Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-08
NORTH CAR LINA's soL0Ns.
The Onicers They EIected-Treasur
er.s Report and state Finance.

er,s Report and state Finance.
RALEIGH. IN. c., January Especial
The I.egislat ure met at noon, and. o.
course. the beginning OF the session at
tracted the usual crowd. II Is quiie cIeaf
. that until the senatorial choice Is made
The Democratic caucus last night haV-
3 ing settled the question OF who IS 70 nave
the is. Offices: the disa ppo1nted o1hce-sseAsis
& John E. Woodward. Of Wilson. is TO be
chairman Of the Senate judiciary Com
nittee-a coveted place.
A number Of members OF the Legfsia-
ture are here under instructions to vote
u for constitutional amendment s1v1ns
white taxes to white schools and negro
taxes to negro schools. This is plainly
unconstitutional. as courts have dee1deo
Z. II. b. Norvell will be in charge Of the
enrolling Of legislative btils. Wnicn. IS
now. under the new law, under the 2direc-
ton and control of the SecI.tary OF state.
Under the old system the enrolling was
State treasurer Lacy made Masonic
address at Cary last evening before q
large audience.
STATE TREASURES REPORT.
b The State Treasurer report was put In
sei or the Years sSss on he sPs
preparations was s2S7. 1856, but the amount
owed by institutions is Sl49. 632; and there
IS also the 100000 borrowed early In 1y,:
from New York bank. making total
of ss4ee32. From this must be deoucted
the balance on hand, $50, 213, making the
net debt $319, 419. /. It is pretty certain that
bonds will have to be issued. This can
THE YEARS EXPENSES.
The State Treasurer estimates the ex-
penses for the years 19oS-1s04 at s. S99 6'i9.
this including, so far as public institu-
ihr1o ora n ortlS ma int
During the past two years 5000 of old
State bonds were sent In for exchange.
and for them s1.S00 of new ones were
issued IS S1Is The debt is now: -Four per cent.
Bonds bonds. ssoe Rs T Fetal ss5ss 10 Six 1 per
cent. bonds, s2,72o.0co. The old bonds not
yet presented win require Of { per cent,
s per cent. bonds amounting to $4,000
are yet unreds ep1ed, making the total
debt. interest and non-interest bearing.
E6,527,77Q: The 100000 borrowed from the
be due March 1st.
The State Superintendent of Public In
struction is getting many requests for
linians. to be placed in the public schools,
but there are no such portraits available.
Arrangements are to be made to get some
Autographed, 1t is hoped, later. In the
year.
There was ''slatc" for officers in the
Democratic caucus last night. It went
through all right. with one exception,
where one-legged ex-confederate SOL
der named Kerr got in.
IN THE HOUSE.
Only one senator X as absent when Pres
ident Turner called the Senate to order,
forty-etght taking the oath of Office.
which, he administered: The body was as
Rockingham, chief clerk: Murphy. OF
Guilford, reading clerk: Belts. OF Wilson.
5doorkeeper; Goode. OF Burke. assistant
doorkeeper andSshell Of Harnest: en-
and WeIborn were appointed to wait on
Governor and to inform him that the
Senate was organized Mr.. Burton IN
troduced the only bfll-to increase the
county.
The Senate adjourned as mark Of re-
spect to Senator Eeb Wilson, of Yancey,
deceased. The oath of Office was admin
istered by President Turner.
Chief Clerk Nixon called the House to
order, and named Mr.. Doughton as speak
er pro tenn Chief Justice Clark admin
istered the oath Of offico to liz mem
bers. four being absent.
Mr.. Graham. of Granville. placed Mr.
Gattis In nomination as speaker IN
fine speech: Mr., Benbow. Of .Yadkin.
tbs received IS votes and Benbow -.
The former made short speech
of acceptance. The House organized by
the election OF the following amcerS:
Frank. Hackett. Wilkes. chief clerk: r.
b. Arendell. Wake reading clerk; Carr,
Caswell, doorkeeper: Lineberry. Ran
dolph, assistant doorkeeper; Fonvili,.
Dupfin, engrossing clerk. Messrs. Lucas.
Doughton. and Morton. of Davidson, and
Benbow. were appointed committee to
wait on the Governor. Informing him
OF the organization of the House, after
which the body adjourned
Worse Than She Expected.
Last night. Mrs. Kate NcDonnal, wflose