The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-13
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
President or the SENATE FAN
TOSIGN IMPORTANT BILLS.
Confederate Pensioners Left Out and tho
Soldiers Home Appropriation Lost-''h
Allowing Convicts to work the Roads.

RALEIGH. y. c.. March l2-Special.-
Notice was made yesterday OF the fact
that the pcnsion act had been overlooked
and not signed by the President OF tho
Senate before the adjournment OF the Leg
isIature. and that the SuTrcme Court
wonid have TO decide whether he could
now sign II. Chief Justice Faircloth and
Judge Douglas. Of the Court. say they do
not think he can sign IL now.
The bin puts iSi old soldiers and sixteen
widows on the pension roll. and appro-
pr.atcs s. 800 for the support OF the Sol
dicrs Home.
4 RAPID RECOVERY.
sneaker Hilcman has most suddenly re-
cocrcd from his attack OF pneumonia -
ami is on the streets. lie is looking 10
collecting 81 per diem as a representative
and s. per diem for being Speaker.
There is an outspOkcn sentiment on q"
sides that the asylums should De """'
non political. -.
The legislature failed to appoint now
directors for the .olorcd Agricultural ana
Mechanical College at Greensboro, Shd
for the Deaf and Dumb Institute az MOT
canton. so the old directors hold over.
JUDGE SEYMOURS SUCCESSORS
The question OF "a succc~sor lot 'uuto
Seymour is still being discussed senator
pritclr9ud SAYS "a must be- resident OF
fho district. and good Republican.
Many think n will Doe Judge Fhrclo'h.
II Is said that the cost 70 the STATE 10
sc ronrcsentod af the Inauguration OF
President Mckinley was iust S5ol.''
The hin allowing convicts 10 be employ
cd on the county roads is recognize" 80 az,
a good one. and now II the counties VII,
only realize and profit by it the state VIII
have fine roads. ...,.-1.
handsome oil painting OF the late
Governor Worth has been presented 10
tho state by the family. The work was
done by Artist W. G. Randall ana Is me
Tndo- the new act as regards the Grim
inal Courts the governor can order Judge
Ewart anywhere in the state TO hoid
special court for criminal cases ana an
exchanre OF courts with the Eastern judge
is allowed. .
III. MARSHALIiS RECOVERY.
nov DR. Marshall has recovered from
re serious illness and has returned
from MorCantOn. where ne was "iluri
treatment. lie was on the street ntic
Yesterday and received quite an ovation
co,ornor russell has appointed Thomas
n Sutton OF Cumberland. judge OF tho
Eastern Criminal Court, 10 take ehc''
The 1st Of April .,,.,o,,,1
Beddingiicld. ,,.,... O.
Cantain Charles Price N Salisbury -
a candidate for the United states East
crn judgcship. -, .o.e
The new Pcnitontiary Board meets
here on Tueedav The new Agricultural
Board meets March 23d
A PLAN OF APPOINTMENT.
The Council Of state last night decided
upon the plan of appointing new direc-
tors and State proxy Of the North caro-
lima railroad. Governor Russell teic~
graphs Judge Smonton that he had re
moved the state proxy Wolfe ana the
eight State directors and any action OF
theirs would be Unauthorized ana fraudu-
lent. ,,.,
Governor Russell IS specially invited
10 6pen the Tennessee Centennial py
pressing the electric button and starting
al the machinery North Carolina be
ing the mother state makes this very
apnropriate but this State will have no
exhibit there
There were 77G acts rassed by the Leg
islature and G6 resolutions.