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- i V VOL.- XXXIV. NO. 27. WILMINGTON, N. C, TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1901. 81.00 PER TEAR - THE STATE LAWMAKERS nrA.v Tl! 1 1 TIT 14-1- rccvc uc mil w Passes Second Reading in the House. The Constitutional Amendment as to the Educational Clause Referred to Judiciary Committee Senate Passes the Autl-Gambllus lUlI-Mltchell County Compulsory School Attend auoe Bill Passes the Senate -House Passes BUI for Apportioning Mem bers of that Body-The Judicial Dis trict's Bill Made a Special Order for Monday Morulntf List of Bills Intro duced and Adopted SENATE. (Speoial to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C. March 2. The follow ing bHla were introduced: By Senator Morrison, to amend and consolidate the Union eounty dispensary laws; by Sen ator Morton, to pay Virginia E. Bunt ing the amount due her. The following" bills passed third read ing: Senate bill to revise and consoli date the public school laws; to estab lish stock law in Lincolnton township; to allow Laurinburg to vote on electric light bonds; to fund certain indebted ness of Tarboro; house" bill, to prohibit Ih manufacture and sale or liquor in Duplin county: house bill to prevent fishing with nets for perch -in New river, Onslow county: house bill to pre vent entering certain lands in Onslow cxyunty. Senator London's constitutional amendment was -taken up, and Senator London explained that it allowed either white or colored people to vote a special tax on schools of either race, tne gen eral tax to remain as it is now. Senator Candler (republican) asked: "Do you think this bill will promote 9 the cause of education ambng ne groes?" Senator London' thought it ought to do so. He said: "I am not in favor of taking one cent from the colored peo ple. I want that distinctly understood, for I have always favored the educa tion of negroes ever since the war and I would not advocate this bill if it v N . could deprive their schools of anything, but the people will not vote special taxes; that was shown in 1837, under the present provision. Senator Justice moved the bill be re referred to the judiciary, committee, and Senator London agreed to this. The senate bill came up to prevent gambling. The committee haa report ed unfavorably, but a minority repor waa Submitted. Senator Aycock ald liche bill was to declare against, gam Tiling in "barrooms. It provides, that If a barkeeper ts indicted for sjambling in Ills plase, then he shall be deprived of tiis license for all time in this stae and, further. If a policeman is aware euch gambling places and "does wot d his duty he is deprived of the rigkt to hold that office for all time, w Senator Ward said barkeepers might -f v as well understand that they must obey the law and be circumspect. If they were more careful then -there would not be this unjustifiable clamor against this traffic. In many places the police stand in with the saloon men and know that their election depends on them and where an officer winks at the violation of the law he Is worse than the feltow who sells liquor. Senator Morton sent up an amend ment striking out the section saying a policeman shall not be eligible to that office, affair. , Senator 'Woodward said he had never s seen sueh laws in North Carolina. He thought that this bill must have come from K&asas. Senator Mortons amendment was ,m lost and the bill passed Its third read X Ins, The following bills passed second readlnir: House bill, to charter the Raleigh and; Cape Fear' railroad; house-Mil, -to establish graded schools at Mount Olive. The bill to provide for an "arsenal and storage rsem, appropriating $15,000 for the building was referred to the appro priatlons committee. The Bouse bill to compel attendance of children between S and 18 years1 of age on public schools in Mitchell coun w. ty; passed, with an amendment allow- -rv - ins any township to be exempt on pe titlon. HOUSH OF REPRESENTATIVES. The following bills were introduced: By Mr, Steensonv to prevent railroads from ruxmlng trains on Sundays; by 4j Mr. Pierce, to amend the charter of " New Bern; by Mr. Willard. to amend the law prohibiting shipping of quail ifroiri the state. The bill to apportion members of the TV i J .1 X I rcw a iriiiimr.ni vuii xrmu con.Pieti-Goia ' I bouse of representatives waa taken up. Mr. Russell moved to strike out Sampson in the list of counties award ed two representatives and insert Dur ham. Mr.' Whitaker. from .the committee., said the bill as it passed the senate was strictly in accordant -with the constitution. The only contest was as to whether Sampson should have two or Buncombe three members. - Mr. Gattis said there was nothing in the cor ptitutlon whivh said we should take the last cens is as the ha?-. It enly said when the apportions fnl should be made. He said: "I maintain the house can take in: consideration the facts in its own knowledge, as, for instance, the fact that Durham is growing in population rapidly, while Sampson is at a standstill. I admit the calculations made by the commit tee and senate are correct on the last United States census, but I claim we are not bound by that iron clad rule. Durham has increased 500 since last Uuked States census. Mr. Shannohhouse a&ked if thjs were true, how about members from other counties besides Durham. Where would Mecklenburg come in? The amendment was lost, and the bill passed Its final reading as reported United States census. Bills passed: To extend time for commencing work on the Northern and Cape Fear railroad; to amend the oys ter law of Onslow county; to amend the charter of South port Mr. Spainhour announced that the re port on the judicial districts and couita would be made on Monday at 16.3) o'clock. The bill was made a special or der for that time. . The house went into committee of the whole on the revenue bill. The inheritance tax sections were passed over. Schedule B was taken up. Section 34, defining the taxes under the sched ule and similar to the present law adopted without amendment. Mr. Rountree moved to amed sec tion 35, taxing theatres in cigg of ovfcr 10,000 inhabitants $200. b inserting $lf0 and scoiirg other HVense taxe3 in pro portion. Mr. Wilake-S of - Forsyth, favored the arnenenvvnt. Mr. Gat;tjs opposed it. saying not a single ,efttre had been closed under the pent tax of $200. lr. Nicholson said the tax had shut up the theatre in Washington. Mr. Willard opposed the amendment, saying the committee struck out $250 for 20,000 inhabitants. The amendment was defeated. Section 36, taxing traveling theatri cal companies $10 on each performance was amended by making the wwntr of the hall responsible for the tax. Section 37, taxing circuses $200, puts in the county commissioners'" hands the Imposition of county tax not to ex ceed $100. It was adopted. ' Section '39, taxing lawyers, physi cians, etc., was adopted. Section 40, taxing auctioneers, was adopted. Section 41, taxing real estate and rent collecting agents, was adopted with an amendment taxing all who write deeds and legal papers for money compensa tion. Section 42, taxing dealers in fresh meats was amended by taxing those engaged in other business besides that of meat dealer and adopted. Section 43, taxing wood and coal deal ers was adopted. Section 44, - taxing photographers, lumber dealers, etc, $10 was adopted. Section 45,-tax on Junk dealers, and section 45, tax or horse dealers, were adopted. Section 47t taxing peddlers of clocks. stoves and ranges $50 instead of $100 as in present law, was adopted. The bill passed its second reading with a notice from Chairman Gattis that all amendments could be offered on the third reading. At the afternoon session bills were introduced as follows: By Mr. Shan- nonhouse, to protect game In Mecklen burg county; by Mr. Strums, to elect certain officers "who are now appoin tive; by Mr. Morven, to allow citizens of Gaston county to express their will as to removal of the county seat; by Mr. Gattis, to allow Orange county to issue bonds for roads; by Mr. Duls, to amend the law. relating to service of process on corporations; by Mr. Wil lard, to amend the charter of the Car olina Insurance Company. Bills passed final reading: To pro tect drainage in Pitt, Tyrell and Beau fort counties; to establish dispensaries at Winston and; Murfreesboro; to re- A MAGNIFICENT CEREMONY PREPARATIONS ON GRAND SCALE FOR THE INAUGURATION Medals and Handsome Souvenirs Governor General ,ot Canada to be Present as Invited Guest The Ques tion of Precedence Raised and Not Vet Settled -Immense Crowds Ai re adj Arriving. "Washington. March 2. The last day but one before that specified when Mr. "William McKlnley. of Ohio, is To be in augurated for the second time presi dent of the United States finds Wash ington in complete readiness for the re ception of the thousands of visitors who are traveling to the nation's capital. Today the streets of the city presented a holiday appearance and were throng ed with strangers. Lord Minto, the governor general of Canada, will attend the inauguration exercises Monday. Invitation had been extended to him through Lord Paunce fote, the British ambassador, whose guest the distinguished visitor will be. Lord Minto left Ottawa this aiternoon. He probably will attend the capitol ceremonies and the inaugural ball with Lord Pauncefote's party. General Ellis .Sfear. chairman of the inaugural committee on medals and badges, to day called at the White house and presented vo President Mc Klnley a commemoratie medal of the' present inauguration. The medal is similar to that struck for the members of the several inaugural committees, be ing cast lngold, however. Instead of bronze. General Spear also presented the chief executive a handsomely bound copy of the inaugural souvenir book, containing the pictures of all the presidents of the United States and an account of the inauguration exercises attending the taking of office ct each. A gold medal and a souvenir also will be presented to Vice President Roose velt. The third gold medal haa been presented "to Chairman Edson by the inaugural committee. General Francis Greene, grand mar shal of the inaugural parade, was this morning presented- a beautiful mar shal's baton of dark ebony, studded with, forty-five gold stars, representa tvie of the states of the union. THe president will not go to the capi tol to attend the signing of the late bills until about 10:30 o'clock Monday morning. He will have more than an hour for this work before the inaugural ceremonies begin. The - bills that ac cumulate between today and Monday will be signed early Monday morning. There were several conferences today between Lord Pauncefote. the British ambassador, and Assistant Secretary HilJ, respecting the seating of the diplo matic body in the senate chamber during Monday's ceremonies. Lord Pauncefote is the dean Kof the corps. The senate committee had arranged to seat the ambassadors, seven in number, and the entire body of ministers In the first rows of senatorial desks on the right of the presiding officer; but the chief justice and the associate .justices of the supreme court are given easy chairs temporarily placed in the space before the president's stand and thus would be directly in front of the diplo matic body. The question of precedence has been the subject of some discussion, but i3 not yet settled. Meanwhile no protest has been lodged, and It is confldently expected that all of -the arrangements will be in smooth working order Mon day. Vice President-elect Roosevelt, ac companied by his wife and children, reached Washington at 4:50 o'clock. Mrs. Cowles. his sister and wife of Com mander Cowles of the navy, met him. The party were driven at once to Com mander Cowles residence where the Vice president-elect will remain, till af ter, the Inauguration. The railroads today" reported heavier traffic than at the earne date previous to the first McKlnley Inauguration. Trains into Washington began to ar rive today in from two to five sections. Governors Odell, of New. -York tand Longino, of Mississippi, were among today's arrivals. vent shipping liquor into Buncombe and Madison; to protect fish in Bladen and Columbus counties; to'allow Gas ton, Lincoln, and Mecklenburg . coun ties to jointly build a bridge; to estab lish the stock law in parts of Wayne couiity; to charter Vae Rowland Lum ber Company; to amend the law relat ing to the issue of bonds for roads in Mecklenburg county; to allow, half costs to attorneys before grand juries and officers' fees ih cases of not guilty and. not a true bill; for investigation of fines.' (amending act 1899); to pro tect game In Mecklenburg county. The president has signed . the army appropriation bill -which contains the provisions relating to the relations ox the United States with Cuba and the CPTORsaest of the Philippines. " SENATORIAL-DISTRICTS REARRANGES BY THE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATURE The ' Committee Meets and Receives j Report From Its Sub-Committee Ar 2 ran cement ol the Committee Accept- ed and to be Reported In a BUI Sub Committee on Judicial Districts Ilears Complaints and Makes Chaos es Loud Complaints 1 (Special to the Messenger.) ' Raleigh, N. C, March 2. The com mittee on senatorial districts met to night. Senator Morton presiding, Messrs Morton and Watts had, as a sub-committee, prepared a scheme of apportionment and it was this which was discussed. JMr. Smith, of Johnston, "kicked be cause his county was put with Samp son and Harnett; Mr. Brown of Co lumbus because his was put with Blad en; Mr. Norbell, because Swain was put with counties now composing the Thirty-fifth district; Mr. McAlister, because Cabarrus was put with Bavie and Rowan; Mr. Alexander wanted Ca barrus put with Mecklenbug. 1 Mr. Wood, of Randolph, was pleased with the sub-committee's report, which was the result of time and care. :Mr. Blalock, of Stanley, said that when time came to re-register it would be found that negroes would be better able to read, write and explain the constitution than many white men and that the democrats could not hope to continue in power and be successful unless there were fair elections; that the negroes were studying night and day and would be voters. Mr. Watts said the scheme gave from Raleigh east twenty-two sena tors and from Raleigh west twenty eight. Mr. Stewart, of Harnett, moved, that the report be adopted as it stood and that it be prepared in the shape of a bill. This motion prevailed. Here is the scheme as thus adopted: First District Currituck, Pasquo tank, Hertford, Camden, Perquimans, Chowan, Gates. Second District Martin, Washing ton, Tyrrell, Beaufort, Dare, Pamlico, Hyde. Third District Bertie, Northampton. Fourth District Halifax. Fifth District Edgecombe. Sixth District Pitt. Seventh District Wilson, Nash, Franklin. Eighth District Craven, Jones, Car teret, Lenoir, Onslow, Green. Ninth District Wayne. Tenth District Duplin, Pender. Eleventh District New Hanover, Brunswick. Twelfth DistrictColumbus, Bladen. Thirteenth District Robeson. Fourteenth District Cumberland. Fifteenth District Sampson, Har nett. Sixteenth District Wake. Seventeenth District Warren, Vance. Eighteenth District Granville, Per- son. Nineteenth District Durham Or- ange, Alamance, Caswell. Twentieth District Rockingham. Twenty-first District--Guilford. Twenty-second" District Chatham, Moore, Scotland. Twenty-third District Anson, Union. Twenty-fourth District Stanley, Montgomery, Davidson. Twenty-fifth District Davie, Row an, Cabarrus. Twenty-sixth District Forsyth. Twenty-seventh District Stokes, Surry. Tenty-eighth District Alleghany, Ashe, Wautaga. Twenty-ninth District Wilkes, Yad kin. Thirtieth District Iredell. Thirty-first District Mecklenburg. Thirty-second District Gaston. Thirty-third D!strictCar.r.vbn, Lin coln. Thirty-fourth District Cleveland Rutherfordton, Polk, Henderson. Thirty-fifth District Alexander, Caldwell, Burke, McDowell. Thirty-sixth District Mitchell, Yan cey, Madison. Thirty-seventh District Buncombe. Thirty-eighth District Haywood, Transylvania, Jackson, Swain. , Thirty-ninth District Macon, - Cla, Graham, Cherokee. . The" sub-committee on courts and judicial districts heard complaints to night from persons interested In the Judicial appointment. ... Senator Wcodard appeared for re arrangement of new Third and Fourth districts, transferring Edgecombe to the Third and Pitt to the Fourth.' He said Judge Brown's apportionment amounted to legislating Solicitor Moore, of Pitt, out of office and ac commodated nobody except prospective candidates for solicitors. He gave no tice that unless change was made So licitor Moore would simply move from Pitt to Wilson and defeat their plans. This, is considered a clincher. Mr. Yarborough, of Franklin, also advocated, the change In Justice to So licitor, Moore. ' - Mr. Baldwin, of Forsyth,- protested . iffl LEBLiTIl: MY Of the Fifty-Sixth Congress Made to Extend From Saturday to Monday. , against being put in small but repub lican district when the adjoining dis trict was over-flowing with democratic counties, simply to accommodate the solicitor and congressional aspirant. Mr. Fields, of Alleghany, also asked to be put in the Forsyth district. The change asked was to transfer Alle ghany from the Thirteenth to the Eleventh and Caswell from the Ninth to the Eleventh. - Solicitor McLean, from Bladen, com plained that his district as arranged would compel him to resign. He kept an account of his fees and they would be reduced from $2,000 to $900 and his expenses at the courts were over $600. Some of the complainants do not hesi tate to talk plainly about the arrange ments of the districts being made with eye single to the appointment of new judges and solicitors in districts east and west in which the chairmen of senate arid house sub-committees re side. Mr. McLean showed the district as signed him was "stuffed;" that Is sev en more weeks were allotted than would be used. As the arrangement of the courts scheduled progresses the same condi tions exist. Guilford county asked for two more weeks, through R. G. Doug las, and will get them. A member tonight said there vwouId be forty weeks to spare. He said it was plain that but for fact of making new judges and solicitors, fifteen dis tricts would be amply sufficient. The committee after hearing com plaints, went into secret session. After the executive session it was stated that the committee had decided to grant all requests for changes save that made by Mr. McLean. inE EXECUTIVE MANSON Inspected by Legislative Committee as to Need of Repairs Cumberland Prohibition Bill (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh. N: C. March 2. The joint committee on public buildings tqjay inspected the executive mansion to see what repairs were needed. The; building needs revarnishingof the wood work and refinishing of the walls. The house committee on propositions and grievances today considered an amendment to the bill Mr. McKethan introduced Thursday, to prohibit the manufacture and sale" of liquor in Cum berland county. Section 5 exempts towns of 2,000 inhabitants and over. This was fixed so as to exclude Fay- etteville. The amendment Is to strike out section 5. Messrs. McNeil! and McKethan appeared before the com mittee in support of the amendment; Mr. Hall against it. There will be an other hearing Monday afternoon. , Mr. McKethan told me tonight all .the anti-dispensary people favored the amendment, as they had been com pletely beaten out in their bin. He added: "The dispensary people can not consistently oppose "it." - AN ELOPEMENT A Goldsboro Couple Go to Greenlsaf and Sesretly Marry (Special to The Messenger. Goldsboro, Marc 2. Herry L. Wrenn and Miss Elizabeth L. Wiggins, of this city, were married by Rev. Mr. Ben son at Greenleaf this morning. The young couple met . at the corner of Park avenue and John street and, with the necessary papers in the possession of the groom, a start was made for Pitoesvttle. Arriving at Greenleaf. a minister was found and the twain were made one. Pretty soon Mr. Wrenn returned to the4 city with his bride and. taking her to the home of her parents, he went to his own home. At this -writing the family arc not reconciled to the existing state of af fairs, but Mr.' Wrenn says be hopes for a speedy reconciliation. He proposes removing to Washington City tne latter part of next week and he could not bear the idea or separation. Mr. and Mrs. Wrenn are aged respec- A-A JSJfc tiery 22 and 19 years. Found TJead In His Ofilee Macon, Ga,,- March 2. Solicitor Gen eral Polhlil of this circuit of the supe rior court and one of the most promi nent men of the state, was found dead in his -room at the mrtr fiouae titAAT. A bullet wound was found in his head. The shot had penetrated the brain. All the gas In the room was turned on. Indicating suicide, v : fc , Both nousoA In Session Last XIant, and to Meet This Afternoon and Monday 3fornlnjj In Continuation of l ur day's Session-Senate Passes Lam ot the Supply IUUs-To do Little More Tban Consider Conference Report. Work In Conferences Indlcato th Passage of All Important Measure s. The Omnibus Public Bulldlsc Bill Passed by Both Houses Content Over W. A. CUrks Credentials SENATE. r Washington. March 2. It was a T weary senate that convened at It o'clock this morning for the last legislate day of the Fifty-sixth congress. Sessions tomorrow and until Monday noon will be technically under today's date. The conference report on the legis lative, executive and judicial bill was agreed to. Then the general deficiency bill was recting the military- committee to In vestigate the charges agalnvi Lieuten ant Colonel Heistand was aLi ted. The nthe general deficiency bill was taken up. A few minor amendments were adopted, ono granting tne em ployes of congress a month's extra pay. On motion of Senator. Morgan, ajl appropriation of $73,000 to defray ex penses of the isthmian canal commis sion in making certain Investlgatiosla was stricken from the bill. Senator Tillman offered an amend ment, which was adopted,- providing that officers and enlisted men wh served in the United States volunteer service of the war with Spain and were discharged after August 12, 189S, shall be allowed an extra month's pay in ac ance with a subsequent act of congress. The deficiency bill then was passed. Teh sundry civil bill was sent to con- . ference. The omnibus public building bill, .passed by the house today, was taken upv Senator Fairbanks explained that the increases made were the most urgent cases recommended by the treasury de partment. Senator Vest attribute many of the increases to the rise in building mate rial prices. Senator Piatt, of Connecticut, pro- " tested against the passage of the bil), because of an increase of more tan $2,000,000 In the authorized cost of (He buildings. ' After further discussion, the bill was passed. x rnLie agreed to taice a recess from 5:30 o'clock p. m. today until g. o'clock p. m., and a further recess from 10:20 o'clock tonight until 3 o'clock p. m. tomorrow. . . Without further debate, the public buildings bill was passed. When Senator Aldrich called up a bill reported from the finance committee and askecl for immediate consideraClSD, i Senator Petti grew Inquired whether Be would get a vote upon his resolution to discharge the committee on education and labor from consideration of the eight hour bill. It was explained that the resolution would not be in order except by unani mous' consent or by vote of the senate. Senator Petti grew asked unanimous consent, but Senator SeweU objected-. Senator Petti grew declared passionate ly that a tacit agrement had been made for a vote upon his resolution. He ob jected to Senator Aldrich's bill. After a brief executive session the senaus at 5:30 o'clock took a recess un til 8 o'clock p, m. At tonight's session Senator Chand ler called up his resolution declaring that Hon. W. A. Clark, of ' Montana, had not been duly elected to the senate. Senator Allen suggested the abseaos of a quorum, which was secured after twenty minutes delay. Senator Chandler offered a substitute for the original resolution, reciting X2r. . Clark's former retirement f roia tj 1" senate. He claimed that Mr. CUrLV vacation of bis seat was a virtual eC3 I feVsion of the Justice of the decisien cf I the committee. "His flight fixed I stigma of criminality upon Mr CLa" ' " ; which can never be blotted out, Gem tor Chandler said. Senator Chandler declared that ISr Clark had spent $1,000,000 In his last election, but said be had followed the plan of corrupting votes before the November election rather than to , wart for the meetlng of the legislature to spend his money. He submitted a 'IJS?1 vln in deta his estimate (Continued on F
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