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Beach erPn' : , , Z After considering the case today the today practically finished the construe- committee jecessed until Saturday to tion of its circumstantial case by await the action, of the two Senators, which it purposes to show that the who. expressed themselves as unde New York millionaire assaulted his ced on what course to pursue. nnA znirA v i t- V Shock, a member of the .Wtest Tk? mflkted a cut on Jier throat.. Virginia 'House of Delegates;-, who had All but one or two of the State's wit. made a statement that he lhad been nesses were examined. . paid and offered more to vote Tomorrow Mrs, Beach will take the for Watson and Chilton, today pre stand to tell the jury that it was a ne- sented to the committee a statement gro and not her husband who commit- that his declaration was an effort to ted the assault uponher last Febru- advance the candidacy of John Mc ary. that led to the latter's indict Graw, a rival if Senator Watson. His raent. - ' ,. . statement had been included in a pe- Not one of the ' eignt witnesses titidn for investigation filed bv Gover v. hose testimony consumed the first nor Glasscock and other West Virgin day of the trial could tell just how the ians. assault occurred. Four members of Beth West Virginia Senators pre the Wynian family, living directly sented the committee with a complete across the street, -told of hearing a denial of the charges which thev series of screams from different parts branded as absurd, of the Beach premises about, 9:30- Sensation In House o'clock on.the night of February 27thJ Charleston, W. Va., Feb. 4. A Two of them swore, that the dying sensation was created in the House of echo of the last scream was quickly Delegate's today when a telegram pur followed by a loud rap on a door and porting to have been sent by L. J. the sound Of a man's voice, exclaim- Shock; to TTnited States Senator CI ar ms. "This is Reach, let me in." ence Watson, was read on the floor. By one of these same witnesses, Dr.' The telegram declared that Shock, Marion Wy man, the defense brought who had been a member of the House out the fact that Beach had explained of Delegates in 1911 when Watson and to him the next day that after finding William E. Chilton were elected Sen ilis wife prostrated,; ; the. victim of a atots, framed up the story that he had negro assailant and after carrying her received a. sum of money . for voting into the house, he had gone out. again for. them in the belief that it would in search of the man. Returning, -un- help the cause of John RfcGraw, whom successful. Beach told him ,he had4 he wented election. " Jr : knocked. tioiMu4a.l)e admitted.' - "Ballotlitg' for U. Senator V'' Dr. WynMr;Tuad;his father, r;vPr.,f Hasting Wyman, the flrtt utsidera first ballot for United. States Senator to see Mrs Beach after. she had. been was taken' in" the West Virginia Sen wounded, admitted joa cross-examinaT ate today and resulted as follows: tion that the attitude of Beach and his pepublicans Elkins, 5; Mann, 5; wife toward : each" other Was-; one of Scott, 2; Edwards, 1; , Showalter, 1: affection. They reached the room into White, 1. ft which Mrs. Beach, had . been carried Democrats Hamilton, 1; Watson, while blood was streaming from a fourteen. " wound in her- neck just under the The. vote in the House was: right ear and . BeacliVtold them . the . Republicans Elkins, 11; Mann, 10; story he has stuck to ever since Edwards, 11; W. P. Hubbard, 4; that his wife was attacked in front Showlater, 1; White, 4; Scott, 2; of their cottage by an unknown negro j while he was outside giving her dogsj Mrs. Beach was the mosVconspicu-J ous figure in court "today. , ssne sat through - two long. Sessions, taking I an occasional note from the testimony and chattine with her husband and! the friends who , surrounded her. When she smiled; she showed two rows of perfect pearl; teeth and ner sa brown eyes alone betrayed whatever anxiety she may. have felt,- ' V She and her busband were almost the first ones to -reach court and the last to leave it. ' At no time during the' proceedings did Beach ad vi sis with his counsel. He appeared to think that his lawyers fairs Committee Is scheduled to vote there were four of them,, or five on . the new construction section of were well able to lopk out for his in- the Naval Appropriation bill. , terests. ' Signers of the petition hope to have A jury of countrymen will decide the caucus bind the majority to vota the guilt or mnocence of the wealthy against any appropriation for battle Xew Yorker. Seven of them are farm- ships on the ground that economy de ers, one a merchant and the other mandS such a stand by the .Demo cotton mill men.'-Every man answered crats. It bas been generally; conceded imhestitatingly wben; asked -If he that the Naval Affairs- Committee thought he could give the accused a would report a provision for two bat fair and impartial ' trial. tleships. Both sides expressed confidence to- y Sentiment among the Democrats is night that the case would go to the divided,-but only a small number an jury tomorrow; '.'."isr;,;-'- - - be found .to predict that the caucus Mr. and Mrs. Beach were chatting j when court was-Called to order at 10:20 o'clock this morning, only a minutes was required " to . secure the jury, of which H P. Davis, a farmer, was designated foreman. . -Beach was not. formally arraigned, but was permitted to sit with his coun sel during the reading or tne inaici mon ov,.,m-nr Mrrtlwith aoaaultine: his wife with "murderous intent." - The prosecution's case was opened with th roMnv tT tAHtimony of Miss Lallah Wyman . who ' is ill. She was I examined vesterdav at her home ' dl-J rectly across the street Jrom the Beach cottage. She told, of hearing two screams on the night of February 26tb and of sfiPin a mari leaving the Bfeach nr0mi0QD wVho wn white orlwevii in .1912. was 278.800 square a negro,' the witness, was unable to say. a third series of screams was k. irnn ;"m(imiii' o fas minutes " - 1 Q f ii;s, a ..v,Qr. nf Mlssa Wyman, told on the- witness stand of,. hearing the screams referred to In the: young woman's testimony. Dr; Marion Wyman testified that shortly after the dnnmn . n n YtnniiA voAtw Anna TtTI rOZ r,A a j tA Tt mi ; tu-; -.a - On crosemation-the defense brought out t that jthe witness asked Beacn the next day'about the knock on the door and the latter explained tk.t v. j- .1 - j a j.v. nni .uai ue uaa reiurneu io mo muubc an vainly pursuing his wife's assailant A recess twas ' taken, after the two I'uysicians- testimony, naa vvvu wu-i wva o -r-- - nit(w . hv 41 eluded. When court re-convened Mrslnary game wdl be completed J Marion Wyman corroborated her bus- CCnntiniiPd nil Ratfe Ujient.l : Author . Qf Prindpal Charges Against -West Virgmia Senators With ; draws Allegations Commit- - tee Will Proceed , Washington, Feb. '4 .Despite the fact that the author of the principal charges of corruption in the election of Senators Watson and Chilton, of West Virginia,- today withdrew his al legations, the Senate Elections Com mittee may proceed to an investigation;.'- - . . This was because both Senators to day submitted to the committee a statement. In their defense, instead of presenting it to the Senate. The com jnlttec h.olds ttat if vlt considers the explanation r of the twa Senators it must also hear any statements on the' other side, while; if. .they -make their statements to the Senate, it can de- Clde "whether to order further consid- - ..Cltolesfon, -W. Vav Jeu .4.-TtThe4 Governor W. E. Glasscock, 2; Scat- tering, .7. Clarence W. Watson, Democrat, re- ceived 31 votes. . BATTLESHIP CAUCUS No-BattleshlD Democrats Prepare to .. Wage Hot Fight " , .Washington, Feb. 4. With "no battleships" as their, slogan, members of - the House opposed to a big navy today got a sufilcient number of sig- natures to a petition for a Democratic caucus on the "question, of bow many battleships . shall . be authorized this year. The caucus will be held before Friday, when the House Naval Af- commit itself to a no-Dauiesnip I programme. f ; BO Lli T WE ' VI L S PR E AD I N'G Mild .Winter Enables ,: Pest to Make Oaln of 7,300 Sqdare Aliles Washington, Feb. . 4. Despite the check in the movement, of the tcotton J hH wpevil . durinc ,the last" year, on account of the unusual, climatic con- ditions of the Winter, of 1911-12,. the insect ; has made a net gain" of 7,300 square , miles, according to a report made to the Department Of Agricul- ture, by W. D. Hunter and W . D. pjerce, in charge of the Southern field crop insect investigations. : The total area infested with the boll miles as compared with 271,500 In i iyxj.. . i taaa Tr i led all other - States ; in the KTi teWitorv earned druring the Alaibama came. second with 9, hftO sduare miles: Florida third with 2,200 square miles, and Mississi fourth, with 370 square miles, ;; . D M GAMES TO BEGIN AT 2 P. M. - . . V " ..' . . winrfv Ctv Pans Will Have Time to I ftt Home for Dinner .Cho, Feb. .-National League baseball games this city will begin at, 2 o'clock in tbe jttoon during the coming season instead of 3 o clock o iioa hop.n the Dractice. . ----- - Tr.OT1t tnAav flTZn. 1 President Murphy, owe m P--- r"drTneV .iui w TCHATALJA LINES Turks Remain on Defensive and Make No Attempt at a Sortie. : ADRIANQPLE MAY HOLD OUT Is Said to be Provisioned for Four Months Commander Says He 'Won't Surrender Till All Are Killed. London, Feb. 4. The Turks remain on the defensive at. the Tchatalja lines and Adrianople. The Adrianopie fort ress replies only feebly to the Bulgar ian 1 bombardment and apparently no attempt has been made in the way of a sortie.1 : . The Tuplcish rlewspaper Tanin as serts that. Adrianople has sufficient provisions for four months, and other Turkish reports declare that the fort ress certainly will be able to hold out for several weeks. Official . quarters in Constantinople breathe a - spirit of great confidence is the new regime and declare that the condition of the country and the Win try weather precludes serious opera tions along the Tchatalja lines for the present. Meanwhile diplomacy has made no step forward since the resumption, of hostilities and the Porte hasvmade no further communication either to the powers or the allies. - Should, it turn out thsit Adrianople can resist for-any considerable time, diplomatic negotiations are likely to remain at a standstill, although in the European capitals a settlement by di plomacy ; rather than by arms is still hoped for." , . There Is no confirmation of the re ported , occupation of Scutari by the Montenegrins. s ;; Shukri Pasha, the Turkish command er ; who , is defending Adrianople, ;is I '-' a 1. a. t I . rt 4 uueoi-4ue miosi ceiermineQ omcers of ttte 'Otfontan army. He has declar ed that-he will not surrender the fort ress until the last of his soldiers has been killed. 'While there have been some deser tions from the ranks of the garrison, these;-have been chiefly Christian sol diers serving with Turkish regiments. Shukri, Pasha still has some 40,000 men, a number of which is considered quite sufficient to man the forts and hold at bay the much greater besieg ing force. - The Bulgarians are said to have 550,000 men In the province of Thrace with 45,000 Servians and a few divi sions of Greeks assisting them. The greater part of this force is compelled to remain in front of Tcha talja and Gallipoli in order to hold the Turkish armies concentrated at those places. . British and German warships passed through the Dardanelles yesterday for the protection of the residents of Con stantinople and a fleet of warships of other- powers is anchored in Besika Bay, ''ready for any emergency". All was quiet along the Tchatalja lines today. ' Bulgarians Retiring. (Constantinople, Feb. 4. The Bulgar ians, according to reports received to night, are retiring from the burning village . of Tchatalja, especially on the left wing. : This Is regarded as a stra tegical movement, possibly with the idea of drawing the' Turks into the of fensive, v - ? -;';; The belief is held among military experts here that no serious operations are to be expected at the Tchatalja iineslor the present. . The condition of the ; southern portion -of the zone between the lines of the belligef ents is 8Uch" asrto render the movement of men impossible. It is little better than a. morass. Only on the higher ground In the jiorthern region can the armies come into contact, and it seems impro bable that, either side will indulge in any attack In force. Austria Negotiates With Russia St. 'Petersburg, Feb. 4. The auto graph letter sent by Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria, was : presented to Emperor Nicholas today by Prince. Hohenlohe Waldenlburg , Schillings fuerst. . ;- ' . No Intimation was given as to the contents ; of the correspondence. London, Feb . 4. Prince Hohenlohe. according to the Vienna correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, not only is en trustedt with the letter to the Russian Emperor, but also is authorized to conduct negotiations for a better un derstanding between Austria and Rus sia, andthe -disarmament of the two countries?. : V - . New York,-Feb. 4.-rThe New York American team, in a decision 6y the National Commission made public here today "is directed to pay the At lanta cluib of -the Southern League, $600 which that club claimed to be due It for return of two of five players procured from New York last season. The New. York club: entered a counter claim of $1,500 for the release of Play er Coleman-to Atlanta, but this is dis allowed as Coleman failed to , report to the Georgia club. " Progressive Building, and -Len As sociation opens new series Saturday, February 1st. J. M: Solky, president; JosJ. Loughlin, secretary. Office, A; W, Pate Co: (Advertisement.) CL Counsel f or ;H earst Secures Injunction Against NeW r:Public Service Commission-Objections New York4feb4 thirty minutes before the Public Service Commission I was to have mei afternoon to sign ine operaun; ihtracts i' for New York's new $300,000,000-'subway, an in junction was , sftrvedti prohibiting the commission f roPvtaking, action. The injunction ' was Obtained by Clarence J. Shearn, cotssfiorv William Ran dolph' Hearst. Irr.Hearst has been fighting for a municipal operating George S. Coleman,' attorney for the Public Servicj Commission,, later applied to the appellate division of thef Supreme, Couit-.f pr an order to va cate the injunctionr The court, how ever, ref used to grant the order The injunction ws obtained on the petition of John -, Jf4XHopper, formerly candidate for Governor; of New York On the Independence League ticket. It is returnable. . Feb ruafy 6th. By th,at time, the opponents of the present plan hope that the'- composition of the Public Service Cdminission will be changed and that Supreme Court Jus tice McCall will have taken the place of Chairman Willcox, who, they be lieve, favors the- contracts in their I present form. V ; " ; ' ;; - IJnder the .proposed 41 contracts the Interborough Rapid Tyansit Company, the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company and the New York Municipal Railway Company agree to divide the cost of construction with :the city and to equip the new lines In; return for the privilege of operating"; them - for 48 years. In 19G5, all subway lines are to become the . -property of the city. One advantage of the plan, according to its advocates, is. that it would en able all the cHy'srsubway lines to be operated as one with a five cent fare ana iree iraiiBiers. . i Its opponents argue that : plan fails to give the city its due share of su pervision or of the profits of subway transportation. ; In return for the in vestment of S.& imUlions in the new subways the Jnterbdrough is to receive $6,335,000 a year, representing' its .an nual profits on the lines now under operation- and. 6 per. jcent to . cover .in terest and sinking fundbn' thebon'ds it will have to. issue for its share of the new construction and equipment. If any surplus remains the. city also is to receive interest and sinking fund on its investment. Any residue is to be divided equally between the city and the operating company. The city was unable to build the subways unaided because its debt lim it would have been reaehed before the necessary bonds were issued to fi nance complete construction. REPEAL OF CANAL ACT. Senate Committee Will Take Up Root's Bill on Friday. Washington, Feb. 4. The repeal of the Panama canal free tolls provision, proposed In an amendment by Sena; tor Root to the recently passed canal administration law, is to be taken up fFriday at a meeting of the Senate Com mittee on Inter-Oceanic Canals. The call for the meeting was issued today by Chairman Brandegee. Advocates of the free , tolls provision for American coastwise ships are pre pared to fight the proposed amendment in the committee and to prevent, if possible,, its : endorsement. Should the amendment- be favorably reported to the Senate, it is believed ft will be im possible to secure, final action on it during the pending session. O UT LINES The Republicans. won their fight yes terday to secure an executive session 'of the Senate, but the Democrats forc ed an early adjournment. : An injunction was secured against the New York Public Service Commis sion yesterday restraining them from signing" operating contracts for the 'city's new $300,000,000 subway. - The prosecution practically complet ed its case yesterday against Freder ick O. Beach, charged with an assault on his wife, and the case is expected to go to the jury some time today. Notwithstanding the fact that the principal charges of corruption brought against the two -West Virginia Sena tors have been withdrawn, the Sen ate Elections Committee will investi gate their election. The Turks remain on the defensive at Tchatalja and Adrianople,; replying only feebly-to the bombardment of the Bulgarians. The commander of Ad rianople has declared he will not sur render the fortress till every soldier is killed. ' John Paul Farrell; a . discharged apartment house janitor, yesterday confessed he killed Mrsv Bernard Her rera in' New York with a bomb Sun day night. He also confessed to other bomb outrages that have puzzled the police for a long time. ; Gov. Craig yesterday appointed Sen ator W. B. Council, Representative E. J. Justice and N. B. Broughton as the 'commission under a joint resolution of the Legislature, to confer with rail road officials as to the possibility of eliminating inter-State rate' discrimi- tnations against North Carolina points. New York markets: Money on call steady, 2 1-2 to 2 3-4 per cent; ruling rate and closing bid 2 1-2; offered at 2 3-4.- - Spot cotton closed quiet.-Flour steady." Wheat firm; No: 2 red ' 1.09 1-2 and 1.-11. "Corn firm. 57 3-4. Tur pentine steady. Rosin "quiet. ' ITOR TELLS A STARTLING STORY John Farrell, Recently Dis- charged, Confesses to Bomb Outrages. SLEW MRS. BERNARD HERRERA Settled All His Grievances . With Bomb- Killed Mrs. Taylor and (Made Attempt on. Life of Judge Otto Rosalsky. " New York, Feb. 4. John Paul, Far? relL a discharged apartment.,' house janitor4 confessed today that he had killed Mrs. Bernard Herrera Sunday, night by means of a bomb he had made, and that by similar means he had caused the death of Mrs. Helen Taylor a year ago and attempted the, life of Judge Otto A. Rosalsky, of the Court of General Sessions last 'March. Farrell was held tonight on a charge of murder of Mrs. Herrera. Although the police are convinced the man is 'mentally unbalanced, Deputy Commis sioner Dougherty tonight said detec tives he had sent out in numbers to investigate the case have - learned enough to lead them to believe Far rell's startling story is true in the es sential, though false in many details. Every time Farrell had a; grievance he seems to have settled the business with a bomb. The trouble with Mrs. Herrera, he saidwas that she "fired" him from his job as janitor and hired a negro in his place. He wanted " to get Judge Rosalsky out of the way be cause the jurist had sentenced Joseph Harvey, a "pal", to serve 39 years, in Sing Sing for stealing $16 worth of jewelry. Farrell told the police he helped Harvey rob Peter Johnson's home in the Bronx m1908, but easily escaped. ; ' ; Why Farrell wanted toTiill the -Taylor ; woman sometimes known, as "Grace Walker" was more thin the; police. jMuldJfathom. In his early stot ry Farrell said she ,was his -daughter and he slew her because she had gone wrong. - Later he recanted this and said she was an intimate friend, but gave no reason for killing her. , He also told Dougherty why and by whom "Kid" I Walker was shot down and slain in 1887 on the Bowery. He said Walker . betrayed the Taylor woman and a woman named Lestrange killed him in revenge. , Having disposed of the bomb mys teries, Farrell confessed, the police as sert, to having perpetrated a series of robberies in Brooklyn and the robbery of the Johnspn home. Harvey and Harry Hartman, his companions in the latter exploit, were sentenced to Sing Sing for 39 years, and nine years, res pectively. Farrell had never been sus pected of complicity in the crime. ' ' Besides this, Mr. Dougherty said Farrell served 10 years in the New Jer sey penitentiary at Trenton for burg lary and other crimes. As John . Mc Dermott, alias "Liverpool Jack", Far rell's picture is in the rogue's gallery in Jersey City, according to'; informa tion brought to "Dougherty. ' V . Farrell's ! desire to confess to so many crimes led Mr. Dougherty to doubt his sanity.' He immediately set to work verifying the story While de tectives were busy at this the janitor kept the stenographers busy taking down fresh details of his protracted story. , v After an all night grilling and more of it during the forenoon Farrell was tractable, and answered without hesi tation every question put to him. He said he was born' in Ireland 53 years ago and had served as an orderly in the army in the Spanish-American war.- He was asked if he had-served in the navy and promptly displayed U. S. N." tattooed on his right arm. He also told the police he had been confined for a short time in an insane asylum at Danville, Pa. The bomb Farrell placed opposite Herrera's door he made in his rbom, he said, according to the same .formu la "used in manufacturing the Rosalsky and Taylor infernal machines. The materials consisted of iron pipe, springs, paper, two boxes, a steel but ton and a percussion cap. .The explo sive in each case was nitro-glycerin He gave the police a specimen bfi3 hajdiworki by constructing a dummy DomD and demonstrating it as ne told of his' crimes -;; ;. The Taylor and Rosalsky bombs wereymade in the. cellar of a house in East 14th street Farrell said, where he was employed" as an elevator ope rator. .- The superintendent of the building recalled this ' afternoon that Farrell used to lock himself : in a cellar . at times and became enraged if disturb ed.; On the premises was found a short length of . pipe, fashioned at each end just as Farrell said he made them. A connection, between the Taylor and "Rosalsky cases was suspected, partly through the fact that the-ad dresses 'on the tw,o packages were made apparently by the same type writer." Commissioner Dougherty said tonight that Farrell in his confession told of buying a second-hand typewrit er. Farrell made use of his machine when r he sent the bombs early - last year,, he said.- .v : ' Farrell "-will be arraigned before a coroner tomorrow "charged with , homi cide. ' J ' ' r Vote, in Ballot Now Beiog Taken Will be Completed by Saturday Night. x ""Willing to Meet "(the Rail- , : roads Half Way. 'New York, Feb. 4. All the votes in the strike ballot now being counted by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire men and Enginemen on 54 Eastern railways will have " been received by Saturday night, according to .-a. state ment tonight by T. Shea, assistant to President W.S. Carter, of the broth erhood. Mr. Carter is expected here Sunday, when the, result of the ballot probably will be in hand. Mr. - Shea would not say what the votes already received indicated, . but it is reported from other sources that 80 per cent of the members favored a strike unless the railways grant their demands. -; .That 'the firemen still hope for an amicable settlement was made plain by Mr. Shea, who said that -as soon as '.the result ef the strike ballot was known the firemen's committee1 would request a conference with the 'man agers and again offer to arbitrate-under the Erdman Act. , . 4;. "Our demands are fair, and reasona ble," Shea said, "and while we are sure of this we are willing-to meet the managers half way in an equitable settlement."., . , The railway managers in a state ment tonight say that chief among the propositions which the railroads have offered to arbitrate is a demand for two firemen oh all freight engines of more than 200 pounds weight oh the drivers. Oar this point, the statement concedes there are cases deserving ot relief. To settle this demand the man agers propose that each case be re ferred back to the. local officers and men for decision and. where they are unable to reach a judgment to refer the matter to a permanent committee of appeal for all of the 54 railroads, f V CONGRESS IN BRIEF P Proceedings in Senate and House Told Jn Paragraphs iWashington, Feb. 4. Day in Con gress:;' .. . .. . ' ' - ; . . :-, . . .. ,.. , Senate. . :.: ; rr Convened at noon. v c ' 1 Fortification . Appropriation bill, car j:piflgJ:5,2i5250, ; ed before Ljsbor Committee to,. LaFbl- ltsLte eigftc-nour uhl- ior .women wont- Efforts to, have former Senator Bail; ey's farewell address, printed as. public document defeated by Senator Smoot's objection. ' . ' i" House bill to authorize government! to seize imported goods brougnt in oy trusts, or under illegal contracts, was passed. v ' Elections Committee's . investigation of election, of Senators Watson and Chilton halted by Withdrawal of state ment made in charges. Senator Burton asked $5,000 appro priation for international marine con ference at London. ' A filibuster by Democrats in execu tive session to consider Presidential nominations forced adjournment at 2:11 P. M. until noon Wednesday, j House . ! Convened at 10:30 A. M.. ' Interstate Commerce Committee cancelled' all hearings for, sessions ow ing to pressure of business in House, Secretary Fisher, before Territories Committee, asked appropriation to In vestigate Alaskan Railway possibili ties.-'.- - ''.. k-- ' . .' t President ;Taf t in- special message rec6mmended legislation to compel ex porters to prepare accurate andcom plete lists of merchandise exported and vetoing-proposal to appoint army engineer to join harbor line board of New York and New Jersey. j Representative Clayton -introduced bill to authorize certain Nationil banks to loan money on real estate security ' Adjourned at 8:07 P. M. until noon tomorrow.' WOULD CHANGE PRIMARY LAW. Gov. Wilson Favors Bill Modeled After .. Wisconsin System. Princeton, N. J., Feb. 4. President elect Wilson today declared himself in favor of a radical change in the primary laws of New Jersey to be ap plied not only to the. nominations for United States v Senator, but the . Gov ernorship as well. .! A bill is being prepared, he said, mo deled after the Wisconsin system, which was championed before its adop tion by Senator LaFollette. It would amend the present law to permit sec ond choice voting. - A majority would be required to nominate rather than a plurality. - ; The President-elect had another in vitation today to visit the Panama ac hal before it is opened to navigation- Col. W. C. Gorgas, a member of the Isthmian - Canal - Commission, . and health officer of . the zone, called on Mr. WJlson and urged him to see the canal. .-'V: :-: ' "I certainly hope to get there this Summer," said. Mr. Wilson. , The Governor's day at Trenton was devoted for the most? part to State bus InessT -.- -' . . ';. Washington, Feb. 4. The report of the Bureau of Corporations on the In ternational Harvester Company- will be submitted to President .Taft this week by Commissioner, Conant. The President will then decide - whether the report, will be made public at this time, in view of the pending ; nau trust suit against the corporation. Counsel "for the company asked the President to withhold tfte. report until the suit was decided. 1 ' f -' , ' - , r ' t - ' It, " $ - ; RATE GOmiSSION Council, Justice and Brought ton to Confer W(th Rail road Officials, s JUDICIAL BILL FIIJALLY PASSED Space In New Adminlstration'Building . Constitutional Amendments -" Corporation Commission Is . Armed With Funds 4- (By Wm. J. Martin.) , Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 4. A message from Governor Craig to the General Assembly today reported the appoint ment of Senator W.B. Council, Rep-v resentative E. J. Justice and N. B. Broughton as the commission . under "4 the. joint resolution to confer n . with railroad officials as to the possibility of eliminating inter-State freight rate discriminations against .North Carolina shipping points amicably and . report ; back to the Legislature by - February , 25th. It is not known yet whether Mr. Broughton will accept the appoint ment.' A The Senate has passed the joint res olution from the House tq. increase the, number of judges, judicial . districts and solicitors, from-16 to 20 and tabled a motion to reconsider, as did the House, in order that the matter cannot be f re-opened or receded', from during -this session. '.!:,,:'': : The legislative figbt ' oyer the allot, ment of space in the splendid quarter million dollar fire-proof , State; build ing to be. completed February 15th,;, began today with the introduction ' of v. a - joint resolution, by Dillinger fori three "Senators and five " Representa tives to investigate -and report as ;to , v upsetting the. allbtments of State de-. ' partment quarters as made by tjae State Building Commission and ,mak-' -ing room, fof ei'dpaxjeiits of edu cation and insurance especially po- " sible1 by - leavingtheSupreme Court la the pi-esent old quarters. ' and, : cuttlngf ; down the space allotted to the Histori- cal Commission, as -is referred to else1 where in this correspondence. .The, House Committee . On ConstitU ; tional " Amendments has decided to ' propose atf . 'amendment ;to the joint i. resolution, the ratification of which is pending,-' for the ; appointment , of1 a . commission of five; Senators, eight . Representatives and five commission--. -ers, named by the Governor, to const!-v tute a commission to take in hand bills ' to amend the constitution Jmd formu late proposed amendments to be re-' ported to an adOurned or special ' Leg- " islature next Fall. .; i , c The amendment suggested by Rep- resentative. Page and just, adopted by - the committee , provides that the Gov- ernor, Speaker of the House and presr ident "of the Senate shall each , nbmf nate . their respective number j of vthe j commissioners , and . the nominations can only be confirmed' ,by the vote of ' two of' the threes This agreement of' the committee is to" be reported to the House at once and the Joint ; resolu tion which has already ' passed both houses amended before ratification The Senate Committee on ApproprI ations decided to report favorably bill allowing $5,000 to , the Corpora tion Commission for use in the prepa-.. ' ration and prosecution Of suits before- . the Inter-State' Commerce; Commission, '' looking to a relief from the freight' - rate r inequalities f rom which ; North i Carolina towns are suffering. The . money is to be expended mainly In ' ; the ; employment of freight rate exr ; , : " perts. ' . ' '.' . It is proposed -in a bill introduced today by Representative Williams, of Buncombe, to establish a great park .- on the top of Mount Mitchell in honor of the famous . explorer of the, moun- . f: tain and to stay the hand, of timber despoilers now making terrible in- -roads on the timber. The biH proyides a park commission. : ' 1 "-';'' ''.' Senate 24th Day. ' . - ' President Pro Tern. Pharr called the " ' Senate to order at 11 o'clock, and the opening prayer was by Rev. A.- V. Joy- ner. - ''? ':-': - Petitions were received ' from em- ployes of Rutherford cotton ..mills ajrainst the enactment of further laws . I restricting the right of employers to ' contract for labor; from; citizens or . Wayne for law prohibiting use. of two wheeled log drags on public roads; from Wayne, Durham, Madison, For syth, Cabarrus counties for six months ;- v: school term; from Craven against State-wide stock law;, from Nash for increased appropriation to. the Oxford Orphan' "Asylum; from Forty th and Yadkin for dog tax; from-, Forsyth against fowls running ' at large after notice; from citizens of Hickory ask- . ing that question of new .charter be submitted at polls; by. Senator Jones from- citizens of . the State for six months schooL . ' ' ; Bills Introduced.'. : " Little, of Wake Incorporate , Ra leigh, Eastern &' Atlantic Railway. 3 - , ' qoffey For relief of administrator , ' and sureties of D. C. Ragan, late sher iff of. Watauga. " "'--;..' ; ' ' . . Carson, by request Amend 'divorce laws. " ' t ' . " Carson, by request Extend time of . r: registration of practitioners of optom etry." ;-. . v ' -V"" ' .--;-' I ; Peterson, by. request Prevent , dep . ! i mi ! ft the; rihi H i 1 ' ; ' :.';?i '-Ml . . -pi -n ;"t :s f ; ' . -it 1M W$ - I 41 m J:fi. -. . '--Is - . - ..(i, w .
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Feb. 5, 1913, edition 1
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