North Carolina Newspapers

' ' ' ' " ' y r' . . . - ' i - . . . ; r - "PROVE AIL XHINGSV HQLD FAST THAT WHICH IS GOOD.1' ' " . , " ' ; . v : . ' ' , ' V()L- VI' - i)"" s ','.-' DUNN, Sf.C.-; FEBRUARY 17 J 1897. ' : r 'v ' " ' - NO. 7. aiii: fir msL . - . i if, .Local, But All. of Some Importance. -.: TITRATION TREAT? INDORSED ! NoitJ' Carolina Kail road Directors frofst and Demand aft Investiga-tia--Mviiisou Qusted. i SENATE. -vim v. -Senate ; . iv... i;;nn,i met at 4 p. m resolutions ihtro Mr('aky To repeal all laws aliow ttiUCrt'.'Q notes ami drafts. -J. t Ark -i'o regulate the transporta- t i jii oH-i-eycles. ;; . Grant -.V resolution in favor the ar-l.itration- treaty now pending in the t nitcl States Senate. Under suspon-f-i ...' f -the "rules it wa3 taken up and st:l..;.t-il.'. , v- - , . : ; jtiti i in request memorial 'iroftjiie President of the North him Hailt'oivl and the difectois, eiii rh,iti ally denying the. truth., of tjio i-tftt'.-uifut of Mr.' Hoffman in Hi a. letter to ( n. ( r liusseii in regard' to trie. c lit llsfi North Carolina Railroad 11 1 '.U'-si oi . tlTat a joint conimitle.e be ; j.)fiiiitod with.'power to summon-wit-r to iu obligate the whole matter. A j"jiit resolution to ai)iointsueh :cQin intfojf u us a-iopted. - ' j-' - " ; piii to mjuire seats to be prdvided for oMiifilo clerks Avas tabled ;' P;il jasH;d for the better protection f the traveling, ptiblic. from baggage-Mu.-islicrs ait'i oihor, employees; to pre: rciii iuhlur (li unkennftKs; ' (this ayjlies only' to luM'combe, Transylvania and I f :ndf;! n equ-n lies. ) V1 tliiynirhLsessionihe bill providing thut'tho litre on railroads be, firet class, 'J rents per mile; second class, 1 cents, ami u' corresponding low ra.te.On freight eanie. ti. "'A substitute was ordered waiving the i nto 2i cents and 2 cents. f)n luution of Mr. Smathers,.the whole tnH-ttv-r was referred to.thfi committee on .-0.;iiurntioiis. ' yi 1 is past -.ed : To amend the Code re lafiag to chatter mortgages by -providr-ing fivr sale after 10 days' no ace, (This nil f v .'i plies to perishable goods and live f t.n k. ); to, allow an agent to-make mjtt ri lnud under mortease but not. to Jnako u dee;d ; to allow .disabled Con-J fe.Jetates on the pension list to qwm; land fi- anything in value of jgoOO; to ' pvoliih it timber and'other obstructions in Vrt-! k in river ; to incorporate the lYevy J'jink (if Putherfordton. ' i ' i li.; hill to prohibit the sale - of spir--Ituinih liquors Avithin 200 feet; of any cfiiirch in the State was tabled. . . 1 1 r.sDAr. JSenute met at 12 o'clock." Ang the new bills were: Walker To improve the public schools .t i North Carolina. ' s 1 . : Person To preventthe hirihgof con; yiets;in e.mpetition with freer -labor-also to pension all ex-slaves who did , fervice. in the Confederacy. I'arHhurdt To regulate ; the fees ; of 'students, and 'registers of "deeds in this State; also to regulate the practice of mediciue in North Carolina. Scales J To incorix)rate the Grand Lodge,' Knights of Pythias of the do main -of North Carolina. Patterson To appoint a. cotton weigher for the town of Laurinburg. . -. Clark arose to a question of personal privilege that of thestatenient made by S win son, enrolling clerk, to the ikws l;i'!''r correspondents and he moved that a comiuittee of three be appointed I'.Vrj tlie President' to investigate the Ol'"gos .made by Swinson. - Adopted. .ifnd riark, - McCarthy, and Tarker, of A!;inii-i:ice, were appointed as the com i.iifife,; ' tlie said charges being that I, ('() had .-been" -paid out during the thirst. Hfi-davs'of the Legislature . when Vwpttld have been.sulilcient to pay for.' ijit-v;iK dune, the cause of the cxpeu-. vnturc of .so.much money being that he lad "had forced on him more clerks than he needed, and if the work had been .done---outside, as lieretofore, $1,41)4 would 'have been 'saved. Not content -with' this, the officers and the General Assembly were trying to forejwpou him two additional (negro) ctefks. 1 ast night (Monday) the ilouse parsed a hill, to-abolish the o-lfice "of cnr-o!Iing clerk. This was done to oust Swinson jl'aupfi he .would not appoint two nc i;r clerks at an additional expense to tliivState.; I' (resolution, asking the treasurer to ,- turn fsh information as to whether the p "-n-iteni in ry is self supporting; adopted. . A bill was introduced to give certain d ad ladies 'to medical colleges, but after f-ome delV-at.e it went over to "Wed nesday. i ' AW:i!xrsiiAT.'-Senaie met at - 12 'o'clock, Parker, of Raudolim, ire sf ntod a l etitiotf frpm citizens of High Point asking that t'he present lease of the North Carolina Railroad b not in lerfe rod with; Clarj, from citizens of Tirtleton, against a dispensary. ' Clark.1 for the committee appointed to investigate" the- statemeiits made by .A. L. S win son, enrolling clerk, sent 'forward. his report. After the rebrt was read Parker, of Alamance, On mo tion, referred the matter to the same committee with instructions to eniplov . a competent stenographer, and that al- ine evidence ie taken and reiorted to the Senate Thursday. ' . ' Amrig the bills and resolutions in ttoduced were: 4 Butler Bill to revise and improve the public sqhool system of North Car-f-lina. hnd on-motion of . Butler 500 topies were ordered printed. . Ashburn Bill to regulate the sale of fertilizers. . - Ray Bill to protect creditors and innocent persons where property -is mortgaged in other States. .('lark Resolution that the special eommitteo (Swinsoh committee) be vested with power , to summons wit; nesses and employ such assistance as is necessary. Adopted. Clark A bill for a dispensary for the town of Littleton. ; Hardison Bilh? to provide for the treatment and curei of inebriates. Bill for tho procuring and distribution of dead bodies, for the advancement of. medical science was re-committed to the committee to draft a new bill on ac count of so many amendments being ojTered. A petition was read from the North Caroltna Teachers Association asking for a reformatory for Tyouthful crimi nals. : . . Tktjrsdai Senate met at 11 o'clock. were eeveral bills and reBolatjons I introduced, but were mostly of a local nature. Among the third reading bills were: To - prevent .the fishing- with nets in Albemarle Bound and streams emptying therein; to amend chapter 15,? &ws of ISUo, so as to add the coun ty of Cumberland to thi Eastern crinii hul circuit. This 'bill-creates, a new cfilcG 6f judge, and ihe bill gives th6 Governor the power to appoint until the next' election-, when ' a judge for the said court shall be elected. Resolution to advance, the cause of good roads -that a committee be ap pointed to y.isijt Chiirlotte and examine the roads arourid said city and thecpun ty of M"eeklenburg. Adopted. The co.mmittee.it Vill 1 leave Raleigh Friday night and eaminiie the roads the next day (Saturdav). .'. . -. i- .. At the : niglit session thebill to pro hibit the use of frefratses. of State offi cers passed second reiing$. ; - The bill to oust.Swirison as enrolling clerk jiassed second arid-!third read ing. - ... '-.. ' '' . ' Fbid y. t-Senates, met at 11 .o'clock. Alexander , introduced a. resolution eu vtlorslng the ; Vomah's Exposition at rCharlotte. Among the bills on. third reading were: To authorize Richmond counts; o issue bo'ifds to pay outstand ing debts; to incorporate the AVinston iSaiem -Soiitlibnn'int- T!ni!rnnd; to lev'- C ai tV"iTix;ri1n 1 Iiiy frr 'lrnflrin rr' yviiV1 n nrriaA ci ir Guilford county; bill to? change the T?epartment of Agriculture and the A. and M. College. . The free pass and fare bills were made special onlers. Butler's bill to amend chapter 320, Acts of lSl, to provide for the general supervision of railroad, steamboat, ex press, telegraph and telephone compa nies doing business in the Stato, was made a special order for the 16th. The bill to license foreign corpora tions, companies or' associations was passed over. t V The Senate met in night session at ,8 o'clock. -The., ca!endal Avas taken up-. Bill passed toiacilitat, the; trial of civil actions providing that no. personS. shall piay or ngagein anyjinter-cogiate or, othat f ootbal 1 gaxne in i which; such ' violen' is .used or required from? the natiire ofthe'game' as to endanger life,; 'limb or heJiFth, watabled. Bills passed requiring th.regisfiation of the narnqs of partriers,1provid'inf?: that firms hav-; ing silent partners shall let their names' bo known; giving Yadkin two weeks sprins term of court instead of one week;. resolutions for . the encourage ment t)f fairs. Hyman intrpduced a bill to provide for wman siilFrage in North Carolina. Satubday. Senate met at 11 o'clock. Among the bills were: : ; Ray Bill relating to- Rocky Mount Agriculture and Mechanical Associa tion. I ' - Hjat A bill to provide an' addi tional term11 of . court for MJcDowell county. J ' ' '? , .; . Shaw-A bil to establish a normal echoed in Robeson county. Terson Tolprotect the,lives j C pris oners or accused persons: ' -;. The following bills passed second and third 'readings: To amend chapter- 03 Private Laws of 1803, relating to con yicts; to amend chaiter 127 Laws 189- concerning the payment of scrip, checks, etc. ; Bills that passed their third; reading: To incorporate .Roanoke Rapids Com pany, Halifax county; to stimulte taxes in the rural districts; to .. Authorize Richmond county to issue bonds to pay indebedt'nessj to amend the.charter of the Asheboro and Montgomery Rail road Com pany, 5 '- HOUSE. ' : MoNDAT.'i House met at 10 o'clock. Among the bills introduced were : Cbx To require owners of personal property to list at its full value. ; ,-Rawls To amend' th'e landlord and tenant act, c'hap. 40, the Code, by strik ing out in line 2 of sec. 1T54. the words ."or oral." Sutton of Cumberland -To declare bicycles, to be baggage (accompanied by a i)etition signed by hundreds. of bicyc lists): ' ;,' . - Furgason to make-it a misdemeanbr to give or sell intoxicating liquors to -aji habitual drunkard. ' ; ' ' Seyeral bills passed to allow several counties of the State to extend the time of holding court, to levy special tax,' to amend the stock law, etc. ' . ; Cox, by leave, '- introduced a resoluA tion that all private pension bills be .re tained and acted on so as to be incor porated in an omnibus, bill. It was adopted. Sutton's bill empowering the Gover nor in "extraordinary cases to convene special courts for the trial of capital cases and to also convene the Supreme Court to hear cases, was taken up. It was so amended as to provide that the courts 6hall be convened only at the re-, quest of the sheriff and the chairman of the county commissioners of the county in which such court. is to be convened. The bill then passed as amended. Bill jassed incorporating the Bank of Brevard (on motion of Bchulken" an amendment was adopted making the. charter 30 years.) I Bill to amend The Code regarding pauper suits was tabled. , The bill regarding the giving of guar dians' and administrators' bonds'in se curity companies, allowing them to in clude in their charges agaiast estates expenses' amounting to not over one half of 1 per cent, for the giving of suoia bonds passed. . '. By leave, Grubbs, introduced a bill, to enlarge the jurisdiction of magis trates. . '.;: At the night session a ' resolution, introduced by Hancock to abolish the office of enrolling clerk, ancl oust Swin son, came up and caused a hot debate between Populists and Republicans'1 the Democrats stood . hands off. The resolution was adopted and Sw inson was ousted-. - Resolut on requesting the North Carolina Senators to secure a ratifica tion of the treaty of arbitration was adopted. By leave, Parker introduced a bill to prevent minors from entering bar rooms and billiard rooms. .Tuesday. House met at 10 o'clock. Among the bills-introduced were: "White To repeal the act bf 1885 to es tablish a true meridian in the various counties of the State for the correct re tracing of surveys. Eddms To require deeds in trust and mortgages to be cancelled of record within ten days after they have been paid. . . ' - . , Currie To extend the .corporate lim its of Maxton. Leak Torevise the charter of Mor- ven. .'. Dockery To amend the law regard ing of analyses of fertilizers. The bill to make it indictable to in- 1 m - - . . . - terrupt a public speaker came up and caufeed a lively debate, and after several amendments was offered the bill passed to a third reading. . :' . - , The calendar, was then taken up and among the bills passed were: Altering time's cf holding Superior Courts in. Mecklenburg, Gaston- and Stanly counties, making those in Meck lenburg sec3 ;d Monday'after first Mon day in Marcn, fourth Monday after first Monday in September (each two weeks) ? sixth Monday before first Monday in March and thirteenth Monday after "first Monday in March (each one w gek. ) f The resolution placing in tpe hands of the Governor SI, 000 to be applied to the erection of a statue of Geo. Peabody 'in Statuary Hall at Washington was in definitely postponed. Wedxesday. House met at 10 o'clock. Among the new-bills were: II artnes3--To provide that in. ease of' suit for damages brought against a; person resident of another State, who has i)roperty in this State, it can be at tached where there is unliquidated -damages. ' ... , McL'rary To create a short form of agricultural liensdn North Carolina,al lowing the creditor to sell -enough oi the property at pub lie' auction, after 20 days notice, to reco ver the debt and in terest. . ' .' ' . Lusk To -amend the act of 195 es tablishing a criminal circuit to b,e com posed of the counties of Buncombe. Aladison, Haywood and Henderson, by striking out the word "criminal;'' that' the judge in additien'to his present ju risdiction, shall have also as to all civil, actions and special .pleadings and all civil business originating or pending in any of these counties concurrent equal jurisdiction, power and authority with the Superior Court judges; that thero shall be two extra . terms of Buncombe court, of two weeks each, beginning ou the third Monday in June and the first Monday in October, these to be civil terms and to be presided over bv the circuit judge as provided in this bill; that in compliance with request of com missioners of any of these counties to hold a-ji special term, the judge .to re ceive "SoOO more annually. LuskTo restore the rules of evi dence in the makingtof sales of real es tate for taxes as they were prior to 1883. Cook made a report for the special committee . on the bill regarding the lease of the North Carolina Railroad, offering a substitute for the' original bill, asking that it be adopted for the bill; asking that it be printed, and that it be made the special order for next Friday. Blackburn protested that this was too short a .time. It was stated that the House would be light Friday, owing to the absence of committees. Cook then moved that the bill be made the special order for noon next Tues day. It was so ordered, The bill of Hancock to place the At lantic and North Carolina Railroad in the hands of the Gdvernor psssed the House after considerable debate pro and con. - " Crumplcr introduced a bill to revise the public school system. Several other "bills were introduced by leave, as follows: : McCrary To create a school district on the line between Davidson and Randolph. - . Lyle To provide for working public roads by taxation.; Thursday. House met at 10 o'clock. .Among the bills introduced were: Currie To extend the time for the organization of the Lumber River Rail road Company; to extend the time for the organization of the Bank of Lum berton ; Allen To incorporate Worth ville, Randolph county. The "fellow-servants" bill introduced by Hartness passed second and third readings. It gives any employe of a railroad the right tp sue f or damages and prevents any waiver of such right to damages. Bill passed prohibiting bird hunting in Mecklenburg, Carteret, Beaufort, Rockingham, Union .and Haywood with owners' consent, the penalty be ing So; to fallow exSheriff Grant, of Davidson, to collect arrears of taxes. Senate bill to allow pensions to per sons who hold' over $500 in property was referred to the pension committee: Bills passed to incorporate the Levy Bank, of Rutherf ordton ; to permit fish to be caught in any rjianner in Colum bus county, Lake Waecamaw excepted. The; bill appropriating $5,000. to 'Nbrth. Carolina on. "Wheels" was ordered printed. ' It' was. formallly rer ported. At the night session the Senate reso lution to investigate charges of fraud in the matter'of the last lease of the North Carolina Railroad came up. Blackburn moved to table and attacked the resolu tion, but. withdrew his motion and the resolution -was referred to the special committee on the lease of the road.. The resolution requesting- the com mittee appointed to investigate the charges of bribery in the . senatorial cbntest to report by Febrriary 13, came up, but it was shown that the: report could not be made on that date, so the resolution then passed and the date was fixed as the ICth for the report. Friday House met at 10 o'clock. 1 Among the bills and resolutions were: Pesscyi Creating a commission com posed? Governor Russell Julian S. Carr and "W. A. Hoke tio procure a siiit able design, with all necessary specifi? cations, for a monument in Raleigh upon a site chosen, in memory of Z. B. Yance; that the commission may co operate with the Vance Memorial Asso ciation; that a report be made to the nfext legislature; that SI, 000 be appro priated for necessary expenses. Eddins To extent the time for the organization of the North Carolina Slate Company, in Stanly county. A Aiken To reduce the tonnage tax on fertilizers to 20 cents per ton. i Ward To reduce the' salaries and fees of all public officers, save those fixed by law, 23 per cent. Harris bf Hyde To' provide for the taking of depositions, etc., in the con tests for 6eats in the' legislature, ahd that no member shall vote until the matter as to title to: seat is decided. . afcBryde To provide fthaf in all cases of the mariage of women under 21 the marriage shall have the same force and effect in law as lif the woman so marrying were 21 years of age. Crewe, coptestee, from Granville, re tains his seat-in the House. Bill passed to protect fish in Neuse river,, and the House took up the report of the committee on insane asylums, made by Sutton, 6f Cumberland, the report being attached to a bill to pro vide for ihe maintenance of the three asy lums. The report says that at Mor ganton cottages are needed, but they are not recommenced - just now; that there are 26 criminal insane; a depart ment for tho criminal insane is recom mended at the penitentiary; it is rec ommended that Durham and Robeson be transferred to the Raleigh asylum j for the Morganton asylum $100,000 is recommended;. for the.Ralejgh asvlura $83. 450, and $40,000 for the purchase of 100 acres of land; that $43,000 be al lowed the Goldsboro asylum and $1,250 for purchase of $100 acres of land and, $2, GOO for electric light plant; that at each asylum a person be given police power to arrest tramps or persons : who violate the rule's. The bill covers these recommendations. - I 1 . At the night session the bill to re quire the vaccination of all children over two years old was tabled; the bill ' to put the election of county physician -in the hands of the commissioners passed; the anti-foot ball bill was ta-s bled; a bill passed- leaking it unlawful to.remove any minerals from the lands of another without the iermission' of the owner; resolution instructing the Senators and Representatives in Con gress to endeavor to secure the repeal of the civil service law; a bill to incor porate the Coleman Mfg. Company" at Concord and to employ colored labor passed. ' Saturday. House met at 10 o'clock: Amqng?the bills introduced were: Morton To tax cigarettes 15 cent3 a .package, . James To protect deer and turkeys in Pender. Ward To declare ordained minis ters and justices of the peace public officers. ''.'.' ' McBride-r-To amend the charter of Lumber ton. " t The bill to provide for and promote the oyster industry of the State passed second and third readings. . Jones, Miller, Maxwell, By id, Leh man. AVimbish, Spruill and Carroll were appointed and confirmed as assist ant enrolling clerks. Bills passed: To repeal chapter 297, acts 1895, so far as Pender is concerned ; this being the act allowing a county to vote a tax of 20 cents on the $100 for public school 3; providing that in all ac tions brought by heirs-at-hnv or minor children defendants in action to plead my defence which might have been pleaded ' by an J executor, or in other words, to plead the statute of limita tion nn case an executor or administra tor failed to make that plea for them; to allow Sunday trains to carry, express matter of all kinds; to allow all justices of the peace, notaries, clerks of Supe- rior and Inferior Courts power to take and certify acknowledgement , of all grantors and the private examination of married women (Onslow and Iredell ex cepted) ; creating a new township in Mc Dowell; to give the judge of the West ern Criminal f Circuit Court the same power as a civil judge and striking out the word "criminal" in the designation of said court and allowing the judge to hold speciaHerm j, . at $100 each. By leave, Sutton Bill to protectpub lic water supplies by requiring all com panies seiiing water to .ak'e precautions to protect the supply from contamina tion and that in cases where the supply comes from small lakes or streams not over fifteen miles long, a sanitary in spection shall be made weekly or of tener if the board of healtlYad vises, failures to do this being punishable by $25 fine. LIST Of new laws ' Made by the LiaAv-Makcrs at Raleigh, . Up to February 10th. " Up to February 10th. the following bills were enrolled and ratified, and are now laws: To allow Edgecombe to levy a special tax: to amend the charter of the Wadesboro Cotton Mill; to in corporate Robbinsville, Graham county; to incorporate Hamlet, Richmond county; to allow Cherokee to issue bonds; to allow McDowell tp levy a special tax; to allow Richmond county to . levy a special tax; to allow Mont:. gomery to. levy a special tax ; to allow Wautauga to" levy a special tax; to re peal act of 18;)5, establishing dividing line between Alamance and .Chatham am4 let the people vote on that, question; to extend time of. hold ing February term- of Guilford court; to protect iron bridges in Macon county ; to make land grants valid even when hot registered in newly formed counties; resolution to raise a commit-' tee to look into1' reduction of salaries; to remove obstructions in Big Dutch creek, Cabarrus county; to establish a new township in 1 Surry; to give jMc Dowell a county treasurer; to amend the charter of the Southern Stock Mu tual Insurance Company; to .require persons fishing with nets and seines to pay $2,500 for licenses; resolution to raise a joint committee to investigate charges of bribery in the Senatorial, contest; to repeal"act of 1895 relating to assignments; resolution to adjourn in memory of R. E. Lee; to allow the Cashie and Chowan L-umber and Bail road Company to hold 100,000 acres of land; to allow ex-Sheriff Tcague, of Swain to collect arrears of taxes; for the relief of Clerk Watson, of Craven Superior Court; to relieve ex-Tax Collector Elmore, of Bryson .City; resolutiun' look ing to reduction of salaries ; to repeal act regarding ranging of stock in Gra ham county; to abolish extra term of Washington Superior Court; to incor porate town of Milbanks, Wilson coun ty; for the relief of ex-Sheriff Woods, of Yancey ; to extend.the time for col lecting taxes in Asheville; toextend the time for organization of the Drummers' Deposit Bank and to change the name; to incorporate; the Stone Mountain Railroad; Company; to fix the pay of registers of deeds for recording elecj tion returns; to amend The Code as to probate of deeds; to amend ihe charter of the Roanoke Navigation and Water Power Company; to make guardian!, administrators and executors who mis appropriate their funds liable to in dictment for' embezzlement; to allow Robeson to levy a special tax; to re lieve Treasurer D. W. Powell, of Columbus county and " his sureties; to amen the Bank of Gran ville; to amend the charter of the Caro lina Mutual Fire Insurance Company. In a case In court a New York wom an alleged as one of her complaints against her husband that he could not be kept from washing the dishes and doing the other work about the house contrary to her wishes. Her protests angered him to such an extent that he assaulted her, tatnd he was put under bonds to keep the peace. From this it would appear that the. New York inan 'would make an ideal 'helpmeet for a woman who devotes her time to poll tics and the uplifting of the masses. - fl - IURI ELECTED. The Electoral Vote as Counted Joint Session By Congress." .; in LARGE CROWD OF SPECTATORS. South' Carolina's Vote Was -Duly Counted for Bryan Vice-President Stevenson Presided. Washington (Special) The House joined Wednesday with the Senate in witnessing the count of the elector J vote for President and -Vice-President of the United States, for the term be ginning March 4, 1897. 1 The votes of the several States were read in turn by the tellers, Senators Lodge, Republi can, Massachusetts, and Blackburn, Democrat, of Kentucky,, and Represen tatives Grosvenor, Republican, of Ohio, and Richardson, Democrat, of Ten nessee, and the result stated by Vice President Stevenson, who; presided over '.the joint convention. It was thai Mr. McKinley had received 271 votes for President and Mr. Bryan 17t; that Mr. Hobart had received 271 votes for Vice-President, Mr. . Sewall 149, and Mr. Watson 27. It was stated that this WM. M K INLET. ' GABBZT A. HOBAET. was a sufficient declaration in law 6f the election of Messrs. McKinley and Hobart for the term stated, asPrssident and Vice-President respectively. The proceedings were Avitnessed by ah im mense crowd of spectators that filled all the galleries, but without-the crush in the galleries that has marked previous similar occasions. The spectators of the count were largely members bf Congressmen's families and their intimate friends, the galleries being reserved for their use. ' One section of about 200 seats was thrown open to the public. The aban donment by Representative Murray, bf b'ouVu Carolina, of his previously an nounced ihfentioh to object to the counting of the y.ote of that State had the effect 'ofdecreasing general interest in the , proceedings. Jt fell to Mr. Grosvenor's; lot to annpunco the nine votes of Sotfth Carolina for Bryan and Sewall. . As he did so an expectant si lence fell oh the assembly. But not a whisper of protest was heard. Mrv Grosvenor'declared that the certificate appeared Co be in proper form, and it was accepted. At one minute before 1 o'clock Yice President Stevenson called . the joint convention to order, Speaker Reed sit ting at his left, and Senators Lodge and Blackburn and Representatives Grosvenor and Richardson, the tellers of their respective houses, in front at the clerk's desk. Mr. Stevenson said: "The Senate and House of Representa tives of the United States have met ih' joint session inj: pursuance of the con stitution on the day appointed for the opening of the certificates and counting of the votes for electors for President and Vice President of the United States: The; certificate bf the State of Alabama wil be. read by the tellers." Senator Blackburn thereupon read the certificata of the. vote of the Ala bama electors in full and the result an nounced by him, 11 votes for William Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska, for Pies dent, and 11 votes for Arthur Sewall, of Maine, for .Vice-President. ' Senator. Sherman:. "I move; Mr. President, that the reading of the for mal certificate be omitted in the case of the remaining States. " The Vice-President: "Unless objec tion is madei the certificates of the re maining Stated will not be read, but the result will be announced by the tel lers after they have satisfied themselves cf the correctness of the returns. " The tellers then, in rotation, an nounced the votes of the several States as follows: . ' - -' Alabami, Bryan 11, Sewall 11; Ar kansas, Bryan 8, Sewall 5, Watson 3; California, McKinley 8, Brvan 1, Ho bart 8, Sewall 1; Colorado, Bryan 4, Sewall 4; Connecticut, McKinley 5, Ho bart 6; Delaware, McKinley 3, Hobart' i; Florida, Bryan 4, Sewall 4; Georgia, Bryan 13, Sewall 13; Illinois, McKin ley 21, Hobart 24; Indiana, McKinley 15: Hobart t. Iowa, McKinley 13, Hobafe -13;, 3; Kansas,' "l2, Idaho, Br van 3; Sewall Bryan 10, Sewall. 10; McKinley 12, Bryan 1, Sewall 1; Louisiana, Brvan 8, Sewall 4, at son 4; Maine,, McKinley 0 Hobart 6; Maryland, Mc- Kiiiley v. Hobart 8; Massachusetts, McKinley; 15, Hobart 15; Michigan, McKinley 14, Hobart 11; Minnesota, McKinlev, 9, Hobart 9; Mississippi, Bryan P,Sjevall 9; Missouri;- Bryan 17, Seawell 13, Watson 4; Montana-, Bryan 3. Sewall l Watson 2 ; Nebraska, Bry an 8, Sewall 4, Watson 4; Nevada, Bry an 3, Sewall 3; New Hampshire, Mc Kinley 4, Hobart 4; New Jersey, Mc Kinley 10, Hobart 10; New York, McKinley Hobart 30; North Carolina, Bryan 11, Sewall 0; Watson 4; North Dakota, McKinley 3, Hobart 3; Ohio, McKinley 23, Hobart 23; Oregon. McKinley 4, Hobart 4; Pennsylvania, McKinley 32, Hobart 32; Rhode Island, McKinley 4, Hobart 4; South Carolina, Bry a u 9, Sewall 9; 3outh Dakota, Bryan 4, Sewall 2, Watson 2; Tennessee, Bry an 12, Sewall .12; Texas, Bryan 15, Sewall 15; Utan, Bryan 3, Sewall 2, Watson 1; Vermont, McKinley 4, Ho bart 4; Virginia, Bryan 12, Sewall 12; Washington, Brvan 4, Sewall 2, Wat son 2; West Virginia, McKinley 0, Ho bart 6; Wisconsin, McKinley 12, IIo birt 12; Wyoming, Bryan 3, Sewall 2, Watson 1 totals, McKinley 271; Bryan 17G; Hobart 271; Sewall 149; Watson 27. New York Appropriates $12,000. Governor Black has signed Senator Mnllins' bill appropriating $12,000 for the representation of the State of New York at the Tcuneskee Centennial In ternational E-tpoejtign at Nashville. "FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRKSS. The Proceedings Briefly Told From Day to Day SENATE. Moxdat. The session cf the Senate was practically held behind closed doors, the question under consideration being the Anglo-American' arbitration treaty. The bill creating a new judicial district in Texas was taken up and con sidered, but the matter went over for further consideration. Id accordance with his notice, Sherman moved ah ex ecutive session a few minutes after 1 o'clock, at the conclusion of the morn ing business and the doors were closed for the consideration of the arbitration treaty with GreatUritan. At this junc tion "there was an endless debate onf the line of holding closed or oj.eued doors oh the matter of public debate which finally resulted in an overwhelming vote to not hold open session for debate on the subject,' andtheconsideiation of the treaty was then begun aud lasted until 5:25 p. m. : Tcesdax. Senate spent most of the day wrestling with the arbitration treat v behind closed doors. There was considerable discussion about the publicity ; of the work. of the session being reported in the newspapers when everything was dono bvhind closed doors. It jfas hoped that the talkative Senators would cease giving away the executive secrets. The timber culture law was called , up and passed. A joint resolution wfts . offered aud re ferred looking to the payment of some $17,000 to employes of the government printing office for the leave of absence which they have not had since 1887. Wednesday. Before the Senate left its chamber to participate with the House in the election of President and Vice-President, Tillman's bill "ampli fying and classifying" the existing law as to right of the authorities to seize intoxicating liquors brought int the State, Tillman explained nis bill, but there was great opposition to it from all sides. After the'Scnate returned to its chamber the Nicaraguan canal bill came, up as the unfinished business and Morgan (Dem.), of Alabama, withdrew it, - giving notice, however, that he' would introduce it at the extra sossion, and would pass it to a vote. The bank ruptcy bill came up, but went over until Thursday. The agricultural ap propriation bill was taken up aud pas t ed after a lively discussion, in. which Vest Dem.), of Missouri, held up to ridicule the Secretary of Agriculture. Thursday The Senate passed the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill, carrying ah aggregate of $1,95,.30K, after some caustic remarks by Morgan on an item of $10,000 for a minister plenipotentiary to the States of Nica ragua, Costa Rica and Salvador. .An agreement was reached to. have the voto on the conference report on the immi gration bill taken Wednesday. At 1 o'clock the Senaie went into cxecutivo session on the 'arbitration treaty and continued to sit with closed doors until 4:45 p. m. . ji Friday. The open session of the Senate only lasted an hour, aud in that time a joint resolution to have the West Point cadets in the inaugural pa ,alo was provided for by the passage of the joint resolution appropriating $5,000 for that purpose. The NiCarauguau canal project was brought up again by a joint resolution, Morgan, JDem.) .of Ten nessee,' announcing his purpose of ad dressing tho Senato upon it. Hill offered a resolution in behalf bf Sylves ter Scovel, the American newspaper correspondent recently arrested in Cuba. Afterthe open sessitni the doors were closed and the consideration of the arbitration treaty was resumed in, exec utive session. I I Saturday. The Senate) without, question or a moments consideration passed a joint resolution to havea naval vessel placed at the disposal of tho San Francisco chancer of commerce to transport wheat and corn contributed by California, Oregon and other States for the relief of the panic-stricken, poor of India. Instead of a naval vessel, the Secretary of the Navy may charter a .suitable American steamship. The necessary appropriation is provided. Morgan endeavored "to address the Senate for the abrogation of the Clay-tou-Bulwer treaty, but the chairman of the committee on foreign relations, Sherman; however, insisted, on a mo tion to proceed to executive business, and a majority of the Senato sided with, him. And so, at 12.20,' the Senate re sumed business behind closed doors in the consideration of the arbitration treaty.- ".;'.. '.- - HOUSE. Mosday. The copy of the returns of the votes of the several States for Pres idential electors, which the law directs shall be sent to the Speaker, were laid before the - House .and will remain on tho table until the official canvass of the vote is made on Wednesday. ; Talbert, Democrat, of South Carolina, endeavored to get before the House a concurrent resolution, of the Legisla ture of his State favoring Cuban recog nition, but objection was made to its reading and printing it in the Record. Mr. Talbert was compelled to content himself with a reference of the resolu tion to the committee on foreign aftairs. Tuksdat.! The house passed two pension bills over the Presidents veto. Th'ey were for the benefit of widows of soldiers who bad re-married and lost their second husbands. After a brief debate the conference report ou the im migration bill .was agreed to by a vote of 217 toJ37. This makes the third distinct proposition on that subject that the House has passed. Under1 the call of committees the bill imposing a pen alty for the unauthorized or misleading use of the word "copyright' was pas sed, . Wednesday. The House joined wito the 'Senate in, witnessing the count of the electoral vote for President and Vice-President of the United States, for the term beginning March. 4, 1897, thereby declaring McKinley and Ho bart elected.. Prior to the assembling of the joint convention the fortification and postoffie appropriation bills were reported and placed on the. calendar. There is an increase in the allowance for free delivery service and also for letter carriers in new free delivery offices . ! , Thursday. Thet House had a three hours' spat over a bill allowing Arizona to sell sbme gold bonds. The placing of a semi-colon in the place of a comma was the cause; but finally the semicolon-was stricken out and a comma put in, and the bill, irassed. Bartlett (Dem.), of .Georgia, presented the unanimous report of . elections commit tee No 1, upon the contest of Thos. E. Watson vs. J. C. Black, from the Tenth district of Georgia, in favor of Black and Muted that he wonld call 'it up at the first opportunity. The bill making appropriations ( total of $i253,325) for . fortifications for the year ending June 30, 1808, was considered and passed. The ix)stotSce appropriation bill was taken up in committee of the whole, and discussed for an hour without ac tion. Friday. Tho House passed the post office appropriation bill, with all the amendments save one. Bromell, (Rep.), of Ohio, made an unsuccessful attempt to cut off the item or S190.00Q. for special mail facilities between Bos ton and New Orleans the Southern fast mail. Talbert, (Dem.), of South Carolina, offered an amendment increas ing from $50,000 to $100,000 the item for experimental and free delivery, bub it was defeated by a vote of 29 to 102. Saturday. The sundry civil appro priation bill was before the House for freneral debate. It was used as a basi or an attack by tho Democrats on tho vast appropriations made by this Con gress, which Savers and Dockery esti mated would aggregate $1,0 15,00), 000.' The latter paid a high tributo to Sick er Reed and acquitted him of allrespon sibility for the large approbations: The relative merits of tho McKinley and Wilson bills as revenue producers were attacked and defended, the income) tax decision and Justice Shiras" chango of position canio iu for a sharo ofsatteu tion and'Dearmond, of Missouri, con cluded tho day with a bvilliaut pica for struggling Cuba. RIDES A WHEEL ( ;L.ateat AccomplUbmrnt of a Girl! Deaf, Dumb nnd Illind. Helen Keller rides a wheel! . This I the latest accomplishment lo lu ac quired by the marvelous ycung pfrl who has so interested sclentluo nin and nm amazed tho unsclenllllc world. Misty Keller, when a mere Infant, became through nn attack of a violent disease blind, deaf and dumb. Recently ho) entered Radcllffe College, Cambridge. jMass., and Is now. one of itT brightest) pupils. The story of ber development !. wcll-nlght Incredible. BIIiidntid deaf, linvlng never heard, human - nuguagey ishe has learned to upeak (Jenn.in ninr French so well that a native to tliesr tongues cannot tell she Is a fon'iKin r jllert ErigliKh, too, Is perfection. sin t reads all the great' authors, rnn reciter jShakspc.ire and Govt lie .Hid 1 1 11 t jwrites gooil ioetry herself and js quilt (adept In dead languages. To aeeoui--pllh this marvelous result years of ln finite toil nnd patience were speii by t , v-- v riKi.FN Kr.r.i,i:n. her, and her interpreter and fr'eu.T. Miss Sullivan, who, before taking the instruction of Helen, was 11 te.u Uer fn a denf-mut,e Institution.- The teaeliec legan with establishing a sort of tele graph code between herself and her pupil In the form of linger taps n Ihe p-ilm of the little girl. Helen l.;iiirl to glvO'Utterance to laugitagf l.y plae-' lug herfin'gers on' Mlsaj-'Kuliivan'.1? lip, fact ahd throat nnd then Imltntlng tlif n:itons made by her'tejielier wiih tie? name inusc.les ' She sing delightfully, .lnit has never heard her own Vole.-. She. knows 'what light Is;. -without ha. , Ing seen, recite difficult leMsoiiw to bel ter advantage than many of her fellow pupils, and has now taken to cyellng, from which she derives ns mueh J y , an any of her companions who -nre In full possession of their faculties. ..Mis,, Keller rides tandem, fearlessly, nn'd If she keeps on" progressing hum m.iy able to completely .dnon!trato tho theory that oil .the senses art really one at root touch. Mis Wlllard vouches for Mcklnb-y" temperance principles and the determi nation of himself and Mrs. McKinley1 to banish wine from the. White IIouso tables. . . . '. .. ' : - . !. . ; McKinley Is another of the long list of American l'r(-sldents who were not college graduates. ' n- v, i IT (S The Best KACHJKE MADE SAVE MONEY yon machines lieopr than yc ran cetelMWbare. The NEW IZOTltt la 11 r beat, bat we make enapr kinds, .urh a .the CCWAX, IPEAI aud other IIIal Arm Full Mckel PUted Stxrlns miarlilnes for $15.00 and up. Call on our :est or wrlto u. W rrant j our trade. r!fr!?e.t nja bMUMjuare-uailus will twin, o w ill have It. We chatnse tho world l prodacoa BETTEIt 550.00 Savln Maehlne for $50.00, or a hctter $.20. gewlnz Machine Tor $20.00 pen you can buy from n, or our Act the mi nous ssy?ihg nimrz co. - rOiT CALC . RAINEY & JORDAN Ducn, N. C Mm,, l mm