The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-01
LARGEST sum YET
Appropriations For Our
Rivers and Harbors.
The North Carolina Delegation Have
Stood Shoulder to Shoulder. Full
Clerks For Federal Courts
in Carolina.
in Carolina.
Especial to News and obseryer.)


Washington, ID. c., Feb. 2S.-The
present River and Harbor bill carries
approximations aggregatinS $67l,T50
for North Carolina rivers and har-
bors. This is by far the largest
amount ever given TO our State in one
river and harbor bill, and it shows
what earnest. united work on the part
OF the delegation will do.
The entire membership In the Sem
ate and House, the members from
the hill country as we'll as from the
coast districts. have worked in per-
feet harmony, with great diligence
and success, TO the end that our
rivers and harbors should be treated
Justly. The State never had an ADLER
or more diligent delegation than 1t
now has in both houses.
General Ransom, one of the ablest
men the State ever sent here, had
national reputation for securing APP
preparations for his State. The lar
gest amount he ever secured in one
bill for our rivers and harborS was
S4OS0OO in the bill of 1882.
Senator's pritchard and Butler and
the House delegations with them Sc
cured the following amounts: 1896,
$220, 900; 1899, $207,750 and 1900 only
$500. This, Notwithstanding that for
most of the time their party was in a
control of the executive department
Of the government.
It is hoped that the bill will pass;
but whether it passes or not, our men,
bcrs have shown themselves men of
influence and able TO take care of
their State in having such largely
increased amount for their State in
corporatcd i'm the BILL
Senator Simmons did quick work in
the passage OF two bills by the Sen
ate today. They were the bills to
make the deputy clerks of the Federal
court at New Bern and Elizabeth City
full clerks. and Representative Pou's
bill to require the street railroads of
Washington 10 provide Nestbules to
protect their motormen, both of which
had already passed the House, the
latter only yesterday. He secured tho
committee reports and passed them
through the Senate the same day, a
remarkably quick record. Both viii
become laws as soon as the President
signs them.
Representative Pou's speech in re-
ply to Gardner yesterday has been
the subject of much faverablc COM
mcnt today.
This mornings washington Post
viii be of interest to the friends of D
very charming and popular North
aroiinian:
Judge Thomas Il. Feller of Atlanta,
entertained al a dinner party yeSter-
day evening ut the New Willard. fol-
lowed by n box party ut the Colum-
bia theatre, in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
a. B. Urion, of Chicago, the other
guests were Miss Halle IErmenie
Itives, the authorcss; Miss Dorothy
Carr, of n G., a noted Southern belle;
Mr.. J. \. Fleming, of Macon. Ga. and
Mr.. Wheeler, the we'll known poet.
Senator Frye has bee ninduced to
withdraw his opposition to the bill to
increase the appropriation for the
lighthouse off Cape Hatteras. which
bill MIR. Small put through the House.
and Senator Simmons today secured
d favorable report OH ii from the Sen
ate Commerce committee. it will in
all probability pass the Senate anu be-
come law.
Ex-JudGe Timbcrlaiie called on the
President today. It is understood the
judge is an applicant for an Office.
but he will not say what it is.
Representative Webb today gave a
luncheon i'll the Senate restaurant to
the other members of the Senate dele
CATION. 1t was much enjoyed although
the drinks were only such a8 would
receive the appreciation of state Sen.
otor Ward
Light at Diamond Shoals.
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