The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-06
Mr.. Simmons TO Call the
State Committee.
BILL FOR LIGHT HOUSE
The House Committee Will Report
This Measure FayorabIy. Sena-
tor Simmons Bill Favoring
immigration. Col. Cum
ingham's Work.
Especial to News and observer.)

Especial to News and Observer.)
Washington, D. c.. Feb. 5.-Chairman
Simmons expects to call meeting of the
Democratic State Committee in Raleigh
on Thursday, March 18th. No call has
yet been issued, but it is Mr.. Simmons
purpose just now to name the above day
when he does issue it. The committee will
fix the time and place for the next com
yention, at which delegates to the ma
tional convention will be named, and more
than likely, State ticket will be nomi
mated, as not to do so would necessitate
two State conventions.
Senator Overman today introduced an
amendment to the Indiana Appropriation
Bill, appropriating $4,000 to pay wit
nesses and court fees in establishing the
identity of claimants to funds to be dis
tributed among the Eastern band OF
Cherokee Indians in North Carolina.
There is a large trust fund to be distribut-
ed by the government among these In
dianS and there are several hundred claim
ants whose right to participate In the
fund is disputed Hence suits involving
title are now pending before Special Master
Clement Manly, and it is 10 provide the
necessary fees for testing these titles that
this appropriation Is asked. 1t was to
settle cases of precisely this kind that
the court was created over which Judge
Spencer B. Adams, formerly OF Green's
noro, now presiding in Indian Territory
Col. John S. Cunningham is here and has
secured the endorsement and recommenda-
tion of the North Carolina Senator's and
Representatives for his appointment to
secure specimens for the tobacco exhibit
at the St. Louis Exposition. Being the
largest tobacco grower in the world, and
acquainted with the weed in all its forms,
Colonel Cunningham is deemed peculiarly
fitted for this task.
While here he has also gone before the
Ways and Means Committee in behalf Of
legislation in behalf OF the tobacco farm
ers of the country He advocated the
Gaines bill or some similar measure that
will permit farmers to stem and twist
their own tobacco withoutspaying the SIX
cents tax. He said the tobatceo greYing
section of the country was in a<yery de-
pressed condition just now and urgedS. that
some relief be granted by Congress.
A meeting of the subcommittee that has
the Mt. Airy postoffice appointment un- '
der consider aticn was called for today, {
but on account of the absence OF Sena- q
tor Scott, who is Il member OF 1t, moth {
ing was done. House Committee on Com I
Iuerce today practically decided to report /
favorably the bill for the lighthouse on i
Outer Diamond Shoals, OFF Hatteras, and i
subcommittee was appointed to draw vi s
detailed specifications for it, {
The bill authorizes Captain Albert L. {
Eels, of Boston, to build the lighthouse ];
and makes appropriation of $500. 600 To
be paid to him on following conditions
Work to be done without cost to the gov
efnmeEt and light to be maintained at
Captain Eels expense for the year, then
turned over TO lighthouse board IL at
the end of four more years the boaro Oh
army engineers find the lighthouse stano-
ing and suited to the purposes for whlcn
It was erected, Captain Eels is to pe f.
500 ,0GO for building it and ma.ntall'IhS
/ for year and $780, ,000 interest iof nFo
years. LIN i
The bill has passed the Senate ana "ii
BE- pushed in the House, since II Is heoI
sary for it to become law Wllhlh '">
next thirty days if the work is to be doac
be- fore the tropical storms OF midsunlh1'
a; Hatteras make it impossible TOT aE''n'
e. year. .o,,+ &c
Senator Hanna is reported tonlght az
resting easy with no material change IA
his condition Fourth Assistant fos.
master General Bristow Is very SICK
man and his friends are becoming soine
what alarmed about his condition. thoush
tbev do not fear fatal results.
Pension Commissioner Ware Is SIGN
al his home with grippe.
Rear Admiral Francis A. Cooke IS Sc
ricusly i'll at the Naval Home IN PhliS'oei-
nbio with heart trouble
Senator Simmons has introduced the
following bill designed to encourage I'M
,,igra4ion of desirable sort and properly
distribute the immigrants throughout the
eC,,ntrv. The labor problem has become
o,,ite a serious one in the South ana Mr;
S;mmons believes a law of this sort VIII
,1,.;neT = desirable class of laborers to this
section:
"Ro it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United states
of America in Congress assembled,
..Tbat the Commissioner General OF I'M
,,irrat;on under the direction of the Sec.
retarv of Commerce and Labor, be, and
he IS hereby authorized, empowered and
d;,ec.ed 20 cause to be established IN
connection with the immigrants station at
Kills island in the State of New York,
bureau of information and display for tur-