The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-27

From News and Observer 23)
The Senate went at tie work on hand
Yesterday with a determination 10 do
business all along the line.
Incidentally they enjoyed a parade over
10 the House of Representatives, voted
for folks all over the State for United
States Senator, and elected nobody, ana
then worked some more.
During the session the following mes
sage was received from the Governor:
The Honorable. the General Assembly:
The city of Greensboro. in her official
| c~apacity and various organizations, nav
! ing their headquarters there, nave plan-
ned q reunion Of and a reception for all
the nonresident native North caro-
linians to be held in Greensboro. on
North Carolina Day, October l., 1905 IL
is the desire that this be made a notaDie
occasion. | am requested to ask your
Honorable body to join with the city OF
Greensboro and the organizations In eX-
| tending 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 face and learn what
they have done abroad and show them
what VIC are doing here. The occasion
will be one Of great pleasure and not
without profit to all concerned. / gladly
join with the good city of Greensboro
and her people in the invitation which
they are extending. / trust that your
Honorable Body may do likewise.
Very respectfully.
fS;aned p
Senator Beasley at once offered a joint
resolution extending an invitation from
the General Assembly to nonresident
North Carolinians to visit the State at
the time mentioned. 1t passed its read
ings and was at once sent to the House
for concurrence. Senator London made
q short but eloquent speech advocating
the passage of the resolution. and speak
ing of the value of the celebration.
The petition box was Overlooking and
the greater number of these were for
legislation against the liquor traffic.
Senator Webb presented a bill for the
interpretations of a great Improvement
company at Ashcville. the Rowland I'm
provement Company. This is to start
with $50, 600 capital, with $3.50, 600 au-
thorized and the limit as to the amount
taken away. The company is to enter
INTO all KINDS or State, county and city
improvements.
A reminiScence Of the presence Of the
soldiers of tn Spanish American War in
Raleigh was brought about by the intro
duction of a bill to pay s201. 92 as trans
portation for the sixteen musicians from
Scranton, Pa, who came to make melody
for the Second Regiment. The United
States Government declined to pay the
freight, and as the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Railroad sent them
on the faith and credit of North Carolina
the bill is introduced to pay the rail
road.
The bills with unfavorable reports from
committees met a quick end Yesterday.
resolutions to table cut them off in all
their gladstone youth.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DAY.
Inc call to order by Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor Turner was followed by prayer bv
ReV. MI. Woodson. The reading of the
journal OF Wednesday was dispensed with
on motion of Senator Hoey.
PETITION PRESENTED.
The following petitions from various
citizens were presented:
BY Richardson's: From citizens about
Hopewell church to prohibit sale and
manufacture of liquor.
BY Lamb: From Cumberland and Robe
son counties for d bill to regulate manu-
facture and sale of liquor.
by BLOW: From citizens of Pitt for a
state reformatory and for an act forbid
ding distilling in prohibitive territory.
BY Baldwin, by request: From For
syth, for a State Reformatory and also
1or a bill prohibiting distilling in pro-
hlbltlve territory.
By Marshall: From Surrv for . biu
for temperance.
by London: From citizens of Chatham
and from citizens of Hamlet endorsing
the London bill.
BY Beasley: From citizens of Union
Tor the London bill.
BY Bellamy, by request: From Gift
zens OF Brunswick county fer the reyu-
lation of the liquor traffic.
BY Aaron, by request: From citizens
OF wayne for the prohibition of distiIling
in prohibitive territory.
BY Bellamy: From the mayor. citizens
and associated charities Of Wilmington
for a State Reformatory.
By Allison: From Cabarrus for = state
R~eformatory; for suppression of distiIl-
ing in prohibitive territory.
by Wellborn: From citizens of Asho
for a stock law in Ashe.
Dy AiiiooH. FROM CdDdTrlIS for tho on
don bill ard in favor of temperance leg
~islation.
BY Glenn, by request: From Gui,ford
LOT a State Reformatory For prohibition
OF dlstllling in prohibitive territory
by Milton: From Stanly for a State
Reform School.
BY Marshall: From Surry for a State
R~eformatory.
by Reinhardt: From CataWba for
state R~eformatory and for prohibition IF
distiillns in prohihitive territory.
BILLS ENROLLED.
The following bills were announced &C
having been enrolled:
ii. b. 124. S. B 3: To amend the char
Ter OF the United Mutual Insurance Com
pany by dropping the word Mutual"
Ii. B.. Is, S. B. rs: To prevent huntinr
and hshing in Pitt county without con-