Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-03-08
LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS
Both Senate and House Finished Their
Work Monday.

On Monday at DON both houses Of
the North Carolina general assembly
were declared adjourned sine die.
Many members had gone home on
Saturday and nothing was done be-
yond the routine work of closing up
he session.
President Winston appointed Sena-
tors Webb and Subbs as the Senate
branch of the committee to examine
the books of the State Treasurer and
Auditor. A message from the Cover
nor was received, containing recon-
mendation or nomination for trustees
Of the various institutions. The Senate
went into executive session to con-
slider these, and when it rose, it was
announced that all had been approved.
These are as follows: Directors of the
Agricultural & Mechanical College, at
Raleigh-William Dunn, third district;
A. T. McCalluEa, sixth district; s. T.
Wilfong, ninth district. Directors of
colored Agricultural & Mechanical Col
lege, at Greensboro-First district, w.
A. Darden; third, W. R. Newberry; at
large, ]. D. Minor, R. w. Mohphis,
Charles G.. Rose and w. A. Enloe. Di-
rectors for the Institute for the Deaf
and Blind, at Raleigh-Joseph E. Po-
que, G. B. Edwards, J. G. Mcmillan,
R. B. Boyd, J. M. Walsh, R. H. Hayes
and A. L. McNeill. Directors for In
stitute for Deaf Mutes, at Morganton-
NJ. H. Holt, ]. G. Seagle, A. V. Miller,
W. G.. Lewis, ]. G. Neal, J.. P. Jeter.
Directors of the colored State Hospi-
tai at Greensboro-D. E. McKinne, w.
3. Creech, DR.. Albert Anderson. Di-
rectors Of the penitentiary-J. G. Hack
cit, chairman; W. A. Grassland, ]. P.
Kerr, R. Fl. Speight, J.. D. Dawes. Di-
rectors of State geological board-H,
E. Fries, Hugh MacRae, Frank Wood,
Frank R. Hewett. Board of internal
improvements-B. C. Beckwith, R. A.
Morrow. Oyster Commissioner, w. M.
Webb; assistant commissioner, George
H. Hill.
JAMESTOWN APPROPRIATION.
The Senate concurred in the House
amendment to the jamestown Expo
from $50, 900 to $4,000, with a provis-
ion that the United States should ap-
propriate a million dollars. The res
olution of thanks to newspaper report
ars was adopted; also n to the
clerks, pages and laborers and the
lady stenographers. A joint resolution
was adopted asking the establishment
Of a sub-postoffice at the capitol dur
ing the next session of the Legisla-
.ure.
A bill was then taken up to increase
the salary Of Chief Clerk Norwood, in
he office of the Secretary of State,
rom $1,000 to $1,000. Mason spoke in
support of this, while Foushee. Bur
ton, Long, of Iredall and Wright op-
posed it.. Turner, Fleming and Duls
then spoke in its favor, and Sinclair
il opposition, who moved that the bill
be referred to the committee. This
motion was opposed by Webb, and
failed. The bill passed, 10 to 9, and at
LAO the President announced it was
loon, and the Senate should adjourn.
Thursday in House and Senate.
In the Senate Thursday a message
from the Governor regarding the South
Dakota judgment of Schaffcr bonds
was read and the bond committee re-
ported. Upon motion Of Mr.. Duls, the
reports were adopted and the thanks
Of the Senate extended to the Gov
arnor and counsel of State. A bill
vas introduced to provide for a dis
pensary at Whiteville, and a resclu-
ton inviting the National Editorial
Association to meet next year in North
Carolina. Bills passed to charter the
Kinston & Cape Fear Railway; to in
corporate Mineral Springs, in Union
county; to prevent the running at
large of dangerous or vicious dogs;
to prevent the manufacture of whiskey
in Rutherford; to establish a dispen-
sary at Roxboro; to prohibit the killing
Of quail in Alexander: to prohibit the
manufacture and sale of whiskey in
Union, and to allow the people to vote
on d~ispensary or prohibition; to amend
the anti-jug law by making it apply
only to Mitchell, Cleveland, Cabarrus,
CASTOR. Perquimans and Ashe, this
being the law enacted two years ago;
TO refund commissions of sheriff OF
Rowan on taxes; to authorize county
boards of education to fix the time for
holding schools; to incorporate the
Christian University; and also Lenoir
College, in Catawba county; to regu-
late the apportionment of school funds
of Mecklenburg; to provide for the es-
Enlistment of public school libraries
in rural districts; to authorize the
oldIG DOdTu Ol 0uuCdClOu W puDllou Gel
tain textbooks relating to history and
literature Of North Carolina.
In the House a message was receiv-
ed from Governor Glenn, detailing the
terms of the bond settlement agree
ment and urging its adoption, the mes
sage being similar to the report by
the committee to the House last night.
Chairman Graham, of the committee
on revision of laws, or Code, read an
extract from a Raleigh letter to The
Charlotte Observer n other papers
yesterday, saying that The Code COM
mission had done some arbitrary
things, such as placing all public insti-
buttons, including schools, under on
troll of the board of public improve
ments. He said the report was I'M
founded. A detailed method was
adopted. While some members OF
the committee did not work, more
than twenty had done so and no two
or three men had done the work or
attempting to dominate the others.
The bill authorizing the payment of
the $215,00 in settlement of the Schaf-
fer bonds came up on second reading.
Mr.. Powers, of Rutherford, said that
twenty-five years ago he and Mr.. Ora
ham, of Lincoln, were members of the
Legislature which issued bonds in set
Element of the State debt for $40. OGO.-