North Carolina Newspapers

vol. n. IMB 'U' : .J* ■> Rev State Officers latftcM life Their Otficw WTW BEFITTING CEKEMKIIES. bMMnss Crowd* olPeogto Present % to Witness the Inauguration Gov ernor Aycock Jhron k* By Justice Clark, ol tks Sapnan Court, The Inauguration of the New State oCtoara. including Oovsntor-elnst Aycock and Lieutenant Governor Tur ner, took place at Raleigh on Tueaday at noon. Never waa there In this State so grand n epectarle aa that witnessed In - W»le4gh. under a *ky ot deepest blue; like that of October, with Interest and enthusiasm stamped on the face* of the tramping or listen ing; thousands. Tbe day waa an inspi ration. The occnslon waa another. The ceremonies were carried out to the latter, and R can truly be said that •or the ftnst time In the State waa a Governor properly Inaugurated. Tbe scene wan tbe east portico ot tha capttoL The stand waa decorated with (be great national flag at the centre of Ma front, thia being Banked by looped State fla«*. On one aide waa the silken national standard and on tha other the silken State standard, which are tbe headquarter* flag*. FVon tha top of the lofty portico tueae swung, looped to the corner* of the stand—red, white and blue bands. Higher yet, from ton flag-staffs on the root swine in the bright sunshine and In relief against the axure sky "Old Glory" and the gay red, white and blue of the Statoa dis tinctive Bag. The arrived at tha railroad depot at 11:20. Tha train* poured in thalr load* of aoldier* and civilians. The Governor waa placed in a carriage drawn by four white horaea and with the many members ot hi* party waa driven to tha Executive Mansion. At noon the people gathered at the place of the inauguration were reinforced by tha legislator*. For the latter 9O seats bad bean reserved. Im mediately in front ot toe stand, . At 18:80 Governor Ayoock and Gov amor Russell, escorted by Master ot Osrsmonle* F. D. Winston and Joseph X. Pouch, chairman of tha ritlsens* eomaMtee, made their appearance *1 the cap Hoi equsre, eeoorted by the two T* — of troop* from Goldsboro. In other carriages were all the retiring and Incoming State officers. There soon sgpssrad at the atand and Governor* Raaaell and Apoook, preceded by Adju tant General Royaler, took their **ate, th* local band playing "Dixie" the wtoUn The other official* took their gate* la each OWN in pair*, ln-oomrfng and out-going The chaplain of th* av, Rev. Dr. A. A. Maiaoall, and Judge Walter ~Murk, who was to ad mi aister the oaths, took their places In Croat, Master ot Oeramoni** Winston was also at th* front, while. Private Bsar story Paaraall and Private Secre tary Otd* flanked their respective naM-. Oh Ui* JUL& ni a grant com pany of distinguished men, among than all the presidential elector*. Th* teaaagar of aerauootea at 11:1$ Bns* and said: "Oentlem«n of the Gen arai Aaaaahly, Mia* and feilow-clti aens, the Inauguration of the SBd elect ad Governor of North Carolina Willi b* opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. A. A. Marshall." The chaplain delivered a fsrvid prayer, eloquent In language and noble In tone, In the course ot which be prayed that Governor ycock might rise far above mare party and be tbe Governor of all hie people. He aieo aald: "May tha memory of Vanee, whose hronae tm*Lg* stands so near m, asrvs and inapt re him." He invoked blearing upon hi* -asrtUy, hie life, bis health, Ma h*«Hne**. Than the master of ceremonies called to Corporation Commissioners McNeill aad Ragwsa to cocoa forward and be sworm, pr*s*otlng them to th* Lsgl*te tare aad to Jndfa Clark who adminia tared to them the oath, which they «ln a large book, which was In ads at Mr. Pear* Mr. Win ston, in pre*eating than, followed thia BHta or words: "I have tbe honor ot presenting two tawnber* of the oorpor stlcn eoaiuHia* who will now take th* aath of office." Thia oeramony oocu fted tat a minute. Than, la order. Mr. Wteaton prsaaniad Labor Omiinl—loa er Vnrnar, Ooasmteakner of ▲gricul tosra ItMtwwoe, Attorney Oenaral Gll ■sar, fopartotendeot ot Public Instruc tion Toon, Auditor Dixon, Treasurer Lav (applause). Secretary of State Oroana (♦plause), Lieutenant Oov arsor Tamer (applause), in *ach case MM retiring officer rose in Ms place white M» not*—ur waa taMng tha At 11:4* the State Guard, 12 cosspa aten, dMsion of Naval Rsaarisa and • 4 otrayaatas of A. aad M- cadeta, which '■M Cwsiad at the southern sad of fray - atesrllle street, maashid aa aa4 took poettion la the atraet la front of th* At lttlS Governor Raa**il roe* aad aaid: "I pi I tor quaJMwtlon, ac cordiag to tha eooaUtution and lawa. tha Goveroor-eieat ot this Ooaamoa smith." Thar* wan a great applaus* after Ayaaek took tha oath. Then tare* cheat* war* given far him. He bsann hte speech la flna votes aad kept a dear note to tha mA ot tha IS mln- At the doae of tha Maugnral addreaa | th* aaw oAcara warn aacortad to their itapMtli* qaarters, aad racaived tha r ataMr* aoacratalattoaaot their triaada. _ * £'l"' ' - ■■■aisSis ■ - TIE SC*H BOOK MATTEL Eagsgas Tit Attention of TIM UfMitw*. ! SENATK. . Fourth Day.— I Th* Beast* voted to sgproprlate SI,OOO to vaatllat* the Senate Chamber. Tb* debate W lively during the ■ anion, taking a «M* NBI«L It waa a day more Uka a political BMaUm than a ■■atun ot tha State Saaata. A number of private MUa ware Introduced. Fifth day— Ueatenant Governor Reynolds called tha Senate to order at aaoa and R*v. Dr. Bags** Daniel. of the Prasbytettea church, offered prayar OB wttw of Beaator Justice, th« Senate took a raceaa antll 1 atiask, aa ■ that the State electors could aMat "o the chamber. the S-uuta r*conv*ned at 11:10. Tha Journal waa read and approved. The Senate reconvened at I: SO p. m The bill Increaalng the Governor'! aal ary to $4,000 waa ratified. Seventh Day.—lmmediately after th« opening of the eeaslon the Senate took a receaa to attend the Inauguration, An afternoon teaalon waa held, at which a number of new bllla, mostly local In character, ware Introduced. Eighth Day.—Lieutenant Governor Turner oalled the Senate to order at !1 o'clock and Rev. Dr. M. M. Marshall opened with prayer. Senator James of Pitt, who haa been absent this sea slon because of stckneaa. came for ward and took the oath. The Journal of yraterday waa read and approved. Senator Warren was granted leave ol absence*. ~ Bills were Introduced by Ward U amend chapter 884, laws of 1899, re garding separate apartments on rail roads for white and' colored races; tc protect trade and commerce from con spiracles and monopolies. Eighth Day.—Senate called to ordei at 11 o'clock by Lieut. Gov. Turner. Prayer by Rev. M. W. Butler of th« Chriettan Church. A large number of bills .were re ported from the various committees tc which they were referred. One of the moat Important question* that will Claim the attention of th General Assembly to the proposition to adopt a uniform system or serlee ol text-books In all the public fref school* of the State. The (Irat bill of this character to b« presented was Introduced In toe SenaU yesterday by Senator Aycock ol Way as. It Is a lengtuy and carefalli drawn bill, which waa at once orderw to be printed and sent to the public printer. Printed copies will not b« available this morning, however, and so the Poat presents to Its readers th following summary of the bUI: A bill to Provide for the Creation of a. Text-book Commission, and to Pro cure for use In the Public Frei Schools a Uniform Series of Text books: Sec. 1$ requires the successful bid. dec to maintain In each of three (81 towns of tbe State a depository, to bt flreignated by the commission, when a supply of the books sufficient tc fneet all demands shall be kept; alsc for distribution of the books. Sec. 14 provides for the malatenanci pt the commission during the five (5) yeans of the cohtract, and at the ex piration of that time the readvertlse. ment for new bids, etc. Sec. 15 applies to the duties of th Superintendent of Instruction In re gard to tbe dlatributloa of tha books Sec. Is. Tbe books adopted shall b uaed to the exclusion of all others; provided, that supplementary booki may be used. Sec. 17 allows portions of publU schools to purchase books In the lisua: way In case no contract shall he made or It the contractor falls or refuaes tc furnish books sa provided In this act. Sec. 18 makes it a misdemeanor foi any teacher or person to violate thli act. flee. II makes It a m'.adwneanor foi any teacber to use any text-book ttpot the branches embraced In thia act dif ferent from the book adopted. Sec. 20 guards against extort-on. Sec. 21 appropriates SSOO (from school fund) to carry out ad. Sec. 22 stipulates that members ol the commission shall serve without compensation; that members of sub commission shall receive $2 per diem during time actually engaged. The bill provides: 1. That the commission shall consist of tha Governor and Superintendent ol Public Instruction, together with thfe« members of the State Board of Educa tion. to be napMd by the Governor. This commission Is empowered and directed to.select and adopt a uni form eytem or series of text books; snd when so selected and adopted the taxi hooka ahall he used for a period of Ave (5) years In all the public schools; and it shall not be lawful to use any other book upon the aame branches of study. The aeries adopted shall Include the rouowing Drancnes or stuay: orthogra phy, Defining, Writing, Arithmetic, Oeography. Grammar. Language Lea sons, History of N. C. (containing tha Constitution of State), History of V. S. (containing Constitution of United States), Physiology. Hygiene, the na ture and effect of alcoholic drlnka and narcotics, Element* of Civil Govern ment, Theory and Practice-of Teach ing. None of theae books shall con tain anything of a partisan or sectari an character. Section 8 provides for the appoint ment of a shb-cosamlasion of I, to bs selected from among the teacher* and city of county superintendents actu ally engaged In school boalnsas la this State (not more than one from any one Congressional district), to whon shall be referred all hooka sent to State Text Book Oommtaaion as specimen copies of same, upon which bids are to be baaed. Thia committee ahall report on the merits of the books. Irrespective of price, taking into consideration the subject-matter, the printing material and mechanical qualities and general aaltabiltty of the booka. ' Section 4 provides for the report of this sub-commission to the Commie slen, a* such time aa the latter may direct, etc. This-report shall ha kept secret, sealed up and deMvarsd to the secretary of tha Commission, and shall sot ha op—sd until tha CcmsalMiioa True to Our»elve a, Our Neighbor*, Ottr Country and Our God. WILLIAM STON, N. C., THURSDAY JANUARY 24.1901. •hall meat in executive *easlon to eon alder blda or propoaal*. Section B prescribe* the admlnlatra tian of oatha. etc., to Commtealonar*, stipulating that no meat bar ahall be Interested In any way la *ay book or publiabin concern or proposed con tract* S*ctlon « den nee th* manner la which th* Commie*lon shall aalect and Adopt the **rlee of book*, and guards against the payment of higher price than they can be secured from nay 1 other sourca. Section 7 provide* tor organisation of the Oommlasloa. th* Governor be ing ex-officio Prealdent *M tbe sacra tary to be sleeted. It aNu raqulr** the glrlag of bond by biddeA ot not lata ; than S(6O nor maU-thaa «,800. vr Section agkalinwes the ttme for thd meeting jf the ComaahMlon, etc.; alao stipulate* that bond df aucceaatul bid der aball be not isaa ilian SIO,OOO nor more than $30,000, etx:,* Section 9 requires booka furnished ahall come up to specimen* furnished, and other detatla; alao requiring con tractor* to print on the back of e*ci book the contract and exchange price*; also guard* agalnat the turn- Uhlnc of the name booka by aupceaaful contractor to any other State, at the time this contract Is made for a less price than la required of th* State of i\orth Carolina. Section 10 stipulate* that the State ahall not be liable to contractor In any nvanner for any nun; that contractors sball receive'their pay eolely and ex clusively from the proceeds of the sale of the boolos aa provided In thia act; also give* State of N. C. the right to become a bidder, under condition* named. Section 11 provtdea for the rejection of any and all blda at the option of the Commission; and for re-advartlaement for aealed blda in eaae first proposals are not accepted. Section 12 provides that the Gover nor shall Issue proclamation announc ing awarding of contracts as soon as made. Ninth Day.—Lieutenant Governoi Turner called the Senate to order hi M o'clock. Prayer waa offered by Rev. A. W. Curtla of tha Congregational church. Reading of the journal waa dispensed with. . Henderson asked that the libel bill by I»ndon be printed for the Senate, and It waa go ordered. At thia point Governor Aycock en tered the Senate chamber aa. waa re ceived by the Senate standing, amid applause. He waa given a eat on the floor. The Senate bill to prohibit the sal* of olgarette* In North Carolina cam* up arlth a favorable report. Senator Woodard, of Wilson, asked that It b« , ~* spsetal order for next Wednes day at noon. The motion prevailed |The Senate bill to exempt the train dispatchers from Jury duty passed It* final readings. The Senate then adjourned. Ninth Day.—« Senate called to ordei at 11 o'clock by Lieut. Governor Tur-. ner. Prayer by Rev. Mr. McFarland ol the Methodist church. On motion of Senator Mclntyre, th* reading of the Journal was dispense*) with. The only waa thai by Benator Henderson from Bl*hot Kdward Rondthaler and minister* ol the Moravian church of Salem, in fa vor of the eatabllbment of a htate Re> ftjrm'atory. Reports from various committee! were made, and the bills placed on th calendar. The following addltiona to SenaU committee* were made- Mr. McAlllater to the CCommlttn on Education. Mr. Alexander.to the Committee ot Election LAWS. Mr. Miller of Caldwell to the Com mlttee on Deaf and Dumb and Blind institutions. A number of local bllla were Intro duced. The Senate adjourned out ol respect to the memory of Oen. R. Lfee this being his birthday and a l?gai holiday. HOUSE. Fourth Day.—The debate In th* House devolved upon the bill to in erase the salary of the governor front $3,000, to $4,000 per y*ar. Fifth day.—Speaker Moor* convened the Hou*e at 10:80 o'clock. Rev. Dr Marshall, of the Baptist church, otter ed prayer. The bill to amend The Code and In crease the salary of the Governor from SB,OOO to $4,000 wa* then taken up as I epeclal order. Judge Graham, ot th special committee, died a minority re port, to the effect that the Increase ol salary could not apply .to th* lnoomlni Governor, and the object of the bill would be defeated. The report was In tbe nature of h law brief, being an elaborate legal argument, citing Su preme Court opinions, against tha le gality of th* Incoming Governor taking additional salary. Mr. Hanes, of the committee, said this bill was not of rofflctant Impor tance to provoke the great argument that had Jnat been filed. "It Is sdmlt ted by Jndge Graham that la constat ing th* constitution we must taka all parts of It According to that consti tution Mr. Aycock will not b* elected until to-morrow wb*n th* vote Is de clared. I nseell Is Govsrnor to-day, ba cau** th'j constitution says Aycock Is not until bs Is d*clar*d elected. Sec tion 1, art Id* I, says th* term shall begin January Ist Th* tew of th* Stat** makes It a physical ImposslblU. ty for this to bs so, for th* sams con stitution provides that th* Legislator* ahall not meet until the flrst Wsdnev day after the first Mondsy In January. Tha vote was then taken on the bill, and it passed, BS to M, aa follows: i Ayss; Alexander, Allen, of Wayne; Baldwin, Bannarman, Barco, Bedding aher, Carr, Daniels, of Vance; Connor, Daughterldge, Dnls, Plaid*, Oattlf, Green, Hall, Hayes, Hoey, Hood, Lane, Lawrence, little, Mann, Mason, Mc- Iver, McLean, Morphew, Nlcholos, Pag*, Roberson, of Guilford; Robinson, of Anson; Ro**. Rountree, Swweli, Bhannonhoune, Shelton, 81mm*, Spain hoar, *Stow*rt, Thompson, Welch, Whitakar, of Forayth; Whltek*r, ed Guilford; White, of Halifax; Whits, ol Jones; Wtlllsms. Wilson. Wlostoa, Wright. Pearson, Carlton—ss. ,Nyia: Allen, of Col ambus; Bsrahlll, Benbow, Blythe, Brim. Brtttatn, Burll •on, Burnett, Calloway, Cutaway, Cor •on, OoUwn, Wllu, Cartia. Duncan Ebbs, BUae, Oalthsr, Oarratt, Oraham, Harris, Hartly. labell. Long. MacKeth an. Martin. Maunay, McCulloch; Me- Variant, McNeill. Morgan, Morris, Oil nr, OML Owana, Pattmoa, Payna, Ptana, Prtraa, Relnhardt, Richardson Rath rack. Ruseell, Shseta Smith. Sta venaon. Btufcba, Watte. Weaver, Wil lard. Tarborotigh. 7Sackary—S2. The hUI then pan* Ita third read- Ing and waa order 1 enrolled. . Speaker Moore a- ouueed the follow, tag Howe commit* ea: . , Corporationa—Rountree, chairman; Oalther. Smith, Se-wall, Stubbe, Bald win. Daniel, ot Warren; Robleeon, oi Guilford; Harrla, Winston, Shelton, Martly. McFaralaad, Payne, Owes. Inattranca—Wlllard, rhalrman; Con nor. Pi«e, Hoajr, Watta. iirittaln, Rob inson, ot Anaon; Little, Oalther, Each arr. Pa tree, Bbba. , . Education—Connor, chairman; Whlt aker, ot Guilford; Jenkins, Ruth rock. White, of Jonee; Baddlngfleld, McCul. Held, Blvlna, Blalock, Blount, Brad loch, Smith, Bannerman, Shannon house, Ron, Hood, Green, Alexander, Lawreoee, Carr, Carlton, Hayaa, Rich ardson. Carton, Mdntoah. Duncan. Finance—Qattla, chairman; Willard. Dole, Little. Parker, Lane. Graham, Owen, Daughtrtdge. Page, Gatther, Morris. Mann, Maury, Long. Blount, Alexander, Petree, Brim, Dean. Inatltutlona for Inaane—-Page, chair man ; Morphew, Spalnhcur, Bt«venson, Dannerman, Bedriingfleld, W»ury, Rein hardt, Carlton, Bradsbar, Roaa, Rabsr ton, of Ou'lford; M Iver, Caraon, Fu'- nett, Iwbell, Duncan. Conatltutlonal Amendments— Btubhi, chairman; Rountree, Orabam, Conunr, Dula, Yarborough, Greene, Ilayea, Al len. of Wayne; Ebbs. Election Law*—Craig chairman; Stubba, Rountree, Green, Dula Wright, Spalnhour, Oattls, Allen, of Wayne; Patterson, McKcthan, Watta, Zachary, Taylor, Beasley, Galloway, Blythe, Pe tree. , Agriculture—Daughtrtdge. Prlntlnt-Honey, cbnlnnan; Whlla ker, of Fwfaytb; Winston, Rlchardaon, Eljen, Blvlna, Simmons, Cnrrawny, Me. j Lieau, uurnett, McFurland, Owen, oi Sampson. , Counties and Towns—Mason, chair man; Oliver, White, of Halifax; Jen. klna, Line Curtis, Carlton, Russell, Morphew. Morris, Bhelton, Stevenson, Wb(taker, of Forsyth; Brim, Coleman, -•MaFsrland. Propositions and Urlcvancca—Gra ham, chairman: Mo-con, Stewart, Wolch, Yarborough, Morg n. Nash, Bradaher, Hall. Wlllams, Whltakor, «>1 Guilford; Allen, of Columbus; Blvlnt, Barnblll, Ardrey, Oliver, Benbow, Mnr tin, Duncan.. Seventh Day.—Thla lielng Inaugura tion, the mevtlng of the H>IUH> W.'« but a formality. Nothing WMN done. Eighth Day.—Speaker Mooro the House to order at 11 o'clock, anu Rev. Dr. L L Naah offered prayer. A number of locil bills wers Intro duced. The Speaker announced the follow ing committee on Judiciary: Allon ol Wayne, chairman; Connor. Graham, Rountrea, Gattls, Craig, Dulla, Patter son, Greene, Hayes, Maaon, Nicholson, Roberaon, Rnblnmn, Spalnhour, Smith, Stewart, Stubba, Slmm*, Thompson, Winston, Wright, Wll'on. YairboroMgh, Baldwin, Brndaher, Hrlttaln, Blount, Daniels of Warren, Carleton, Oalther, Hoey, Harris, Hood, Lawrence, Mann, Man Kethan. Morgan, Seawell, Shan nonhou»«, White of Jones, Whltakor of Oullford, Kbba, Blythe, Benbow, Mr. McLean, of Scotland, wns added to th« committee on counties, cities and towns, Mr. Rus ell on education, Mr. Wright on conatltutlonal amendment, Mr. on penalona. Eighth I>ay.—Speaker Moore con vened the HOUM at 11 o'clock. Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Butler. The r.-adlng of the Jojirnal waa dispensed a>lth. Roll In son. of Anson, waa added to the committee on iniiuuffij asylums, t ißwart and Wilson were added to the c&mmlttee on corporationa. Quite a lot of new bills were Intro duced, moat of which were local In their nature. Nfhih Day.—Speaker Moore conven ed the Kwiae at 11 o'clock. Prayer waa offered by Rev. llr*. A. A. Marshall. Reading of the Journai yas dispensed with. Leave of absence was- eranted Mr Stubbs. v. The following bills were ratified; For the relief of the dangerous In «ane; to amend chapter 83 of laws of 1899; to amend the charter ol Relda vllle; favoring the establishment of a national forest reserve; to Incorpor ate tho Howard Relief Association; to improve the upper Cspe Fear Kivcr. Bills passed third reading aa follows-. To abolish fences In Nash county; to Incorporate the James Walker Memo rial Association of Wllmlngtota; to al low town of Concor to L«ue bonds; to Incorporate the town of Apple Tree lo Greene county; to allow commis sioners of Yancey county to levy a spe cial tax; to Incorporate the Whitney Reduction Company; to allbw com mlaslonera of Craven county to levy special tax; to chango tuc name of the Raleigh Real Estate and Surety Company; to incorporate the Hertford Banking Company. H>e only bill of general public Im portance Introduced lu the House was by Winston, of Bertie. Thia bill pro vides for the various counties of the Ftate to purchase farms and work all convicts sentenced for less than ten years on auch farms and on the public roads. Ninth Day.—The bouse adjourned early In honor of tbe anniversary of the birthday of Robert E. Le«flt being a Stats holiday. A number qt local bllla were Intro duced Nothing of general Interest waa dona - - ■> A U'tlqus MTlntraL Before a recent meeting of the Chemical Society, of London, Mr. G, ; A. Ooyer read a paper on a new mln-( eral from Burra in South AustraliaJ The fact of special Interest al>out thla' new stibatance, which It named anb-' vaulte. la the fact that It contains tbe rare element vsnadlum In combination wtb sulphnr-and copper. The pretence of vanadium In thia combination makes it unique among minerals. —s. FAVOR A DELAY.I I - • | BcpubUcio Caucus Opposes Early * Consideratioi. CANAL BILL WILL BE KEPT BACK. Cancas Decides Not to Set s Day For Its Considers) ion - Qreat Britain's Attitude. Washington. D. C.: Special —The Rt publican Senators, la oaucus, have un animously decided not to a*t a day, at least for the present, for taking up the Nlaaraguan Canal bill. After a general exchange of vlewa, the Senator* con cluded that eo long, aa Great Britain's attitude toward the amendments to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty Is unde fined, It would not be wise or exped£ ent to agitate the question of the con struction of the proposed canal. Thia decision was embodied in a resolution presented by Senator Lodge, who stat ed that the conclusion as there set forth w»i the result of the beat de- Übratlons of the committee's order of buslneos. Several Senators, however, gave notice that In caeo should be a motion to take up the canal bill, they would not be bound by the reao lutiun of Independence, Senator Piatt, of Nerw York, waa the leader. He *aid he considered the canal of prime Importance and would not re frain from voting to take It up When ever a motion to that effect I* made. Senator* Simon, Foster and Bard fol lowed with similar declarations. They did not, however, express determina tion to themeelv** Initiate a move ment In behalf of the canal bill, and, It was auggeated that Senator Morgan could be prevailed upon to allow the present ststus to remain. No decision waa reached upon other questions because no formal action was considered necessary. There was. however, considerable discussion of other queatlonu. Among theee were the ship subsidy bill, the war revenue re duction bill, the confirmation of Mr. Harlan, as Attorney General of Porto Rico, lb* ratification of the treaty with Spain for tha acquisition of some of the Philippine Islands not Included In the original Pari* treaty, and the ap propriation bllla. Senator Harm* expreeaed hi* desire to bav* the ship subsidy bill passed upon di«rin| the present session and said that with the Army bill out of the way, he should a*k that the decision arrived at early in the aefsion to vross th* subsidy bill ahead, be carried out. it was not Intondod that the subsidy bill should receive attention when the appropriation bllw were not up for Consideration. Senator Aldrlch ex plained th* necessity of getting the war revenue reduction bill through this session and b* stated that he hoped to be ablo U> report It from toe commlttes on finance during th* early part of asxt week. H« hoped to secure an unanimous agreement from the I committee *nd urged that to secure | promptn*a» there should be no effort . to amend (t by puMing on tariff amend ments. That tTOuld, be aald, open up the entire tariff question. There wa* general asepot to this propoitlon and assurance was given that tha caucus would sustain him In tnat position. Senator Fb raker state that be would again *eek to cet up the Harlan nomination at the flrrt opportunity and ha asked that Republican Senator* remain In sufficient number* to guar gatee a quorum beoauae ot Senator PettlgreW* notice that he *hould ra qulye a roll call on the vote to con firm. The importance of geoing the Span ish treaty through was preaented by 1 Senator Ivodge, who aald that the rati ; (todtibn of tn« treaty was neces**ry to I Mean up our daalinga with SpaJn. Senator PrCc-lo* Ll» Mked time for 1 cfms!d*raUon of th# olomorgarine bill. | The oommilttee probably would be pre ! oared to raport next week. ' • Confederate Veteran* Dine. New York. Special.—The Confederal veterans' camp held its eleventh annual dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria Friday night About 260 diner* were pre*«nt, of whom about half were ladle*. Ma jor Edward Owen, the comander of the wrap, presided, with Btehop Thomas N. DbdUy, ot Kentucky, an hi* right. Mrs. Joffenon Davis, Colonel and Mrs. John C, Calboun, Augustus Van Wyck, president of the North Carolina Soci ety; Dr. William Polk, president of the Southern Society; WlUlsaa McAdoo Thompcou, Colonel T. P. Ochiltree and General Joseph Wheeler were present Signed and Delivered. Washington, D. C., Bpeclal.—A mes sage waa received Friday from Minister Conger, at Pekin. date! Thursday even ing, stating that the Cblnote plenlpo tenttari** bad signed and delivered the protocol. Thl* remove* the teat doubt that had arisen as to tho sealing of the agreamnt, for It would not have been accepted by tbe Spanish minister un less H bore *ll the etals and signatures n*css*rr to give It full toroe. 1 , Telographlc Bri -fs Fire Friday night In tha Pope Blcy ei* Company building Is -Waahlngion City, caused $125,000 low, covered by Insurance. A head-on collision botnrssn freight train* on the Grand Trunk Railroad n«ar Looke's Mill, Me., early Friday resulted In the death of live men and lerious Injury of ssreral others, and ton looonootive* and tour oars were ds- I iMlltbed. Bach train was draws by I tWO ;. CONOIfcSSIONAL DOINGS. -- • i Dolly Proceedings of tbe National Lawmskers. SENATE. Twenty-seventh the Senate Mr. Teller, of Colorado, speaking to an amendment he had ottered to the army reorganisation bill, delivered a sensa tional denunciation of Oeneral Began, former commissary general of the Unl. ted States army. His statement in cluded aleo the administration, for its action In retiring General Began. Absolutely no progress wis aaade with the army measure, aot a single amend ment being disposed of finally. The pending qoesubn at the opening of the session was an amendment ottered by Mr. Bacon, of Oeorgia, striking out that provision of the bill authorising the President to Increase the number Of nod-commissioned officers and pri vates In any troop or cavalry. Twenty-eighth Day.—ln the Benate after several hundred pension bills ware pfsaed or referred, Mr. Morgan asked -unanimous consent to take vote February 11 on the Nlcaraguan canal bill and amendments. The resolution was referred to the Committee on foreign relations. Twepty-nlnth Day-Consideration of the army reorganisation bill was re. sumed. Mr. Teller moved to strike out that paragraph of the bill which em powered the President to plaoe on tho retired list any offl6er who has been susp«q4+& from duty by sentence of co(jrt mtttUl or by executive order In mltlAUoh of such sentence. The am ending Q* was agreed to, Mr. Teller said that tbt paragraph might apply to Ma jor Joseph W. Whatp, wfioee record he dwelt upon as 4 splendid one, filled with acts of gallantry ajt Nashville; Franklin end other battlefields. After almost an hour's executive ses sion the Senate, at 6.80, adjourned. Thirtieth Ray —ln the Senate a bill to provide for sub-ports of entry and (delivery In the Hawaiian Islands was reported by Mr. Henna, fiotn the Com mittee on Commerce, and passed. A bill fixing the compensation of district superintendents ol the llfe saYlng service at $2,600 per annum, except to the case of the superinten dent Of the Eighth district, whose sal ary Is fixed at f 1,600, was passed. Much time wan spent In discussion of the army bill. ■ At 5 o'clock tbe Senate proapded to executive business and at 6:05 ad journed until to-morrow. flihlrty-flrst Day.—Just ! before 6 o'clock the Senate Anally 4l»po»*d of the army reorganisation Mil. The measure having originated lb the Sen ate, the flnol question was not upon iu passage, but upon agreeing to the Sen ate amendments. They were agreed to by a vote of 48 to While party lines were drawn on the measure four Democrats voted tor It, Senators Lin'* say, of Kentucky; MtoLaurtn, of B~ ith | Carolina; Morgan, of Alabatr i and Sulllvnn, of Mississippi. Bsna'or lloar, of Massachusetts, who was i't.alnod at bie home by ijineee, was paifHl ngnltwt the pill with Senator Sj*>oner, of Wis consin. T%e bill has occupied practi cally tho entire attention of the Ben ate since ®e 3rd day of Je;u*ry when It was nmde the unflflnished business HOUSE. TWenty-seventh day.—The House postponed tbe District of Columbia business, thi regular order for the day, until next Monday, and proceeded with the river and horbor bill. Oeneral de hate Closed at 2 o'clook, and the bill was read under the flve-mlnute rule for amendment. Good progress was made Many amendments were offered, but without exception all of them failed. Mr. Orosvenor, of Qhlo, and Mr. Ton gue, of Oregon, replied to the criti cisms of Mr. Cushman, of Washington, on the discrimination in the appropria tions for work In the various Stales. ] Mr. Tongue said that were Caesar alive ! to-day, (as Mr. Cushman bad suggeit ! Ed); he would have left It in the origl ! nal package In Its pristine Integrity | and have proclaimed to the world that 1 the gentleman from Wfiihlngton was not only the "real thing," but the "whole thing."' After the reading had proceeded for some time, Mr. Cushman moved to re commit the bill to the committee. Mr. made the point of order that the motion was tEen hot to order and the point was sustained. Hon Feiale Cola- NORTH CAROLINA,- - • - MBB ■** ' Devoted to the Education of Young Wooden. V .*' • ."t • - - • LARGE FACULTY OF 12 SPECIALISTS. „ * ' ... 1 » Schools of Music, Art, Elocution. Business and Literary Courses. Charges Moderate —Board $lO Per Month. 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Twenty-ninth Day.—Tbe rfier and harbor appropriation bill waa passed by the House It went through p recti oally as It came from the committee. It carriee eWghtly leas than $60,000,000, of which »M,000,000 la In direct appro priations. Thirtieth Day.—There were hardly Mty members in their placet when the Houss of Representatives met. A majority of the members had gooe over to the Ben*t» to wltneae the adminla t ration of the oath" to Senator Quay of Pennsylvania. The Houae, without preliminary buainees, went into committee of the whole (Mr. Lawrence of Masnachueetta In the chair), and took up the consid eration of the bill to Revise and Codify the Poet&l Laws of the United Btatea. The order for Its consideration made last week was modified so as to make It a continuing order, not to interfere with approphlation bills, conference reports and private bill day. Mr. Loud California, In charge of the bill, made a brief explanation Of the provisions of the measure and explained In answer to many inquiries that the bill mode no modification of existing statutes regarding railway mall pay, the salaries of railway msll clerks or any of the mooted questions regarding the poet&l service. FAMOUS OCTOGENARIANS. Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, one of tbft moat accomplished women in Ameri ca, the Immortal author of tbe "Battle Hymn of the Republic," waa born in 1810, and has passed her 81st- year. She la at 111 active on the platform and In llternry work, serving ou Important committees of philanthropy, local, national and International. Shu wrote, In Washington, the "Battle Hymn of the Republic"—a song illstlned to live like the prophetess of Deborah's—when the city was be leatfured in November, ISUI, thlfty-nine y.'jvrn ago. Shv Vhp been called to reVl it In -pntitlr t> , a fly 40 year#, and Mill favor" *>>. ' v'-OCj* by re eling I**n' at* given for Chari' ' of caucus. feasts 15. v w no-haa'labored with Mr*. Uov the lsiglitr educa tion in,J better employment of wom en. was born in 1820. She began public life by teaching at fI.M) per week, and was awakened by her small sal ary to the too small valuation of « oman's work. KUtabcth. Cudy Stanton, born In 1815, Is not n New England woman, but deep In New England councils of thought, social life and advancement. —Review of Itevlewy v Carman Luggage Stamps. In order to simplify the transporta tion of small lloics or trunks by the railroad In I'russla, the Administration has Just Inaugurated a system of truuk stamps similar to postage stamps. As far as Frankfort and Muyence, trunks or parcels weighing from 1 to 03 pounds now need only to have a stamp stuck on tlieui and to be handed in at the station. There ore two divisions, one for dis tances of under 05 miles, the other for longer distances, and In each'division three rates weighing less than 15 pounds; between 15 and 20, Slid between 20 and 05. The stamps Issued are 5 cents, 10 cents, 20 cents and 40 cents. All such parcels are sent by express. The time of trans port Is guaranteed to be not longer than ten hours Tor 65 miles. For an additional payment of 10 cents^Jje" - pneknge will be delivere(l_tc-ttle ad ■ di-eycs williLu-aii UawfTif the arrival I of the train.