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pVX-II J : I RALEIG-H. N, C.t TUESDAY, : NOVEMBER 10. 1903 J.- . 1 V Ng 136
jress Opened
1 0H1
New
mocrats Oppose the Rules
fend Vote Solidly to Reject
Them-Correspondence
Relating to the Isth
mian Revolution
'Called' For
rasliingrton, inov. y. -ine nouse cw.
reseiUatives convened at noon. To
c session was full of Interest to
cypctator, . likew ise to. the new
knf (Via i-otofj n it -ivflej
it routine proceeding-. The fact that
fcoaker was to Ijg eieciea ana mat
was the first session of a new con-
is added to die interest that usually
( hes to an opening: day. Long oe
the hour of noon, when the gavel
the galleries were filled, ladies be
largely in the majority. vMuny
e were disappointed, holders . of
q of admission even being: among:
uur:iber. .
, floral display in the speaker's
fcy was. never iiiuie ejauuif-Ac tijo-n
i.v.
my familiar figures of the last
grs? were mi&seu iuuiy, buiijc ir-
jtion. and a few going to the Senate.
bsha A. Grow, the veteran mem-
irom Pennsylvania and a former
Ikcr, was among tne a.Dsent ones. 1
1
Democrats today rallied around
leader, Mr John S. Williams of!
He
iiciPDi having been chosen to take
place of Mr. Richardson of Ten-
ste. wno reint-u iium .nv icaui siuy
he minority.
jomptiy at noon uierK Aiexanaer
powcll dropped the gavel, formally
Jng the House to order. - Prayer
lie chaplain followed.
call of the roll developed quo-
, S50 having answered. The clerk
i for nominations for speaker. Mr.
turn of Iowa, chairman of the Re- j
Jican caucus, formally nominated j
Cannon, Mr. Hay of Virginia,
man of the Democratic caucus,
nated Mr. Wiliiams. . No speeches ;
made in making the nominations j
e mention of Mr. Cannon's nams
received with applause on the Re-
Van side, and the namingof. Mr.
kms as the minority candidate
likewise greeted on the Democratic
f Mr. Cannon received 198 votes
Mr. Williams Gb, Mr. Cannon be-
declared duly elected as speaker of
House.
r. "Williams of" Mississippi and Mr.
svenor of Ohio were appointed
imittee.to notify Mr. Cannon of his
;tion and to escort him to the ;
aker's chair. !
i Mr - Cannon entered the north '
rr with Mr. Williams and Mr. Gros-
s
or the applause, beginning with a
!e. ctp-vv intent h r-nr-u
speaker's desk." Members of both
es of the chamber arose and joined
ri ,-o; ,v,
i
Jr. Williams introduced Mr. Cannon, I .
P
Gentlemen of the House of Repre
tatives: It is a high honor to pre
t a speaker of the House of Repre-
Itatnes the greatest parliamentary' . , ' , ... , i ,
Sy on the surface of the earth. It iCOTDl ses, ribbons and red,
In .v,. white and blue immortelles, tne desi.gn
iT ..u. -...A
luintt. me majority nave seiecrea
. .
ir best type, and I am satisfied the: , . . . . .
ority win be given a full measareorgeouclusler of American beauty ,
fairness and impartiality from him. !
plause.) :
I have the honor to present your!
Jaker, Hon. Joseph G Cannon, of
nois." (Continued applause on both
es of the chamber)
Jr. Cannon, in a brief speech, aid:
(jr.tlemen, members of the-House:
fPPreciate the honor you confer in
iJosniqr me as the nresidine oicer of
- House. After twenty-eight years
service in the House such an ex--?sion
of your confidence touches me
Roundly. I thank you. In the per
mance of the duties of the office I
fig to the service a sincere desire
acquit myself with courtesy, effi-
pney and fairness.
,Jf I err it will be an error of the
ad, not of the heart.
'The contests on . the floor touching
jieies that abound in partisanship
11 be spirited and earnest. The ma-
f 'ty determines. - I am quite sure
) . , . , .i . . , 'JJJgLUll incite luv. .giuu,, J
t m the consideration of the peor: . ,nw,(1, nrft,,flntion nam- th
fs business, however sharp may be
differences, we will not forget that
furtesy of demeanor which should al- :
f is obtam between manly opponents !
P honestly differ; I
'n the performance of ' the duties of
leaker, I bespeak the "kindly co-opera-f
n of each member of the House.
am readv tr tnlri th onth ' of
Ir- Bingham of Pennsylvania, upon
hm falls thr titular hnnor of
ther of the House," bestowed by
!ason of his having seen the longest
tinuous service, in a ecordance wttn
fBtom, administered the oath- to theil
paker. The members were then
Forn in hv at- r--
Followine- thic raeAlnftiMl TTflS
i ---- ic-ciecung me Oiu oiucers oj.
le House.
r Island were appointed a, faam-jby
With
e&Kei
mittee to wait on the president and no
tify . him that congress was organized
arid ready for business. j
The motion by Mr. Dalzell to adopt
the rules of the fifty-s,eventh congress
as the rules of the fifty-eighth pro
voked ; speeches in opposition from
"Representative Williams and" Represen
tative De Armond of the Democratic
side, who declared the rules were open
to many objections. Mr. Williams said
the minority should have increased
membership on the ways and means;
appropriations and other important
committees, that representation hav
ing been reduced by the late speaker.
Mr. Williams j pointed out that the
Democrats had now regained their lost
strength and are entitled to more than
six members of a committee of 17.
Mr. De Armond of Missouri denounc
ed the rules as inflicting an outrage
upon the minority in the discrimina
tion in the division of membership on
the committees" and pleaded for the
adoption of special rules for the "special
session.
that'the rules contained nothing about
the division of membership of the com-
mittees. If the--claim of the Demo-
crats, he . said, had merit, It would
doubtless be recognized by the speaker
in making up the committees. As to
riac , . , ..a rar.
the rules themselves, he said, they were
, , , ' . .
those of every Republican house
since the 51st congress and substan-.
tially those of. the 52d and 53d con-
gresses, when the Democrats were in t
power. The resolution was greed o
im to iio, a strict party vote.
ecaw o . w
terear into. i
There were not a sufficient number
wt uciJUUUtttU B1UC
commodate all the Republican members
"i0 j
pemocratic side, the outside section of
seats. Among them was Mr. Sibley ot
Pennsylvania, who occupied . a seat
there as a Democrat in the 56th con
gress. Joseph A. Houston of Delaware
was, the last man to be called. j .
The following resolution; offered by
Mr Hitt of Illinois, chairman of! the
committee on .foreign affairs in thej last
congress, was agreed to: j
"That the president be requested to
communicate to the house all of! the
.correspondence and other documents
relating to the recent " revolution on
the isthmus of Panama.'
.At 3:35- the House adjourned until
tomorrow. " - .
TUB SBXATB
Hanna and Gorman I lie Blearest Men
la It fr tl Time S3lus
Washington, Nov. 9. With galleries
ai-""" " , "4C - -7-
elaborate floral tributes and pry
senator in his seat, the gavel of Presi-
dent Pro Tern. Frye sounded at noon
today' nS the Senate together in
the second extraordinary session of
the fifty-eighth congress.
wmm . 11.. r.X. -kl
J-tiirewi wbwoh
lowing the adjournment last spring of
ine nrty-sevemn conss eiimiiu ;
much of the rotitine work which other-;
i wise would have been prolonged today.
Seiatf , Hanns Pronounced victory
lin ths Ohio election won for him what
j was one of the most pretentious floral
! designs ever seen in the Senate, a
shield ZVz by 44 feet of blue immor-
i or me American nagie iucnutii wnu i
that on a silver quarter of a dollar.).
, , ...
"TT - i o sIiIaM wn siirmftimtpn with n
, -"-"V T " 71
tion: -senator nanna irom ms ,
ine irisn '
" "-4"'" "
. T V i ; 'I orl ;he end of the first hair 1 to.u m tneir
1 larse floral tribute which was morej favor. In the second half McCallie for
ithan feet in eter. J Davidson made a 65 yard run dropping
ir;ejiciiji xic waa mc hj.5- - auc ne pig SKin over Bouin Carolina s nixtr.
in the chamber, and he amused him- jFetzer then made a difficult goal kick,
self by visiting the desks, admiring the j The next touchdown was made by
flowers ; and reading the inscriptions, i Fetzer for Davidson on a sixty yard
With excess of modesty he passed his ; run. South Carolina then made two
own desk, which had been loaded with j other touchdowns and goal kicks, leav
flowers jing the score 29 to 12 in their favor.,.
When Senator Hanna came through j The stars of the game were Gunter
the swing doors he Vivas greeted with ' for South Carolina and Fetzer for the
cheers, which increased to thunderous ; Presbyterians. Davidson - was very
applause, as he was followed a moment ;nmch weakened by the loss of Gibson.
later by Senator Gorman and the tw.o
met in the centre aisle for a cordial
handshake.
The Senate was called to . order as
the hands of -the clock reached noon,
and Rev. F. J. Prettyman of Wash-
".Ma 1ri nTtftr(1il1!,rv inn
v'w"ai "V r.
r
clection certificate o .Senator. S. R.
AT , wh tncfc ih nth.
Hic I lJL J 'Ji iiv.mu, i... - .
At the ' roll call 70 senators answered I
and President Pro Tern. . Frye declared j
a. quorum present
f,Mr. Piatt "of Connecticut offered a
resolution to notify the House of Rep
resentatives that: the Senate was jeady
to proceed with business. Mr. 'Hoar
and Mr. Gorman wre appointed a
committee to join a committee appoint
ed" by the House "to inform the presi
dent that Congress had organized . and
was ready to receive any communica
tion he had to make. :'
A smile' spread about the. Senate
when Mr. Frye, president pro tern.,
made the announcement. The. selection
the chalrman was, of -course.
in
a
Slue Mouse
recognition of Mr. , Gorman's leader
ship of the minority. But the recent
outspoken criticism of President Roose
velt by. the Maryland senator for al
leged interference in state politics gave
his assignment by Mr. Frye an added
interest Mr. Gorman's face seemed to
indicate resignation to the inevitable
as a matter of courtesy, rather than
personal delight in the. prospective of
ficial call at the White House. Mean
while the galleries were much amused.
A resolution, offered by Mr. Cullom,
fixing 12 o'cock noon as the hour of
convening the daily sessions, was
adopted, after which the Senate at
12:14 p. m. adjourned.
fliToTBILLS
Several Hundred Intraduced
the First Day of the Session
A JZtTwV1
af' U f?T J? MX"
, J?"?- bKDflete RoJe has
LC flrst HouS
'Jf Cf x? nd
-,".tb J" fRepf nStlv .Bar'
tholdt of Missouri sought this distinc-
. .,,1 . . 1
tion for a bill ! restoring the army xan-
teen ut was' compelled to tak
ond ' Jac e
A hm congress the rf ht to
A.afet , . woe .t,,.
mer. " f . I ..
Representative Sibley of Pennsyl
vania introduced a bill to Increase pay
of rural free delivery carriers.
Representative Sulzer of New York
introduced bills for the erection of
monuments in Washington to Samuel
j. Tilden and: Amos J. Cummlngs.
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PEABODY STREET
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Durharn Right-of-way Case to
Be Argued This Week
Durham, If C, Nov. 9. -Special.
'i ne .I'eaDoay street suit is w oe arguea
before the United States circuit court
pf appeals in, Richmond, this -wcelc,"
either today or tomorrow. .This is an
appeal from a decision by Judge Pur-
nelf of the eastern district 'court at
Raleigh. The Question at issue is one
that has been in the courts for a long
number of years, as to who owned Pea
body btreet, the city or the North
Carolina Railway. Judge R. W. Win
stont and Mr. H. A. Foushee, the lat
ter city attorney, and both represent
ing the city In this litigation, have
gone to RiChmond to appear in the
ca$e TMg hag nothin to do with
lhe uniQn dcot question as that mat.
ter ha b5en decided. Before leaving
here Jud?e Winston fiaid hQ thought
: it very probable that the case would
go on to the; United States supreme
Coart before it was finallv settled. Tn
ono form an(j another this Wse has
been in the courtg about flfteen yearS
,
IAVIDS0N DEFEATED
South Carolina Won by a
Score of 29 to 12
T-v : j t tvt ft rrM .
. , A. A r
SKin cnasers oi me ooum Carolina vui-
.
'lege met tnose oi uaviason onege on
the Charlotte gridiron this evening. In
ten minute9 Wymaiv had made a
touchdown for South Carolina, but
failed to kick goal. In the remainder
!of the haIf the visitors made two oth-
ler touchdowns, leaving the score at
THE KAISER'S THROAT
Reports of His Indisposition
Occasions Some Alarm
Berlin, Nov. 9. In conversation, with
the correspondent of the Sun today in
regard to the illness of the Kaiser, Dr.
Gheimrat Renvers, who attended the
late Empress Frederick, expressed the
belief that the bulletins issued by the
physicians were" entirely reliable." Per
sonally,' fie said, he was convinced that
the emperor's illness was of a harm
less, simple nature, common to teach
ers, preachers and military officers; In
fact to every one who has to use the
voice constantly. It has no more to do
with cancer than catarrh of the stom
ach has to do with typhoid fever. None
of the symptoms of cancer were men
tioned In the report of the diagnosis,
and it may be expected that Ulie kaiser
will be in his normal health, possibly
in three or four days..; " 7
Replying tq a question as to. whether
a malignant cancerous growth could
be transmitted; from parents to chil-j
dren, Dr Ren vers answered emphati
cally In the negative.
Berlin Nov. 9. It is announced seml4
officially today that the condition of
the emperor is entirely satisfactory.
No Joke About Cockrell
Washington, Nov. 9. It developed at
the- capitol today that the recent talk
about the aged Senator Cockrell of
Missouri as a presidential candidate is
no joke. It was so regarded by many
Democrats until last Saturday when,
at a protracted conference between MrL
Cockrell and his colleague; "Gum Shoe
Bill" Stone and Colonel Moses P. Wetf
more, the erstwhile octopus hunter,
Mr. Cockrell, somewhat against his
own judgment, agreed to the plan of
having him stand as Missouri's t can
didate for the nomination !
FERGUSON'S BOOM I
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Novel Method Adopted to
Boost a Candidate for Phil
ippine Commissioner j
Manila, Nov. 9. An extraordinary
aggregation of three thousand Ameri
cans, Filipinos and foreigners of all
classes made a demonstration today in
favor of the appointment of A. W.
Ferguson, executive secretary of the
Philippine commission, as the new
member of that body when Governor
Taft leaves for Washington and Mr
Wright succeeds him., They paraded
through the. streets at first and after.
ward held a meeting at the theatre,
where it was resolved that cablegrams
should be sent to President Roosevelt
and Senator Frye, president pro tern,
of the Senate, urging the appointment
of Mr. -Ferguson. The demonstration
was all the more remarkable because
it was a combination of factions and
races that have hitherto opposed each
other. :
BLACK STATES
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A Colored Bishop Offers
Solution of the Race
Problem
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Washington, Nov. 9. Bishop Lucien
Halsey, 'colored, of the African Metho
dict Zion church, stirred up a lively
discussiotr In-the opening, session of the
National Sociological Society yesterday
afternoon 'by proposing in a paper to
have the national government set aside
one or more states of the union for
the exclusive residence of the colored
race. He would fashion the segrega
tion much after the manner of the re
moval of the Indians to the Indian Ter
ritory. He did not attempt to discuss
any of the practical features, of the
plan. Y
The society is holding a three-days'
conference in this city to discuss "the
race problem in the United States." A
half dozen phases of the problem are
on the program, the first, that of race
segregation coming up yesterday after
noon. About 250 educators and minis
ters, both wnite and colored, have ar
rived to address the conference j
"The two races have never lived in
harmony," said the bishop in his paper,
"arid I am of the opinion that they
never will. The south is called the
white man's land, but if that Is true
the race has proven a poor guardian
of the colored man. Today the colored
laborer is being crowded out of shops
and fields in the south by white labor
ers. The laborers art now about one
half white and one-half black. The
colored laborer has proven to be the
most expensive the south has ever
tried." ;
Bishop Halsey deplored the mixing
of the two bloods. j
Ex-Representative George H. White
of North Carolina was elected presi
dent of the conference. The necessity
for creating a commission to consider
the various phases of the race problem
will be considered before the confer
ence adjourns.
WITH A BOARD
A Young Woman Kills Her
Aged Husband
Baltimore, ..Nov. 9. The case of! a
young wife killing her aged, husband
has been unearthed by the authorities
of Baltimore county. The tragedy oc
curred shortly after six o'clock last
Thursday evening on a farm about
two miles west of Reisterstown. The
victim was Michael -Smith, a farmer
aged- 67. He was killed by his wife,
Edith Smith, ZS years old. She hit the
man over the head with a piece of
flooring four feet long during: a quar
rel. The tragedy occurred in the pres
ence of their four children in the
yard. After being struck the man fell
unconscious, and was put to-bed by
his wife and children. Next morning
frkout five o'clock, it was aaid by his
rrrfe, that he was still u.iscious. 4 A
doctor, then summoned, found Smith
dead, but his, body still warm. j
The tragedy was the culmination of a
long series of quarrels between the
husband and wife. A brother jof the
dead man suspected foul play, and jat
his instance an investigation was made
by the coroner. Mrs. Smith said her
husband was drunk on cider and abus
ed her. when she struck him.
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Pou -Gets First Choice on
Democratic Side All but
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Twaofthe'Delegation
Present at the
Opening of
Congress
- ., . or thhas jr. pencb
Washington, j Nov. 9. Special. The
fifty-eighth congress assembled to
day in extraordinary session, and
there were many stliring and
Interesting scenes in both houses
that gave aj vast a?se-mblage of
people no little enjoyment. The states-
i !
men of both parties who triumphed In
last week's political battles were re
minded 4 that there is always acclaim
l
for the victor. -Senator Hanna was the
i
object of favor, on the part of the Re
publicans who gave him a welcome that
was most impressive. No less intense
was the demonstration accorded Sena
tor Gorman when he made his appear
ance. Over in the house George B. Mc
Clellan was the hero of the day in pop
ular favor.
i Democrats seemed to be particularly
pleased with their political position,
which is admitted to be better than
for ten years past. This was a general
topic of conversation in lobbies and
cloak rooms, but one that overshadow
ed it was the administration's position
in the Panama situation. Tho precip
itate action of .the president in creating
the South American incident promises
to be the liveliest subject that will be
considered at
sion. Senator
the extraordinary ses-
Teller found many eup
when he declared that
porters today
"the haste' with which this government
extended recognition to the new out
fit is positively indecent. The making
of a republic in twenty minutes is a
mistake." -
The North Carolina, delegation was
present at the5 opening today with the
exceDtion of i Senator Simmons and
Representative Claude Kitchin. The
latter wired that he was detained at
home by the illness of his child. Sev
eral admiring; friends sent flowers to
some of the members. Overman was
'remembered. L
Representative Pou had the distinc
tion of drawing the first seat on the
Democratic side in the house today.
Many jealous eyes were cast at tne
representative! from the : fourth dis
trict as he walked down the center
aisle, and after casting his eyes around,
1 made the selection of the most choice
jseat in the possession of the minority.
Mr. Pou took the aisle seat in the sec
ond section, which is third from the
speaker's stand. Immediately behind
him is J. D. Richardson of Tennessee,
and sitting two seats in front is George
IB. McClellan, the next mayor of Great
' er New York, j The seat is the best any
North Carolinian has had in a good
'. while. j
The drawing of seats was the most
: interstingl feature of the opening day
; of congress. It brings each member in-
dividually into the lime light, and it is
; interesting to watch the joys and dis
! appointments of members, according to
Ithe way they are located. George. B.
McClellan, who won the big victory in
; New York's j municipal contest last
week, was given an ovation. He re
j ceived the demonstration of the day
las he strode rapidly to his seat at the
very front. Wm. R. Hearst was re
I membered as) he modestly walked to
f his chair just across the aisle from
the one occupied by J. M. Giidger, Jr.
The drawing of seats was not begun
until the two floor leaders and the two
; veteran representatives of the two par
ties were allowed to select seats. Sib
! ley of Pennsylvania, who was once a
Democrat, drew the last seat, and tne
house was in a roar as he walked over
to the outside of the Democratic row,
where he was forced to sit. Represen
tative Thomas was nearly as unlucky
as Sibley, foij he ,was third from the
last name called, and was finally seat
ed on the last row of the "Cherokee
strip," with I Clayton of Alabama at
his rierht. Patterson, next to Pou,
i played in luck. He drew a seat early
and is located by the side of Mr. Pou,
though he does not have an outside
; seat. His other neighbof is Shirley of
Kentucky. W. W. Kitchin and R. N.
, Page were next called. They got very
good seats in the same section s with
Pou, but one; row behind him. Their
; neighbors are Richardson of Tennes
see and Burnett of Alabama. Wm. R.
j Hearst followed Page, and then there
i was applause
J. M. Gudger, Jr., was
I next in order,
and while On the "Chero
kee strip" gotj a. fairly good seat. Webb
and Kluttz were named close together
and they took. adjoining, seats in the
section with j Pou, Patterson, Kitchin
and Page, but back toward the rear.
The3T are between Padgett of Tennes
see, of Bowie of "Alabama. Griggs of
Georgia is at their backs. -
When Claude . Kitchln's name was
called his. brother selected a seat for
him in the third section, but towards
the. rear. His side partner is Butler of
j St. Louis, whom the Republicans hare
fired out or j tnree congresses, ana
whom they hope to unseat in a few
weeks. Mr. John II. Small fared badly,
v.i. Vi r. Viae djcMnonilclied cnrnMnv TTe
lis on the last row of the first section,
I but wltfc that he is better off than
lie Htase
those In the Cherokee strip. On the
row with him are some of tne war
horses of Democracy, notably Living
ston cf Georgia, Bankhead of Ala
buna, , Gaines of Tennessee, South
Trimble of Kentucky and Dinsmore of
Arkansas.
The delegation met this morning", and
agreed as to what committee assign
ments the ten members would request.
All that was asked for was not ex
pected, so, when the entire delegation
called on the minority leader, Mr. Will
iams, at his quarters In the Metropoli
tan Hotel this afternoon,-they were not
disappointed! when "informed that it
would be impossible to accede to a
number of their , requests. Member
ship on the appropriation or post office
committee, to which Mr. KlutU as
pired, was declared to be an impos-
sibility Hope was held out to Mr,
Kluttz for an assignment on, the im
portant foreign relations committee,
He will retain membership on the cen
sus committee. Mr. Williams aiso In
timated that there was little :hanc
for a North j Carolinian on the agrlctiN
tural committee. Mr. Page wished to
make this committee and Representa
tive Gudger had similar ambition. Miv
Williams read a list of twenty appli
cants tor the three vacancies on th
agricultural committee.
In presenting Mr. W. W. Kitchln's
request for I transfer to the judiciary
from the naval affairs, Mr Williams
intimated that this change could be
made. As spokesman of the occasion
Mr. Pou presented the unanimous de
mand of the state that Mr. Small be
given a place on the river and harbor
committee. No intimation was gtven .
as to what would be done in this case.
Mr. Thomas will retain his place on
public buildings and grounds, and his
claim for appointment on military and
naval affairs was presented. There are
three vacancies on the committee for
the District of Columbia, and Mr, Will
ians intimated that rM. Pou could be as
signed to this committee. He will re-
main on the civil service committee.
Claude Kitchin wishes to remain on the
committee on claims Webb desires
assignment' to either the elections or
educational! committee. Patterson had
not fully decided upon the assignments
he will request.
The interview with Mr. Wiliiams was.,
most, pleasant jand cordial.. The minor
ity leader expressed a desire, to do all
he possibly could for North Carolina.
There is much log rolling for these
committee assignments, which will not
be announced until the regular senaion
in December, sav in three instances.
It cannot be stated with any degree .
of certainty how the different members
will fare. Messrs. Small, Kluttz and
Pou were originally suporters of John
Sharp Williams Tefore it was certain
that he woud be the minority leader,
and the presumption has been that
they would be well taken care of In th
matter of committee assignments.
At the meeting of the Tar Heel dele
gation in the morning, over which Mr.
Kltchln? the senior member, presided,
a committee consisting of Small, Paga
and Webb was appointed to take some
action and arrange a program for the
entertainment of the North Carolina
Press Association on the occasion of its
meeting here in December. . Communi
cation will j be opened with President
Varner on this subject.
" A committee consisting of Repre
sentatives Kluttz, Small and Pou is to
look after the recommendations of the
delegation for committee assignments.
They are to follow up the action taken
today. j
Ex-Representative Blackburn was on
the floor of the House shaking hands
with the boys. He says he does not
know whether he will be a candidate
for congress, but Republican politic
ians say he will.
The House delegation from the state
was sworn in with the representa
tives from North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon ;
ad Pensylvania.
A. D. Watts and F. L. -"Carr, secre
taries to the two senators, are here,
Roscoe Mitchell has also arrived on
the scene.! He is living in Chatta
nooga. It is said tonight on good authority
that Senator John T. Morgan of Ala
bama, chairman of the senate commit
tee on inter-oceanlc canals, is to be
displaced, j Senator Hanna Is to suc
ceed him, so the rumor says. This will
clinch the canal in favor of the Pan
ama route, as Senator Hanna is known
to be in sympathy with the recent
movement of the administration. "
Minnesota Case Advanced
Washington, Nov. 9. The United
States supreme court granted the mo
tion, recently made on behalf of the
state of Minnesota, to advance tho
progress of the case against the North
ern Securities Company, and names!
January 4,j after the cases already re;
for that date, as the time for hearm.
the case. The state had asked th
the case be set for hearing in ecu
nectlon with the proceeding of the i.r
tional government against the K un
ties company, for which Decembn : ,
already had been set ."'
Sultan Sees Spooks
Paris, Nov. 9. -It is reported that th:
Sultan of Turkey Is; seriously ill. He
is suffering from general anaemia and
lias- hallucination f K
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