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For North Caro- U" I! "TV T" w - ..- ' " I JN . -.. ' ' l T : ' .7 i Tiro M (fiiR;iKT&- JIRoct pisf oTxi . : " RALEIGH. N. C.. SUNDAY, MARCH 8. . 1903 SIXTEEN PAGES. Ic"" ' -I - - Wisconsin 1 Idea Finds" Small mocr2!ic Endorstmmt for enator Pritchard Ideas bf Greatness Sumatra Tobacco Experiment ing A Plan to Tami Tillman. Favor Witfer-Sojithem Men 'imint fnrlfuI n'1 b"reh lands were made toi Cf THOllI J. rKSCB leld net profits In excess of $1,000 an acre. The North Carolina depart metn of agriculture, which Is greatly Interested in this subject. Is of the opinion that Sumatra tobacco cart-be as successfully cultivated In that state as In other parts of the country. At the first session of the BTth Congrea the late representative Moody endeavored to have a party of experts sent to North Carolina to educate farmers in the growth of Sumatra tobacco, but the department claimed that It was short of men. ihir.jton. '-March 7. SprclaL The Representative Small has arranged !Un of the Wisconsin Legisla-t take Chairman Barton of the House to hold a convention in Atlanta rlvT an4 ""bor committee and Coto- ... p:.rPo of discussing the race f BU,roo;- h n h.w attracted much attention p,nr ,n ch"e -.f the Inland water ufhrn circles at the national cap- generally speaking, southern aen upon the plan as III advised. cl thy are averse to discussing ibjct. Senator Simmons was ap- L. bed by a number of newspaper tod.iy with reference to the sub but he denied them an interview. Mmmons takes the position that' route survey, to North Carolina dur ing- the month of April. A govern ment tender wi!I be placed at their disposal at Norfolk, and they will tra verse the Inland waters of the state touching at points of Interest along- the route. New Bern and Morehead City will be visited. ' ' The Democratic steering committee r ia n nrtriii rum VV"" I t.l.v. i .r . w . ... ;oi and that no good could rt-i Mnm... . .. ..m from it. It is a subject, in hla "'rd In an Informal fay the Pan- about which northern and er:i pople know little or nothing. H1 many broad-minded and 11b- ama canal and Cuban reciprocity trea ties. When seen this afternoon Sena tor Gorman said no action was taken h. thinking persons might be sent to and that there were no developments t. a convention from the north, h-; for publication. : rot blleve they could held the The appointment of Senator Tillman v.ion. It is Senator Simmons' firm (as a member of the steering committee Minn that this race problem lnjis believed to have been a part of a oath should be left alone and fever political move. As Is known. Mr. th rorle of the sotuh will in arA- rnn,m-nMri, 8 !nd not the man to whom Democrats - tve it to the satisfaction o f r.c..iaf rv:h. .n- Senate would appeal when they k" l for appointment to a Judicial 1 8ek calm Judgment. By making Mr. L'n in th Uistrict by the North ; im.imx lira Dmo. ratlc delegation In Con- will be ruled by the majority, who fc- nun tn exception or Renre- are conservative men. ne .wm ie Douna itiv Claud KItchin. Mr. Kitchtn by such action as they may take. The -:rAly towards the ex-senator, but question Is belns aske dtoday if this iii rot care to endorse him. The'a not Mr. Gorman's plan for making r of en-Iorsrment refers to Mr. j the mQ9t vlojent Democrat In the Sen- n.T-4 as a lawyer or ability and -My. po5-!-d of judicial tempera- r:. This amon was taken In view .t-t thit th T.inalnr nrf ably b a t-nndidate for a Judicial . wh the nomination of Dr. Crum ution at an early date. Nearly all to n .enaie xn impression ).is former collegu'w In the Senate j prevailed about the "White-House that r endorsed Mr. Pritchard In very j the president had sent the name of the !h trms to the president. It is be-Charleston negro tt the Senate for the 1 that a vacancy will soon occur t last - time whether .the nomination h ulil result in his elevation to i vontA confirmed or riot' Accordlnsr- ate a conservative. Thep resident does not know one day what he will do the next. Thursday NOTHING DOING Committee Takes No Action cr Pending Treaty Washington. March 7. No action was taken by the foreign relations com mittee of the Senate today with regard to the Panama and Cuban treaties, though the former was discussed infor mally. Only two Democratic senators were present, and it was suggested that adjournment be taken until Mon day morning in deference to the re quest of Mr. Money of Mississippi, who today said that he wished to be pres ent. He has been in ill health all win ter, and was called home this week on account of the death of a daughter. The committee therefore adjourned without agreeing upon a report. According to Republican members of the committee, no change has been made in the program to be followed. The canal treaty will be reported first, probably Monday after the commit tee's meeting. The Cuban treaty will follow after the Panama treaty is dis posed of. Mr. Clark of Montana was not pres ent at this morning's meeting "of the committee, though the committee has recognized him as a member, and a notice was sent to him of the meeting. It Is said he has gone to New York.' There Is considerable rivalry among the Democratic senators for the place on the committee left vacant by the retirement of Mr. Rawlins of Utah. Mr. McCreary of Kentucky, formerfy chairman of the foreign affairs com mittee of the House. Is anxious to get on the committee, but the Democratic steering committee may decide that his service in the Senate, which dates only from March 4th. is not enough to give him an important post ahead of older senators. KIDNAPPING Durham County Man Charged With Abductjng His Own Child Durham, N. C. .March 7. Special. W. H. Redding, a farmer living Jn this county, has-been arrested on a warrant from Orange county charging him with kidnapping his own daughter., He gave bond for his appearance. He will be tried In Hlllsboro Jsooru Redding has been married .three times. The daughter he kidnapped is now seven teen years of . age, a daughter of his second wife. When she was three days of age her mother died and she was taken by her grandmother, a Mrs Riley, to raise. Recently the -father wanted her to come to his home, but both she and her grandmother - were opposed to the change. A short while ago Redding went to the home of Mrs. Riley and, after being forbidden to enter, forced an entrance and went to the room of .his daughter, taking her by force and bringing her to his home In this county. j MERRIAM RESIGNS His Work on the Twelfth Census Nearly Complete Washington, March William R. Merriam, director of the census, called upon the president this morning and formally tendered his resignation to take effect May 15, .when his labors in connection with the twelfth census of the United States will have been prac tically concluded. Governor Merriam leaves the government , service to be come vice president of the.- - Inter national Mercantile Company of New York. ! Former Congressman j David Mercer of Nebraska will probably be the suc cessor of Governor Merriam as director of the census. Under the. law passed at the recent session of Congress the census bureal will hereafter be under the department of commerce and labor. 4V TECHNICAL TRAINING Republican Members Com pliment Speaker Gattis, The Appropriation Bill. Winding Up the Affairs of the General As sembly for 1903 Interesting; Exhibition atthr Seuthern Conservatory : of Music Durhafm, N. C. March 7. Special. One of the useful illustrations of the value of technical training i,n a musical education was given before a large and select audience in the auditorium of the conservatory last night. The work included demonstrations on the "Cla vier" (first introduced by Prof. Gll more Ward Bryant, director, in the south, in 1586, and used continuously since) technic table exercises, Auricu lar tests, and. illustrations of rapid playing. ' " ' .. ' The Technic table movements were for the arm, - wrist, ; hand, flrigers, in trills, scales, and arpeggio and stac cato touches, while the Clavier work clearly showed its place of usefulness to a pianist in giving a strong and clear technic. Variation etudes ar ranged by Mr. Bryant, showing intri cate technical problems, were given by the students. ' The exhibition of exceDtionallv rapid aid that a number of city school su- playing gave an execution by the per- I perintendents get more than- the. state former of 2.016 notes ner minute in two ! superintendent. Nearly all college octave scale playing, while in scale in j presidents and many college professors sequence and other forms gave a ve- set larger salaries, and yet the duties locity of from SCO to 1,280 notes per f the state superintendent are broader minute. Other features of the evening ' nd extend over them all. He should were the redal effects," slight, playing. ! fft more pay. His work ia nearer the heart or the people ana or more im portance to themf than any official in the state. Mr. Carr, chairman of the committee on salaries and fees, said the influence of this official was greater than even' that of the governor. The state Is not so poor as to demand charity ot the men who hold the offices. The present able superintendent took the office at great personal sacrifice. f Mr. Watts thought that with the necessity for a bond issue and the Scientists - - inn the House The-salary of the state superintend ent of public instruction . was yesterday raised, so far as the House is con cerned, from 1,660 to $2,000,, to be ef fective after the expiration of the pres ent term of office. The bill was in troduced by Mr.' Walter Murphy of Rowan, and, speaking to the bill, he questions about the wisdom of attempt, mg to say to people that they are vio lating the law if ,hej- Pray for tn. sick. Dr. Alexander naid ho s will ing for the amendment to be adopted if a further provision was put Into it providing that th-.e people hsll not receive pay for their so-called ser vices. There was a sharp croa.-nxa between Mr. Morton and Dr. Alexani der, and Mr. Smith uKffr.Med in a spirit of pleasantry that the gentle men be allowed to settle the question by a wager of battle. memory training:, and physical culture exercises. THE BIBLE Much Public Interest Taken yin the Word Ho , ; school fund deficit, it was unwise to to be. the chief topic of public interest . , . '. . , ... b-rwh. As a result the ex-senator's b for th efuture are only tentative. h.i ben approached by a quasl-i-al organization to represent Its rret In Washington at a salary .." a year, and If an understand l reached.- ex-Senator Pritchard b in Washington the greater part he time. leading Kansas." which desires to ptuate the memory of John Broxn r!a-ing a statue of him In statuary p. !'.! line tip for a fight against location of a statue to Robert K. 1 In the American hall of fame by sst of Virginia. Two myabers tr. Kansas delegation In Congress rel hre today that they would th efTort of the Virginia. Lcgls- r to place a status of Lee in stat : hall. When askM today if Kan- mM endertvor to place a statue Jhn Frown there. Representative r.t "f that state said: Co rot know about John Drown. I do know here Is one man who ficht putting Lee's statue In the I think It will tx a disgrace. ly press associations and-correspond ents sent out the news. This after noon the Star, the administration or gan, says Crum's nomination will not be confirmed and that the president will name him again for appointment after the Senate adjourns. It is a fact that no one can tell what the president Is roing to do. He will announce a CHINESE UPRISING i - Danger of an Anti-foreign Revolt is Real London. March 7. Tnformatio'n from mmv unrrM in -hin. all tends to I clal. The twentyTseventh, ., k,7i-- i ventlon of the Nbrth. Carolina Young caus ge forebodings of an Impend- Men.g Cnrl9tan Aasociatlons openeU Ing revival of the antl-foreigu revole j hcre tonight. After a song service on a worse scale than the last Boxer r ctalrrmm Hanna of the state executive uprising. The Chinese who are most ! committee submitted his annual re friendly "to foreicners believe that the j port, which showed that the past year cordiality dipplayed by the court to had been 'a prosperous one for the va the legations 13 intended to lull suspi- rious local associations. r13ie State clous, and that in a few "months an i committee expended S2.9S9.92 during the Y. M. C. A. j State Convention is Large and Reports'Are Good Winston-Salem, K. C, jMarch 7. Spe- annual con- ntl-European plot will be revealed. General Tung Fu Siang, who is in Shen-si. and Prince Tuan and Yung poMey one day and turn up on It the j Lung are working together and have next, as, he did In his attitude to ward the lily whites. It is the incon sistent thing that Is expected from the White House these strenuous days. Here Is what the Star says today of the president's latest attitude on this subject: "The president. It Is stated today on high authority, has no Intention of se lecting a new man' for collector of customs at Charleston In case of the failure of this session of th Senate to "confirm the nomination of Dr. W. D. Crum. colored, to that post. The supe rposition has be-n that the president w.is a traitor to his ronntrv. and I nouiu "' p f t sanction an official honjor for chief executives and decline to reap- . i?or." (point a man who nad rauen 01 con- rentatlve Miller of Kansas, who flrmatlon b? two separate Senates. The f with Mr. Curtis, added that those president will reappoint Crum at the "Imnts were his own. and that be. I close of this sesion of the Senate 11 . ouid fight the placing of thelh nomination Is not acted upon, and r' I 111 nri hi name to the next session fbn the attention of Representative I f th snate io" cton of Georgia was called to Ksnas utterances he said: rhi taJk against the Lee statue Is rru.l!re-tM. Virginia has Wn th rtrrht to place the statues ko her sons in the hall, and " right cannot h taken away, al ien ther may be a great deal of r- anl fathers about tne accepi- of the statues by Congress. Marquette statue was never ae by Congress, but It remains in F --ry hall all the sam. Georgia has am- of Aexandr Stephens in the p. lie was a vice president of ths Mracy. If hatred of the Con- rrrr i t the bottom of this move- rt. why any more objection to Iee - to Stephens? Both represented VACANCIES ON THE COMMITTEES The Whole Matter May Be Left Over Until December Washington, March T. The Demo cratic steering committee of the Sen ate met this morning, to discuss poli cies and to frame a program for the extraordinary session. Not all of the members were present. After a two -.r..r.i. and each in his way dirt """.m. mJW-...-. h- .ould to make that principle Mr. Gorman, the new leader, said the ar-nt. If Kansas w ants to place J committee had reached absolutely no conclusion and had uiscussca me Democratic situation In a desultory way. The question of filling vacan cies on committees depended, he re- apparent ly drawn out a regular plan under which these great . ex-officials will direct the Boxer organization upon Pekin, seize the supreme power, and place- Tuang's son either upon the throne or in his old position as heir presumptive. They will then order the extermination of the foreigners, plead ing that they are overborne by a pop ular or rebelious movement. A correspondten. telegraphing from Odessa, affirms the conviction of the Asiatic department of the Russian of fice, that the alarmist view of the sit uation at Pekin is the correct view, and this is the secret of the large military preparations which the government in St. Petersburg is making. - - t Hrown's statue in the hall no n object. If Kansas thinks he f fne of hr great men. nobody can rt to hr Ideals of what great men The reflection - will be on Kan th same as will be the case as If there Is any reflection. a iTmh r of the Senate commlt- n" aitrinilture. Senator Simmons instrumental in securing nn in- p'i appropriation for the cuitrva-j of Sumatra tobacco by the de- Hrrint of agriculture. The Tar Heel tor wus looking out for the In t of his own state, and when he in securing the- Increase he r teI from Secretary Wilson of the prtrr.ent of agriculture a promise n mouM snd at least one party -Tr-rts to North Carolina -to ex- n-nl In the culture of Sumatra in. -t th exneriments In the cul- f f tl.lii hlh grade of tobacco has n ma.le In niiy!vanla. Con ;cut and one nr to other states, itrirnents were highly success- marked, upon the Republican steering committee's action. It may be' that rro action will be taken until next De cember, except in Ihe case of one or two vacancies on committees which 'arc to be busy this session. The .committee hs.s received no in formation from the Republican, steering committee as to their. program for re organising the committees, bu. It la probable that the latter will defer ajl action until the. meeting of Congress. The existing vacancies on the com mittees which will have some business to transact 4 hose on foreign rela tions, "commerce and the Judiciary do not change their political complexion, and there Is therefore no Dressjr ne cessity for filling them. It Is probable therefore that; .the . entire question of committee .vacnr.-ies and patronage will go over until December. J REFORM IN MACEDONIA Turkish Grand Vizier Dis cusses His Plans London. March 7. A " dispatch from Constantinople says that Zinovie.T, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, had a conference yesterday Pith Perid Pa sha, the grand vizier, and Tewfik. Pa cha, the minister of foreign affairs, on the subject of reforms in Macedonia. The ambassador asked to be informed as to the progress of the scheme. The grand vizier and the minister of foreign affairs assured him that preparations for the execution of the reforms were proceedlngly actively. General .am nesty probably would be proclaimed on the festival of Kurban Balram, next Monday. Meantime several hun- year. The receipts were $2,996.24. An other report made showed that the re ceipts for foreign missions fast year were J32S.5C - Officers 'Of the conven tion were elected as -follows: Presi dent, F. C. Abbott of Charlotte; Vice Presidents, H. L. Smith of Davidson College, B. . J. Sheppard and R. B. Crawford of .Winston-Salem; Secreta ry, E. McDonald of the University; assistants, R. M. Harper of the Uni versity and T. M. Alexander of Wake Forest. State Secretary Knebel ap pealed to the delegates to retrain from the use of tobacco while attending the convention. "The pulpits of the various city churches will . be occupied tomorrow by Y. M. C. A. visitors. A mass meet ing will be held tomorrow afternoon for men. State Secretary Coulter of Virginia will deliver his famous ad dress on "The Chains That Bind." The attendance upon the Convention Is unusually large. It is probable that a federation of .the associations in North and South Carolina will be effected at this con vention. This will be in the interest both of economy and efnclencj Fol lowing the convention there will be a conference of the employed officers of the two states, at which time the for eign field and Its need will be especially considered. -An effort will be made .to secure full support for a foreign sec retary this year. Court at Halifax Halifax. N. C March 7. The March term of Halifax court term of Halifax superior court opened Mondj. Judge Fred Moore presiding. The first week which will close today, has "been-consumed in the trial of criminal cases. There were fifty-odd cases on the docket. All of them have been disposed of except some ten or a dozen, which will go over to next term of court. It is conceded by all people dred prisoners have already been "re- that our socllcltor, Mr. W. E. Daniel, leased, the local authorities accertin or tne moHl emcient prosecuting at the present moment both in Great Britain ahd Germany, and the public pres of both countries devotes more space to this than any other subject. London this week witnessed a Jewish lord mayor presiding- at the celebra tion of the one hundredth year of the British and foreign Bible Society, at which Prime Minister Balfour was the principle speaker. The Germans are still warmly dis cussing the emperor's pronunciamento on the same subject, to which even ;such men ' as NordaU a-nd Edwin Ar nold are contributing popular polemios, The religious world Jias taken up Wal lace's remarkable ; theory Of the uni verse in sympathetic spirit, r In fact the temporal affairs of men and nations seem to have given place in consider ation to the broadest problems of the origln and destiny ' of .the. race. The most magnificent phase seems to be the sudden ' birth of tolerance and the absence of sectarianism', which was sufficiently demonstrated by the lord mayor's address, to the great Christian? audience at the Mansion House, where he. declared that tolera tion bred toleration, and it was a pride and satisfaction to him to, preside over a meeting of the Bible Sosiety, to which work he wished " every . success. Some stupendous figures were quoted in regard to the work of the society during the past century. The Bible is now circulated in 400 languages and dialects, and lSO.CW.OOO. have been dis tributed. There remains, however, the president declared, 550,000.000 persons who have never had an opportunity to read any "part of the scriptures in the tongue which they understood. it BEEN DRINKING" A Farmer Falls Under His Wagon Wheels Charlotte. N. C, March 7. Special. James Wofford, a farmer of Cedar Creek township, was run over by his own team this morning and seriously, perhaps fatally, injured-Wofford had been to the city, made some purchases and was .returning home in a twet horse wagon. Beyond Seventh street bridge he toppled from his seat and fell under the vehicle, both 'wheels passing oyer his body. He was taken to St. Peter's hospital, -where it was found that his shoulders were crushed and serious internal injuries inflicted. He had been drinking. their personal guarantees for future good behavior. The grand vizier has Informed am bassador Zlnovleft that the .porte. would keep the powers Informed of the pro gress of the application of the Austro Russian scheme of reform. The Otto man government, he said, proposed '.to appoint some German officers, atp res; ent in the Tuklsh service, to erorxan ize the gendarmerie In Macedonia, . Newspaper Burned Out. Winston-Salem. N. C. March 7. Spe cial. Fire at Elkin last night.destroyed the plant of The Elkin Times, a weekly paper, and Bell's store. The origin of the fire is not known. The .loss will aggregate ten thousand dollars. Editor Johnson, of The Times, went to Greens boro tonight .to buy a press and ma terial to resume publication of-'- his paper at onca x officers who has ever graced this court. " Judge Moor is : highly praised by the members of the bar as being kind and courteous, but firm and positive in all of his rulings. We have never ob served better order in any court room while fn session. . Blackburn in Greensboro Greensboro, N. C, March 7. Mr. and Mrs. E.. Spencer Blackburn, who will make their future home in Greensboro, have arrived from Washington, where Mr. Blackburn has just ended his term as a representative in Congress of the eighth district. Vote on Road Tax Greensboro, N. C. March 7. Special. In the case of the Travelers' Insurance Company against Henderson county, Shelby, N.-C, March 7.-Special.-The JUQ8e . ,road tax as voted on by the different 1 vw ot me pi-un,,.. .- townships in Cleveland 1 county today j w .- v.Tw.,wv carried in only two townships. jroad bonds, -k The Fentress Mine Greensboro, N. C March 7. Special. The manager of the old Fentress gold mine, in the. southern part of this coun ty, which has just been reopened, re ports that the prospects are most en couraging. For some time a force of men has been employed in receiving and installing machinery and a few days ago activetions were begun. Ten stamps are at work. The quality of one is pronounced very satisfactory. .This is one . of the. oldest mines in this section of ; the,; country. It was formerly operated quite etensively. It was first worked for copper, and in the days prior to the civil war great quantities of this metal were taken out. Since the w'ar the mine has been idel most of the time until the pres ent company got . possession of the property. Bonds Held to B Valid to be extremely cautious. ' Mr. Gay favored the bill and thought It unwise to be penurious about such Important matters, and hoped the sal ary would be raised so that the office would continue to be filled by the best talent. , - Mr. White of Halifax, favored th In crease of salary. The bill passed Its several readings. Speaker Oatit Cinpllaini4 A most pleasant Incident occurred at the morning session, in which Speaker Gattis received the honors. Mr. Benbow of Yadkin, .' the. hand-' some younr Republican memlwr, rose to itttroduee ' a "resolution; .General Bryan, the old "Red Fox of Wilkes, was called; to '"the" speaker's chair, and as. he approached was greeted with hearty rounds of applause. - - -' The resolution offered by Mr. Ben bow, was read by - the - clerk. It Is couched In terms most complimentary to Speaker Gattis.. Messrs. . Alexander, Bowman and Benbow spoke to the res olution, and on motion It was ordered spread upon the journal. It is as fol lows: . A RESOLUTION OF RESPECT TO SPEAKER GATTIS FROM THE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. It is unanimously resoloved by the Republican members of the present General Assembly that we are. unwill ing to see the Assembly disperse with out first openly paying a tribute of re spect to our worthy speaker, Mr. S. M. Gattis, and assuring him of our. deep and lasting, appreciation, of the manly, upright, fair, impartial, patient and courteous consideration which he has accorded us. We have found: him in all respects worthy of the position which he has so ably filled. In his decisions of parliamentary law we have found no cause for complaint; and after we have passed his acts under the scrutiny of partisan eyes. we. are pleased to say of him, as Hill said in his tribute, to Lee, that "he is a man who knows how to wisely use a power." BENBOW, For the Republican Members of the House. , ..... :""."' A Case fr .Ur. Cralge Colonel Lucas: I have been requested by the ladies of Morgan township. Rowan county, to present to Mr. Bur ton Cralge, that worthy young" repre sentative, this cane, as a token of their esteem for his action here as a member of this body in freeing that township from the liquor traffic. They old him in high, esteem for his faithful public services I was struck with the high, manly, christian spirit he , has mani fested in his actions here, and I am proud to know such a worthy 'young man. Mr. Cralge is on a. bed of sick ness now. and I present this cane to his friend, Mr. Wescott - Roberson, to deliver to him. " Mr. Roberson regretted that 'Mr. Cralge was . not here , to receive this cane 'himself. He was stricken with rheumatism early in the , session and had to go home, but not before he had left his impress upon this General As sembly, and his forced -absence has been a distinct loss to this body. I thank the young, ladlea - of Morgan township for this token of their appre ciation of so worthy a young rnan. "-f - ' Cbrlsttaa Science Win . The bill to define the practice of med icine was passed byr- the House with an amendment by. General Davidson, so that it does not apply to persons who practice spiritual healing... The bill, however, places those practicing osteopathy under its provisions. There was a sharp contest over this bill. An amendment . was offered by Mr. Morton similar to Gomral David son's. He supported the amendment in a short speech. - Mr. Brittaln of Ran dolph spoke against the bill. . Dr. Alexander, of Tyrrell wanted all people practicing medicine,. or attend ing the sick to be duly qualified and competent to recognize and prevent the spread of contagious diseases. Mr. Morton asked Dr. Alexander several Dr.-Rlddlck said this wai no laugh W lng matter, anil demanded its seriou consideration, j Mr. Smith said he did not intend to be understood as tnking r light vle of the importance of the bill, but mere-' ly meant his little refnce for th . colloquy between the two gentlemen just on the oor. tr. btcvenson said thse christian science people were asking an extra ordinary privilege. As a sect they are practicing a healing art and claim rights under the constitution to en- croach upon the domain of the physi cians of the state and interfering wltll men who obey the law and obtain their rights by law, and after hard study; There is nothing in this constitution idea. If a preacher has to hava a fee before he prays for me. then I dx! not want hlhi to pray for me. Dr. Riddlck said he honored any m&a who honestly opposed a measure and who honestly sought information; but for any man who attempts to carry-! point by ridicule or an effort to con fuse his opponent I feel supreme con tempt. , Mr. Morton: Does the gentleman r fer to me? Dr. Riddlck: Not -'unless such wer the gentleman's Intention In opposlna this bill. The matter under discussion is a most important one and should! be seriously considered. It Is a gravs' question, " notwithstanding the gentle man from Randolph -who fought th horse-doctor bill ' so hard. Mr. Brittaln "Is the gentleman dis cussing me or the bill?" I Dr. Riddlck "Sit down and you will find out. During the dark days of fu sion rale the brave country phyniclanf sjtood loyally by the Democratic par ty and It, was largely through their , influence that the state -was redeemed , and we are here today as represents tives. ; Mr. Self made a strong speech In sup port oY't1 amendment of General Da vidson. He thought thse people should ' not' t molested or Intrrfwred with In their belief. He rf aJ quotations from the Bible about healing the sick, and eloquently plead for the rights of the people who believe they are fol lowing scriptural precedents. Mr.vMcNelIl opposed the amendment. He thought the rnteat of the bill was to protaot the' laity. He didn't know much about Christian sclance, but un-'f derstood it was a sort of belief tha we exist only In a state of intnd. Said when he had dyspepsia all the argu ment in the world rouldn't ro7i1iici him that he didn't have a stomacn. If you stick a hole in a man his soul will get out of it and take Its flight and that will be the last of that man. I've sot bones in rr.e find wnen Qna; get broke I want It looked' after as a bone and not as a stat of mind. Mr. Morton's amendment was lost General Davidson's amendment., was; adopted without the feature request ed by Dr. Alexander- that 1.0 compen,, t Ration be allowed. As amended the bl!5 passed its several readlnrs. nua Uloi la Dlall The House met at 10 o'clock and wan. opened with prayer by Kev. Mr. Off- man, member of the Hou? from Ran dolph county. Petition presented by Offman ofi Randolph for temperance legislation. Bills were introduced as follows; By Murphy To empower the city of Salisbury to borrow money, relative to state treasurer's clerks. : By Whitaker of Wake For th re lief of George W. Grady, ex-:onfer ate soldier1. Paaaea Vlpal Beatflag " To amend the laws of MM. flatter- , to the establishment of t-xt hook. commission. To amend chapter ZZl, ln" To establish the office of tax collector! in Henderson county. To amend the law in regard to public schools of Reldsvllle. To amend the laws 01 u m V , IJa tll Ta ence to town elections m "'y"1-: ' To prohibit fishing m rertam sirrm in Watauga. , . To prevent depredations tic fowls in Thomasville township. Da vidson county. v-m-.-To prevent fast driving over Idres across Cape Fear river at LIllh,gton. - A bill introduced by Mr. Murphy t. raise the salary of the '"'VTm tendent of public "t",l,rniuS 500 to $2,600 a year, not to apply until the expiration of the rrntterrn.. Mr. Smith moved to amnd by i akln it $2,000. Mr. Murphy explained that the officer filling this P, " nearest the people, was a u ''y --ttfon and he should receive a salar- ..-,, ihxt DOSltOll. Jin commensuraxe - - ..M thm influence or i of the super-, was intendent of puhnr w. - -f . :p.,M;. iw"h.v.p.o ,,:.:6.r: to settle debts caus-a ' a Mt,,(otinna frx r years n?o. the bill and gave s.rong rea- opposed. ir. favored the bill BT,- ' Judee Granain oa PAZe.e.1 (Continued - , , ; . . - , . " ' .. ' v
The Morning Post (Raleigh, N.C.)
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March 8, 1903, edition 1
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