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PLANT YOUR AD —IN THE — £ |f | W—W NEWS AND OBSERVER | || I"*^ —AND SEE— THE DOLLARS GROW. VOLUME XXXVII. GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE —IHrHHHMW'OT »*** #HHF- FH< > M CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE COMMONW EALTH. COUNTY GOVERNMENT QUESTION. The General Assembly Should Giant I.literal % ppropriaiions lor the Uni versity. the Normal Schools and Asy lums—Recommended that the State Purchase the Penitentiary Farms by an Issue of 4 per cent. Bonds—All Exemption From Taxation Should be Taken From the North Carolina Rail road-Suggested That Solicitors Re ceive a Salary and Special Court Judges be Appointed-— Proposed Changes in the Oyster Law. Gentlemen of the General Assembly: Our Constitution requires that the Gov ernor “shall from time to time, give the General Assembly information of the af fairs of the State and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall deem expedient.” In order to be better fitted for this task, I have, since the adjournment of the last Legislature, endeavored to acquaint my self with the various departments and the management of the State institutions. The recommendations which will be placed before you for your consideration i are obtained largely from personal visits and inspection. I have visited and in spected during the interim, the State prison frequently, the State farms on the Roanoke annually, the University, each recurring commencement; the A. and M. College commencements; the closing ex ercis sos the Normal and Industrial School; the State Fairs at the capital; the State guard encampments at More head, and every other institution to which the State contributes financial aid, save alone the two Orphan Asylums at Ox ford, and some of the Normal Schools, these last being und r the very efficient supervision of the Superintendent of Pub lic Instruction. I refer you for informa tion concerning them to his report. It is gratifying to bear testimony to the honest and efficient management of these various State institutions and to ask your favorable consideration of their various reports accompanying this rues sage, and recommendations made Here in. In this State the responsibility for legislation is not a divided one between I the legislative and executive branches as ! in the Federal Government, and in many ! of the States. Under our Constitution j the Governor has no veto power; the j most he can do is to re commend, and the i whole responsibility is made to rest | with the Legislature. This being the case, it becomes all the more important that your action should be wise, conservative and well considered. Nothing now ex isting should be changed unless you are satisfied that you can improve upon it. Change simply for the sake of change may and probably will result iu serious injury to some of the manifold interests-.! ot the State. It has not hitherto been j the custom in this State to make changes, except when experience or observation! taught (us) that a change was necessary and helpful. Our charitable and jrenal institutions have been well and economi cally managed. These institutions invite your close investigation and scrutiny. After you have made this examination, in the spirit of truth and fairness, l am sure that you will readily concede the wisdom and economy of their manage-1 ment. If you should find this to be their condition, then I am sure you will; be slow to make any changes which can not be fully justified in the light of sub sequent experience. City and County Government. Our city and county governme t ne cessarily form important parts in the j machinery of government in this State. , They absorb very much more of the ! taxes of the people than the State gov-; ernment with all its varied and irnpor-1 tant functions. No well informed man can say that these governments, as a rule, have not been well managed. There may have been here and there a few ex ceptions, but a close scrutiny and a rigid examination will develop the fact tiiat in all the history of the State, the city and county governments have never been more wisely and economically ad ministered than for the past fifteen years. You should hesitate long and anxiously before you make any altera tion iu the system which has produced such good results. It seems to me you should feel satisfied that the proposed form of government will produce better results in efficiency and | economy and not allow the prejudices ; of patty feeling to influence you to ihe j enactment of a law which may bring, to a part of the State at least, loss as prop erty, depreciation of values, and instead of progress, retrogression in business activity. If the changes you make fail to ac complish such results, the responsibility will rest on you, but the people will have the burdens to bear, and to pay the ex penses of your experiment. In campaign after campaign a change in our system of county government was proposed by one party, antagonized by the other. Time and again it has been discussed and fought out before the people, and the party proposing the change, &c., &c , always went down in defeat. Thisques tion was not in my judgment the promi nent questiou m the last campaign. The causes, which operated most potently to bring you into power as law makers, are to be found in other questions. Had this been the only or the great issue be fore the people, their verdict, in my opinion, would have been otherwise. But, be that as it may, the judgment of the people Las after full and fair discus sion btea in favor of the present system. It, therefore, has the approval of the peo ple as well as the best results in practice to commend it to your better judgment, and to warn you against m iking useless changes. Treasurer’s Report. v The State Treasurer’s report presents a healthful condition of the S ate’s finances. It shows a cadi balance on hand ai : < los --dlb j n- iy.: r, eudiug Nov. 30th, ot $114,531.15, not withstanding a redaction ot the tax levy by the Legislature of 1893 from 25 cent.' to 22 cents. The total estimate of expenses requir ed by law' to be furnished by the Tieas urer to the General Assembly of 1895 is shown to be s'<>o,4oo, and asirnlar amount for 1890 less #63,000, the ex penses of the legislature. The present levy upon last year's assesment will yield only #815,000, or an excess of disburse merits over receipts of $t5,400. It will not be wise under the circumstances to estimate receipts from any other source. Under the funding act 1879, #3,322,800 in 4 per cent, bonds have been issued in ex change for the old recognized debt of the State. There are still some old bonds tiidstaiiinnK w ibih align iumlv 1 wIILiI-,- quire a further issue of #292.970 new 4 per cent bonds, making a total possi> la debt of #3.615,770, bearing 4 percent in terest. The State owns, as an invest ment. #156,750 of these bonds and the Board of Education owns #143,250. The North Carolina Railroad 6 per cent, construction bonds, amounting to #2,720,000 are secured by the State’s three-fourths’ interest in the road, the dividends from which are more than am pie to meet the interest. The recommendations and suggestions contained in the report meet my hearty | approval. For two years past I have been j in almost daily contact with the retiring Treasurer, having an intimate knowledge of the man anti his methods. His famil iarity with the financial affairs of the State, the systematic mauner of conduct ing his office, his wisdom in council and his many other sterling traits of charae ter have greatly endeared him to us all. Honorable, capable, efficient, the State loses an officer who has been faithful and devoted to his trust. Slate Auditor’s Report. In calling your attention to this re port I would ask you to pay special at tention to his recommendations on equal izatlon of taxation. This is a very im portant matter and I would recommend the establishment of a State. Board of Equalization. All property should he proportionately and all classes of citi zens should be equally taxed. The net increase of property subject to taxation for 1893 over 1892 was #1,209,392.15. In 1892 there was collected for taxes #l,- 395,899.73, in 1893 #1,358.944.75; show ing #36,904 98 less collected in 1893 than 1892. The reduction of tax levy of three cents, from tw'enty-five to twenty-two accounts for the less sum collected for general purposes, notwithstanding the aggregate increase in values and the in crease of one cent for school purposes. The State and county tax for 1893 for all purposes wa J : State taxes, - - - #1,358,944. 75 County taxes, - - - 1,058,941.69 Total, - - - - #2.417,935,44 Estimating the population for that year for the State —1,675,000, the per capita tax was #1.44 for all purposes. The report of the Auditor on the aver age valuation of land per acre is very in teresting, and discloses some remarkable facts, which should command your at tention. Pensions. No subject w hich will be called to your attention is more worthy your generous consideration than the pensions paid to the surviving Confederate soldiers and the ; r widows. This class of our citizens is fast passing away, and in their de clining years of infirmity they should have the tender care and support of the State. No more fitting tribute of a State’s appreciation to those who have shed lus- j *er and glory on the name of North Carolina and her institutions could be shown than iu granting to them this meagre support. The Auditor recommends an increase from 3 1 3 cents on the #IOO worth of property, and 10 cents on poll to 4 12 cents on property, andl3 l-2eentson t lie {loll, which would raise sufficient funds to pay the soldiers and widows of sol diers the full quota allowed by law, to wit; Ist class, #100; 2nd class, #75; 3rd j class, #SO; 4th class, soldiers, #25; 4th j class, widows. #25. 1 respectfully ask your careful atten tion to this recommendation and believe that our people will gladly pay this tax in order that those who are to-day mon uments of the great struggle for civil :■ rights and individual Statehood may, as they decline in years and feebleness, be j aided by their State to the fullest extent, j especially when we consider that no one j can be a beneficiary of this law who owns #SOO worth of property, or holds a position under State or Nation wiiich j pays #3OO per year. Consequently only the poorest of our soldiers are benefited, and these should receive our care and support. The pensions now being paid by the State are #105,132.00; amount issued in 1893, #90,280.00; increase in 1894 over ’93, #5,818 00 The present levy 3 1-3 cents on the #IOO worth of property and 10 cents on poll will produce for the cur rent year, $111,390.77. From the Auditor’s report pertaining to the general indebtedness of the Sta f e i it appeals that in many counties (at least i over half) under the present system of county government there is no indebted ness whatever—-that the taxable propert y of the State amounts to $262,927,110 87, and that the total indebtedness is about 1-25 of this amount. This shows that the people of North Carolina own twen ty five times more than their public in debtedness, and further that in the cities and towns this indebtedness has been incurred for the most part on permanent improvements, such as electric light sys tems, water works, street improvements, &e , in the counties for new and im proved jails and court houses. Considering the onerous burdens un der which our people have lived since the wa’ it shows conclusively that the party intrusted with the administration of public affairs has given to the people such a State government that the light of prosperity from onerou,s taxation is dawningin North Carolina Furthermore, that the State of North Carolina levies and collects for general purposes a lower rate of taxes than any State of the Union, comparing in characteristics with this State, and all expense have been kept strictly within the appropriations and money provided for the mainte nance of government. The further in quiry into this subject will show that the general expenses of the Executive part of the government are paid by cor -1 porations doing business in the State from other States. Such being the case can we not congratulate the people on this relief from taxation, and upon the splendid management of a State govern ment, the Executive and Judicial part of which can be paid from revenues col lected bv taxes imposed on foreign oor porat ions through the wisdom of a parry, which has always looked to their welfare and sought to give them a government pure in finance, and for their best inter ests ? .> Secretary ol Slate. By reference to the report of the Secre tary of State it will t>e seeh that the total amount collected by that office and paid into the Treasury amounts to $103,788.- 48, a sum by SII,OOO in excess of the total expenses of the Ex-Judicial and [continued on the supplement.] \Ews jl Observer 6 PER CENT. INTEREST ■hi i: n i f,E intfiY rmvuToH rr in- TROmUUEDIN BOTH HOUSES BY DEMOCRATS. TQ REPEAL ALLIANCE CHARTER.* The Senate Refuses to Adopt the Old Rules, and Appoints Standing Com mittees—The House Hears the Gov ernor’s Message—Bills Introduced to Repeal the Present Election Law, and to Establish County Gov ernment-Committees Appointed on Rules and Privileges and Elections— Bid to Repeal Section I I, Article 5- The Senate was rapped to order at 11 o’clock by President Doughton. Prayer by Rev. H W. Norris, Senator from Wake. Clerk King read the journal of Wed nesday's proceedings. There was a slight tremor in his voice, and an appa rent unfamiliarity with the names of the Senators, as was to be expected in a new and inexperienced clerk. Senator 1. W. Taylor, of Harnett, st < ted that his name was l. W. Taylor, and not J. W. Taylor, as it was read fiom the journal. The error and the omission having been corrected, the journal was approved. Senator O-ok stated that the commit tee appointed to communicate with the Governor and inform him of the organi zation of the Senate and the readiness of that tody to receive any communica tion which his Excellency might desire to make had performed its duty. Senator Abell, of Johnston, moved that the rules of the last Senate be adopted until the adoption of new rules A yea and nay vote was taken, and the Pnsident beiug unable to determine the result, ordered a rising vote. The mo tion was lost, the Democrats voting for it and half the Fusionists voting against it and the balance not voting. Senator Cook sent forward a resolution requiring the Secretary of Senate to furnish sixty copies of the Code to the House for use of its members and forty copies to the Senate for a like purpose. The Senator stated that the resolution would have called for a copy of the Code for each senator and Representative, but for the fact that the Secrerray of State had in hand hut one hundred copies It was suggested by the Senator that copies should first be furtrshed 1> members of j the various committees. The resolution was adopted. Senator Frauek. of Onslow, offered a , resolution that three Senators be ap ; pointed to prepare rules for the Senate. Adopted. The chair appointed as this committee Senators Rice (Rep.) of New Hanover. Hamrick (Pop) of Cleveland, and Adams (Dim ) of Moore. Senator Abell of Johnston, introduced a bill entitled an act to restore six per | cent, as the legal rale of interest. With-1 out objection, the bill was placed upon j the calendar. Senator Mewborue of Lenoir, intro j duced a bill to repeal the charter of the State Farmers’ Alliance and to restore the old charter, which was amended by the last General Assembly. The bill was passed and ordered to be sent to the House. Upon this bill the five Demo cratic. Senators did not vote. A message from the House was an nounced, asking that a committee of three be appointed from the Senate to act with a committee of the same nuni tor from the House and inform the Governor that the General Assembly of the State was now organized. A message was received from the House annonneingthe elect ion of Speaker Walser, and the other officers of that body. Senator Cook stated that Messrs. Grant and Paddison of the ninth dis trict were present, without certificates of election, but he thought there was gord reason why they should be seated as Senators. He then sent forwar d a notice of contest which was read by the clerk. The Democratic Senators elect waived their right and no objection was made and Grant and Paddison were sworn in. It was announced that the committee on rules would meet iu the Senate cham ber at 3 p m. Joint caucus of Populist and Repub lican Senators was held immediately after adjournment. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Yesterday morning, at eleven o’clock, when the members of the Hquse came together, the sky was h browed, sullen, sodden, sad as soul of Cowper. There were dimness aim , uncanniness about the sepulchral sag gestion that hovered around the Corin thian columns upbearing the mausoleum dome of the chamber. There was a warp of thready rain with a woof of melancholy mist. It was a day on which, if Poe’s Raven had flown through the lattice of the Hall of the House of Representatives and not been stopped by the new up to-date door keeper, he would have gone to roost upon some Populistic bust. George Washington’s face en framed on the Speaker’s right, looked bilious and bereft. There was to to sure, the sameealmness upon it that is the pride of the truly good American citizen, but it was the calmness of suppressed dis tress and mortification. The Father of His Country was apparently pointing with his two index-fingers at Jim Young and the group of the sinful, sitting about his chair, number 54. George was say ing to himself, “who would have dreamed it ?” But the F. O. C. wa3 interrupted iu his reverie of chagrin over the G. O. Ps and the P. O.Ps, by a prayer for more light to guide us by Rev. L. L. Smith (Pop )of Cleveland. This was followed by a motion for more light by Mr. Line back (Rep.) of Forsyth. So the gas was lit, aud the journal was read by ex-Clerk J. Milton Brown whose resonant and distinct voice w ill to much mi-sed during this sessiou. There was some correction of names - f members, after which Mrv Peebles, of Northampton, desired to have his vote which was inadvertently not cast yester day, recorded for Tyler who was the Demoeratice candidate for Engrossing Clerk. Mr. White, (Rep.) of Bladen, an nounced on the part of Mr. John McLean, (Pop ) of Richmond, that the gentleman, wished to to sworn in. Mr. MeClammy, (Dem.) New Hanover, announced the same on the part of Mr. Duffy, of Onslow. The two gentlemen came forward and took the oath. Mr, French, (Rep.) New Hanover an nounced on the part of the committee RALEIGH. N. C.. FRIDAY. JANUARY It. 1895. a to acquaint the Governor with the organization of the House that the committee had waited upon his Excel lency who replied that ho wou d shortly communicate with the body Ih'tfrtttßjT" The committee was then discharged by the speaker. A message was announced from the Senate, which the Speaker laid before the j House, to the effect that that body bad organiz. d and elected officers, the names of whom were given, and had appointed a committee of 3to act with the House committee in waiting upon the Governor. A message from the Governor was an nounced, and Mnjor S F. Telfair, the Private Secretary of his Exc< Ueney, walked down the aisle with the Docu ment which he delivered to the Speaker, together with the reports from the sev eral State Departments. The reading of the Governor’s mes sage began at 11:-2, and was concluded at 1:25, the reading being continuous It covered about ninety-nine pages of type-written matter, and comprised atout 29,000 words. There was only one copy available for the Legislature, so the poor Senate had none, and the message was, therefore, not ie id yester day iu that body. The new Reading-Clerk, Chapin, read for fifty-six minutes, and was relieved by an Assistant, who read for twenty min utes, when he in turn was, at 12:28, re lieved again by Chief Chapin. It may as well be frankly said that neither one of these gentlemen are good readers. The pathetic shadings of Mr. Chapin's voice when he would strike a humanita j rian streak such as the treatment of the j soldiers or the ins me was indicative of noble feeliug and at times touching j Yet Mr. Chapin’s voice is fairly j good, and with practice he may do well. His assistant took up the reading at the sentence beginning “the North Carolina School for the ‘Deef’ aud Dumb.” “Deef” should be pronounced deaf. He will nr doubt brush up on his pronunciation and when the natural em barrassment shall have passed away, as well as the wrinkles in his voice, great things may be looked for. The crowd in the galleries were scant, i no ladies being among the visitors. Bishop Cheshire dropped in and occupied the seat of Captain Peebles for awhile and seemed interested -n the Governor’' message. Lieut. Governor Doughton, also, was noted among those that looked iu. At the conclusion of the message and on motion <f Mr. Lineb.ek (Rep.), of Forsyth, it was <>rde ed that the mes sage funushed t > the House be sent to the Senate. Mr Lusk (Rep.), of Buncombe, intro duced a joint resolution which was agreed to ordering the printing of 600 cop es of the Governor's message and 20 copies each for the members The Speaker laid before the House the rep>rts of tha different institutions, namely: those of the Insane Asylum, Board of Internal 1 tnorov- ruents. College of Agrieuli ural and Mechanic Arts, Sec retary of Sta f e, University of Nor h Carolina, Shell Fish Commission, North Carolina Soldiers’ Home, Dr. W. G Cur tis of the Quarantine Boa’d, Oxford Or phan Asylum, Dr. J. F. Miller, Superin tendent North Carolina Insane Asylum. Board of Education, State Board ofj Charities. These reports were referred to appro priate committees with the exception of the report of the State Board of Charities as to the reference of which the Speaker was in doubt There was a communication from Hon. Octavius Coke, Secretary of State, with the request that he to permitted to ap pear before the appropriate committee to submit the bids for the Public Print ing. On motion of Mr. Peebles*(Dem ), of Northampton, Mr Robinson (Dem ), of Anson, was granted a leave of absence until Monday. ! The question of refe enee of contested election cases to committee having arisen, Mr. Peebles (Dem.), of North ampton, suggested that the reference should to made without any waiver of informalities or rights in the premises. The Speaker said there would to no such waiver in the reference to commit tee. Mr. McKenzie (D.) of Rowan, rose to introduce a resolution but was ruled out of order for the moment. Contested Election Cases. Under Petitions and Memorials, Mr. Williams (Rep. > of Craven, introduced a memorial which was referred to commit tee of the contest offelection on the part of D. H. Abbott, of Pamlico, against L. j .G. Daniels (Dem.) of Pamlico, contestee. ! * Linebadc objected to reading the j I - **l- Mr. McKenzie now sent up his resolu tion which was read, and rest rred, as fol lows: “ Resolved , That it to the duty of the Committee on Privileges and Elections to examine every election contest re ferred to them and to ascertain aud re port as soon as practicable whether or not- the case is properly and legally constituted before the bar of the House of Representatives before proceeding to investigate the matter upon its merits.” Bills Introduced. “Mr. French (R.), New Hanover, in troduced a bill with the request that it to referred to a special committee fif teen and to read according to its title “te repeal existing election laws and to secure to the people a free ballot and a fair count ” Mr. A F. llileman, (Pop ) Cabarrus; a bill to repeal Chap. 137, Private La.ws 1893, which Chapter is entittled “An Act to amend Chapter 105; private laws of 1889, entitled ‘an act to incorporate the Farmer’s State Alliance of North Carolina and Sub-Alliances. The amend ment compasses the nonliability of stockholders, etc., for corporate debts; no increase in salaries; that a contributor to funds for carrying on State business agency, etc;, is authorized to withdraw amount paid in; that a person contribu ting through county alliance etc., is en titled to demand proportionate part, etc Mr. Williams, (Rep.) of Cravan: bill “to restore to the people the right “to govern themselves” (laughter). Mr. Winborne (D.), Hertford, bill “to fix the fees of solicitors in estates of in fants;” a bill “to fix the rate of interest at 6 per cent.” At this point Mr. French was called to the chair. . Mr. Bean (R.), Randolph, bill “tore peal section 14, article 7, of the Consti tution of North Carolina.” Here is the section referred to: “The General Assembly shall have full power by statute to modify, change or abro [CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGE.j NOT MUCH CHANCE NOW OF.JI OCR VTS C VNNO I NGREE UPON ANY COMPROMISE CURRENCY BILL. THE PRESIDENT DISAPPOINTED. He Intimates That lie Will Call an Extra Session if the Senate Does Not do Somethin*—The Only Hope is to Get Through a Measure Along the Line of the Gorman Compromise— Mr. Vest Thinks the Democrats Lost Their Opportunity When They Re vised to Change the Senate Rules— Silver Men Ready to Block any Measure that Dono’t Reeosnize Sil ver. Special to the News aud Observer. Washington, D. C., Jan. 10. The President is said to be greatly dis appointed at the failure of the House to pass the Carlislo bill. The only hope ar this session is that, the Senate will get through a financial measure along the line of the Gorman compromise offered I pending the consideration of tho Sher man law. If tho Senate continues in a ; moribund condition, t he President is said j to have intimated that he will call an extra session of Congress to consider the | currency question and the deplorable < situation of the Treasury. The difficulty j about action is that the Democrats re j fuse to consider the lull the Republicans j would pass, viz : withdraw all treasury uotes from circulation and replace them with two or three per cent bonds. The Republicans, it is understood, are will ing to help pass this measure, but the Democrats say there is little relief in thus reducing the money in circulation and creating a large additional debt. No Compromise Agreed Upon. Mr. Vest denounced as “rot” the state-i ment that a compromise measure had ; practically b en agreed upon, and said that he did not believe there was any possibility of pas-ing a financial bill in the present session. ‘‘We have no rules,” be said, “and five Senators can prevent action on any bill during this session. 1 j do not think the Republicans generally in tend to permit financial legislation, and it would to a miracle if a measure could to framed which would practically com mand the unanimous support of the Sen ate, and this is necessary. “The only hope for prompt and effi cient action was in the Democratic par ty, and we failed at the outset of the session. Instead of changing the Senate rules so as to provide for stopping de bate and then resolutely taking up the financial question and the tariff bills from the House, the Democratic caucus of the Senate deliberately refused to do anything of the kind. As matters now are in the Senate, nothing will to done except by unanimous eousent. If the yeas and nays could to called on taking off the differential duties of one-tenth and one-eighth on sugar, the majority wo-.y to for the removal, but there is a settled deteimina tion that this vo’e shall not be taken. If.any Senator will find away to bring about the vote so that the country may see how each man stands, I will follow his leadership to the end.” The Free Coinage Advocates. Senator Jones, of Arkansas, said to a correspondent of the New York Times that a currency bill would have to make a decided concession to silver in order to secure his vote. It was plain to him, he added, that the condition of the Treas ury was not the cause of the present disturbed financial situation, but the effect of the world wide con ditions, which have steadily been grow ing worse since 1872. Mr. Junes would like to see the unlimited coinage of sil ver, and does not believe that the coun try will to prosperous until silver shall I have “full recognition in the currency.” ! He said that he would be surprised great ly if a currency bill should pass the Sen ate. Mr. Teller said that the only compro mise he would support would to one pro viding for the unlimited coiuage of sil ver. Mr. Stewart took the same ground. Both Senators impress those with whom they*alk with the belief that they are prepared to fight any measure which does not make the generous concession I which they demand. * * V Arrivals: H. S. Burgwyn, Henderson. John Leorarge, Hub. E. O. Grimminger, Fayetteville. COUNTERFEITERS CAUGHT. Allsbrook, the King lice of the Gang, Hunted Down and Arrested. Savannah, Ga., Jan. 10 —A Morning News special from Brunswick says: The arrest of P. H. Allsbrook, reported briefly and exclusively in these dispatches last night, has developed into one of the largest sized sensations of the new year, and embraces several States and many people, besides bidding fair to implicate a government official in a neighboring State. Allsbrook is the King Bee of a gang of dangerous counterfeiters who have been flooding tho Carolinas, Tennessee, Georgia and other Southern States with spurious money for a long time past They dealt in big game and coined only gold metal, considering silver two small to bother with. In addition his gang made excellent counterfeit bills and there was but little trouble in passing them, so perfect was their work. The secret service division of the Treas ury Department has been on his trail for mopths The Morning News correspon dent has it from a reliable source that a government official some distance from this city is suspected as beiug a Confed crate. Allsbrook also had Confederates in Bruuswick and more arrests will to made in Brunswick to morrow morning, including both white aud colored people. Allsbrook was trapped by a decoy no tice from Postmaster Mcßrown that a registered letter awaited him. Brown • ad been put on the watch by inspector Forsythe, of Atlanta, aud when Alls brook responded he wasarresteJ. II is com mitment trial, for first passing counter feit coin and bills in Brunswick, will to held before Commissioner Lehman to morrow. Allsbrook is modest and retiring in dis position and appears nee, and was working in Brunswick under the guise of a laborer at Brown & Garber’s planing mill Inspector Forsythe arrived this morning, and regards-the catch one of the biggest of his experience. It is reported that Mrs. J. Head, and her child, of Hazzards, Camden county, were frozen to death at their hoi.e on Friday night last, BUSY DAY IN THE HOUSE. More Business Transacted than During any day for a Long Time. Washington, !5. Jan. 16.—'fbr House made a record in the matter of transaction of business to-day, that com pares favorably with that of any pre vious day for along time. The Hawaiian correspondence made public yesterday, was laid before the House and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs for report upon the recommendation of the President that the request of the Hawaii an government to to permitted to lease Neckar Island to a British submarine cable company to favorably acted upon by Congress. Saturday, the 2d day of February, was set apart for the delivery of eulogies upon the life and services of the late Senator Alfred H. Colquitt, of Georgia. A resolution was agreed to asking the Secretary of the Interior to tell < ongress why the agreement with the Kiekapoo Indians for the cession of their lands in Oklahoma, made in 1891, and ratified by Congress in 1893, had not been carried out. To Define Crimes of Murder. The following bills were passed: House bill to define the crimes of mnr- j der in the first and second degrees, man | slaughter, mutiny and desertion, and to abolish the death penalty for certain other crimes. Senate bill to amend the shipping laws so as to abolish the requirement of bonds for the registry of vessels. House bill authorizing collectors of customs to add to the certificates of in spection of American vessels, the gross and net tonnage as ascertained in con formity with the law and practices of foreign countries with which the vessels trade. I’rivttte Pension Bill*. Thirteen private pension bills were also passed. Mr. Springer endeavored to secure the passage, by uuanimous consent, of the Senate bill granting a pension of #IOO a month to Maj. Gen. John A. McCler nand of Illinois, but Mr. s.rong (Rep.), of Ohio, objected. Most of the afternoon was spent in consideration of the District of Colum bia appropriation bill for the year end ing June 30th, 1896, the last of the gen eral appropriation bills on the calendar. It carries a total of $5,190,187, besides (201,919, on account of the water de partment. The House at 4:15 p. m. adjourned until to-morrow. SENATOR RANSOM RETIRES And Senator Harris Is Reinstated as President of the Senate. Washington, D. C., Jan. 10.—A pre liminary skinmish over the items in the urgent deficiency bill, appropriating #211,800 for 30» additional collectors of internal revenue, and #IB,OOO for 10 ad ditional revenue agents, in connection with the entorcement of the income tax, took place in the Senate to-day. Hill and the Income Tax. The amendment prepared by Mr. Quay that nothing in any law, to the contrary, shall preclude a court from considering and determining the constitutionality and validity of the iucone tax, was of fered by Mr. Hill who explained that a certain section of the Revised Statutes stood iu the way of a suit for injunction against the assessment or collection of a tax, and it was that section which the amendment proposed to set aside for the special pur l>oso of testing the constitutionality of the income tax. A motion to lay the amendment on the table was made by Mr. Pcffer and was defeated, whereupon the bill and the ameudment went over without action till to-morrow —Mr. Quay giving notice of other amendments to re-enact the whole of the McKinley law, and to re-impose the wool tax. The Nicaraguan Canal bill was taken up, aud an argument was made against it by Mr. Oaffery. The Aldrich resolution declaring the sense of the Senate to be that one or more ships of the navy should be sta tioned at Honolulu went over till to morrow, when the latest correspondence from the Hawaiian Islands, to which Mr. Aldrich wished to refer, will be printed. Senator Ransom Retires as President. The reinstatement of Mr. Harris as President of the Senate pro tem. in place of Mr. Ransom (Democrat of North Carolina) who retired voluntarily from that position, took place with all the necessary formalities. The thanks of the Senate were, on mo tion of Mr. Manderson (Rep ), of Ne braska, voted to Mr Ransom for the able, dignified, courteous and impartial manner in which he had discharged the duties of President pro tempore. In Memory of Senator Vance. Notice was given by Mr. Ransom, that the memorial ceremony in memory of his late colleague. Senator Vance, bad been postponed from Thursday 17th instant, to Saturday the 19th. At 5:25 the Senate adjourned. POPULIST EDITOR IN JAIL. Arrested for Thowing Rocks at His Democratic Rival. Chaulotte, N. C., Jan. 10.—A special to the Observer, from Rutherfordton, N. 0., says that Editor D. J. Carter, of the Herald, of that place, was arrested this morning, charged with throwing rocks last night through the windows of the office of the Rutherfordton Demo crat. Witnesses, who heard the crashing of the glass, swore that they saw the pris oner and identified him as the offender. Carter testified that he saw a man throwing rocks through the windows of the Democrat office aud himself threw a rock at the man as he fled, and that at this juncture the witnesses came upon him and he was too much excited to explain. In default of bail in #3OO, Carter was committed to jail. Eight Died In a Snow Storm. Rome, Jan. 10.—A terriffic snow storm accompauied by a gale, swept over the town of Calenza, in the province of Fignea, yesterday demolishing a num ber of houses and killing eight persons. It Is Now Senator Mantle. Helena, Montana, Jan. 10.—The Re publican caucus last night nominated Lee Mantle, of Butte, for the unfilled term of the Senate. Mantle was appoin ted two years ago, but was not seated by the Senate. THiE TOWN MUST PAY Ol « Hi,«’S COUNTY COMM l»«i REFUSE TO ALLOW * CERTAIN JAIL FEES. 'HE PRISONER RELEASED. ThcJßeason for Thin Action ol the CthmittxioaprM Has That the !'ri*« on«;r Has Committed for Violation of Town Ordinances—Police Pro tection Withdrawn from the Subiii bs ••Hkcli Damage to Railroad I’rop crtjr E'rom Floods-. Steps to Encour age Immigration Taken hy the Cham ber of Commerce—A Large Audience to Blear Torn Dixon’s Lecture. Special to News and Observer. Durham, N. C., Jau. 10. Considerable talk has been occasioned by tha action of the County Commis sioners yesterday evening in refusing to allow!the jailor’s account, rendered for board of Rosa Jones. The general view of thje case or rather what appears to be ; the waost general construction placed upon She action of the Commissioners is that they have decided to make the town bear all the expenses of all prisoners cornu itted to j til by the mayor, eii her in thi i way of punishment or for failure to pa r tine. Kosa Jones was serving JO days lor misdemeanor and had been in jail 1 > days. The Commissioners refused to pa; r the jailor for feeding her aud the mayo ■ promptly issued an order for her release. The mayor has for years been exercisiug jurisdiction under the char ter ol the town, over ail the suburbs of the towu for a distance of half a mile from the corporation line. In this out side lerritory his authority is just that of a Justice of the Peace, accepting the most prevalent construction of the meaning of the action of the Oommis sionei», the chief of police has ordered his of Seers to keep within the corpoiate limits and undertake no serveilance save withi i such limits. Thinking that sonn : mistake had been made your correspond ent a ter ascertaining the facts as above ment oned, saw Mr. C. B. Grten, who is chair nau of the Board of County Com missi' mers, aud asked him bow >t was. He sa id that Mr. Boss, the jailor, when prese Iting his bill, was asked what R’>sa Jones was doing in jail and he replied that she was sentenced by the Mayo r for violating the town ordinances. Mr. 0 rcen said that the commissioners acted on this statement, and had ad journ ed before Mr. Hews was seen again, and s tated that he had made a mistake, that losa’s offence had been a violatitu of th< i statute. As soon as this explana tion i a made, there seems no reason why furtb ar trouble can’t be avoided. Jes se Cannady was to-day bound over in a t ond of #IOO to the Federal Court by Unite d States Commissioner N. A. Ram sey, lor violating the internal revenue laws in the sale of whiskey. Mr i. J. D. Kernodle and children, of Grab im, who have been visiting Mrs. M. B. Wyatt, on Cleveland street, retur aed home this evening. Th ) streams in this section are all very much swollen, and some fears of damage to rai Iroad property exist. Gapt. K. I. Chea ;ham, of the S. A L.. was seen at 4 o’clock, he stated that he thought his road, the D. & N., was safe. Cant. J. A. W hite, of the Southern, staled that the si reams were all very full, and that he hi ri men at all the bridges w atching to re] lort any danger that might arise. At u< on to-day it was stated that Neuse Rivei 1 was within one foot of the rails of the ti ■estle of the O. &C. Railroad. A small stretch of track there will almost eerta inly be submerged, as the river will conti iue to rise at least until sunrise to m< irrow morning. Th s stockholders of the Pearl Cotton Mills held their annual meeting in the j priva teoffice of the Fidelity Bank this even! ng at 4 o’clock, with a full attend ance Everything connected with the mill vas found to be in good shape. Mess s. B. N. Duke, Washington Duke, George W. Watts, J. M. Odell aud W. H. B ranson were elected directors for the c Dining year. After the stockhold ers n eeting was adjourned the directors met and elected Mr. Geo. W. Watts, presi lent; B. N. Duke, vice president, and ' V. H. BraDson, secretary and treas urer. - Mr. James E. Lyon returned this even ing f -om Raleigh. He was a candidate for d xirkeeper of the House, and no doub t he thinks the legislature made a great mistake in giviDg the place to some one i lse. Mr s. John Kerr returned this evening from a visit to the eastern part of the State . , ~ Me ssrs. J. A., J. M. and W. R. Odell, tho 1 )ig cotton mill men of Concord, spenl the day in Durham, looking after their business interests here. They are f ne business men and we would be plea* ed to see them increase their in vest! lents in Durham enterprises. Mt . J. A. Waller, Capt. B. T. Royster and i leveral other Granville county men pasß< d through town to-night, returning from the meeting of the Grand Lodge. Th ere are almost every day parties in town looking around with a view of locat mg here. Our Chamber of Com merce should have a special committee comr osed of some of its most prominent members to look after all such men and see t ) it that they see our town in the most favorable light possible. Mi 38 Nannie Lyon who has been visit iug 3 frs. T. B. Farthing on McMannan Stre< t returned to her home at Lyons, this morning. Mi . J. M. Curriu one of Oxford’s most proa inent citizens passed through Dur ham this morning on his w r ay home from Rale: gh where he attended the Masonic Grar d Lodge meeting. The building fund of the First Baptist Chui eh was increased #4O 00 by the net proc< ieds of Tom Dixon’s lecture last nigh If the weather had been good the 1 all could not have held the crowd that would have gone to hear the bright your g orator. Those present last night spea i in highest terms of the lecture. Mr. ] )ixou spent the night at the Carrolina aud est on the early merning train for Asia ville. Mi . A. G. Mauguui, of Gastonia, re turn id home this moruing after attend ing 1 iis sister’s marriage at Flat River yesti rday. . _ ~ . M L. M. Michaux, of Goldsboro, pass d through town this morning on the < ). & C. R. R. M ij. 8. F. Tomlinson received by ex pres ito day from H. A. Tomlinson, of Rani lolph county, two magnifi cent mastiff pups They are thorough bred and registered. He will keep ore and give the other to Mrs. L L. More heat , of this city. Coi by th| sionej allow WEATHER PREDICTION. For North Carolina : Fair; slightly cooler; westerly winds. For Raleigh and Its Violnlty: Friday: probably clearing; slightly cooler. NUMBER 146. LIVE WASHINGTON TIM'D H. Gold Reserve ll' iue H ilbdrawn— Deni- Oi-mtie Congressiirn «i Commit tee. Washington, D. C, Jan. 10 Up to 2 p. m.. the treasury had been advised that #1,000.000 in gold had been with drawn at New York for export Saturday. It is expected that #11,000,000 will Ire taken for export this week. The House committee on Indian affairs has completed the Indian appropriation bill for the coining fi-cal year. The measure as agreed upon will carry an ap propriation of about $6,500,000, which is a reduction of about #200,000 from the appropriation for lhe current year, and about the same amount below lhe esti mates on which it is based. For the support of Indian schools #1,124,810 is appropriated, and ■< pro viso is inserted under this section direct ing tho Commissioner < f Indian Affairs to reduce by 20 per cent, per annum tlio cost of maintaining c ntract schools. A number of schools which h-.ve hereto fore lieen appropriated for specifically are not mentioned in the Mil. and the question of continuing the n is left to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Most of them are under the charge of Catholic clergy and sisterhood. Superintendent of Immigration Stump is informed that Austin Corbin has ar ranged to colonize 4,000 acres in Chicot county, Arkansas, with Italians. If the • immigrants meet ell the reqnir. incuts as to health, etc., of the immigration bu reau, there will be nonbjwtiou i<> their landing. So far 270 families are en gaged to < ccupy the laud. This is sad to be the first of s< vt ral such schemes to colonize the idle land ot the South The Democratic (’ongressonal com mit tee held a meeting this afternoon in tho room n f the House committee on Labor. Sixteen members, including Senator Faulkner, of West Virginia, chairman, and Mr. Lawrence Gardner, of Washington, Secretary, were present. A statement submitted by Mr. Gard ner, showed that all the expenses con meted with the campaign last autumn had been settled, and that a fair work ing balance remained in the treasury. It was decided that permanent head quarters should be established at the Ring’s Home annex, in this city. An advisory committee of five was or dered appointed, to consist of the chair man, Secretary, and three other mem bers whose duty it shall be to communi cate with members whose seats may lie contested, and with candidates who pro pose contesting the seats of their vic torious Republican opponents ‘in the Fifty-fourth Congress. This is the first meeting held by the committee since the last election. Son’s Cotton Report. New York, Jan. 10.— Cotton declined 4 a 5 points and closed dull, with sales of 72.000 bales. Liverpool declined 1 1-2 to 2 1-2 points, closing quiet. Spot sales 14.000 at unchanged piices. In Manchester yarns were in seller's favor, cloths in moderate demaud. Bombay receipts for the week were 30,000. against 41,000 for the same w-ek last year; since January Ist 5,5,000, against 81,000 for the same time last year. Bombay shipments 14,000 to the conti nent thus far th s year against 36,- 000 for the same time last year; none to Great Britain, against 3,000 for the same time last year South ern markets wore generally steady or firm at unchanged prices. Port receipts 29,448 against 29,183 this day last week, aud 17.643 last year. Thus far this week 168,894. against. 197 876 thus far las., week. New Otl.ans’ receipts to morrow is estimated at 11,000, against 12.573 the same day la-t week ami 6,168 last year. The New York warehouse i stock is now 114 000 bales. The revision committee made no change in the decis ion case. Its next meeting will Ire held on the second Wednesday in February. Sheppereon has issued his annual volume entitled “Cotton Facts,” which is as in teresting and valuable as usual. Mr. Shepperson says; “The early circulation of extravagantly large estimates of the crop follow by a'rapid decline in prices, caused in many planters an anxiety to market their cotton quickly, which some of my correspondents have described an unprecedented craze to sell. While the extremely low price of cotton has requir ed about double the usual quantity to pay the samo amount of indebtedness, it must be remembered that very much smaller advances than customary were made upon the crop Taken into consideration with the low prices of cotton the increased con sumption of goods which should certainly result from their reduced cost and the general improvement in trade in this country, it is not unlikely that European and American spinners may take 9,000.- 000 bales of American cotton during the season.” _ The disappointing Liverpool advices, liberal port receipts and a lack of specu lative animation caused the decline. Local and Southern operators sold. The interior receipts at most points were comparatively light, but this fact is at tributed by many to bad weather. AutfiistH Semis a Far. Augusta, Ga.. Jau. 10.—Augustas car load of provisions for the Nebraska sufferers, w r as loaded to day, and will lie sent to Atlanta in the morning to help make up the train that starts from At lanta. It is contributed by the mer chants of Augusta through the Young Men’s Business League of Augusta. OH For a Week’s Hunt. Special to the News and Observer. Gueenshouo, N. C., Jan. 10. Mr. Jas. F. Jordan, of this city, leaves to-night with President Spencer, of the Southern Railway, an i Mr. t hus. D. Fisher, of Baltimore, f*r Southwe-t Georgia for a wee*, of hunting. Fire in Richmond. Richmond, Va , Jan. 10. The whole sale grocery house of J D. and R. S. Christian was burned out early this morning Tin* "loss on sleek is estimated at from #26.000 to #25,000. Insurance $20,000. The building i.-> insured for $5,250. Estimated loss #4.500. Have lioiiftht Land in llertie. Charlotte, N C . Jan. 19 - A colony of thirty five from Michigan and Ohio have bought 25.000 acres of land in Ber tie county, this State, aud w ill occupy it.