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'V . CAUCASIAN. V u XVII. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. JANUARY 10, 1811. NO. 7. LEU msm Bill Introduced in the House to Re duce Homestead Exemption. SPECIAL JUDICIAL COMMITTEE- A rcslutin Introduced Initruttinr Senators and Reprctcntatites to Secure Appropri ation for Beacon on Pamlico Sound. StXTII yen of Tin: SENATE. Da v. A petition of the citi- autpson county for the ftp j ointment of h cotton weigher wii i re r.ented by Senator Robinson. A bill to investigate the agricultural and other !i partmcnts was reported favorably, a were a!mi a bill to repeal the act re gunlsng tbedistribution of dead bodies. JIills win i lit rod need a followi: To re-eMaolisli the t rimiual court ci .Hertford; to appoint a cotton weigher at Dunn; allowiug Reidsville to issue bonds for water-works reported favor ii 1 I y ; t repeal chapter :U 1, laws l'.); to protect fii-li in Alleghany county; to ui point tax collector in ilertford; for the better government of Hertford county ; to regulate the dutieaand pow ers of countable and to validate pro ceedings lacd on processes served by tlim; to appoint a tax collector for Sa lem; to amend thochurter of Hal em; to amend ecction V.KU f The Code; for tho relief of A. T. Ilonser; to amend M-ctiou 1 h of Tho Code. Heuator ( i, ck'H rf dilution, that United States Senators be elected by the people, wai umwiimoii! v adopted. At the request of Senator Wood, a bill introduced by Inn to estiil-l ili a flah cultural station in North ( uroliuu, p:iiol it readings. It is to bo a I'mted States Ash hatch 1 1 v. henu'.or (ilenii introduced the f 1 1 1 -w i n : "Kenolved, That no bill of u private nature be introduced until lifter l ebrnury l.'.th. " Upon motion, Mr. I',. It. Norvell was voted for eu-ii-lling clerk, the vote being 45 yaes mid iiD noes. Si.vkntm Day Tho Senate met ut. 10 o'clock. Prayer was otlered by Rov. Ir. Marshall." A petition to place the names of l'vurett Pobson and Mike I'.vrd on the pousiou list was received. A favorable report was made as to Sen ator ('ranks of the thirty-first district, holding his seat Rill were intro duced as follows: To amend chapter .".'.', lnws of 11)1; t( amend chapter ltJH, UwMof 1'.7; to repeal chapter l.V, laws ! i f ix'.i'i, .ud torei eul chapter 1NU, laws ' of by Mr. Murray, to abolish the j .hum-gang system lu Madison county. A resolution was adopted to investi gate the Agricultural Department aud 1 he charitable institutions of the State. A bill to repeal section l.'.RKJ of the Code passed its third readiug. A bill lepenhtij the law providing for the ptocuriug and distributiou of dead In dies mine up. It was placed upon immediate passage, passing its third lending. A bill to repeal chap tf r .:'., laws of l'f, with the amend ment thnt it shall not apply to taxes levied prior to ISM passed its final re it hug. A resolution to appoint a' mint c miniittert on iudicial districts t By Senator Mason, in relation to bank ruptcy; by Me lot y re.' to amend chapter 114, laws of lvj.',; by 1 Slack, to amend section 215 of the stock law elections; by Speight, toetnend section 1308 of The ( ode, by Bryan.regardingcerta'n oaths; Bills passed their final readme as fol lows: T provide ft permanent system of government for Craven County; to unite the Richmond, Petersburg & Car olina Railroad; to amend chapter C7, laws of H'J7. 1 he matter of 530l HO al lowed Cannon, the losing contestant in the election contest cae from the thirty-fourth district came op and occa sioned a debate. It was finally decided that befcre a final vote was taken up' n the account a bill t particulars thon'd be filed and considered. By leave Mo Intyre introduced a bill to repeal chap ter 1W), laws 1J'J7; ft bill to repeal chap ter 44, laws of 17 (passed by the House), which Justice explained as a bill to reieal the priutiog laws enacted by the last Legislature, was placed tip on immediate passage and parsed its fi nal reading. The Senate committee on finance reported favorably the House bill to repeal the law of 14U7 establish ing a State board of tax equalization. Eleventh Dav. The Senate met at 10 o'clock and prayer was offered by the Rev. Dr. Carter. Hills to make in quiry as to payment of money out of tuo State Treasury and to repeal chap ter flo, lw of 1'JT, were favorably re ported by the committees. The follow ing bills were introduced: Speight, to revise, amend and consolidate the m Buuity luws of North Carolina; by Mil ler, to repeal chapter 51, laws of 1J7; by Thomas, to repeal chapter 421, laws of ll'.i7, concerning tho special school tax. The calendar wus taken up and the following bills passed final read ings: To abolish the chain gang sys tem of Madison county; to amend the charter of Bingham's school; to amend sections 875 aud 87.1 of The Code, re lation to tho retention of power of jus tices of the peace l!v leave Lowe ! introduced n bill to extend the time for working the roads as pro vided for in chapter :!, laws of 1893. A bill giving permission to the Bagley Monument Association to erect a mon ument at the capital square was placed upon immediate passage, and upon a motion of Brown, was passed by a ris ing vote; Brown rose to protest against tho number of employees now engaged by the Senate, lie said that authority bad beeu given to cmp.'cy only six pages and live laborers, aud be noticed that there were on the pay-roil twelve pages and eleven laborers; that there were many more thau we needed, and that it was now just as it was in lfc!3 one could not walk around the capital any whore without running up against a servant Smith. Brown aud Williams were appointed a committee to investi gate the matter and report to the Senate, THE HOUSE. Si xi ii Day. A favorable report was made on the bill, raising a special com mittee to look at the acts of IS'Jj aud 181)7 and decide which of them are iner itorious. There was also a favorable report ou the resolution providing for a complete investigation of the pern teutiary. There was an unfavorable report ou the bill to repeal all the acts of 18'.)7, aud oil the one prohibiting the employment of convicts on State farms. Resolutions were introduced as foliow3: Requesting information of the Secre ....... ...... i ..-.nn...i. - ' n r I nta . i . i .... ;.,! 1 tary of State as to fees allowed county mil! pel -lit were appointed a joint t -.- T i. a A districts. A bill ' commit teo ou judicia vus introduced by Senator kinner, to imiend tho public school luw us found in chapter U8, laws of 1'.)7. r.Hiinii J) ay In the Senato reports nf connuittoes were favorable as to the following bills: To establish a fish (u'tural station; to repeal chapter l.VJ t f tho laws of l.i", and to increase the Lumber of commissioners in Jones i' unity; mid unfavorable as to bills to uiiH'tul chapter of tho laws cf 1801; t. aaiend chapter 1'8, laws of 18W7; to uiuend section K(t of The Code; tore l u.l chupter ;iU, laws of 1807; to amend m ctum 'J'.l of The Code. From the ioveruor a report was received reeard ing the executive salaries and expenditure- mui also his nomination of the following members of the board of di lcctors of tho Asylum for the Deaf, Dumb aud Ulind; Pulaski Cowper in 1 lace cf It. C. Elvers; W. M. Boylau in place of J. C. I. Harris, and C. B. I'd wards to succeed himself. The re- i ort ivm referred to the committee on t li'iauce. The following bills were in Tiduced: For better protection of la bo ers and iuechanics;to amend section 1 1 i.i of The Code; to amend section 30S3 f The Code; causing restrictions in ciso of larceny. A report from the tlectious committee deciding that Seuntor Frauks, of the thirty-first dis- , ti.ct should retain his seat, was adop- i ted. t'i'on motion Senators Osborne i it'-.. i N'ewsome were appointed to meet three ineinl ers from the House, to form a committee to request the Gov ernor to io.I tu o evidence as to the d.Mnissal of the railroad commission trs, J. V. aud S. Otho Wilson. Nimu Day. The Senate met at 10 o'clock, aud prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Skinner, i be committees report ed favorably ou the following bills: To omend chapter ti'. laws of 185)7; to unite the Hichmond, Petersburg and Carolina Railroad, and a number of local bills; and unfavorably as to bills to force criminals convicted of larceny to make restitution; to amend section ;!.('.!"( of The Code; to repeal chapter 1C8, laws of 1807; to amend chapter .VJWlaws of 1891,andftbiilto change cer tain school districts in Chatham county. Ihe introduction ol bills was next in order, the following bills being intro duced: Jerome, to extend powers of justices of tho peace, aud to amend reetiou 87-' and 873 of The Code; Bry St.. to provide for the cross-indexing of vk i. n, also for the relief of William Wuton; Huustou, to license foreign corporations companies and associa tion: Coolie, to rereal chapter 22 3 i f 18i.; Justice, (by request), to rut tv the organization of toe South Ciuvlina aud Ceortia Railroad The calendar was next taken up. and I he fol'owing bids rassed first reading That no bills shall be introduced after the ltu of February, 1809, unless by two-thirds vote of tho house in which it is to be introduced; to repeal chapter 1" laws 18.)-3; to rept . I chapter 183, laws 18S-7;. I ron uiotica of Justice, the Senate went into the nomination of committee on appropriations, and the following Senators were elected to form a r . - i sa w w- tne commiuee: iravis, .Mason, irvaD, Tetnme. Thtnia, CampWll, Lindsay and -vKiuoer. '. imh 1) at.- 1 he Senate met at 10 o'cock. aud prver ws offered by Rev, Mr. Branson. Reports from commit tee weie favorable as to bills to ox ter 1 the i owcrs and duties of justices cf :i c peace and to amend sections 875" nn.' t f The Code. A report was res I by Senator Osborne, stating tLat - the specially appointed committee Lad called upon the Governor and asked him to produce evidence in the case cf the dismissal of J. W. and S. Otho Wilson f rem the railroad commissiou; that the Governor stated that be would submit all the papers in the matter. A resolution was offered by Senator Cocke to the effect that there should be an invest gatinn as to $2.,0OO claimed to be duo by the State for the equip ment and mustering in of the troops of tne three orth Carolina. legiments. The following bills were introduced: liver before the Legislature January 10th, "Lee's birthday," his address on Gen. It. E. Lee; Regarding the print ing of constitutional amendments, re quiring nil of these to be printed. Bills were introduced as follows. To allow "Morganton to buy electric light plant; To amend the charter of St. Mary's School, Raleigh, putting it in charge of the South Carolina, as well as the North Carolina Episcopal Diocese; to incorporate the North Carolina So ciety of the Cincinnati; to amend sec tion 500 of Tne Code, in regard to evi denca (it exclude evidence of any per son directly cr indirectly interested in any transaction between himself and a dead man, unless the dead man's rela tives offer evidence) ; to allow McDowell to levy special tax; to authorize Dur ham to issue school bonds; to allow exemption from taxation manufactur ing enterprises which come to North Carolina; to make it a misde meaner for railroads to Kill cattle in l'itt eouuty; to amend section 3 of The Code, by making bastardy a civil action, allowing a womau to appeal from a magistrate s decision. The cal endar was taken up. There was quite a debate on Julian's bill to repeal the act of 1807, which requires all officers of State b.'.uLs, railroads and other corporations to take and file oaths, The bill failed to pass second reading, veas 40. navs 71. A resolution declar ing that Senators should vote directly for United States Senators, was taken up. It was adopted without discussion. A resolution raising a special joint committee to examine the public laws of 18l)."i and 1807 and ascertain which oi them are of value, was adopted. A bill was passed amending the act in regard to the working of convicts on roads in Anson county, amending chapter 252, public laws 1807. A bill to repsal all public acts of 1S07 was tabled. The bill repealing the act of 1807, providing for working Northampton roads by taxation passed. A resolution to raise a special joint committee of five to in vestigate the penitentiary came up. (To inyestigate the management for the past four years, the committee being given wide latitude and fall authority). There was no debate. The resolution was adopted. A resolution was adopted asking the Secretary of State what fees are allowed county officers under exist ing laws. (It ia all in the fee bilL) Seventh Dat. The House met at 10 O'clock. Prayer was offered by Rey. Dr. Eugene Daniel. A favorable re port was made on the resolution ap pointing a committee to ask the Got ernor for bis reasons for removing J. . Wilson and Utho Wilson at railroad commissioners; also all the evidence in that matter. Resolutioni were introduced as follows: Directing tne Mate lreasurer to pay the em ployes of the penitentiary for October, November and December, 1898, ana set apart $5,000 for this purpose; in 3trnctmg Senators and Representatives'! to seen re an appropriation for a beacon in Pamlico Sound. Bills were intro duced a? follows: To give Swain conn ty the Supreme Court Reports fro volume 1 to volume 85; to incorporate the African Aid and Bnrial Society oj North Carolina; to abolish the Cum- berland county dispensary at Favette- . 1 --. I viae; to rt"eui, 1.11 iiwa ir-uiuu elections in Nor ii. v'sroiirn; to amend chapter 135, acts of lc . , .u provide for revising and digesting the public stat ntes; to amend the constitution, by reducing the homestead to $150 per sonal property and 500 real property; to equalize pay of States witnesses sheriffs and clerks; to amend section SI of The Code so that a will may be caveated upon certificate that the ca A bill was taken up veator give bond. to repeal chapter 163. public laws ol 1897. requiring fire insurance com panies not to charge a higher rate oi insurance ou larm prop erty than is charged in Virginia. Many members joined in the discm siou for or against the pending bilL Finally it was referred to the commit Bills were passed Incorporating the Southern Conservatory cf Masie end amending he Anson county road law, so road will be worked by con vict labor; increasing to five the num ber of commiscoaert cf Edgecombe county; to pay special veniremen ia Lincoln county; toanieud the charter of St. Mary'a School, Raieigb; to repeal chapUr 316, private laws of 19", in re gard to a turnpike between Iiunco rube's and Hickory Nut Gap; to allow Louis burg to i-:te bonds for public improve ment. A i etiolation was adopted giv tag the Ba'ey Monument Association leave to place a monument or statute in memory of Worth Barley in the capitol square; also a resolution asking the government to erect beacon lights at Hatteras and in Pamlico Sound, in the cape channel. The following was an nounced as the special committee on judicial districts: Justice, chairman; Ronntree. Allen, Stubba and Craig. Ekshth Day. In the House bills were introduced as follows: To provide white committeemen for white schools at'd negro committeemen for negro c::oo!s: to repeat section 22, chapter public laws 1897, tbis being the section of the revenue act imposing purchase tax on merchants; to author ize the publication of. the "Sketches i f North Carolina Troops;" to make desertion for 12 months ground for di vorce; to give magistrates final juris diction in cases of carrying concealed weapons. By leave Mr. Hoey intro duced a bill in regard to libel. It pro vides that any action sgaiust a news paper for libel shall be brought in the county of publication and that in crim inal action a retraction given equai prominence shall be sufficient, while if the action be civil damages can be agreed on. The bill also makes persons lable for misdemeanor who wilful'y aive libelous matter to a newspaper. (This bill was drawn by H. A. London at the instance of the State Press Asso ciation. ) By leave Foushee introduced a bill to exempt roller flour mills from the provisions of section 1837 of Ihe Code, fixing tolls. j Mxth Day-. Ihe House met at 10 o clock. Ihe following bills were in troduced: Overman, to authorize clerks of Superior Courts to issue execution against sureties upon bonds to btay execution; Nicholson, to tax upon a convicted defendant in a larceny case the value of the stolen property, to be taxed as other cost? in tho case; Lay, to strike out section C, chapter 1G0, public laws 1807. which creates countv board of equalization; Davis, to amend chapter 484, public laws of 1897; Trot- man to amend eection Ii9, of Ihe Code, so as to constitute a lien ou the mare for season of her colt; Moore, to amend section 2,079, of The Code, by striking out theword3 "in his county;" Moore, to amend Fections 1,119 and 1,200 of The Code, by reducing from 23 to 8, tho number of peremptory challenges; Yarboro, to repeal the $10 license tax on horse and mnlo dealers; Thomson, to amend chapter 425, laws 1891, allowing executions in the stay law;Curtis, to amend sections 1846, and 1,847, Ihe Code, so as to bx the same tolls for roller flouring mills as for other mills; Nicholson, to reneal section 1,333, ihe Code, in regard to buying or selling pretended rights or titles; Justus, to amend chapter 345. acts 1805. by striking out "I reuch iroa;l Mclntvre. to amend section 1,900, The Lode, so that no clerk of court shall ap point himself or his deputy to make sale of any property in any p oeeed- ings before him; also to give consent for acauirement bv the United States cf any lands needed for a tish hatchery. Ihe calendar was taken up, and the following was tabled: A bill to repeal chapter 203, public laws 1897. The following bills were passed:" To allow the treasurer of school fund of Haywood county to pay school fund; to repeal chapter 510, public laws 1807, which created the State board of tax equalization; to change the mine of Chocowinitty creek in Beaufort county to Choco river; to allow Bertio county to issue bonds and levy tax. The bill was taken up to remove the in scription on the corner stone at the white institution for the blind and for the colored deaf mutes and blind, and to place in t,he6e buildings bronze or marble tablets having the names of the directors who planned said buildings. The bill passed second reading. Mr. Carroll then added an amendment, ma king it a misdemeanor for the directors to fail to carry out this law. This was adopted. Petree, Republican, offered an amendment that only the name of James H. Young be re moved. This was voted down. A resolution was introduced by Smith, of Craven, regarding the committee ou constitutional amendments, asking that one colored member be placed on that committee. The resolution also asked that the negroes mav have an oppor tunity to go before the committee and have a hearing in regard to' the matter of the bill to give white taxes to white schools and negro taxes to negro schools. Ray, of Macon, said he couid speak, for the majority of the House and say that no such amendment would be submitted to the people, ihe reso lution was referred to the committee on constitutional amendments. Smith said that if Ray expressed the sentiments of the majority of the House he was entirely willing to with draw the resolution, save that as to ne gro representation on the committee. By leave, Hoey introduced a bill to repeal chapter 4G4, acts 1807, which gives the power to the Council of State to award the contracts for the public printing. He said the bill was intro duced at the request of the two com mittees on printing. The bill passed. Tenth Dat. The House met at 10 a. m. and prayer was onerea Dy tev. ut. Eugene Daniel. The following bills were introduced: By Leather wood, to change the timo of holding Superior Courts in the twelfth district; by Ray, to change the time of the meetings of county commissioners to the first Tues day in each month, and to prevent ex orbitant charges by merchants on chat tel mortgages or other securities; by Moore, to so amend section 2o of The Code as to make bastardy proceedings a quasi civil action. Bills passed to im prove the roads in Washington county; to allow Charlotte to issue bonds with which to pay for water-works pur chased from a private company. A resolution came up reducing the pay or various employes 20 per cent. The reduction is based on the pay of 1897. It does not affect the clerks, which were cut to 4, or to laborers, who get 3 a day, or to the pages, who get SI a day. Low ery offered an amendment that this should apply to members also. Hamp ton demanded the yeas and nays on this. The point was made by Justice that the amendment was not germane, as the constitution fixes the pay of members. He then offered an amend ment that Lowery's amendment apply to Forsyth county alone.- This was adopted amid much laughter, in which the Speaker heartily joined. This put Hampton in a hole. Petree then moved to table the amendment. Car ter, of Forsyth, said he and bis colleague were -willing to have their pay reduced. Hampton's motion to table was lost Julian offered au amendment that the resolution should not apply to iaborerB who are getting S2. 50 a day. Justice said the resoiu the $2.50 a day men are working only two to four boars a day. tie declared they ought not to be paid over f3 day, as farmers get oely 59 cents a day. Ray. of Macoo, said the resolution ought to be re-commrtted, to the committee could look into it and see that the pay of the various classes of laborers is equitab!. Julian with drew his amendment. Robiason, cf Cumberland, said the purpose of the caucus action was to reduce the pay of clerks to that of the members. Wil liams said be had discovered that near ly all the laborers were getting ft'i. 50 a day. Watson, Populist, a d be fa vored a general redaction of members' pay to $4.00 as tuaved by Lowery. The resolution was by this time in a very complete tangle. Overman first suggested a reference to the committee on rules, but later said that it was t erbaps best to adopt it as amended by Lowery and let it go to the Senate. But finally all the amendments were reconsidered. Craig made ft mo tion to table them, but found that il would carrv the resolution with it, arl withdrew it. Then Lowery withdrew his amendment. The original resolu tion then came up and was adopted. amid lauehtcr. Bills Taesed to allow Bertie county to levy a special tax; to amend the law as to caveats to wills; to allow Reidvilie to iss-ne bonds; to al low persons in Lincoln and Catawba counties to i ay poll tax by road work; to amend the charter of Fayetteville. Eleventh Day. At 10 "o'clock the House met and was opened with prayer by Kev. Dr. Jev i Ji a-nou. 1 atterson. f WAS Gill ft nil Obscquier Over Mr. Dingley Almost Majestic in their !mpressieness- THOUSANDS YiEWED THE BODY lit Scaate Atteeded ia a EoJy Tie Presi des aad Cabiaet D.pkavatic Cera aaj Ditttaf eiftRci Pcrtoes Prcseat. WasHixuTOK, D. C. (Special). A State funeral, almost majestic in ita impressiveaeas, was ;iven the late Representative Nelson Dingley, at noon Monday, in the Hou cf Rep resentatives, where he so long bad been such a commanding figure. The President, his cabinet, distinguished men from the diplomatic, corps, members of the Supreme Court, Senate and House, and distinguished men in military and civil life, were ranged about his bier on the floor of the hall, while the galleries, to which admission could be obtained only bv card, were occupied by the families of those who sat upon the floor and other prominent personages invited to be present Some of them, like a delega tion from the New York chamber of commerce, had come from a distance to pay their last tribute of respect to the dead statesman. The casket was placed IHE filllPS DISCUSSED. Senator Mis on Delivers i Notable Speech in the Senate- LIMIT DEBATE ON CANAL BILL Tic Dipleautic Apfrefriaiioa M Fas iff ty Tie flec-Thc Bdl as Pasc4 Carries' SU0SJJJL of Caldwell, introduced a resolution of . a: . ' ! . i : s . 1 i'.J,1.u'" .rVr"T? .y? on bier in the area in frontoi the mar greuieuKaiu.,i bla roatrnm of th Sk.r .n.l f, Tlv IlVnw J". h0Uf tQe PQbIiC' WUich WOU,d h DO Jjrown, io ooDortnnitv to itn tha ffi -.,! i r . J j- polygarriet from Utah. bills wer ictrod'JCd. reduce tae v'oj ci supreme uourt re- J ,:., i.r . . . " i n.L i . r, ,,.i monies later, was allowed to view the aw . a. j j j Aia, wa kj i a v Lvcna chapier bZl, acts 1C97, which requires that 60 qualified voters must reside in territory tcr which a stock law is trkec; by Davis, to protect buyers and tellers cf leef tobacco; by Wilson, to regulate the holding of courts in the twelfth district; by Winston, to amend The Code, as to trespass on landB after being forbidden; by Ihomas, to repeal the law of 1S97, requiring annual elec tions on local tax and in aid of schools; by Williams, to provide for the turning into the State Treasury of all school funds, these then to be paid out to counties on the basis of their school population; by Bou- shal!, to repeal chapter 543, acts 1897, which . forbade persons to be directors of public institutions who deait in any articles such as was pur chased by such institution; by Allen, to repeal" chapter 224, acts 1&97, and restore the act of 1893, which provided a uniform rate for limitations against raii.-oad companies for damages for or ou account of occupation of lands; by leave Leatherwood introduced a reso lution creating a committee to leave in charge changes of congressional dis tricts; and Boushall a resolution al lowing payment of drug bills due by tho penitentiary to New York firms. Bills passed umendiag the charter of Fayetteville; ,to allow Reidsville to issue improvement bonds, and to give the town of Columbus, Tyrrell county, protection against bogs. Bill passed repealing charter of the Chapel Hill graded school; Hoey mado a report for tno joint committee on printing, recommending that the joint committee be given authority to con tract tor tne printing and Dinding, at a rate not iu excess of that of lS93-'4. None of the public printing to be done outside the State; this to be done until the Legislature passes a law regulating the public printing; the resolution was adopted, yeas 09, nays 23. Republi cans and Populists voted no, except Smith, of Craven, (col ) who voted j-ea. A resolution, introduced by "Winston, was adopted giving the use of the hall remains as they lay in state. Tbous ands of people streamed through the main door past the casket and gazed upon the calm, sereae features of the dead during that hour. Some could. with difficulty, be induced to move away from the casket The . decora tions of the hall were simple, but strikingly beautiful, and there was a, profusion of flowers. The services were conducted by . the Rev. S. M. Newman, of the First Congregational church, of this city, assisted by Rev. Dr. Coudec, chaplain of the House. It was a very simple service. Dr. Newman's eulogy of t're dead states man was touching and beautiful. When Rev. Mr. Newman delivered the benediction, the entire assemblage arose, the galleries as well as those on the floor. President McKinley, in pass ing out, paused while he gazed sadly ai ine leatures of bis dead friend. When all had departed save the mem bers of the House, Mr. Boutelle. of Maine moved that the House adjourn as a lurther mark of respect The motion was adopted and accordingly at 12:55 p. m., the Speaker declared the House adjourned. Talk of a Big Swap. Loxdox (By Cable). Diplomats re fuse to take seriously the revival of the report cabled from Washington, that tr.e United States is willing to ex change the Philippine Islands for the T 1 . 1 ,T j. I T I T . - i-.usii nes.iL.uia j.sianus. j. iiign otcial cf the Foreign Office character izes the statement as absurd. He said that while the continental powers ap pear to be willing to permit the United States to hold the Philippines as spoils of war, they would not bo likely to remain passive spectators of a change of balance of power in the far Last, which would result from Great Brit ain's acquirement of those islands, par ticularly so at this critical time, when the struggle for domination in China is on. The Philippine Commission. The commission which the President to the North Carolina Confederate vet- ( is about to appeint to proceed to the erans on tne evening oi January 2o. Davis of Haywood, Leatherwood, Council, Kerr and Clarkson were ap pointed as the committee on congres sional districts. Tarheel Notes. George Maney was lynched at Mur phy the other night. ' A crowd of un known men came to town and repre sented that they had a horse thief, and Deputy Sheriff Axley opened the jail, when they took Maney out. He was hanged on Valley river bridge. Maney had confessed to killing Sherrill, from Graham county, most, brutally. Feel iug was very high there against him. He was jailed at Mutphv for safe-keeping." Rev. Jesse A. Cunninggim, a mem ber of the North Carolina Methodist Conference for 43 years, and who never nursed a roll-call until last December, died at his home in Greensboro last week. A number of ministers from other parts of the State attended the funeral. Mr. M. W. Enoch, of Stokesdale, Stokes county, was run over by the through freight, No. 72, in the South ern yard, in Charlotte and died from his injuries. Mr. Enoch was a brake- man on the Southern, and ran between Spencer anJ Greenville. Ibe tobacco acreage will be won derfully increased in Johnson county this year. The' average farmer can afford to plant three or four acres in the weed. Smithfield Herald. ibenrst station ou either side of Marion has quarantined against that town on account of the small pox scare. The Tri-State Medical society will meet at Charlotte on the ISth, 19th and 20th usst. Philippines will not be subject to con firmation by the United States Senate, but will be named under reserved au thority of the President, and its ex pense will be paid out of the war funds. It is not expected to commit the United States government to recognition of the natives, nor it is o frame a gov ernment for the islands, as was the case with the Hawaiian commission. Row Between Negroes and Soldiers. A special from Newport News, Va.. says a clash occurred in Phoebus, near Old Point between negroes and a few soldiers from fort Monroe, which threatened to prove serious, but for tunately no fatalities resulted. It was reported that one man was shot, but the report could not be verified. A guard from the fort scooped the sol diers and hustled them back to the post Canadians Inspecting Norfolk Harbor. Mayor Johnston, Barton Myers, British consul, and other leading citi zens, of Norfolk, took the mayor and harbor . commissioners of Montreal. Canada, to ail points of interest in that harbor Monday. The Dominion of Canada has appropriated $3,000,000 to improve the harbor cf Montreal and the visitors are on a tour of inspection of wharves, harbors and shipping fa cilities of the United States. BEXATK. 8EvrTtmi Dat. SenaUr Maaen. of Illinois, occupied the attention of the Senate for nearly an hoar aad a half, with a speech in support of the resolution declaring that the Uait4 States will sever attempt to govern the people of any country without their content In maay reaped the peech was one of the uoet notable at- terances n the Senate thus far this session. Bacon, of Georgia, seenred the passage of a bill for the construc tion of a bridge over the Savannah river, from the mainland, in Chatham county, Ga., to Hutchison's Island. At the request of Mr. Morgan the Seaate unanimously agreed to the limitation of the debate on the Nicaragua Canal bill to 15-minute sreechee. . after S o'clock next Thursday. Mr. Tnrley was then recognized to speak on the Nicaragua Canal.' He announced him self aa an advocate of a canal, but said that he was opposed to the pending bill. A bill was passed directing the President to appoint Paymaster Geo eral T. H. Stanton n major general and retire him at that grade. The Senate at A o'clock went into executive sea sion. At 4:15 p. m., the Senate ad jonrned. 1.IOHTEEXTH 1.1 AT. A ClimaX Was reached in the debate on the question of expansion which is in progress in the nenate. Heretofore, all of the speeches. with the notable exception of that of Mr. Piatt, of Connecticut have been in opposition to what is presumed to be the policy of the administration with respect to the acquisition of the Phil ippines. Mr. roraker. of Ohio, ad dressed the Senate in opposition to the declaration of the Vest resolution that the United States has no constitutional lower to acquire foreign territory to be maintained as colonies. Mr. Jtoraker laid down the broad preposition that to adopt the Vest resolution was to de clare that our fathers had brought forth a nation that was inferior to all nations regardless of the generally accepted idea that one nation was the equal of another and all equally restricted. Nineteenth Dat. Little business was transacted by the 'Senate in open session. Sixteen bills on the private pension calendar were passed, and n joint resolution extending the thanks of Congress to Miss Clara Barton and other officials of the Red Croas Society for their beneficent work in Armenia and Cuba, was adopted. Twentieth Day. In the Senate Mo Laurin, Democrat, of South Carolina, took strong ground in ft carefully pre pared speech against a policy of expan sion by this country. In the course of his remarks Mr. McLanrin said: "Better than wealth, better than a territory upon which the ann never sets, is the transmission to our child ren of a republic built upon the in destructible rock of constitutional government" Mr. McLanrin occu pied the attention of the Senate for an hour and ten minutes and was accorded good attention by both Sena tors and people in the galleries. Allen, of Nebraska, introduced the following resolution: "That a commit tee of five Senators, no more than two of whom shall be members of the same political party, shall be appointed to make full inquiry into the conduct of the late war between the United States and Spain." The resolution was refer red to the committee on military af fairs. The Indian appropriation bill was taken up, but ita consideration was not concluded before the hour of id'emment. Twentt-fibst Dat. A resolution of more than ordinary significance and importance was introduced in the Sen ate by Mr. Hoar, of Massachusetts. It is as follows: obUiaed kef ere a I 1 ae paer U4 fcefwe U h r:f eettoa ef Mr. llUey. t?-rit Ilea a. ltrn nwr Dai. The Meae I e4 the di4esaaie aa4 ewonlat ar ltetoa U I witWnt t rslai L lkie is tae sin el tee reenter lemeuea bUia mm ta tleneev Ihe lull aa tassel came Sl.ToVStt sveren baJget yet remain i be tine I lric the geaerai estete twe P-t. wete ssa4e agauel isas tialtamby Meters, f u aa 1 Usj,' vokecreta. t iaaeee. r eeUen 1 Mr. Leeey U bdl I tl4 U ere oi tne nan eonieeise te nati birds was eeat le aanJerM eitev a taoliea t poetpoee the ball tade&aiteJ y had been vet44eem, t te 71. T btt baooi DATThe llvaae ea ter J apoa the eeaetaereUea ef the naval iraoBael bilL It develop! naen Iee ppoeiuen than wa eipert- d. I terry alluded to the ait la the IhitipfMaea, and referring te the backing Agnmaldo was aaptael tebe reeaiviag freaa Germany aavd: weaaay vet nave to wkip (tertaaar a we die Sia. n aaaiJ whirlwind of epfJa He also read a peeu n the raeuago uaiue. titiUtd, as it hejsreea, er was it Bcbley. TE3TT-Tninr Dat. The II ease as se mbled nnder circumstances of deep nd naiverael sorrow, im the death of Representative Nelson Ihaciev. ef Maine. Aa Speaker Heed eatered the chamber, n bush fell upea the mem bers as tbeyroee and with tewed heeds listened to the elouneat tr.bote from the chaplain. Rev. Dr. ConJa. llen telle, the senior member ef the Maiae delegation, was then recegaued for n brief and feeling announcement of the demise of his colleague. Mr. llontelle then offered n resolution providing that a committee of mee tsarabora of the Honae be appointed to attend the funeral at Lewistoe, Me. At 12:30 p. m., aa n further mark of respect, the House adjourned. TwEHTt-ForntH Dat. The session of the honae was brief end no bnaineae was transacted. At It:A5 Bo u telle, of Maine, move-1 that the Hense adjourn as a further uark of rei-ect lu Mr. Dingley. The motion was adopted. 110 (MI 0GB Leading Co!ertd CitLrret of Ctc nc(a Behind tbi Umnttt LARGEST SHIP IN THC WORLD aaavaed of nWltest Ut. bWfUv's IWatn eerted treat fteeea. left tw- t-A y tv 1 e4 J tcr f iaest Section of the Seetn. Progressive people wishing to find homes or make invetdmenta in any kind of enterprise in the fin if t section of the South will learn something greatly to their advantage bv addressing John Patrick, Pine Bluff. N. C.. or Dr. Bright, Elleaboro, N. C. A postal will briug the information. cailrodiq im enna. Norfolk's Confederate Monument. Ground for a Confederate monument at the head of Commercial Place, has been broken in Norfolk. The founda tion will be bix feet deep, 23x23 feet and the monument 6j feet 4 inches high, exclusive of the statute, it will be erected parallel with Main Street and at au angle with Commercial Place. The money for it was raised by Pick ett-Buchanan Camp, Confederate Vet- eans. Critical Stage Passed Otis in Control. O en eral utis was heard irom again Monday, from Manila, and the con tents oi his cablegram were so reas suring as to the situation there and at Iioilo that the officials in Washington have come to accept without question the correctness of his statement that the critical stage is past, and that he has control of the situation. Decided Against Mr. Ryan. Judges Wickes and Stockbridge, in the Circuit Court at Baltimore, decided against Mr. Thos. F. Ryan in his suit to enforce an alleged contract for the sale to him of between 3,090 and 4,009 shares of Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad stock, at $125 a share. The court or dered that the demurrer to the bill of complaint be sustained with costs to the plaintiff. Gen. Brook's Cabinet Announced. Governor General Brooke, of Cuba has announces the following appoint ments to the new constituted cabinet oi advkors: Department of Government, Domingo Mendez CaDote; Department of Finance, Pablo DeServine; Depart ment of Justice and Public Instruction, Jose Antonio Gonzales Lanuez; De partment of Agriculture, Commerce and Public W orks, Adolf o Saenz xanez. Admiral Sampson's Squadron for Havana. The Navy Department has designated the following warships to form the squadron of evolution, which is to go South under command of Admiral Sampson: Flagship New York, Brook lyn, Indiana, Texas, Chicago, Newark, Machias. Geo. Wheeler in Richmond. General Joseph Wheeler was the lion of Richmond, Va., Monday night He reached the city late, in the afternoon ana snortiy tnereaiter was escorted to a meeting of R. E. Lee CamD, No. 1, Confederate Veterans, where on behalf of the camp he accepted a handsome portrait of Major John Pelhaxn, pre sented to the organization by the Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp of Rich mond. The Governor, several Virgin ia members of Congress and an im mense crowd were in attendance, and the distinguished visitor was vocifer ously applauded. EesolvM, That the people of the Philip pine Islands of right ought to be free and in dependent, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the crown of Spain, and that all political con eection between them and Spain is and ought to be totally dissolved, and that tbey have therefore full power to do all acts and things which independent States may of right do; that it is their right to institute a new government lor them selves, laying its foundation or such princi ples and organizing its powers In sncn lorm as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happinese, and that with these rights the pe pie of the United States do not propose to interfere." "I should like to have it adopted im mediately," said Hoar. "I object," said Davis, of Minnesota, chairman of the foreign relations committee, and the resolution went over. A message was received from the House a-inounc-icg the adoption of resolntiona on the death of Repsesentative Dingley. Fit ting resolutions of respect to the mem ory of Mr. Dingley were adopted, and then Hale, of Maine, delivered a brief eulogy of the due nguished statesman, moving that the Senate adjourn. Prior to the putting of the motion to the Senate, Galhnger, in the chair an nounced the committee of Senators who are to join n like committee of the House to accompany the remains of the distinguished statesman to Maine. The Senate then, at 12:43 p. m., ad journed. Twenty-Second Dat. The Senate held no session for the transaction of business. The body nt 12 o'clock pro ceeded to the Hall of the Honae of Representatives to attend as a body the ' obsequies of the late Representative I Nelson A. Dingley. At 1 o clock the Senate returned to 'its chamber. Alter the reading of the journal. Proctor, of Vermont, presented the credentials of Jonathan Ross, prepared by Governor Smith, of Vermont, to fill the unex pired term of the late Senator Justin S. MorrilL The credentials were read and then, escorted by Mr. Proctor, Mr. Ross proceeded to the clerk's desk, where the oath of office was admiaia tered to him by .Vice -President Hobart At 1:07 p. m., on motion cf Allison, the Senate adjourned. Its DiHlcsltles asa Heaters Aereees ef Rreest Rtota. Mr. Cox. who wis n-crntly aault cd near Peking. China, has bad many similar expTH-u-- during the dorru years be has beeu railroad building tn the Chihll ProTiu.-e, and has only ex tricated hlmelf by dint of tact, pluck, and good bumor. He baa practically for years carried bl life in hia hi. tut In 1S90, for Instance, duties floods, a mob, led by the aoldlery of Lutal, a military rainn near Tb n-TwIn. rut the railway embankment aud d-tny-ed seven miles of line, their officers en couraging tltem, and the enlightened Viceroy LI Hung Chang, in hia Yemen a few mile off, "lay In low and eayiu nuffln." The cause alleged was that the embankment prevented the Bood water from running off. which, a there were frequent outlets, was utter noneense. Previous to that attempts had lieen made to wreek trains, and the lives of the foreign employes were constantly threatened. The life, too. of ihe foreign guard on a train le not always n happy one. .Mandarim M-rvants without tickets take poHsesflon of a first-da car riage; eat drink, sleep, and iK-rfornt other functions in It. Terbaps they light a pan of charcoal to warm them selves If the weather ' cold. Char coal has certain aphyxL.ng effects; the other passengers complain, and the servant bare to be ejected. Too much violence might lead to a general attack on forelgneis and another Tien Tsln maacre; while too little would not be effective. The unhappy guard has to follow the "happy mean be tween a good hard pus a and a mild knock-down blow. There have, of course, been many ludicrous as well as dangerous Inci dents on the North Cnma Line. When It was first opened Chlneee would come to the booking office and try to bargain for tickets. When told the fare tbey would offer half and gradually raise their bid. much dis gusted that they should not In a busi ness spirit be met half way. One day a country gentleman on bit first ride In a train seeing bis bouse midway between two stations flying past deliberately opened the door and stepped out Into space. At the pare the train w:i going a European would certainly have l-een killed, but the eupple Celestial after a prolonged series of soc.ranlts, was seen to pick himself and bundle op. dust bla clothes, and set off home acroas the fields much pleased with his abort cut and the convenience of the ure wheel carriage. An unfortunate railway coolie, equally Ignorant of the laws of me chanics, did not get off so weU. Bee lng two trucks coming at a snail's pace down a siding be placed bla foot on the rail to atop them. To his as tonishment It was cat off, and be learned, like Stephenson's cow, that momentum 'a mado op of mass as well as Telocity. But in spite of everything, railways are bound to prosper in a country where traveling la otherwise so alow and so difficult carta and Don lea in north and boats in the couth Cw4rT amoo4. Tee a. (! rt4teeUea nee llsWBiea. Jean 11 Mi leadtag ewl4 eueae ef law atty. lew eerte ler tae etiooftl C tua Aaaeriatiea, the ) organise toeaeaee ia State. The aaeeieawei se lersaed with a view to ewleeuiag nagtsee la the Wet aad eeewtleg freaa CWegreae e eoerssstsa to allow the selseise ee fuesaed the right ef MeM go sweat aad tUeeieeteUte ta Cssgisoa. eae. Ihe 4aa was originated bf tt 1 Hatchiae. a eagre tee yet ef thleaaty, w he ha gives the qeeeUeft) ef whet te de with the eagre a great deal ef tadv. Ilatchias eae a rural! edge ta North i'ereliaa dariag ihe teeee etraetiea. aad tt le eeid be easae aaor gtviag auafartiea to the whites ta hie orcaii thaa asy aegre he ever held a likeof&ce. llatrhtage gitee ee a ree ea for hie reepvaed eeieoy, "thee the reeple ef the Veiled States should be given aa oi sort natty to see whether the aegre le tie ef rovereiag aad hidag Ibe appltreUea fer the chaster ears: "It ta aet fair to judge el the aegre'e ability te eendact Uie affaire by the fad area Le hee a ad ta ef&ea ta Seath. tiivea aa epirlaaity they are altogether deieadeel ea th selves the aegreee will aelve the tioa quickly as te eh leer they are wrthy ef ritueaefcip aad to be aa la tral prtf the graiag eet4e- Hutch tee ria m a eaatber ef the lead ing aegree t the Heath are la oyaie thy with him la the sneveateal $rre 0cr Mr. Dwrtry's Bests, VAaim.. II. C ieeiftl. Pre foand sorrow wee snaeifeated Isetarday ia every walk ef pa bite life, ta the aa -aonacemtat that Neleea Diagtey, ef Maiae. bad pesesd ewey. At the tele borne ef Mr. Diagley. the II asa U tea Hotel, there were saaar evidence that deep terseael eeleeta ta which be was held. Meeaege ef eeedeleee came frea every qaarter ef the eeaatxy aad te tho wr added the aereeeeJ eoodoleace f rebiaet e&eere, Hee a to . hapro JneUcee aad aaeaiher of the House. At the Heaee ef lten ratativ. th death ef Mr. Diagley ram as a reeal bereavesaeat to ihe taaoy with wbeca be Led Lee leaf ae ociated. The desk be had oerwpted aa floor leader ef ibe lioaae. la ihe centre of the Itepablieaa side el the chamber, wa heavily draped ta crate, while ea top was a f aatoa ef orchids, eweei flag, eoral sprsys aad eiailai. Jree tdBt IfeKialey seat a eery feetiaf letter ia hie own handwritten- on ress leg Lie grief aad that of lira. 11 e-Kialey. Joy in Santiaf o. At Santiago Major Becard baa re ceived a cable dispatch from Dr. Cas tillo, the representative of the business men of that city who accompanied General- Wood to Washington, an nouncing that complete autonomy will be granted the province. New Building for the Department ef Justice. The Senate committee on public buildings and grounds has authorized favorable reports on the following bills: For the erection of a-building for the tion was entitled to. apply to certain as- I Department of J ustice: for the enlarge- sistant clerks who are now getting $5 a i nient of the public buildmjr at Ashe- dav. Williams, of Iredell, said that "la. A number of Virginians contemplate making application for commissions in the regular army provided the biil for its enlargement is passed by Congress. home of those who want commissions are men well known in legal and other professions. HOUSE. Nineteenth Dat. The Honae mediately- after the reading of journal, resumed the consideration of th.e bill for the codification of the enm nal laws of Alaska. A good maay minor amendments were adopted aad about 60 additional pages of the bill were disposed ox. uaiy ten pagea re main. At 4:20 p. m.. tne Honae ad journed. Twentieth Dat. The Honae com pleted and passed the bill for the cod ification of the criminal laws of ai w An amendment was adopted proridiag a nign license system in tne lerritOTv. with a species of local option. Ldqnor dealers oy ita provisions are to pay t license of $1,000 per year and the con tent of a majority cf the white eitiaeaa residine within two milea' ef a liquor dealer's establishment most be) the never doing more than thirty to forty miles between dawn and dark. Straight Sews freat Otis. The War Department of&cials were very ranch encouraged Selurdtj, upoa the receipt of newa from General Otia at Manila, that indicated a diatiact im provement in the situation there. The Generai'a despatch completely aeca tivee the absurd story from Madrid that the American troops at Manila had mutinied and refused to proceed to Iioilo, neeesaitatiag ihe withdrawal of Geaeral Millar'a expedition against that port Representative Stokes, of South Caro hno, has introduced a bill exteadiag free delivery to star route- largest Sht the werta. KeLrAfcT (Hy Cabled -The White Star Lisa steamer Oceeaie, ihe largest hipevor boilt, wa aopossaf ally leeach edat lUilaadh Wellf'a yard Metardav ia the Keeeaee of aa eaerateee crowd. A graad ataad wee specially erected to accommodate five ihoaaaad. lhere were preaeat the mem bore ef the Iras ef Brno. Isn&ay k Ceaipaay, ewaere of the White hUr Liae; the Dene aad Dacbees of Abereera, Lord aad Lad Dnfieria. the Mexqoteaad Marahieaeaa ef Loadeabnry, Sir Ml tehee! Hlrae lieaeh. Cbaaceller ef ihe Kaeheqaer, the Lord Mayer aad CorperaUea of Belfast aad a a ember ef ether Uiled aad distinguished mea. The Oceania ia 704 feet long aad registers ever 17.000 to a a. The Oceanic, ealihe the Greet Kaetern. which was laeaehed broadslda.waa launched stera foremeet though loBger aad weigbiag half ee much again ae the Great Eaehara. The Oceeaie has a coal capacity emfieieat to enable her te rtrcumaevigete the glebe at a speed ef 12 Leete aa how without re-cealiBg. A Ship tjees Dewa, The British ship Aadeltae, which ar. rived at Toco ma. Wash., recently, cap sized and aaak ta 23 fathoms ef water. Captaia aad a crew of 19 mea were leL Gees t Geaa at Natal Gevereer. Secretary Long he ordered Captaia Leery, nt preacat oommaadsag ihe r-ea 1'raaciaco, to proceed to ihe 11 aad ef Guam aad asnme the daUee ef naval governor of the new eeqataitien. He will carry with htm a proclamation to the natives informing them ef the de signs of the Uaited States gwernmeat towards tbm. ia precwely the torme employed ta ibe case ef the accjaJaitios of Porto Iiico. Cause ic te be Deserted Frea Bawaa. Mail advices from Hoaolnla, eel Steamer Nippon Mara te San Franeiaee say: A decision filed by the bapreme Court in the last batch ef Chiaeea hea bu corpas eaeee, disagrees frea the former epiaioai ef Cbetf Jaatiee Jadera aad reverses the deewion eemetotely. I a other worda, the Chiaeae eetitieB ers, who claimed ihe right to land ia Hawaii by virtae of certeia permits ie sned to them prior te aaaexeiiea. are remanded beck to to the caaody ef the collector te be deported aad disposed of as A goat Brewa may elect Sen or ffagaata has ceased it tote aa Bounced that orders hare been aaat ta Geaeral Biea at Manila far the beer, aace of strict neutrality by the Baaamh troop. Care ef Ceetrerratc Graves. Senator Pritchard hee in preparatiea ea ameadmtat to be fat a pea the ft aaacearay arr-renaiiea ball for the preaerratioa aad care of Coaiederata grave. The ameadment will asa body the idea of the Prestdeat ex pr eased ia Lie Atlanta speech, aad the Beaatos believre that hia amendment will he adopted promptly try aad by the beaate. Fred Sawyer, a Delia. Texan, i wae hanged at Waxahechie fer aa aa aaalt committed ea Mrs. Faaaie FaDer, . white woman, a boat one A Choi Mrs. Ipnley "They say your hus band la one of the beat golf -players in this town." Mrs. WaasLon "Oh, yea, he ia a thorough maater of it Why. he can actually talk the if y-ge in hia atepa." Chicago Tiewa. Three EanstarKt ef . Ameer the rasseager who aril ted ia San Francisco, Cel., SeiardaT ea the Bteamer Nippon Ham, freaa IlenJ Kong aad Yokohama rta Henelala, are three emiseariee ef AgnraaMe. They are Beaor Lewde, Eeaee LnU and Senor Merie, three msmhers el Agniaeldo'e cabiaet They route to Washiagtoa on a secre sioa, the pnrpoee ef which they to divulge. Savaaaah, Oa. eeye execated ia A special from Abe Small, colored. 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