The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-09-20
Rv THOMAS j. PENCE.

nv THOMAS J. PENCE.
Washington. d. c., Sept. 16.-Work
-, the enlargement of the public
hni1ding at Raleigh will not begin until
navt spring. 1t Will be recalled that
Senator Overman secured a $250,000
appropriation for the enlargement of
tho Raleigh pOsttoffice building, and
- like sum was obtained for the Chan
Lore building. The appropriation Will
mot be available until action is taken
nv Congrgess in December. But hat
is not what prevents early work on
the improvements. The supervising
architect Of the Treasury is up to his
ears in public building work provided
for in the public building bill that
passed Congress two q ago. There
are d hundred buildings provided for
in that bill that must be gotten out
Of the way before work ear begin on
plans for the new public buildings pro-
yided for N the omnibus bill that
passed the recent session of Congress.
The supervising architect Of the Treas
ury. MIR. ]. Knox Taylor, has eX-
pressed the intention of taking up
the work Of making plans for the en-
largement of both the Raleigh and
Charlotte public buildings next
spring, when it is confidently expected
that the old work now occupying the
attention of his force will be out of
the way. Raleigh and Charlotte will
be among the first served, for the
reason that the government already
owns the land on which the improve
ments are to be made. Those cities
which require new public building
sites will ave a long wait before they
ct their new buildings.
Webb Il Live wire.
Congressman Yates Webb, who is
strictly a live wire, has put it all yer
his political enemies in this campaign.
When Congressman Morehead was
nailed for the misuse Of his Congress
iondl frank, he came back at Mr..
Webb and charged that he "a been
sending out d newspaper clipping in
violation of the ranking privilege.
Mr.. Webb not only denied his charge,
but he cleared his skirts by establish
ing the fact that he had paid thirty
dollars OF his own money for postage
stamps with which to mail the afore-
sad clipping. But the Congressman
from the Ninth went further than
mat. He had such a clear conscience
WIN regard to this maatter of the
use or the ranking privilege hat he
ohered to give Mr.. Morehead OF any
oJher citizen of the State the sum of
@l0o If they could produce a letter
mailed by him in violation of the
iIahklng laws at any time during his
Congressional career. Mr.. Webb made
MS challenge good for the futur as
Well as for the past.
Catching a Sucker.
me Congressman from the Ninth
was not long in catching q sucker.
me editor OF the Republican paper
h MS nome town came out in q
naming article claiming the 500 re
~afo, Here is the fianbuoyant state
ni'itl OF the Republican editor, who
made the claim:
While Mr.. Webb and his
iTlehds were c~ondemning Mr..
MoFehead for violating his frank .
my privileges few expected that
~ MY. Webb would be caught
III lhe same trap. But, behold he
Sohutmned out of his w
.Lou'f' a leadinng Republican of
H'o county, some days agO hand
g US the following letter which
was IN d ranked envelope and is
N0i| neither a public document
h'f q communication on official
business. We demand the imme-
oidte payment of the reward Of
.it by MIR. Webb for a letter
s"hEed by him which was not
I"e letter in question was frank
tI'' Tor Mr.. Webb never sent i
'oN@h the mails until he secured
@t"leineht from the acting POS
5j% General to the effect that i
w. ' not constitute a violation Of thu
NJ mig laws. Here is the letter tina
afo 'febb received, which makes The
Jh1egSSSald Republican editor look likt
ahln n" u, portion in a certain fashion.
Washington hotel, which is abou.