The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-19
FOUND THE PARTY
HERE ALL awake
Senator Simmons Re-
turns Well Pleased.
THE PENSION RULING
Senator Oyerman Presents a ResoIu-
ton Seeking Information that
Goes Without Discussion.
D. {. of Customs at
Manteo.
THE PENSION RULING
Manteo.
Especial to, News and Observer

Washington, d. c.. March Ex-senator
Simmons returned today from North Car
ohna and expressed much satisfaction al
the large attendance on the committee
meeting in Raleigh Thursday night. 1T
shows a deep interest IN the party's poll
cies and Success he said.
Touching the prevailing sentiment
; among party leaders on the subject of a
Presidential nominee. Mr.. Simmons said
Il found much talk about Hearst though
little for him. OF the candidates men
toned | believe Judge Parker has the
strongest following in North Carolina
His popularity is based. not on personal
grounds. for the people know very little
about him, but the idea prevails there
that he would be the strongest candidate
for the reason that he has never been
identified with either the Bryan or Clevc
land faction
Asked if he found any sentiment IN the
State for Hearst, Mr. Simmons SAID: INC
pronounced advocacy of his candidacy. but
Il surprising amount of talk about him. :
The pension ruling whereby all veterans
sixty-two years OF age are placed on the
pension roll, has not only raised storm
of criticism on the part of Democrats who
claim that it is i'm effect the creation oi
2 service pension, but it rs regarded by
some of the Republican Senators and Rep
resentatives as possibly an lncroachment
upon the legislative branch OF the gov
eminent With a view to bringing out
information on this phase of the subject
and ascertaining inst how far the ruling
goes. Senator OVerman today introduced
in the Senate the following resolution
which was adopted without discussion
"That the Secretary of the Interior be
and is hereby directed to inform the
Senate: First. whether IAN order has re-
Gently been issued enlarging the pension
act of June %. 1890. and amendments. as
to liabilities Of applicants for pensions
and if so TO send TO the Senate a copy
Of said order. Second, by what amount, II
any. will said order probably increase
pensions annually. particularly when the
same shall become fully operative"
Representatives Small. Patterson and
Claude Kitchin were members of the Con-
gressional party which left here this af-
ternoon for visit TO Jamestown Island,
as guests of the exposition company They
will return Sunday.
The Senate committee on commerce
has favorably reported Senator Over
mans bill authorizing the appointment OF
q deputy collector of customs at Manteo,
The appointment is to be made by the
/. Secretary of the Treasury. and the bill
is to go into effect after July 1st if it
becomes Q law.
Among those present at the banquet CIV
en- in this city last night to Booker Wash
ington were E. A. Johnson and John E.
Taylor, of Raleigh. and John c. Dancy
and Dr. Thomas Mash. of Wilmington.
Prof johnson was one Of the speakers
after the banquet. and Dancy was one
of the committee that arranged the ban
cuet.
The House today agreed to the report
of Elections Committee No. ], confirm
ing Mr.. Gudger's title to his seat as Rep
resentative from the Tenth North Caro-
lima Distric..
Marriage license was yesterday granted
to william H. West, of Washington. and
Lula Bryant, of Raleigh.
FRED l.. MERRITT.