Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-11
WELL UNDER WAY.
TIE WORK OF THE oto NORTH STATE
rEGIsLArURF.
Railway commissioa Banking Matters
Message Of Governor soales-FarmerS
Alliances A Accident, &c.

Railway comnisucs Banking Matters
Message OF Gcveraor so~ales-FarmerS
Auianoe-Aa Accident, &C.
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Senate 10 day 8 sommifiee was appoiptea 70
have charge % The inauguration OF 'ofernor
Fowle on The t1i0. 4 resolution wa,' a'.I
. long discusslor. adopted providing thai IN
60 ~ contested seats no member be PAID
,er dicm and miieafr unless he holds aregu-
lar elecffnu-cceiiGraie. hut where members
hold speh certificates and are then ousied
NV viii te allowed. a resolution was
saontod raising a Joint committed OF tblr-
to,n-eichf 81 the House and I've OF tue
senste-t0 consider oil matters relative 20 a
railway CON mission.
In fhe House a resolution was presented
rcouesfing the efforts OF the states senator's
and conrressmen 20 secure such anehu,
ment o. the national banking law as Wii
hermit State banks 10 issue bills, money ana
currency without payment OF the ~ per
cent. required by that act. BINS were lu'i"-
duced TO create a railway commission, 10
foster sheen husbandry by taxing dogs
heavily. regulate the use OF coByicts' ana 70
prevent tUE Nfifciu VI Nt.'aHN ""'"'0 49,
GoyEaScE scALEs's MESSAGE,
The remainder Of the session OF the House
was occurred 80 the reading OF Governor
Scales's MESSAGE. II was heard win a'ten-
tion, and IS regarded by oil members as an
able psper. a..
n covers oil branches and eiVes the
Iccislature ana people valuable material for
information and study. After many hours
labor votr correspondent has prepared the
following brief synopsis:
FINANCES.
TIE available assets 81 the educational
fund are 800. 80, iOai per cent. bands. tue
nnbpc fund receipts foi 1887 and 1888 were
sIb7f 6St IL: the disbursements for the
same time, 81. $50, 1898 Z The estimatcd iu-
ture expenses, given g. a whole, are Sil6,-
b50. Tie estimated resources are SiO9.o99.
TIE who'll value % real and personal pro-
nerty Is S217, 700, 900. a tax OF 30 cents on
eyery 500 worth Of property VIII yisld
eGO(. S95. and other taxes and revenues VIII
aggregate s9S. 600. which, with $1,000 bah
snce Al the close Of the fiscal year, makes
S700,39J.
THE BONDED DEBT.
The nrincipal u the bonded debt recog-
nized IN the act Of 1879, bonds issued before
Nav, 1861, ut 40 per cent, - Sj,4i', 400; bonds
issued during and since the late war, ny au-
tbority ~ acts passed prior thereto, nj - per
cent, So G1. 045; bonds issued IN pursuance
Of the funding acts Of March I'D, 1856. ana
August 20, 1863, at 10 per cent, s3.SSS'6oV
making the total recognized debt $l2,62',O40
Bond. have been exchanged A. follows Class
first. AZ 40 per cent, sf.92j,90O; class two,
at % per cent, 81. 5gl. Olj; class three, at 10
rer cent. 81 1871. 00O, making the total eX-
changed $40. 7j3,9lJ. =,
New 4 Der cent. bonds 70 The amount OF
5000, G7l have been issued. The total amount
OF old bonds outstanding Is Si,9lS, 100;
amount Of 4 per cent. cODsOls when all are
exchanged, S3,G13.ji1; amount OF q per
cent renewal bonds when all are exchanged
s2.7g5. 900; whole amount OF bonded debt
So 40s,511. OF the old G per cent. bonds
issued in aid Of the North Carolina railroad
Sfs9.0OO ore outstanding, OF which Sl4H,OOO
Il held by the United states Government.
The last Legislature gave the Treasurer
authority 10 Sell a. many 4 per cent. bonds
A. might be necessary TO pay these outstand-
ing q per cent. construction bonds wherever
found. Blu the As were TO be sold at not
less than psr value. They were then at par,
but soon after BEGAN 20 fan, ana are now at
about 81 cents In the market. The PROPOSE
ton therefore failed. The Governor recon-
mends that so much OF the law az requires
the sale ut not less than par be repealed, and
that The proceeds Of The sale be used in pay
ment OF the construction bonds.
THE PENITENTIARY.
The Governor recommends that this insti-
tuition be credited with $4,000 for work
which has been done without pay for the
State in various ways. There are over 400
cOnyicts, he states, on railway work ana IN
the swamps from whom no revenue Is de-
rlyed. lie recommends that the Legislature
make an appropriation sufficient to cover all
expenses Of the peniten.iary and that all the
earnings be covered into the treasury. III
this i done now with energy and good man
agement the institution can De made sell
sustaining. He recommends the completion
Of the prSon buildings aud shops, the pur'
chase OF machinery, and the immediate es-
Enlistment Of such industries as are thought
necessary, so as TO give constant employment
for so large IA force OF conyicts. He recon-
mends the separation Of young criminals
from the older and hardened ones.
THE AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE
will be completed next summer, and open its
doors to students. lie is anxious To make
the tuition free or as nearly 50 As possible.
The law gives 10 each county rs many free
SCHOLARS AZ IL has members IN the lower
house of the Legislature, and this will give
free tuition 90 as many as will attend for
some years to come.
TIE INSANE AsYLUNs.
These ore specially satisfactory. well man.
aged, ard doing u grand work. More room
ut the asylum at Raleigh is needed. IL now
bas 2g2 patients more than its proper ctpl~
city,, while there are in iails ana po0rhouses
aud IN private families in this division OF
the State over SEQ insane who need asylum
treatment. In the iails Of some counties.
sad 70 relate in this day " enlightenment,
there are persons so confined simply because
they are insane, and for no crime. A letter
from Judge Nacliae, noting these things. Is
given in full. An appropriation Of S3S.5oO
annually for the next two years will be sun.
cient for u wing to the aSy lum 81 accommo-
date $50 p~alienls. There VIII be (estimated)
4J0 patients this year in the asylum
al Morsanton, and 800 next year.
TIE INSTITUTION FOR TIE DEAF AND DUMB AND
II BLIND
is complimeuted for good management.
There are 80 pupils. or forty more
than two years ago. There il urgent need
of a hospital at this institution, as otherwise,
in case OF an epidemic, II would have to be
closed.
THE PENSIONS.
These are declared to be wholly inadequate
with 4,312 pensioners; there will be only 81
each. The Governor recommend thtt am-
pie provisions be made at least TO feed and
cioihe the soldiers who are both destitute
and disabled. and tue sum paid should be
IN proportions TO the disability and deStitu-
ton. North Carolina has commenced the
work. and she can take no step hack wards.
cost what 1t NAV, she must take care Of those
soldiers who have been so disabled in her
service that they cannot take care of them
selves, and those who are the widows Of
soldiers who were killed in battle and who
are so destitute as 10 make State aid o ne
eessity.
TIE STATE GUARD
is warmly comphmented Tor efficiency. An
annual appropriation Of $4,000 for an en-.
cAmpment IL urgently recommended, and the
securing OF a permanent eamp-ground. The
increase Of the salary Of the Adlutant-Gen-
eral to 81, 900 is urged.
EDCCATION.
The Governor presents the necessity for
longer terms OF the public schools. The ave
rare length az the terms OF schools IN the