The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-20

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| The bill introduced by Senator AycOck
| today on the subject CT school books pro-
| vides for change from the present plan
| of county adoption 10 State adoption and
| locks to securing the lowest prices It,is
| understood that the book companies pre-
| fer county adoption and some high old
| lobbying on this question may be eX-
| p9cted. 1t is evident that there is more
| money for the book companies in county
| adoption inasmuch as this plan is far
| more expensive in attorneys fees an! rs
| the book companies prefer this plan,
| with it's heavy expense TO them there
must be in it a corresponding increase
| in profit over the Statc adoption plan.
| Notwithstanding the strenuous efforts
| that viii be put forth against it by lob
| byists 4, wc predict that State adoption
| viii prevail. We believe majority Of
| the legislators are determined that books
shall be provided the children of North
Caroline al as low price as prevail in
any other State"
Father Creecy, writing in the Eliza
| beth City Economist, makes a suggestion
| that will be sure to cause the Governor
| 10 put the big pot in the little one when
! he gives dinner to Col. Creecy. The
| Gamaliel Of North Carolina journalism
| says:
"Aycock is an ideal Governor. Let US
| give him the means TO dispense an ele-
| giant hospitality. We nay dine with Char
| lie when we go to Raleigh, and if he
| places before us, fat pork and baked
| beans. the devil might get into our di-
| gestion, derange our gizzard, and he and
/ might have an exhibition of eXtensors
and heIors for desert We can whip
| Charlie"
Senators Morrison. of Rockingham. Ay-
cock, of Wayne, Travis of Halifax, Lon
doa of Chatham, Mcneil of Cumberland
Calvert of Northampton, Speght of Edge
| combe are among those spending Sunday
at their homes.
Senator Aycock. since the removal of
his brother, Gov Chas. B. Aycock, to
Raleigh is occupying the la,ter's housHS
in Goldsboro having moved there from
Fremont. Senator Aycock was Democratic
nominee for State Treasurer the year the
fuSlonists won and is now chairman of
the finance committee of the Senate.
Representative Watts, of Iredell, edi-
tor of the Statesville Mascot, got in
good bit OF sarcasm at the expense of
the Republicans yesterday during the
discussion in regard to employing ste
nographer for the Committee on Roads
and Turnpik6s, Mr.. Ebbs, the Republic
can from Madison. said all such meas
ureS should ne kept back until the inn
portant matter of the appropriations
for educational purposes should be set
tied
Mr.. Watts said he was very glad TO
see the party taking such keen interest
in the welfare of the State in general,
and in the education of her children in
particular, and he congratulated the
party upon it's manifest Improvement.
When Mr.. Ebbs protested against at
tackS upon the Republican party, Mr..
Watots reminded him that he had not
assailed the Republicans, but had Offer
ed his congratulations upon their hav
ing emerged from the condition they
were formerly in, of being too busy
filling their own pockets to take any
notice of any other matters, educational
or otherwise.
The lobby of the Marlborough looked
comparatively empty last night, so
many of the members of both houses
having gone home 10 spend Sunday.
Among the Representatives who left
the city yesterday We're MessrS. Shan
nonhouse, of Mecklenburg: McIver, of
Cleveland Pearson, of Wake; Spain
hour. of Burke; Marlborough, of Frank
lin; Smith, of Gates. and White, of
Jones.
Mr.. Hector Mclean, who introduced
bill to establish fertilizer plant at
the peniten3iary, says he has received
many letters endorsing his plan. 81
am glad to receive this assurance OF
approval" he said last night, land
hope all who are friendly to this bill
will give me their earnest cooperation
for | expect to have decided and earn
est opposition. l cannot answer all
their letters separately and will thank
you to make my acknowledgment and
thanks in the News and Observer.
Last year 27J,23S1a tons of guano were
sold in the State. 1t was $500 a ton
higher than in 1898. / believe the State
could manufacture and sell it at a
much lower price to the farmers"
The committee on printing has before
it a bill prepared by Mr.. w E. Faison
for giving the printing to the lowest
bidder, each oh to be given out sepa-
rately. Edv Yards & Broughton and Uz-
zell offer to take the work al the pres
ent rate.
The Joint election committees of the
Senate ard House met in the Senate
Chamber last night and discussed the
legalized primary bill introduced in the
Senate by Senator Foushee, this being
the bill passed upon by the Democratic
Executive Committee. The bill was re-
terred to a ioint committee composed of
Senator Foushee and Chairman of the
House Committee Craig for their scruting
as 70 details with instruction to report
back 20 the frll committee
Senator MCINTYRE and Senator Webb
both have their families at Wake Forest
where thew are visiting during the ses-
sion OF the Legislature.