The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-04
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Raleigh. y. C. February =.
The state board Of education recon-
mends to the legislature the appoint
ment Of the following as trustees OF
the state Normal and Industrial
school at Greensboro: j. A Blair. Fifth
district: A. s. Peace. Fourth district;
E. A. Moye, First district.
The price asked for the great paint
ing Of Senator Vance now on view in
the capitol is s.. 500. Members OF the
legislature say it will not be purchased.
The fight between Senator Hyatt and
Governor Russelrs private secretary
vas an event second only in import
ance to the railway lease bill. 1t GER
tainly created a sensation. There wat
talk at once of creating a committee
to look into the matter.
There is much pleasure in the fact
hat the house finance committee
chairman has stricken from the ma
chinery act" the portion of a section
making mortgages, notes, open &C
counts. etc, non-collectable unless
they bear some evidence OF having
been annually listed for taxation.
The charter O: the GAINESVILLE and
Washington railroad is revoked by
the legislature.
w. E. White, who was defeated last
night in the republican caucus in tn
vote for railway commissioner, by d
H. Abbott, has som strong supporters
who express deep Indignation at some
OF the proceedings. They charge un-
fairness In the balloting.
The populist boilers refused to give
out the names Of the men they chose
last night as directors of state institu.
ions. They SAID they were subject tc
change. Two years g the populist
and republican members Of the legisla-
ture grabbed for nearly all the offices
in sight and We're held up to scorn. An
effort made asst night to get the bolt
ers not to take any Of the "~pickings"
themselves failed signally. One bolter
was angry because not enough got in,
He did a great deal Of plain talking
during and after the caucus.
The eastern republicans, Hancock
for instance, are violently angry at the
declaration of Judge Ewart that the
western republicans do not propose
that the bills taking charge OF the
eastern cities and towns shall pass thd
senate.
The 400 students Of the state Normal
oAiu AAu oSlEool SShI lhC lol1O"
ing telegram to DR.. ]. L. NJ. Curry:
ITO him who has generously support
ed and nobly fought for us we send
glad tidings." The glad tidings were
Of the passage of the additional APP
preparation bill.
ting apart $4,000 of the educational
fun for stimulating local taxation for
common schools, and now a bill is ia
Norably reported giving 800, 600 more.
The amount of allowance will be ap-
portiOned to each township, to be paid
as soon as the people of that particular
township, in any inner raise the like
sum-. This plan really means six
months public schools all over the
state, if the people rise to the height
of the situation.
Today was the forty-sixth Of the leg
lslative session, leaving fourteen work
ing days yet remaining.
Raleigh comes to the front with the
infant prodigy"-a negro child which
it is declared, has talked from its
BIRTH
The house committee on education
has now under consideration the gen
eral educational bill which was passed
by the senate. The committee took up
the bill today and considered it by sec
tons. About half of the sections were
considered n were passed upon fa<
VOrably, with very slight amendment.
The bill will be taken up again to-
morrow at the evening sitting of the
committee. The committee had before
it yesterday President Holiday, Of the
white Agricultural and Mechanical
college, and President Dudley, Of the
colored Agricultural and Mechanical
college. These men appeared to dis
cuss the bill which has been introduced
to apportion to the colored Agricultur-
al and Mechanical college a portion of
the land script fund which, 1t is claim
ed, was intended for it by tn law set
ting this fund aside. No action was
taken on this bill. Consideration Of il
was resumed today.