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2 A HOT FIGHT OVER FEES (Continued from Ist page.) I his showed that the original motion V\. ,r v rr l,lu,t * tana « 101 l call. The motion to reconsider pre vailed. At this point. Mr. Winston, who now seemed doubtful of his ability to hold ithnigg in check much longer, began to spar for time. i move, l l *iat consideration of th s bill be made the sitecial order for next 1* riday at noon. 'This motion was lost by a vote of 37 to 40, and Mr. Allen's amendment to strike out section two oi»oY<* Sect ion three was opposed only by Mr. Hampton, of Surry. Mr. Gattis. of Orange, who was for many years clerk, said it there was anything in tne let 1 bill that could be cut it was this $2 fee for certificate and seal on an appeal to the Supreme court. I'he section was adopted. Sections 4 and 5 relating to executors of estates were stricken;' out. Section • i (fee for justification of bonds) was adopted without discussion. Section 7 (fee for capias) was opposed by Mr. Allen and stricken out. Section 8 (execution and return) was under consideration when the big and iinal squabble arose. And this is how it was: Mr. Moore didn't know how to vote. If his amendment to except his county was going to prevail he would not op pose the bill: but if it was not he would oppose every item. Mr. Ponshee: “You'd better vote then as if your county were in." Mr. Gilliam: “I waived my amend ment with the understanding it would be adopted." Mr. Justice: “Then if that's what's going to be done I send forward an amendment to strike out that section and 1 move to lay that motion on the table.” Mr. Koushall: “1 have watched this matter carefully and 1 have had my amendment drawn taking Wake county out of this bill.” Mr. Holman was willing to let out sill the counties that wanted to get out. Mr. Ponshee, he said, was not speaking for the House. Mr. Ponshee: “1 am on'ly speaking for myself. 1 want a uniform fee bill.” Mr. Stevens said if the various coun ties were to be excepted then J)e was opposed to the whole bill. Mr. Winston looked upon these amend ments as upon any other; whether a man could get his amendment adopted or not depended on whether he could get a majority of the votes. Mr. Gilliam: “In the light of this opposition I move the further reading of this hill be suspended and the amend ments excepting counties be considered." The Speaker ruled this motion out of order. Mr. Justice insisted on his amendment and the motion to lay it on the table. On this Mr. Winston again used his aye-aud-no lasso. The vote on roll-call was a tie. 43 to 43. Pur the first time during the ses sion the Speaker had to give the casting vote. It went, of course, on the side of reduction. Those voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Alexander, Allen of Cumberland: Beasley, Bryan, of Madison: Currie, of pßladen; Davis, of Haywood; Fleming, Giles, Gilliam, Hampton, Harrison. Hen dren, Hoey, Hoffman, Justice, of Mc- Dowell; Justus, Leak: Leigh, Ivowery, Lyon, Maitland, Mauuey. McFarland, IMoore, Nicholson, of Beaufort; Nichol son, of Perquimans; Patterson, of Cald well: Patterson, of Robeson; Pritchard, IReevea, Rountree. Snip s, Sugg, Tar kenton, Tharp, Trotman, Wall, Welch, Willard, Williams, of Dare: Williams, of Graham. Williams, of Iredell; Wrenn, Wright.—43. * Those voting in the negative were: Messrs. Abbott, Allen, of Wayne: Barnhill. Burrow, Boggs. Bou shall, Brown, of Johnston: Brown, of Stanly; Bryan, of Granville; Bunch. Carr, Carraway, Carroll, Clarkson, Cochran. Council, Craig, Grumpier, Cur ias, .of Moore; Curtis. Decs. Foushee, Gattis Hartsell, Hauser. Holland. Hol man .Tames Johnson, of Johnston; Julian, Kcnnett. McNeill. Nichols, Noble, l’ow ejl. Ransom Redding, Stubbs. Whitfield. Williams, of Iredell: Winston, Wood. — 43. Speaker no. At this point Air. Holman mov d to adjourn. The motion prevailed. The bill fee will, therefore, come up again to-day as unfinished business. FEES OF STATE OFFICERS. Some Material Changes Made in the Original Bill. At the morning session, beginning at noon, the State officer bill was taken up and disposed of before adjournment at 2:30. On motion of Mr. Robinson, of Cum berland, the bill was considered and ! voted on by items. In accordance with this motion, section I, reducing the salary of the State Treas urer \from $3,000 to $2,500, was taken up and adopted without discussion. Mr. Allen, of Wayne, called attention to the fact that it was provided that the bill go into effect from and after ratifi cation. Hi* wanted to know of the com-’ mittee whether they had expected by this act to reduce the salaries of the present i officers. Mr. Currie, of Moore, said it was not in-! tended to apply to present officers; that Jhinder the Constitution the fees of exe t entire and judicial officers could not be! reduced during their term of office. As , to these officers the ratifying clause*' would b<* suspended until new officers arc elected, but it will go into effect at once with officers such ns Railroad Com missioner, librarian and tin* like. As to Railroad Commissioners, Mr. Allen said tin* bill provided for reducing their salary to $1,500. and that it was already $1,500. or woitd be after April 1, made so by the Legislature of 1895. It was agreed to let this salary go over to be fixed in the Railroad Commis sion Act. On the section of the bill reducing the salary of the Secretary of State to sl,- 800. there was some discussion. Air. Rountree thought that the bill carried economy a little too far. “I dis like to antagonize the report of a com mittee. but this is a cut of from 20 to 25 per cent, and I don't see any need of it. You can’t get first Hass men for the, salaries proposed in this bill. We bear a great deal of complaint of the Railroad Commission. It has become a disgrace to North Carolina. Arid why? Because the salary is so niggardly, that a first class man can’t afford to accept the position.” Mr. Williams, of Iredell, wanted to know if officers couldn't live more cheaply now than ever before? “Yes." replied Mr. Rountree, "they can, but you must Hot forget that with the growth of population and develop ment of the country the duties of these officers have increased." This section was adopted, also the section reducing the salary of the chief clerk in the State Treasurer's office to $1,500. This latter section went through without discussion, A provision in the bill promised re duction of the salary of the superin tendent of the penitentiary to SI,BOO. This was stricken out because there is now no such office. The next section (til reduced tin* salary of Supreme and Superior court judges to $2,000. This raised a very din of outcries among the lawyers, who immediately set 1 to filing their teeth for any man who should dare defend the reduction. Os course it did not pass. This section having been stricken out, Mr. Patterson, of Caldwell, took the back track with the avowed intention of butchering the two sections left with life in them. If no reduction is to be made in the salary of judges," he said, “then the re duction made in the salaries of the Sec retary of State and the State Treasurer are too large.” The House refused to turn back. The State librarian the bill put down as worth $750. and this caused another storm of protests, the burden of which was that it one-legged Confederate sol dier had just been elected and the salary ought not to lie reduced. Mr. Moore, of Jackson, amended to make the salary $1)00. It was while tins amendment was being considered that Mr. Alexander, of Rutherford, attempted to give the bill a fatal stab in the back and failed, lie moved to table the amendment. Mr. Williams, of Iredell, (pointing at Mr. Alexander): "I warn you." Mr. Winston addressed the Chair. “No debate." exclaimed a number of anti-reductionists. Mr. Winston: “Then I guess I can rise to a point of parliamentary inquiry. “Suppose," he said, addressing the chair, "we lay this amendment on the table, doesn’t that take the bill?" The Speaker—“lt does." Mr. Justice: “Anil you knew tiiat without asking." Mr. Winston: “Suppose 1 did?” The motion to table was lost by a vote of 25 to 51. After lengthy debate Air. Moore’s S9OO amendment was adopted. It may be well to state,' however, that jis this law now reads it may mean SIOO increase in salary of the librarian. He has been gettting SBOO as librarian and S2OO as keeper of the records for the Legislature. It is just possible that under the new law he might get S9OO and the S2OO also as keeper of the records. The next provision of the bill fixed the salary of the Keeper of the Capitol at SOSO. It was pointed out that this was already SOOO, anil that killed the section. The proposition to reduce the i**r diem of the secretary to the Board of Chari ties from $4 to $3 a day met with no op position. Section 10. reducing the salary of the marshal and librarian of the Supreme court from SI,OOO to $750, found not a single defender. Many of the lawyers and others on the door took this occasion for paying high tribute to the present incumbent of that position. Mr. K. 11. Bradley. Judge Allen considered him a thor oughly competent man. “He is the best; man in North Carolina for the place: and lie's not receiving a cent more than his work is worth.” .Messrs. Moore, Gattis and others spoke to the same effect. All referred in most appreciative tones of Air. Brad ley’s eminent fitness for the position and liis uniform courtesy. No higher trib utes could bo paid to any man. The House unanimously agreed that his salary should not he reduced. The bill reduced the salary of the Su preme Court R porter to SSOO. Mr. Robinson opposed this saying the present salary was SI,OOO and to cut to SSOO was too much. An amendment by Mr. Moore, cut ling to $7.70 was adopted. The salary of the Supreme Court clerk from S3(JO and fees to S2OO and fees was reduced without discussion. The next section fixed salaries as fol lows: The super ntenilents of the iiisau * asylums at Raleigh, Alorgauton and Goldsboro; the Deaf, Dumb anil Blind institutions at Raleigh and Morgan 1 on; the jiresid nts of the A. and AI. College at Raleigh, of the Greensboro Normal and Industrial College at Grqensbnr >, and of the University at Chapel Hill, $2,000 a year with house, hut without supplies. This caused a lengthy anil heated dis cussion. It was stated that Dr. Alur phy had ben getting $2,800 and per quisites, Dr. Altller and 'Mr. Ray $2,- 000, Air. Goodwin, $1,750 and the others $2,500. In the midst of the discussion, at 2:3'» the House took a recess until 4 o'clock. At that hour it resumed consideration of tin* subject, the committee bringing in a substitute, as follows; Alorgauton insane, $2,600; Raleigh, insane, $2,500; A. and AI. College, Normal and Indus trial College and State University, $2,- 250. The others to stand as they were. This substitute, however, did not meet the approval of the House and the sec tion was stricken out, leaving alii tin salaries as they were before, j The vote was 49 to strike out and 28 ■ against striking out. | Section 14 r iluced the salaries of stewards of public* institutions to $35 a month. It was proposed to reduce shell fish commissioners to $35. but Mr. Nichol son. of Beaufort, said tin* Committee on Shell Fish was preparing a bill that reduced the salary to $-33. The section j was therefore stricken out. | The Governor’s private secretary's salary was cut from $1,200 to S9OO. Air. Moore again applied his patent i amender and sent it up to SI,OOO. I Section 17 provided that the salaries may be paid monthly. | This completed tin* bill and it was now adopted as a whole. | THE MORGANTON DIRECTORS. The Herring Forces Muster Only One Vote in the House. There were two special orders n the House yesterday—the ejection of direc tors for the School for the Deaf and Dumb at Morganton at 12 o’clock, and the Fee Bill Jit 1 o’clock, j When the director matter was called up Air. Hartsell. of Cabarrus, moved another postponement, and suggested Wednesday at 11 o’clock. To this motion. Air. Patterson, of Rohe son* chairman of the Committee on tin* Deaf and Dumb, objected. He could see no necessity for another postpone ment. The first time it had been post poned in order that tin* caucus ’night settle it. The caucus had been held and he had tried to get the matter tup, but tiios* who had opposed thu names suggest**! for the directorate were absent. Mr. Craig, of Buncombe, said ho voted before for postponement, but he was now iipjtosid to further delay. ‘‘There are too many things to do to keep putting off these things. We'd better dispose of them as we conic to them." Air. Harris said he had been in every caucus, and it bad refused so far to eon sider the matter. He didn't want to tight the question out on tin* door >l* the House, but if action was insisted on 'he’d In* forced to do it. The House refused to postpone and Air. Patterson nominated the following persons for directors: As. L. Reed, of Buncombe. AI. H. Holt, of Guilford. A’. V. Richardson, of Columbus. N. B. Broughton, of Wake. R. A. Grier, of Aleckleuburg. “These." he stiid. “are the trustees that are now in charge of the institution. They are the same directors that fought their way through under fusion rule. They are men of high character, >f marked executive ability, and have tin interest of the institution at heart. Un der their 'management it has been one of the best institutions of the kind in this country.” Air. Hartsell put in nomination Dr. H. C. Herring, of Cabarrus. He said he was the best prepared man for direc tor in North Carolina: that he had studied these institutions and was one of the most competent men in the South. He has himself a deaf child and on ac count of this fact and his interest in its welfare he has been through all rite Northern deaf and dumb institutions, studying their methods. “He is a Democrat of Democrats, a man of high character. On this noarrt he will be a valuable man. He will know the needs of the institution and detect its short-comings and that, I un derstand, is why Air. Goodwin doesn’t want him.” Air. Robinson—“ls it not a fact that Governor Russell appointed this man Herring a director.” Air. Hartsell —“Yes, and he appointed your man AI. L. Reed, too." Air. Robinson—" But diu he not join the Fnsionists in bringing suit against the old board?” Air. Hartsell —“The Governor brought the suit. Dr. Herring djd not appear ill it. I know Air. Goodwin has tried to make it so appear, but he's as good it Democrat as you or I.” Air. Allen, of Columbus, understood that the fight was being made against a man from his county V. V. Richard son. He spoke in highest terms of Air. Richardson —his private character and public services. “Dr. Herring is fighting Air. Richard son because Richardson opposed him when he was seeking to take charge of the institution. 1 have been hearing of a great tight that was going to be made in here over this question, and In the whale turns out only a herring, tAp plause and laughter.) “This is a well-conilucted institution — a model institution. It is excellently managed by this board and presided over by the best man in the State for the position. 1 hope no change will be made in it.” A letter from Rev. J. 11. Brindle was read by Air. Ray. of Macon. It stated that the writer had a boy in the institu tion: that he had heard of Dr. Herring's candidacy; that Herring was an enemy of the School and of the man presiding over it, and he therefore hoped lie would not be appointed. Air. Brindle expressed satisfaction with the present manage ment of flu* institution and said Dr. Herring had tried to keep the Masons from attending the laying of the corner stone of the boy’s building last May. Air. Moore, of Jackson, who was at that tiiqe Grand Alaster of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina, corroborated Mr. Brindle in this last statement. "To elect this man (Herring) would." he added, “create trouble and cause fric tion as long as he remained on the board. He was two years ago appointed by Gov ernor Russell and the men appointed with him say he agreed to act with the Fnsionists.” Mr. Hartsell—“Wasn't AI. L. Reed, who is now proposed as a director also appointed?” Air. Moore —“He was. but lie joined with the old board, of which he was also a member, against the new one." Mr. Winston, of Bertie, and Air. Roun tree, of New Hanover, testified as to the eminent fitness of Col. Richardson. They thought if anybody was to be dis placed it certainly out not to be lie. Air. Bonshall, of Wake, vigorously opposed Herring's election. This concluded the debate and Messrs. Johnson, of Sampson, and Sugg, of Greene, wore appointed tellers. The ballot was taken viva voce and re sulted in the election of the above-named directors. Dr. Herring received only one vote, Mr. Hartsell voting for him instead of for Air. Grier. Messrs. Tarkenton and Crumpler. Populists, and Smith (col.. Rep.) voted for the whole Democratic list. Yarborough (Rep.) voted only for Grier. A list of Republicans headed by V. S. Lusk received two votes. All the Democrats except AI. 11. Jlolr. received 88 votes. Mr. Holt’s vote wjis 87. THE DAY’S BUSINESS. PETITIONS PRESENTED >. Petition of citizens of Ashe county asking that public drunkenness be made a misdemeanor. By Reeves, of Ashe. Coinittee on Propositions and Griev ances. Petition of citizens for incorporation of Sliallowell Baptist church in Moore county. By Currie, of Moore. Commit tee on Propositions and Grievances. Petition of citizens of Elizabeth City in relation to dredging for oysters. By Abbott, of Camden. Committee on Oys ters. Petition of citizens of Gaston county in relation to the incorporation of certain «chool houses and churches in Gaston. By Hauser, of Gaston. Committee on Propositions and Grievances. Petition of citizens against the incor poration of certain school houses aud I*llls NJSWS AND OBSKUVEIt, FEB. 21, 18»». churches in Catawba county. By Boggs, of Catawba county. Committee on Propositions* and Grievances. Petition for incorporation of Fen-all's chapel in Burke county. By Hoffman, of Burke. Committee on Propositions and Grievances. Petition of citizens of Stanly county against the appointment of It. J. Ross a justice of the peace. By Brown, of Stanly. Committee on Justices of the peace. Petition for tin* incorporation of Cen tre Methodist church and Walton school for two miles. I>y Boggs, of Catawba. Committee on Propositions and Griev ances. Petition from citizens ol' Currituck for ilit* relief of W. J. Alston, tiix collector. By Beasley, of Currituck. Committee on Finance. Petition of citizen.s of Dallas township. Gaston county, against incorporation of churches and school houses for more than one mile. By Hauser, of Gaston. Com mittee on Propositions and Grievances. NEW BILLS INTRODUCED. 11. R, 1,600. Resolution raising a committee of three to find out what Inis become of the rejiort of the Department of Agriculture and to have it printed at once. By Ijentherwood. of Swain. On calendar. H. It. 1,(501. Resolution raising a committee of three on tin* part of the I louse and two on the part of the Sen ate to recommend trustees for the A. and AI. College. By Winston, of Bertie. On calendar. 11. B. 1,602. Art to authorize the town of Franklin to isstu* bonds and levy a special tax. By Ray, of Macon. On calendar. 11. 11. 1,008. Act to authorize the town of Highlands to issue bonds and levy a special tax. By Ray, of Ala con. On calendar. 11. B. 1,004. Act to authorize Swain county to issue bonds to pay indebted ness. By Loatherwood, of Swain. Com mittee on Finance. 11. B. 1,005. Act to repeal chapter “12. Public Laws of 1897. to improve the roads of Cabarrus county. By Hart sell. of Cabarrus. Committee on Roads. H. B. 1,000. Act to prevent male animals running at large in Pender coun ty. By James, of Pender. Committee on Propositions and Grievances. H. B. 1,595. Act to incorporate Plain field church, Randolph county. By Red ding, of Randolph. Committee on Propositions and Grievances. H. B. 1.590. Act to incorporate cer tain churches and academies in Ran dolph county. By Redding, of Randolph. Committee on Propositions and Griev ances. , 11. B. 1,597. Act to ratify and con firm tin* laying out and establishing of public roads from a point on Bourne and Blowing Rock turnpike road, near Jos *iill Winklers, to the junction of the Caldwell and Watauga and the Yahuo lossu turnpike roads. By Council, of Watauga. On calendar. H. 11. 1,599. Act for the relief of F. AI. Strnughnn. janitor of the capitol. On calendar. H. B. 1,(507. Act to place the name of Thomas Wellington on the pension roll. By McFarland, of Polk. Commit tee on Pensions. H. B. l.(>08. Act for the protection of the executors of the late John C. Ter rell. By Whitfield, of Person. Commit tee on Finance. 11. 11. 1,(509. Act to authorize the ommissioners of Person eounfy to fund the county's indebtedness. By Whitfield, of Person. Committee on Finance. H. 11. 1,610. Act to authorize the commissioners of Person county to issue bonds. By Whitfield, of Person. Com mittee on Finance. 11. B. 1,614. Act to authorize J. T. Ben bow to re-inter certain dead bodies. By Williams, of Yadkin. On calendar H. B. 1.(515. Act for tin* relief of A C. Justus, a wounded Confederate vet eran. By Justus, of Henderson. Com mittee on Pensions. 11. 11. 1,616. Act to incorporate the Charlotte Methodist church in Ran dolph. Committee on Propositions and Grievances. H. B. 1.617. Act for the relief of W. AI. Peel, of Wayne county. By Carr, of Duplin. Committee on Education. 11. 11. 1.618. Act to amend the char ter of Warsaw, liy Carr, of Duplin Coinittee on Counties. Cities and Towns H .11. 1,(519. Act for relief of W. J. Austin, tax collector of Currituck coun ty. By Beasley, of Ciirituek. On calendar. 11. B. 1,(520. Act to prohibit the sale or manufacture of liquor near certain churches in AlcDowell comity. By .Justice, of AlcDowell. Committer* on Propositions and Grievances.- H. B. 1.621. Act to improve the Bak ersvillt* road in AlcDowell and Fnion comities. By Justice, of McDowell. On calendar. 11. B. 1,(522. Act to incorporate the Montezuma Telephone Company. By Pritchard, of Mitchell. Committee on Corporations. PASSED THIRD READING. H. B. 843. -Vet to incorporate the town of Gibson. 11. R. 1,602. Resolution fixing Fri day at noon as the time for election of a librarian by joint ballot of both houses. H. B. 858. Act to amend the charter of the town of Albemarle. Stanly county. 11. B. 863. Act to authorize the com missioners of Alexander t<» sell the pres ent court house anil jail aud submit to the people the question of levying a special tax for a new one. H. B. 736. -Vet to allow the board of commissioners of Greene county to levy a s|M*cial tax of $3,000 to construct and repair public buildings. H. B. 758. Act to fund certain in debtedness of the city of Wilmington, by issuing thirty-year coupon bonds in place of the $150,000 of railroad bonds for tin* Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad and SIOO,OOO l'or the Onslow Railroad. PASSED SECOND READING. li. B. 778. S. B. 262. Act to authorize the commissioners of Forsyth to issue a special tax of 30 cents on the poll and 10 cents on the SIOO of property to pay the SIOO,OOO indebtedness for building a court house. 11. B. 822. Act to amend chapter 77. Laws of 18855. to increase the taxes for the town of Alount Pleasant, Cabarrus county. 11. B. 835. S. 11. 298. Act to allow the city of Greensboro to issue bonds. 11. 11. 77(5, S. 11. 211. Act to authorize the comity of Rutherford to levy a spe cial tiix. DON'T.—His own gang repudiated Os ho Wilson and put him out of office. The Democrats in the Legislature are asked to take him up and whitewash him. DON’T. !BILL TO REORGANIZE RAILROAD COMMISSION MAIN PROVISIONS OF THE BILL TO BE IN TKOOUCED THIS MORNING. Powers En!a r ged to Cover Banking, Inturar ce, Loan Trust and Other Companies Name Changed to Corpora tion Comm’ssion. Judge Allen, member from Wayne, and Senator Jerome have prepared the bill to reorganize the Railroad Commis sion and extend and enlarge its powers. The bill will be introduced either in the Senate or House this morning, it is very voluminous, but its main provisions are its follows: “A bill to be entitled an -Vet to Abolish the Board of Railroad ('ommissioners and to Establish the North Carolina Corporation Commis sion: * The General Assembly of North Caro lina do enact: “Section 1. That there shall Ik* elected by this General Assembly three ('ommis sioners who shall have general sneer vision of railroads, steamboat navigation and canal companies, express and tele graph and telephone companies, insur ance companies, building and loan asso ciations, banks, surety and guaranty companies and sleeping car companies. "That tin* said Commissioners elect ed by this General Assembly, and their successors in office, shall be and they are hereby created and constituted a court of record, and shall be known as the North Carolina Corporation Com mission, and as such shall have all the powers anil jurisdiction of a court of general jurisdiction as to all subjects of it court of general jurisdiction as to all subjects embraced in this act, and shall have a common seal. The term of office of said Commission ers shall begin immediately after their election by this General Assembly and their qualification, and shall continue until the first day of January, nineteen hundred and one, and their successors are elected and quilified. -Vt the election for State officers in nineteen hundred, there shall be elected three Commissioners by the qualified electors of this State at the time and plaees of voting for the members of the Legislature, one of whom shall be elect ed for the term of two years, and one for the term of four years, and out* for the term of six years. After the first election such Commissioners shall be elected by the qualified electors of this Stitti*. at the time and places of voting for members of the Legislature for a term of six years, and shall lie members of and constitute the North Carolina Corporation Commission. The power or tilling vacancies is vest ed in the Board of Internal Improve ments, the appointee holding till his successor qualifies, the successor being elected at the next tegular election. The commissioners are required to take an oath before a judge of the Sttpr me court, to support the Constitution of State and nation, and that they are not the owners of any steamboat or i f any stock or bond of any railroad, navi gation or canal company, express, ’cl- - graph or telephone company, or of any building ;tnd loan association, or tin* agent or attorney or employee of any such company, or association; that the* have no interest in any way in any such company or association. The said commissioners shall not jointly or severally, or in any way, be the holder of any stock or bond, or be the agent or attorney or employer of any such company. They shall have general control and supervision of all railroad, steamboat, canal, express and sleeping car compa nies or corporations and of all other com panies or corporations engaged in the carrying of freight or passengers: of all telegraph and telephone companies; of all public* and private banks and all loan and trust companies, or corpora tions: of insurance, surety and guaranty companies or cori>orations. and of alt building and loan associations or com panies, necessary to carry into effect th * provisions of the act. They shall investigate books and patters of all such companies, individuals, firms or corporations, and they shall visit in person front time to time the place of business of such companies, individual*, firms or corporations, to ascertain if all orders, rules and regulations of the com mission have been complied with, to ex amine persons connected with the differ ent corporations to compel production of papers. The act requires that there shall be established at each station separate waiting rooms for the white and colored. The commission is to exercise all the powers as to bankk and banking im posed or conferred upon the State Treas urer by chapter 155 of the Public Laws of 1891, as amended by chapter 478, Public Laws of 1893. and all nqiorts re quired by those acts to he made to the State Treasurer to be made to the com mission. It t;ikis the appointment of all persons who have been appointed by the State Treasurer to make examinations and re ports required by Laws 1891. elmptiu* 155. as amended by chapter 478, Laws of 1893, out of the hands of that offi cer and puts them into hands of -com mission. The commission is to collect Jill fees, salaries, charges, commission and other compensations 'heretofore collected by or paid to the State Treasurer for the per forata in-e of duties with reference to banking and insurance. They are to per form all the duties heretofore conferred on the Secretary of Stitt- as to insur ance companies, surety, guaranty, trust and loan companies. They have power to appoint persons to carry out the purposes of the act as to insurance, banking, etc., the same as the Secretary of State has heretofore had. To collect all fees, salaries, commissions and charges heretofore collected by tin* Secretary of State with reference to banking and insurance. To perform all the duties heretofore imposed upon the Auditor of State with reference to building and loan associations. It provides that the State Treasurer \ shall turn over all books and papers relative to banks and banking: the Secretary of State to turn over all pa pers, books, etc*., relating to insurance, surety, guaranty companies; the State Auditor to turn over books, papers aud * statements relating to building and loan companies. The present Board of Railroad Com missioners are to turn over all the ef fects of their office to the new commis sion. GLORIOUS NEWS Comes from Dr. D. B. Carnegie, <>f Washita. I. T. He writes: “Four bot tles of Electric Hitters ha* Cured Mrs. Brewer of scrofula, which had caused her great suffering for yi• <. Terrible sores would break out on her head and fact*, and the host doctors ouhl give no heip: Lut her cure is coutj.lii** am! her health is excellent." This shows what thousands have proved—-that Electric Bitters is the best blood purifier known. It’s the supreme remedy so * eezema, tetter, salt rheum, ulcers, boils and bow els, expels poisons, helps digestion and litiilds up the strength. Only s(i cents. Sold by Jill drugists. Guaranteed. As the season of the year when pneu monia, la grippe, sort* throat, coughs, colds, catarrh, bronchitis and lung trou bles art* to Ik* guarded against, nothing “is a fine substitute,” will “answer the (purpose,” or is “just as good” as One Minute Cough Cure. That is t|xe one infallible remedy for all lung, throat or bronehitial troubles. Insiist vigorously ilium having it if "something else” is offered you. For sale by J. Tlal Bob bitt and Henry T. Hicks. Revi ligc may be sweet at first, but; it gradually acquires a flavor that is ;uiything but agreeable. For frost bites, burns, indolent sores, eczema, skin disease, and especially Fibs. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve stands first and best. Look out for dis honest people who try to imitate and counterfeit it. It's their endorsement of a good article. Worthless goods are not imitated. G,t DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. For sale by J. lljil Bobbitt and Henry T. Hicks. ■HHHnoj i MHisss me»53J3 __ !tls|;si?g I«Kj SlJV.gguj > f wO &ia \X% ilf “ . 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Dr. Wil dams’lndian I’ile Oint- Spj “ ment Is prepared for Piles and Itch- EB ing nl the private parts. Every box is warranted. By dna gists, by mail on re ceipt of priee. 60 cents and SI.OO. WILLIAMS IViANUfACTUBING CO.. Props.. Cleveland, Ohio. MOTT’S PENNYROYAL PILLS 8 They overcome Weakness, Irregu larity ami omissions,increase and banish *• pains, of menstrua tion.” They are •* Life Bayerll ,, to ('iris at womanhood, aiding clo ve 1 opnient of organs and body. No known remedy for women equals them. Cannot do harm—life be comes a pleasure. !$1 per boy by mall. Sold by drintzlitt. MOTT CHEMICAL CO.,fiewiaa i.O. For Sale by WM. SIMPSON. Raleigh. BARG AIXS IX LA W BOOKS, x. c. kim-oiits. may. si.so. Pemberton and Jerome's Xow Crimi lial Code and Digest, new, $5.00. second hand, s:i.s<l. Interleaved, annotated, supplemented. Th- Ship Amendments to the N. C. Code bringing it up to date, $-.00, sec ond-hand. SI.OO. N. <’. .Manual .$2.00. second-hand, -SI. *Tp to date.” Mordecai’s .Meehanies l.iens .$1.5(1, second-hand, SI.OO. I'auious Legal Arguments, SI.OO. iSinionton. (’has. F.. on Federal Courts their jurisdiction add prone dure, $1.50 and $2.00. Complete sets of X. (’. and S. C. and F. S. lieiwris at one-half the regular price. SCHOOL BOOKS AT HALF PRICE Theological. Historical and Scientitie books a specialty. All kinds of books bought, sold and exchanged. Stud lists you have to dispose of for cash or can spare in exchange, and we will give you a good price. Be Sure To Demand, and See That You Get a BENSON’S, 88EALJ (ON THE 87AMP) ; ;: ' (GENUINE ippj r t. is the best POROUS. PLASTER The most snecessful remedy Against Onnßb*, Golds Grip and Chest Troubles, now bo prevalent. It never fails. Price 25c. A!! Druggists. Os rn’f’rs, JSeabruy <£*Johns<mjN.Y'., if unobtainable. ■at . cl. M' i'\ < '// . ' / !j\), 'v'r;, r* nr VTM Hats for Spring 1883 JUST RECEIVED The Latest Shapes Soft and Stiff. We make a specialty of good reliable Hats at a low price. Our $1.49 Soft and Stiff Hats are matchless. OWN YUUR HUME- The Mechanics and 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 S6OO, with a further payment of S6OO at maturity, will be made, for a monthly payment of $13.65, for a period of one hundred months, at which time the mortgage will be cancelled, and tlie final payment of S6OO 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. John W. Evans, Carriage Shop. Go-. Morgan and Blount • ts. Raieigh, N. C. Buggies and delivery wagons made to order. Repairing, painting and trimming a specialty. Always have in stock for repairing several kinds of springs, fifth wheels, exles, side bars, dashes and storm aprons. Also some wheels at very low figures for repair work In fact can repair anything you have in the carriage line. AH Work Guaranteed. I have one of the BEST PAINTERS in the State, anil don’t you forget it. My other workmen are up-to-date. CANCER. People afllicted with On-er generally die u thousand imaginary deaths before they are anally carried uwayl They are hopeless of ever being cured, and see nothing in the future Init torture and a slow, lingering death. The cure of cancer has baffled the skill of the entire medical world until it was discovered that Barium Rock Spring Water is a natural specific in cases of cancer. Main* physicians now recommend it, a*id it will no doubt he universally prescribed when its merits become more generally known. If you have a friend who is suffering from cancer, tell him about BARIUM ROCK SPRING WATER. It is the greatest favor you could do him. E. A. Anderson, M. D., Wilmington, N. C. I have used (Poison Spring) ~ Barium Rock Spring Water in a case of cancer of the breast that was on the point of being removed, but owing to the timidity of the lady, was post poned. The local application >-nd' internal use of this water removed the inflamation, hard ness and burning pain, and has apparently stopped the morbi 1 growth, all traces have ili>- appeared and for a year the patient has seemed free of the disease. Ten gallons sent prepaid for $5.90. Express order on Troutmans, N.C. :.*l Page Book ot Proofs tree. Barium Rock Springs Minekai, Water Co., Barium Springs, N. C. NOTICE] Notice is hereby given that application will be made to the General Assembly to incorporate Ephesus Baptist church, Cary township, Wake county. 1 -25-JHW 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 Gibsou, Richmond county, North Carolina.