Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-09
SENATE SANG SONGS,
MT THE HOUSE WAS VERY
D~IGNIFIED.
The NORTH STATE LEGISLATURE.
Scenes and Incidents OF Its Closing
HourS-Prcsented with "a silver
ScrVicc-The Penitcntiary Case
Personals and Briefs.

RALEIGH. ~. c., March S-(Spccial)-
THE si1ty-taree days session Of the
I.- -e-o ended at 2O7 o'clock this
...r..on. adjournment being until the
second tuesday in June next year. There
were many speeches and much merri-
me1t in the Senate. and songs were sung
.0r n hour and more. in which the la
dies who occupied seats on the floor and
m tle galleries joined. The House was
intensely dignifed. hut the senators and
e. hundred or more ladies, headed by
Leltenant-Governor Reynolds, took the
House 10y storm. Speaker Connor was
presented with a silver service by the
members. Representative Lee S. Overman
making the presentation speech.
A bin passed making an appropriation
so dcfray the funeral expenses OF Repre-
sentative Trotman. of Gates. who is
dying If pneumonia in a hospital here.
u. R. Young was to-day sworn in as
Insurance Commissioner, and appointed
William W.. Wilson clerk.
The number OF bills which become laws
arproXimates 1900, as nearly as can be
,.tmated. There were 2.051 original bills
aal resolutions introduced.
The Legislature broke all records as to
volume of business. The Democratic
members say: 1--WE had to undo the
..-.slation OF the fusionists since 1899
and then 10 DO new work besides" But
ts great volume OF work contains much
watch need never have come before the
L,- Stature. There are perhaps 600 char
f.rs and private acts. Yesterday an ef-
f.rt tl have these left out Of the printed
volumes s~ignally failed.
The publican and POpulists, who. di-
ltcIy after the last election, talked so
earnestly m favor Of an abridgment Of
..-n mirage. are now being ridiculed
if The Eepublicans who said nothing and
W.0 tUi senator Pritchard's view. But
t H known that the mass of the Popu-
lists WIl support the constitutional
amendment. Many Republicans say now
They Wll vote for It. They may change
ta..r minds. but say they will not.
Dr. Us expected that by next week or
t.a week following the Supreme Court
$500 decide as 20 w. H.. Days title TO the
Office OF superintendent Of the Peniten-
'arv. Claude DOckery. the chairman or
'fe fusion Board Of Directors, IS here
te speaks Of there being two boards. The
iaInn officials. save the guards, are yet
0n duty. pending a decision in the Day
...e one OF those thus holding on Is
Thomas Russell. warden. brother Of the
Governor. The Legislature has passed
"a hl hy the terms Of which even though
Day wins his case he cannot get a cent
"a 'he money appropriated at this session
ono VI the best-infOrmed county SUI
i'f afcndc9ts Of public instruction in the
f'fe writes your correspondent regard
'r fhe new school law: 1T has too
much machinery. and how 10 work II
"i' puzzle the wisest heads IN the coun-
N ani even then 81 will never be carried
oHt It is 10 be regretted that some one
not suggest simplicity to our law
tafers."
Today the body Of Mrs. Anna Nj.
Clark mother OF Associate-Justice Wal
'r Clark. was taken 10 her old home
A Halifax county for burial.
though the farmers have done no work
't0c January LIST. they say they can
catch up" n the weather now becomes
favorable. The ground has an the
h~oisture ~ needs, and the freezes,
iiaas and SHOWS have mellowed It..
The peach crop is declared By experts
70 be- 40 least half k~illed-killed In the
tud.