The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-22
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Responded to Invitation Three
Days Ahead 81
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PURCHASING I, AGENT !. 9 = / J
Lcgislatttrc Passes resolutions sol tit ms
sofs Gratitudc8to General sE5#
Fitzhugh Lee. #5#
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III RALEIGH, N. CT. Feb. 31.--7iTho Wins
! borne bill providing for nav trials, q OF
criminal eases In the event of newly dis
! covered evidence as In 4 civil eases was
voted down tiie$rol call showihg 40 for
/ md IS against the bill. On motion Of
Representative N1cNincl,, the noted SsAd +
vance bill TO drive dlstilleries out Of that
tow,, was postponed until February 2Sth
Warren introduced Iblll to- amend the
Constitution SO that tho N Leg slature can
lie relieved of acting OH various classes
pf tninor8bills. Graham, Of g GRANVILLE, lin.
trod,,ced d bill toyprovldo for the storing
of public documents Iii the unused SEQ
lions Oh the. State pcnitentlars, his pur+-.
pose being to releve the cong estod con on !
dltion Of the state offices and avoid the
NECESSITY OF erecting new buildings.
rho Sendte passed the House bill for
the regulation Of the sale Of cotton seed
| III Mecklenburg and Nash counties q
I bill requiring fire escapes to factories
hotels and public buildings generally
passed the Seilnte. a resolution passed
expressing sympathy for Senator Il Beas-
ley,sk
son has Hl1,ysteriously dsa ppearcd. The.
I'LL amending The charter Of the Atlantic
land North Carolina Railroad was refe FRED
back ia the Committee on Raj lroa ds. j
came IN under unfavorable report this
morning. Scales offered a. bill amending!
tho state public school law so the county
boards Of education hold six years, one
being elected every two $yc re-. #
Governor Glenn is urging upon the
General Assembly the creatonaof tho OF "A
flee OF purchasing agent, an Off VINO w
would 3 have s,in charge the purchase !. OF
all the supplies for the various state NJ N
iSsttutlbns. with a view to securing the III
lowest market prices In the maintenance
OF all these institutions, but the pla a nus
received a. black eye in the way OF al
unfayorable report from the Committee
on Finance In the Senate. This puts the
probability Of the creation Of the the off1ico
very much at Il discount. 81
Governor. Glenn&is telling a good joke
on himself. lie was invited ito ttcnei,
Il camp fire and smoker at the nome o.
REPRESENTATIVE A. b. Stromach on the
! evening Of February ED, and In some
was nllsreadS the Invitation for last night
So he called a the Stronlach nome "a tl 81
Knight found no one there except inc ram r'
| elly and after waiting proba bly an llou lt
for other guests to arrive he remarked g
Mr. stronach that he hoped he had no.,
called too soon for tho camp fire and
| smoker, ana the Governors host FASTENED en- q
$to inform Ills E,Xcellency that he would
nd delighted to have him for that event
| on FRIDAY night 4 that lie was Just three
ltdays too soon. 5s$ Il /, }i ~
{*Out OF flfty-one cases set for trial m
the Wake County Superior Court during
The term To open next Monday ten OF
them are for divorce The third trial
|of the famous cusc Of Gattis VS.. kilgo.
has been postponed to the April II term.
This is the suit In which Rev. j.. Z.
Gattis sues B. NJ Duke and President
John G. ISilgo for damage, charging libel
Hin connection with proceedings N the
Board of Trustees OF the college.
e. state Treasurer B. r. Lacy Is able to
| be in his office again after painful In
iuries received in a fall on the ice two
weeks a 90. Sy55 4 ss .S3s5 tsg .l5s&
Many compliments are heard on every
side for the address delivered yesterday
afternoon by General Fltzhugh Leo be-
fore Abe General Assembly ON the purpose
and scope of the jamestown Exposition
and the necessity for adequate represent
tation In this Exposition on tho part Of
North Carolina. His beautiful tribute
to North Carollhains, us no has observed
them IN intimate association IS ttAousH
many years Of trying service, touched M
especially responsive cord u among ms MS
hearers. & as did his fervent declaration
In that there was inerealIty no boundary
Line between North Carolina and Vlr-
gnia He suggested that the North Car
olina building should be next to the Viz
| ginia building. This resolution was
adopted at tho conclusion of General
Lees address:
&"Resolved. That we EXPRESS our grail
tudc to Virginia's distinguished son.
Gentrul F'ltzhugh Leo, for his Interest,"
ing. forcefu and eloquent address, and
hereby express to him,tin behalf OF North
Carolina our pleasure and appreciation
lin having him as our guest
Tho many friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. ". II.
\ w. Mason. Nh. 704 East Clay. will BIO glad TO
learn their youngest daughtcr. Margaret Gee.
] Is rtipdy recovering from q spell OF pMeu-