Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-06
NORTH CAROLINA
NEWS BUDGET.
ALI State Institutions to Be
Investigated.
SHERIFF FAILS TO SETTLE
The Lasi.Iature VIII Look hsfo Fu-
sion management ofARatr.-Th Third
RegImens of volunteers VIII Como
Hero for Final Discharge Referee
I'm Bankruptcy Appoin.o3-C Cars
wrecked.

Gus OF the Senate ana House met III
the hall Of the House at s o'clock Wed
nesday night. Reporters were again
rigidly excluded.
The principle question under consid-
GRAFTON proved to be one Of preroga-
tive, some members of the House feel
ing that in selecting and electing an
enrolling clerk without joint action.
the Senate had infringed on It's rights.
Senators Glenn, Jerome and Daniels in
behalf OF the Senate. and Represent
atives Ray, Allen and Overman, acted
as paci1cos, pouring Oil on the trou-
bled waters and saving Enrolling Clerk
NOVEL; the unpleasant experience of
finding out how 1t feels to be bounced.
It was finally agreed that the act of
1897, providing for two enrolling clerks,
should be repealed; that only one en-
rolling clerk be selected, that Norvill
be selected, the House to select the first
assistant when needed, and that other
assistants be selected jointly.
A resolution was unanimously pass
ed favoring. a thorough investigation
of all the State institutions. and a
rigid enquiry into their management.
The Joint caucus then adjourned, the
Senators retiring. The House remained
in session to hear the report of the
committee on the reduction of en-
ployeeS and salaries
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Reynolds and
Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate Smith
announced the following appointments
of employees of the Senate:
Pages: Thomas Lands. of Granville
county; Harry Jones, of Wake county;
Thomas NJ. Stanback. OF Montgomery
county; Douglass Shaw, of Monroe
county; H. F. Primrose. of Wake coun-
ty: David Worth Currie. of Cumber-
land.
Messenger. w. F. smathers, of Bun
combe county.
Mail Carrier, T. r. Taylor
Keeper of Stationary, a. Y. Kerr.
Guards: Inside. c. c. Cherry, of
Edgecombe county; outside. D. Med.
Buie. of Cumberland county.
Laborers: Melvin Andrews w. B.
Bailey, H. L. Hopkins, L. J. King.
THIRD N. G. COMING HERE
Though the Third North Carolina
volunteer Regiment is under orders to
be mustered out, Governor Russell yes
terday made three appointments In that
organization.
The appointments were all confined
to Company e. of Elizabeth City, by
reason of the fact that the captain, II
a. w. Mebane, was removed for incom-
potency. The discharge was, made by
military board of survey.
DdHlcl a. NIllnleT, OF GREENSBORO, was
promoted from first lieutenant to cap
tain, to succeed Mebane discharged;
Second Lieutenant William II. I. Pow
ell, or winston, was appointed first
lieutenant. to succeed Gilmer, pro-
noted: First Sergeant John l.. Broth
ers. OF Elizabeth City. to be second
lieutenant vice Brothers, promoted.
Major Charles L. Davis, chief mus
tering officer for the State. received a
telegram yesterday from the War De-
partment notifying him that Lieuten-
ant Darrah. assistant mastering officer
for the State, had been ordered to
Macon, Ga, for mastering duty there.
Lieutenant Darrah will report here to-
day and proceed to Macon
While 1t is not officially stated, Lieu
tenant Darrah goes to Macon to pre-
pare the muster rolls Of the Third
North Carolina regiment After all the
records or muster out are completed
the regiment will proceed to Raleigh
for final discharge.
BEHIND IN SETTLEMENT.
The State Superintendent of Public
Instruction was notified yesterday tina.
ex-Sheriff Edward Tillett, of Currituck
county, had embezzled between 1900
and $4,000 of the public school fund.
EX-Sheriff Tillett went out of office
In December, and has the collection of
taxes for the year 1898. Information
office yesterday that Sheriff Tillett has
not made any payment to the State on
the new tax books.
DR.. +. w. Ritter, a member of the
Board of Education of Currituck
county gave the information of the de-
faication to Superintendent Malone.
and he writes that he has already be-
gun action against that official The
following is the letter received by the
Superintendent:
"Maycock, N. c.. January 3. 1899.
Hon. G. II. Malone, Raleigh. N. C.:
when 1 was elected to the office of
County Superintendent of Public In
struction, I found that the sheriff had
not paid into the treasury the money
due the school fund for the year 1897.
and began to press payment, with the
result that 1t has been found that he
has defaulted the amount of between
$4,000 and $4,000. all belonging to the
public school fund; whereupon I i'm
mediately entered suit in the name of
the County Board OF Educa ton VS. Ed
ward Tillett and his bondsmen.
1t appeared at our last meeting yes
terday that some Of the. bondsmen thinl,
they see a 1oophole by which they can
escape payment. and the board in
structed Mr.: j. E. c. Bell. the chair
man, to employ an attorney to fight the
case. This deficit has placed us in q
very unenviable light. and the teachers
are olamorous for their money.
IF you will kindly give me what ad-
Vice you can in regard to the course to
pursue in order to bring the matter to
a speedily settlement, I will appreciate
the same.
Our next term Of court begins the