The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-17

YOU Pete" said the Senator, but /
have got such q habit of going in the
Honse. seems like / cant help il.
Reminds me- remarked an unclaS-
sic gentleman from Greensboro. of a
young man in my town last week. You
know the city Went dry. Saloons are
shut tight Monday morning. Nothing
10 drink of the Kind that inebriate.
Young man had reformed of course,
and went to the drug store for leSitl-
mate dope. He was an exemplary
bird AS he went to the fountain
three special lady friends entered The
door. and waving to them, he said;
"Boys walk up and name your lizen,
force of habit, you see
Yes, Senator Mclean will be hap
pier now, he has struck his gait in
the Senate.
Senator Mclean will be ha0p.cr
henceforth, for he found himself
struck his gait" in the Senate yes
terda.,.
For three successive terms he came
as a member of the House of Repre-
sentatiVes. For the first two terms
he was in high feather, for like his
forbears in Drumtochty, he loved TO
scrap on matters dedrest to his heart
and that matter was the making OF a
new county, a bonnie little county
with the bonnie name of Scotland.
Mr.. a. d. McGill. Representative
from Cumberland. is the only native
born Scotchman in the House.
There was but one Senate commit
tee meeting yesterday--that on educa-
ton. No bills or resolutions were
passed upon, but the chairman was
authorized to appoint a sub-commit-
tee of five TO serve with a sub-com>
mittee from House to visit the state
educational institutions The commit
tee will visit first the A. & NJ. College
at Raleigh, the Greensboro Normal
and Industrial College and the a. x M
College for the colored race at Green's
boro.
The friends of Dr. NJ f. Morphew.
Representative from Mcdowell, viii
be glad to know that his health is inn
proved and that he is able to be out
again. He has been i'll with pneumonia
for ten days. Mrs. Morphew joined
him here, and yesterday they went to
their home for few. days.
A gentleman in the Senate yester-
day moved to railroad Il bill through.
1t was we'll known what attitude the
popular young Senator from Gullford
had assumed toward this method or
legislation, the Senator looked plead
ingly at Mr.. Scales and said he hoped
there would be no opposition TO the
placing of the bill on the calendar
Mr.. Zolicoffer. of Vance, however, mas
kept pace with Mr. Scales in this per
petual and almost inexorable conflict
and made objections. so the bill Whlch
was in regard to an unimportant local
matter. was referred to committee.
Both Mr.. Scales and Mr.. I0lhcOifer
have been commended for their con-
sistcncy in this. matter
A letter was placed in the House
mail few days ago addressed to
REPRESENTATIVE Murphy. at the Capt.
tol, Raleigh" and in the left hand
corner was the name and address of
minister. There is a "Murphey' in the
Capitol. and a Murphy the former
from Buncombe and the latter from
Rowan. Altho the letter was adj
dressed TO Murphy" Mr.. Murphy
opened it, and be sure il was meant
for. him. Mr. Murphy did not know
the minister, but he is Il pretty good
man, and taking ii for granted that
the minister knew it too. he guessed
right when he conjectured the letter
was for him.
Judge Graham, Representative from
Granville, was late at n committee
meeting YESTERDAY When he caught
his breath after taking his seat. he
let this suggestion sail out upon the
air: ''Some young states
man might win immortal fame should
he introduce a bill to regulate the
cooks of Raleigh" It was what might
be called Il solar plexus," and struck
the masters of the ship of State broad
sides. When the committee fully re-
covered from the shock it resumed
business.
Senator A. H. Eller, of Forsyth, is
greatly interested in the forestry ues-
ton and desires some legislation to
protect the forests of North Carolina.
Said he yesterday The Audubon
Bird Law has done good, without cost
to the state and now a movement
should be inaugurated TO protect our
forests in line with the forestry laws
of other States"
as that a Russian signature ?" ask
ed a House clerk the other day as he
came across the autograph of Mr.. a.
b. Stronach, who curls the letters in
his name into beautiful shapes.
concert is to be given Monday
night at the Baptist University for
Women, complimentary to the State
officers and the General Assembly.
On motion of Mr.. Sentelle, of Wake.
the invitation to the House was ac-
ceDted.