The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-16
VOTE OF SEVEN TO ONE
EDITOR BAILEY VIGOROUSLY AT
TACKS THE APPROPRIATION.
YESTERDAYS SESSION OF THE BOARD
The Whole Day Whitfield Away and not Mo-
ton or Order Passed, Except The Bud"
gel of Expenditures for the
Next Six Months.


The Board of Agriculture met at 10
O'Clock Yesterday morning ana Whlttled
away another day doing nothing. Inc
best part of the morning session was CIV
en- up to discussion of chickens and the
question whether other folks chickens
he allowed TO scratch in other people 5
gardens. "and if they should be allowed to
scratch in the back yard of the Agrlcul-
tural department. After the chicken us
cussion had ended some matters of lesser
Importance were taken up, as follows
Mayor VIM. Russ, Chairman Raney.
of the Chamber of Commerce; w. ,.
Primrose, and Secretary Nichols, of the
Fair Association, appeared before the
Board and asked for an appropriation
for the next fair. Several members eX-
pressed themselves in favor of the same.
Mr.. Joyce introduced a resolution 70
give John X. Smith authority to appoint
exera special fertilizer inspectors. A
substitute to place appointments IN the
hands of a committee of five was intro
duced.
The Board refused to make the salary
of Curator Brimley more than $1l,O0o
and also refused to make new office IN
the museum.
J. C. L. Harris gave notice that he
would ask further appropriation for an
exhibit at the Omaha Exposition.
1t was decided that the Board would
meet again July Dist in response to a
request from Governor Russell.
Mr.. Harris announced that he would
later ask for additional appropriation
for the a. and M. College.
The budget for the next six months
carrying appropriations of $4,000 was
passed.
Whine in session the Board is drinking
lemonade and smoking cigars furnished
by John r. Smith.
John r. Smith, the Commissioner. was
excused that he might leave for Colds
boro to visit his son who is dangerously
sick.
Several matters, it was expected.
would be considered at the afternoon
session.
The question of apprOpriating $1,000 to
the State Fair to be offered in premiums
to the farmers consumed about all the
afternoon session. The matter came mp
in the shape of resolution offered by
Prof. John Graham. and the springing
of this question before the Board was
like tearing open hornets nest.
Editor j. w. Bailey vigorously pro-
tested against the appropriation Of a
single dime to the State Fair. He made
several speeches against it and in un-
measured terms roasted the State Agri-.
cultural Society, declaring that the State
Fairs had been linked ogether with
gambling and immoral devices that
should never have been allowed. and he
would never vote to appropriate a cent
of the States money so long as these
things existed. The discussion of the
resolution took a wide range, and Mt
times it was very heated. After nearly
two and a half hours debae the vote was
taken and the resolution was lost by n
vote of to ), those voting against the
appropriation being Bailey, I4imberry,
Matsby. King, Browning and Ray.
Those voting for it We're Graham, Brady,
Allen. Flaw and Holiday.
j. G. T. Harris was present, but did
not vote.
The Board will meet again today, dis
cuss a few questions, draw their six dol
lars each and adjourn. There is nothing
to be done, and every member of the
Board knows it. but unless they meet
they don't get the six dollars, and they
viii, of course, meet The matters with
reference to making an additional APP
preparation to the A. and NJ. College for
its etymology and for veterinary depart
ment. the question of improving the
building and the curator's department
are all to 20 over until the July meeting.
and also the questions Of additional an
alytical and inspecting force; so there is
nothing to do today exceupt to talk
about what the department hasn't got to
send to the Omaha Exposition. This will
he done, and perhaps a few other matters
discussed and the meeting will adjourn
Governor Russell has requested that 4
meeting be held on July Dist, the next
day after the meeting of the State CON
vention. and all these questions about
more fertilizer inspectors, new fish
hatchers and hatcheries, appropriations
for experiment station and other import
ant matters have been postponed unit
then. 1t is said that there is some method
in this July meeting. Here is a cool S44.-
900. 1T means pie for somebody, and the
fellow that comes to the Republican
State convention on July Goth, and votes
against Russell will never smell of n
piece of this pie; whereas the fellow that
comes and votes with the Russell faction
may. the very next day. find himself
Matching fish at So or "a n day or samp-
Ing guano at the same price. This meet
ing has cost the farmers Of the State-if
the farmer pays the guanO tax-iust 800
estimating the mileage at 1915 miles for
each member
The Board meets this morning at Q
o'clock.