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Post.
Vol. VII.
RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1901
No. 66
Wilhelmina Premises to Be a Duti
ful Wife to
CEREMONIES
Obedience Promised as Wife,
But Not as Queen
LIVING FOR HENRY
Comfortable Fortune Settled
on the King Consort-The
Wedding Dress a Sight to
Behold, The Queen's Faith
ful Subjects Overflow with
Enthusiasm.
Feb. 7. The civil and re-
iii-i '.ies which united Queen
i and Duke Henry of Meek
nwrin in marriage took plrce
iv::
! mviks of great popular
re-
j
.v:z ilawned clear, beautiful
!. Inasmuch as nearly evtry
T! i- Hague remained in the
-i;:--inc. shouting and dancing
4 o'clock, the crowds were
; i" in assembling along th?
th- procession, but befoie 10
. multitude tilled the streets, all
the (Queen's orange colors,
ilf was seen of Duke Henry's
nl.- blue and yellow,
morning the scenes about the
-ar.;
Verv
III t
);:!;. c v..-rt'
particularly an.inatd
with
uniforms of ths various
the stats carriages that
and departing.
ffii.-ers i d
PIT" illTlVillg
in'- iu-i i-ert monies of the day wer
t p: ;v;.n and the attendance was
!it-'! the entourage of ih? bride
aa-I cr..in. 1 he laws of The X. ther-
ii'K iiKf those of most eontineiml
iriiii.-. ivpiire both civil and re.i
marriages. Tiie oblig tons . as
"if'l !' wives in Holland are of the
i'M. "'i-i':ihioiied sort, and there was
-t'n. ;!!- iiim-h currosily to learn in
it any. ifsiect these had bc.n
'"1 by the ivigniiig queen in pio.u.-'-
:ol.'ian.-i. to the king consort.
i v ;.r"Vi-d r ! most trifling. The
-"vcrciu: insisted on promising
.ii.-, .. to h r l.ig lord jest the same
t'v most humble bride among her
!;; civil rr-remony took pine? pri
'"!v at U,!.- in the white hall of th.
The minister of justice, Jonk-
P. W. A. VauDer Lind-.-n
.. .i i
acn. u i
i-il i onier, and the six legal wit
v. ! attend"d were: Jonkherr
':. N:i:imi.-s VaiiKeunies, president of
' 'v-' I'liamber of deputies. Jonkherr
' 'liiii; ,iui. president of the seetflid
!-:i:.'T of doputios: Jeneral Yeispvc-,
'' '"'n - adjutant; Baron Yanllar-
iCrand chamberlain :
Jener .1
military
I hiMolic
nu chief of
th:
i-l.
ami
Jonkherr Sehorer, viee-
i .I..IU
the privy -ouncil.
"!!:i rs present were Queen Dowa
l-'mia. the ladies in the entourage
""'th queens, the master of c?remo
l'-k Adolph Frederick ' of Meck
S. hwi rin, a brother of the
h. l'lini.' Waldoek of Pyramount,
ibf adjutants of the two last named.
i in
',!''.'' n and the Queen-mother in
tii'-r. The groom and his brother
'i ia the anteroom until the mo-ti:-'d
for tlie ceremony to begin
i!m filtered. Then thesimp.'e le-
'f'H-; v.vre quWkly and quietly gon-?
-a ifh by the minister of justic .
'iiiprisoil merely the rcnd'ng of
! 'i;ia;a' law and the signing of the
isr I i : itr to the statutes. Oneen W l
trr!
'V:iiti
vd.,.,i
--..! f
'I,r
A'-
ht'v and Duke Henry bound 'them
p'f--. i rccotrnize the husband as tiie
r,i th'. matrimonial uu'on an 1 t )
,;rovi''! i-n- and educate the childr n of
union.. The husband assumed the
liMbility.to represent Irs wife in all
''n ll ;h ''"ii- and to administer her propr
'fty. ,x,,.,t as restricted by the mar
"oiitra.-t. He reno-.mced
any
or mortsrase her lande
The wife promised to obey
baud, but by a special recent
csnal iivoraise to dwell with him wher
yer be uovius it best that they should
The Eiarriage contract provided by the
'lipfu allows her husband the inter s'
j' ?.( .(() guilders." He will receive
' iucoriio from the state except in case
' 3-;uh of the Queen. It is "further
kUmI ;n contract that, the
-li-ll yield obedience to her hus-
a wife but not as a queen.
'.!!:! also Tvlinrmishes the ritrht
''Ul.l
'I'inii-tt-r his wife's property under
fl' Hi ii-,-; ... .
At
emir r:tT.
cl"se of the reading of the
t 'it it t j.- . -r-i ,1 4 1 w nTrant lAn
' "'-the marriage contract, the min--'pi'
fit' ;,.:.... i i.r-w- uu
o
in
ni"i -onsent to this?"
SIMPLE
tillH
"Yes." Both subscribed their
Duke Henry
names to the contract ami the simple
(ceremony was ended.
The royal couple aiid spectators im
mediately descended to the palace en
trance -where state carriages were in
faiting. The young oueen was flushed
i ii si -i:.. a i . .
' i a sne emergea irom tie the queen possesses an extremely valu
palace, led by the bridegroom. A great able collection, both of antique and mod
shout of welcome greeted her, wh'eh i 1,111 examples, and the veil was of the
she stopped to acknowledge "before step
ping into the magnificent golden chariot
which was presented to her by the ti.y
of Amsterdam'at the time of her coiona
tion. The
brief
marriage procession was a very
ono, consisting of scarcely more
than a guard of honor
First came fifty mounted hussars, and
then the grand master of ceremonies
and royal
nests in state carnages, each
drawn by six horses. Then follow d
the queen's golden chariot behind eight
splendidly caparisoned horses, ridden oy
postillions, with the chief of the mili
tary household and the governor of lhc
Hague as outiRlers. Queen Wilhelmina
sat in the place of honor with Duke
Henry' by her side and the dowag -r
queen opposite. Fifty mounted artil
lerymen followed.
The sharp frost in the air made it
necessary to drive briskly along the
short route to the church, but it was
through such thunders of applause and
enthusiasm as constituted an ovat'on
of, which any monarch might be prou 1.
All Holland and many foreigners were
in the great throng while the brilliance
of the decorations made it seem like
driving finder a continuous canopy of
garlands, banners and arches. Orange,
of course, predominated in the wi.der
ness of bunting, but light touches of
powdery snow upon the evergreen bows
and festoons gave a delightful pictur
estjueness to the combined-effect.
Meanwhile, all the audience for the
religious ceremony except the royal par
ty had assembled in the church. The
great building of hideous exterior had
been made almost imposing withiu. One
wing had been cut off. In act. it is
never used on account. f the Size arid
the impossibility of any humnu voice
making -itself understood in that great
auditorium.
The brief ceremony in the enure- was
not unlike that of an English church.
The predicant, having received the re
cord of the civil marriage, addressed
the couple, saying:
"Do you wish and intend to live to
gether in matrimnoy according to God's
word and lawa and do you wish, there
fare, the blessing of the church on your
union?"
The bride and groom responded clear
ly: "Yes."
The predicant: "If that is your wish
your 'faith must oe in the Lord and
Creator of Heaven and Karth. TaVe.
therefore, each other's right hand and
promise the following:
"Do you. Henry, promise her, whom
you have taken for wife, never to leave
her: to lure "' cherish her as a faith
ful. God-fearing husband: to live a goal
life. . keeping taith with her in every
thing. according to the gospel?"
"Do; you, Wilhelmina, promise to obey
aim serve and assist him whom vou
, , , .
nave . taKcir lor your Jawiui ii'isopmi :
never to leave him; to live a godly life,
keeping faith with him in everything
according to the gospel V"
Both replied: "Yes."
Both knelt while the predicant read
the prayer at the conclusion of the . ser
vice, the endimr of which is almost
identical with the words or the univer
sal Protestant service: "What God
lfath united iimn shall not sunder'
Upon the conclusion of the ceremony
the choir sang a pean of good wis'.es
invoking blessings upon the up ion, and
the audience afterwrrds sang IVal n 113
;fter which the benedict i n was pro
nounced. The prince consort then ad-
vanced and sheiok hands with the c'or
.71111111 and Queen Wilhelmina did the
same. The cortege then slowly fiFd cut
of the church. The regal couple drove
lirect to the palace in a great carriage
of gold and crystal. Thi bride's pl"or
disappeared before the conclusion o: tie
ceremony. As soon as she got b?yon I
the curtains she embraced her mother
Mid the other ladies of the party, but
the bride and groom did not salute each
other. Cannon boomed out a royal sa
lute of 101 guns as the party returned
to the palace.
There was a curious juxtaposition In
the diplomatic corps in the church. Dr.
Loyds. the European repr; sentatiye of
the Transvaal, who was the handsom
est man present, s--t in the same' pew
with Sir Heniy Howard, the Br'tVi
minuter. They were sepavatd only by
the Portuguese minister.
A wedding breakfast was served at
the palace.
The wedding dress of the queen was
ierhaps the most magnificent bridal
ohe of modem times. It was designeel
u Paris, and meantime the marvelous
mbroicterves constituting one of its most
'otable features were executed iu the
-loyal School of Art Needlework in con
junction with the Rijks Museum at Am--terdam.
This institution follows closely
he niod?l of the similar school at South
'tensiugtou, and is directed by Mme.
Van Emstede Winkler, a lady who is
1 practical worker herself. She selected
her eight or nine most highly skilled
tudents. one of whom. Mrs. Tue Laer,
rs au Vmericau by birth, and for some
week the ladies were 11 continuously
mplosed upon their beautiful 'task:
The entire dress itself was of cloth
f silver, so exquisitely suppie aim nne
texture that it nggw?i umian
lins which couiu i- .ucu tu vuu
mu--'"'
umllv at icrrtt cost. The nmw was
111 ,1 - :flT.Acf whrt finer
made up over
silk and 'the bright shimmer of the tis
sue was thus enhanced. The- full court
train of two and a half yards on the
ground fell from the waist and is sur
rounded by two broad bands of- em
broidery. The general 'idea of this was
de tached sprays of orange blossoms, and
their foliage connected in artistic style
by scrolls and ribbons. Each cluster of
the flowers had a single fully opened
bloom and was surrounded by buds
more or less developed. Fine seed
pearls were used for these, while the
foliage was indicated b" silver threads.
In addition to the pearls no fewer than
six kinds of silver bullion twist were
employed to produce the different ef
fects required. The embroidery was
worked upon the silver tissue and the
white silk foundation as well, thus 'im
parting to it richness as well as firm
ness. Xo work appeared upon the bod
ice, which, according to Dutch custom for
a state wedding, was cult low. It was
draped with Brussels lace, of which
same lovely order. It is impossible to
imagine a dress more regally appropriate
for the w.?ar of a fair queen bride. ,
The queen's mother wore at the cere
mony a dress of a beautiful tone of
heliotrope- velvelt, the bodice draped with
lace and mousseline- de soie.
After the honeymoon it is the 'intention
of the queen tu spend some days in the
capital city, and thevp to hold a court,
ort-reception in the famous ballroom with
its lli( feet of length 'and its impressive
ly high white marble walls. II. .e. ir
will be remembered, the young queen
gave the great banquet to 'the members
of the peace conference, and 'it is a
noble setting to any grand scene. The
dro.ss that the queer will wear on this
occasion- will ho of 'the richest white vel
vet with a full train deeplv bordered
and fully lined Avith the choicest ermine.
To be worn with it there will be a cloak
to match of white velve't ami ermine,
and all the great fur markers of the
world have been ransacked to find skins
of the highest quality .and faultless
match.
Her majesty's favorite furs are sable
.mo nuiiuf, wiiiie. ner iavonre colors
are green and a shade of soft pale grey.
She is also very fond of white. There
are hints that the 'trousseau includes
several tailor-made th-esses and four rid
ing habits, cut on severely plain lines,
with safety skirt.
Sanitary Administration Lags
ii avana. r ebb. i . Surg -
General
XV yman was present tonight at the Pan
American Medical Congress and m d a
long address, in the course of which he
said that in spite of specifics b.ing
; known for many diseases the e diseases
still exi.-.t. This is due to the fact that
sanitary administration does not keen
pace with scientific knowledge. Teo
much attentiem is paid to parks and fine
buildings by municipal ai:thoiit es an 1
too little attention to the slums and al
leys. The time is at hand when it h
necessary to consider means of gett ng
rid of juarantines, which are in re-
straint of commerce. There is rot a dis
ease that interferes more with commerce
than yellow fever, which could be rooted The House yesterday adopted the Sen
out. He cited the case of Santi -gt. ate resolution authorizing the appohrt-ivhir-h
nnnnroittlv lins been rhniPi1 of ment of a joint committee to investi-
ytllow fewer by the rigorous m th els
of General Wooel and the medical offi-
cers of the army.
? just . completed a report as chairman of
o . . , D , the Committee on the Institutions for
bUg" brOOKS marriage the Blind, and that he had highly corn
Friends in i 1 i;v have received the mended the management of the institu-followi-'g
i;ni . -,s: lion. . He said the directors of the iusti-
hi-t,u- ;m; rennest! the honor tution desired that the resolution be
of vour nresene at tin marriage of his
Car
ht?r, Aylme;
to Mr. Erneslt
T.in-
w
njd Brooks,
v in. 1!o
Tuesdav mm-ninc, Febru-
:vi U-. 'ii) o'clock. Baptist
a
Church. Kins'ton. X. C.
VOTE OF 23 TO 10
FOR IflPEACHMENT
Judiciary Committee So Decided Last Night.
Two Members Didn't Vote
The Judiciary Committee of the House
decided last night to report favorably
the Craig' resolution for '.the impeach
ment of Chief Justice F arches and Judge
Douglass. "
TIil vote 'in favor of umpeachment was
23 'to 10. Two members declined ito
vote, and nine were absent. The two
Republican members voted agaiust im
peachment. Judge1' Connor and those members who
favored a resolution disapproving of the
action of the judges voted against im
peachmenir. Judge Connor read "his reso
lution, but no vote was reached on it.
A minority report will be offered or the
Connor resolution of disapproval offered
as a sub.st"Liite.
Tbs ten members who voted against
the Craig resolution for the impeachment
of the judges were:
Stubbs,
Connor,
Pali:, re en,
Caither,
Simms.
Whitaker of Guilford,
Yarborough,
Hood,
Blythe (Hep.).
Ebbs (Rep.).
The two members who declined to vote
were :
Gaither, (
Smith.
The members of the committea who
were absent were:
Seawell,
Green,
Benbow (Rep.).
Wright,
Mason.
Baldwin.
Roiicrson of Guilford, -Daniels
Of Warren, '
Whitv of Jones.
Th- liiemhers of the Judiciarv Com
mittee who attended the meeting were:
' Allen.
Duls.
Craig-
1111
House Passes a New
Stringent Bill
and
REPEALS NEWtLAWS
It Is a Substitute for the
Whole Offered by Mr.
Simms Jenkiris.f Gran
ville, Makes a Great Speech
The House gave the divorce mill a
severe shock yesterday.
A bill passed all of its readings which
repeals all of the existing divorce laws
save 'those in the Goelev If the Senate
passes this bill there will be only four
grounds for tlivorce in this State.
The bill as passed is neither the Gai
ther measure cor the .Craig, substitute,
but a substitute for the whole, offered by
MV. Simms of Wake. It is more strin
gent, if anything, Ithan the Garther bill.
A hard fight was made- for Mr. Craig's
substitute, which makes abandonment
for three years a ground for divorce.
Many splendid speeches were heard on
the measure, but the effort of Mr. Jen
kins of Granville was the most eloquent
that has been delivered in 'the House
this session. Though suffering froin a
recent illness, and In his seventy-first
year, this venerable old man the father
of the House made one of the greatest
speeches that has been heard in the halls
of (the Legislature in many 3Jears. When
he took the floor more than half a dozen
members were striving to be recognized,
and so great was the. effecit of his effort
that not one asked tobei heard when
he concluded. Members gathered around
him to hear the eloquent words fall from
his lips. It was a magnificent speech,
and the Representative from Granville
was given an ovation when he took his
seat. : '
The MeLean-biU, authoKtftugrthe Staite
to engage in the manufacture of fertil
izers. was made the special oreler next
Tuesday at 11 o'clock
gate the Institution for the Deaf
and
Dumb and the Blind of this city.
Mr. Winston of Bertie .'asked for the
passage of the bill. He said he hael
adopted
and for this reason he asked
tnat tlie investigating committee be
autnonzed.
Mr. Kountree of Xew Hanover "Have
you any iuformatiou to wan-ant the
Gaither,
Hood,
ICbbs,
Nicholson,
Connor,
Bradsher,
-'arlton,
Lawrence,
Spainhour,
AX'inston,
(iattis.
Stewart.
Morgan,
Yarborough,
Graham.
Rountree,
Stubbs,
II a yes v
Smith,
Simms.
McKethan,
. Blount,
' Thompson,
Shannonhouse,
I'atterson,
Wilson,
- Robinson of Anson,
Hoey,
Blythe,
Brititon.
' Harris,
Manm,
Whitaker of Guilford.
The committee met at 8 o'clock last
night and was in session until nearly 1
o'chiek. this morning. Nearly every mem
ber present spoke. The co-mmit.tee meet
ing was held in . secret as usual. The
promise is made that the proceedings
will lie public when they come up in
the House.
The two Republican members of ?the
committee. Messrs. Blythe and Ebbs,
spoke against the resolution of empeach
mcnti The cbmmittee will submit its report
to' the Housie itoday, in all probability,
though this does not mean that the
House will take the matter up today.
Those opposing impeachment are hope
ful of defeating -the resolution in the
House. It i-? apparent, though, that
those favoring the resolution have the
adtantage-. With the full Republican
and Populist vote it will require forty
three Democratic votes to defeat the
resolution.
adoption of- this, resolution 'by the
House?"
Mr. Winston "None whatever."
3Ir. Smith of Gates "I will state that
a young lady employe ot the institution
requested nje.ro have the resolution
. adopted, and I hope it will he."
Without further objection the resolu
tion was adopted.
THE DIVORCE BIIiL PASSED
Simms' SnbUltute Repealing All Rc
crnt Luwi on Divorce Adopird
The House yesterday passed a bill re
pealing all acts save those in the Code
which are grounds sufficient for the
granting of a divorce. A substitute lor
the bill was offered by Mr. Simms of
Wake and met with the approval of the
House, finally passing all of its read-
ings. -
The Simms amendment was accepted
by the advocates of the Gait her bill and
the suostitute offered by Mr. Craig cf
Buncombe making abandonment for a
periotl of three years as a ground for di
vorce was overwhelmingly voted down.
The following is the substitute offered
by Mr. Simms, which passed all of its
readings in the House:
The General Assembly of North Caroli
na do enact.
Section 1. That all statutes amending
section 1258 of the Cod? relative to
granting divorce enacted since the .atlop
tiou of the Code be and the same are
hereby repealed. -
Sec. 2. That this act shall not apply almos't'featureless. '
to pending-cases. i Quite a number of bills -were passed
See. 3. That this act sh-Ui be in force and a number of new measures .intro
from and after its ratification. ' Lineetl. but not one of them was of
The following amendment to the sub
stitute offered by Mr. Hayes of Chat
ham vras also incorporated in the lill:
Amenel the substitute by adding to
section 1: Provided, that any person
from whom a divorce has been obtained
or shall be obtained under any of the was reached, that any important develop
laws hereby repealed may marry again :nien.t followed.
during the lifetime of the other upon ap-1 TIli9. resolution was introduced, Sen
plieation to the court showing in a reg-j ; g lthe , Agricui.
tilar action, that his or her wife or hus- - , . , , ,.f
band, as the case may be, has been di- j tural Department had made no report of
vorced under any of the laws hereby re-
pealed.
The divorce measures were taken up
at 1 o'clock, being the special order at
that hour. Mr. Simms of Wake first 'of
fered his substitute, which lie said was
more stringent than the Gaither bill and
only left the four causes mentioned iu
the Code as. grounds for divorce.
Mr. McLean of Scotlihid made a char
acteristic speech tainst the Craig sub
stitute. He read from a Bible standing
in the center aisles, and he was given
careful attention. The speaker created
much merriment by declaring that the
lawyers were in the habit of reading
anei he announced that lie proposed to
read from the book he was in the habit
of reading. Miv 'McKethan wanted to
interrogate Mr. McLean, but .the.: gentleman-
from Scotland rofaseel the
quest, asserting that when on earth ft
certain lawyer asked the Savior ques
tions for the purpose" of entrapping Him.
Mr. McLean road a half dozen passages
f rom the Bible, and he declared that bib
lical teachings were against the practic?
of divorce. Among the passages read
were several from Math., 10, 1. TO:
Mark. 10. 1, 13; Math., 5, 13, 32; First
Corinthians, 7. 10, 11; Rev., 2, IS, 19;
Second Samuel, 7, 10.
"To my friends on the other side,"
Mr. MeLean asserted, 'T say be careful.
'What God hath joined together let not
man put asunder.' I am not opposed to
these grounds for divorce which the
bill mentions, but be careful. If you are
going to break the bonds of matrimony
let both parties remain separate. This
is what the Bible says. I have given
you biblical authorities against this
great sin. I am responsible to God for
the way I vote in this matter. I am go
ing to vote for the bill nearest in keeping
with the teachings of the Bible anil that
bill -will permit as few divorces as pos
sible. ''
Mr. Smith of Gates withdrew his
amendment to the bill. He said he
agreed entirely with the gentleman
from Scotland and would support the
bill nearest in keeping with the teach-.
incrs or tue lioiy
Mr. Hood of Wayne said the State of ;
North Carolina ought- not to encourage
the young men anei women of .the land
who'solemuly walk to the matrimonial
altar to break the matrimonial bonds.
The laxity of divorce laws threatens our
social' standing. Causes for ' divorce
should be limited to those mentioned in
the Code.
Mr. Hayes said that the argument in
favor of divorce was taken from a pe
riod in the history of the world which
no longer exists. The life of that day
is shocking to us'today and it has passed
from the earth forever. It does not
seem to me that a man can get up
here ana defend laws whjch he cannot
tleny haye caused scandal and corruption
in the State. .
r Mr. Robinson of Anson: It is very
evident here that when lawyers get to
ouoting from the Bible they got in deep
water No member of this House will
, . .u f Mhandon-
phv that there are rases ot aiianoon
ment which merit "divorces. I think ,
there is too much laxity in divorce
laws, but we should enact a law grant
ing divorce or abandonment with
strong safeguards. We should look at
this matter "here in a calm and dispas
sionate way. Some of the members
here sav they believe that the causis
mentioned- in -the Bible should be the
onlv grounds for divorce. If this is the
case, they should vote to repeal three'
causes for divorce set out in our Code
and not mentioned in the Bible. j
The abandonment feature should be.
safe-guarded so that only meritorious
cases can procure divorce."' We ought
to leave this matter to the judges whomj
we nut on the Dencii iu ortn
,arolina. j
Mr. Craig of liuncomoe, spoxe m au-i
VOeTCV OI 111s hll U?L1L J LC, V LilLl w 4Xri
of his substitute, wmcn was
oqr, bv th committee: '.'Judging from
what the gentlemen from Wilson and Street Baptist church.
Wayne said this substitute had for its Journal of Wednesday approved,
object the breaking up of homes. Their! Reports from various standing commit
substitute was offered to meet Mr. Gud- tees sent forward and bills vplaced on
ger's bill. No perfect Jaw can be writ- Friday's calendar.
teu Johu LoHie, tne great philosopher, Leave of absence granted Senators
attempted that in writing the Constitu-1 Ward and Sugg. -" -
1 . 1 Petitions 'were presented as follows:
(Continued on Sixth Page.) Uy -Mr. ,Vann: To pension R. T. Bird.
Ill I IIP
Senator Scott After Agricul
tural Board
HE DEMANDS REPORT
"
t
Resolution Held Up and'Of-
T
ficials Appear Before Com
mittee Major Graham
Makes Statement
The Senate finished up the work before
it yesterday in quick order, and, had it
not been for a resolution by Senator
Scott, !the day's session would have been
enough general interest to claim ex
tended or special mention in this report.
It was not until the resolution intro
duced by Senator Scott of Alamance,
relating .to the Agricultural Department,
js administration curing xn iwh nu
years, and it called ror one xo ue maue
within five days) that should give a
classified report of the receipts and dis
bursements for the years 1899 and 1900;
the estimated income for the years 1901
and 1902 and the probable expenditures
for those years. .
Senator Aycock observed -(that he did
not understand why this report should be
called for by a resolution: he thought
the law requireel the report to be made
as suggested.
Senator Scott: "Yes, but it has mot
l.een done, and I thought some one should
demand it. As no one else did so, I
have taken the step I thought proper.
A department of the State government
that expends some sixty thousand dol
lars annually of the public money ought
to submit some sort of .: report to the
Cen -al ..Assembly showing what has
bef ir done."
Senator Foushee suggested Jthat it was
not a reflection on the Board of Agricul
ture, to ask for the report.
Senator Moi.ton stated that some of
the other institutions and departments
had just made their reports. Ihe Agri
cultural Department was not so very
much behind, and he understood a re
port .would be made during the after
noon, at least .within the next twenty
four hours, and the resolution was un
necessary under such circumstances; - it
would not be proper to pass it in the
face of such knowledge.
Senator Justice s-ettieel ithc matter to
Mr. Scott's satisfaction' and that of the
other Senators by asking that the reso
lution go over till next day. If the re
port is made within that time, as an
ticipated, all right; if not, then tomorrow
would be 'time enough te? pass the reso
lut'iom . '
That course was adopted and the reso
lution was replaced on the. calendar.
Yesterday afternoon the Committee on
Agriculture: of the two houses held a
joint meeting in the Senate chamber
and heard verbal statements from Major
Graham on the work a ml, conduct of the
Board of Agriculture.
lie expressed regret that there had
been seeming tardiness in submitting a
formal report to the General Assembly,
and was sorrv (that some members of
thi Legislature may have been. mi-
favorably .impressed 'thereby. But he
was quite reaeiy to answer au.v ijevjuc
! questions that might be 'asked by the
committee, and would be glad to give J
any information desired, etc
Senator Scott was
present and asked
a tew questions, auenng runt ue ame-u
a report of classified receipts and ex
pendi tuxes for the last two years, etc.
State Chemist Kilgore exhibited a
map and explained the. soil-testing and
other 'work of his branch-of the depart
ment. The Colored Normal Schooh question
came before .the Senate Committee on
Education yesterday. The colored princi
pal (Eppes) of the - Plymouth. Normal
School appeared before the committee
and made a statement. '
One of the requests he made was that
the graduates of colored normal-schools
be permitted to teach in the public free
schools without examination by the
county boards for a period of two yars
after graduation. This, he saw, would
encourage a larger attendance upon the
, ,
normal schools, etc.
lie was asked by Senator Mclntyre,
the chairman, if he did not think that the
normal-school work could be done as
well or better if concentrated in three
or four good schools instead of the
seven now in existence, the same ajnount
Kf funds being used.
He replied yes, if they were properly
located, so as to be accessible to the
mora thickly populated (colored) coun
ties. At present there are two, for in
stauce, within fifty miles of the Greens
boro A. & M. College. This latter in
stitution, he thought, could do valuable
w rk on the same line as the normals.
Senate meets at 11 o'clock ithSs morn
ing. . -
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL
Senate ' called to order by Lt. Gov.
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Rev. M. A. Butler of the I ayetteviue
- By Mr. Yann: To amend chapter 13S,
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avis jcvn. ,
By Mr. ' Scott: To change certp'l
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townshiii lines in' Alamance count V.'
liv Mr. Cnrr!f- Tfrnm cei-trfm ci.iz,' '
o" Sampson county praying' prohibition
ot sale of liquor in Sampson county.
New Billslalrodacod
By Mr. Michael S. B. 573 To incor
porate certain churches in . Wata igfi
county and prohibit sale of spirituous
liquors in their vicinity. Proportion
and Grievances Committee.
By Mr. Julian S. B. 574 To correct
certain defects in grants filed in Sec
retary of State's office. Judiciary Com.
mittee.
By Mr. Buchanan S., B. 575 To in
corporate certain churches ' in - Snow
Creek township, Mitchell county, and to
prevent the sale of liquor within certain
distances. Propositions and Grievances
Committee. ' '
By Mr. Vann S. B. 570-To amend
chapter 158, acts 18S3. Judiciary Com
mittee. - - . -'.-,':'.
By Mr. Travis S. B. 577 To incor
porate the Halifax and Northampton
Development v company. Corpoiatio'ns
Committee. - t
By Mr. Henderson S. B. j78 To pro--vide
for appointment of .justices .of tie
peace in Davie county. Committee on
Justices of the Peace.'
By Mr. Morton-S. B. 570-For tho
relief of the estate of A. V. Bizzell, de
ceased. Judiciary Committee, y
By Mr. Justice S. B. 580 To pro
hibit the sale of liquor near certain
churches in Rutherford county. Proposi
tions and Grievances Committee.
By Mr. DulaS. B. 581 To exempt ;
P. E Day from peddlers license tax. ,
Ity Mr' Warren S. B. 582 To pen
sion W. II. Avery and Wm. Glenn. Pen?
sions Committee.
By Mr. Currie S. B, 583 To prohibit,
the sale and manufacture or liquor "in
Sampson county. Propositions and
Grievances Committee.
By Mr. Leak S. B. 584 To amenel
chapter 261, acts 189l.
Bills Passsd Final Bradlne
The ' following roll-call bills' passed
third and final reading, unless otherwiso
stated below: .
S. B. 348 To amend charter of the
town of Smithfield. '
S. B. 450. H. B. 42 To incorporato .
Southport and Western Railroad' re
committed to Committee , on Corpora
tions, after a debate on the, broad fea
tures of- the bill.
S. B. 4G5, H. B. 711 To prevent run
ning at large of live tock in ; Robe
son county. .
S. B. 508 To amend charter of town
of Southport; also S. B. 509, bearing
same title.
S. B. 369, H. B."440 To incorporato
New River Development . Company
second reading and replaced on the cal- .
endar. - ' ," '',
' The following bills passed their sec
ond and third readings: ' - '
S. B. 473, II. B. 599 To incorporato
Rino TJidsre and Atlantic Railroad Com
pany.
S. B. 101, II. B. 165 To repeal sec
tion 2 of chapter 2:i8, acts of 18SM). ,
S. B. 162. H. B. 128 To prohibit
hunting in Caswell county without writ
ten consent of owners of land.
S. B. 239 To authorize S. A. L. to
exercise powers or pruecessor com-
pany (Petersburg and Carolina) anei
consolidate with other companies, etc,
(Recommitted to Corporation Committee
at request of Senator London.)
S. B. 500. II. B. 686 To amend sec
tion 2222 of the Code. '.
S. B. 353. II. B. 172 For the relief
of school committee of district No.- 1,
Franklin township, Randolph county.
S. B. 371, H. B. 338-For better
drainage of Lonelou creek, Lincoln
county.
S. B. 381, H. B. 2s To amend chap
ter 353, acts 1897, in reference to stock
law.
K Tt n.Q1. If. B. 482 To prevent
(lumping of saw dust in certain streams
of Buncombe county.
S. B. 411, H. B. 522 To incorporate
fhe Charitable Brotherhood. :
S. B. 416 To amend chapter act!
of 18S5. ,
S B. 420. H. B. 372 To repeal sec
tion 2, chapter 353, acts of 1807, In re
lation' to
S. B. 416 To amend chapter 124, acta
1885, incorporating Hope. Cotton Mills
of Cumberland county. .
S. B. 420. II. B. 372 To repeal sec
tion 2 of chapter 353, acts of 1897, in
relation to stock law elections in North
Carolina. -
S. B. 4S3 To protect telephone com
panie against malicious or wilful in
jury of wires, etc. ; .
S. B. 487 To incorporate Yadkin
Falls Electric Company. ; V
, S. B. 494. II. B. TOO To make tho
Protestant Methodist Church a corpor
ate sole. .. - . , .
S. B. 502, II. B. 520 To prohibit
hunting without consent of land owners
unlawful In Mt. Gllead township, Mont
bomery county.
S. B. 581 To exempt P. E. Dancey,
of Yancey county, from peddler's license
tax.
After Ajrrlcnltnral DepartmaC AzalK
Senator Scott had a resolution on the
calendar, relating to the reporjt, of -tho
Agricuturai department, wnicn was
reached and was about to pass its. third
reading, when, on siiggestiaon of several
Senators, it was -held up . until today
(Friday). The resolution 'called for a,
report of the classified receipts and dis
bursements of -the department for the
years 1899-1900, the estimated Income
and probable expense for 1901 and
1902. etc.. and provided that the infor
mation shall be furnished within fivo
days after tne passage or the esoiution.
Senator AycocK asked wuy sucn a res
olution had been Introduced, as it was
the duty of the department officials to
make such report without being specially, .
instructed in this way.
Senator Scott replied that !f rhe
required it, the law had not been com
plied with, as no report had yet been,
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