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PUBLIC PRINTING
TOGO
TU LOWCSI BIDDER
Committee to Award the
Contract,
RALEIGH MAY LOSE II
GOLDSBORO FIRM MAKING A
LOW HI I>.
M \NY tOC*L BILLS WERE PASSED
Consideration of Revenue Act Begins Tues
day. The Military 81l Wednesday
and the Insurance Bill
Thursday.
The House has fixed the following
special orders:
Kiectiim p.f Ifitc tors for Morgan ton
School- Monday at 1” o'clock.
Fee Bill—Monday at 1 o’clock.
Revenue Bill—Tuesday at expiration
of morning hour.
Jim Grow Car Bill —Tuesday at 11
o'clock.
Report on Wilsons —Tuesday at 11
o'clock.
Flection University Trustees- -Tuesday
at noon.
Military Bill—. Wednesday at noon.
Change of Congressional Districts —
Wednesday at 12 o’clock.
Insurance Bill—Thursday at noon.
The House yesterday settled the public
printing question.
It was settled in favor of the “lowest
bidder’’ idea.
This is understood to be in favor of
Nash Bros., of Goldsboro, who .offered
to do the printing at a less price than
that named in the bill.
r lht* matter came up on the bill drawn
by the Printing Committee, and pun
lished in this paper last Sunday. It
was the special order for 11 o’clock.
The attack on the bill was commenced
by Mr. Thompson, of Onslow, who of
fered an amendment reducing the cost
of binding 10 per cent.
This amendment was accepted by Mr.
Hoey. who, as chairman of the Printing
committee, was in charge of the bill.
On the heels of this Mr. Justice, of
McDowell, sent forward an amendment
giving the committee power to award the
contract to the lowest responsible bid
der.
This amendment was the real line of
cleavage around which discussion of the
bill was destined to gather. The accept
ance of it meant to give out the printing
to the lowest bidder. Its rejection meant
election of a public printer, at a stated
price for the work.
Mr. Justice spoke in favor of the
amendment, and Mr. Hoey opposed it.
saying the committee didn’t want to as
sume responsibility for acceptance or re
jection of bids. He wanted the caucus
to elect a printer. The proposed con
tract, he declared the lowest the State
had ever had and meant a great saving
to the State.
lu this contention he was supported
by Mr. Boushall. of Wake.
“This question has never yet come
U p.” he said, “that we did not have be
fore us this lowest-bidder proposition.
Heretofore also there has been in this
matter a subsidy to a newspaper. This
time that is absent.
This proposition —this bill—is the low
est price at which the work can he <P>;i
satisfactorily.
“When the election of Railroad Com
missioner comes up, I should not Ik* sur
prised if somebody bobbed up and pro
posed to let it out to the lowest bid
der.”
Mr. Boushall read a comparative state
ment of the co,st of the public printing
under former Democratic legislatures
and the two recent fusion Legi latur s,
showing that the low» st-badder printing
contract cost the State about SIO,OOO
more than under the public primer re
gime.
“And then the character of the work
is much better under the Democratic
method. As to the character of the work
done under the contract system I would
refer you to the 1 rooks around you right
now. . ...
‘-If the object of the friends of the
amendment is to save money they ha\e
but to read these figures.
•*lf it is not to save money, then what
is it. Have you a favorite candidate’;"
Mr. Justice answer that ques
tion. All things being equal my candi
date is Edwards and Broughton, who is
yours?”
Mr. Bou.sUjiTl-r’TU tell you who my
favorite candidate is. it’s organized la
bor. 1 don’t want to see th*m ground
down to the fax** of the earth. This
lowest-bid business is not In their inter
est. The prices named in mis bill are
as low as the. work can be done by
Union printers.
“I hold in my hand petitions from all
the labor organizations in the State,
asking you not to adopt this lowest-bid
d**r proposition. The signers of these pe
titions are men wlio have stood by the
Democratic party.
Mr. Sttveiis. of Union, thought'the
Legislature ought not to have any far >r
ites except the people of Norm Carolina.
He favored the lowest-bidder proposi
tion and was willing to have the print
ing sent out of the State, it outside
printers could do it cheaper than those
at home.
"I am looking out for the interests of
the tax-payers and not for the interest
of any printing house. 1 know no dif
ference between organized and unor
ganized labor; and if 1 favor either, it’s
the unorganized fellow. The organiza
tions are able to look run fm them
selves.”
Mr. Council, of Watauga, legrettcd
that this question of union and non
union labor had been injected into the
discussion. No mattir which plan they
adopted of giving out tln\ printing there
would be no perceptible increase or de
crease in the wages of tb ■ printer. The
difference would be in the profits of the
OASTORIA fw Infamy Ciiftha
flu Kind You Ha>» Always frugal
employer. He argued that the printing
could he done for less than the prices
named in the hill. He therefore favored
tin* lowest-hidder idea.
‘The matter is a business one. AH
personal preferences must he sunk, and
only the interests of Hie tax-payers con
. sidered.”
j Nor diil Mr. Justice want any labor
! question entanglements. It was a mat
ter of pure business and lie wanted it
handled in a business way.
He argued that you might consider the
interest of the printer here as much as
you pleased, in the cml it would be a
matter of supply and demand, and the
employer will fix the price.
“The Nash proposition means lb 2-3
p r cent less than the price fixed in
the hill, and on the adoption of my
amendment 1 shall call the ayes and
noes.”
This brought Mr. Boushall to his feet
again.
“I’m not afraid to go on record. I’m
in favor of organized labour and I be
lieve ’tints General Assembly is.”
Mr. Ilolman wanted to know whether
the Nash cut of lb 2-3 per cent applied
to all kinds of work.
“This printing business is a hard on*
to understand, and contracts in regard
to it are deceitful. They can be made
to look mighty fair and then not be
so.”
Mr. Winston amended .Mr. Justice’s
amendment to provide that "in awarding
the contract regard shall he had as to
the character of the work done an 1
the mattir used in accepting bonds of
bidders.” The amondnunt was ac-epn 1.
Mr. Foushee, of Durham, said he .was
no printer and didn't pretend to know
anything about [minting, but he had
made inquiries of printing men. in
Durham, who are not interested in this
bill, and they had advised him against
the lowest-bidder contract.
“This thing of letting printing out to
the lowest bidder is a delusion and a
snare. In the long run it costs more
and tin* work is of inferior quality. ’ -
Mr. Patterson, of Caldwell, was ap
posed to any arrangement whereby the
printing was not to be done in North
Carolina. He thought it better if it
could he done in Raleigh. He knew
something of the inconvenience of hav
ing it done elsewhere.
Mr. Justice offered an amendment
providing that the work should be done
in the State.
The amendment was accepted by Mr.
Hoey, who closed tin* debate. He ‘old
of the difficulties under which the cam
mittee had labored, how it had gone
over all past contracts, examined the
printing laws of other States and con
sider d the question in all its phases.
REIM IBS ENT ATI V E JULIAN
Rowan’s Veteran Popular Member of
the House.
He reviewed the history of public
printing legislation in this State and
said it had always been done cheaper
under the public printer system than
under tin* lowest-bidder arrangement.
Nash Bros, had come before the com
mittee with their proposition, and the
committee had decided against them.
Mr. Council wanted to know if a lb
2-3 per cent reduction wouldn’t save the
State some SIO,OOO or $15,000.
Air. Hoey said that could not no, as
the whole cost of printing for two years
was only al/out $25,000.
“This is no new precedent, this plan
<>f electing a public printer. It is Demo
cratic custom. The low cat-bid dor con
tract is Fusion practice and it has
never failed to cost a bonus of upward
SIO,OOO.
“The contract fixed by this bill i- the
cheapest in any Southern State. If the
printers from Chose neighboring States
can come here and bid, why don't they
do' so in their own State. Either they
don’t do so, or if they do their bids are
not accepted.
“If you let printing out to the lowest
bidder and the bid is 'lower than rho
work can he done for, then tin* bid will
he padded and 'run up, so that in the*
end you’ll have it to pay for. This is
a business proposition, made on business
principles. The committee did not con
sider that the House wanted uny job
bery in this matter and it drew the krill
accordingly.”
The roll-call resulted in tin* adoption
of Mr. Justice’s lowest-bidder amend
ment by a vote of $3 to IS.
Those voting in the negative were;
Messrs. BoushaH, Brown, of Johnston;
Foushee, Gattis, Gilliam, Hoey. Hol
man, Maitland, Moore, Patterson, of
Robeson; Redding. Rountree, Sug:r.
Wall, Welch, Willard , Williams, of
Dare; and Williams, of Iredell —18.
Thus amended the bill as [Missed on
its several readings.
A companion bill to this was that to
establish a Bureau <>f Labor and Print
ing. It provided, as originally drawn,
for the election by the Ligisiat-nrc of a
Foinmis.sioncr of Labor and Printing at
a salary of $1,300x1 year and an Assis
tant Commissioner at a salary of S9OO
a year. An appropriation of $3,500 was
given to prosecute the work of the of
fice.
After -the reading of the bill Mr.
Clarkson amended it so that the in wly
elected commissioner should enter upon
his office on March lot'll, instead *>f
the Ist. and hold till January 1, 19oi,
and that the people shall elect the om
missioner at the next general election.
The amendment also provided that *h *
cost of sending out the retports shall
he [laid out of the general fund.
This amendment was accepted by Mr.
Hoey, introducer <>f the bill.
Then Mr. Williams, of Iredell, fur her
amended to reduce the commissioner’s
salary from $1,500 to SI,OOO and tin*
assistant's salary from SOOO to $750.
This was adopted almost unanimously
and Mr. Overman moved to amend by
r dining the annual appropriation from
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went through, and the Trili was then
adopted.
THE HARBORO BOND BILLS.
They Passed the House on Their Second
Reading Yesterday.
Two bills were passed yesterday on
second reading allowing the town of
Tarboro to issue $50,000 of bonds —$40.-
000 for water-works and SIO,(KM for
ohetrie lights.
These hills were reported from the
Committee on Counties, Cities and
Towns by Mr. Gilliam, of Edgecombe.
In iloang so, lie said;
“Mr. Speaktr: There is a matter that
is giving me a great deal of trouble, and
l ask that the members of this House
conn* to my relief and suspend the rules
and permit me to put upon their imme
diate passage House Bills Nos. 1.122
and 1,123, authorizing the town of Tar
boro to issue bonds for lights, water
and sewerage.
“I desire to state, Mr. Speaker, that
these are the hills that were introduced
by myself on Friday last, and referred
to tile Committee on Counties. Cities and
Towns. I desire to call the att**m*on
of the members to the fact that on
Saturday 1 stated that I had these hills
with instructions to report them fa
vorably to the House, blit that the Sen
ator from my district had received copies
of the bills officially from me Board of
Commissioners at Tarboro, and that I
desired that he should introduce the
bills, assuming responsibility for the
same: that the House gave me permis
sion to hold these hills until tin* bills
introduced by Senator Speight should
come before the House when they would
la* reported favorably, in order that lu*.
who was their accredited agent, might
assume the responsibility for their pas
sage. I desire to say that on yester
day I received a request from the Board
of Commissioners of the town of Tar
boro, urging me to press the passage
of the bills, and l now ask the lionise
to pass them. I desire, however, that
it should be understood by the members
of this House and by tin* people of
Tarl.oro that their action in sending
a delegation from Tarboro to Raleigh
has not affected or inllueuced my action
in this mattir at all; that I have only
awaited the commissioners of Tarboro
to ask me officially to press these bills.”
At the conclusion of Mr. Gilliam’s **-
marks Mr. Kanson, of Mecklenburg,
moved the re-rel‘er nee of the bills to the
committee.
Judge Connor called dir. Council to
the chair, and stated that tin* purpose
of the bills was to permit the town of
Tarboro to issue bonds to provide for a
system of water-works. That the hill
was endorsed by the people of the town
and thus they only asked the same
privilege extended to other towns in the
State. That some contract had been
made which was invalid and that unless
this bill was passed it would be im
[►ossible for the town to have a system
of water-works. That an amendment
had been made to the bill by the gentle
man from Edgecombe, and that ho un
derstood that tin* measure was satis
factory to him. That this General As
sembly could not undertaKo to settle
controversies between the town and
contractors. That there was nothing in
the ’bill which affected the rights of
parties to any litigation. That he
hoped the bill would pass; that it had
bien reported favorably by the com
mit tee, tin* gentleman from Edgecombe
making the report.
Mr. It unson thereupon withdrew his
motion to re-commit the bill, and upon
the call of the roll it passed the second
reading unanimously and was placed
on the calendar.
THE DAY’S BUSINESS.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Petition of citizens of Columbus coun
ty in regard to the sale of spirituous
liquors. By Allen, of Columbus. Com
mittee on Propositions and Grievances.
Petitions to incorporate Davis Chapel,
High Pines church and Miller's school
house in Randolph county. By Redding,
of Randolph. Committee on Proposi
tions and Grievances.
Petitions asking establishment of a
reformatory. By Boushall. of Wake.
Committee on Penal Institutions.
NEW BILLS INTRODUCED.
H. B. 1.530. Act to incorporate the
Trans- Appalachian Railway. By Hoff
man. of Burke. Committee on Rail
roads.
H. 77. 1,531, Machinery Act ror 1890.
By Holman, of Iredell. On calendar.
H. B. 1.532. Act to incorporate Cross
Roads Church Academy in Yadkin coun
ty. By Williams, of Yadkin. Commit
tee on Propositions and Grievances.
11. B. 1,533. Act 1o regulate the
printing of tlu* laws of the General As
sembly ami lessen the cost thereof. By
Winston, of Bertie. Committee on
Finance.
H. B. 1.534. Act to protect deer in
Pamlico and Carteret counties. By
Decs, of Pamlico. Committee on Prop
ositions and Grievances.
H. B. 1.535. Act to amend chapter
173, Public Laws of 1895, to make valid
State grants. By Dees, of Pamlico.
Committee on Judiciary.
11. B. 1.53(1. Act to -exempt ministers
of the gospel from working public roads.
By Dees, of Pamlico. Committee on
Roads.
11. B. 1.537. Act to provide a uniform
system for measuring logs and timber.
By Dees, of Pamlico. Committee on
Judiciary.
11. B. 1,538. Act to amend chapter
115. Public Laws ol' 1897, prohibiting
TOE NEWS AND OBSERVER, JTEB. 10, 1899.
Ithe use of pound nets and fish traps in
Ncuse River, so as to apply to Lenoir
county. By Carraway, of Lenoir. Com
mittee on Judiciary.
I it. B. 153. Act to authorize the com-
I missiouers of Camden county to levy spe
cial, tax. By Abbott, of Camden. Com
mittee on Counties, Cities and Towns.
11. B. 1,549.. Ac to change tin* line
between Oakland and Cape Fear town
ships in Chatham county. By Currie,
of Moore. Committee on Counties, Cit
ies and Towns.
11. B. 1.541. Act so incorporate the
Bank of Wadesboro. By i.enk, of An
son. Committee on Banks,
H. B. 1.542. Act to rcgnlaP* the
issuing of retail liquor license in North
YY ilkesboro. By Tharp, of YY ilkeshoro.
Committee on Proposition- and Griev
ances.
H. B. 1.543. Act to repeal section 31.
chapter 111, Public Laws of 1897. and
chapter 234. Public Laws of 1889. By
Leathorwood, of Swain. Committee on
Propositions and Grievances.
11. B. 1.544. Act to amend chapter
110, Laws of 1889, incorporating the
town of Brevard. By Wilson, of Tran
sylvania. Committee on Counties, Cit
ies and Towns.
JI. B. 1.545. Act to suspend section
1,005 of the Code. By Leak, of An
son. Committee on Judiciary.
11. B. 1,340. Act to amend chapter
194, Public Laws of 1893. in relation to
New Hanover and Ponder counties. By
Rountree,, of New Hanover. Committee
on Counties. Cities and Towns.
H. B. 1,547. Act to amend section
1.904 of the Code, in regard to receiv
ing and forwarding freight. By Roun
!tm*. of New Hanover. C iminittee on
Judiciary.
| 11. B. 1,548. Act to pay school claims
jin Randolph county. By Burrow, of
j Randolph. On calendar.
11. B. 1.549. Act to except the beds
of floatable or navigable streams from
entry. By Council, of Watauga. Com
! miftee on Propositions and Grievances.
| H. B. 4,550. Act in regard to working
J roads iti Cumberland county. By Rob
inson, of Cumberland. Committee on
| Ronds.
I 11. B. 1.551. Act to charter the
Fanners’ Institute in Randolph county.
By Redding, of Randolph. Committee
on Corporations. •
I 11. B. 1.552. Act to place Jacob M.
Elliot on the fourth class pension list.
By Tharp, of Wilkes. Committee on
Pensions.
11. B. 1.553. Art to [dace Isham
REPRESEXTATI YE J. FRANK RAY
Macon's Yeteran Representative Who
| is Recovering From Sever - Illness.
! Biirehard on the fourth class pension
list. By Tharp, of Wilkes. Committee
on Pensions.
j H. B. 1,554. Act to prohibit the kill
ing of deer in Caldwell county. By
Patterson, of Caldwell. Committee on
Propositions and Grievances.
| 11. B. 1.555. Act to authorize the
commissioners of Caldwell county to levy
a special tax to build a jail. By Pat
terson, of Caldwell. Committee on
Finance.
H. B. 1,559. Act to amend chapter
172, Laws of 1891, to prevent hunting
birds in Alexander county. By Mcln
tosh. of Alexander. Committee on
, Propositions and Grievances,
j H. B. 1,557. Act to authorize the
town of Concord to issue bonds. By
llartsell. of Cabarrus. Committee on
Counties, Cities and Towns,
i 11. 1..„,8. Act to amend the char
ter of 1 lie Concord graded school. By
llartsell. of Cabarrus. Committee on
Education. ,
11. B. 1,559. Act to amend tlu* char
ter of tin* town of Concord. By Hart
sell, of Cabarrus. Committee on Coun
ties, Cities and Towns.
11. B. 1.560. Act to authorize the
town of Ellen ton to build a bridge. By
Welch, of Chowan. Committee on
Roads.
11. B. 1.561. Act to appoint John J.
Stewart a justice of the peace in Row
an. By Overman, of Rowan. Commit
tee on Judiciary.
H. B. 1.562. Act to appoint J. <).
Moore a justice of the peace in Hay
i wood. By Davis, of Haywood. Com
mittee on Justices of the Peace.
! [I. it. 1.572. Act to protect shell fish
in Brunswick county. By McNeill, of
Brunswick. Committee on Judiciary.
H. B. 1.573. Act to increase the
I number of commissioners of Wake
county from three to five —the two new
ones to Im* appointed by the clerk of
court. By Boushall. of Wake. On
calendar.
11. B. 1,574. Act t<> prevent tin* Tell
ing of timber in Cane.v Fork creek. By
Moore, of Jackson. Committee on
■ Propositions and Grievances.
) H. B. 1.575. Act to prohibit the sale
of liquor within three miles of Holt’s
chapel. Alamance county. By Carroll,
of Alamance county. Committee on
Propositions and Grievances.
| 11. B. 1.576. Act to give the North
Carolina Investment Company turther
time to organize. By Boushall, of W ake.
Committee on Corporations.
11. B. 1.577. Act to give the Carolina
Manufacturing Company further time to
(organize. By BoushaH. of Wake. Com
mittee on Corporations.
11. B. 1.578. Act to provide for main
taining actions for damage for injury
or death in certain cases. B.v Allen, of
Wayne. Committee on Judiciary.
I H. B. 1,579. Act to expedite the trial
lof parties in tin* Superior court. By
I Allen, of Wayne. Committee on Ju
. dietary.
11. R. 1,580. Resolution to raise a
committee of two to secure irom the
Governor an official list of trustees of
■the A. and M. College and ascertain the
: numlier of vacancies on the hoard. By
Winston, of Bertie. On calendar.
PASSED THIRD READING.
H. B. 1,071. Act to incorporate Dismal
of easy and al
ums t painless
childbirth arc
all told in a
handsomely il
lustrated book
i entitled “Be
fore Baby is
I Born,” a copy
of which will be
sent tree on re
quest to every
expectant mo
ther. The book
also tells about
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I do not believe there
19 a cose of dyspep
sia, indigestion or
any stomach trouble
that cannot he re
lieved at once and
permanently cured
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CURE.
MUNYON.
At all druggists,
23c. a vial. Guide
to Health and medi
cal advice free. 1505
Arch street, Phila.
DYSPEPSIA CURE
Swamp Railroad Company.
H. B. 700, S. B. 201. Act to extend
tin* American Trust and Savings Bank.
11. B. 1,289. Act to incorporate tin*
Cooper Farming and Distilling Com
pany. of Transylvania county.
11. B. 1,209. S. B. 700. Act to estab
lish a dispensary at Clayton, after July
1, 1899.
IJ. R. 152. S. R. 882. Resolution to
elect trustees for the University of
Ninth Carolina, at noon Tuesday.
IF B. 1.573. Act to increase the num
ber of commissioners in Wake eoun'ty
from three to five—the time new ones to
be -appointed by the clerk of court.
11. B. 1.166, S. B. 307. Act to in
corporate the Presbyterian church in
Yauceyvillc. Caswell county.
H. B. 120. S. B. 659. Act to incorpo
rate the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Com
pany, Winston.
11. B. 1,291. Act to regulate the pub
lic printing.
H. B. 1.292. Act to establish a Bu
reau of Labor and Printing.
JI. B. 893. Act to prevent: obstruction
of the waters of L i dling Creek in
Wilkes county.
H. B. 1,479. Act to prevent felling
timber in certain streams of Iredell
county.
11. B. 1,301. Act to regulate the sab*
of liquor in Mecklenburg count.v. by es
tablishing a dispensary, after January 1,
1900.
11. B. 1.219. Act to regulate the fe. s
for registration (50) and probate (15)
of crop liens in Bertie. Northampton and
Hertford counties.
11. B. 1,345. Act to change the name
of Valley Town township to Andrews’
township in Cherokee county.
11. B. 1.185. S. B. 512. Act to incor
porate the Fire Insurance company of
Robeson county.
11. B. 762. Act for relief of sureties
on the official bond of J. 11. Abell, tax
collector of the town of Wa.vnesville.
H. B. 1,483. Act to amend cnapier
50. Laws of 1883.
H. B. 1,550. Act to provide for work
ing the public roads of Cumberland coun
ty.
11. B. 1,185, S. B. 598. Act to pro
tect and utilize reclaimed swamp or low
lands.
H. It. 1,347. Act to change tin* line
of Greenwood township, Moore ccuniy.
11. B. 761. Act to prevent obstructing
of the waters of Jonathan’s Creek in
Haywood county.
ii. B. 1,149. Act to prohibit the sale
of liquor within two miles of Barlow
Chapel, Pender county.
H. B. 1,393. Act to change tin* voting
place and boundary line of Walnut Hill
township in Ashe county.
11. B. 1,556. Act to annul chanter
172. Public Laws of 1891. in regar 1 to
hunting in Alexander county.
11. B. 1,938. Act to amend eha.i or
149, Public Laws of 1895, to drain low
lands of Rowan, Davidson, Davie aud
Catawba counties.
H. B. 1,375. Act to prohibit the manu
facture and sale of liquor within three
miles of Holt’s Chapel, Alamance coun
ty.
11. B. 1,012. Act to annul the charter
of Blowing Rock.
11. B. 1,541. Act to incorporate be
Bank of Wadesboro.
H. B. 1,398. Act to incorporate die
Bank of Alamance.
11. B. 813. Act to incorporate the
Eureka Mining, Land aud Manufac
turing Company.
11. B. 1,077. Act to prohibit the sale
of liquor in the town of Shelby except
upon the prescription of a physician.
PASSED SECOND READING. '
Hi B. 1,174. Act to enlarge the cor
porate limits of Coleraine, Bertie coun
ty.
H. B. 1.175. Act to enlarge tlic cor
porate limits of Roxobel, Bertie conn
ty.
11. B. 1,073. Act to establish graded
schools for the town of Lexington.
11. B. 1,127. Act relating to public
roads in Lexington township, Davidson
county, and to extend application of the
Mecklenburg road law.
11. B. 1,122. Act to authorize the
town of Tarboro' to issue SIO,OOO of
bonds to provide electric lights.
11. B. 1.123. Act to authorize the
town of Tarboro to issue $40,000 of
bonds for water-works and sewerage.
11. B. 396. Act for protection of poul
try and birds in Davidson county, by
authorizing the county to pay 25 ecu s
for tin* scalp of every hawk killed in
Davidson county.
H. B. 758. Act to fund certain indebt
edu ss of the city of Wilmington.
H. B. 948. Act to allow the levy of
a special tax for Lincoln county.
li. B. 1,026. S. B. 417. Act to estab
lish a graded school in the town of Albe
marle.
11. B. 1,088. Act to allow the commis
sioners of Gates counity to levy a special
tax for $3,500.
AM EN DM EN'PS CONCURRED IN.
H. B. 1,314, S. B. 762. Act to incorpo
rate th North State Electrical Power
Company.
BILES TABLED.
11. B. 988, S. B. 349. Act in regard
to working the roads of Robeson county.
CALENDAR REFERRED.
H. B. 1,046. Act to repeal section 3,-
113 of the Code, regulating local option
elections, and providing a substitute for
it, so as to be held at any time except
regular election years, lie-referred to
Committee on Judiciary.
The Best Prescription tor Chills.
and Fever is a bottle of Grove’s Tasteless Chill
Tonic. Tie formula is plainly printed on each
bottle, showing that it is simply Iron and Qui
nine in a taste ess form. Imitators do not ad
vertise their formula Decause if they did they
know that you would not buy their medicine.
sure then that you get Grove's as the for
mula shows what you ure taking. No cure no
pay. Price 60 cents.
I. of credit might be properly
termed capital letters.
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wholesome scalp is found in the perfect action of the PORES
produced by hot baths with CUTICURA SOAP, the most effec
tive skin purifying and beautifying soap in the world, as well
as purest and sweetest for toilet, bath, and nursery, followed,
when necessary, by gentle anointings with CUTICURA, the
great skin cure and purest of emollients.
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SANFORD NEWS NOTES.
j Death of a Prominent Citizen- Bail
I Ronds—Mr. Fry Commended.
Sanford. N. (’.. Feb. 18.—(Special.)-
Mr. S. D. Jones, who has been seriously
sick for some months, died at his resi
lience oil Thursday last, and will be
buried at the Methodist church this
afternoon. Mr. Jones was one of our
prominent: citizens, and his death is a
loss to the community,
j The present deplorable condition of <>ur
county roads should cause all good citi
zens to give Prof. Holmes encourage
ment in his efforts to give us good
| roads.
The family of Mr. J. L. Scales have
j moved from Staffsvilk*, and will make
i Sanford their home. Mr. Scales is the
agent of the Seaboard Air Line here.
Dr. YV. McCracken, late of Dur
ham. has located here and will engage
in the practice of dentistry. His office
is in the MePherson-YVeatherspoon
building.
Our citizens are very much gratified
at the retention of Mr. J. YY\ Fry, as
Assistant General Manager of the At
lantic anil Yadkin Valley Railway. Mr.
Fry has shown himself to he one of tin*
foremost railroad men of the State, and
the new management are to be congratu
lated upon their wise choice.
REPUBLICAN RUMOR IN TYR
RELL.
Columbia, N. C.. F**b. 18.—t Special
The latest news, from a Republican
source, in Tyrrell is. that the Democratic
Legislature lias enacted a law that no
person hereafter will he allowed to vote
in North Carolina unless lu* owns S3OO
worth of property. And another law ap
pointing three more county commission
ers for Tyrrell county.
Chief Justice of the Peace for Tyrrell,
William Bod well. Esq., t prominently
known as brainy Billy says that tlu*
Democrats are trying to get a bill
through the Legislature, prohibiting any
■ man from coming to the county seat un
. less In* has been vaccinated.
J Y'ory hard indeed for them to get out
1 of their old habits.
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l i BES BLOOD Ht MOBS TO STAV
CURED.
Thousands of voluntary certificates re
ceived during the past seventeen years,
since the medicine has been on the mar
ket certify with no uncertain sound,
that Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. It.) will
] cure to stay cured, Rheumatism. Ca
tarrh, Ulcers, Sores. Blotches and the
most malignant blood and skin diseases.
Botanic Blood Balm is the result of for
ty years experience of ail eminent, scien-
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| cures, and learn which is the best rem
edy. Beware of substitutes said to be
“just as good” and buy the long-tested
and old reliable Botanic Blood Balm (B.
B .It.). Price only SI.OO per large liot
ile at druggists.
EFFECTED AN ENTIRE CURE OF
RHEUMATISM.
For over two yoarfr I have been a great
sufferer from Rheumatism, affecting
both shoulders to such an extent that
I could not put my coat on without help.
Tin* use of six bottles of Botanic Blood
Biilm (B. B. B.) effected an entire cure.
I refer to Rev. YY. YY\ YVadsworth,
proprietor Coweta Advertiser, anil to all
, merchants of Xewnau.
JACOB F. SPONCLER,
Send for hook free. Newnau, Ga.
Blood Balm Co.. Atlanta. Ga.
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Hats for Spring 1888
JUST RECEIVED
The Latest Shapes
Soft and Stiff. We make a
specialty of good reliable
Hats at a low price.
Our i 49 Soft and Stiff
Hats are matchless.
OWN YUUK HuMfc.
The Mechanics ami Investors Union
are prepared to make on eight years
time to acceptable persons, on real es
tate security, for the purchase or erec
tion of homes, in progressive cities or
towns, in North Carolina on the follow
ing plan: An advance of SGOO, with a
further payment of SGOO at maturity, will
be made, for a monthly payment of
$13.G5, for a period of one hundred
months, at which time the mortgage will
be cancelled, and the final payment of
SGOO will be made. Other amounts in
same proportion. Equitable arrange
ments, to prevent loss of property in case
of death. For full particulars address
GEORGE ALLEN.
Secretary.
Pullen Building, Raleigh, N. C.
NEW BOOK STORE.
May or may not be opened here, but
the Southern Book Exchange is here to
stay, for it is a necessity.
We buy, sell and exchange all kinds
of books, Law and School Books a spe
cialty.
Law Books for sale.
Pemberton and Jerome’s New Crimina
Code and Digest, interleaved, annotated
etc,. $5.00, or second hand for $5.50 pre
paid.
Shipp Amendments to the North Caro
litia Code, bringing it up to date, com
plete. $1.50 prepaid.
N. C. Reports, $1.50. *
We can furnish you the North Caro
linn Reports now at $1.50 new, but thi
price may not hold long, judging from
discussion against it. Rapid sales.
They are going fast. Send in you
orders at once to fill in your set.
School Books at Half Price.
50,000 in stock to be closed out a
once to make room for others.
OLI) BOOKS WANTED.
Catalogue, rules, etc., free. Send
lists of books for sale or wanted. W
do the rest.
M. M. SMITH, Proprietor
Biggest Bargain Book Store in th
South, Raleigh, N. C.
NOTICE^
Notice is hereby given that application
will be made to the General Assembly
to incorporate Ephesus Baptist church,
Gary township, Wake county.
1-25-30 d
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that applica
tion will be made to the General As
sembly of North Carolina now in ses
sion to incorporate the town of Gibson.
Richmond county. North Carolina.