The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-24
SIMMONS WAS
ELECTED SENATOR
ISucceeds Marion Butler in the u. S.
Senate.
PLEDGE TO THE PEOPLE
The North Carolina Legislature Adopts
Resolutions OF Sympathy In Con-
nection With the Death Of
/ Queen Victoria.

RALEIGH, y. c., Jan. 23.-At noon to-
day. in joint session of Senate and House,
sthe General Assembly declared Hon. f.
M Simmons iDern.o duly elected United
States Senator to succeed Marion Butler
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The new Senator was greeted by
storm of applause, and he made brief
but powerful speech, of which the fol-
lowing is III. most notable feature:
i do not conceive a term of six years
In the Senate a term of case and luxury.
Il shall Try TO make 1t six years OF sturdy
work and watchfuiness that | may better
promote the interest OF my state and my
scountry L cannot remember the time
zwhen my earliest and highest ambition
was not TO serfve well my people and
my country: and SO knowing, enter
upon the duties with Il feeling of pro-
found diffidcnce, hII of hopefuincSs and
4rust, that by arduous efforts / may in
She end rise 10 The fun hcighth of its
Requirements.
a GRAVE RESPONSIBILITY.
To-day the mantle which has fallen
! from the broad-shoulders of Vance and
Ransom and Jarvis has been cast upon
me. 1t has been my fortune before to
socsir grave public responsibilities and,
. while to-day this is one of the sweetest
moment of my life, il is also one of the
! 81 e
/ Soy. ! accept the responsibilities with a
resolution to face them braVcly- here
| pledge that while, like all men, j have
.ny personal ambitions. ] shall always try
o serve alone The interests of my State,
| and / here invoke the.aid OF the Almighty
% enable me- to keep this solemn
pledge"
In the State Senate today the famous
in,i-cigarcttc bill, by Brown. was a spe-
z:ial order for j o'clock noon. 1t was
allied UP with favorable report from the
Committee on Propositions and Griev-
noes but was referred to the Judiciary
Committee. This probably means that
he bill will be pigcon-holed or withheld
rom the calendar until too late To ac-
,omplish its ratification during the pres
ent session.
SYMPATHY TO QUEENS FAMILY.
The following Joint resolution was
adopted by the General Assembly regard
ng the death OF Queen Victoria:
Resolved by the House Of Represen-
ives of the General Assembly of North
.arolina, the Senate concurrins:
First, That the sympathy of the people
Of North Carolina is with the family OF
lcr late Majesty, and with the people of
he British Empire i'll their sorrow at
he death of the great and good queen
Victoria
Second, That the people Of this State
extended TO His Majesty. Edward VII. their
good wishes. They hope for him a long
md happy reign, and they hope that
turing his reign the ties of friendship
oag existing between the people of this
repuhlic and OF the mother country may
pc multiplied and strengthened, and that
,eace, happiness and prosperity may ever
bless the great Empire over which it is
lis high destiny to reign.
Third. That d copy OF this resolution he
transmitted to His Maiesty'S plenipoten-
larry at Washington.
Members of the faculty and board OF
he Agricultural and Mechanic College ad-
iressed the joint committee on industrial
ducatien to-day, their special object be-
nS to secure u favorable report on the
ill providing for the establishment OF a
exile department at the college.
The bill, which viii probably receive a
adorable report provides for about $780,
20 appropriation TO the Agricultural and
dechanic college, $4,000 of the amount
,eing for the erection and equipment of a
extile building.
The judiciary Committee to-dny report
favorably d bin for the prevention of
Idnapping by providing a minimum PEN
Gty of thirty years in the State prison.
Governor Aycock on Yesterday issued his
rst pardon. II was to Oscar Smith. from
'tokes county, who was serving a term
n the State prison for assault with a
eadly weapon.
The Raleigh Chamber OF Commerce last
light declared against the extension Of
he corporate limits OF the city The
opulation in the city limits is about d.
10 and if extended a quarter of a mile
ach way it would be more than 10000