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Win WUeW3tnv. WILLIAM H. BBENAED, ''.' . - Editor wad Proprietor. , ' j WILMINGTON, N. C. ' Friday. Feb. 27, 1891, PT" In writing to change your address always rivt former direction as well as full particulars as where yon wish your jwper to be sent hereafter. Unless you do both changes can net be made. tj- Notices o( Marriage or Death, Tributes of Re .pelt. Resolution, of Thanks, &c, are charged for as ordinary advertisements, but only half rates when paj for strictly in advance. At this rate 60 cents will pay for a simple announcement of Marriage or ueain. , rW Remittances mast be made by Check, Draft, PoSal Money Order or Registered Letter, Postmas ter! wul register leuera wueu ucsuc. Only such remittance! will be at the ruk of the publisher. ' Specimen copies forwarded when desired. . '4 NEW LUTES. A4ew days ago a large party of men from, Massachusetts ) passed through this State on their way to Georgia and Alabama. They were under charge of the treasurer of the Georgia and Alabama Investment and Improvement Company of Boston, of which General Butler is President. .Members of this company have made" investments in Georgia and Alabama, and the object of the visit of this party is to make obser vations with a view to further invest ments. They are represented to be men of capital, who haye been at tracted to t,he States which they are ' visiting by the inducements present ed for the investment of capital, and as such should be, and doubtless are, - cordially welcomed. "While in Washington they gave a dinner at which Gen. Butler, the pre- ' sident of the. company above refer red to, was present, and made a speech, which not only showed that although'an extreme partisan; he is a close observer of the drift of events, but ws a striking illustration of the change of public sentiment in that section of the country where change would be last looked for. In this soeech 'he spoke of the i advantages the South offered the man of industry, energy and means, and said that there was no longer a sectional line between the North and the South, and therefore no an tagonism. . The sectional line was now between the East and the West. It was not now Mason and Dixon's line but the Alleghariies. This was no. discovery of Gen. Butler's but ; the recognition of a fact which is be coming every day more apparent. While it is to be regretted that there? are sectional lines at all, if they are to be it is better that they be drawn between the East and the West and on new issues based 'on economic questions which appeal rather to the pocket than to sehti- .rnent lines or the passions than on the old and old issues which were based largely, in the Norih on senti ment and passion. It is well for the country and well for the South that the sectional lines are changed for the attention of the country will be turned to the discussion of economic questions in which all sections iare interested and the South will cease to be the victim of wholesale ', abuse and slander inspired by sectional -and partisan malice which she has been for more than a generation, and thus one great obstacle to her deyeiopment and progress will be re moved. ' '' ' ' T ;' ' One result of this change of j the sectional line to which Gen. Butler referred will be eventually to turn the tide of New England migration Southward instead of Westward, as heretofore. For half a century or more! it has been Westward ": There is not a State from the Alleghanies to the Pacific Ocean in which the New Englanders have not taken, a foot hold and made their presence felt in all the spheres of action, f Thev have been powerful I factors in the development and progress -of the West and there are few of the great enterprises which led to that devel opment or hastened that progress with which they were not closely identified and in which they did not take the part of leaders. v The West is no longer the invi ting field for the home-seeker or the ievestmest-seeker that it once wasi Its vacant lands have been, except in the far-off region where the cli mate is. a serious objection, nearly all occupied. There are no new cities to be built, no new, systems of railroads to be constructed, no new mining I sections to be opened up, no for ; manufactories tempting to "invite. sites The home-seeker and, seeker must look! tion, and that j the mvestment- in another ,'direc- direction will be Southward. There are scattered through the South many New Eng landers. They may be found in nearly every community, and gener ally! identified' with some industrial enterprise. ' But heretofore there has been no general migratory move: ment in this direction as there has been Westward, but that will come, and' the inpouring from that sec tion will be greater every year. As they have been great factors into take hold of her again and she had to the developmenn and progress of the Wesf so they will become great fac tors in the development and progress of the Souths Here" they will find in the ! numerous opportunities" for en terprise a broad field for their in dustry, energy and capital, and while they will be profited by ity so j also. will; the South bej which has a! wel come for all who come with good intent, to become a part ' of her; peo ple and aid in the achievement of the grand work before her. -.The elm trees around town are fast putting out their leaves. . : i ' COUNTY ROADS. They are Presumed to be Under the Con trol of Commissioners. A correspondent of the Star, writing on the above subject, says : "The question of good public roads is one of paramount importance. Rail roads are great highways oi commerce and are like grand streams sweeping along freighted with the products of the country through which they flow ; a stream, however, would be of small pro-, portions and scarcely navigable if not fed by creeks and branches. Our legis lators who have been earnestly engaged for a month past in looking after the railroads would have done the people of their, several sections immense ser vice if they had sent a committee to Mecklenburg county to investigate the working of their road law. They would then have had data to show that the public roads of North Carolina at cer tain seasons of the year are an abomi nation to the people, and that man or set of men who would be the means of creating a commission to bring about a chance in this regard would receive the thanks of the whole State- Our public roads leading to the depots are nearly impassible at this time, and as a consequence business for the railroads is reduced, and that of the merchants proportionately. Now that the com mission has been practically adopted, let our law-makers look to the comfort of our country cousins, who are neither cursed nor blessed bv railroads. The Chairman of the Mecklenburg Board of Commissioners tells of the eood work - accomplished in that county. He says that they have been at work for two years. "The county owns a ten-horse power portable engine, and a lock crusher,' sixteen head oi mules, eierht wacons. and all tools nec- cssarv to carrv on the work. The total cost of working the "chain gang" has not been more than 413.080 per annum. This includes wages of supervisors, day and night guards.and stockade expenses. We have since beginning wors, macaa- amized about sixteen miles ot road, six teen feet wide bv nine or ten inches in depth, and in addition have erected several substantial bridges, with well built abutments. The great majority of our tax oavers do not complain ; of the increased taxes necessary to carry on the work. In fact they are very much in favor of us continuation. Stricken with Paralysis. ,Mr. John L. Dudley, of this city, was stricken with paralysis yesterday morn ing about 7 o'clock, just as he was rising from his bed. Dr. Bellamy was at once called to attend him and found the pa tient speechless and his entire left side . paralyzed. Later in the day an improve ment was reported in Mr. Dudley's con dition, he could move his left arm and hand and could make himself under stood. Mr.Dudley's many friends learned of his affliction with great sorrow and express the earnest hope that he may speedl iy recover. - The tug Colon which left Wilming ton a few days ago for . Cuba with two lighters in tow, put in at Charleston, S. C. Monday for a harbor. She reports losing one of the lighters in the recent severe gale, but it was thought that it drifted ashore near Charleston bar. Some apprehension is felt for the tug Vulcan, which preceded the Colon to sea. She was last seen off Hatteras, but was laboring heavily, and had all night ahead of her. Seven men were aboard. The Colon will resume her voyage as soon as the weather settles, The sea was "mountain high" off the bar Monday. : The British steamship Craigside, from Galveston to Liverpool, with 5,000 bales of cotton, went ashore Saturday night last, durineja terrific gale, at Ocra- coke Inlet. The crew of thirty-five were rescued by the life-saving men, with the exception of one man who was drown ed. Capt. Wm. St. Clair, master of the vessel, arrived at Norfolk yesterday. He reports the steamer lying on the main beach one mile south of Hatteras Inlet. She was resting easily when he left Saturday, but there has been rough weather since, and the result cannot be definitely foreseen as yet. The Merritt Wrecking Co., of Norfolk, are preparing to make all possible effort to float her. In addition to .the tug J. D.Jones, sent to her Sunday, they haVe since sent the steamer . . Merritt and the barge Henry Seymour. Naval Stores for England. , The British barque Nariva cleared yesterday for Bowling, Eng., with 8,566 barrels rosin, and 500 casks spirits tur pentine, valued at $15,458. Vessel and- cargo by Messrs. Patterson, Downing &Co. German barque Triton cleared for Bristol, England, with 4,454 barrels ro sin, valued at $6,635, shipped by Messrs. Paterson, Downing &Co. ; The Norwegian barque Josva cleared for London, Eng.. with 4,282 barrels ro sin, valued at $6,600. Vessel by Heide & Co.. cargo by Mr. Jno. W. Bolles. Stocks of Mava Stores. . stocks ot naval stores at the ports at the close of last week are reported as fol lows: I bpints turpentine Wilmington, 3,- 903 casks; New York, 2,274; Charleston, 339; Savannah, 4.036. Total 10,552 casks. - Rosin Wilmington, 31,588 barrels; New York, 23,429; Charleston, 12,254; Savannah, 95,917. Total, 136,188 barrels. Tar Wilmington, 6,281 barrels; New York, 1,208. Total, 7.489 barrels, A Derelict Soow Picked us by the Keve- nue Cutter Colfax. A dispatch from the Signal Office at Southport reports: The revenue cut ter Colfax while on a cruise to the east ward of Frying Pan light ship Tuesday fell in with a derelict scow and towed her into Southport at 8:30 p. m. that night. The scow was part of the tow of the tug Alexander Jones and .broke adrift early; Monday morning. Owing to the heavy seas the Jones was unable be abandoned. The scow wss a danger ous derelict and .was directly in the track of vessels bound up and down the coast. : t The Jones left Ocracoke last Monday wuh iwu scows in iow. sne - arrived. that night at Southport with one of them. . ' ' ' m m '' A famous Washington gambler, it is said, will soon go to preaching. He would have begun it ten years ago, but he has only just now found a cure for his cough, it is Dr. Hull s cougn ovrup. "Behold ! the world rests and her tired 'inhabitants have paused from trouble and turmoil, because the cus tomary headache and neuralgia have been cured bv Salvation Oil. Price 25 cents a bottle. t SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.- Tenth Gathering of the State As sociation to be held at Ifeyetterille ICaroh 24th. The Tenth Annual Convention of the North Carolina State Sunday School Association will be held in Fayetteville March 24th, 25th and 26th next. . Judge R, P. Dick, of Greensboro, and Mr. N. B. Broughton, of Raleigb, win respond to the addresses of welcome made by the several pastors ot tne churches in Fayetteville.- , Addresses will be made as follows: "The Week-day work of the Sunday School," by Rev. J.J. Hall, D. D., V astor of Tabernacle Baptist Church," Raleigh. 'Our Work and Our Reward,' by Rev. Robt. E. Peele, Pastor of Brook lyn Baptist Church, Wilmington. "Illustrating or Lighting up a Les son," by Rev. Dr. J. F. Crowell, Presi dent of Trinity College. 'The Application of Certain Secular Methods to Sunday Schools." by Prof, G. T. Adams, Principal of Newbern Collegiate Institute. 'Diseases Incident to the Sunday School Teacher's Work," by Rev. Dr. B. F. Dixon, President oi Greensboro Female College. "Lesson Helpsand the Teacher s Need to use Them, by Kev. v. a. oisnop, Pastor of Main Street Methodist Church, Durham. The Training of Christian Children," by Rev. J. P. Barrett, editor of the Christian Sun, Raleigh. "How to Teach International Sunday School Lesson of April 5 th, '91, to a Class of Adults." A practical demon stration, by Dr. C. A. Rominger, Reids- ville. The following topics will be presented: Temperance Work in the Sunday School," by Mr. N. B. Broughton, of Raleigh. 'Sunday School Evangelization," by Mr. J. H. Southgate, of Durham. "Conventions and Institutes, by Prof. H. CDurham. of Concord. "Woman's Mission Aid," by Prof. F. S. Blair, of Menola, Hertford county. A large number of singers, a combina tion of all the choirs of Fayetteville, will contribute largely to the music for the Convention. Reduced rates of . fare on all the rail roads of the State have been secured. . The rates from a few points are here given: Greensboro $a, uurnam $a.zu. Raleigh $4.05. Goldsboro $6.80, Char lotte $6.30, Wilmington $4.30, Mt. Airy $7.30, Winston $8.10, Salisbury $6.75, Asheville $11.60, Wilson $3.85, for round- trip tickets. Delegates from other points can ascer tain the rate by inquiring of their local agent. , The representation in the Convention is limited to five delegates from each county (except Cumberland) who are to be appointed by the County Executive Committee. - THE SEABOARD AIR LINE. The Georgia Southern Tressed by Presi dent Jno. M. Bobinson The System Steadily Extending Southward. A telegram from Macon, Ga., says the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad, running between Macon and Palatka, Fla., has been leased to Mr. Jno. M. Robinson's Seaboard and Roanoke sys tem for a term of ninety-nine years. Mr. Robinson of the Seaboard and Roanoke is given $2,175,000 worth of stock to guarantee 6 per cent, interest on $2,000,000 stock and 6 per cent, on the mortgage bonds of the road. The Georgia Southern is 285 miles in length, and will connect with a new road to be built by Mr. Robinson of the Seaboard and Roanoke to Elberton, Ga., where it will connect with his road to the North, thus giving the system two hours ad vantage over the Richmond and Dan ville between New York and Central Florida. It is learned from a gentleman in Wil mington, well informad on railroad mat ters, that the G. C. & N. R. R. will be completed to Atlanta by September 1st next, while it is estimated that a year from this date will see ; the completion of the link between Elberton, Georgia, and the Georgia, Florida & Western at Macon, Ga, which will give the S. A. Line an uninterrupted line from New York and Baltimore to Palatka, Florida. That line completed and the South will have within one year from this time three distinct through lines to the North, through North Carolina the Atlantic Coast Line, the Seaboard Air Line, and the Piedmont Air Line. When capital is being' invested so lavishly in Southern enterprise of such magnitude, who can doubt . the wonder ful development of the South now in active progress. THE FAST MAIL. Republicans Trying to Cripple the Service. Report says that the appropriation for the fast mail service from Washing ton South, via Richmond and Wilming ton, came near being defeated in the House of Representatives last Saturday. Mr. Grosvenor and other Republicans wanted to knock out the oaragraoh. claiming that the wording of the item meant subsidies to Southern railroads. The paragraph was saved by the slim majority of two. The Postmaster Gen eral sent in smaller estimates by about $100,000 than had been named in the bill for this service, and that gave the opponents excuse for their fight. According to the report of the com mittee the expenditures last year for special facilities on the roads named be low were as follows in round numbers : Baltimore and Potomac $21,900, Rich mond, Fredericksburg and " Potomac $17,419, Richmond and Petersburg $4. 210, Wilmington and Weldon $29,541, the Petersburg $1,159. Wilmington, Co lumbia and Augusta $20,075, Northeast ern $17,337, Charleston and Savannah $19,710, Savannah, Florida and Western $31,300, Jacksonville, Tamta and Key West $22,867, and the South Florida $21,095. These roads have to be well paid in order to make it profitable to carry the fast mail, and had the enemies of the Sputh carried their . point, the service would have been badly crippled ior me next nscai year. . HneKlen'a Arjjlcm Salve. The best Salve in the world tor Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever, Sores, Tetters, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,Corns. and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles or no pay is required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price tSeents per box. For sale by Robert R. Bellamy, Wholesale and Retail DrugS lists. I GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Senate Debate on the- Question of Bad road Passes to JStataU Officials, Judges and Members of the Legislature Bills ' Introduced and Passed in the. House, Special Star Retort, '. Raleigh. Feb. 83. SENATE. - ; The Senate was called to order by Lieut. Gov. Holt and opened with prayer by Rev, Dr. J. J. Hall, of thecity. The Journal of Saturday was approved. j Petitions were presented by "McLarty and Hebron. v BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS. By Walser, to require the Joint Com mittee on Printing to award the con tract for public printing to the lowest responsible bidder. j By Bellamy, to amend and define the law on embezzlement. FREE PASSES OVER RAILROADS. The morning hour having expired (Senator King, of Guilford in the chair), the following bills were disposed of: To authorize the town, of Newbern to to levy a special tax; passed third readf ing. . . -- '. . ;.': ': I To amend the charter of the town of Morganton; passed third reading. 1 : To incorporate the Hot Springs, Web ster and bwannanoa Kaiiroad Company; passed second reading. j Bellamy's bill providing for railroad passenger transportation tor officers of the State came up on its second reading. The bill provides an amendment shall be made, to every charter issued since. the constitution of 1868, and any road chartered, before that - time which shall ask any amendment at the hands of the Legislature, this amendment shall apply to ana pe accepted oy -me roaa; n pro vides that upon demand ; made by the Secretary ot State a pass -shall be issued for the Governor. Secretary of State. Treasurer, Auditor, Superintendent of fUOllC I instruction, jxnoracy- ucucku, Commissioner of - Agriculture, judges, solicitors and members of the General Assembly. Courts offered an amendment to add "and all farmers." Lost. - Williams of Pitt, did not like the bill; be thought ft was introduced as a mat ter of fun. But it had eotten down to hard oan. Freeman as an Alliance man, favored the bill. J Walser offered an amendment to in elude the President and Secretary of the State Farmers Alliance. Lost. Aycock objected to members of the Legislature being included in those who are to have the free passes. Lucas was opposed to the whole thing from principle. He could not see how Senators could come here hooting about free passes, and then pass a law com pelling railroads to issue free passes to btateomcers. ine Kaiiroaa commis sion bill has passed saying State officers and members of the Legislature shall not ride on free passes, and now before the ink on that -bill is hardly dry, a bill is before this body to compel the issu ing of free passes to those very omcers, I shall not vote for the bill, because I do not think it right. I am not opposed to free passes; I am far above such tom foolery.; 1 have ridden upon tree passes, A gentleman will accept such a courte sy and never abuse it, but a dirty puppy may be corrupted and influenced by ' little railroad pass. I Aycock moved to amend by striking out "and air members of the uenerai Assembly." On motion of Turner the bill i was postponed. Bill to incorporate the Rocky Point and Pender Phosphate and Improve ment CO.; passed second and third read ings, i . ; 1 i -Bill io authorize a change in the cor porate name of the Blackwell Durham Co-operative Co.: passed second! and third readings. Bill to amend chap. 302, Laws 1889, so as to place clams under the oyster laws of the state in render, Brunswick, ana New Hanover counties; passed second and third readings. Bill tp authorize the city of Wilming ton to establish and maintain a sewer system and for other purposes. After miner amendments the bill passed its second reading. Resolution to pay M. E. Carter and other members of the committee to in vestigate railroad corporations which failed or refused to list property for tax ation. -The bill failed to pass its second reading. Bill to authorize the town of Shelby to levy a special tax for school purposes; passed second reading. Bill giving Hertford county local pro hibition, except in incorporated towns; passed second and third readings, To a mend the charter of the Winston Land and Investment Co. and to enlarge its corporate poweis; passed second and third readings. To incorporate the Harper Fabric Company; passed third reading. To extend the provisions of sec. 1980 ot l he Code to the Washington At runs ton Railway CO.; passed second and third readings. To include Buncombe county, except Black Mountain township, in the Stock Law provisions, passed second reading. Regulating quarantine fees in Cape b ear riven passed second and third readings. Amending charter of the Wilmington Street Railway Company; passed second and third readings. ' To authorize the Wilmington Light Infantry to issue bonds to build an armory; pas sea secona ana tnira reaa ings. Lucas introduced a bill to provide for certain expenses of the judiciary, provides for paying the travelling ex penses tot judges. Placed on the calen dar. The bill allows $400 for Superior Court Judges and $150 for Supreme Court Judges. The bill failed to pass second reading. - - - ' NIGHT' SESSION.-i v The special order, the biU to appropri ate si5,uuu to the Agricultural and Me chanical College, passed third reading yeas a ; nays lo. Adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, The House met at 10 a. m., Mr, Speaker Douehton in the chair, and after prayer by Rev. Mr. Robertson, of the House, the reading of the journal of baturday was.on motion, dispensed with, PETITIONS were presented for teaching, physiology and hygiene in the public schools and for prohibiting the sale of liquor near cnurcnes. L RESOLUTIONS. By Sutton, in relation to Mr, Ander son, of Hertford, and expresssmg sym pathy for him in his illness. ' (Mr. An derson has been absent from his seat during the entire session on account of illness.) ; BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED Hall., to appropriate 8200 to erect a monument over the grave of Governor Burke, Hickman, in relation to the: Bruns wick Bridge and Ferry Company. Walston, in reference to hunting eame Reed, in reference to registration of ohvsicians. I Oliver, to amend chap. 296, Laws 1889, in regard to the stock law in. Robeson county. . button, to prohibit the use of a book known as "First Steps in North Carolina History in public schools. Mann, to . prohibit the use of certain nets in Hyde county. Alexander, to prohibit obstructions in Kyder s creek, Onslow county. j BILLS FROM CALENDAR. To amend the charter of Elizabeth city; passed third readme. To authorize Pasauotank countvto issue bonds and levy a special tax; passed miru reacting. To amend the charter of Washington, passed third reading.' - " " To incorporate Hope jmius, vvuiuuci and county, passed third reading; To amend laws relating to chartering of Fayetteville, passed third reading. To authorize Harnett county to issue bonds to pay the county debt, passea third reading." ; : if To incorporate tne town oi moniezu- ma. passed third reading i; ! To authorize Leaksviiie to issue ponas. passed third reading. j , - To incorporate lamesvuie, passcu third reading. :- H- " v To levy an assessment on ine reai es tate in the stock law bounds of Johns ton county, passed third reading. - i To amend tne law in relation to crimi nal statistics, and to make solicitor " re port, passed third reading, j lo incorporate Lucama, wuson county; passea tnird reading. To incorporate tne uanvuie , iiasi Tennessee railroad, - passed third read- To authorize Brunswick county to is sue bonds to build a jail and repair court House; passed third reading.! To amend the charter ot Aioemane, Stanly county. lo cnarter tne town oi Lumoer Bridge, Robeson county; : passed third reading. - ' To authorize Wake county to ; issue bonds to fund its indebtedness; passed third reading. j -! Relating to the public roads ot c-ran- ville county; passed third reading. 1 To amend the charter ot bans- bury and provide for a sewer system; passed third reading. 1 o authorize Montgomery county to issue bonds; passed third reading. bupplemental to an act to amend tne charter of the.town of Edenton; passed third reading. ' I To work the public roads of Warren county by taxation; passed ; third read- "&'.- . ' J. ' ; to incorporate candor; passeq tnira reading. To authorize Carteret county to levy a sDecial tax: passed second reading. To incorporate the rienaersonvuie x Brevard Kaiiroad, lelegraph ana tele phone Company; passed second reading. Bills passea secona reading; i o au thorize Concord to issue bonds; to drain lowlands in Lincoln; to incorporate the towns of Shawneeka and Benena Vista; to amend the charter of Oxford. Adjourned. NIGHT SESSION. The special order, the bill for the study of the nature of alchoholic drinks and narcotics and of their, effects upon the human system, in the public schools passed third reading. Bills passed third readme: to incor porate the following: Hub, Glendon and Gulf Manufacturing Co.; Catawba Hotel Co.: Norfolk. Wilmington and Charles ton Railroad: kast Carolina risca- torial Association; Marine Banking and Industrial Company and Char lotte Chamber of Commerce; to define when leases of turpentine trees expire in the absence of special con tract , to amend the charter of the Champion Compress Company! and allow an increase of stock ; relating to water fences in Pamlico county; rela ting to catching terrapin in Brunswick county ; relating to catching hsh in Cashie river. Committee on Pensions Phillips of Watauga, McC-ill, White, Earnhardt, Cheers. Wilfong, Upchurch. Lmeback and Anderson. The special order for Tuesday night is the bill to protect the oyster interests of North Carolina. ; j Adjourned. Raleigh. Feb. 24, 1891 SENATE. ! The Senate was called jto order by Lieut. Gov. Holt and the journal of Monday was approved. 'BILLS INTRODUCED. By Russell, to incorporate the Parish Warehouse Bank, By Durham, to prevent ; the sale of 1; - . - , l . i , i liquor in certain localities in icveianu county, By Ardrey, to pay the ! expenses of Supreme and Superior Court judges. By Twitty, resolution to limit speeches to fifty minutes and two speecheson any one subiect, was put upon its passage and was adopted By Chesson, for relief of the ex-sheriff of Washington county. By Bellamy, bill to permit the Com misstoners of New Hanover county to exempt certain persons from jury j duty. By Griggsby.bill to pay the engineer of the Capitol and Supreme Court build ing $50 extra. By Butler, resolution increasing the duties of Judges and Solicitors; also bill concerning jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace CALENDAR. ' Bill to incorporate Jacksonville, On slow county, passed third reading. mil to authorize uurham to issue bonds for school purposes, passed third reading. Bill to incorporate Norwood, in Stanly countv, passed third reaading., j Bill to incorporate Hot Springs Rail road Company, passed third reading. Bill to authorize the city of Wilming ton to issue bonds for sewer and street improvement provides for $100,000 for sewers and $100,000 for street improve ments; passed third reading. Bill to provide by taxation for the public schools of Shelby, passed : third reading. Bill to incorporate the American Home Mineral and Mining Company; passed second and third readings, Bill to prohibit the sale and manufac ture of liquor within two miles of Appex in wake county; passed ; second and third readings. Bill to amend the law for working convicts in Durham county; passed sec ond and third readings. Bill to amend the charter of the Statesville Air Line Company; passed secona reading. Bill to incorporate the Iredell Land Improvement and Construction Com pany; passed second reading. Bill to incorporate the Winston Trust Company, amended by committee, and as amended passed second reading, Resolution appropriating $50 for an oil portrait of Henry Lawson, the first Confederate soldier killed in the Jate war. 1 1 Resolution to authorize the State Librarian to have binding and repairing aone py tne ruDiic rnnter and the State Treasurer shall pay all bills for such wqrk;withdrawn. j ; SPECIAL ORDER. The bill to amend the constitution of tne state in regard to homestead ex emptions was taken up. The bill pro vides tnat any one who wishes to ; claim the personal property exemption shall give thirty days notice of such claim otnerwise it snan be considered as waived. Bell submitted an amendment requir ing the wife to sign a note with her hus band where the homestead exemption is waived, which was adopted. Bellamy moved to recommit to the Judiciary Committee, which motion prevailed. Bill to amend the charter of Lumber ton, Robeson county; passed second and third readings. Bill for relief of J. R. Beaman, Treas urer of Sampson county; passed second and third readings. - Bill to amend the Johnston county Road Law; passed second and ; third readings. Bill to amend the Pension Laws strikes out the word "indigent," in sec tion 1; passed second and third readings, - Resolution instructing the Committee on Senatorial Districts to apportion the representation in the House of Repre sentatives upon tne oasis of the census of 1890, was adopted. Bill to prevent discrimination in '. the pensioning of wounded : Confederate soldiers, was lost on second reading. Resolution to pay actual expenses; of sub-Committee of the Committee on Education, for the trip to Chapel Hill; passed second and third readings. Bill to authorize the Commissioners and Justice of the Peace to supplement the pay of Sheriff of Mecklenberg county;. passed second and third readings. Bill to amend the law regulating the. practice of dentistry; passed second and third readings. j;- j "' tsui to encourage the discovery ot phosphate rock and deposits in the nav igable waters ' of : the 'State; passed second and third readings.: . Bill regulating the sale of beer, wine and cider in the county of Green; passed second and third readings.;; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 10 a. m., Mr. Speak er Doughton in the chair, and after prayer by. Rev. Dr. Carter of the city, the reading ot . yesterday's journal was, on motion, dispensed with. ; : j ; PETITIONS. . J Scott, from citizens of Alamance county in regard to public printing. Calloway, to teach physiology and hy giene in public schools. 1 1 ; Nash, to change name of Bilesville to New London, and to prohibit sale of li quor near a church, jj 1 REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. ' Committees reported ! sundry bills with recommendations as to disposition of same. ' : ' ' " '. BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED. Hall, of Orange, to amend The Code in regard to the road law. Mann, to authorize the treasurer of Tyrell to pay the. treasurer of Hyde cer tain school funds. ! I Phillips, to levy a tax in the stock law district of Nash county . j Comeld, to prevent the felling of trees in Roanoke river. h - ; Nash, to incorporate New London, Stanly county. Pickett, to incorporate Moran Acade my Co. Alexander, for drainage of lowlands of iyrreii county. i Stroup, to incorporate King's Moun tain Mining Co., and to incorporate the southern Manganese Co. j Davis, to prohibit the sale of certain articles on Sunday. Brake, to amend the charter of Rocky Mount. ; r i' Long, of Warren, to remove the Col ored Normal School from Franklinton to Warrenton; to improve the stock of horses; for safety of people travelling in vehicles. ; i Chears, to add Union to the Meck lenburg stock law. Brinson, to amend the charter of Bayboro. p ! Bryan of Wayne, amend chap. 269, Laws of 1889. j! j . Prince, for relief: of Daniel Hall, a one-armed Confederate soldier. Gelmer, to amend section 3732, The Code. McGill, in regard to taxation for educational purposes. To amend the school law. Jones, to amend sees. 962 and 769,The Code. Moiton, to exempt from jury duty the foreman of any manufacturing establish ment. Hileman, to protect clients from fradulent practices. ; Sutton, to prevent spread of hog cholera. Long of Columbus, resolution instruct ing benators and Representatives to urge an appropriation to cut a canal from Brunswick to Calabash. Sutton, in regard to certain employes ot the House. Lowe, for relief of Emily Johnson, widow oi a Conlederate soldier. ELECTION OF RAILROAD COMMISSION ERS Jones offered a resolution "that the House go into the j election of Rail road Commissioners on Thursday March 5th, at noon." Adopted. The chair then announced the special order, THE REVENUE BILL. On motion, the House then went in to Committee of the Whole, and re solved that the bill be considered by sections. Sutton in the chair. Alexander moved to amend sec. 2 by striking out "there shall be annually levied a tax of seventy-five cents" and insert 66 cents, and spoke in advocacy of the amendment. Holman interrupted Alexander several times and corrected him in his state ments. Jones said Alexander reminded him of Nat. . Macon, a former celebrated North Carolinian, who was very much in favor of the war of 1812, but that every time an appropriation was asked to carrv on.the war he every time voted against it.' That the gentleman grew eloquent some days ago about the school fund and children, but when the matter came up he did not like to appropriate funds. He was inconsistent. Holman moved that sees. 2 and 3 be informally passed over to give gentle men an opportunity to study the Treas urer's report. Adopted.!, Each section following was adopted till sec 19 was reached. Sec. 19 was amended by providing that its pro visions should not apply to draymen "who drive their own drays." Each section following was adopted till the 22d section (the purchase tax) was reached. To this Morton offered a substitute repealing Schedule B tax and levying in place of the same a specific tax of $2.00 per year on retail merchants and $15.00 per year on wholesale mer chants. : . i Morton stated that the Schedule B tax was unjust and a double tax, and that the merchants .of the State were protesting and asking relief; that they had sent delegates here from every sec tion, and he thought this Assembly should listen to their demands. He stated that the revenue from the present tax was $34,000, and that if we did not give the merchants relief they would seek it in the courts, ; and in that event we would lose that revenue. He said this was a license tax for the privi lege of doing business, and that we should not charge one man more for the same privilege than was charged another; that for the privilege of doing a retail business a certain specified tax should.be levied and likewise -for the Srivilege of doing a wholesale business, is substitute provided for that and he considered it was just and reasonable. A vote was taken J and the substitute was. lost. The section j was adopted. Each section was adopted till sec. 25, (in regard to sewing machines), was reached, amended in line 36 and adopt ed.' Each section was then adopted till sec. 29 (insurance! companies), was reached. It was amended so as to make the fee for license $100 instead of $50, and as amended adopted. NIGHT SESSION. The House to-night took up .as a special order the bill to promote the oyster industry by prohibiting dredging in a limited area in deep water. This was voted down and the bill passed; Onslow county being exempted from the provisions of the bill. Raleigh, Feb. 25. ! SENATE. j TUESDAY EVENING'S SESSION. : I Green of Wake, by request, intro-j duced a bill to repeal chap. 80, Laws of 1885, in regard to tax collectors. "! Bill to provide for the working of lohnston county roads by convict labor,! passed third, reading. j Bill to allow certain townships to sub-! scribe to the capital stock of the Thom asville. Silver Valley & Pee Dee Rail road Company, passed second reading. Bill to incorporate the South Caro lina & Seaboard Railroad -Company, passed second reading, j ..- ; Bill to incorporate the Southeastern North Carolina Railway Company, pass ed second reading. The incorporators are Ed Chambers Smith, Geo. H. Snow and Gustave Rosenthal, of Raleigh. Bill to incorporate the Carolina Char ity Association; amended and passed second and third readings.- Bill to protect riparian proprietors of land;, passed second and third readings. Bill to amend the insurance laws of the State was laid on the table. Bill to amend the law for electing county superintendents of education; passed second and third readings. ? Bill to appoint a cotton weigher for the town" of Jonesboro; passed . second and third readings." - Bill to amend the law in regard to redemption of land sold for taxes, ex tends the . time to January . 1, 1892; passed second and third readings. Bui to reauce tne numoer otatrectors of the Acme Manufacturing Co.; passed second and third readings. Bill to - incorporate the Wilson & Carolina. Railroad Company ; passed second reading. ' Bill to incorporate the Carolina, Jonesville and Northern Railway Co.; passed second reading. Bill "concerning tne settlement ot . . ... r losses bv fire insurance companies; amended and passed second and third readings. j ' Bill increasing tne duties oi mages and solicitors of the State; failed to pass second reading. . Galloway arose; to a question of per sonal privilege: There has been some reflection made upon my county, and desire to hurl them back to those who made them. I love my home and wish to sav that these unkind words used against mv countv, was done in the Committee on Aericulture this after noon. Mr. Galloway- sent up a letter which was read. ; .THE LETTER. FlELDSBOROUGH, N. C, Feb. 13, 1891. Dr. I want you and Andrew and Dr. Freeman and the honorable House of Representatives I want you to have these dam gates torn away from across the roads, so I can carry the mail in time. Do so if you can. Respectfully, Jno. Croom, Mail Carrier, Bill to increase the public school fund, was passed over informally. Adjourned WEDNESDAY'S SESSION. The Senate was called to order by Lieut. Gov. Holt, and opened with prayer. The journal of Tuesday was approved. Leave of absence was granted Green of Harnett, Galloway and Rose.; BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS, By Bell, to amend chap. 139, Private Laws, 1889. By raine, to punish persons who in duce other by fradulent representation to purchase fruit trees and grape vines. By Reed, to impose a license on man ufacturers of spirituous liquor, i By Wilcox, for relief of the late treasurer of Moore county, By McLean, to allow the buperinten dent of Public Instruction of Robeson county to conduct examinations in Max- ton By Butler, to incorporate Roseboro, bampson county. . By Speight, to prevent the obstruc tion of Swift Creek in Edgecombe co, By Chesson, to prevent habitua! drunkenness. THE CALENDAR Bill to amend the charter of Greens boro; bill to incorporate the South Car olina, Seaboard & Northern Railroad Company; passed third readings. BILLS ENROLLED. Griggsby reported thirty-four bills properly enrolled which were ratified by the President of the senate. CALENDAR RESUMED. Bill to incorporate the Wilson & Car olina Kaiiroad Company. Bill to provide forthe study of the nature of alcoholic drinks and narcotics and of their effect upon the human sys tern, in the public schools; passed sec ond reading. . Upon the third reading the bill passed by a unanimous rising vote. Bill to apportion the public school funds of the State among the school population; failed to pass second read ing. " Bill changing the dividing line be tween the counties of Wilkes and Alle ghany; passed second and third read ings. Other bills passed their third reading as follows: Bill to incorporate the Carolina, Greenville and Northern Railway Co.; to incorporate the Southeastern North Carolina Railway Co.; to incorporate the Falls Manufacturing Co.; to amend the charter of the Statesville Air Line Railway Co.; concerning the Public High School of Statesville; to incorpo rate the Iredell Land Improvement and Construction Co.; to incorporate the town of Kenilworth, Buncombe county; to incorporate the town of Hazel, Bun combe county ; to authorize Yancey county to levy a special tax. Lucas introduced a bill to regulate the sale of liquors in the county of Hyde; placed on the calendar. Bill to authorize commissioners of Wake county to issue bonds and pay present bonded indebtedness at a lower rate of interest; passed second reading. ' A large number of local bills- passed their various readings.: NIGHT SESSION. The following bills passed third read ing, To define felony and for other purposes; to authorize Goldsboro to pay for a school building ; in regard to conditional sales. The report of the conference commit tee on the Railroad Commission was adopted, which strikes out sec. 25 in re gard to killing stock. The bill to limit the time when county bonds shall be issued for railroad pur poses passed third reading. Several local bills also passed. Adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House was called to order at 10 a. m., Mr. Speaker Doughton in the chair. PETITIONS. Among the petitions introduced were the following : Morton, from citizens of Wilmington and County Commissioners ot New Hanover : To adopt such amendments as will secure prohibition of the sale of liquor by irresponsible parties. It re commends, in substance, that all appli cants for license to sell liquor shall file with the application at least two respon sible names as proof of their moral character and file a bond of $500,, with' two good sureties .who shall not be in terested in the liquor business, which upon violation of any of the provisions of the law regulating the sale of liquor shall be forfeited to the. school fund ; that it shall be unlawful to sell within, two miles of any incorporated town ; and prohibits the use of screens, &c, in bar-rooms. Henry, in regard to'public printing from Rockingham county. . RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED. Hickman, asking our Senators and Representatives in Congress for a canal from Brunswick county to Calabash. Phillips, to adjourn Monday, March the 9th. Gner, in reference to the length of speeches. BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED. Wood, to secure titles to real estate; to create steam boiler inspectors, and to abolish the first week of April and Nov. terms of Bertie Superior Court. Peebles, to amend sec. 2291 and 447 of The Code; to secure prompt settle ment with railroads for killing live stock.-:.- -.- r .'. r . , Mann, to amend chap. 127, Laws 1889 in regard to fish inspectors. Jones, to amend chap. 880, Laws 1887. Jones, to incorporate Cape Fear & Northern Railway Company; to incor porate Holly Springs Land & Wo,,. Morton, for better protection nt d and nmnertv hv nrpvntinrr eoi r . '."8 nor illuminating oil. c Bryan of Wayne, to amend char. i, Laws 1869. mcorporatint Gniruu. Lumber Co., and to incorporate ' man's Camp Grounds. P" ; SPECIAL ORDER. Sneaker announced the arw-ioi . D iuc luuiuuiB uuur CXDired m.i i j- sa. vJrnA. bill to amend the charter of th ah? and North Carolina RailrraH """C McGill moved to re-rifr r tee on Corporations. "m' Whitfield spoke in favor of tr. .-.. He alluded to the attempts of the W i W. road to "gobble it up": that iJv tapped the line at Kinston and threat ed to also go to Newbern. If they that, the road would be tr- v. j u"ar. suuckuuu. tic uupcu it WOUld not h. re-referred, but passed as the commiu? Sutton, favored the bill'. He saiH . ho Viarl Vioarrl frnm hio K..i . u uiM w wv. iiuuioi uiannei tn i V.:i nni V,o 1 coast; that Morehead had contemni,.?: this great through line in the State th Cn YT inn nrtixr ntvna1- Vi o . :. . l -- 1 - - - no irup it had stock in the North Carolina Ra; way, but that it was leased; that ti. name of the "Mullet Road" was a term the road;; thatthe State's interest shouli w i-iui-nvi. "icac people ShOUld have an outlet. Peebles thought the bill should be re. referred: that the road had never t;j running expenses; that numerous offen had been made to lease the road bv m. W & W ; at $60,000 per annum; tha this would give the State some revenn. UUL lilelk Ik uuw kui uutuing, Bryan of Wayne spoke strongly favor of the bill; hesaid that the Rirv mond & Danville ahd W. & W. had been trying for years to gobble up this lin- that he (Peebles), said that the road was a nuisance; that this bill was trying to menu mawers; mac mere was a strong tendency to crush out this road; that it was being choked and cut in two at Kinston; and unless this road could t allowed to have an outlet there wa. great danger of the State losing its road. He then addressed himself to the merits of the bill. Said that there could be no objection to the bill unless some objec tion should be made to sec. 12, in regard to convicts, tie then explained that section, and hoped the bill would pass. The bill was re-referred to the com. mittee and made the special order for next Saturday. . A J l . i , '. - . is unnnisneu uusiness ine cnair, an nounced THE REVENUE BILL. The House went into Committee ol the Whole, with Mr. Sutton in the I chair. bee. 44, first considered, was adopte All the following sections were then adopted, and the House then returned to the sections informally passed over I yesterday sections 2 and 3.. Section 2 was read, and Alexander renewed his I amendment to strike out 75 and insert I 6675 in line 5, and spoke in advocacy. ferry ana McClure opposed it I Vestal moved to amend by makine it I eu. ixst. Alexander's amendment was lost bvl yeas 36, nays 48. Sec. 2 was then I adopted. Sec. 3 was read. Alexander moved I to amend by inserting 23 in lieu of 25,1 in line 2. Lost. Sec. 3 was adopted. The committee then arose and Mr. Sutton reported to the House . Mr. Speaker Doughton- took the chair, and the bill as passed on by the committee was put to the House on its second reading and passed second reading by a vote ol ayes b7, nays 2o. CALENDAR. ine Dili to amena ine coae, seel 2303, appropriating $2,000 to furnish the Governor s mansion was read. Alexander moved to amend (bill as reported from committee) by inserting $1,000 in lieu of $2,000. Lost. Hileman moved to amend by insert ing $500. Lost. The bill was defeated on second read ing ayes 36, nays 40. Bills passed third reading: To regu late the fees of sheriffs and constables under The Code, sec 40; to restrict fishing in Brunswick and Columbus rivers; to allow Beaufort county to levyi a special tax; to repeal a section ot l he Code making justices ineligible for county commissioners; to amend the act to incorporate the Wilmington, Onslow & East Carolina Railway; to authorize the same to change its name; to admit Indians to the white insane asylum; to prevent obstructions in Northeast river. Adjourned. NIGHT SESSION. Bills passed third reading: To amend! The Code relative to entries and grants to amend The Code relative to draw bridges; in relation to the Kinston & Washington Railroad: to incorporate the New York and Wilmington Lam Improvement and Banking Company to appropriate $40,000 to the institutiot for the deaf, dmmb and blind; to appro priate S250 for travelling- expenses o! judges of Supreme and Superior courts; to encourage fruit ana vegetaDie larms in North Carolina; to amend The Code in regard to road overseers; to regulate the collection of taxes in Wayne and Mecklenburg counties. . House branch of. committee to con sider the proposition of the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad: Bryan of Wayne, Holman, and Hall of Halifax. Adjourned. - - Undisputed JTIerlt. ' , The great success of the Royal Bak ing Powder is due to the extreme care exercised by its manufacturers to make it entirely pure, uniform in quality, and of Jhe highest leavening power. 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