Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-05
NORTH CAROLINA.
Work of LegisInture-The small
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POy-Bricfs.
RALEIGH. y. c., March 4.-(Special)-
The Legislature to-day elected 5. J.. Pat
terson. Commissioner Of Agriculture; X.
d. Gilmer w. L. Johnson. w. G. Lamb
J. d. Mcneil, Walter NJ Neal. w. b. Pal
lard, and a. Il. Franks. the state Electloh
Board: j. Bryan Grimes, 5. Il. Hart w
ID. Smith. r. II. Jones, John S. Cunning
ham. A. l.. McColom, w. y. Grahan'
/, T. Waugh. W. s Dllis. J. b. Cofiield'
W. II. Capehart. J. A. stevens, j. I.
Bunch. and George T. Weston, the STATE
Board of Agriculture, and Frank McNeiii
and Samuel i. Rogers, Railway Commas
sioners. to serve until April 9TH.
The Senate refused to appropriate Slo'-
900 for water-works and sewerage at the
state University, but gave 5000 for n
gymnasium at the Normal and Industrial
College for Women at Greensboro.
The Kinston and Jacksonville railway
was Incorporated. The House passed
bill giving State convicts TO dozen
counties for road work. upon request OF
county authorities. such counties TO pear
all expenses Two of these counties-Aia-
nance and Mecklenburg-aro allowed TO
issue 10000 each Of road improvement
bonds. A bill also passed codifying the
members of the America Bar Association.
The House passed the public-school Dill,
practically as II came from the Senate,
the present system OF county adoption
OF books and the same books being re-
tanned for two years. This ends the great
est school-booll fight ever known here.
DIR. Abbott. Republican member OF the
Railway Commission. will contest the
constitutionality of tho law just ratified
abolishing that commission and creating
the corporation commission IL he WINS
the two men elected to-day railway com
missioners will continue after April oth
TO serve in that capacity. If he loses they
and T. G. Beddingheld VIII become the
corporation commissioners.
DIR. Richard II. Lewis, secretar; OF the
state Board Of Health. was interviewed
to-day concerning smallpox. lie saic'
eve have official reports OF its presence
at eight points in the State and OF about
thirty cases. Since it made its appear
ance. early last August, there have been
about 80 cases. The percentage OF deaths
has been small. yet it Is higher IN thls
state than I'm some others. Reports snow
eight deaths in one county in the PED
mont section. The largest number OF
cases in one locality now Ia IN Pasquo-
tank county, in the country districts. one
of the serious troubles Is a disposition
on the part OF many physicians 10 deny
that il is smallpox. In only one case
in which there has been n difference OF
opinion. and in which an expert was car
ed in or sent, has the latter faled 10
discover that it was true smallpox
The principal clerk OF the House tens
me there are 300 bills on the calendar
that IS. bills with favorable reports. II.
ha diGnOr>n
before next Thursday.
Tbere are no "sneak" bills. Legisla-
ton has been careful. and al bills are
read ia full. During the Fusion Legisla
tures there were all sorts Of sneak
bills. 80.
The Capital Printing Company mas no.
vet signed the contract FOR the pubic
| printing. The law requires that the oct,
| If the LEGISLATURE shall be printed ane
readv for distribution In ninety day:
after the end Of n session. And yet none
! Of the acts have been given TO the printer
| and this will make the task a great one
Ten days ago drunken man threw
| stick OF wood at ex-Sherin ii. !, Jones
of this county, as Jones was setuhg lh''
his buggy. The stick struck his leg an'
broke It. II is now expected that an GIN
| mutation will have TO be performed
| Henry II. Stevens, who was YESTERDAY
elected bv the Legislature Judge or TN
| western Criminal Court, was elected by
the Democrats last fan 10 that place
| There were then only five counties H. tn
| district. NJ.
Trustees Of the Agricultural and Me
| cbarical College here were elected by TN
Legislature to-day as follows. First DIS
trict. Frank Wood; Second J. b. Stokes
Fourth. w. J. Pelle; Sixth, d. A. Temp
| tins. Seventh. T.. Y. Webb; Eighth, w. G
Fields; Ninth, J. Frank Ray. Al large
w. y Primrose. W. II. Rogan, paw,
! clark. II. W. Twitty. A. Leazer. II. y
Bonitz. r. L. Smith, II. +. Fries ana +
j. Sinclair.