Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-24
AFFAIRS N RALEIGH.
,rrrrryc OF THE STATE LITER
ARR AND HIsToRIcAsL
ASSOCIATION.
IN THE. HALL OF HISTORY.
Col. +. 4. oId,. interesting address
on Thi. valuable Institntion-The,
greensboro Reunion-.vork OF .he
LEGISLATURE.

s;reen.boro neunion-yvork of the
LegfsIature.
RALEIGH. n. c.. January 2s.-espe-
r,a,sa-Iu ne annual meeuAG OF eae 80.
lsi,erary ana ials,ofacai fAsso -
3 beso mere this evening, hon. Avn 1slts
& {.unnor OF wilson. ptesioits. a. 80
eiea ms address. ailoLs repoi 20 y =.
iran ,nane One was by Fred A o ios, W
-, ~ t.ls,ory. inc han is noo!e
Z .ae,. =, ma Siate Museums new anhea-
rs,rnz ,,o1,yn is loux4O feet and - ieet III
h.,,hI ,sjth al, It's wood WORK In poi.sn-
en,snar1re pine. In this are Caeee'S 80.
- arr, horizontal. OF oak. cherry. a iiu
u.siruf WIN triple locks ana iao ! . a'.o
si1st proof In tGese are oopec.S i.a -,
tive of aboriginal life IN lae seaae a ~
of all the PERIODS since etie 49,, ,o,,-
their settlement There are seVeiai 49,.
,a,ae of obiecls, all Of high value. ne
ccnrnaerate section is particularly rich'
80 CO are the Colonial and Revolutionary
and The Spanish war sections: ns 20.
IL ,,ninue and for twenty years Coio. .'
AIDS has Been assiduousiy coiiec.ihs Wiz
view to the formauon OF such ah e.
nib1t A vast deal OF WORK "iit oe - 49,
y, the next six months IN extending eiie
collection. ...da
c+a,e srnerfntendent j. z. Joyner mace
Erenort on rural libraries In the puoLe
schools In which respect great oedl
has been done during the; past Two seei o.
nearly sos such libraries having oeen Is
tablished. ,,,,,t,,r.,
professor D. H Hill. Of the Agricuiturai
and Mocha nical College. mace t ep,a,,, W
autobiography for 1902 and PROFESSOR
henry Jerome Stockerd. q well-knoWn
met made the report on the poetry sec.
lion E,sitor ]. w. Bailey. Of the Biolca!
pecorder smoke on the Claims of State
literature and History In Our Schoois.
There were musical features OF the lileet
ing. these being vocal soio. -,
O Sweet and Holy. by mrs. .Sna 49, i's ~.
Kinnion: violin Solo by MISS totia i loteo
Kendale Hun and vocal solo. DORIS,
t,y mrs Ashby Lee Baker. The audience.
Of fte conclusion of the exercises. sang
s.rhe Old North State
NON-RESiDENTS REUNION.
governor Aycock yesterday sent the fol
lowing message to the Legislature. ine
CITY of Greensboro In her ohlclai capas'.s
and various organizations having theit
I,aaaonar,ers there. have planned re-
union of and q reception for all the
nonresident native North Caroiintans 10
he held in Greensboro on North Carolina
Day October l.. 1903. 1t is the desire zthat
This he made a notable occasion. am
requested TO ask your honorable booy 70
ioin with the city Of Greensboro and the
organizations In extending an invitation
to those of our citizens who have made
their homes elsewhere. Our sons and
daughters abroad have not forgotten the
State. nor has the State forgotten them
We want to see them face to tace ano
learn what they have done abroad ana
show them what we are doing here The
occasion will be one of great pleasure
md not without. profit to all concerned.
I gladly Join with. the GOOD city OF
Greensboro and her people in the invita-
.ion which they are extending. l trust
that YOUR honorable body may do like
wise
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
In the Senate "a bill was to-day In
PRODUCED. amending the State Constitution
20 that either race may impose speclai
school tax for its-exclusive use In any
: district The bills passed are as follows:
Allowing Asheville to issue bonds: incor-
porating the Merchants and Farmers
Bank Of Winton: Incorporating the Car
negie public library at Charlotte.
In the House bills were introduced as
follows: To make counties liable for
torts: to incorporate the State Audubon
Society for the protection of birds; abof-
fshing the custom of kissing the Bible
Bank of Hamlet.
A bill passed its third reading confer
ring on the Corporation Commission pow
er to compel railroads to build union de-
pots where two or more roads enter q
town. .s
The bin to prohibit the, sale of fire.
crackers over two inches long and toy
pistols. passed its second reading. but
went over for an amendment. including
air guns.
The Joint session Of Senate and House
to elect a United States senator, Yves
neid. as usual. without result. Scores OF
complimentary votes were showered on
Democrats all over the State
The State Association OF City Public
School Superintendent met here this
morning at the Centennial public school
The attendance is good.
Governor Aycock consents to an ex-
change of courts, by which Judge Neal
will hold the February criminal term o,
Mecklenburg, while Judge Shaw will
hold the February criminal term of For
sSth.
TALK OF POLITICIANS.
All the talk to-day among politicians
son last night was absolutely sure hi
would win tonight. Craig's manager
Webb. said this morning: II am tired OF
this business and want to end IT.
To-day the Commissioner of Labor and
Printing was before the legislative com
mittee on printing. and said the Journal:
and the bills could be and ought to bt
printed. and that the reason why the
printers said this could not be done wa:
that they would get only one price fol-
that work. instead Of being allowed t
charge twice for 1t. He says the State.
methods of handling the bills and jour
nails is 100 wears behind the times
THE LIQUOR MEN.
A delegation OF liquor dealers from
Wilmington is here. to work against tf'
London bill and other bills. regulating
the liquor traffic. J. g. L. Gieschen