tie equally
divided between the thren political
parties. This was lost. Tbs bill
pinned its leading.
Tlie penitentiary appropriation bill
came ovsr from the debate with an
amen>1 ment making tlie current itviiro
? latino $-33. UK) instead of $33,000.
lie House eoheorred in this.
A. severe rlieumatio pain in lire Taft
shoulder M troubled Mr. J. H. Loper,
n wall known drugtlst of Dee Molnen,
Iowa, for over six mouths. Ac time*
t)i« pain wit* to oarer* Hint ho oould
not lift anything. With oil ha could
do ha oouH n.< get rid nf It unU' lw
■Wiled Cbntn'WWln'o Pain Bala.
“I only made threw application* of It,”
haOMJIl. “And have since been free
from nil pain.” Ue now recoaiateud*
It to persons similarly e Bided. It !a
for ante by Carry A Kennedy, druggist.
An account of reraarknhl* frauds
that have l*<n practiced on the Book
of England and of tits grave orlaia
UirOugh which It lint panned, along
With » description >«f the Bant and of
Its matlewla of bualneaa, will appear,
with nuniernious pictures. In IfrClnn’t
EiyialM for April.
Chamberlain's Cough RruMr pirn*
lire ia-lt suttaf action of env cough
■red ulna I handle, and nn « seller I* dt
lh« all Idher prwpuratl mt m tloa mar
ket. I rroonimewd it lieaauae It la I lie
beat medlciue 1 «Ter liandted for c>ogl>a.
e»bta «ud croup. A. W. Raid rid go.
miiarrvllla, III. For sale by Curry ft
Kanuetly, druggist.
Wonderfully
Interesting ^
... AAK THE—
~ ADVENTURES OF
W SHERLOCK HOLMES
...AS RELATED ®Y—
CONAN DOYLE
The Sign of
>-The Four.
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i
This Story will begin soon
in this paper, and if once yon
begiu reading it, you will be
sure to finish it
I
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i Don't f^iss this Great
SfoerlocK Holnrjes Story
Another story from the archives of
the I*inkerton Detective Bureau, an
account of one of the boldest assaults
fur rotohury on record nod of the steal
ing of $18,000 worth of diamonds off a
men's person, will appear In McCUtrt’o
Mayxtiae for April.
A famllarn factory is talked of In
Cherry villa. Hendrick Bros, am
smntig the leaden In the movement.
The Sbelhy Aurora aays that them
nre over five hundred hands eagagad
In digging ronnaiite in Cleveland
county.
•• Verbal* you would not think so,
but a very large prup-trtloa of daMW
In Xew Yort comes from csreteaaaeM
iilxHil catching cold,” nays Dr. Cyra*
BdvOn. -'H is such ssimple thing aad
»u common that very few people, air
less it la a asm of pneumonia, pay any
attention to a ootd. There am a great
many ease* of oatarrh end eoaaompUna
which have their origin In this neglect
nf the simplest precaution of awry
day Ufa. The moat **D*lbla advioe la,
a hen you have one, cat rM ef It aa
soon aa possible. By aO means do not
neglect It." Dr. Ed too dries not tell
you liow to earn a cold bat wa wtn.
Take Chamberlain's Cough Rsasedy.
It will ret lavs tlw lungs, sld r* peetora
tlun, open the seerslious sad soon
effect a perm*net core. IB and 10 seat
liottlea fur tale by Carry * Keaesdy,
druggist.
In Cfcartotia last week Jade* (^nlu
ivmvIm] a Jury to alt on a dleoraa oaaa.
Hpmtetora Mat acaraa, Imfxtdra
•«wjr«ra on tli« Jury. Tim Axil araa
enjoined to kwp at riot gtiarJ, aad to
allow them to hare t*n aapfar aad rary
little water before they agreed. After
IS mlnotve reported that Urn buaband
■na millho) to a 4l*0fN.
Koftae a eerie tie never Hard
tsaaaftigtu «
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