The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-28

it did. We tried TO get it 10 pass upon
that question, but it did not" Sim
mons then said that the court said N
its opinion that many Of the questions
discussed had been SO often and 50
consistently decided by its adjudica-
tfons that they could not be held 10 be
open questions, as for instance that
made in Section II, Article 3. Of the
constitution that the legislature has the
right to make all appointments not pro-
vided for by the constitution and that
all such officers or their salaries or
distribution of their duties are left with
the legislature. Harris said the opin-
ions of the old boards counsel was that
the supreme court did not settle the
question at issue. Simmons said very
pointedly that all other lawyers in the
state did think SO.
The board then took a recess until
4:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, 10
meet at the agricultural building.
Superintendent Day, of the peniten-
tiary, today removed T. E. McCaskey
and W. r. Dixon, fusionists, from
the charge of two of the Rroanoke riv-
er farms.
The corporation commission today, in
reducing the minimum car load of fer
tilizers also cancelled all exceptions by
which some roads were allowed 20
charge higher freights on fertilizers. so
that now all roads have the standard
tariff.
The commission, in the matter of
freight and passenger rates, ordered
that the present rates Of the various
roads, as filed, be approved and con-
tinue in effect until otherwise ordered.
This makes passenger rate of 3A and
2a4 cents per mile stand. A
Rules regulating passenger and
freight tariffs will tomorrow be con-
sidered by the commission, also tele-
graph and telephone and other rates.
The committee appointed by the dem
ocratc agricultural board this evening
called on Treasurer Worth and gave
him the resolution forbidding him to-
pay any money to the fusion board.
George F. Weston and T. K. .Brewner
presented this to him. He said he
could not yet say what he would do.
This evening j. c. L. Harris called
on the attorneys for the democratic
board of agriculture and had a talk and
intimated that his fusion board would
waive all formalities and technicalities
so that the supreme court can at once
dispose of the matter in dispute. The
Z sra1ie boards att6rn ays are to-
nlght preparing papers in the case and
Harris is with them.
The case of Abbott against Bedding
field was called in the superior court
her today. Abbott's attorneys wanted
witnesses and asked that the case be
continued to July. Beddingfield's at
torneys said that since the case would
have to go over until next week they
preferred continuance, so it was con-
tinued and no day for hearing set.
Il was fully decided tonight at a
conference that an agreed case shall
be made up to try the title Of the new
members of the agricultural board;
also that the case shall come up next
Saturday in Wake superior court and
then in the supreme court next week
The supreme court assents to this.
The fusionists find they could get no
money until the question was settled.
Democratic directors of the states
prison met in caucus tonight, the main
QuesaiOn being as to whether they
| should resign or not. w. H. Osborn
opposed resigning. He has always TAX
en- that view, but about two-thirds of
| the directors take the opposite view.
| There will be another caucus tomorrow
morning. There will also be tomorrow
a meeting together with the fusion di-
rectors, unless the latter carry out the
| plan which there are intimationS to-
night they have in view to refuse to
| meet with the democrats.
| Superintendent Day is desperately
| anxious for the democrats to remain
on the board so that the $4,000 annual
| ly will be available, since only the
democratic executive board can get Il
out of the treasury. The great mass o.
advice given the democratic directors
| is to resign and let Day hold the bag
Senator Butler informes a prominent
| democrat that he will later on support
the franchise amendment; that he viii
| let the matter soak awhile, and thai
he desires to get the negro vote out o1
politics.
The supreme court will be in session
a fortnight longer, and very likely three
| weeks longer, it is learned tonight
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Little Early Risers will never hav.
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