The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-28

| land per acre ana stock per head. for
| the years 1891, 1892, 1893 and 1894 as re-
| turned for taxation.
1894. 1898. 1899. 1891.
Land per acre, $I.tG S4.16 $4.02 S4.22
Horses, head .45.04 51.09 52.38 $3.50
Mules, head. .4953 $500 59.G7 ellis
Asses, head. 1929 51.7S SAL 50.97
Goats, head. 50 .76 II II
Cattle, head. 747 7s5 7.79 600
Hogs, head. 14s lao 1874 /. 81
Sheep, head. 90 100 10t 102
PENSIONS.
The General Assembly at it's last
session amended the pension law by
striking out the limitation as to
widows whose husbands had died
within one year from April 9th, 1865"
and inserting a clause admitting wild
ows, remaining unmarried, of soldiers
or sailors who died at any time there
after april 9th, 1869 from wounds or
injuries received or disease contracted
while in the discharge of his duty as
such soldier or sailor"
There was an increase in the NUM-
Der Of pensioners during the year of
2G0, classified as follows 1st class, "a;
second-class, z; third-class, z; fourth
elass-widows, 30: fourth-class-sol
diers, 1873; total, 260 The number re-
ceiving pensions under section of The
Code, other than the above, is 38, max
ing tn total number Of pensioners Of
all classes, 5,182.
Statement -, :" page $50, this report,
shows in detail the number of each
class by counties. The disbursement
a, f..
elsewhere stated, does not appear in
this report.
1t is regretted that the General As
sembly did not act favorably upon a
suggestion / yentured to make in my
last annual report to the effect that
the widows of these soldiers who have
been on the pension roll be placed on
the list and awarded the amount al
lowed widows under the law" 1T
would have been a continuation of as
sistance to those who had already just
~ enjoyed its benefit, and whose needs
become more pressing with the passage
of time. / thought then and think
now that the death of the huband
ought not to carry with it an addi-
tional burden to those noble women
wives and mothers of heroes-which
a generous and grateful people could
so easily avert.
The widows benefited by the
amendment above referred to are those
only who can prove by a reputable
physician that the death of the hus-
band resulted directly or indirectly
from wounds or injuries received or
disease contracted while in the
discharge of duty as a soldier or
sailor, etc, which is entirely proper;
but does not reach those widows OF
soldiers who had been on the pension
list whose death could not be certified
by a reputable physician to have been
caused directly or indirectly by wounds
Or injuries or disease received or con-
tracted while in the discharge OF
duty, etc. it is hoped that the next
General Assembly will SO amend the
law as to embrace this class also.
THE ARLINGTON COMMITTEE"
The General Assembly in its wis
dom, passed the following resolution
Resolution in favor of Mrs Patty ID.
b. Arlington. Resolved by the House
OF Representatives, the Senate con-
curing:
That A. A. Campbell, J. Z. Bryan
and J. T. Phillips, members of the
House Of Representatives from Chero-
kee, Chatham and Pitt counties, re-
spectiyely, be and they are hereby APP
pointed a committee Of investigation
TO investigate all the matter growing
out of litigation, and all other troubles
between herself and husband and all
other persons and things concerning
Wi irs tn hon
matters in connection with said iitiga-
ton.
The said committee shall have full
and complete power and authority to
send for persons and papers and eX-
anime the same, and to administer
oaths and examine witnesses, and with
full power to punish for contempt for
disobedience to any lawful order in
as full manner as is now vested in
Judges of the Superior court of the
State. They shall find the facts from
the evidence and report said facts, and
also set out the evidence in full in said
report and make their report to the
General Assembly, if it be possible TO
do SO. before it's adjournment, and IT
not. then said report shall be maze 10
tho Supreme court.
lie l. IGdSNl u VI NAAN t2taAAS - ~ ID
authorized to pay the necessary eN-
penses of said committee while they
are actually engaged in said inyestiga-
ton. and the State Auditor is hereby
authorized to draw his warrant on the
Treasurer for said amount.
This act shall be in force from and
after its ratification.
Ratified the 18th day Of March, A. d.,
1898.
This was ratified at the night session
OF March nth. The Assembly adjourn
, ed sine die on the night Of March 18th.
The committee provided for by the
above resolution was directed TO ex-
anime records and witnesses and send
/ for persons and papers known to the
Assembly or to members who pro-
noted the passage of the resolution to
be scattered over several counties. All
evidence taken was to be written, and,