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RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. FEI
RUARY 1G, 1S00.
CAUCASIAN.
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SenatiOommittce Has Reported Fa
vorably Separate Coach Bill
TO LIMIT TERM OF OFFICE
P.. II Introduce! in the We to Limit tbe
ritfb.lity to fl;t:e orrtces, State an J
Couuty, ta lret Succes&ive Terms.
Tiiinnrni Dat. In the Senile pa
'ition were preientod from several
towri afciug for th repeal of th
rirrolittut' purchase tax. '1 he commit
tee, reported favorably tb bill to rro
vide, ej-eritte coaches for tho race.
resolution was passed that a com
nnMee, consisting of one Senator and
inn llvprw oMitHtive, wait upon the
vii nor und ascertain the vacancies
u tt.. penitentiary board arid report
Die name. I' ii-lor tho bead of uurla
ihnl bmuiem tho hill to repent a3
t on .1. l i;i, o Tho ,.de again c.iui9 up.
Ibis bill i-rovide that a loctl option
ilictK'tj ,hll Le held once- ia two
M-arn u the petition of one-third
f thJJ4;m!iiIed voters of a county,
Mid In any month of the year,
i'tead of Juno only, a for
merly. Tho hill was withdrawn.
I ho spc-ist order of business for the
U't:uinaioti aud election of officers to
till vacunciu. in tho pauiteuttary was
?.tku tip. Senator Cooke, tho Seuate
uinnhrr of the joint committee of three
cl limited to confer with Governor
Jin ?p1 in this lu'tt'vr, t.omioatwd M. L.
Rryaii, of .Malison, ail V. C. New
IiiikI, of Caldwell, as director, and
these upon a vote beiug takou wer
l't i il. A larve tiuuihor of bills paa--I
third rendiug. liy leave liiowa
nlrolured a b.U u cbana the
n'rriptioti of tho new building
,i tlio iiiHtitrtto for tli blind. This lull
provide" that the Cot nor stone tdiall be
'hatitii'd so a to nliow ouly the da' o!
ln founding of raid id.itut and the
Into nt ti e erection of tbe buildings t
hat a tablet of hronre or stone', With
ie, umnestd thonieu Hponwho places
and mitnm saiel buildings were oreet
itl. rhull lie placed within the building.
1 miuv rinsr Dat. Among tbe bills
ntro )tiutd in the Sennto were; Smith,
to iund clinitor ft., laws of lsiM, itj
t utiorutins: the boarvl of tho Aerie!
1ural and Mechanical College, Orcein
boro; Micks, to extoud the time for tho
Incorporation of tho Southern Trmt
nd Manufacturing Corapanykinter,
to amend nectiou t.WH, to protect the
rotate of n.frtDt; kiuner. to amend
rbapter 17x, laws of ltH7, in regard to
Uui i rsctico of denilrj'; Iirown (by
request), to provido for OiiWziug
"WHiup lauds: Also a number of h eal
?.ills. 1 hei-ftleadur was takeu tip.and t..
joUowitnj bills assod third readmit.
Ti doolare tho Southoastera IUilr,a4
O.nly incorporated ooiupanyj to
amend t hupler Inws of 1 rela
tive to tho government of 'on disj ena
ury at Fuycttovillo: a WuNt- 9
htiu'U in r;r'-: j . r
.'.fuil.o t'
. .-.-o-i-Jn Ur.
. 1 t: 'I riAtf
y ;
"ira-
r.-.ad.;
aaUu la-
tans provv.iir. that tea bo bent to
'hohvit'l ut IU!f b). t j incorporate
lnter-Httte I clo.unt :-j Telephone
. ompaoT. rt offVeul v
teratcd and l.tabv.l ?
.id aud to amend
f.nri rr ntt5 vl!r.ivn '.-'.ap. 122, laws of
IPi; limn Ifili A The Code, in re
csn.l to K"pin j h mcord of tho conduct
d prMoiicr; to rrpeal chap. , of vol
ume , of tL CoJe.and provide for the
better povp.rnnuout of the wieckiu? in
terest in North Carolina; joint reso
lutiou, to pay the election contest ex
X'a'Ses of Decs and l'aul Dee j to re
ceive $l$7.3! and lmt,$l8.f,V, to iucor
porate tbo Uraavitlt Conuty lUilroud
Compnn3'. Tbe bill to withdraw from
the loid of Aericultnre tho power to
erect ow bnildin was drawn at 10:lo;
passed both homes, was eigned and
ratifit-d and in tho hands of tbe Secre
tary of htato by 10:25.
TtttRTYs30ost uat. In the Senate
petitions as follows were tiled with
'ornaiittees: l icm citizens of Onil-
ford, askiuz for a dispeusary; from the
i-.tizens of Alleghany, asking prohibi
tion for certain church districts, and
for extension of time to complete the
tlmsey Crcok railroad; from tho citi
iteus of Winston, protesting against a
dispensary, and frora the board of
aldermen of Wilmington also against
Iho dispensary; from citizens of
Kinstou asking for a dispensary.
Among the bills introduced were:
Cocke, to regulate the use of meridian
mouumeuts aud measures; Mason, to
regulate tbo trial of criminal actions
( this bill provides that no man who has
forniad or expressed an opinion in any
criminal action shall la allowed to
serve as a juror); Uairston, a resolu
tion of request to our llei resentatives
at Washington. Tbe calendar was
tnken up, aud bills passed as fellows:
To declare the Southeastern Kail road
Company a duly incorporated organi
sation; to provide for the free
pascals or QsU m M'nzo creek;
to pay Suggs (election contest) $170; to
I'revent shooting of birds in Wake
county without written permission; to
amead tbe charter of the Emancipation
Association; to amend chapter 449 laws
of regulating tbe sale of liquor
in Cniou county. Senator Brown an
nounced that R. II. Kirks had declined
to serve ou tbe board of directors for
the State's prison and put in nomination
V. I). Ballard, of the third district, to
erv in his stead. Upon a voto being
taken Ballard's election was unanimous.
By leave bills as follows were intro
duced: Speigbt.to make appropriations
to the Stato Hospital; to amend tbe
charter of WaJesboro; Lowe, to amend
chapter 311, laws of 189o', in recaTd to
justices of the peace; by leave, Dauiels
introduced a petitioa from traveling
salesmen asking for tbe rassasre of tbe
fill
Alabama Jim Crow car law.
T HtRTT-TaiRD Dat. In tbe Sanata
the following bills were introduced:
Kobinson, (by request) to establish a
dispensary at Clinton; Jones, to protect
boi.a fide creditors; Stanback, to incor
porate the Trey Manufacturing C-im-pany;
Lindsay, ti establish a dispens
ary in Madison; Miller, for better pro
tection of minors and to raiso revenue;
Wilson, (by request) to incorporate tho
(iuilford Tower Comptny; Fields, to
protect foxes in Alegbaney county;
Hairston. to prohibit hunting on a
man's land without permission; Skin
ner, to prevent fishing with nets one
balf milo long in Ncuse river; in rela
tion to tho probate of wills; Justice,
concerning appeals to tbe Supreme
Court (tbia bill provides that tho
Supreme Court shall rss upon
a'l points ra'sed in aa appeal
and shall net be barred by a tech
nicality from rendering an opinion);
Tbe following third-reading, bills
passed: The bill calling on Governor
Kussell to submit rcpo'ls of tbe peni
tentiary for 1837 and 13J8; to correct
land grant 41G7, Curcoxnbe county;
to remove the State arsenal; to autho'r
izi the board of education to adminis
ter oaths in certain cases; ' to improve
the roads ia Anson county; to ioeorpo
rtto tlio Qoldea ulsiL6Ti)lflnfcAuo-
caUon; to awead fceelion 1913 of Tbe
Vodo, relatiog to marriaie license by
t-rtQiing race" before color. (The
t ill applies only to Robeson county.)
o amend aectio 49 cf Tb Code re
Ksrding tlphotta dad teleerai b com
paaies; to regulate tbe drainage of loc
lands to iacorpotate tb? R. J. Rey
nolds TbtCco Company; to establish a
aiipotry in the town of Madi
Rockingham county. By loatc
tnuKiur jucmivro mironueea a
ill to appropriate $100,000 to tbo
public schools in North Carolina, aud
Senator Skinnier a bill to amend an act
of 1811. repealioe laws of lai, relating
to nshiLg in Albemarle Sound. Upon
motion, the latter bill pasted titis,
reading, aa d d the bill to incorporate
the North and South Carolina Railroad
Company; to incorporate the Coolemee
Water- Works. ; to incorporate the Coo-
leinee Cotton Mills; to establish a dis
pensary at Clsytou; to incorporate tbe
Great Council of North Carolina Order
of Red Men.
Titiatr FoiBTH Dat. Wl-jston'a bill
regarding tbe peaitontary, which
parsed the Honic wai he'.d up in the
Senat by W. II. Day'a friends, who
liope to effect some arraugeroant b7
which Day will retire as Biiperinrend-
eot. 1 he special joint legislative com
mittee to investigate Governor Rus
sell's removal of J. W. Wilsout as
chairman of tho railroad commission.
have decided in favor of Wilson. It is
understood that the decision is unan
imous.
Thikty riPTn pAV. In tbe Senate
Rrowti iutrodnceri a resolution that the
time for tho election of directors cf the
Deaf ami Dumb School at Morganton
be the 10th of February. The resolu
tion was adopted. At 12:4J a message
was aunouocad from tbe House. It
was borne by Representatives Cra;g,
Allou and I o.tshee.As they came
forward the S.-ate solemnly rose, aud
Lieutenant Gorcraor Reynolds said:
"All persons aro commanded to keep
silent under pa'.u ol imprisonneut,
while the House of Representative
presents articles ot iiupoaclnueut
against Judge W. L. Norwood, for
lu?h crimes and nisdemeaners in
oflico." ttait the-i spoke. On motion
the Sttate delayed discussion or ac
tion in tbe case. A number of third
reading bills were passed.
TUTnoajSE.
TrtthttEtB Dat. A rcso'ntioa from
tbe Senate, vaisibg & joint committee
to ask th tioVernor as to tho vacancies
cn '.he board of directors of the Siate'B
prise n, was concurred in. Bills were
introduced as follows; McNeill to re
duce fees on Crop licus; Lusky to pro
Vide for the appointment of directors
aud tate proxy of tbe North Caro
lina Railroad; Bs!ej, to repeal
ouaptcr if 'J acts is;,i, and re
cast's chapter 47, acts of 18J1.
regarding game keepers on Curri
tuck Sound; also to prevent obstruc
tion of navigation on North river aad
Cttrritttck Sound by timbor Betters;
o' c: tbo con
ucw fectioa
ttitution by ddiag a
which will limit eligibility to all elec
tive State and county officers to three
successive terms; Wall to repeal the act
of U"j7, which requires dentists to
txatnination. Tho bill regarding
tin rotors of tb North Carolina Ra;l
load v-i"ovidos that they shall be
eltettd by tho Stato board of inter
cut improvements and tbnt that
b aid shall also have power to re
move theiit and tiil the vacancies.
Th reply of the State Treasurer to the
resolution of inquiry as to whnt ruens
oi monev no
had paid out to the i cui-
tentiary, etc., was repeived and placed
in tho bauds of the nuance committee.
Winston lead the reply of tho Gover
nor to tho inquiiy as to vbat vacan
cies there are on tho board of
directors of the penitentiary. The
reply eaid there were to fi-om
the seventh &nd ninth districts.
He lion placed in nomination William
C. Newland. from tho (seventh aud
Martin L. Bryan, from tho ninth. Te
tree was nominated ou tho part of the
fusionists. Charlo3 Smith nominated
W. L. Lnwrenco; Wrenn nominated
James J. Jenkins; Hamilton nominated
John H. Wolf, ofSutry. Newland aud
Bryan were elected.' Winston by
leave, introduced a bill, which,
under a suapeusion of the rcie,
at once passed its readings, . amending
the act puttiDK tbo peniteutiary in
Democratic hands, by providing that if
the board of directors tinds that for
any cause it cannot meet at the peni
tentiary February JOtb, then it shall
have leave to meet at at any place in
tbe City of Raleigh it may select By
leave Carroll introduced a bill to repeal
section 3131 of The Codo and enact a
substitute providing that local option
elections may be bcld at any. time in
the year, but not oftener than once in
two years, before petition of one
third cf the qualified voters.
The question of leaving the Cumber
land dispensary matter to a voie of the
deople, after being adversely disposed
of by tbe House; came up before the
So iate judiciary committee iu the form
i f a substitute bill introduced by Sena
tor Williams. Tbe committee decided
by a vote of 6 to 1, in favor of the dis
pensary as it stands, withont leaving
the question to a vote. R. L. Cooper.
J. Fj. Henderson, H. B. Hardy and
Ellis Garner havo been summoned to
testify against Judge Norwood.
Thikti- fikst day. In tbe House
bills were introduced as follows: Bou
eball, for tbe promotion of tbe rearing
of pheasants iu North Carolina; Ab
bott, to incorporate Dismal Swamp;
Boggs, to amend the act regarding
drainage of low lands in Ro wan" David-
sou, Davie, and Catawba; Thompson,
to establish graded schools at LeXing-
on; jueiuDarat, lor Deiter arainage
of lowlauds in Gaston and Catawba;
Hill aid, to allow the officer in com
maud of tbe naval brigade to appoint
his staff; Justice, to provide self-coni
lers and automatic brakes on railroad
trains; lieeves, to protect water sur
plie, in tbe interest of tbe public
health. A bill came over from tbe Sen
ate and was rushed through to with
draw from the State Buard of Agricul
ture all authority to build or to author
ize any of its agent3 to build any
buildings and declaring any and all
contracts made by sued board null and
void. The bill passed unanimously
Tbe calendar was taken up. Bill passed
to establish graded schools fr both
races at Kinrton; to provide for the
payment of witnesses; to amend chap
ter 137, acts of '07, by adding Madison
county. By leave Reeve3 withdrew
his bill requiring the ingredients of all
patent medicines to be plainly printed
in English on each bottle or package or
box. Bills passed: To regulate the set
ting of large steel traps iu Graham
county; to punish trespassers noon tbo
lands ot another; to allow Mitchell
county to levy 13,000 special tax. to
comprcmisoand settle its floating debt ;
to allow townships to vote road tax ia
Lincoln county. At noon tbe speoial or
der was taken up, this being Clarkson'a
bill to establish the Vance Textile
School, .as a department' of the Ag
ricultural gnd Mechanical College at
Raleigh, with an advisory board
of manacers, 15 in number, ail cotton
mill men, this board to meeV with
the college trustees, but to' have no
voto save as to. the teitile depart
ment, which ia .to'be rn V speoial
building. Tbe oonrses of instruction aro
to to open to. both agset. TheM! was
a aabat'.tnt, recommended by tbe com
m.ttee. wmstca dieted an amend
rsestv provided fnoda are available b
tbe Department of Agriculture. Thi
wasacejpted, as was also one by Alex
aoder, providing that no work aba'l It,
done until it is assured that tbe bui'd
ing will be rquipped without any co
to the State with tbe necessary ma
chinery and appliances. Tbe bii
pasned second reading.
Thikty-secosd lUr. In tbo House
a memorial from the people of the towt
of Dunn, asking for a dtspens ary, wa
prefceuttrd. Tbe calendar was taken ui .
Resolution was adopted to pay W. L
Norwood $?. 13 for salary' daiioi
Jane, July aud August. Bill
passed appropriating $4,000 annual
ly as the regu'.tr appropriation fo;
the deaf-uinte school at Morgantou,
and fci.OK) as A special appropriation,
tbe latter for an addition to the indan
trial department, cold atorage, beat
mg and electric light and plumbing
Bills passed limiticg the territory n
Hyde county which is uudertbe oystes
law; taking from the board ol e!uca
tioH and utting in the bauds of tb
board of internal improvement
power to elect tho "ugeut for
swamp lands." A resolution
adopted filing February 2ttb as
th.
th.
wa
th.
date of t-Lt first meeting of the Slate
board of lubliciaiprovemeata. (Febru
ary 10 bad been named as tbe date.)
Justine submitted a report from the-
Committee in the mature of a 6ubfctitute
lor the bill giving the Democrats con
trol of the Agricultural and Mechanical
College. The substitute makes the
number of directors 20, instead of 15,
and provides for their election by the
Legislature instead of their appoint
ment by the Governor. R. IL Ricks,
declining to nerve as a directors
of th'S penitentiary; V. B. Ballard,
of Franklin, was unanimously
eleclod to fill the vacancy. The
House concurred in the Senate
amendments to the bill taking from the
( iovernor all power as reeards the Atlan-
tic 4 North Carolina Railroad. By Uave
BroVvui, of Stanley, introduced a bili
amending the act of 181 regarding the
sale of baled cotton. Tbe act appHe-
to Union, Auson aud some other coun
ties, and tbe bill gives buyers tbe ritrht
to certain doctictions in case of fraud.
or lud ctment for falsa pretences,
Bills passed tC amend chapter 127, acts
i?'Ji in reara to uon-suits, in tue mat
ter oi waiver oi exceptions, etc. (It n
a Senato aub:;tute for Allen s bill.
which a mply repeated the act of 1S'J7.)
At noou tbe special or-Jor. the bill
CreaiO the county of "Scotland" out ol
fotir southern townships of Richmond
codnty, came up with & favorablo re
IiorL Ijatirinburg is to bo tho county
seat. Tho vote ou tho bill was 8G aye3,
13 na3-3.
Timor-THino Day. In tbe House
tha report of tho judiciary committee
ia favor of th impeachment of W. L.
Norwood as jildiie ras pro3onto;l by
Foushee. Amona: the bills introduced
as ono to establish a department of
agriculture aad mechanical arts. Win
stou called up his bill requiring sepa
rate accommodations ou the railroads
for whites and nc?roos and demanded
ltr.medif.te Consideration. This bill has
apt been before a committee. Uia bill
gives all the authority to the railroad
commission,1 makes tho penalty for
failure to obey law $103 a day, to be
recovered by any pcirsda wlio uiay sue
IbSrefor; give3 tho railroads full polieo
power to eject persons who refuso to
comply with the law aud also those who
refuse to aid the railroad officials iu en
forcing the law when called on to do so
A motion to refer the bill to the com
mittee on railroads and railroad com
mission was mado. The vota oa re
ferring the bill to committee was voas
f0, noys 18. The bill to establish" the
Vance Textile School an a department
of the Agricultural and Mechani
cal College came up on third reading.
The vote on the bill was ayes 52, noes
30. There was applause at this. The
bill to create the county of Scotland
out of the four southern townihips of
R'.chme nd cam a up oa third readinc
The bill passed bv a vote of 73 ayes to
0 noes. On motion of Mr. Moore, the
"clincher" was put on the bill and it
was ordered to the Senate at onco.
At noou tho House took up as a special
order Stevens ncti-trnst bill. The
Committee bad amended the bill eothat
it did not apply to jobbers, cannin
fishing or cottci mill corporations,
which are not tue agents of auv trut
Robinson said the bill was now
aimed directly at the trusts and did not
injure auy of the mercantile or manu
facturing ineinstrie3 of North Carolina
The bill passed its second reading with
out debate. It is entitled "An Act to
Punish Pools, Trnsta and Conspira
cies." A bill passed to change from
April 1 toxeb. 1st the date of expira
tion of "turpentine leases, not apply
ing to tbe counties Montgomery, Rich
mond, LolnmbUB, UrunswicR, rioueson,
Moore, Onslow, Cumberland and Hor
net. Bill to make appropriation for the
white institutiou for tbe blind and the"
one for nesro deaf-mutes and blind at
Raleigh came up. It carried an annual
aopropriatiou for 10,500 and also for
?2:J0 per annum for each pupil in ex
cess of 200 received. A bill to estab
lish a dispensary at Smitbrleld, John
son county. A bill to provide for the
government of the Agncultaral and
Mechanical College was taken un on
Mr. Justice's motion.
Thirtt-fotjbth Dat. The House
passed a resolution recommending the
impeachment Of Judsre W. L. Nor
wood, of the twelfth judicial district.
The commutes to which vai referred
the impeaching resolution after invetti
gating tbe evidence, rtportod as fol-
First, that W. L. Norwood, judge of the
Superior Court of North Carolina for t!.e
twelfth judicial district, as a znatter of law,
Is subject for impeachment.
Becond, tbat the said XL L. Norwood Is an
habitnal drunkard, and has been publicly
d unk while exercising the duties of bid
ofP.ee.
Third, tbat the said W. L. - Norwood
should he impeached.
oa tnis report tne touowinK resolution was
framed nud adopted by the House.
ltofolved, ThatW. L. Norwood, a judge ol
the Superior Court ot North Carolina be im
peached of high crimes and misdemeanors in
efflee.
Kesolved, Tent a committee of three be ap
pointed to pro to the Senate, and at thft bar
thereof, and in the cams of the House of Rep
resentatives and ot all tbe people of the State
of Nor:h Carolina, to iaipoaoh W.L.Nor
wood, judge of the Superior Court of North
Carolina, of high crimes and misdemeanors
in offlt.'e, and acquaint the Senate that tho
Hou.-e of Eeprest?ntaiives will ia due time
exhibit pariioular articles of iinpeaehmetit
nir;;lnt him and mako goo t tbe same, and
that the committee do demand that thi Sen
ate do take order for tbe appearance of said
W. L. Norwood to answer said impeach
ment." -
Theso resolutions were adopted after a
debate ot three hours, by a vote of 62 to 81,
and a committer wa appointed as recom
mended. This ia the second time in the history of
North Carolina that a jude has ever been
impeached. Judge Jones was impeached In
1873 for a similar chargo.
Thirty-fifth Day. In tbe House
the attendance was very light Repre
sentative Williani3, of Iredell, intro
duced a resolution that no member bo
allowed to speak moro than five
lniaules, f.avc by consent. "Among tbe
billa introduced . was 'one to prevent
taking out timber from this State to
manufacture it; Smith to require rail
road"" TCosidd closets for each sex in
W . Mllparai, MfijsrSi Fouskee.
Craig aad Al lea, ef tbe impeaemtat
mmutee, appeared and Air. Craig aa-
loucced that they bad, aa directed n
he resolution adopted Saturday, ap
ared before the bar of tbe Senate
in jmpeacnea v. u. Norwood in
tbe came of the people of tbe State.
iilla passed to pat control of the deaf
jaute school at Moreanton in Di&io-
cratic Lands. Tbe reiulutiost to par W.
U Norwood salary for Jane, July aad
Vngntt (S-i$8) was adopted. Br leave
Ciarksoa introduced a bill to establish
t dispensary at Cuarloto. Tbe bill
as taken tip to ettiblih tfee bureau
of labor and printing, which gives
he labor commissiocer control of
the public printing. On notion
ha bili was ordered printed.
By leave Council introduced a bill to
prevent tbe spread of rt'.tle distemper,
tick fever and otLtt contagions disetsas
of catt'e. Tbe Stevens anti-trust bill
came up on third reading as A special
order. Stevens demanded tbe yeas and
oaya. Winston offered an amendment
providing that the bill shall not an: ly
to any charitable or educational insti
tution or corj oratioa boldinir trout cer
tificate or evidence of indebti l&ss.
Lowery offered a'i amendment design
ed to prevent trusts from entering this
State and pulliug prices down to aa to
cripple State concerns. Bcusball of
fered an ameudmont that nothing shall
effect investments of Charitable or e Id
eational institutions. Stevena said be
was willing to except present invest
ments. The bill then passed third
reading, yes G'J, noes 0. Fotuhee of
fered a resolution raising a committee
of five to prepare articles of impeach
ment of Judze Noiwood and nuder
suspension of tbo rules it was immedi
ately adopted. ,
Philippine War Notes.
Tbe European Filipino junta in Loa
don has received a long telegram from
Aoncillo, tbe agent of Aguinaldo,
dated from Montreal and declaring
that he left Washington in consequence
of a telegram which he received Feb
ruary 4 from Aguina'do, urging him to
cable to Malolos the result of the vote
of tho United States Senate oa tbe
peace treaty. Agoncillo also eays he
was pursuaaed that the treaty would
not be ratiied, aad points out that the
three votes by which it was passed
were obtained at the last moment, a
the result of the outbreak of hostilities,
the ageut of Aguinaldo again express
ed his conviction that tbe outbreak
was "provoked by the Americans for
this very purpose
A recouusi'ering party of the Four
teenth Infantry, c'amo upon a larre
liody of the enemy in the jungle nfbkv
amp Dewey, lbe rebels were Jat-
taciea and leii DacK upon tlio m
ain
huo of the insureents. The Fonrtee
lith
but
Infantry, tbe North Dakota P.egim
and the Jrourth Cavalry, then euga
i he cnemv, and dioVe them toward
ed
he
o-
tieacii, wbero cue of tbe puuboats
ceived them with a fusilade from aul
to-
matic Colt sinus. Tho enemy's los
i'
xevero aud tuey scattered along
be
of
beacb, seekic;
cover from tuo are
the Americans. Two of onr trooi
were killed aud five we: 6 wounded.
lira
Dispatches to The Globe from Hi
tg
Kong say the Fihpiuo junta has
re-
ceivcd bv ateamer from ?ditnila, furt
ier
news of tho recent lighting. -Tho F
ti
pmo agent3 say tue Americans pia
lled
ver.se U aloug the shores of ihe
ijTi
ay
and commenced hostilities "unexp
ct-
eiily ut midu'irlit on Saturdar. siml
ul-
ess
taneouslv bombarding tho defence
towns of Foudo, Maluk aud Malabo
lbe agents cf the rebels also say '
slaughter of women and children
fri-'htful. tho Americans burning
ihe
Was
nd
dovastatmr all before them, ooudu
ct-
rjc: a war of extermination and eh
fcot-
ing ever y Filipino."
A special from Manila r-avs: E
rly
Saturday tbo monitor MouadrJ
ock
and the cruiser Charleston belgai
dropping shells into the rebel cam re bo
tween Caloocau aud Malabon. uhe
enemy's sharpshooters ia the junglA on
the American left had been particularly
uunoying inco daylight, so the Tliird
Artillery drove tbe rebels out ofl the
jung'e at noou. Rasa, an artist, tep
lesoatiug Harper's Weekly, was Ihot
in the arm. i no loss ot tue eueciy is
estimated at fully 50 to 100 killeld or
wounded.
Tho capture of Caloocan b I the
American forces is regarded by thel ad
ministration as being a very imporltant
victory. Canloocan is on tbe 1 ill e of
the railroad connecting Manila ivith
Malolos, the insurgent capital, ad it
may be that this capture of the liirst
named town will make it possible to
advance rap:dly by rail upon tha in
surgeut headquarters if it shall be
deemed necessary to force the ngblting
and undertake the capture of Algut
naldo.
The rebels Eeem to have seleJcted
Malabon as tbe base of operations! for
their next encounter with tbe ArAeri-
cans, as they are concantratiu? a son
sidcrable force there and at Caloo ;an.
Many small bodies of scattered r ebel
troops are atragglmg in from tbe r ighl
ana otuers aro uiuiouuteaiy arrif-ms:
from the north aud interior province.
Aguinaldo 13 reported to have estab
lished his headquarters at MalaboJ for
the purpeso ol rallying nis lorces lajr a
decisive blow.
In anticipation of a native uprifemg
in Manila, unusual precautions kvere
taken bv the American military I au
thorities. Fortunately, the steps taken
proved unnecessary, l tie x uipinost are
evidently convinced tbat an upriking
would prove suicidal to them. ITbe
Visayan commissioners arreste on
board tbe Uranus have sailed for Iloilo
with tbe Tennessee regimeat, on blard
tbe United btate transport St, Fan
Tbe Filipino Junta atHongKhnJ has
issued a statement charging Gen. jOtis
with treacberv. In tbe statement! tbe
Junta asserts tbat tbe recent hostilities
1 i B I
were commenced bimnuaneoasiAf on
land and sea by the Americans,! and
tbat the riiipints were wholly mi pre
pared, and that many ot tne oracers
were at the theatre.
Agoncillo, now in Montreal, stjated
positively, that he had authentic infor
mation to tbe eHect tbat Aeninlaldo
d:d not waut a cessation of hostilities
and had not asked for it When task
ed bow be obtained this information,
be refused to say.
Gen. Lawton. on board tbe
transport Grant, en route for Mailila,
has cabled tbe War Department from
Port Said that all on board are wol L
Scouting parties cf the Dakota R sgi
ment surprised some Filipino econt s at
the bridge across tbo Pananaqno ri ,-cr.
The enemy retired hurriedly, bti j na
ming the stream in order to reach tbe
main body of the rebels, entreac Lied
opposite Troop ct tne xonrtn gav
airy.
A Manilla special says: fursuling
their customary tactics, tne re Deist on
the extreme left of the line opened fire
at long range on the American tro ops
Monday night, making their fire f; r a
few minutes quite brisk. None of tl ieir
ebota took effect, however, and the
Americans did not reply.'
Mrs. Gotrox Mabel, dear, are
you
sure Mr. Wocdby levea you for jfour
self alone? Mabel Yes, I'm snrel he
jdoes. mamma, He is always soTemiess
tvrhen roo are la tho roon.
ilK Of I liolAff.
Bills
and Resolutions That H("e
6?n Ratified.
QUICK WORK OF OUR SOLOES
Scaie Very laiperuat Bins aai tea1'
t.sas That Uatc leea Ludei lite Lp
Tbe Local Laws.
Th following kills and resolutions
have been rati tied and are Ccw lal
ItepcaJir.g tne act of 1j crratlng
of
ttce ot enrolLnc clerk; to reduce pa
of
tier r) per cent, aa comrared
Allh
that in 1S7; to rcfecl eh p. H. prl1
iawa of VSH',: to rtoeai the act ef
ate
7
allowing: 6 lock, to ro at large duf111
the winter in stov law dtricta
Halifax county; to repeal tbe act
ir.g dead bodies from asylums, etc.,
tn
Iv
for
medical purposes; to repeal trie ac
vf
1M7 allowing stock to ro at larga
stock law territory In UJgecortf
la
be;
resolution, to Investigate tbe acta
of
ti!i and aee which are of merit; r
ao
lutlon, in favor of election of L'n
ted
btates Senators by tbe people; to
re-
peal chapter 316, private laws of
to repeal chftpt;r K3. acts of 1W3
95;
rea-
olutiun calling eft Governor Kussell
for
his evidence tor removing J. W. an
11
O. S llson as railroad commission
kr:
to prevent fast riding and driving
iveT
onuses In Gaston .tnntr; to re
chapter 128, acts of 1897; to allow Lol
uia-
burg to issue 6nds; to repeal cha
;uer
J36, acta of 153.; to increase coi
nty
commissleners for Jonea county; to
re
peal chaptrr acts of 1M5; to
ap-
point a cotton weigher at Dunn
to
ol;
to
amend the charier of St. Mary's sch
to repeal chapter 464, acta of 1R87
allow Ileidsville to issue bonds for
ter works; to repeal act of 1S97 reg
rd-
ing protection of fish in AUegh
finy
county; to Incorporate St. I.uke'e
4Vir-
cle. King's Dauphters, of Italetgh
to
provide for working Washlrrton cqf
un-
ty's roads by taxation; resolution
rlaJs-
ing committee to investigate the p
r.i-
tentiary; to amend charter of 1)
ham's school; resolution permitting
tbe
erection of the Worth Bagley
niisnu-
merit in the capital square; to
lve
Hertford county white government
allow Cfctrlotte to issue water-wJ
and sewerage bonds, dna ratify action
of the aldermen ar.d electors Ih dtittior-
ising their issue; for relief of tbe c
of the Superior Court of Craven;
amend chapter 163, private acta of lF9a
to allow tax collector of Ualtm to
ol.
icet taxes; to Investigate the susn
en-
s!on of the Railroad Commlsalorters
Wilson; to repeal the act In regard to
ttl-lntinO T.ie le In-jWfl
printing cr.mmittee; resolution, asking
the povtrnmcnt to put a light house at
the Cape channel in Pamlico Sound; to
appoint commissioners cf navigation
for Old Topsail inlet, Beaufort harbor:
to repeal chapter 5, private laws of
1S95; to increase the number of dge
comle's comm!e9:Cr.ers; to Incorporate
the Southern Conservatory of Music,
at Durham; to change corporate limits
of Ktlford. IJertle county; to repeal act
allowing Buncombe county to have an
auditor; for relief of Clay's Superior
Court clerk: to repeal the act establish
ing a free ferry at Harfield, on the
Chowan HVtr: to chanre the name of
Choekominltycreek to Choco; to amend
chapter 253. acts of 1S97; to eboliah cot
ton and peanut weigher In Edrecombe:
to protect wild turkeys In Camden; to
P9y ror ecaips or wolves, paniners ana
t wild
cat? in utahm county; to repeal
chapter :ST, private laws of 189o; to in
crease the number of Bertie s commls-
sion. rs; to repeal charter of Dudley,
Wayne county; to amend chapter 154.
acts of 1S07; to protect game in Ran
dolph; to repeal chapter 3G7, acts of
1827; to allow Hcrtle to borrow money.
ssue bonus and levy special taTt; to re
peal chapter acts or 1M): to give
the United States n?h commission
leave to establish a fish hatchery In
this State; to amend chapter 345, pri
VRteacta of 1535 to promote temper-
ttafy: to amena cnap-
; to amend charter
aTBTigs Bank; to reouce
prreprprwnt court reports to ai.&o;
to ameriS'iiie charter or Jonesville.
Martin county: to amend the charter
of Fayetteville; to incorporate Roanoke
Railway and Brlage Company; to
amend charter of Salem; to regulate
duties and powers of town constables
and validate proceedings baeed on pow
ers served by them; lo amena section
1SC6 of The Code: to repeal chapter 159.
cts of 1SS5. and chapter ISa, acta or
1E&7; to repeal chapter 331, acts of 189:
to allow Morganton to buy and operate
electric light ar.d power plant; to im
prove Anson's public roads; to place
the control of the penitentiary in Dem
ocratic hands; to amend section 2079
of The Code; to extend charter of Fair
field Canal and Turnpike Company:
to ameid chapter 4S4, acts of 1897; to
incorporate the African Aid and Burial
Society of North Carolina; to give Cra
ven courty white government: to au
thorize the publication of the sketchea
of the North Carolina regiments In the
Confederate service; to repeal charter
of the town of Redmond: to amend
section 1285 of The Cre; to give Cas
well courty additional commissioners;
to give Washington county additional
commissioners; resolution, to Investi
gate Agricultural Department and
State Treasury; to amend chapter 68.
acts of 1897; resolution inquiring on
what authority money-was paid out to
the penitentiary from the State Treas
ury; to repeal chapter 500, acts of 1897;
to regulate quo warranto proceedings:
to unite the Richmond & Petersburg
and the Virginia & Carolina Railroad:
to ratify the irrcorporation of the South
Carolina & Georgia Extension Railroad
Company; resolution In favor of the
Elizabeth City and Camden Ferry Com
pany; to repeal chapter 13, acts of 1895;
to restore Mt. Airy township, Surry
county; to amend chapter 108. acts of
1S95; resolution to elect February 3rd.
twelve directors of State's prison; to
provide for filling vacancies In Craven
county offices; to alter dividing line be
tween White House and Brltt's town
ships. Robeson county; to amend chap
ter 2CO. private laws of 1893; to take
control of Atlantic & North Carolina
road from the Governor; to repeal chap.
15. acts of 1S05; to repeal chapter 491.
acts of T?93, and amend chapter 106.
acts of 1S85; resolution to pay expenses
of J. A. Franks, who lost seat in Sen
ate; to change name of Harriston, rut
county, to Ayden; to investigate the
negro Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege at Greensboro: to amend chapter
37. orlvate laws pt 1897: to allow the
commissioners to revise New Hanover
jury lists.
Since February 1 the following reso
lutions and bills have been ratified and
are now laws:
To amend chapter 329. private laws
1S95: to protect f.sh m o. H townsrup.
J'adison county; to appo.nt n. t..
Marklam a justice of the peace; to re
wrion 1333. cJiaoter 31. volume 1.
of The Code: to provide for election of
justices of the peace In Beaver Dam
township, washingtoa county; o tic
ate an additional justice of the peace
in No. 1 township, Madison county; c
appoint R. G. L Taylor a Justice or tne
peace; to repeal the act oi im. to pre
vent the fishing or certain nets in Al
bemarle Sound and in the nvers emp
tying therein; to amend section 2941 of
The Code and facilitate restoration to
the rights of citizenship of certain per
sons ia Alamance county was opencu
some graves and removed some bodies;
to repeal the charter of Newbera: to
Incorporate the Citizens Bank of Eliza
beth City;' to confer police powers on
deputy sheriffs at Haw River; to au
thorize Fayetteville to resume one
fourth of the taxes listed In 1898 In full
settlement and fixing the tax year for
said citv; to change the name of the
South Atlantic Life ar.d Endowment
Company of North Carolina to the At
lantic Life and Annuity. Company of
North Carolina: to amend chapter 233
public laws of 1897; to amend chapter
2?6- onblic laws of 1SS7: to OTOhibit
tun tics' on any laada ia Gaston . ahd
m. -
ralawV coott'ee evctt rt ef
ewnera; to am.ad caarrvr 1M. rvWe
Uwa f 17: to atn.nJ ikiMr Ik
I c 1 "f 1T. kck rtffi.1fJ e-ti
JJW cf Tie CcsJ: ta rrr1 rhapter tit
rutiPe '.as or UYT. rataM'vhlac MdJy
Crifek turthtr. VcfVjsirU outtr. I
prevtct th arrvaJ of d ain.r.r
hrca aad fowl tn K4 "cm V aad
Gata cotrntt. t irrrcaa th. samixr
tf rmmii.jTfri in K-aa. to Incor.
porate theCarotiaa Por.d.nc aad Farrty
Corr-pary: tr-r r:ief f Ct.rk W. M
Wataoa. cf Craven Superior Oorl; tm
eatabiiab a d r-rX'y at Jsra'.n.
Northampton cuc!y; ta arfle-tid tt
charter cf Sou'tiport; t arpwist fvn-
tat-Ie In Sit. A ry lonh'p. Surry
county: t ann.od ctrf IU. rrtat.
Iaa of 1U1 tr.rorporatlrc ih U'1'..i..nr
ton (7aa!!gM Company; to iororporate
tbe Grrer.aboro Ioan mtA Trust I'om
pany: to repeal chapter ZlO. pjtllc t
of 1SK: to aroecd chapter private
!awa of 1S7; to inrorxrat the Uast
Ternfee A Wes:em North Carol n a
Railroad; t. amend chapter IK. public
taws of lt9i; r5lutun innrurt ng
North Carolina's Feratcr arJ Hej-fe-aentatlvea
tn Conrra to in-ure an
aprropr'.al.on for thepaymeM of rlal-na
srisirr out of the late war w!!& Ppatn:
tn protect quail and other fxd Litis
In Vladiaon county: to amnd fhaptrr
113. public lawa d 1S: t t rrp-al rhr
ter 610. paMlc laws of lfT; rt-aMutn
provlnir fr a Jo nt ballot of Nih
houses to fl:i vraro!n In te board of
director of thi Ftate'a prlin; to
change tln;e of holding ceorta tn Dj-
plin county: to protect the trulre over
the Perquimana river at HcMforJ: to
orot-ct came In EJffOmb: 1 1 pro
hibit fast drtvlria over bridTa In I'am
Uoo county: to val dale certain n.v.ha
trade by ho'dinr tip the hnnd; to a"w
the penitentiary directors l" meet Feb
ruary 19. In case It Is ne-eesary t' meet
at any point in th- e!ty of Itate'rh: to
amend chapter 4J of The fo.1: to
amend nertions 51 and of The e'.wle;
to validate ce-rtain probate and rrrls
tratlons: to amend rectlon 1'4 of The
Code: to mend chapter 161 nubile
'aws of 195. corferrine Jurl1'ctl n f
the ptobate of deeds In rertstn csa:
to correct a prant Issued In Its; I
William Ferlhee. of Currituck; to take
from the State Hoard f t Acrle-uUor
the power to cortract for th erection
of public bullJinrs.
vi v a er n.M4.n -. e
Cha-fe ia
Arlkle Six
ef lb Coast!-
tat.o:L
folic ins is the (Bit of tb
Tb
measure agreed upon by the Demo
cratic legistive caucn, ml to Le sub
mitted to the vote ol tbe i eopl.
Section 1. TLaI article o of tLe eon
stitut.on of Ncnh Carol ma I, and tb
samr, hereby rej-caled, aud in lien
thertcf t.bali be substituted ihe follow
ing article of raid constitution:
ARTICLE VL
Suffrage and Eligibility lo Office
Qnaliiicatioua -f an Elf c!tr.
Sectieu 1. Every tualc i eiou lorn in
tbe United States, aud every male er
son who has bee i naturalized, 2I years
of ae and possessiug thequaliliciteon
set ont in this article, .bail be entitled
to Tote at auy election by tbe peoplo in
tbe State, except as herein otherwise
provided.
Sec 2. He shall Le Jcslded iu tbe
State of North Cirolma for twa years'
ia tin eri.uaty f-ix months, and, ia lbe
precinct, ward cr other election dia
trict in which be offers te vote four
months next preceding the election;
provided, tbat removal rcm one pre
cinct, ward or other tlesciions district, to
another in tbo same county, .Lull ut t
operate to deprive aay peraon of tbo
right to vote iu tbo precinct, ward or
other election disttiet, from which Le
has removed until four months after
sncb removal. No erson who baa been
convicted, or who has confessed bia
guilt in open court upon iudicluienl, of
any crime, tbi nnubciect of which is,
or may hereafter be. imprisonment iu
tbe Stat prison, shall be gerinitted to
vote nnlesa the eaid person shall be first
restored to citizenship in the manner
preset i bed by law.
Sec. 3. Every person offering to vote
shall 'ue at tbe time a legally registered
voter aa hereinafter prescribed bvlaw,
and the General Assembly of North
Carolina aball enact general regialra
tion laws to carry into effect tb pro
visons of this act.
Sec. 4. Every person presenting
himself for registration shall bo abl to
read and write any section cf tb con
stitution in the euglir-b language; and
In addition thereto, aba'.l have lu:d oa
er before tb first day iu March, of tb
Jear in which he proposes to vote, his
poll tax, as prescribed by law, for tb
previous year, and be aball exhibit his
receipt therefor when he offers to vote.
Poll taxes shall be a lien only on as
sessed property, and no process shall
issue to enforce the collection of toe
same except against assessed property.
Sec. 5. No male person, wbo was on
January 1, 1807. or at any time prior
thereto, entitled to vote under tbe lawa
of any State in the United btates
wherein be then resided, and ao lineal
descendant of any such person, shall
be denied tbe right to register and
vote at any eleoti.n in tbia State by
reason of his failure to possess tbe edu
cational qualification prescribed in see
Uon4 of this article: provided, he shall
have registered in accordance with tbe
terms of this artiedo prior to December
I, 1908, and no person aball be entitled
to register under tbia section after that
date.
Tbe General Assembly shall, at it
first session after the adoption of Ibis
amendment, provide the manner in
which the classes of persons provided
tor in this section sbali register.
Sec. G. All elections by tbe people
shall be by ballot, and all elections by
the General Assembly shall bo vita
voce.
bee. 7. Every voter ia North Caro
lina, except as in this article disquali
fied, shall ha eligible to office, but be
fore entering upon the Unties cf tbe
office he aball take and subscribe tbe
following oath: "I, , do sol
emoly a wear or affirm that I will sup
port and maintain tbe constitution and
laws of tbe Doited States and tbe con
stitution and laws of North Carolina.
oot inconsistent therewith, and that I
will faithfully discharge tit daiies of
my cmce as . ao iieip xae
God."
Sec. 8. The following classes of per
B .J- t: m o
sons snail ue aisquaunea ror oracc
First all persons wbo denv tbe being
of Almicbty Gon. Second, all persons
wbo shall have been convicted, or con
fess tbe:r gniit ou ind.c.meut ind-
and whether sentenced cr sot. or
aider judgment suspended of any.
k.eason or felony, or any other crime
.or which the punishment may be im
prisonment in tbe rcnitentiary, since
becoming citizens of the United State,
of corruption and malpractice in office.
nnless such persons shall be restored to
the riahts of citizenship in a manner
pres bribed by law.
Sea 9. This act snail be in force from
and after its ratification.
5FECrriCALX.l STATED.
"I noticed an attractive advertise
ment in the paper this morning, said
Jdr. McBride to his vile.
Wae it a millinery opening V
'No; it wae a dentist's advertise
ment; and what particularly strnck
me waa the announcement that under
ao circumstances would he furnish
more than one set of teeth to cus-
turner at the reduced fi$w."
tracfaXt
ef tfts (mti ad aaM aVy
M af.
caarsu
FoaTT svsit XiT. T f
ewaBBU iimII Ureal v to tee trea-
ton ( roetsae baaa. Ta IaJta
apvt erviaUoa b-ll est f aally coaasCek
4 ee l raaal. TLe l4TMUiMk
live aad jadtriai aprvopeitis toM wa
take p, bat after 34 rjre ef it k4
m tltp4 f. ita laJ awl tw
the Jay. Ta Ull rr iU.M.i:!.
aa tacrasef tl?l.o49er U asaal
a tl rl Ik IIoimi A few
te ef taiaoe iaapetac wee pa4.
tialUeger. el Nw ftampakir. clan
man of l raaiea eaaailt. r-
or ted bill I r ! ttwa I
so!dire ! frfiUd ta ky aUat
ioc ta th war with Mpsua. Ik bill
proTlJt lb at lb p b tie4
froaa tL daU ef tfc rr4l l--baxg
frjcu U araay. Tb bill was
t aft.ed.
FoarT-THiBD Dai. Tkrrbl it
pe ! lb Hem at bad siadar
atdsratt-iB tb Ugistativ. ieUv
and inJic al art-rotiattea bil l a At
tboioicf tb ; tb foil
ing bill wt naaeed: T retor I
tb:r orlgiaat sUtaa aa ! romeUB
officers of tb aavy naria vrp.
si bo lost Bombers by rast of tb m4
vaLcemenl cf otbr cnmi lor teB-
tioaai and sncrttorioae aervic dariag
tb war with Spain; awtboricag tb
Ataosaa Harbor leruieal Had way
Compaay to eoaatract be iJg cras
tb t'ornua Cbrtali I Laaaei, ia letaa;
for light veel at Tail ef lUraeab,
Cbesiak Bay.
Fontr rot aru it. iHriag tb
tire op a miob, tb Snt Lal aader
coosidaratioo tb legialativ. eiecativ
and judical appropriation billa. I-ittl
progrs was mad, tb tin biag
.ccuiieJ with debet ea minor tooira.
Allan, ef Nbraka. off.rad jiat
raaolntion. nrovidiac for tb eabaat-
alon to Legislatores ef aa aaaaadiaant
to tb eooatitatioa rrovidiag fur th
laction ot l"aitd H:t eoaatora by
direct rot of tb oeop'. Tb tcaola
tioa waa laid on tk labia. AlUa effr
eJ a rekolalion declaring that th Sa
affiint tb dectrioee aad prtuci-I
atiou of IcJepead- I
pies
ac. Tbe ret
west over.
A I
lloue bill to eatatiliaa
tay ratk to commemorate tbe
paiga, aeic anI Iaae el eralmrjr
was called up by Mr. Mousy, cf
Mliaippi. as I ftd. Tbe b.ll BD
prvprialoi C,mW for the rotos
stated. Tbe inage from tb Presi
dent reotatnadtag a I'ociecsb' was
lead and ref rrd to th ceiauillee ca
&! i-topriatioas.
Fomv nmt Pat. Aftr a spirited
1ebto of men tbaa two hour. aces
icioas eoseat agreemeot va mad
!r tbe Senate to vote ono a the res-
o ntiooa of
Molluery, Ileanrrat. de- i
a te!irr ef tbe UaiteJ I
claratory cf
Mates as to the I'bilirria lalaada. A
bi.l to amend "aa ae: lo re imburie
tbo Governors of SlaUa aad lerrito
rie for exines inrune.1 by tbatn ia
aiding the Coital Stat to rais aad
oraniz acd anpty and o juip tLe vol
natecr army of tLe United Mares la tbe
etistisg war wiSLSpaia" was pasted.
Frmrr sixth lUr. At bo tiaie dar
ing tbe aeiMCu cf tLe Konate was a
ijnoram of th body preaear, a tuajurity
of tbe nieiabcra being aoowbouid at
tboir Lorn. A Senate bill aulboriciag
the cxehanz ef lb oM cuatom hen
lot at St Angnstioe, F!a , forth lands
adjoining lb powder bone lot, was
passed. Conkidt-ration of the agricul
tural appropriation bill was tbea be
can. A inat rctolalion appronristiag
S-'O.OOO fur tbe removal cf snow and ice I
from tbe street of Washington City j
waa adopted. Tbe adoption for vege
table patuolcgiosl lavesligxlions was
increased front $ii,TA1 to 8-.Vy.
provided tbat .OW sLoull b
used for tb iaveatisatioa of
tbe disease known a "little peach."
Tillman offered an amendmeat appro
priating for "iovestigatioB anl
exierimentation with fertilizer and
fnngioldos.ou the causes of blight ia
aca island oottoa and ia water melons
and tbe remedies for tb same." Th
amendment was agreed to. Til'maa
alao offered tbe following amendment,
which waa agroed to: "foenabl tb
Secretary of Agricaltor to investigate
aad report on lbe cist cf making tea
and tho beat methods cf cultivating
and prepaiiugth same for market, ao
aa to demonstrate whether it ia prac
ticable! to ictrodac tbe cultor ia tb
Southern States a a profitable Indus
try, I.OuO." The bill waa tbea raised.
Among tbe bills passed were tbe fol
lowing: Amending the atatatea eoa
cerning tbe drawing off. ganging.
marking and removal of apuita. so tbat
spirits may be drawn' off iu package!
rmaiUr than barrel and put i a five
gallon kega for export purpose.
ths H-rr&Jt
FOETT-THTBD DAT. TblB dsf III
set aaid for tb consider tia of pub
lic bmldiega. Th committee bad re
lortd bill for batldings ia ZS
States, anthoriziag in tb aggrogaUaa
expenditure of $14,060,810. Littl er
no opposition dvelopd aad bills were
favorably acted upon. A a result forty
bills carrying or authorizing appropri
ations argregatiag SI 1.SQ4J00 bad bees
laid aside witb favorable reoommeala
lions before adjonrnmeat was reacbl.
Among tbe bills ased wars tbe fol
lowing: Naport News, Va., 87-VO00;
Elizabeth City, N. CL, S50.000; Kluav
fielda, W. Va., $3,000: Brunawirk.Ga.,
$50,000; Beaumont, Tex.. $75,000.
FoBTT-rocBTH Dat. The net re ull
of tbe work duriag tbe two days al
lotted for tbe eoBsicleratioa cf pnUie
buildings in tbe House, was th iv
sage of a siogl bill, rroviding for tb
erection cf a buildiog at Newport
News. Va.. at a cost of 173.000. Sixty
five bills, iu all carrying or authorizing;
the expenditure of about 812.000.G00.
were favorably considered ia committee
of tbe whol, when tbe committee toe
bat because 17 other bill reported Lad
not been acted upon ia committee Cls
bneteriog taeticB were reported to aad
ail efforts to advance the bill favora
bly acted upoa in committee were
blocked. - ,
FoBTT-rrrTU eat Chairman t'aa
aon, cf tbe approj rations committee
of tbe Hcnse, ia the course of general
debet on tbe sundry ' civil bill
sctindel a note of warning araiatt ex-
travazabt appropriatioas aad prsctic
ally served notice that neither the ship
snbsiely bill nor the Nicaragua Caaal
bill eoo'.d pcaa at tbia aesatoa. The
bills rroviding for pablie baildiara at
Altoooa, Pa., and Blair City. Neb.,
were passed, aad lbe House tbea weal
into committee of th whole, Mr. Sher
man, cf New York, ia tb chair, and
took up the consideration of ths tundrj
civil appropriation huL Th liens
passed tb bill amending the war
revenue act. and also . Mveral
local b lls. by ttaaaimoua consent
Fobtt -sixth Dat. General debate
on sundry civil aprroproatiosi bill was
concluded ia tbe House. Tke speak
ers during the day toaebed a variety of
topics, Lut the debate lacked spirit aad
iaterest At 5 o'clock the Heaae took tl
recess uat.l 8 n. n..the erasing aeseioa
being devoted to pensioa IefJ,i.
FoxTtUTmH Dax. Tbf
of the lata Repr aUtive Df
lliUKZij uwkiot im i mm a.
. . . a .
f 1 t Jt ,V 1 '
toose wno naa neeu ooBety w
e ewasL w
I with hi ax. . Ths early psliv
f day ! fMJo aoos mtacf rv.
k. sd tVe ? Wa
inat Il tk
f tke
i. . TV tiUtM fr. Ma
t tk lt-o a4 tiiHJ e
kt .! f tfaa .. a
ell a -!- at. f tW aktal
qaal4e 4 Mi. X-i -r Ta btt Im
w tefclx 4 t Nowsrt
New. V. it aeat !
laaa-ag tb ;. rm tv Im
ltag: Ck!eUi ! tk b ft el
Uieaicnai.tk4tuku.4tW ttaased
ale trt,,Bte tl iu ge
rraaliBtr a'kiy tke i
aei NetVHifs !':! t'aeBt.
ef rxU 4 Alataeta. to twtil
bd ever tt iUl. WefVoe.
stly aad l liter. I ko
jetal vteeUteea wa elae ie4 aa
ibertaagl roty el tae
te t eetteea ier. weakatoe aad
taerbaax at fcke aavy tarda etd ao ad
lettoa V pe eeat o-Urw.aa; fr eetk
renovated ta tee4 etdkt kora pm
e3iaa.
FeVBTt-BJOKTa Pt-Tkia t-
larly da'l r ta la liae.
ag te Ike iMicterd oauo. tke t-
teadaaee aa evy !. Ike rraa
Bjwb-c rapttol leoke-l M a aaoe ei
are. Saaaiof Roe-l uJ ii i ri st
tbe CBtntrd. talooat w4 U k
itititi tbat la bt ratoa it ia
eJvtoatle te be d a oaioa f tk
lleaao. aad fU robBiieg .osoial
nesBber el tbe tbKWlv. 4 ! I
lleadeiaoa. ef a bo ka4 beaed
tbe atern. decided it wae boot te ad
jeara
tfel a ar Board Crlta, i stJct- CearM
as lcfr- la tat tttt
Wistttms, I. tl. ;eviBU. Tee
report of tL war ltiitit.g eeaa
taissioa I ia tbe LaaJs ef tLe lioo
deut, and the xtbttse Laa tea
Jiaaelsel. Tke rert uir to la tb
Leads ef tb 1'ra.eat e.t a! days bo
lute loiag gle ( Sl.-.at t- i-a r.t .
te enable c.'woati t .i tuo
docnaieat. It caaU f ttoo tid. -Vi
aad CZ, 00 1 t1a. Hl."
Jaat ia tsel vr wtbl itiatettta
t&tton. if at al1. ia . ! 4.eaal
tgaa'a ieviioa of tbo tiri,l Out
be
r igi
oallr lead to
tboua. Tfc
report .ooiJ ""'
f ike
ne'er v T
a'. - - e afatt-
ter toratdrd a
tke Ims-
tics f the in.uiiioa. Tb tt'.r
er.re tn liil coinn-si el.ig
tbe aimr. ' I i-aiulr to
strirititta ea 1 ct-ute t'br trie"
lo tbe tool e retried i v bio
tetimD.v la iLt Mtt wei-Moo tn.
l-evjl mad, it a cuetrn'e t, la to
liberal Milas' faato tMt.a. til
art'ioa la trportittg a th el
Iblra1. a.tttga l.t? be""to
eoaniuabUBl leg II f-t t Ho Do
itsat taa J. mrat.t o. m l -o .a
fruictina bo 1 ad ta U;m oti o.d
bia jadriuoat a tl. te-f api-4ra
BiSdo UT. wfr.tlBg UI ite bo .;
uly coaefeaniod to le ln 1
arm. 1 iia fat that h ma IU oi ir
mitBa fading 1t tsst.ly cia vatlt
te:.rrod to.
lecwlllta leart cf la:i).
WsMstnir ("04-.ai'.--'U.o I'roi
dat Lo an-oeclfd urt cl u ,.y
t otatuiee ato tLo aage tuarutag
tbeskost faratbed lbs Americas aitay
daring lbe war wttU fti.a a, l tl.ar
euetlei terclvrd in tlo ctiargo uide
byt.eaeral MiVv azaisat th. atu.iis
tralieacf ear aflata. 1 1 r uri ;!
oobsiot cf Mjr tirtci.l 1e. I", rt.
V.; l'-rigadtr c'reoial LV. I "
Tie, l. rv .; t clobrl iu-e I.. si
leapie. iVrgo l.ttgiaoere. I". M. A.;
Iculeoaot Co'.ow: f.cct IV lana.
depuir jadf adicrst gaaoral. IL
etder for tb tiit f iciuir), bIoc.
wasitsard by tb hecrtif of Wmt,
..... . . a
aeys: "I L court ta wOioi-v uif-.oa
to lavesticatr rerTaia aiigtioa cj it,e
major getieisl coiua.andtttg 'bo arioy ia
reect to tbe uti&tBca for tasceof cer
tain artieies cf food f arBiabed by tbe
nbeutcare department to tb troopoia
tb field dorieg tb freest opoi at i.,s
ia Cub aad I'vrle Face. Ia adl.tiee
loiu fiaeiing of fart, tbe court will
submit sa opinio a uiaa lb tuortts ef
lbe re, tfgtLr wtth arb tnoe.
tnaodanotit as le farther rerditirs
a may bcbid to be warranted by tbe
facU Uveloid ia IL car cf tb is-quiry.-
fillpl t fkirr te Laforcra.
A special roa Manila aay tbe rJi
ptae ar I) lag low, teept catlori
Uulftaadngbt 1 be arviJaUy
coacatratiBg Let ore a Caiextree and
Malabon. Judging from iptraacs.
tb Filipioce r being le-eaforcol by
bettor drillel ma from tb Beribera
province. In treat ci tie taioioaa
tbr ar a thick a a awarmcf bee.
The Americas troop feel tbe boat at
mid -day ta tb ( e. but ILy aro
snxiou to procecJ. TL soldier are
impettest cf rtraiat vnilt ia ubt cf
th amy. 1 L r ilip.aco or aim -IreBcbing
lbcc.tr.lvas ca tb left ol
Celoocax
Atl asplcd SsiCc
A apeeial from New Orlraa ev: J.
L Ilufia. cf Rocky Meaat. . C.
attempted to commit u cide oa a tlorp
er on tbe Louisville k Nashville ire a
by slab og bia wmta. VTben tLe tram
arrived bore Raffia wae laiea to the
boepitaL He is is a asalin cosdtti
owing to lb loss cf Ms but waa LU
to srwak. lie said b wa Ik esprrt.
Undent cf a cotton mill ta North lore
liaa, aa 1 tbat L m eesaiBs: be t
tb caraival; b Lad ae faonlr aad bii
tired cf living. 11 bad tt.lJJ ia r
oa bis parson aad cLerx Ad otbef
valaaleiea aggregatisg f 21,000.
Pit peatery ta Alabefaa.
A sr-ecial from Montgomery Ala.,
ys slur a sever etaitu tb acea
. . . a .ear
bera cf tbe Alabama jtne ct wf
aeaUtivee by a voie cf 04 le X i acrl
ea tbe faverabJr!Ddar tbsbi 1 wLica
baa teeaed tbe HeaaU aad wbicb I ro
pe oa the abolition el tit wataaoy
tTsffie ia that rUt aaa tie eoiab.iab
soeat of aeyatem cf wL.koy d-ar-ea
sari similar le lbe heath Carouse
law. The bill will likely pese the lltrua
aad bscoms a law.
TAiO Get Tcr Kvary taU.
Tbe Senate ccmtailtc ea mtlitarf
eSEaira ba earteed to rrport IL bill ia
trod need by Senator Fairbatk for tb
re-iabureemext cf lb Gcversor 4
SUtes for moacy cxpeaded ia oonnor
tioa with tbe teres t war wtih Sjejr.
Tbe bill i amendatory cf tLe act f
July lfclb, last, aad exteada tb pr
Tisieua of tbe act eo as te iaclade ex
paditare mad aabBcaat te Jul
8th, aad prior to August 12th, W'J&.
Canes D tut sfacTioa.
A special from Sen Juan. Tor to E;c
says Governor Geaeral Heary La a -pointed
Francisco A cones, Ind -Pndeat
Liberal, cow attcraey af
the Supreme Ccurt, to be fie-s-retarj
of ths State. Dr. Cell. Li!
ersJ. has bees aptetnled Srcretarr f
Fiaaaee, aad Federieo Degetaa. Ravi-
ical, bee bees appelated aecreury i
the later lor. Toe Liberals are disV-
liasxy change eg
mm eaafamiloa a
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