The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-22
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Mr.. d. Carlton, member of the
House from Duplin county, was called
home yesterday morning by a telegram
stating that his father had suffered a
stroke of paralysis. Mr.. Carlton left on
the 1890 train yesterday mornig.
Mr.. T. M. Washington, w. F. Wood
ard, and w. p. Anderson, tobacco men
of Wilson, are here to protest against
the passage of the bill to prohibit the
manufacture of cigarettes in North
Carolina. They say that the effect of
the bill will be to prevent the Wells
Whitehead Company, which manufac-
lures Carolina Brights from selling in
North Carolina, and will permit the CT
gazette to trust to manufacture cigar
cites in Virginia and ship them into
North Carolina under the interstate
commerce act.
Some of the legislators from Eastern
North Carolina think that legislation
can be devired by which the State
Treasury can get $4,000 year from
the oyster industry.
Speaking of his bill to impose a tax
of 500 upon all dealers in pistols, Mr.
Curtis, of Buncombe. said that it was
not introduced primarily to raise reve-
nue., but chiefly to make it more diff
cult for boys to supply themselves
with firearms. IF my bill passes" he
said, 1T will save many troubles and
much sorrow to the fathers and moth
ers in North Carolina"
A citizen of Saluta, a city in Polk
county, who has family can keep three
COWS and pigs in the corporate limits.
In an amendment adopted yesterday the
Senate to the towns charter it provides
that no one family can keep more than
three COWS and three pigs inside the
city.
Representative HoeySs of Cleveland
went home Saturday evening and today a
telegram was received by a colleague an
nouncing that soon after his arrival at
Shelby he was greeted by bouncing
baby boy. He has the congratulations OF
all his friends here.
Senator Broughton yesterday introduced
two important bills in connection with
the A. and NJ College. His bill to better
equip the college is to provide the new
buildings asked for. They are a textile
building a chapel, building TO be used
as machine shop. and a dormitory to
accommodate one hundred students. Both
bills are given below:
An act to provide for the erection of
additional buildings and the further
equipment of the North Carolina College
of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts The
General Assembly of North Carolina Go
enact:
Section l. That the sum of thirty
thousand ($3OOOO dollars, for the cree
ton of additional buildings, and ten
thousand (slO,0OO) for the further equip
ment of the North Carolina College of
Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, located
in West Raleigh, be appropriated for each
of the years 1901 and 1902, payable on the
first days of May and October of each
year, out Of funds in the State Treasury
not otherwise appropriated.
Section 9. That this act be in force
from and after it's ratification.
An act to provide for the support and
maintenance Of the North Carolina Col
slege of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts.
The General Assembly OF NofLh Carolina
do enact:
Section l. That the sum of $4,000 an
nually be and is hereby appropriated for
the support and maintenance of the North
Carolina College of Agriculture and Me-
Chanical Arts, payable on the first days
of April and September of each year out
Of funds in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated.
Section 2. This act shall be in force
from and after ratification.
The members of the Legislature have
engagements for Wednesday and Thurs
day nights this week, the addresses on
textile instruction on the former and the
entertainment at the Institution for the
Blind on the latter.