The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-02-04
APPALACHIAN PARK
BILL FINDS FAVOR
Pritchard's Measure Wins in
Committee.
ITS PASSAGE EXPECTED
Small Introduces a Bill For a Lille
Saving Station.
THIS IS TO BE ON OCRACOKE ISLAND
Southern Democrats Are Ready to Fight Crum'
hackers Bill or the Southern Republicans
Substitute to a Finish if Either
Measure is Pressed.
Especial TO News and Observer

Washington, d. c.. Jan. 29.-The Sen
ATE on Forest Reservations
today unanimously agreed to favorably
report Senator Pritchard's bill for the
Appalachian Park.
The bill provides for the purchase of
not more thar two million acres of land
and appropriates five million dollars.
Both our Senator's are members of the
committee, and both, it is needless to
say, attended the meeting. 1t looks like
this bill Will pass at this session.
Representative Small today introduced
a bill to establish a life saving station
on Ocracoke Island. near Ocracoke Inlet.
The station will be ten miles from 4
station on the north and six miles from
the one on the south, and is separated
from the latter by an inlet. Many
wrecks have occurred there in recent
years.
Representative Pou has the promise
that a rural free delivery inspector will
again be sent into his district in a few
weeks.
The effort of Southern Republicans to
turn our elections over to Federal
judges as a compromise for the notorious
Crumpacker Bill to retire Southern Rep
resentatives. AS a choice of evils
the Crumpacker bill is preferable and
Southern Democrats will fight both to a
finish if either of these bills is pressed.
The next House will elect a Democratic
speaker. Watch the prediction.
Representative Blackburn has decided
TO recommend John N. Null for post
master at Morganton in place of d. c.
PEARSON, the present incumbent, and the
appointment will probably be made soon.
This appointment Will raise a pretty
fight among Burke county Republicans
as Col. Pearson has many friends.
The plan to nominate our candidate for
United States Senator by the Demo-
cratic State Convention is CROWNS in
strength in the State. It is learned from
visiting North Carolinians that this plan
Will practically leave the choice 70 rho
people and avoid the Objectionable fea-
lures of a primary
Marshal Dockery is here to try to get
the salary of some of his deputies in
creased.
III Abbott, who is here to see Sena-
tor Pritchard. says that a meeting Of tho
republican executive committee will be
ettileu about the middle OF February to
CONSIDER naming g Sub-committe TO
Rave charge of the distribution of offices
IN Eastern North Carolina.
M2fcellus Stubbs has been commits
sloned as postmaster at GAINESVILLE. A
new postoffce called Hyco has been es-
taDiSled in Greene county with Mason
+. Dan postmaster and a new one at
Looms. Stokes county. with Wesley c..
Nc-Anaily as postmaster.
representative Bellamy has opened the
1 q vt&C- NJ W.
OF Records fol the use OF the Govern
Hlent. His speech the other day was
convincing in its facts and figures. and
preston. In fact, Judging from Repre-
sentative MERGERS remarks. it seems
likely that the Hall of Records bill,
which was not reached last year because
or the ShOrtness OF the session. will be
the lrst measure reported by the Com
niittee on Public Buildings and Grounds.
Some of Mr.. Bellamy's remarks We're
! as follows:
Il have taken the occasion, Mr.. Chair
man, to ascertain that this Government
is now paying out in Washington nearly
500, 900, or more accurately $199. sos, a
year for the rent of offices and buildings
i1r the purposes of storage and the use
Of the various departments.
1T does seem to me that business sense
requires this Government to own build
iGgs sufficiently large and commOdious
for the use of the various departments.
instead of paying eNtravagant rents.
This Government IS rich and powerful.
We have today probably $175, 600, 900 sur
plus money in the Treasury.
Business prudence would require that
We should at least take two and q half
millions of that amount and use il in the
construction of a public building for the
use OF these various departments.
If il costs 81 500, goo or even So. 900. Goo.
? Fer cent would be only 800, 0O0 q year.
and thereby at least 500, 0OG be saved
out of the annual appropriations for this
purpose. | an informed that the present
pcstofice building cost about IS, 900. 600.
and the new Government Printing Office
is to cost 81. 900 .0c0. 1t strikes ne that
this matter ought to be called to the at
tentlon OF the country. and some economy
piacticed in this respect
SHE DIDN'T WEAR A MASK.