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y'JL Weather. 2nd Edition Washington. D. C, Jan. 6 Fore cast for North Carolina for tonight and Thursday: vFaif v witi -a c-old ware tonight and Thursday. . ESTABLISHED 1876. HALEIGH, N. C.; WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1909. PRICE 5 CENTS ft i 1 THE LEGISLATURE OF NORTH Senate Called to Order and Led In Prayer By Dr. . T. N. Ivey COMMITTEE ON RULES Senate Gets Under Way Smoothly and EveiUy No Conflicts of Any Kind. Republicans Vote for all the Dem ocratic Caucus Candldkite Withj Practical Unanimity Except For President Protein Hon. White head Kluttz is Opposed- for Presi dent Protem by J. J. Britt, of Bun combe Britt is Nominated by Sen ator Starbuck. The senate ' met promptly at 12 o'clock. - Dr. T. N. Ivey offered an earnest prayer to God for the good conduct of business by the new sen ate and for the prosperity of the state which-it Is to help make laws for. - After the call of the roll the pres ident announced that a constitutional majority was present and that the 'body would proceed in the swearing in of the senators. Two senators were found to be absent. These were Senator Travis, of Harnett, and - Senator-Lee, of Haywood. After the swearing in of member- the senator from Mecklenburg, Mr. Phar, nominated Mr. A." J. Maxwell for principal clerk. The vote was announced as follows: Maxwell thirty-nine, .none voting against him. n C Senator Barringer, of Guilford, nominated Mr. Mark Squires, of Cald well, for reading clerk. He was elected wlthbut opposition. Senator Means, of Cabarrus, nom inated Mr. R. M. Staley, of Wilkes boro, for serveant-at-arms of the sen ate. Elected. Senator Powell, of Alamance, placed in nomination for' assistant aorgesftnt-aVarms , Mr.- Nicholas- Iff 1 CAROL ; Boy .vol ;,Wart r Elected Senator Blow, -of Pitt,, nominated Mr. W. E. Hokg for engrossing clerk. Elected. :v Messrs. Maxwell, Hooks, Staley, and DeBoy then came forward and weresduly sworn in by the president. - Then the president announced that nominations : for president protem were in order. Senator Long, of ire dell, -dominated for this place Hon. Whitehead Kluttz, of Rowan. Sena tor Starbuck, of Forsyth, placed in nomination Hon. J. .1. Britt, of Bun combe. The vote stood hs follows J Kluttz, 31? Brltt, 0. . Appointments for various offices in the senate were then announced. Clerks: Otis Self.-' S. ' W. Wade, and W. T. Smith. Messenger, James Lanier, Stenographers: Misses E. M. Bledsoe, Nell Hinsdale and Sophia Busbee. Pages: Julian Tlniberlake, chief; Theo. Ross, Conrad, Clyde Lambert, Weston Taylor, Palmer Stlckley, Banks Arendell, Whitfield East, Ed ward Travis, Walter Lambeth. Laborers: J. A, Bush, stationery clerk; C. A. Pegram, W, Phillips, A. J. Rush, James Rommer, Jno. A. Fox, J. J. Lewis, J. R. Bute, M. A. Hon::, Wallace Jas Brysoh, H. M. Humby. Colored ' Laborers: Chas. - or choth and Jas. Harper. The senator from Pitt Introduced the folowing resolution: "Resolved, That senate send mes sage to the ' house announcing that the senate : is ready for business." Resolution was. 'adopted. ' 8enat,ors Powell, Gay Hawes,. and Bpencek who did not have their cre dentials with them, were allowed to come forward and be sworn In. The senator from Edgecombe in troduced the following: "Resolved, That rules of order, of 1 1907 be adopted for the governing of this body until further orders." Resolution adopted. The president then appointed as the committee on rules Senators Ba Bet, Barringer, and HankinsJ . ', Senator from Durham then intro duced the following: two., the house concurring, be an of the clutches of . the National Asso rfWSnf i the pointed to. wait upon the governor -elation, and forming an' association nimoifc-Trust & Savings Bank. and Inform him "that the legislature of thelj own which should -be a third secretary trf War Luke E; Wright. Is ready for business. ' . '' , It was . announced that Senator Travis," of Halifax, -was detain d at heme on account of serious Association were given the prlvlWge of tne in'tortor-Rlcl.ar A. accident to one of his children. On of appealing to the national commlsr mger , of Seattle,' former commls motion of Mr. Pharr, of Mecklen- slon frerti any decision .rendered 1y ,lom(Pt0l the general, land office.' - -burg, Indefinite leave of absence was tho National Association. afyd. were, secretary " of .. -Agriculture James extended to him. i ' : ( elsvated: to Class AA,: whlclj ;allow won- 1 ' v Bx-Senator Flerainlng, of Pitt, was theni to oraft from the Southern and JSeoretary of Commerce and Labor extended1 tb courtesies of tha floor.: Westernsagues,; after the NMlfinaL , t;--.J ; : ' nn motion tbe senate took a recess -t . ' until S o'clock, In brder to gHve the i " house time to perfect Its organization, . - - c ;':.;' - ,,tn 'rtm.ir. in order to ftve the IMBUSY ROME m People Filled With Fear Over Reports of Earth quakes Today GREAT DEVASTATION Heaviest Quake Since the Fatal Mon day Were Felt This Morning in MQKE QUAKES Regglo and Messina News Brings"' Flrgt Baiseman Dan McGann. of Bos Forebodings of the- People of. ... tn ,,.,, Rome Strange and Gruesome . Stories Come Hourly From Mes , sinn Rain Has Ceased and Skies Again Bright.. :;'.'v;: ,'-' (By Cable to The Times) Rome, Jan. 6 Following- the dread ful reports which have been coming out of the earthquake zone, filling all of Europe with horror at the misery and desolation in Calabria and Sicily, a new fear-filling piece of Information was brought north' today, It was de clared that the region about Mes sina Regglo were visited early this morning by quakes, the heaviest since the fatal Monday when the tremble caused buildings to fall and' cities to be destroyed. 1 '':'','"'.'' This news brought forebodings Into the hearts of the people of Rome. It is feared that greater devastation is In store for the southern provinces. j Itself against three of the ; Dread Strange and gruesome stories are nOght class, with the chance of win coming hourly from' Messina " and , ning the battle. The vessels for which Regglo and Naples In Messina, It Is -plans are making are of 26,000 tons said, mad dogs, driven into rabies by 'and to be armed with 14 inch guns, hunger and thirst, are roaming through The facts that such a tremendous the streets, not alone spreading a new ' feap but martgllng the wounded and j LJT " ?'-v.'.J4 . 1 1 T The foyal''physlclani4h attendance at the imperial palac4 today declare that the queen must give up her work of mercy. They declare that the un wonted exertions to wh'ch she has been put have tended to reduce her vitality greatly. They further assert that if she does not discontinue her relief work she will suffer from a nervous breakdown,' The rain, which fell almost contin uously nt Messina, and throughout the Calabria, has ceased and the skies are , again .the Bmil'ng symbol of southern Italy The steamship Bayern will ; arrive tonight at Messina and touch at' other northern Sicilian ' points with rations and clothing -Sent by the American ambassador, Mr. Lloyd Qrlscom. The great hope Is now centered upon the. arrival -of the squadron from the was dlscharged and lmmed'ately re Amortnan hnttleshln fleet, which will ; arrested on forgery complaint which arrive on Saturday. They will not only bring food and clothing and other comforts but the men will be used to police the desolated districts and pre servo discipline among the rel'ef workers. The arrival of the American ghips will effectively put an end to pillaging and vandalism. BAESBALL WAR OYER The Dove of Peace Now Reigns Minor League Magnates Quito Mag. nantmous to the Two Prospective! Butters Only Question Unsettled That of Territorial Draft. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Cincinnati, O., Jan. 6 The base- ball war' ls over. The .; eight f. hour when Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, session of the minor league magnates went to Augusta a few days ago to of Monday was followed , by another discuss cabinet -matter's with Judge lengthy gabfest and at 1U conclusion Taft, the two went over lists of pos it... jm. ni relirned - hncansa slbllltles with great care. The senator ... t--V- the minor league mkgUAtdS1 WOT quite magnamlnous to the two p,roa? fortt, an aImogt complete-Blats. It ls pectlve bolters, the Eastern League believed it is the latest and most au and the American Association.' 'i. ItherttW work in cabinet construction. r' 6n ' only one proposition The list Is as follows: . . wrt hBlllcBrant leaitues Bllb' UD. aad" Seoretary of StatePhilander C, oarty to thd national agreement. This proposition was vetoed hut as hiw.farn lr,.tt n :.Amr"len League1 has sxerclied: Ita ,:' one-man draft, oa "these clrcults.-th4 victory draft. oft these clrcultsthe victory, of. the bolter wa pretty thorough.' " , . ; - " ;: . The only question left unsettled Was that of extending the territor ial draft right to the Eastern League and American Association. - The de tails of this question were referred to a committee, consisting of Herr mann, Bruce, and Farrell, and, it is expected that their verdict will prove satisfactory to all concerned and thus does another .prospective base ball war pass Into oblivion , As Hal Chase's application for re instatement has not yet reached the National Commission no action will be .taken in the case during, the present meeting oi the National Com mission. However, Mr. Farrell's trip to, this city has not been In vain because he has secured a .baseball jewel in Joe Ward, the inflelder reinstated by the National Commission and purchased for the Highlanders from the Atlanta club. :-....'!.'-.':;." , Mike Donlin is trying hard to se cure that month's respite from train ing for which he has so earnestly implored Manager McGra w, of tlie Giants. To date the Immunity has not aiTived. Mike is putting in an hour every day during his Thespian engagement here in playing hand ball. . ' : . . The Cincinnati club has purchased Catcher Roth, of Milwaukee, and as part payment for Roth. GREAT BATTLESHIP SQUADRON PROPOSED (By Leased Wire to The Times) v ' Washington, Jan. 6 The United States proposes a squadron of the greatest battleships in the world. Plans are being made by the bureau of construction of the navy for bat tleships that will make the Dread noughts look like pygmies. One of these proposed monsters of Uncle Sam's would be able to take care of expansion or the naval program is contemplated was brought out in testi- mofcJW en'iA4ir chief of the buroau of construction. before the senate naval committee, BOND FORGER DYING. Suffering From Appendicitis And Taken' From Tombs to Hospital. -(By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, Jan. 6 Joseph Monte flore Meyers, an alleged bond forger, is dying In Bellevue Hospital, where ne was lanen iron. uw lomon uuei- "ig appenaicms. Meyers was arrested In Pittsburg on November 23, charged with having stolen five bonds . of the Central Coal, Lumber and Construction Company from Samuel M. Blddcson, of 116 Nassau street He was given a hear ing In the Tombs' court on December grew out of the bond transaction. The offense with which he is charged was committed nearly a year ago. Be tween that and the day of his arrest the had moved in the best society and cultivated the acquaintance of leading business men of New York and the west. . ;.--'" v :' NEW CABINET STATE Latest and Most Authentic Word Senator Lodge Has Returned From a Visit to Judge Taft And New Slate Comes Front a Source Very Close to The Senator. '-. (By Leased Wire to The TJmes.) Washington, Jan, 8 It Is said that Is back In Washington .wosiuikww nuu uuiii Knox, ' ' .-' ; -,v . Postmaster General Frank H. Hitchcock. - v Secretary of the NaVy-Qeorge Von i il.".;..;?: .i.: who. v.f k. M.04ort,fW. w.ckerghamf. w mw v0rK is believed to be exoellent. . o - :. -' 1 I HOUSE CALLED TO 'ORDER bT F..0. The Roll Called and Members Presented Their Certifi cates of Election CHEST IVMMHI A. L. Cox, of Wake, Gave Notice That Seat of C. T. Williams, of Dare, Would be Contested by D. M. Stringfield Mr. Williams Qualified and Notice of Contest Was Filed Representative Mc Donald, of Moore, Represents Both Moore and Lee Counties. The first days' session Gf the North Carolina Legislature was called to order promptly at 12 o'clock noon, by principal clerk of the last session, F. D. Hackett, who called Rev. E. McK. Pittenger, u. JA.to the fapeaker s . Stand to conduct the religious exer- cise; who prayed most earnestly for, blessing upon the assembling session, ' asking for Good's direction in all the deliberations df the body.' I roll would be called and the mem-, bers would come forward with their' Ders wouia come iorwara wun meir , certificates of elect on and take the, oalh of office administered by Clark. of the Supreme Court. ; This was done In batches of ; nine, each man signing ma name on the roster kept for that purpose.. When the county of Dare was called, A. L.' Cox, of Wake, gave notice that the seat of C. T. Wil liams, of that county, would be con tested by JP. M, Stringfield., Mr. Williams qualified and notice of con- test was filed to be taken up at the proper time. 1 1 C ' ' -' r&rfS.knin&epevdxi ent Democrat, the margin betweenjand his lawyers m begun,t once and i the two being very close Representative D. A. McDowell1, of, Moore County, occupies the peculiar: position of representing both Moore and Lee counties in the House, the constitutional limit of members hav- j ing been reached before Lee was formed. In taking the oath this - "!Z I i niicawHi pernaps ine nrsi case on record in tne history of the State. The taking of the oath and the signing of the roster was finished at; 1:15 iV nounced M., and Mr. Hackett every member present ex- ceui jar. nuyes, ot wiJKes county, riatalno1 hv clolrnAoo onr) inntlniiinff . w-..-.preme Speaker was in order, and recognized Mr. Hayes, of Chatham, who nomina-f'k,noy ted Judge A. W. Graham, in befitting words. He was fol'Dwed by Mr. Dowd, of Mecklenburg, who f ook pleasure In seconding Judge Gra ham's nomination. . Mr." A. T. Grant, of Davie, was recognized and took the floor, and in befitting words, nominated Rep resentative Moses N. Harshaw, of I I'Mlrtwoll nnnntv mA Mr M " j ,, HHM Williams, of Cabarrus, seconded the nomination of Mr. Harshaw. just, in front of the one In which she The Chair ruled that nominations' sat yesterday. were now closed, and asked, for the I ' TWe tt0 a"' T T' roll mil Mr V R ArPndll' th. tlon the defendant denied that at a tliJ J.Mn.'JLu vfni; t! dlnnpr at the hotnB ' hls Mother. former reading clerk, having the Ca taln Peter c. .Halns, he had Bsi'i honor of calling the first roll call of .that "the gang" or "Recreation" (the the session of 1909. ' The roll call magazine) were harming him by re- resulted in Graham receiving ninety! fusing to print his stories. He further votes and Mr. Harshaw twenty-seven, i denied that he had said on the same wh.. th. tj. p.-v-! occasion that he would "get even with . . - . . . .. .. Pitt, of Edgecombe, and at the call of the name of Mr. Harshaw he voted for Graham. " '.-.'.- -' The result of the ballot being an nounced as above, the Chair ap pointed Dowd, Hayes and Harshaw to escort the Speaker-elect to the fc'fnd, where Judge Walter Clark administered the oath of office to the nnwlv AlnrtPd. whn Mr. Harnett nre.inrlnts a dlsnatch from F. Marlon sented Mr. Graham with a copy of the Crawford, the novelist, dated St. An rules of the House, and Mr.-Hayes I gelo; In which he says: introduced .Judge Graham as the! "How can a new city poeslbly rlso presiding officer of the session, guar anteeing his falrneBs regardless of partisan feeling. ' Judge Graham responded appre ciatively, saying it was an honor any man might aspire to, and he felt It deeply. Continuing. , he- mentioned the solemn duties upon the session, saying .that the people from the , , c. mountains to the sea was looking up the body. He admonished the lay- Ing aside of al. party feeling, and than half died In unimaginable ag- i, evidently not confident that he has j Bertie, seconded Graham's nomlna work to: put North Carolina further'ony. . At least there will be peace fully pursuaded : Mr. Taft as to the tlon. Turlington spoke for Dowd, to the front. Again mentioning bis appreciation of, the honor, he declared the House ! ready for business .and . asked iur uuiuiwi. iuii.mud or.; (Continued on Page Two.) - I "Death Was everywhere. The bod- W DOW A1IS ON THE STAND Will Refute Some of the Test t imony Given By Mr. T. Jenkins Hains HAINS VERY HAGGARD Special Prosecutor Darrin Came to This Conclusion This Morning She Will be Expected to Riddle Some of Thornton Hains' State- ments Darrin Suys Be Has Just . '. n , ... Begun to Present The. Facts of His Side of The Case Hains Comes Into Court Room Pale And Hag- gard Says He Did Not Say He "Would Get Even With Annis." (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Flushing, N. Y., Jan. 6 Mrs. Wil liam E. Annis, the stately widow of Jenkmg Halns ls now on triaI befove Juatlce Freder.ck Cmne and a lurv in I the Queens county court-house in Flushing, Is again to take the witness chair in the sensational case, Special Prosecutor Darrin came to c'?nt ZZTLVZIonTt ! widow whose indignation at certaln parts of the defendant's testi- mony--yesterday, was very noticeable in court. .According tothe prosecution, Mrs. Annis win rwciie some or nornton .s statements particular y with regard to his declarations about knowing Annis in ll'H life time. Darrin said at the opening of court today: n ...min iu iawi i i jut u- gun to present the facts of my. side of this trial. Looking drawn and haggard, T. Jen kins Halns arrived at Justice Crane's court a full hour before the convening hour. conference- between f the pr'soner.. .., ! " "V M, w Donne,ly, the dean of the Flushing Roman Catholic parish and rector of St. Nicholas church, came into the court-room and walking to the little group at the counsel table, asked to presented to Thornton. : , Priest pleasantly prasplng his right hand. The clergyman, with his other hand on Hains' shoulder, spoke cheering words to him. an-K''1 .hoPe- W--how that. you He have a our pinned your faith In God. only guide, my son. Pray hard and .,, ., be well . He , after an. KU. i tn.. j . . .i i ana his juugmem never - udgment never fails. I The defendant was overcome by the wora ot the Pleasant-voiced oli Pfst. v . , -....' , seat and burying his face in his hands, j proved by President Roosevelt at tne wept like a baby for some moments. ..; cabmet meeting yesterday. The flag .S oTZol Connecticut, accompanied by the away. Thornton soon recovered himself and the conference with his lawyers con-; tlnued. He took h's seat in the big nnken witness chair nromctlv at 101 - ' " . o ClOCK. Mrs. Annis occupied a seat In a row to mm mat u ne couia noi stop - V. AlA .knu Annis aUa rIM nnf " r,: r ''V," . . ' '' '"''' CRAWFORD ON MESSINA. A' Whitened Hollow, the Sepulchre of 130,000 Human Beings. (By Cable to The Times) London, Jan. 6 The Express ; In the ashes of the old? Who will1 lay the first stone? who will venture! to light the first fire on his hearth? ! Where a city of 150,000 Inhabitants, rose In a wide amphitheatre eight days ago overlooking one of themost . magnificent harbors In the world, men ' wlU see a week hence a vast whitened hollow in a hill, levelled ruins strewn ,.. , , ... , with quicklime the sepulchre of s 130,000 human beings, of whom more after this hideous work." . -Rafori-lno- a thi annnnrnncA of th Messina on January 1, Mr. Crawford es of persons extracted from the ruins and of those who had died from the effects of their injuries as soon as they saw the light, lay so thick in the streets that it was hard not to 'i tread on them. No battle-field ever -presented a more terrible sight, while dogs of every breed, from Sicil ian mastiffs and sheep dogs to sllnx ' Ing curs of the villages, gathered In thousands and devoured corpses like hyenas, although hundreds of them were shot by the soldiers and bluejackets." VALET MAKES CONFESSION. Man Whose Evidence Convicted Al bert T. Patrick Wants to Re count Evidence. (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, Jan. 6 John T. Mllliken, the millionaire brother-in-law of Al bert T. Patrick, now serving a life sentence in Sing Sing for the slaying of Millionaire William Marsh Rice, has started for Texas to take what Is re ported to be a death-bed confession of the valet, Charles Jones, recanting the confession which eonvWed Pntrlrlr of murder and gained freedom for the valet The confession, said to have been made in the fear of death, which f""!' l8tl P"y;-apprMching . from consumption, caused Mr. Milliken, Patrck.s wlfe and other fr,cndg tJ hurry to New York, where the former held a long consultation with uistrlct- Attorney Jerome in an apparent effort to pave the way for a new trial and for the acquittal of Patrick. WITHDRAWING OIL LANDS. Government Making Surveys In Louisiana to Determine Whether to Withdraw More Lands or :'. ' Not.. ,. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Jan, 6 The geological survey is now making neld survey In nprtflin M1 1 1 II 1 1 l.u In Tjltlalana t .l.i term,ne whether or not to make more ;wltnarawa,8 of oiI lands from pub!lc settlement In December valuahV o'l ?,?",'! " ' .jClJl ment bv the government i .nisiana. ;..Jt -, probable that phosphate lands In utah win als0 be wlthdI awn after fied mrveyn are made next April, The government wishes to preserve as mih nf th nnhlln Mn.ot. lonrla oa poaslblei as the phosphate deposits in the country are becoming less year by year, and now only a limited phosphate acreaKe existsl in the United States. NEW ROUTE FOR FLEET Sending SWp1v to - Naples MaKes ihange Modified Itinerary Approved by Presi dent Roosevelt Yesterday Flag ship Connecticut, Accompanied by the Vermont, Kansas, and Minne sota, Enroute to Naples (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Jan. 6 A new itm- erary of the Atlantic battleship fleet; . iclM f,, iCessltated by the earthquake QOoltofj k h, o..i,. 80uthe Ita'y ha ee cable navy- department by Rear Admiral p2,r.rJ'- . ... . ... sailed from Port Said late yesterday for Naples to offer assistance to the -Italian government. tl. n....i. x!.,i.i. ti.. " vicv.gia, , .....nuuu Island, and New Jersey will proceed , w '-. u.ali.a ttUu .- , glnla will go to Beirut, Syria. The ' W f'n 1 llnols ad Kersarge will ' go to Malta for a visit of several days and then w vl8lt Algierg The Ken. uckv- will visit Trlnoli and co thence . SJLuri and tie 'f lglers; lne Missouri ana ,ie Ohio will visit Athens, Salonika, , Smyrna, and thence to Negro Bay, ; Morocco, arriving there on Feb. 1. ,, ;.- p. hn w nrtvloArt hv tho ' " ;tete department that the first divis- ion of the .fleet will reach Naples on January 11 or 12 VISITS MR. TAFT (By Leased Wire to The Times) WouMtta-frtn .Tan fLSiannttw Vnnv wno wlll take u th0 dutleil of ,ecre. tary of state in March, left Washing- ton for Augusta, Qa., today to consult with Judge Taft about the make-up of the next cabinet. Senator Lodge, who has been exert ng Wmie,f ,n beBhalf 0 Qeorge Von MnveP th nre.ent nostmBter o-onerai. desirability of retaining Meyer In some Cabinet position, for he took the Op - ""otheenatt" i yesterday afternoon In consultation with Senator Knox. SENATOR KNOX i - G1AM1I1S IN RACE FDR SPEAKERSHIP He Wins By a Vote of Forty Three Out of Eigbly One-Dowd Second . THE OTHERS NOKUNATED The House and Senate Hold Caucuses to Name Officers For Their Re spective Bodies Eighty-one Mem . bers Present, and Thel Work Done Without Any Show of Fric tion A Number of Old dfflcerr , Get Their Places Back, While Sev eral New Ones Land the Plum. The Work Today Formal Only. Augustus W. Graham ls speaker of the 1909 house of representatives, b? a vote of 43 to Dowd 86 and Hayes 2, . on the third and final ballot, and the story ls quickly and easily told. The democratic caucus for the selection of the officers for the legis- lature today met in the house Cham ber last evening at 8 o'clock, and about 8:30 Geo. L. Morton, of New ' Hanover, rapped for order and named Hon. R. A. Doughton for chairman of. . the caucus. He was unanimously. ' chosen and took up the work in his . own brusque, go-ahead style. Representative E. M. Green, of Craven, was unanimously chosen sec retary. On motion of Turlington, of Ire dell, it was ordered that tne selection . of a speaker of the house be deferred. till the last business, on account of a delayed train bearing some of the members. At the suggestion of the chairman ' the roll of counties was called and It . was found that 81 democrat repre sentatives were ia their seats, whica constituted more than a quorum, and - -nominations were In order. - , , nated the present' incumbent, T. $..' Cobb, .of Burke, for chief clerk, which j was seconded by Roscoe, of Bertte, and there being none other named.. Mr. Cobb had the unanimous vote.' He is a hold-over. . For reading clerk Green, of Cra ven, named Mr. R. M. Phillips, of the baby county of Lee. . A member seconded his nomination, and like Mr. Cobb, Mr. Phillips had the whole vote of the caucus, being unanimously chosen. This is a new man, but well vnwl p For engrossing clerk the gentleman from Guilford named the present in cumbent, M. R. Klnsland, who also had the unanimous vote of the cau cus. The nomination for door-keeper, or sergeant-at-arms, was not so easily made, as there were three worthy ap plicants. Col. R. R. Cotton, of Pitt, named Geo. L. Kllpatrlck, of Lenoir. Pool,' of Montgomery, named the old ser geant, Jno. S. Llsk, and Henderson, of Caswell, named his one-legged countryman, Jno. H. Kerr. The bal lot was taken and the vote stood, Kllpatrlck, 35; Llsk, 24; Kerr, 1. The second ballot was, Kllpatrlck, 49 ; Llsk, 22 ; Kerr, 7. KilpatricK was declared the nominee. For assistant to the door-keeper Cufrle, of Cumberland, named D. H: James. Lemmond, ot Union,'' named J. H. Winchester, who withdrew h own name. Turlington named 3. A. Llsk, and the gentleman from Wayne nominated James E. Boney. The first ballot stood, James, 37; Llsk, 27! Boney, 41. The second bal lot was, James, 55; Llsk, 18; Bonny, 6. James was declared the romlnee. Tuis finished the subordlnt posf- ' tlons, and on motion of the gentle man from Wayne the election of the speaker was taken up. Thos. J. Murphy, of Guilford, nom inated R. H. Hayes, of Chatham, which was seconded by B. H. Perry, of Vance. The chair called Dr. Gor don, of Guilford, to preside, while Doughton nominated W. C. Dowd, tn a ringing speech, and Rodwell, Of Warren, seconded Dowd's nomination. Currle, ot Cumberland, spoke elo quently In nominating Judge A. W. Graham, of Granville, which was ably seconded by Connor, ot Wilson. Weaver, of Buncombe, seconded Dowd's nomination, and Roscoe, bt andiLemmond, of Union; tor Hayes.. I Tho hnllnt wna to Iran fnllnwc- Sl Dowd, 18: Hayes, H. iu wmuu wun u 1 mm u I Continued on Page Seven.) ' I: I. 1 ' .: 1 ? 1 1 & ' - t I 'v '1 -
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