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VOL. 22. SMITIIFIELI). N. C? FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13. 1903. NO. 30.
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.
News of Interest From the
National Capitol, Clipped
From the Washington
Correspondence of
the Daily Press.
Washington, Nov. 7.?The
House of Representatives of the
Fifty-eighth Congress, which will
assembleiu extraordinary session
on Monday next, consists of J'8(>
members and fourdelegates from
the Territories. Since the election
in November, 1902, two members
died?Boreing, of Kentucky, and
Foerderer, of Pennsylvania, both
Republicans A successor was
chosen to Foerderer or, Tuesday
last, and the Kentucky vacancy
will be filled at a special election
to be held soon The district is
largely Republican, but there is
a factional tight, and two Re
publicans are running. It is
probable, however, one of the
Republicans will be chosen. In
the sixteenth Ohio District Rep
resentative-elect Joseph J. Gill
resigned, ami Mr. Weeme, Re
publican, was chosen on Tuesday
to till the vacancy. Thepolitical
division of the House stands:
Republicans, 207; Democrats,
178, with one vacancy.
Including the members who
will be chosen to fill the vacancy
in Kentucky, there will be in the
House 12()men who are entirely
new to Congressional service, and
nineteen who have had service in
that body, but were not members
of the last Congress, thus making
in all 1>I9 new members.?Rich
mond Times-Dispatch.
Washington, Nov. 7.?It is the
purpose of the North Carolina
delegation to get together and
present an united front, believing
that more can be accomplished
in this way than by individual
actiou. It has been virtually
agreed that North Carolina will
ask for two important.committee
assignments. The delegation
will back Mr. Small for a place
on the river and harbor com
mittee and Mr. Kluttzforaplace,
either on the appropriations or
post office committee. Mr. W.
W. lvitchin, by reason of hisi
length of service, has the best
committee assignment?that on
naval affairs?and Messrs. Small
and Kluttz, who, uejctto him have
served long terms, are in line ol
promotion. Mr. Small is endorsed
for appointment on the river and
harbor committee by commercial I
organizations in Charlotte, Wil
mington and other points in the
state. l ie even has endorsements
outside the state. The entire
delegation will use it,s efforts to
secure his election to the impor
tant post. While Mr. W. W.
Kitchiu has a fine a-signment as j
member of the naval affairs com j
mittee, he does not like the work
and will ask to be transferred to
the judiciary committee, which
also ranks high. Representative
Pou aspires to become a member!
of the committee on the District
of Columbia This also is an
influential committe.
Senator Overman was one of
the first arrivals today. He
registered at the Dewey, where he
will spend the winter with his
family. The senator was at the j
c ipitol early and lunched with j
Senator Bacon of Georgia. He
was in happy mood as the result
of the election Tuesday, which he
declared with much enthusiasm
was altogetuer favorable to j
Democracy.
rue uiggs nouse is tne centre
of i uterest for the Tar Heel colon.v.
Representatives Pou. Small,
Thomas, Page Rnd Webb are
registered tb?*re. Messrs. Kluttz
and W. W. Kitehin are at the
National. After the Christmas
holidays nearly all the members
will bring their families here and
live privately.?Raleigh Post.
Washington, Nov. 9.?The
North Carolina delegation was
present ot the opeciuig today
with the exception of Senator
Simmons and Representative
Claud Kitehin. The latter wired
that he was detained at home by
the illness of his child. Several
admiring friends sent flowers to
some of the members. Overman i
was remembered.
Representative I'ou had the
distinction of drawing the first
seat on the Democratic side in
I the house today. Many jealous
eyes were cast at the representa
tive from the fourth district as
he walked down the center aisle,
and after casting his t^ves around,
made the selection of the most'
choice seat in the possesion of
the Metropolitan Hotel this
afternoon, they were not disap
pointed when infnrnied that it
would he impossible to accede to
a number of their requests. Mem
bership on the appropriation or
post office committee, to which
Mr.Kluttz aspired, was declared
fo be an impossibility. Hope
was held out to Mr. Kluttz for
Speakku Joseph G. Cannon, of Illinois.
Hon. Joseph G, Cannon, of Illinois, who wason Monday elected
Speaker of the House, was born in Guilford county, N. C., May 7,
183G. He was elected to the 43rd Congress in 1872 and has been
reelected to every Congress since. He is a Republic tn and succeeds
I). B. Henderson, of Iowa, who declined a reelection to Congress.
He is popular among his colleagues. The new committee on rules
is as follows: Speaker Cannon, John Dalzell, of Pensylvania,
Charles H. Grosvenor, of Ohio, John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi,
and David A. DeArmond, of Missouri. The last two are Democrats.
This committee is the most powerful in the House and absolutely
controls legislation.
the minority. Mr. Pou took the1
aisle seat in the second section,
which is third from the speaker's
stand. Immediately behind him
is J. D. liichardson of Tennessee,
and sitting two seats in front is
George 15. McClellau, the next
mayor of Greater New York. The
seat is the best any North Caro
linian has had in a good while.
The drawing of seats was not
begun until the two floor leaders
and the two veteran representa
tives of the two parties were
allowed to select seats. Sibley
of Pennsylvania, who was once a
Uemocrat. drew the last seat,
and the house was in a roar as
he walked over to the outside of
the Democratic row, where he was
forced to sit. Representative
Thomas was nearly as unlucky
as Sibley, fcjr he was third from
the last name called, and was \
finally seated on the last row of
the "Cherokee strip," with Clay
ton of Alabama at his rght.
Patterson, next to l'ou, played
in luck. He drew a seat early
and is located by the side of Mr.
Pou, though he does not have a"
outside seat. YV. VV. Kitchiu and
R. N. Page werenextcalled. They
got very good seats in the same
section with Pou, but one row
behind him. Thdr neighbors
are iticnanison of Tennessee aud
Burnett of Alabama. Win. K.
fiearst followed Page, and then
there was applause. J. M. Gug
ger, Jr., was next in order, aud
while on the "Cherokee strip,"
got a fairly good seat. Webb i
and Kluttz were uamed close to- ]
gether aud they took adjoining i
seats in the section with Pou, <
Patterson, Kitchin and Page, !
but back toward the rear. j i
When Claud Kitchin's name i
was called his brother selected a 1
seat for him in the third section, '
but towards the rear. Mr. John (
H. Small fared badly, but he has
distinguished company, fie is i
on the last row of the first sec-;
tion, but with that he is better1!
off than those in the Cherokee i
strip.
The delegation met this morn- t
ing and agreed as to what com- j
mittee assignments the ten mem- I
bers would request. All that i
was asked for was not expected, i
so when the entire delegation i
called on the minority leader, ]
Mr. Williams, at his quarters iu
an assignment on the important
foreign relations committee. He
will retain membership on the
census committee. Mr. Williams
also intimated that there was
little chance lor a North Oaro
lininian on the agricultural com
mittee. Mr. Page wished to:
make this committee aud Repre
sentative Uudger had similar
ambitiou.
In presenting Mr. W. W.
Kitchin's re }uest for transfer to
the judiciary from the naval
affairs, Mr. Williams intimated
that this change could be made.
As spokesman of the occasion
Mr. l'ou presented the unanimous
demand of the state tnat Mr.
8mall be given a place on the
river aud harbor committee. .No
intimation was given as to what i
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
vacaucies on the committee for
the District of Columbia, and Mr.
Williams intimated that Mr.
Pou cou.d be assigned to this j
committee, lie will remain on
the civil service committee. Claud
Kitchin wishes to remain on the
committee on claims. Webb de
sires assignment to either the
elections or educational com
mittee. Patterson had not fully
decided upon the assignments he
will request.
It cannot be stated with any
degree of certainty how the dif
ferent members will fare. Messrs.
Small. Kluttz and Pou were
originally suporters of John
Sharp Williams before it was
certain that he would be the
minority leader, and the presump
tion has been that they would be
well taken care of in the matter
of committee assignments.
At the meeting of the Tar Heel
delegation in the morning, over
which Mr. Kitchin, the senior i
member, presided, a committee i
consisting of Small, Page and
Webb was appointed to take
wme action and arrange a pro- i
jrani for the entertainment of
the North Carolina Press As
sociation on the occasion of its'|
meeting here in December. Com- j i
iiunicaton will be opened with
['resident Varner on tics subject. .
A committee consisting of i
?
Representatives Kluttz. Small'
and I'ou is to look after the
recommendations of the delega
tion for committee assignments. i
They are to follow up the action I
i taken today.?Thomas J. Pence
in Raleigh Post.
CLAYTON CHiPS.
i
The well at the Oil Mill is com
pleted.
Mrs. M. E. Gattis spent Mon
day at Garner.
Mrs. Ashlev Home went to
Raleigh Monday.
Cotton is bringing fancy prices
today, a little overlie.
Why can't the Herald give us
another as good as"Graustark."
Mr. John M. Turlev and Miss
Nova Rarnes went to Sinithfield
i Sunday.
Public School commences soon.
Let all the children get riady to
attend.
Miss Allyne McCullers left Mon
|#dav for a visit to relatives at
Hollaud, Va.
Mrs. T. E. Rest, of Chapel Hill,
is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W.T. Stallings.
Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Ragwell
spent Sunday with Mrs. Rag
well's parents, near Garner.
Messrs. Marshall Holland and
R. M. Robertson attended church
at Smithtield Sunday uight.
Messrs. J. L. and Jesse J. Ellis
went out hunting Tuesday. They
killed HO partridges and one rab
bit.
Mr. John n,. Parrish has built
an addition to his store room,
occupied by Messrs. Brannan &
White. '
Mr. Henry D. Hood, the popu
lar representative of Mr. J G.
Ball, of Raleigh, was here Wed
nesday.
Prof. N. Y. Gulley, of the law
school of Wake Forest, spent
last Friday night with his broth
er, Mr. M. G. Gulley.
Wedding tonight, ( Wednesday)
Mr. W. Edgar Stallings to Miss
Prentiss Wilson at the home of
the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
S. Otho Wilson. ,
Mr. Jas. H. Wood, one of Clay
t n township's most prosperous
farmers, brought us recently a
second crop Irish potato, meas- 1
uring inches in circumference. 1
Dr. Holland with Miss Mary
Myatt, Mr. Kenneth Ellington
with Miss Ella Myatt, Mr Doug- j
las Ellington with Miss Iloxie ,
Eaeoin and Miss Edith Gale, all ,
of Smitbfield, atteude churchd (
here Sunday. (
The protracted meeting at the i
Baptist church broke Tuesday i
night. \ good number were ad- 1
ded to tbechurch. Theordinance )
of baptism will be administered j i
at the church next Sunday even
ing at the regular service. I
"Yelik" 1
' 1
Richardson-Anderson.
The following invitation has
been issued:
"Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Richard
son request your presence at the
marriageof theirdaughter, Nicey,
to Mr. Charles Harris Anderson,
Tuesday, November the nine
teenth, nineteen hundred and
three, at twelve thirty o'clock, at
home, Kenly, North Carolina.
At home after December first,
114 S. Person St., Raleigh, N.C."
Disastrous Wrecks.
Carelessness is responsible for
many a railway wreck and the
same causes are making human
wrecks of sufferers from Throat
and Lung troubles. But since
the advent of Dr. King's New
Discovery f o r Consumption,
Coughs and Colds, even the worst
cases can be cured, and hopeless
resignation is no longer necess
ary. Mrs. Lois Craig of Dor
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PRESIDEMT'S MESSAGE.
Calls an Extra Session of Congress
to Carry Into Effect the Cuban
Reciprocity Treaty.
Tuesday President Koosevelt
sent the following message to
Congress:
I have convened the congress
that it may consider the legis
lation necessary to put into
operation the commercial treaty
with Cuba, which was ratified by
the Senate at its last session and
subsequently by the Cuban gov
ernment. I deem such legisla
tiou demanded not only by our
interests but by our honor. We
can not with propriety abandon
the course upon which we have
wisely embarked. When the
acceptance of the Piatt amend
ment was ret pi i red from Cuba by
the action of the Congress of the
United States, this government
thereby definitely committed itsef
to the policy of treating Cuba as
occupying a unique position as
regards this country. It was
provided that when the island
became a free and independent
republic she should stand in such
close relations with us and in
certain respects to come witniu
our system of international poli
cy; and it necessarily followed
that she must also to a certain
extent become included within
the lines of our ecomonic policy.
Situated as Cuba is, it would not
be possible for tais country to
permit strategic abuse of the is
land by any foreign military
power. It is for this reason that
certain limitations have been im
posed upon her financial policy,
and that naval stations have
been conceded by her to the Uni- j
ted States. The negotiations as
to the details of these naval sta
tions are on the eve of comple
tion. They are so situated as to
prevent any idea that there is'
the intention to ever use them
against Cuba, or otherwise than
for the protection of Cuba from
the assaults of foreign fpes, and
for the better safeguard of Ameri
can interests in the waters south
of us.
These interests have been large
ly increased by the consequences
of the war with Spain, and will
be still further increased by the
building of the isthmian canal.
They are both military and eco
nomic. The granting to us by
Cuba of the naval stations above
alluded to is of the utmost im
portance from a military stand
point, and is proof of the good
faith with which Cuba is treating
us. Cuba has made great prog
ress since her independence was
established. She has advanced
steadily in every way. She al
ready stands high among her
sister republics of the newr world.
She is loyally observing her obli
gations to us; and she is entitled
to like treatment by us.
The treaty submitted to vou
for approval secures to the Uni-!
ted States economic advantages
as great as those given Cuba.
Not an American interest is sac
rificed. By the treaty a large
Cuban market is secured to our
producers. It is a market which
lies at our doors, which is already
large, which is capable of great !
jxpansion, and which is specially
important to tne development of
our export trade. It would be 1
ndeed shortsighted fpr us to re
use to take advantage of such
in opportunity, and to force Cu.
oa into making arrangements
with other countries to our dis- '
idvantage.
Huh reciprocity stands by itself.
It is demanded on consideration
if broad national policy as well
is by our economic interests. It
will do harm to no industry. It
will benefit many industries. It
s in the interest of our people as 1
i whole, both because of its im- <
lortance from the broad stand- 1
loint of international policy, <
ind because economically it in- I
imately concerns us to develop I
ind secure the rich Cuban mar- i
let for our farmers, artisans, i
nerchants and manufacturers, i
finally it is desirable as a gurar- 1
inty of the good faith of our ua- I
ion towards her young sister re- 1
lublic to the south, w hose well-j"
are innst ever lie closely bound i
with ours. We gave her liberty.
We are knit to her by the memo
ries of the blood and the courage
of our soldiers who fought for
her in war; by the memories of
the wisdom and integrity of our
administrators who served her
in peace and who started her so
well on the difficult path of self
government." We must help her
onward and upward; and in help
ing her we shall help ourselves.
The foregoing considerations
caused the negotiations of the
treaty with Cuba and its ratifi
cation by the senate. They now
with equal force support the leg
islation by the congress which
by the terms of the treaty is nec
essary to render it operative. A
failure to enact such legislation
would come perilously near a
repudiation of the pledged faith
of the nation.
I transmit herewith the treaty,
as amended by the senate and
ratified by the Cuban govern
ment. 1
Resolution Regarding Prof. Rassett.
So far as weareabletoleirnthe
Methodist church at Smithfield
is the first to pass resolutions
condemning Prof. John Spencer
Bassett, of Trinity College, Jfor
his recent radical utterances on
the race question. Wednesday
evening after the prayer service,
at a call meeting of^fcbe members
and officers of the church the
following resolutions were passed
unanimously:
Whereas. Prof. John S. Bas
sett, a member of the Faculty of
Trinity College, Durham, N. C.,
recently wrote, and published in
The South Atlantic Quarterly,
an article containing statements
unusual, inflammatory, and not
in harmony with history, and
hurtful to the best interestsof our
people, moral, social, education
al, and religious?Therefore,
Resolved, by the officers and
members of the M. E. Church at
Smithfield, N. C.,
First?That said statements of
Prof. Rassett are calculated to
encourage a sentiment and fos
ter a social condition in the
South, that promises no good to
any race or class, but only evil,
a condition which the best white
people are earnestly laboring to
avoid.
Second?That such statements
are unjust to our southern insti
tutions, and southern sentiment,
and are compromising and hum
iliating to southern Anglo Sax
on manhood and womanhood.
Third?Thatsuih an attitude
assumed by a Professor in Trin
ity College will bring the Institu
tion into disrepute, curtail its
usefulness and defeat its object.
Fourth?That Prof. Rassett is
not a suitable and satisfactory
model, after which to mould the
sentiments and develop the cha
raters of our sons.
Fifth?That Prof. Rassett has
assumed an attitude hostile to
southern traditions and south
ern ideas, and has utterly ignor
ed the great men of the South,
military, civil and religious.
Sixth?That he has forfeited
all claim upon the esteem, confi
dence and patronage of the
friends of Trinity College.
Seventh?That the best inter
ests of Trinity College require the
removal of Prof. Rassett from
its Faculty, and from all connec
tion with said College; and we
hereby earnestly petition and re
quest the Roard of Trustees to
dismiss him without delav.
(Signed) W. M. Saxokhs.
W. A. Edokuton,
Committee.
Not a Sick Day Since.
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ind soon thereafter was entirel"
?ured and have not seen a sick
lay since. Neighbors of mine
nave been cured of Rheumatism,
S'eurulgia, Liver and Kidnev
troubles and General Debility.''
This is what B. F. Bass, of Fre
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