The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-11
LAWMAKERS
AREA'T. HOME E.
Less Than a Dozen Members
Remain In Raleigh.
HOTELS TO BE IMPROVED r. E,
Two Schemes on Foot Which Promise
TO Give Raleigh Excellent and Up
to-Date HosteIries-The School
Appropriation--kews Notes.
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.5 Special to The Times. 1)spntch)
RALEIGH, N. c., March 10.-Thcro are
less than dozen members OF tho late
General Assembly In the city this MORN
Ing, largo numbers Of them having left
on the various outgoing trains during tho
past twonty-four hours for their homes.
Not since the constitutional limit OF sixty
days was Injected into the Constitution
has a Legislature wound UP It's work and
adjourned Ms nearly on time as this ono.
Not infrequcntly the scsslons continue
from I'VE to ten days after the pay OF
3 members ceases. Very few bills, less than
q half hundred, were left on the calendar
by either Senate or House, and none or
them are OF any Importance at all. over
4 six hundred died on the calendar lllS 1901.
Lenders nrc highly grntined at the work
accomplished By the Legislature and the
dispatch OF business, which made possl-
( Bile un adjournment so nearly on time.
4 Now that the Legislature has adjourned
y and the conses.ed condition OF hotels 70 Z
lieycd, 1T is expected that the enlarge
mcnt and remodling OF The Yarbrough ~
accordance with the plans OF Mr.. tdowcll
Cobb the new lessee, will begin very
soon, This Is to be one Of the hand
soonest and best appointed hotels IN the
country. tits to be ready for opening
early next fall ss
Colonel John S. Cunningham Is behind
movement to purchase ana reno Sl'
Park Hotel which has been run as an
ar~cx TO the Yarbrough for sonl tal ~
past. His plan Is to organize an $500 ~,
stock company, spend $4,000 or more. on
improvements and secure first class Gas.
hotel man to take charge and run II IN !,
the most up-to-date manner He sala i
this morning that he feels coniident. OF o.
perfecting the organization OF the st to'
company, n large part OF the STOCK peils
already subscribed ~ 1,a,,
An Anti-ctgarette League has, Dccn
4 formed in Raleigh, to put q stop. II pos,
sible to cigarette smoking by boys un-
n der twelve years old Mrs. I. G. BAR
has been elected president, and she WIZ
Stn@n few days announce an Ex ecu.lse
8 Committee Of two representatives IRON
each church to form and prosecute T., T.
plan to remedy the eyll, wn,cn' - -
claimed, mas attained alarming ana stea STEAD
IA i,y Increasing proportions In Raleigh.
II The State Superintendent OF Public IN
str1,ction gives notice that county treas
,,rers will receive warrants within line
next few days for their respective cuon.
ties for apportionments from the secoho
800 900 for bringing school terms up 70 70
Il the four months minimum limit ] t VIII
REQUIRE several days to scale down tn a
applications, which amount TO Sl4o.oU.
The fund available Is only 500. 600. = he
requests for aid from the various coun-
Ties range from $500 to $500, q number
being out OF proportion.
The Legislature created a new clerkship
IN the office OF the Superintendent q
public Instructions. The salary is s1.oD
ana the clerk will have charge OF the
1900 600 loan fund created by the Assembly
Tor the purpose Of making loans Of money
20 county or district school boards, to be
used in erecting or Improving public
school buildings. Superintendent Joyner
expects to announce Therapeutics to the
clerkship within the next few days
1t is "A notable fact that there was not
single Recommendation made to the
General Assembly by Superintendent Of
Public instruction JOINER that was not
practed by the Assembly.