The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-31
HEARD ATTHE HOTELS.

81 have great faith in the Legislature
which meets here next week" said Con
gressman-elect KluttZ, at the Marlboro.
Il don't know exactly what they'll do
about an election law. I've not read
the Louisiana law as carefully as L
should, but it seems to me it's about
the only law we can have by which we
can eliminate the negro vote without at
the same time depriving many ignorant
white people of the right of suffrage |
don't think we can stop short Of Il con-
stitutional amendment"
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The Cape Fear and Yadkm Valley
Railroad sale at Fayetteville Thursday,
was one of the most remarkable ever
known in the South.
Its the first one | ever knew, said
Hon. Clement Manly, one of the Com
missioners who sold it under order OF
court, lin which there was more than
one bidder 1t is not often that three or
even two competing systems will come
to a public sale like this and bid against
each other. Usually they settle the mat
ter in private between themselves, and
when the sale comes off they know cX-
actly how things are going Yesterday
/ don't think any Of the bidders for the
road knew anything about the plans or
intentions of the others. The bidding
was spirited, lasting exactly an hour
and half, and i was most agreably
surprised at the price the road brought.
The Coast Line and the Southern may
make some arrangement for dividing up
the property, but / saw nothing at the
sale to indicate that such an arrange
ment had already been made. Spencer
and Walters run the property up on one
another at a pretty rapid rate toward
the last
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Adjutant General Royster will make a
strong effort to get good appropriation
from the Legislature for the State
Guard.
Il shall ask for such encouragement
and recognition of the State Guard rs
It's dignity and Importance deserves"
he said. ''The appropriation ought to be
not one cent less than $4,000. Certain
ly it will not be less than $4,000, the
amount appropriated for the State
Guard by former Democratic Legisla-
lures. Under Fusion rule the appropria-
ton has been the pitiful sum of $4,000"
Mr.. j. d. Boushall one of the Repre-
sentatives-elect from Wake county, is al
ready at work on Il revenue bill for the
Legislature. He is member of the
Finance Committee of the city of Raj
cigh, and in that capacity has helped
manage the city's affairs i'll admirable
manner.
1.-THE acts for raising revenue in this
State have always been conglomerations
of all sorts of contradictions and inconsis-
tencies," said Mr. Boushall yesterday.
1T seems to me the State needs Il good
revenue law almost as badly us it needs a
new election law. | am already giving
the matter some attention, as i am of
the opinion that the members of the
General Assembly too often put the con-
sideration of the revenue question aside
till late in the session for other legisla-
ton
John X. Smith wants his report as
Superintendent Of the Penitentiary to
show up favorably alongside that of his
successor. Mr.. Mewborne.
Mr.. Mewbornes report" said Capt.
Smith, twill contain no account of the
rents of the State farms, nor of the Fay
roll for December. All of this will
come in the January accounts. Now, in
my case, went on over to January and
accounted for all these things III that
months report. And that's where they
caught me. My report was for thirteen
months"
I'm at least one respect said Prof
J. Allen Holt, principal Of Oak Ridge
| Institute. 1.-The session of the Associa-
ton Of Academies just closed here has
| been remarkable. Every man on the
] programme, and it was long one. has
promptly responded when his time came
And they all gave US something good
Not man on the programme was alb
sent and not one came up with an OK
cuse. This is an example i'll promptness
and in willingness to do that some other
organizations might well emulate. 1t If
/ certainly something of which we ar,
proud"