The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-18

Senator Broughton's bill to establish
Reformatory has many supporters in the
Legislature and there is a strong senti-
ment behind it in the State. The bill
carries an appropriation of S25 900 and
has been drawn with care. 1t embraces
the best provision of the law in several
States where there is a Reformatory. A
joint meeting of the committee on Penal
and Charitable Institutions has been call
ed for Monday afternoon at four O'Clock
to consider the establishment of a Re-
formatory, and those interested are invit-
ed TO be present.
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The Improvement of the upper Cape
Fear is of deep interest to the whole State,
particularly of the southeastern sections.
The Legislature will be asked to memo
rialize Congress for larger appropriations.
Yesterdays Fayetteville Observer says:
"Our Senator, Captain McNeill and our
Representatives, Captain Mcclellan and
Mr. Hall. have been requested to secure
the adoption of a resolution asking our
Senators and Representatives in Congress
to urge an amendment to the River and
Harbor bill authorizing an appropriation
recommended by Captain Lucas, the Gov
eminent Engineer at Wilmington. AS the
matter deeply concerns nearly the whole
State. it is not thought that there will be
any difficulty in securing the Legislatures
immediate assent to such resolution"
The North Carolina Legislators who are
making ready for the Appalachian Park
and Forest Reserve will be glad to know
that they have helping CO. adjutor in
President Mckinley. In his message to
Congress he said:
To the Senate and House of Represen-
tatives:
/ transmit herewith. for the members
of the Congress letter from the Secre-
taTy of Agriculture in which he pre-
sents a preliminary report of investga-
tions upon the forests of the Southern
Appalachian Mountain region. Upon the
basis of facts established by this investi-
cation the Secretary of Agriculture recon-
mends the purchase of land for national
forest reserve in western North Carolina,
eastern Tennessee and adjacent States. I
recommend to the favorable consideration
of Congress the reasons upon which this
recommendation rests. uua
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
Senator Smith. of Johnston, is one of
the younger members of the Senate and
like other progressive young men is
deeply interested in the subject of COM
mon school education. He has introduced
bill to appropriate $500 600 for the COM
mon school. I'm my county Johnston
said Senator Smith yesterday, Il am
proud to say that the public schools are
all now conducted for four months, the
constitutional requirement. but | under
stand that this is not true in some other
counties. The Democratic party is GER
tainly pledged to the cause of cduca-
ton" +yg
The Senators and Representatives of
counties in the Fifth Congressional dis
trict yesterday called upon Governor G.
B. Aycock and strongly endorsed Gen. B.
s. Register for reappointment as Adjutant
General of the State. General Registers
county is Granville, in that district. SEN
ator Foushee, of Durham, acted as spokes-
man for the delegation. GOV. Aycock re-
piled that he had the subject under con-
sideration.
Senator Broughton Chairman of the
Senate Committee on Deaf Dumb and
Blind Institutions. held a session of his
committee yesterday and decided to visit
the institutions here very shortly Super
intcndent ]. E. Ray will be consulted and
the visitation will probably be the latter
part Of next week
The stock law grows steadily in North
Carolina. but the House Committee ON
Propositions and Grievances yesterday
sat down heavy on the bill to apply it
to the whole State, putting the burden of
fencing on those counties that did not
wish the law.
The subcommittee appoii ted by the
Senate and House Finance Committee,
held their first meeting last night at the
Treasurer's office, for the purpose of pre-
pairing the revenue and machinery act to
be submitted to the full committee.
The subcommittee are considering some
very important changes in the revenue
and machinery acts of previous legisla-
lures. They were in session until mid
night, and will meet again tonight, being
determined to lose no time in discharging
the responsible duty devolving upon them
Mr.. A. B. Lewis. of Dare county, is
stationery clerk in the Senate. His name
was incorrectly printed a few days ago.
There was quite an animated discus
sion last night in the Agricultural com
mittee on the proposed dog law. Hon. f.
d. Winston appeared before the COM
mittee by invitation and discussed the
constitutionality and legal bearing of the
proposed legislation. He thought that a
specific tax could not be imposed upon
dogs because of constitutional inhibition
At the meeting of the House Commit
tee on Railroads and Railroad Commits
sion yesterday afternoon, Mr.. j. B. Whit
aker, Jr., was made secretary. Mr.. Bed
dingfield, Of Wake, is chairman of the
committee. The bill introduced by Mr.
Blount, of Washington, to make the Jim
Crow car law apply to steamboats, and
branch roads and all trains was made a
special order for WEDNESDAY afternoon of
next week.
Yesterday afternoon the libel bill intro
duced by Senator London, of Chatham,
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