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'- ... f D.:4 ... Ii 7v-FiAfo:lTiijmALa etid ! -; :'. ' r "t cou - J . tit .1.1 ' pi -- - -. - - . 1 1 I . f ! J ::s lElief ..' FG-CIU ELECTED , . ft,-' "' . . ' M - PVV '. ,J - ;i -1 " ; I r., . " , - 'i - -.. i!" : ,!. . Strcot Cat- Bill Started On Another RoundTo Require tbo Display of Stiite Vhig More Generally A Number of Hills Rualicd Through On Final Reading Detailed Re port of the Proceedings J of the State Sonata. Toduy.. v--"j;v .1 The senate proceedings are filled with Interest these closing katfa the ses sion. ' '...'.": '.1 Today, among the bills which passed through the legislative hopper in that - 'branch of the general assembly, wore? . '. The new substitute firemen's i relief . fund bill, which had already passed ' the house and is therefore the law, as :: Bonn as it is formally ratified. ' The street car bill, providing for the separation of the races, was started oiv the rounds again.- It passed the sen ate with tho house amendment, ex f ceptlng Wake county from its provls ions stricken out. It of course had to ' be sent back to the bouse for concur rence. . . A bill enabling the corporation com- '. Hussion to require union railway sta- . more, was also passed. y-, "' - ' - millllll.l Mill, ICT'lUllIH .111 IMIPlUg and display of the state- flag on all . state building, and enabling county 1. c-immlHlonei to ''authorize" the float- -.--Miiif of the Hnttie hag on court houses , unil .oilier county buildings, waj .: adopted. . . -. - .- . " . ' , t. . fsf.flllt.tr 2 ,-u llfllTl'M ttTtt-Bi tt J : 1,111 finally went, through today; requiring railway companies to provide eighteen . Inch foot stools for' the convenleneo of : ladles especially In -entering and loav In coaches. -r- t The bill to gua. . against Ihe theft . of freight In transit passed final read-. lng. . , , - . The senate at 10:45 resamed constd- eratlon of the -pending anti-trust bill hs reported further on tn this account 01 me nay s proceeumgs, ,. y V. roceedlngs In Dctll.' . ' . -. : Senator . Brown opened the state -senate with prayer this morning at u bivLft pual (iini vuu; iinu wtoii - 'called to order by the lieutenant gov ernor. , I , . A lot of house roll all bills were im mediately put upon their third and , final reading and ordured to be en- ' rolled -without belbg ,?road. by their titles. ' ' , .- . The following additional bills were paused, among others that have , mo general Interest whatever: . ..' To increase teh pay of stenographers -T In the Biipreme court.. .. - Anitindlng the livw con,cernlng bur glary. ,. . , ' To Iiievent theft of freight In tranxlt. Knalilliiif Yancey county : to ismio bonds to build a court house. . To require t he raising, of the state flng on all state Institution, buildings, and providing that the commtHsloncrg of the counties shall authorize the placing of Haps on county court " housed. . ' ' Relating to' (he Investment of Insur ance companies;, provides for. stork companies tfcat may desire to become mutual -companies, .as etplnined by - Mr, rcwry. V ' ' ' ' - ' - Street Car Bill Starts -Again. - The bill pi-ovldlg for the separation of rarrn on street cars,. with' the house . aiti.-fi'liiient, excepting Wake county n out, was, put on its final renij- xr. r. v-.i- : to f.rt! l tin bu-i;j:- r 1 i but s- nt I k i rence. V. i; -tl house Infirm niatiea!. To i-niliitiit phone rentals l!r. (.:;. i. Tho 1 : t for the 1. i y 3 1 t , i off-'red an amendmont r. iiitinir to "fender, ... :ing board."' Passed, t hi'iiso for concur- it -t through the ; 11 1 -nt is proble- , ', ,..;ion In tele- oii motion of r Mvi-ry r 1 tn In appi ica ed r v cot i 1 Am:: tn r In t -. i I t t i ' r. i trol of corporation com mission and to be examined as banks are. Enrolled For the relief of widow of late sher iff Wyckoff of Iredell.-, j- Kin-men's IJeli. f Fund mil, Relating to ft . state firemen's ful)d, House- snlmtitute bill, .Offered as sub. stitate fui' original house bill. -A ---Mr. Mason thought the tax tvJn (one-half et one percent) ought to( be connnea to policies on property In towns that', have fir companies, and not require the little towns to help sup port ; fire departments of the larger towns, because Jones always pays the freight-and the companies, in paying this, tax, wjEIl add it to the price of In Buvunce. Mr., Turner expressed surprise thai there should be any objection to the substitute bill by senators. He knew lawyers had been sent hers by .fire in surance companies to oppose 'the origi nal (one percent) bllL I - (? Mr; Drewery replied thaf not a sin glo atttorncy had ten in- Raleigh employed in such capacity by an in surance company: that the parties in stanced by Mr; "Turner at Greensboro wore '. stockholders -of the- Greensboro local companies and appeared as such although one or two may have been a lawyer by profession. Mr. Drewry added that the pending bill. : was -v perfectly . satisfactory ', to everybody cdncerned," the Insuranoe jWple Included, and r he hoped th senate would adopt "the measure.-1. Mr. Wobb wanted the bill to pass unanimously- and Mr. Pharr expressed his-friendship for the bill, as did also Mr. Thorna, Mr. Klutts. Mr. Fleming" and others, The bill then passed and was enrolled. Discussion. of , Trust '11111 Resumed At 10:45 o'clock the discussion of the proponed anti-trust bills was resumed, and Mr. Grior; of Columbus took the floor In support of the Reld bill, i.-i i He had not proceeded far when! Mr. McLean asked him if he Would vote for a bill to regulate trusts generally, one designed to - cover other trusts than the one the Held bill is especially almod at. i " Mr. Oi ler thought It was too late in the session- to take up new bill. Mr. McLean: well, will you vote for the- amendment -tr the -pendingljllt ofv fend by the senator from Cabarrus, which includes the news service trust? ( Mr. Grter replied that h would not and added that ho did not think It necessary, A . .. . p .. ( Wtry7 Inquired Mr. McLean. ; BocauBe, replied Mr. Greer, I think the bill . will reach if without the amendment." That la one reason, i Dp you really believe that? insisted Mr. McLean. Tea. - hen there caa be no further argu ment bqtween you and me on the pro- visions and effectiveness of the meaa- uro. ; I , Mr.- Greer, and Mr. ; Fleming Aben engaged In a kolloquy concerning the effect of tho . bill on . the . tobacco growing and" warehouse industry' of eastern North Carolina, at the conclus ttMl of which the two senators were as far apart as ever In their .opinions. Continuing, Mr. Grier said- that if the Associated Press dispatches would be affected by the bill, then let them be affected.- Ho didn't ca-e.. .-. Ho did not believe- that Mr. Holt de serted hla bill because the case work ers, of his county protested against it. Ho did not think Mr. Holt pared If it did affect them. It they'were violating the provisions of the bill proposed by him. Homo.- way, he j thought, 1 about the AVcock bill, whose father had been charged with the desertion of his child. After a. few additional remarks Mr. Grier closed his speech with a spirited declaration of his views on the sub- Ji et. 1 ' - , - Mr.)Xovtll of Watauga followed and referred to the mica and the mining and Borne other - rVtte industries In western - North Carolina, which he thought Would ba deterlously affected, by the bill. '- - Mr, Hold said that it ; there is any mlea or other comblnntlpu In Western North Carolina that corned within the scope of jthe hill by reason of its mo nopolistic, charaeter, then it ought to be affected by his bill., v ' Mr. Lovlll could not agree with Mr. Keid about that. Hoi would oppose any bill that would destroy ,any industry In his section Of the state. - l - Mr, Redwlne, who next addressed trip senate, said he -ATI- m,t agree with r ne of the gentlemen who opposed the bill. .He did not think that section A would apply to no other corporation than the Amerlean Tobacco Company. Hut If that company would be affected bv It, the fact did not change his po- uion and he would vote for the pend ing bill. -.''.' ' " - .-" - Jfr. Holt's Tositlon. 7 r. Holt prefaced his speech with the nent that he did not withdraw hi? 1 on account of the furniture bi.-tiiU" - t nr. -i s of his counly, or on account t :e c-ir1 (irkers organization. Jlo 1 i--.it. 1 in rommi'tee that If there i a 1 i.-r bill in existence thin !: ix, 1 defer to the opinions of - : e. That was t' e p-'-nary i --i f the wii Lei n al, or i .-cding of hisi bill by . uss anier.il. ! by the ..-ted to the s.-e te. t' ) IMS V 25 Fcr Cent fcr '.h !' W-.r'-it wri-'c-i. ':' i- -i . TDE'-"AF?BOPBIATQS Bill, for an Insurance Commission of Stato Officers Kllb?d Ipoll Tax $2 Limit , I'asscs . Second - Keading. Boards of. Education Omnibus Bill Passed THo Institutions, 'Speaker Justice called the house to order at 9:80, ' ' , 1 ' , k - The enmmlttftft nn' rnles. throneh Judge Winborne, Report ed an amend ment to, rules providingtnat no prn vate bills stall displace "public bills now on the calendar, except by unani mous consent. ; Thja wag adapted. , , The special order being considera tion of the freight rate bill, Mr. Jus tice stated ihat on Monday ho gave notice that Ttiuless tHo senate ; took some Bction1 on the house bill lie should move the adoption of the sen ate bill: The senate had taken, no action, and unloss the isenata bill was adopted by the house, It looked as If Ho legislature Would pass no law at all. . After conference with several, he - desired to postpone the -special order this morning until tonight at ,8 o'clock. It was so Ordered. 'J; S- t ' s ' ' Inwrancc Oomtnlssion, ' f : . Mr. JKoonce called up hla bill t)ro- vldlng fqr a state' insurance commis sion, which vi$a reported unfavorably by the committee. , , l. Ho said, for treasons that were In the breast : of , every f member here, some of whlcH it would be best, not to rnontlon, tthis,.the greatest depart- nlent now.- of; the state government, should not ba entirely in the control rrf-any nr uran. " HtJfca" deijart' moot of the (state absolutely and com oletely In control of one. man, and .he was supreme, He was appointed by the governor, and yet the. governor had no voice whatever in the conduct of the department,-': It was significant that all insurance factions in .this state, home and foreign, were banded, solidly; together ..against 'any change of "any kind in ' insurance matters. From the result of the bilUast night, j n luunea nivo mo uoiiih, couipauiett-i had surrendered to the Southeastern Tariff Association.' ' , Mr. Gallert said he thought Mr. Koonce had withdrawn this bill after the hotiaq passed the 1)111 providing for the election of the commissioner by the people. He said If a commis sion was created, . .composed of : the governor, the treasurer and the sec retary of state, what was the, com missioner to do in case of some great rgent question coming up---to have to wait until the governor came from New Jersey;, or the treasurer from Arizona, or the Secretary of state from PUt county, before, being able to actT r - . " ' ! Mr. Jv'eal of Halifax said ( the prop- osltioa wus a monstrous outrage and an insult to CommlBsloner Young. Nobody supervlsea- the-audltpr, who passes on $400,000 and has no super vision. J am sick - and . tired of all these popullstlo suggestions.' ' - .' Mr. Manning ;'supp6rtod the bill,. saying he could see nothing wrong In a bill' providing that Insurance companies should , treat North Caro lina policyholders ' as .fair as they treated those of .-other states. . There was not the least: reflection on the commissioner: In the proposltKnv to place the. department in the control of a commission, and' the bill ought to pass .by; unanimous; Vote". i?N." . The bill failed to pass Its second reading by.S division vote ef 18 to 66. The ; bill 'making it unlawful for Insurance or benefit policies of less than $500 to be Issued- except, upon forms approved ', by tho Insurance onimjssionef was explained by Mr. : Gallert and Mr.,. Manning as a pro tection to small insurance, industrial nd ' otherwise, : from imposition by irresponsible agents. .' Instances were given where peopla who paid weekly or monthly insf ailments on small benefit policlo8, factory employes and others, and the policies Kfire worth- l.-ss. ' - ":; ''. ; --')' , ,; - -.': - The bill passed by an 'almost iinan i:i .; is vole. ; ,' ' ' Tl.q bill ' channg the boundary "ne of T r; tt and Ctimberljind c-eiu-tn-s, ci i part of latter to Harnett near L-iiiiii, passed on Its second read-tt-s.- ' .-.. - City Toll Tax. ' ! - i: Id bill limiting city poll tax i f. (.a fie poll, coming -up, a f r-t . t " '..bcrs asked that their r.mn- f,:;:: ;DELf,iiis Psli:::: r r2 of JFecpiB jv.ttoCa Stand, r.. t f mw m mm The". DcfcnW JJests Its Casts An ' nouncing Thnt STTl ldrtice. Is In. On Monday J)istrlet Attorney Je rome Will l!cgi the Offering of JJiidcncc in Kcbuttal. X' (By -the Associated Press.) ' New York. March 8. With the ton venlng of coui-t la the Thaw trkif this morning,- tfio dojeuee. In. accordance! with the decision announced yesterday. announced thntllas rested and 'thai all, evidence Jar ifi.' eei'l1 what pnay .be given in; rebut tali i Jerome a Well as most persons who havo followel t'ac iiial, was surprised at the suddan de-tei-mlnatiori of ihe defense to "nd Its case. . , t - To tclmas 1 ascribed the unexpected move in -this ti'lu)-which has -furnish ed eo many 5?iisutlons. . personally Tie vas Impressed!, with the-' testimony given by Mrs. William Thaw and think. 1ng of his plans, , there flashed into his mind the thought that with this pic ture. of tha grief , aQrickeu mother on the witness stand Fresh In the minds of the Jurors it was a good place to 'close the case, y . -, si After the announcement by, Mr, Del mas that tho defence had no more evi dence to Introduce,, court was adjourned until Monday. At. that time District At' torney. Jerome Will begin offering evi dence In rebuttal. ... 1 3Iother Dissnllsfled, - Thaw and his reltlves are said to be satisfied with, the decision of counsel and the prospects of the prisoner, Judg tmm 1mm i.tee-ayA OrHg.-JfT-tireseitce; Mrat Thw," hwther-vf the prUeoer, was-i reported' to be dissatisfied on one point, and: this was that' she-, wa not allowed to. testify on the question rf hereditary- insanity in: the family. 8bt wished, to .explain statemdntnj made in the course of the trial that member of Thaw family bad been in, insane; asy lums and that there ws av streak of insanity Jnc the.. family.- Mrav TLaw, it was stattfd, felt tho. great injustice had luuan .nnA , t. & I famtlv.1,11 tno89 8ttUementa, her aeBlre to deny, them-' Mr. 'Hartrldge, however, la', believed to have persuaded her to postpone any explanation. - i C Hartrldge, whon ho-left the confer ence,, denied that Thaw's mother . was displeased because "she had not been allowed to explain and she was satlsfled wlU everything when, the Jawyels had pointed out the underlying .reason, for the-manner in which, her testimony was restricted! 1 -i.- - District Attorney Jerome says the evi dence, he will have tto offer in rebuttal wilj be bofore. the Jury Wednesday, He adds the case should. go to the Jury VS Friday. , When, teourt adjourned Mrs, Evelyn Thaw Immediately Vyent lto the Tmbs to visit her husband; . v n.jf. . Itls - reported ,that. Evelyn. Thaw has been. BubiMenaed . by Jerome- to appear for the: prosecution In -rebut tnl.i.No verification of this renort can bo obtained, Jerome's office havr ing refused cither to. conflrmf or deny the story. too vict:;;ies by ho::: uahs :- (By the. Associated Freas.) ".. Puerto- Corteg, Honduras, March 8.-u-A4vlces received here confirm the reports that President BonlHa of iHonduras defeated the Nlcaraguans at Manaslque Honduras, March 6, and again defeated them, March 7, at Yusgure..'. .',.,!', NfS?--- :l:.::esin i: (Special to The Eve. -Charlotte,' N. C, I . Inst night threatened r b!g public school but Charlotte formerly . i ii iHtary school . by (" Kill. , The damdife - i I hirty-flva hundred C stiii d. The ori; tn i f unknown. ... . Times) . U 8 Fire a tune the ; in fc'outht i-ied ' as a . I P. 11. ba about s,- pa.ai :i?r;3VATE;!rJFCnr.IATi:;j TDAT iU Mea be exempted, ; Among these boun ties were Edgecombe, -New HanoveY, Wake, Rowan, Burkk'Hali fax, Cleve land,.' Beaufort,' rrakl!n '9wafn, Rockingham, ?, Person, ;tpnniberland Pasquotank: . and others. i , -, ' (.dir.' Blount said he had ; heard a great deal on this floor about 'the poor nah. . - Here was a chance to re lieve me. roan, or muscle ana laoor from a heavy , burden of , poll rtax, especially, In the towns and cities, Mr, lurangton declared this was the most important and beneficial bill the'- legislature had considered, In, his county (Iredell) a law waB passed two years ago4. limiting poll tar to $li and it was now universally approved in that county. . Mr; Douglass jald if the bill was adopted without tthe amendment ex- etnpting Wake county It : would put Raleigh out -of business. . ' . Mr, Morton .said in the eastern towns and cities the only tax the ne groes paid was the poll tax for the Support of the government. ? The amendments exempting coun ties above pientloned were put and lost. , , . '.it . Thor roll-call request was made and : , given, .) and j the bill Passed Us .!! second reading by a ' vote of.- 78. to . 18; 'those ivoting "No" feeing: Avery, -- Bruton, Douglass, Ehringhaus, Harris. Johnston . of OaSwfll, Johnson of Johnston, Hook ar, Jacobson, Jones of Pitt, Kitchln, Lockhart, Mlal, Morton, Neal, Pitt, Tlllott and Vestal. ' " Those gentlemen all explained that the law would greatly cripple their towns, especially the1 school lmprpve- A motion to suspend the rules and put. the bill, on. its final passage was inane. , f Messrs., Jacobson. EhrlnghatiB and Others , strongly , protested J aeainst ramming such a law down the throats Of their towns without their consent. "-ThtforTon'tarjtuspend ' fh. rules was. lost by KUt n4-t-46, -and me- duj went on tne calendar, - i , Salary Bill Passed, ' ,' To regulate- the salaries and fees Of: clerks, and other employes of the: various state departments. ' r (Mj Doughton explained that; the bill had been thoroughly examined and' all the employes of tha state Investigat ed; with a view to not only equalis ing but- giving., sufficient .salaries. The appropriation and finance com mittees had unanimously agreed on this. bill. , It raised the wages of laborers and employes about (2 Sj) per cent, ,. It 'required the payment of all fees into, the state treasuVy, and the- clerks', receiving fees Were placed on a salary exclusively.; The salary of the chief clerk of the audi tor's office was reduced,- all the oth ers were Increased; vj Tha salaries carried by the bill are:: Chief clerk to governor, $3,000 chief clerk to secretary of state-, $2,000; chief clerk, to auditor, $1,800; chief clerk to corporation commission, $2,400. The subordinate clerk - were 'also given an. Increase and a new, third clerk was added to the corporation commission. ii ,( " The bill passed unanimously. - . The bill authorizing the oystor commissioner, to pay. out of funds of commission. $2,200 to pay for a pa trol host was defeated alter a lively tilt between Mr. Davis of Carteret supporting and Judge Winborne and Mr,, Kitchln . opposing the, bill. ' - v' i- . Hoards ot education...",...: ..MrX Blount, chairman ot the com mittee on education,- sent forward the report, of - the Joint senate ' and house committee, it being the omni bus; bill, appointing boards of -educa tion lor every county in the -slate- ' . Amendments were offered- b,v many' republican' members, sabstitut ing other names for those nataed by the comnalt tees.- '- , i . , Mr. Kennedy of Sampson and Tay lor of Brunswick made -. urgent speeches,' for. their, amendments,- r ' ' Judge Winborne, opposing J.hese, ttmendmenta by republicans, said In reply to ; thelrr olalhi that It was a political matter onlyl; that this, was certainly, t.'ue ro 1895, for M spite ot his protest as member of that house tfae ... republican majority forced a negro as ft- member of the hoard for Hertford and other coun-. ties, ! " " ; , Several; Jnombers' explained that the names Offered, by their amend ments wore democrats of the strictest sect. , x v ' n The htfiendments "w-ere hll lost, i Mii, j'Blount ' said, Ja selot tlug the names of. mea. of these jboardSj the ery beat men : la. eacn county naa l een sought Tar,' and keeping In view the fire is that in the last republican campaign r Jits csndiduto, ni, lrnst in eastern Car- - ' - v ,:t olina. had made tnelr campaign' an assault-' on j the .educational policies and prp&resslyeness of the' demo cratic administration.-- . - -i Mr.- Grant of Davie said he had sent In the names of three "of the best men in Davie county for -a hoard of education men In every , way Identi fied and fricffdly to the school inter ests and yet Ills recommendations . ionunuea to jrage two. t - ,-',(t '::,-i; .. ;'".' ,i- sV; -' TUEETING op ball lovers, To liaise- Bndowmetit to Aid Dcle- ' gates, ttf Christian Conference. (Specisfl to The ETvenlng Times.) Wakei Forest College, March 8,-An enthusiastic meeting; was held In the small chapel night before last in the Interest of the baseball team, vi The room was filled, a number were appoint ed to meet the athletic committee of the faculty in regard to certain matteMu The college Y. M., r A. has decided to raise an endowment of several hun dred dollars for the purpose of aiding delegates to the . Southern Students' Conference which meets near Ashevllle each, summer. An effort will be made this, year o send a large delegation to - the- conference. Heretofore - each spring the student body,, faculty and people -of 'the hlu were asked to con tribute towards aiding the association in helping bear part of expenses of the delegates to the conference. The plan now is to raise a fund and from this fund: to lend delegates: money' to bejp near tnelr expenses to the conference! This, money is to bi paid back by the delegate, within a. certain time - after leaving college with interest..; . ,:. The fund will of course become permanent and win enable the association- to send a good delegation to the conference each year.) 4 ' 1 , , f ; AGED LADY DEAD, i i , ' Miss Sophia - Purdue Passed : Away - Last Night, Aged o ' vLast evening at -10 o'clock at the home of har sou, Mr, W. L. Dans, on.,.KrtbaJiBbury.stri)t-Mis. Sophia- Purdue died after, an Illness AraTe""-weeks. She was $ years- old, and was a devoted mother and a consistent : Christian lady, being ' a mamber - of the Tabernacle Baptist chqrch., ; She ' leaves four children and several grandchildren to mourn their loss. ' The- funeral was held this afternoon from the residence at 4 oclock; being conducted by Rev. Dr. Wi Q. Tyree, pastor of the First Baptist church, tho interment being made at the City Cemetegry. , - ' PERKINS KEIMBlTtSKS f '"" , . , , ' , THE NEW, YORK LIFE. :. ' . (6y the Associaled' Pivu'wX. f ' . New Tork, March George W. Per kins,, former first vice-president of the New .York Life Insurance Company, and now a.member of the finn of J, P, Mor gan St Co., has sent, to- th0 New York Life his personal cheek. Jor 5,019, 19 to reimburse the company for, the repub lican campaign contribution made from Its. funds In 1S03, in. connection with which Mr. Perkins was recently-made defendant on i charge of larceny. NO APPOINTMENT . WITH HAREIMAN. i Washington, March 8. 3"he presi dent has not made any ongagement for an interview with Mr, Harrtman, jtwas said at tho white bouse, but he will be gladto see him at any time be comes to Washington. J-ist as he is glad ,o see anyone else. m THE RADICALS 4 -V ; ' ' in: THE SADDLE. St. PeterBburK," March 8,-The first sklrmiRh for control of the opposition tn tho lower vhohi?e , Of the Russian parliament, took place, xoday, tne re sult, being a. radical .victory- V " ' "' M ' - ' ". ":-'.4;i;'?i ,', ' Funeral of Mr. Hakrr. - The remains of Mr. George 8. Ba ker, who died MLoulsburg yesterday, were laid to rest-this afternoon, in the cemetery hear that ac, ; .Mri Ever-ard- Bakery. son of the deceased was unable to attend , the.- funeral on ac count of Illness. Mr. Baker has been Suffering with n severe -case ot grip, but is out of danger at this time. , - TWO CASES IN, T' ;,CITY,CQUST TODAY, v,'t l" '.. - - ' ' 1 ' I ,4 Thesr wora two cases lathe police court today, t : C. r W. Doraia and a man by- the;name of Crabtree wera arrhigned for an affray yesterday af ternoon in Dentop's Cafe,"; the case was postponed on account ot.tfie ab sence of in' important wltnefs; ;; i ; Heotor,. J4cNeil. ; a hackmanl was arraigned : for disorderly conduct. Tho case was dismissed. v. K ;f f Tte ; Greater Cr hi OEiLiuED :to hi mm - HIS lEFa Committee Adjourned Subject to Call . of Chaisman -Appear Now as if . , ' tt m No Be , Discharged for $ome Day or Possibly Weeks- Notice Given That if Hearing Is to Bo Continued Fartlusr, Large -"Narabt of Legislators Are to x Summoned ' - as 1 Wlt ncse-Mr. '; Darham Met Mr. Panlcls Today, "and Told Him What He Thought ,." of His QttaAQtk$jJ' i The second meeting of the Investi gating committee has been held, and the name of the -'ureal unanown - is 'still unknown. . itev. fiaio Dur ham was placed upon the stand and made, the statement that he had got his information both from general sources and, also tn a private way, but he refused to disclose the name ; of his informant. Ho said that Mr. Slmosbn deslretl to keep the faith, ) and he was pursuing the gamo conrsC"' Ho stated that he had received Infor- . matioa In a secret way that Daniels exerted his Influence directly. The investigation assumes greater , Interest as. t'me passes, and the pub lic will now Anxiously await further developments .'-Tbwe seems Itt be no doubt but that many of the members OI ma nsgmiavure win oe suiiimuueu - If , the hearing is to continue, not by the members of the committee, but on the part of Mt. Simpson, The committee was called to-order . at 3:4ft o'clock, and Mr. Craig at once asked - that Representative Peele and Rev.' Plato Durham be sworn, which was done ' - Mr. Pou said . Rev. , Plato Durham s had requested - him to protect him in his rights, that he was to be question ed as to a sermon he preached in. the pulpit in a house - of God, ; and the course 'of the committee was without precedent Mr,- Pou said- before . North Carolina could 1 become - a sovereign state freedom i of speech in the pulpit had to be guaranteed. , ' . '-:, .. 1 Mr, Craig stated, on part of the committee, that there was no objec tion to Rev, Mr. Durham having coun- . seL and he Would not be examined in an unusual manner. . - Mr. Peele was asked to go upon the - stand.. . He was questioned in regard to the statement Mr Stevena yesterday- ouoted him as. making. He explained- his position and what he had seen in The Times, and said when he talked to Mr, Stevens he meant the . personal anlnwjlty Vhich. had existed between Mr. tanlels and Mr. Page for about eight years, and it was that he meant could be proven, and not that . Mr. Daniels had dictated to the com-: mlttee. f , Mr. iwia earn ne aia not nnow ., Mr, Simpson. -, 11 , .' - Mrv Pou said: !'I will introduce you to a very honorable gentleman? Mr. Simpson, Mr. Peele." (Laughter.) Rev, Mr. Durham was next asked to, take the stand. -v . v-..;,- , , -. . Itev. Mr, larham. . t , Mr. --Craig, .read from the- Charlotte ; News of March. th, v in regard to a sermon he preached. . T , . Mr Pou said Hev. Jtr. Durham couH r t?mPe ,l0,t, . Rev. Mr, Darham , said the sermon as quoted was practically correct. Ho had gained the knowledge of Mr, Dan lei's conduct from several sources. He . was, a dishonorable manH He endeav- ' oted to exert his power, both Ja his newspaper and . also in a, prlvap,.way. ' He had received knowledge in, a secret way that Mr. Daniels had exerted his Influence directly; that tt- was given in a.secret manner and .he did. not desire to be made, to, disclose the source ot his InfornjaWott. ,Tha;ti Mn. ,eimpson ' desired to keep .the faith and he would pursue the same course, . Ha received f his Information from ft person., V"I meant to say Just what I said in that sermon, f said I had practical certainty of it before any one . ever said. anything to one. about- It; it is known all over this-state. A, 6man Ktaied.ta me that Mr, X)anin!s used hit t power, directly .to bring this thing to pass. The state. at large Is ta.iUiiR of this matter and I felt .deeply gripved over it; and I, as a preacher of God, thought t mxduty to call attention te it'.' . . . - .. , "I meant to charge that thRt was Mr. Daniel's -desire,. . and ,,h -vor was done from that tr. .? Mr. Pat-i the (Continued on 1 i . e tieven.l
The Raleigh Times (Raleigh, N.C.)
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