Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-02
STATE "CANVASSERS.
JUST ONE HALF OF cARoLiNA's
ELECTORAL VOTE COUNTED.
Al Unexpected Railway D~ecision-Mhi-
tary Omcers Elected and Commissions
Observation-Disclosures Cases.

Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispstch.l
RALEIGH. N. c., December 1.-The State
Canyassing Board met in Commons Hal
at II o'clock this morning. 1t was well
attended by spectators, rs there was
interest in the Fifth District contest.
Thomas Little, the Republican candidate
for Congress, was reported as sick yester-
day. but arrived to-day. John W.. Ora
ham. Of Hillsboro', is his lawyer. A.. ID.
A. Williams. the Democrat. was also on
hand. with F. II. Busbee. his attorney.
Several sherifs were here. The returns
of election had come in more fully than
was expected. Only from one county
were they complete. There are four OF
five contests as to seats in the Legislat ure.
Governor Holt presided as head OF tho
CanvassIng Board.
The board adjourned this afternoon
after completing just one half the counts
on the electoral vote. IL was expected
that tonight there would be argument IN
the Fifth Congressional District contest.
but Governor Holt was I~ndisposed, aud u
was set for hearing at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
A telegram to-day from Smithield states
that Solicitor Ed. w. Pom, of that district.
who has been critically sick with typhoid;
fever and kidney trouble, is 20 deemed
out Of danger.
RAILROAD CASE.
The decision in the case of the Raleigh
and Western railway against the Hlendun
and Gulf railway for right OF way has been
made by Judge Conner, and was quite un-
expected. The former road claimed that
the latter had deliberately occupied lts
right OF way and had graded on II seYeral
miles. The judge to-day decides that ooth
roads shall use a crossing in dispute, pro
vided there is room for both. The rlght
10 use the right OF way 10 left open until
the Supreme Court passes upon the mat
ter. The case was to-day appealed TO the
Supreme Court.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The line officers Of the First Regiment
met here to-day and elected feld-officers
for two years as follows: Julian l.. Wood
colonel: u. n. Bogart. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
=. j. Macon, major Second Battalion
Francis II. Cameron was endorsed foI
Acknowledgement: John w. Cotton foi
brigadier : general. A resolution was
adopted requesting North Carolina con
gressmen TO vote tor an increased appro,
priation for the National Guard. Tonight
the officers OF the regiment were enter
tanned DIV the Governor uuhTd.
Military commissions We're issued to-day
az follows TO officers OF Company +,
Fourth Regiment: I. NJ. Kimberly, cap
tam; f. i. Lewis and Il. L. Mcdowell
li~eutenGnts.
IMPORTANT CASES.
There is q case of grave importance be
fore tho Supreme Court. 10 Is iron
Duplin, and is 70 define the question as e
whether the school tax shall be made SUIT
hcient 10 keep the public schools open
four months in the year, as required 10y
the Constitution. no matter II II does eX-
| coed 66s6 cents on the 500 valuation OF
property and - on the poll, As required
by law. There IL coming up another case
Of exceeding importance. This - 10 set.
tie the question Is 10 whether the schoo
| taxes shall be disbursed. as now in the
counties where they are raised, or shall bt
sent TO the STATE Treasury and thence dis
bursed pro rata among the school popula
tion. Some able men say the latter Is tine
proper course. and that the present law Is
| unconstitutional. IL is delicate question
The matter has been before the Leglsla
ture twice. Once 1t nearly passed the
House.