The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-02-04

| weaver Dill naQ gone through anu
Justice had his BIZ in such shape as
to indicate that he would win out
as he did last year wnen the senate
was against him and the house badly
divided. Suddenly Representative Dowd
of Mecklenburg. sprang the senate
Il bill without the Buxton amendment
and Speaker Justice was completely
chagrined. The Dowd substitute went
through with whoop. On every hand
the Mecklenburger is being applauded.
The senate was in session but a
short while tonight and discussed To-
cal bills purely. Both houses recon
yene tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
Adjournment is expected in the af-
terncon.
Raleigh. n. c.. Jan. 31.--Speeial.
The secretary of state charters the
Carolina Erection company, Of Bur.
lingtun, capita $255,O00 authorized but
only $3.50 subscribed. by W. K. Scott.
E. f. Hanks and l. C. Carter, the
doing all kinds of bridge. railroad AMI
other contract work.
Governor Glenn has granted a par.
don for Geo. A. Sumner. former sew
ing machine agent, who is serving a
five-year sentence on the Guilford
public roads for embezzling funds
from the Singer company. The par
don is because of the failing health
OF the prisoner. 1t appearing hiatt his
Of the prisoner would be endangered
by further Imprisonment. Sumner
has served two years Of the sentence
Commissioner General Joseph E
Posue, OF the jamestown exposition,
is notified by the exposition author.
titles that the metals and diplomas on
awards will be ready for distribution
not later then April 1. This. Colonel
Pogue says, Is in marked contrast
with the St. Louis exposition record,
IL having been twelve months or long
er after that exposition before the
medals and diplomas were distributed
Chairman John A. Oates, OF the
North Caro- ina anti-saloon league. who
has been here throughout the session
Of the legislature keeping track oil
prohibition Legislation, has gone to
his home in Fayetteville after, seeing
the bill for state prohibition election
through both branches OF the assem-
bly, and the amendments all settled
and concurred in ready for the rati
fication OF the act. Mr.. Oates is vel
pleased with the termination OF the Ell
! fort for temperance legislation BY thu
extra session. The new date for tn
election, May 26, is highly satisfactor!
and he declares that prohibition vii
sweep the state by an overwhelmnin.
majority. He calls upon advocates o
prohibition the state over to fa'l II
line and work for the success Of thu
election.
Commissioner OF Labor and Print
ing II. B. Werner. who Is president o
the National Press association, Is jus
back from Washington, where he at
tended a session Of the executive CON
mfttee Of the Press association a
which the date for the next annua
meeting Of the association was hxe;
for August IL at st. Paul. MINI. tn,
committee put in shape a memorial 4
congress for tariff TO be taken oil
wood pulp 50 that the price OF pape
can be forced down TO more rea
SCRABBLE figure.
Insurance Commissioner Young p
sues a statement regarding the Prov
tent Savings ard Tn@urance society. O
Ncw York. advising p9iIcyholder@ L
this state 20 keep mp their Dol!cie
IN spi'a of the far that the M
York commissioner has made an ord"
THAT the puciety write no new bushes
for the present. lie has n telf@rar
from The insurance commie si0prr d
New York to The effect that tn 81
riety Is nct considered ins0l"ert an
that his advise is for the pOllcYh" der
to keep up policies.
A charter was issued TODAY for N
) Protector. Mutual and Health In sul
anee company. u KlnstoD. TO do
: general mutual life and health insu
! ance insurance. ]. r. Hood AM 7
/, w. Dixon are among a long list Of II
oorpUrators.
Insurance Commissioner Young call
, attention to the fact that insuranc
( companies have only until Febrauar
to file their annoual statements an
that quite a number Of those dom
: business in this state have not ~
t fled.
. THE HOUSE.
The morning session Of the houi
. was opened at 10 o'clock with pray'
= BY Rev. r. N. shemberger Of u
. Methodist church.
A resolution was presented by Re
Preventative Morton and passed autho
izing the governor to appoint a ilur
> her Of deiegates 10 the peace confe
% enece 10 be held ID Wilmington May
!, A bill passed 10 allow the employ
n ~ toxrva fvsputy.fvn rents nor day q