Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-23
GREExsBoRo,s INVITATION 10
Nox-REsIDExT CARoLIxIANs
coRDIALLr. ENDORSED,
". AYcock APPROVES.
Ballotins for senator
Was Fruttless-nany Con,plinen-
tary Votes Ca.t-scores of FroAi-
bition Petition.-The Di.pen..ry
Plan.

RALEIGH, ". c., January Especial.
Governo Aycock. to-day sent messaE
to the Legislature heartily endorsing th>
plan Of inviting nonresident natives to
attend North Carolina Day at Green's
boro, October Eth. Both branches adopt,
ed a resolution of endorsement
The Senate passed a bill prohibiting ting
sale, and shipment, oil
liquor in Robson county. Bills to regu-e
late the sale OF morphine, to provide fof
remarriage Of husbands and wives dtvorc4
ed and living apart i've years. wers
tabled.
In the House there were scores OF
lions. Bills were introduced providing
State registration Tor trained Lurses. and
giving the. State supervision of private
asylums for the insane, idiots, and Inc
bria ties. IS
Bills were passed prohibiting the sale
and manufacture Of liquor In Johnson
county: allowing an appropria ton OF SE6u
for additional clerical aid to the 1nsu-
rance Commissioner.
discussing bill giving the Corporation
Commission power to complete. in Its dis
erection. the building Of union passenger
depots In cities where two or more roads
enter The bill passed its second reading
by a vote Of e to 50, and upon objection
to third reading went over for the day.
Another joint session of the Senate to
elect United States senator was held.
and was barren Of result. over hun
dred Democrats receiving votes. all, OF
course. purely complimentary.
The executive committee of the Board
of Directors Of the Soldiers Home, made
an official inspection to-day and found
everything in good shape.
THE SENATORIALC CONTEST.
Interest In the senatorial contest has
kept up quite we'll, though there Is dis
satisfaction at the slowness In making
a. choice This is particularly the case
since the daily balloting In open ses-
sion began. as this takes up valuable time.
One member was heard to say yester-
day: .eWill the deadlock continue, and
IL SO. will Governor Aycock appoint
Craig?" .;..&
Among the arrivals here are G. NJ. Z.
Fountain. w. o. Howard. y. w Battle.
James Ponder. D. Lichtenstein. .Tarboro:
S A.. Woodward. II. G. Connor. Jr..
Wilson: F.. D. Winston, Windsor: J. 6. L.
Wilmington. .ie,z.
The weather is very unsettled and is
trying to the members Of the Legislature,
most Of whom have colds. Only one Is
confined to his room. this, one with a
broken leg. he Is Representative Woot-
en-. of Lenoir. whose leg was broken by
fall on the sleet Sa.f.
David P. Lane. a negro lawyer here.
charged with seduction under promise OF
marriage, has been bound over totcourt
by the magistrate, who gave the case a
two-days' hearing.
There are delegations here from Wilson
and Tarboro for and against the dfspen-s
sary plan. Next Wednesday and Thurs
day. there will be great numbers OF liquor
and anti-liquors advocates here from va
rious parts of the State, as the Joint COM
mittee of the Legislature Will then have
hearings of the matter. All the liquor
bills will then be taken up, particularly
the London and Watts bills.
The body OIL Eugene G. Harrel1, who
died of fever at Manila, IS expected here
about March 1st. There will be- a Ma
sonic funeral.
The North Carolina Dental Society will
hold It's annual meeting at Winston In
May.
The North Carolina Association OF City
School Supertntendents met here this
evening in annual session. r. J. Tghe
Is president, ". G.. Allen. secretary. Re-
ports were read, these covering the en-
rolment, average attendance. the cours.
Of study. teachers employed, and saIa-
ries paid, receipts and expenditures. per-
manent improvements, etc.
The annual report OF the State Labor
Commissioners completed to-day shows 22G
cotton; IA wooIlen; As knitting mills IN
operation with 1-T43,431 spindles: 33.5n
looms; 3,2s1 knitting machines: 1850 eru..
ployees-