The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-16

and proper, and Il matter that ought
to have been disposed of at the earl
lest session of the Legislature. Mr..
Beddingfield served several months,
while the suit against him was in the
courts, as Corporation Commissioner.
He gave to the office his entire time
and attention. Then when the ST.
prcme court said he was not the Com
missioner, but that DR.. Abbott was.
he turned over TO that gentleman all
the salary he had drawn, as the law
directed.
1t was but right and just that this
Legislature should pay him for the
time he devoted to an office to which
it elected him.
THE SHELLFISH COMMISSION.
Exactly on the same footing was the
($3,720.34) claim of the Democratic
Shell6sh Commissioners. who were
elected by this Legislature and turned
out of office by the Supreme court
They. like Mr.. Beddingfield. were pail
for the time they actually served.
Also some official debts incurred by
them in the conduct Of their office
were paid. The money to settle these
claims comes out of the Shellfish
Fund as follows: r. w. Wallace, $307.-
20; Jas. Clayton, $3SS.70; ID. b. Hooker,
1909 so: ID. j.. Roberts. $500: b. ID.
Scarboro. 1913: c. c. Allen, $3.50:
Geo. II. Hill. $40; d. w. Norton,
St2777: j. NJ. Harris. $133.33: j. r.
Snmrell. $5296; +. b. Ellis, $16.70: NJ
J.. Royal. $44.44: Robertson Bros
S22.SS: Steamer Iilly's Grew, $576.7S;
Fred l.. latham. $3.50; Frank Lacroft.
S1616; T. Il. Fowler and Son. $10.51;
G. NJ. Scott, $1S.1G: {. Lupton, 50; {.
l.. Williams. $3.50: j. Harrel's. SIS: S.
Garrsh. $27.7O; w. f.. Hooker. S14.50;
-. c. Ward, $50: l.. j. Moore. 500: G.
IT, Williams, IT., S33; Pond Ward and
ID. G. Ward, 5000; c. G. Allen. 1907.
These two claims aggregate $i,9S6.-
oS, which is the amount of the APP
preparations made at the special ses-
sion.
TO USE SURPLUS SHINING FUND.
Another act passed that is Of seem
ingly trivial moment. but really of
vital Importance to the people con-
cerned. was that authorizing the
commissioners of Onslow county to
use for building and repairing bridges
the moneys now in the hands Of the
y
collected as a special tax under chap
ter 233, Acts Of 1895, and not needed
fer the purposes therein set forth.
AN OFFICE WAS ABOLISHED.
I'm line with this also is the act abol-
ishing the office of County Treasurer
of Henderson county after December
LIST. 1900. The duties of the office
are to be discharged by the Tax Col
lector without extra compensation.
TEACHERS TO BE PAID
Likewise an act was passed direct
ing the County Board Of School Direc-
tors of Craven county and their
Treasurer TO paw all outstanding and
legal vouchers issued to teachers for
services rendered in the school yeal S
1S9S-'99 and 1900
GRADED SCHOOL At LEXINGTON.
4 fourth act provides for the estab-
lishment Of a graded school at L2Ning-
ton. 1t directs that the question be
submitted to the qualified voters Of
the town at an election TO be held in
May for town officers and at any
regular election to be held for the
election Of mayor and other town Of
ticers. he question of whether an an
nual tax shall be levied for the sup
port of the graded school of said
town" At this election also six school
commissioners shall be voted for
two for two wears. two for four years
and two for six years. At any regular
election these commissioners may sub
NIT to voters the question, whether
said town shall issue bonds not TO
exceed 81 900 for graded school build
ings.'
A WORTHY CHARITY.
The Clarence Barker Memorial Hos
pital and Dispensary at Fillmore, in
corporated at This session. is to b. Il
$30. 900 gift to the poor and sick OF
the State. 1t is a noble charity. TO he
established and maintained at Bilt-
more, in Buncombe county, by north
ern people. as memorial t. a great
and goou man. Worthy and deserv-
ing patients will be received and treat
cd free of cost and medicines dis
pensed among the poor. The found
ers of the hospital wanted il incor-
porated at this time so that work cn
the hospital might begin at once,
TAX ON RAILROADS.
The Cooperation Commission Act
was so amended as to make clear and
beyond all question the power OF the
Commission to tax railroad and other
property, as was originally intended
by the LEGISLATURE.
Section As of the act as now amend
ed reads: "rhe said commissioners
shall determine the value of each
railroad. rolling stock and all other
property. and the aggregate value
thus determined shall be apportioncd'
etc.
WESTERN CRIMINAL COURT. s
One of the most important pieces
Of legislation enacted ut this session.
excepting of. course the Amendment
and the Election Law, is the act to
amend the Western District Criminal
Court 1t repeats the laws (chapter
Is, Laws of 1895, chapter 6 and z,
Laws of 1897 and chapter 81, Laws OF
1890 establishing criminal courts in
Buncombe, Madison, Yancey, Haywood
and Burke counties. so far as they APP
ply to those counties. All proceedings
now in these courts in the counties
pa,pe1 ore tran Sfprrpd TO the SlIDpliOr