North Carolina Newspapers

MORNJNG Pos nn -IL .eLVj JcjVli IB I ; j I I urt Debate Over Passage of pC'l Ul- " j I O.I n M I I .....mii'p o on: Kill V " I I iNOBEASED TO $4,000 Repubi i cans Brag of Strength; i nf PartV in the WeSt Anti-, L 1 J i trust Bill Withdrawn !m oortant New Bills rhe county the stronger ii.-ni party-!"" v liie bolt which" a Republican .1 ';.!,;:. d at -the Democratic ma--:ci-d;y. and it served to inject unanticipated '"ginger' into the 'promised to le a rather dull 'No. SiMi.-iri tinned out to be an - '.)?. and a very warm de- things lively for an hour or on account, of the submission i - . i i"t nf the Committer on Sala I'.Ts in favor of the passage i . i.netl to increase the salary iHiTIICl' from Jjv5.MK.) to $4,000! .1 usiiee. Woodard Brown. Morrison, aiul others scored -an minority for the attempt! i;', i'.ir the time" being, at least) p. ;t irs into the discussion. in.! afraid-of you!"' declared Morrison; "We have quit being ;!u iiepuhlican party. It's done ; reallv believe that, ylm should w ;r;,ii organization and the largest i an majorities,',' added Senator ih- , tailed report below will furnish ihr juiriii-uiai s. tiie bill pas.-.ed, with only twelve dis v niiiiK votis. three of which were -east ii y iu'inocrats. An:( il-' the new measures was a. peti t if ,n lor compulsory education from school u u h. i s: a lHi ttr-; ameifti the divoree i.iws by providing for divorce of wives' .( i-mii'ii I' ll felons, ere. in prison; cev l.v Senator lienderson, of iniport- 'li;. Vard withdrew his "anti- i-w-: i,;;;. because it tl-idn't suit him WvJi y. -tf.day morning as i,t did tire i:;iv ) .o!iv. Ue will come again hi- i!t i l,u at the - nauahty "trusts and '.-i.n-iiira ;)!.' iiu list of committees was read and the ..laiiniti.f woi-k began immediately, tiif pr-.. ecdings follow. The ProcflettlnsM In Drtall Tin Senate was called to order at 11 . ' in. -k by ii.-'.iti'iiaiit (Jovernor Reynouls na.i lo v. Dr. Bagwell offered prayer. .in ;r:; il ..f yesterday partly read, v .-1 1 1 1 ,,u iiiotii.n of Senator Aycock the f .nii' i r.'aling was aispensed witti. s . : 1 1 . . i- .lu..ice arose and asked cm- : 't i i .--!,.! up at once the list of en-:;t- .oii.-.aittoes. as agreed on by the cau ! ml Thursday night (printed in .The t.'rda vi and the clerk read tne s.'iiatoi- London moved that the com fciitr.cs Jut -read-se elected by the Sen r! . aii.i th'-y were so elected. Mr. McVill stated that he would beg b bisxcused from serving as chajrman the ..mniittee on Mines and Minim, ii- la- .was not, familiar with the sub-j'-'-i. However, he was at the service "!' tip.- St-nntc it it thought proper to coa t i.m. I)i:a at the head of this committee. T!v Li-utenant Covernor (Reynolds) ;ciTt. i! that there was a Senator from i illinium count v. Rut he is a Repub I '. r. at-d no proposition was made to Mi'.-iituu- him. So Mr. McNeill was not ?.-"!s-d and ho will continue as chair ii:' !i oi this committee. " one petition vras presented. Sen "it u- F nish'-e presented that from pab s lifol teachers, of Durham county "-lihig for the passage of a compulsory C'lti.-ational law. Introduction ofBilla S r.ator Aycock: Bill (Xo. 23) to in .."rate the Bank' of Fremont. Kc- ' t the committee on Banks and ;..:.:!.::. - ' ' -iiiio'i- Henderson: Several bills, as ::'".-For the relief of J. A. Mon : sheriff of Rowan county. Prop- nnd Grievances. - . -7. To amend section 127G of in reference to mortgagee;? and Judiciary. L'tf.To repeal sections 2y3-94 'ode, in reference to the r.se of Judiciary. '. ancnt the incorporation of compa- " haying capital stocks of $1,000,000 "r ' . re. Judiciary. V' To authorize the incorpora- ti.i! of street railway companies under uv-nerTil law. o2. In reference to the Whitney K'-'hietion Co. Committee on Corpora tions. . No. 33. To exempt D. B Davis from ttf' license tax on account of physical, nnnTr V U III II I &t oun l ,.. y..i;r mind by making a tour : u governor others will be asking for il.",,i-oportion of hite people is the-salary at present is inadequate, I do ill find the stionueVt not think any available man in the Mate ' ' m!K otc, as money. Judiciary. ' Qf rel5ef from itepublicai; s- L.-To amend sections ao.il -S- J l; wheu i. think of the urgent need ,;!" f'le anent the R?51i ! "f inc'reased appropriations fo.- public I-.'bands of property of wife . charitable institurions, th-J. ;; children in certain cases. Judiciary. Ioine and Confederate ete'-ans, v '. To repeal chapter 170, r.cts u'1 ' T. trp!,snrT Was in' u cioid'ti-n .1 . .. - . tors.) liir. v ' litios. Finance. -Mi the above bills were introduced by n;i tor Henderson of Rowan. f Senator Warren: No. 34 To pro- vide cotton weighers iu Jones county. Countks, Cities and Towns. , Senator Michael: No. - 35 Bill to aid the saw mill industry of Watauga coan ty. Judiciary. . -' . Senator llrnv 'n Tn roiin1 ter 103, acts of ISO". Propositions and Grievances. Senator Woodard: No. 37. To amend 1S51.of th?f: hl roM the law of divorce. Judiciary. ft ... Dm . i- . iih-iiii uui iMiuumnu c IT .1 .... .1 . i . j . 1 . . . oiuaioi am anwe auu suueu mat on yesterday he introduced a . bill to amend an act of -181)1) in reference 'to amend an act and conspiracies" ; that had come, into tlw ikss?!- nnation which made him dissatisfied with hi- bill, and he theiv-foi-a asked leave to withdraw i Senator; Ward added that he did not intend to abandon the matter, but should t his effort by the prenarati another bill. - ioiwof The formal election of an enrolling clerk, by joint ballot (the two hons?s sitting separately) was held, pending tV discussion of the matter next reported herein. Mr. Xorvell, Democratic cau cus nominee, received , 37 votes. The Republicans and Ponulists having no candidate, refrained from voting. lnrrrcs?d Salary of .Governor Senator Morrison, .chairman of the committee on Salaries anil Fees, relieved the Senate from a prospective early ad- ; journment because of no business before jit to transact; byJ reporting Senate I il! JG; amending, section 3 1 20 of tne by? inserting the 'word, .totir Where Code the word three occurred in naming the salary of the governor of North Caro lina, and requesting (immediate action. He stated that two of the members of the committee " (Messrs. Scott and Thomas) uisscnt-4from tthe. favorable report of the majority of the comrait- tee. ' senator j. nomas expiaiueu pwM tion, stating that he opposed the till because he thought the Stat would need all the revenue, if could secure for the improvement of the public schools. Senator ' Scott: also made a statement with reference to. his position toward the measure, lie said his Taction had no political significance. In his judgment it was unwise to increase salaries of public onieers, at tne very, outset of the session. If we increase the salary of would refuse the office because of the small salary. It i an office which most men. who fill it accept for the honor, and not the money,-there is in If. j- A Lively D!caion A lively, and protracted discussion then nsnf'T- in which nolitics were injected Kail x .. "v-. i l,iitfca mails ft ilUl SUiJJU I ll,V Jivliliv-u . iu.uul ench otlior'f1 party by Democratic and Republican speakers. Senator Woodard said, those who had tried it ought to know most about the adequacy or inadequacy " of the pay. Governor Russell, a msu hostile to the Democratic party, says it is too meagre i and reoommcnus an ninraw m m un.--i sace. We may well neec;)t that state ment as good authority, and increase the salary, to a living, basis at l?ast. He alluded to the taxation of railroad prop erty and made some off-hand calcula tions in that connection. Senator Ward: I do not understand that this bill is designed especially for the benefit of the incoming governor, though he should have the benefit of its passage. I did net vote for it in com mittee solely on account of Mr. Aycock, nor in the Senate will that feature of it controb my action. The Republican governor has nut in his message a rec ommendation for this increase in salary, and that fact Avill act as an estoppel should Republicans des-iro and attempt, to make political or party capital oat of it. . I do not believe the people of rsoith Carolina desire to ' call a son of the State to this high and responsible office nod then ask him to make a bankrupt of himself forever after by using his pri vate means in supporting himself and family in a fashion becoming the chief executive of a great State. . A poor mancannot afford to take this office at the present salary. I support this bill largely iu the defence of that class, among which are numbered some of the best and ablest and best qualified men iu the State to discharge the duties of tv and other high public positions. Senator Travis: "I endors3 the position of Senator Ward." He then referred to the thousands of dollars paid out of the private pockets of each of tne governor -i,o b.id octuoied th? new "executive mansion." ''-;. ; Kepnbllcan Attack nill Senator rinnix (Rep.): "With me there is no political consideration to govern my action. But four years ago the fusion Legislature refused to raise salaries, i opposed anv increase then and-1 oppose it now, and for. the same reasons. How ever, if you gentlemen think you cm afford to do this thing, you have the posver and th eopportunity to do so; Senator Candler (Rep.): "I believe i'ir. vcock is going to make one of the btst governors North Carolina has ever had tni.ina from the Democratic Sena- 1 cannox vute i.3 ; ;t T would cladiy vote to in thrarr.to of to S4 000 as asked in this bill. . CmaMnuingr Senator Candler referred to ti e stress laid by Democratic Sena- ors on Governor Russell's recommenda tion and declare that itwa i strange that gentlemen of a party , , that had , , t..ooii fmm one end or , tn 5,?ufeaA"n ".whould now all at - :r7h virtue and force in rnrt GAP Krt HI I a recommendation of his. RALEIGH, N. nun Blue Jackets and Guns Load ed at Cape Town OERS GAIN RECRUITS Colonial Dutch Are Joining the Invaders Boer Activity Increases in the Trans vaal Cape Town, Jan. 11. The British war- .ship Sybil has anchored in Lambert s Bav and landed a force of blue jackets; a nmber of guns. This XH eonstrxieted intrenchments. Hertzog's main .body, seven hundred! Itogg.weld mountains and as now prob- amy in tne neigmwnouu oi tiiauu jjhh, fifty miles east of Clan William. Hert zog8 intention apparently is to move toward Ceres and "Worcester. Only a few passes are passable for the guns, and the country is difficult to traverse. The passes are narrow and easily de fended. According to latest reliable reports, another party of five hundred Boers has reached the Doom river, seventy miles south of Calvinia. The authorities are doing all in their power to meet the situation. Refugees from Calvinia and Clan William are flocking to Picquet- SA. L. TlECHANiCS FIRED BY Directors Deferred Resignation Portsmouth, Va., Jan. 11. Wholesale discharges have r been made at . the Seaboard Air Line shops in conformity with the determination of. President Williams and the new board of directors to reduce expenses. One -handred and frftv-meii were discharged. , . . . ide from the natural effect of this policy upon local affairs, ths principal criticism offered upon it is by the practical men of other lines of railway, who assert that the reduction of force in the mechanical department especially will render necessary the employment later on of a larger force. The skilled labor which has taken vears to gather will not remain idle for an considerable time, and the mechanics will scatter in search of profitable employment elsewhere. It became known today that the board of directors, at its meeting Wednes day did not take final action upon the resignation of Vice-Presiderft and General Manager St. John, and in the general office building the hope was expressed that lie might be induced to reconsider his resignation. Of this, however, there is little possibility. The resignation of a number, of officials of the Seaboard ir Line are expected as a natural sequence of the resignation of the vice president, but none of those of prominent .officials have as yet been made pub lie saw that of Assistant Chief Engineer Lugoff and Inspector- of Iuel O. Lm mersou Smith. UI Serious. Obstacle to Panama Canal Scheme SEEMS TO BE FATAL An English Company Has a Monopoly of "San ' Juan River 'and Wants a Big Price for Concession Washington, Jan. 11. Senator Mor gan and his associates on the'Commlt- tee on Inter-Oceanic Canals this morn ing learned of a new development in the isthmian canal situation which promises to act as a strong argument against the desires of the friends of the Nicaraguan waterway. Mr. Morgan this morning received notice from the State Department that Great Britain had filed the claims of Forward & Co., kthe great English shipping corporation. against any Use being made of -the San Jonn river in Nicaragua, until after September, 1927, the said Forward & pn iinvinsr in 1S07 been srantediaaren- tire monopoly of the. transportation of hnenN niiri freient on tne ssa.u owom liyer lor the period of thirty? years. The vto; make legislation , on the canal imw concession was given' by the Nicaraguah - possible at this session. It is also said CinWp and cannot be revoked. .f, tn Je another victory for the Panama This statement conies as a blow to the friends of the canal bill who have C, SATURDAY, JANUARY berg road. They State that many poor i wh i tes are certain fo join the ' Boers, a s j are also many bitter" boirdmen in ;the , neighborhood Of ian mam aim ilaimesburfj who ' openly declare iha t they intend to join the invaders. A small commando, about two hun dred g'trong, cos-sed the.:Orange river near Aliwal Noa th. It was-met on the borders of Aliwal,' Wodehouse and Bark lev East districts, by, a body of police and mounted farmery and was repulsed with some loss. It will probably attempt to cross the river again. DeWet was last reported in the neigh borhood of Bothavillo. All t!ur toivfs in Orange River Colony, on the mam !:dc of railway, ai-e sti-ongly held by the British, and the Boers show no diyp-'si- tion to approach them. Boers More Aggressive Pretoria.1 Jan. lO.-Tha Boss' frces along the eastern line have lj.': me espe cially aggressive. They nave nude som daring attempts to seize cattle, n-var the British outposts, and, it is ben?ved have been - successful :n. a num'j.'r of 'instances. There is no 'feign vat the invaders have lost courage or that they hi. v'e been checked by Bntish t t-vps In their depredations, r The situation does not appear to be improving in any of the localities where the invaders have as sembled in force. : - Tr i i-piortpd that Generals Botvngton nnj Georgon are having daily skirmishes with the burghers in the; region smith I'fffcSet! i,pnrr .The Boers in the-locality mentioned , , . ' th Rri rtsh trooDs thus au(i preventing a-, aecisive rugasc and preventing a meat. It is reported that Commander-in-chief Botha has taken hold of the Boer army in the east and ; is "organizing it for a vigorous dnvading campaign. It is said that the series of attacks at Belfast and other places Monday night and Tues day morning were only - the beginning of Botha's plan of campaign. Several parts of the Cape Colony ter ritory seem to be overrun' with small detachments of Boers, and it is inferred from this that the invaders are steadily gaining recruits from the colonial Dutch, although there as no certainty that large number have , joined the burghers col umns from any one locality.- Final Action on of St. John iieen hoping to secure its passage at this session of Congress. The note from the State Department contains the an nouncement that Great Britain will take no steps toward the ratification ot the Hay-Pauncefote treaty until thJ just claims of her subjects have been Utisfied, since the avowed purpose of the United States is to use the San Juan river' as a long stretch in th? pro posed waterway. This cannot hs done; it is claimed, while, the Forward Com pany holds the monopoly. There are but two courses to pursue, it. is said, by those Senators who aie working - lor the canal. One is to pur chase the concession from the Forward Company and the other to pay tribute on every vessel passing through the San l r,-o FirD Vnitlipr of these courses is (I Ullll l J v. - - .-- - - - palatable to the government since the Faiglisb corporation, it is said, would refuse to sell for less' than" 50,000,000 and a toll paid for each vessel would net even a larger sum. It was admitted this morning that the Kicaraguan eanal could not be con structed without using the San Jnan river, therefore, this government was placed an "a peculiar quandary. Senator Morgan has admitted that the claims of the Forward Company are legal and cannot be put aside. Ha stated this morning that United States Consul Sorsby, of Grey town, Nicaragua, bad so informed him during the com mittee hearings, but he had expected no trouble from this source. The For ward Company owns the Atlas Uin? running from the United States to Cen tral and South American ports. Th j Caribbean and Pacific Transit Com pany is a branch ot tue Atlas L.ine. The Forward Company Ls a powerful corporation, and besides dealing in transportation lines, constructs canals and railroads. The concession granted th?. Forward Company was ratified in September, 1S97, and operates for thirty yens, giving this corporation the absolute right and monopoly of all transportation on the San Jnan river. It is now said that the new complica tion will so materially delay matters as lobby and an attempt will be made to ' force acceptance of the Panama ditch. WHOLESALE 12, 1901: Will The Burleigh Bill Passed by the Senate ' STILL ON ARMY BILL Ame ndment Adopted Giving Volunteers and Regulars Equal Opportunity for Pro motion in the Service Washington, Jan.. ,11. Only three members were on the floor when the Senate convened at nooti. The galleries were empty. . Mr. "Carter, from the Committee on Census, favorably reported the Burleigh Reapportionment bill as passed by the House Tuesday. He asked for its im mediate consideration. Mr. Hawley objected. Mr. Hale said that the Senate wanted a chanceto see the bill. Mr. Pettus also objected, and the measure was laid over. Mr. Teller called up his resolution or dering the printing of the petition from a number of Filipinos, which he re ceived yesterday. On motion, of Mr. Spooner, the matter went over until Monday. . The Senate today resumed considera tion of the Army Reorganization bill. Section 31, for the retirement of offi cers now on the active, list below the grade of brigadier general who served during the civil war, was withdrawn by the Military Committee. t Mr. Hoar offered an amendment pro hibiting the further use of military force in the Philippine : Islands, except such as may be necessary . to keep order in places in the actual , peaceable control of the United States, until the President shall have first proclaimed an amnesty for all political offences committed against the United States in the Philip pines, and shall havei if in, hi power, atnvpit 'minn an armistice with the per sons now in i hostility to the United States, and shall have invited such num ber, not less than ten, as he shall think desirable, of the leaders or representa tives of the persons now hostile to the United States there, to eonue o the United States and state their wishes, and the condition, character and wishes of the people of the Philippine' Islands to the executive and Congress, and shall have offered to secure to them af e con duct to come, qbide and 'return, and shall have provided at the public charge for the exoenses of their transportation both ways and their stay in this country for a reasonable and sufficient time for ! such purpose. . . . Mr. Carter moved to lay the amend ment on the table, and that motion was agreed to-r-yeas 32, nays 10, as follows: Yeas Allison, Bard, Burrows, Carter, Clark, Deboe, Dolliver. Fairbanks, Fora-k-Pi-. Foster. Frve. Gallineer. Hanna, Hansbioush,. Hawley, Kean, Lodge, Met,: Comas, McCumber, McMnllan, Morgan, Nelson, I'erkitis, Piatt of Connecticut, Proctor, Scott, . Sewell, Shoup, Simon, Spooner, Stewart, Thurston 32. Nays Allen. Bate,, Berry, Butler, rb,v. Cockrell. Daniel. Hale, -.Harris, Hoar, Jones of Arkansas, Mallory, Petti grow. Pettus, Rawlins, Teller, TWne, Tnrlev. WeUiug-ton 10.- - ; Mr. Pettigrew's amendment of yester day, giving one-third of 'tha new appoint me'nts in the regular army to volunteer, was rejected yeas 10, nays '33. Mr. Daniel offered an amendment prac ticallv giving volunteer officers the same opportunity for promotion as regular offi cers. After considerable debate, it was agreed to by the close rote of 24 to 22. "Mr. 'Bate offered an amendment liy creasing the force df the .signal corps, as recommended, be sadd, by General Greelv. Mr Sewell, a! member of . the Military Committee, said that the Secretary -of War was' opposed fo the increase. On the other hand, it" was -stated -by Mr. Foraker-of Ohio" that the proposed increase was' favored by General Miles. The amendment was opposed by Sen ators Sewell and Carter, on the ground principally that it would destroy the svmmetrv of -the military machine and make the" signal corps top-heavy with officers.- The amendment was rejected. Mr. - Bacon- moved to strike- out the words authorizing" the President to in crease the number of corporals an any cavalry troops to eight and . of privates to seventy-six. He -pointed out the im policy of 'allowing the' President -.to re duce' or increase the army at his own Mr. riatt of Connecticut argued that the decision as to what the strength of the army should be was a matter wmcn might be safely left to the President an honest, patriotic.: man and ."to Con-"ie-s in appropriations for the army. If politics could be eliminated from the Senate chamber there would be, he thought, an unanimous agreement that there .-should be,, some flexibility to the alMiv Bacou contended against Mr. Piatt's views as highly dangerous to civil liberty and as leading to the exer cise of one-man .power. rrhA naisasre ot tne om, Jir. racoa said would mars an epocn m tne concession m iuu -"i'i-""- -national history. Senators might ' scoff j On the basis of the advices fromMr. a- it, but a law" which authorizes 'the I iomfe; the government has entered a I, esideut to fix the ;siz?3 of the army i T;jor0us-remonstrance against action oy between -50,000 andr 100,000 was a move . legislative authorities of " Venezuela and establish ; instead -.-Th: "issuer-- satf Mr. Bacon, ,4is not to be evaded. Shall it be, in the future, in the rower of the President of ' the TT?tn Kfntic to raise armres witnotit hue authority of -Congress? Or shall it be, in the future as . in the. past, the province of Congress to determine'it? I would rather see the party to which I belong condemned to universal and never-ending banishment from power than to, see this principle fastened on the statures' of the country that the Iresddent shall be allowedMOt" determine the size of the army. I am ready tq vote for an army of 100,000 men for two. or even for three years, but not for such an army for all time." Mr. Hoar said he regarded the meas ure as not an authority of the president to increase the regular army beyond u the number fixed by Congress, It was practically, a nxing Jy uongress or a point far within the limit, of domestic safety to liberty at home and authoriz ing the president to reduce it still fur ther. If that were the only. difficulty ia the bill, it was a difficulty which would not. trouble him at all. The. executive never could keep an army. for a period of twelve months for any purpose, which either house of Congress disapproved. As a historical instance of that aet,Mr. Hoar gave a sketch of the condition of thigs when President Hayes came into office, when the House refused to pass the Army Appropriation bill and when Mr. Hayes agreed not to use the army for the retention of office, of Governor Chamberlain of South" Carolina, and of Governor Packard, -of Louisiana, although" he recognized their rights. .The bill , was laid aside-without ac tion on Mr. Bacon's amendment , and the House Apportionment bill was taken up and passed without an amendment. , After a, short executive session the Senate at half past five adjourned till tomorrow, ' when the proceedings are to be restricted to eulogies on, the late Senator Davis of Minnesota. Penilon Day In tbe Hne Washington, Jan. Hi The ' House of Representatives met at noon today with a very small attendance." On motion of .Mr. Hoffecker, Saturday, February. 9, was set astide'for the delivery of eulo gies upon the life and character of the late Representative D:fly. front New Jer sey. -.';- ... .":.''' Mr. Tawney obtained consent that the bill to provide .for celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of , the purchase of Louisiana territory be referred back to the special committee on the Louisiana purchase centennial. t Mr. King- called up. a bill for the" relief of clerks of the United States courts and marshals in Utah when that State was a territory. The bill was passed without opposition. ' v . At 12:45 Mr. Gibson moved that 'the House go into committee of the whole on the special order, private pensions. Mr." Talbert called for a division, re sulting ayes 133, noes 9. The gentle man from. South Carolina then .made the point of no quorum. ! During . the count he withdrew tne point, and the: House resolved itself into committee"' of the whole with Mr. Lacey in the ehSiri .' - The clerk read the orders setting .'aside the second and fourth Fridays in each month, after the disposal, of the. busines'S oa the. Speaker's table requiring refer ence, - tor tne consideration or ? pvivate pension bills, for the remotal 'of political disabilities and bills -for the ' removal of charges of desertion. The work of passing bills of the charac ter indicated was then rapidly proceeded with. I. ' One hundred and seventy-eight pri vate pension and relief bills were passed, and then the House, at 4:45,' adjourned until tomorrow. ' : ' CHANDLER CHARGES CORRUPT PRACTICE New York, Jan. 11.- A special dis patch, to The Evening Journal - from Concord, N. H., says: "Senator W. E. Chandler,, defeated for re-election, threatens to expose the Corrupt railroad influences which: he'-'al-leges are responsible for hrs beiiig turned out of office. . r - . ; "He is today preparing , a statement which will contain, his.friends say, start-lino- r-hnrsrps of .-intimidation and the corrupt use of money in. the New Hamp shire Legislature. - . "The Boston & Maine Railroad which dominates New Hampshire politics, has had, he said, a powerful loooy, at woi-k to encompass his defeat.; Judge. Henry E. Burnham of Manchester was chosen to succeed him in the Senate. "The passing of Chandler will arouse much interest all over the country. For Lthtrtv-five years he has been prominent un nfitionai pontics, xii iow ire uuuic solicitor and judge advocate general of the Navy Department. A few months later he 'was appointed First -Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and. held that oifice until 18(58. In 1881 he was ap pointed bv- President Garfield as solicitor general, but was rejected by the Senate. He was appointed Secretary of the Navy April 12, 1882, and served until March 7. 1885. He was elected to the. United States Senate June 14, 1887, and was re-elected June 18, 1889, and January 1G, 1895. He is sixty -five years old." CONFLICT EXPECTED Venezuelan Government; Sits Down on America Washington, Jan. 11. News was re ceived at the State Department today from Minister Ixomis, at . .Caracas, which indicates an intention on the part of the Venezuelan government, to ignora the oosition taken by the United States in the asphalt lake controversy ana pro ceed to dispossess by force the, v New fork and Bermudese Company from its i York and Burmudese company a con- fliet is almost certain to .occur, as the company has a large number of employes on the ground who- are said to be armed and willing to fight for the rights of their principals. - No 44 Debate Over Greensboro Dis pensary HARD ON KIDNAPPERS Bill Introduced Penalizing the Crime Governor1 s j Salary Bill Rsferred to a - Committee The House is shy the most Important; feature of its machinery the commit tees and until these are named Very" little can be done toward grinding out laws. '- '' - "The much-needed machinery will be supplied today or Monday and then ths law mill win begin to Work overtime. Speaker Moore prepared a number of committees yesterday and they may be announced today. ' ' The repeal of -the" act creating tha Greensboro dispensary precipitated the first taste of debate during the present session. Representative McLean of Scot land attempted to place an obstruction in the path of the measure, repealing the dispensary act, but finally Svith drew it, and the bill passed all of it readings.. The bill has already gone through the Senate and the action of the House puts an;end to the Gaecna boro dispensary. . The Senate bill increasing the salary of the Governor from $3,000 to $4,000 came ovpr from the Senate and was le ferred to a special committee. The com- mittee has not passed on the bill, butj.. at least one member is opposed to it -for constitutional reasons. This member is Major AV. A. Graham of Granville Kidnapping is penalized by 20 years imprisonment by a bill introduced by, Mr. Hayes of Chatham. The feature pf , thebili says: "That any- pereou who shall forcibly or ' fraudulently kidnap nnv minvr ntrflinst the will of said.miuor ocof Bis or her father or ether person . ctonjflh in Anon nitrehtis shall 'BfiJ JfUilty of a crime and, upon eon victiou.: tody ba punished in the discretion or tne court, not exceeding 20 years." : Representative Simms of Wake Jn- . trodnced a bill, which gives aft annual appropriation of ?250.000 to the public . schools of the State. Other measures in troduced were bills authorizing the em- i ployment of a stenographer by the Su preme Court, appropriating $100,003 to the Morganton hospital and compulsory, ; teaching of the Bible in public schools. Proceeding in the House Rev. Dr. I. Mclv. Pittinger, rector 'of the. Church of the Good Shepherd, open- , ed the sessiou of the House with prayer yesterday morning at 11 o'clock. . Speaker Moore announced that the name of Mr. Shannonhouse of. Meck lenburg had been .added to the Com mittee on Privileges and Flections.. t, A petition was presented by Mr. Brim of Surry from citizens of ; that county asking that r F. .R. . Stohe bo placed on the pension list. A petition by Carlton of Duplin for the incorporation of the village of Rose Hill was read. ... ' ' Representative Carraway of Lenoir presented the report of the special com mittee which was " appointed to secure quarters for the enrolling clerk. The committee reported that a room over the Senate chamber had been secured, which was used by the quartermaster of the adjutant general's department. s- ; Leave' of absence was granted to Messrs. Seawell o" Moore and Daniels of Warren. . -' ' -.. - -. ' ''-. A memorial was presented by Mr. Benbow of Yadkin from J. W. McNeill, who is contesting the seat H. .L". Green of Wilkes. ' " ' The calendar was next taken" up. The first bill considered was H. B; 5CT by Stuart " of Harntet, which provides for the . appointment of justice of - the peace in certain townships of Harnett county. Mr. Stewart, author of the .meas ure, said that the bill provided for the appointment of Democrats ; as ma gis trates in those townships where the ma jority of magistrates were f usionists and negroes. The . bill passed . all of it9 readings, the Republicans voting no; H. B. 61, by Spainhour of Burke, pro viding for the repeal of the February term of Mitchell county court passed all of its readings. : "-v-. ;V H. B. 62, by Duls of Mecklenburg for the relief of certain public school teach ers in Mecklenburg county, passed all of its readings. . - : , - ; S. R. 10, II. R. 71, providing for, the printing of 500 copies of the Governor'a message,-passed all readings. - - ' S. R. 11, H. R. 72,. which requires, that 250 copies of pardons and commu tations granted by the Governor, be printed, passed all of its readings. ; Dispensary Hakes It Gay The bid for the repeal of the Greens boro dispensary, which passed the Sen ate, Thursday, came up for considera tion.. It is S. B. 14, H. B. 73. v Representative- Robinson of Guilford stated that the dispensary had been the cause . of much friction in Greensboro and that the people had agreed to leave the dispensary matter to a vote of white (Continued on Sixth rage.) . - i - - ' - ' (Continued t on Sixth Page.) r o