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2 S| XIY [Ms HAVE ENDED (Continued from First rage.) A »■ »*•» Hi viiii'k struck out . of' out- oi ;;;r' s "' isti, »9'd the name Frinks i f own uuAibcr—Scnatoi to ho so,.n It remains ,.,>,,l 1 1,: . hc,h «r the House will ac nieTiilior 14 <>r stan( l by its own until or--Bryan. of Mmlison. lni.t,„' f.'.r™'" A W onii > "\[ h f- " ton ” 1 >,sStri, t—Krank Wood, of Eden j'Wond District—.7. B. Stokes, of Win(} eiS! Urfh Di " tri <*-W. j. reele, of rial Charlotte. ),Stritt ~^ > ‘ Al T hottii»kins, ol Slmlhy nth 1 ‘‘strict—E. Y. Webb, ot Sparta!' 11 >is,rit>t ~W. C. Fields, of eon h"' I>istriot ~ ,T - Prank Ray, of Mn a S. Frimroso. of Raleigh: W H. Ragan, of High Point -1 .\"l , ( lilrk * "f Fliarlotte: T. H. Twitty. tut her lord ton; A. Leaz.nr. of Moores n - h - Ronitz. of Wilmington: It „ , uth * of Albemarle; 11. E. Fries. <*J Sal,-m; I*. .7. Sinclair, of Marion, ’.lection was raised to several of use names on political grounds am! :. "etit over for further inves tigation. I lie Senate, however, elected them. I HE SCHOOL LAW ADOPTED. The Lobby Members Meet With the House Members. I lu' School Law was yesterday adopt ed 1 the House; and adopted almost as it earn; from the Senate. Had time permitted, though, it would ha\e gone hack a widely different docu ment than it now is. Indeed 1 doubt if the venerable Sena tors would have recognized it. The tact that it is now too late to fram a new law is all that saved it. i lie sections providing for the an pointmeut of township trustees were especially distatsteful to members and f Xwt DANIEL HFGH Mi LEAN. Made An Eloquent Speech for the Con federate Home. « what they would have done to them, had there been time to have done it. would have been a plenty. Mr. Thompson, of Onslow, was es —peeiady severe bn the bln. Referring to the statement that it had been pre pared by certain city school mm. lie said that if the theoretical city superinten dents and college professors had been attending to the business for which they are paid instead of coming here and drawing school hills for the rural districts those districts would lie infi nitely better off. He was opp.sed to the township system. He and many others pledged themselves to its repeal, and if it were adopt id he would be put under the necessity of voting against the bill. Mr. Allen, of Columbus, thought the bill a very fine one. and the beauties of sections 17 and 18 were elaborated upon. Mr. Craig, of Buneoinb", wanted a good law—one that would suit tin* needs of the people. If the proposed bill didn’t do that then lie didn’t want it. ‘•l’d like it if every person and every place could have a lav* that would suit himself,lu rself or itself. But that can’t be and we’ll have to do the best we can under the circumstances. In prepa ration ~f this bill 1 consulted with men engaged in teaching—such men as 1 thought ought to know what was re quired for the schools ol the Btatc. And because certain graded school men as sisted in the preparation of the bill is no goood reason for objecting to it. Mr. Davis, of Haywood, again sent up his amendment to strike our the section (17i providing for appointment of town ship trust*l* ' vas 10St - Mr. Bryan, of Granville, amended to pay the trustees 81 a day. Ijost. Smith, of Craved, amended to exempt Craven county from the operations of (lie law. This amendment, was aNo lost, and the section 117) was adopted. '['lie next serious snag was section .’ll. Mr Foushee amended it to take away from all schools the right to issue diplo mas giving the recipient a right to teach public schools of this State with out standing examination. -There are now.” he said, 'three in stitutions that give such diplomas-on Asheville, one al Greensboro and one in Toiniesse . ’lbis is unfair to the other schools and -works a hard ship on the self-made teacher-tile Burli er in the rural districts. Mr Craig argued m favor of the 101 l ;,s‘ it Stood. lie thought it hut fair that the State Normal < ollege at Greensboro and the IValmdy Normal C‘olI(‘ ,r in r lVnnt»Kst»t‘ —both <>f wlikm taught teaching— should have these spe cial privileges. . Mr Boushall v.as of a different mind a ,nd hr said so in vigorous language. He wanted all schools and all teachers put upon the same basis. Mr Kay. of Macon, had just exactly rwen’tv-thVie distinct and separate oh "tions to the law and the further the Hiing went the worse it got. But lime was short, much was still to lu done, and he appealed to the members to lay aside tinir.differences of opinion, adopt tjic bill and try t<> live under it until a belt,* one could he -e.aired. T l„. amendment was adopted. Then the bill swung easily alungbintil CABTORIA For infants and fliildrsn Tbs Kind You Have Alcts Bought the section (8D providing for the reten tion of the* present school books was struck. Immediately it was read it became •vident a tight was on hand. The time for speeches was limited to live minutes md all sorts of amendments poured in. Among them was a substitute for the section by Mr. Wall, of Richmond, pro viding for a School Text-Book Commis sion. to be appointed by the Speaker and o meet in Baliigh once a year, consider .he question of adoption of text-books for the public, schools and secure tin* host terms possible. This commission was to receive only board and travelling expenses while on duty and thy were not to b on duty more than five days ,u a year. This substitute aroused hot antagon ism and warm support. Fine speeches were made in favor of it by Messrs. Wall and Craig. Mr. Gattis. of Orange, and Mr. McLean, of Harnett, and oth ers opposed. The previous question was called by Mr. Allen, of Wayne, while several members were clamoring for an opportu nity to speak. Air. Rountree demanded the ayes and noes. The call was sustained and the vote resulted: For Wall’s substitute permitting competition, 31: for section si, prohibiting competition. 48. The vote on the Wall substitute was: Ayes Messrs. Abbott, Bryan, of Gran ville: Bunch. Carraway, Cochran. Coun cil. Craig, Foushee, Gnmbfil. (Jarrett, Henderson. James. Justice, of Mc- Dowell. Lane, Lyon, McNeill. Oliver. Patterson, of Caldwell; Patterson, of Robeson; Powell. Pritchard. Reinhardt, Robinson, Rountree. Sugg. Tarkonton, Thompson., of Onslow: Wall, White, of Halifax: "Willard. Winston. Wrenn—3l. Noes—Messrs. Allen of Columbus; Barn hill, Burrow, Brown, of Johnston: Bryan, of .Madison: Carroll, Clarkson, Currie, of Moore: Davis, of Franklin: Davis, of Haywood; Eaton. Ellen. Fleming. Gat tis, Gilliam, Hampton. Harrison. Hart, Hartsell, Hauser. Hendren, Iloey. Hoff man. Holman. Johnston, of Sampson: Johnston, of Johnston; Julian. Kennett, Leatlierwood. laugh. Mclntosh. Mait land. Mauney. McLean, of Harnett; McLean, of Scotland: Nielndls, Noble, Ransom Ray. of Macon; Russell, Smith. Welch, Williams, of Dare: Williams, of Graham: Williams, of Iredell: Williams, of Yadkin, Wright—lß. The substitute was lost as were all other amendments and the section was adopted just as it came from the Sen ate. During the consideration of this bill there was a fringe of lobbyists around the House—occupying the outer seats of the temple as it were and keeping the forces [inshed up. They did more than that, these legis lative Hungry Joes. They kept the pages busy distributing cards, books, circulars and flaming posters—each one crying his wares and proclaiming his patriotism in language a little stronger, and type a little larger than his com pel itor. To hear their soft s[K>ech or road their fervid words one would hardly guess that they were seeking to hitch their wagons to the public school star, not for the good of the schools ami of the State, but of themselves. They are all tarred with the same stick—these book trusts—and ever have their kite’s eyes on the schools of the land. You know how they have been acting every Legislature these many years. With wings outspread and hungry beak and talon, caring little for any interest save their own. they sail in the legisla tive heavens. Let some member but sug gest the advisability of a change in book or price, and presto, with screech and swish, with swoop and rush, they pounce upon him with a dozen button-holding over-paid lawyers and under-paid agents. MR. BEASLEY. OF (’IRRITFCK. iii> Represents a County That Has Never Faltered. They were there yesterday a dozen or so of them and I’ve heard they won a glorious victory. Like old Caspar in Southey's ballad of the Battle of Blenheim, and who. when he beheld Little Peterkin “roll something large and round,” was brought to dis cuss that encounter whereof Peterkin's plaything-—the same being a skull—was a lorn legacy: ”1 know not why they fought." said lie, "but ’twas a glorious victory. And these words to me seem titling for this book tight. HERTFORD CO l NT Y CO CRT. House Decides bv a Big Majority Not to Establish It. "I ni opposed to little courts and lit tle judges," was Mr. Gottis' speech yes terday in the House when tin* bill to give Hertford county a criminal court was under discussion. The sentim nt wPs applauded and the bill was killed despite the fact that several prominent Democrats on the floor strongly urged it. It was opposed by Mr. Snipes, Re publican memb r from Hertford, who •barged that the object of the bill was simply to make Mr. B. B. Wiiilmrne judge and Senator Oowper solicitor. The bill providing for the distribution of dead human bodies among tin* medi cal colli ges of State, promised to raise a big row in the* House lasi night, but ii didn't. Ii was killed too quick. Mr. Moore, of Jackson, said lie had been watching for the bill for two or Bears the Sf sls T re THB NEWS AND OBSERVER, MARCII 5, 1899. liree days and lie wanted consideration of it indefinitely postponed. Mr. Ray, of Macon, said it was an x'act copy, in effect, of the law of .18117 —the Elision law that had been do louneed all over this Stare. Mr. Holman, of Iredell, moved to table md the bill went to the table, amid the pint sts of its advocates. A bill was yesterday passed allowing he following counties to hire convicts from tin* penitentiary: Rowan. Bun combe. Jackson. Alamance, Catawba, (iraliem, Forsyth. Haywuod, Pender. Davidson, Lincoln and Craven. This bill authorizes and directs the directors of the penitentiary “on appli cation of the commissioners of these omities to furnish such number of able nodied convicts as in the judgment of -lit hoard of directors can be furnished to said counties or either of them.” The “convicts so furnished shall be put to such labor as the commissioners .•hall respectfully determine, and the said committets shall pu.v till costs of transportation of tin* convicts so furn ished the counties; and shall also in all respects maintain and supoprt said convicts while in their possession, in cluding all necessary clothing and medi cal expenses." COMMISSIONERS FOR WILKES. The House Refuses to Meddle With the Affairs of the County. At last night’s session quite a discus sion arose over a bill to increase the number of commissioners for Wilkes county. The bill as originally introduced in the Senate by Senator Lowe provided for three new commissioners. it was championed in the 11 oust* by Mr. Patterson, of Caldwell, and op posed by the two Representatives from Wilkes, who said the additional commis sioners were not needed or desired by tin* people of their comity. Mr. Patterson claimed that the finan cial affairs of the county were in bad condition and that it was to remedy this and not to gain political advantage that this bill was introduced. He said if these commissioners wen* appointed the Republicans would still have a ma jority on the board. Mr. Davis, of Haywood, thought it about time to stop such legislation as this. The General Assembly, lie didn’t think, was here for the purpose of tak ing control of all tin* county governments of the State. Wilkes was a white coun ty, it had a white Republican majority of over 000. and he thought it bad pol icy to be interfering with the affairs of such counties. The House thought so too, and refused by a 2 to 1 vote to pass the bill on the second reading. On this vote the House put the “clincher" mul the matter will not come up again this session. On the heels of this bill came one to appoint a finance committee for Mitchell county, composed of J. H. Greene, G. Currier and Isaac 11. Bailey. The bill was opposed by Mr. Pritch ard, of* Mitchell, who claimed that no necessity so rit existed. He admitted, however, in reply to questioiis.that the comity script of Mitch ell was worth only about 5 to 10 cents on the dollar and that even the juries were not always paid. He objected to the name of Isaac 11. Bailey who, he said, had been speculating in the comity bonds. Notwithstanding Mr. Pritchard’s ob jection the bill passed its several read ings. TO ENCOFRAGE WIDE TIRE, . A Good Bill That Now Applies to Btlt Few Counties. The House yesterday passed the fol lowing bill to provide for the improve ment and promotion of the public roads of the State, through the use of wide tires on wagons and other vehicles: “Whereas, the use of wide-tired vehic les on tin* public roads of the State, as shown by experience, will both benefit and protect these roads by [lacking and something the surface of the same. “The General Assembly of North Car olina do enact: “Section 1. That every person in the State who. during ’he year ending De cember .‘slst. 1899. and each succeeding year thereafter, owns and uses on the pui.de roads of the State any wagon or other draft vehicle with tires as wide as the standard wide-tire wheels de scribed in section two of this act, shall on the presentation of proof thereof, satisfactory to the commissioners of any county in which said wide-tire vehicles are used, be paid by the county treas urer of such county, out of the road fund of the county or township in which flic same is used, each and every year, for a period of five years, a sum equal to one half of his or her road tax: Provided, that in no case shall tin* amount so paid for any year be greater than two dollars on each vehicle, nor in any case shall the amount paid to any person, firm or cor poration exceed the sum of five dollars during any year: And provided, further, that in case any such person pays no road tax. lie shall during each and ev ery year, for a period of five years, be exempt from one-half of the labor which under tin* law he may otherwise be re ouired to expend on the public roads of the county or township in which he re sides. “Section 2. For the purposes of this Act. the standard for wide-tire wagons and other* draft vehicles shall be as follows: For a one-horse vehicle with skeins 2V* by 8 inches or under, or spin dles 1%-m by 7 inches or under, two and one half (2V>) inch tires: for two-horse vehicles (with skeins larger than ‘i\<> by 8 inches, not over 3 by 9 inches, or with spindles more than 1% by 7 inches, and not over 1 '•}] by 10 inches) four-inch tires: and for all vehicles with skeins and spindles larger than tin* altove, six,-inch tires. “Section 3. This act shall only ap ply to the following counties: Ala mance. Buncombe, Edgecombe, Gaston, Forsyth, Lincoln. Mecklenburg. Moore, Orange (for Chanel Hill township only). New Hanover, Rowan and Wilson and 1 birhani. “Section 4. This .Vet shall be in force from and after its ratification.” TO-DAY’S PROCFFDINGS. NEW BILLS INTRODUCED. H. B. 1.971. Act supplemental to an act to incorporate the Black Diamond Railway Company. By Justice, of Mc- Dowell. On calendar. 11. B. 1,972. Act r gulating the time of holding of the Superior courts of Cabarrus and Montgomery counties. By Hartsell, of Cabarrus. On calen dar. 11. B. 1.973. Act to place the name of Mrs. Emily Page, widow of a Confede- rate soldier on the pension list. Bv Patterson, of Robeson. On calendar. H. B. 1,975. Act to authorize the hoard of directors of the penitentiary to hire convicts to the counties of Bn;j --‘ combe. Jackson and Rowan. By Over man, of Rowan. On calendar. I 11. R. 1,977. Resolution declaring i Henry P«. Stevens duly elected judge of the Western Criminal court ami ,|i recting the Governor to issue to him , t commission. By Justice, of McDowell. On calendar. 11. B. 1.978. Act to provide for in mates who desire to leave the Soldier's Home, putting them on tli" second-class pension roll. By Thompson, of Onslow. On calendar. } 11. R. 1.989. Resolution to go into lie election of Railroad Commissioners at 2:15 o’clock Saturday. By Allen, of I Wayne. On calendar. H. It. 1,980. Resolution raising a joint committee of three on the part of 'he House and two on the part of the Sen ate to recommend trustees for the col ored A. and AL College at Greensboro. By Carr, of Duplin. On calendar. 11. B. 1,983. Act to prohibit fishing with seines in Little River. Wake coun ty. By Powell, of Wake. Committee Jon Agriculture. J H. R. 1.989. |{ solution relative to i taking a recess—that on Wednesday, .March Bth, the Legislature take a recess until April 4th, 15)01. | 11. B. 1.990. Act to regulate the dis tribution of dis|K>usary funds in John ston county. By Brown, of Johnston. On calendar. I H. B. 1,991. R solution for the elec ’ tion of a Commissioner of Labor at 8:30 o’clock. By Allen, of Wayne. On j calendar. I H. B. 1,992. Ait to amend the act incorporating the State’s prison and pro viding a government thereof. By Ray, of Macon. On calendar. il. B. 1,993. Act to provide for an office for the Commissioner of Insur ance. By Winston, of Lirtie. On calendar. j H. B. 1,995. Act to drain Buffalo crock in Calmrrus county. By Hart sell. of Cabarrus. On calendar. ; 11. P>. 1.99 H. Act to amend an act pro viding for the removal of eases from ! one county to another. By Justice, of McDowell. On calendar. PASSED THIRD READING. IL B. 1.884. S. B. 1,241. Act to re peal the law in regard to local tax for schools. P. A. DAVIS. OF FRANKLIN, lias Served as State Senator, and is Now in the House. 11. B. 1,848. Act to exempt Harrison Aldridge, of Mitchell county, from cer tain license tax. IL B. 1.1143. Act to amend the act providing for a geological survey of the State. H. B. 993. Act to amend the charter of tin* town of Monciire. H. B. 1,919. S. B. 1.20. Act to au thorize Caswell county to levy a special tax. 11. B. 1,913. Act to incorporate the town of Wakefield, Wake county. I H. B. 1,857, S. 15. 1.024. Act to amend the charter of the town of Came ron. IL B. 1.900. S. C. 1.37!>. Act to incor porate the Kinston and Jacksonville Railroad Company. IL B. 1.974. Aet to appoint addi tional justices of the peace for David son county. 11. B. 1,811, S. B. 1.214. Act in regard to the criminal courts of Warren coun ty. H. B. 1,859, S. B. 1.157. Act to work convicts on the Pungo road in Washing ton county. 11. B. 1.902. S. 15. 1,380. Act to ap point additional justices of the peace for Johnston county. 11. B. 1,901, S. P*. 1.380. Act to ap point additional justices of the - peace for Surry county. H. K. 1,907, S. B. 1,440. Resolution to ap]K)iut members of the Board of Ag riculture, at 12 o’clock Saturday. H. B. 1.938. .Vet to protect oysters in New Hanover county. 11. B. 1.971. Act supplemental to an act incorporating the Blaek Diamond Railway ('-ompaliy. 11. 15. 1.904, S. B. 1.433. Aet relating to the February term of Superior court of Craven county. IL B. 1.958. Act to provide for the employment of stenographers in trials. 11. B. 1,972. Act to regulate the time of holding tlic courts of Cabarrus and Montgomery counties. H. 15. 1.5)7;!. Act to place the name of Mrs. Emily Page, of Robeson county, on the tension list. IL B. 1,051, S. B. 407. Act to appoint Win. IL Long a justice of the peace in Pitt county. 11. B. 1,354. Act to repeal chapter 00. Private Laws of 1897. * 11. B. 1.725). S. B. 709. Act to amend the charter of the Albemarle and Chesa peake Canal Company. 11. B. 901, S. B. 124. Act to amend sec tion 1,308 in regard to draining low lands. I 11. B. 1.800. Act to provide for the •improvement and protection of roads by the use of wide tires on vehicles. ) H. B. 1,975. Act to allow the peni tentiary directors to hire convicts to the counties of Buncombe. Jacuson, Rowan, ‘Alamance, Catawba. Rentier, Granville, Haywood. Johnston. Lincoln, Davidson, Cabarrus. i 11. B. 1.5)77. Resolution declaring Henry B. Stevens duly elected judge of the Western Criminal court and di recting the Governor to so commission him. 1 H. B. (512. Act to repeal chapter 370. Laws of 185)7, and change certain conn lies in tin* Seventh, Eighth and Ninth ilist riots. | 11. B. 1,828. Act to appropriate S? 10,- 000 for the benefit, of the Soldier's Home— the money to lx- used in erect ing and repairing buildings. H. B. 1.981. S. B. 1,481. Act for relief of Sheriff Phelps, of Washington county, giving him till the first Monday iu August. 1899. to settle his taxes. 11. B. 1,981. Act to appoint justices of the peace for Contentuea Creek, Le noir county. il. R. 1,982, S. R. 1.110. Resolution giving the pages of the House and Sen ate 85 each extra. IL R. 1.5)89. Resolution to go into the election of Railroad Commissioner at 2:15 o'clock, on Saturday. 11. K. 1.5)80. raising a joint committee t<> recommend trustees for the Colored A. and M. College at Greensboro. IL B. 1.5)78. Act for the relief of cer tain ex-Confederat soldiers —allowing inmates in the Soldier's Home who de sire to return home to be put ou tile second-lass pension roll. 11. B. 1.074. S. 15. 881. Act to incor porate the Whitehead Academy. H. B. 1,990. Act to r gulate the distribution of funds derived from dis pensaries in Johnston county. H. B. 1,034. Act to pay certain school claims in Aslic county. IL B. 1,323. Act to provide for in junction relief against foreign corim rations. 11. 15. 1,5)58. S. 15. 1.153. Act to regu late the holding of the courts of the Ninth Judicial district and for other purposes. This bil takes Surry county out of the West rn Criminal court Dis triet. H. IL 1.5)00. S. 15. 841. Act to revise and consolidate the public school law. IL B. 1,991. Resolution fixing 8:30 o’clock Saturday night as the time for electing a Commissioner of Labor. H. ii. 1,992. Act to amend the act incorporating the State's Prison and providing government thereof. H. B. 1.95)3. Act to provide ail office for the Insurance Commissioner. 11. B. 1,194, S. B. 511. Act to amend the charter of the Enterprise Land Company, of Cumberland county, and change its name to the Atlantic and Westirn Railroad Company. li. B. 757. Act to create a new free school district in Alleghany comity. H. B. 1,5199. Act to amend an act in regard to removal of eases from one county to another —to prevent its applying to pending cases. H: B. 1.855, S. B. 8(12. Act to amend the charter of North Wilkeshoro. ■II. 15. 1.077. S. B. 9152. Act to proviil a finance committee for Mitchell county and for other purposes. 11. B. 1.785, S. B. 945. Act to extend the time for organization of the Wilkes county bank. 11. B. 1,059. S. B. 39t>. Act to amend chapter 431, Public Laws of 1897. in reference to obstructions in Catawba river. H. IL 1.277. S. IL 1.5)87. Act to amend section 2,122 of In Code in re gard to widow's allowance. 11. B. 990, S. B. 370. 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Adelina Patti uses a Kimball Piano and says : “The Kimball Piano has a wonderfuliy sweet and sympathetic tone.” The Kimball Pianos re ceived the highest award at Chicago World’s Fair, 1893 for “having attained the highest stand ard of excellence.” ihe Kimball Pianos and Organs received the First Award and Gold Medal at the Omaha Expostion, 1898 The Kimball Piano is used in the White House at Washing ion. There are more Kimball Pianos in the great schools and colleges in America than any other make. Ihe Kimball Piano has step by step ascended the ladder of fame, and in twelve years has attained that eminence that it took the old houses many vears more to gain. I he celebrated Kimball Organs are known the wide world over as “the standard of the world.” Over 200/0) sold in twenty years. We sell ou installments of $?oo per month only, the same as common organs- Write for prices, U rms and catalogues to the State dealers, Darnell &, Thomas, RALEIGH, N. C. EASTMAN’S KODAKS. 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