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DOHTG THEIR J3TITY.
In opposing the passage .of the
gag rule and the Force bill by every
means within their power the Demo
cratic Senators and those few Repub
lican Senators who are" acting with
them are not only exercising a right
' which lis theirs, but are performing
a solemn dqtjr which they could not
shirk without betraying a sacred
trust imposed in them, j j
, This is a country, where the ma
jority rules. This is presumed -to be
So, though lit is not always so in fact
But this majority rules by virtue of
the law which makes it the govern
ing power J It is as much bound by
thelaw as an individual and has no
more right to go beyond the law
than an individual has. It is not and
never was! intended to be a majority
despotism, for' the same law which
prescribes bounds and metes for the
majority protects the ; minority.
When themajority exceed these pre
scribed bpunds and metes they be
come usurpers and revolutionists.
The conspirators in the United
States Senate who are engaged in
forcing the passage of -this gag rule
to enable them to carry ! their Force
; bill through ; assume that the mi
nority hive no rights that they are
bound to respect, that lit is simply
the righ
of the minorty to be pres-
i ent to hfclp make a quorum, and de-
. murely submit to any j legislation
how'evei partisan, sectional, or infa
mous tie majority may see fit to
..propose ' When the ; minority de-
, cane tojao tnis, Dut avail themselves
. of such , parliamentary tactics as
they may be able to protect from
" despotism the people ! whom they
represent and to keep the revolu
tionary majority within the law,
- hey. ar ; denounced as I obstruction
ists engaged in a culpable effort to
"defeat "the will of the people", as
Codfish Hoar said the other day.
Admitting, for sake of argument,
j;hat thfe majority in the Senate, do
represent a majority of the people,
LWhich is not true, and admitting
again that they are all bona fide,
.honest y chosen, and duly qualified,
representing legally) constituted
States, which is not true, they are as
much bound by the law, and by the
j usages of the Senate.' 'which for a
century have been regarded as1 the
unwrit en law, as is the minority to
: whom :hey assume the1 right to dic
tate aihd whose mouths they pro
- pose' to padlock by this late-day gag
contrivance, which would never
hav been thought of if partisan
emergency had not inspired
it ana never would have been
proposed by other jthan i parti-
sans driven to sheer desperation to
. save a party which they saw'gcnngN
to wrecK. , 7 1
. If the minority-must - sit, "speak
when it suits the pleasure of .a usurp
ing, arrogant majority, be isilent
when they are bidden to be silent,
and report promptly to make a quo-
i uui wnen mere nappens .'to De a
shortage on the majority side, where
is' the hse of a minority ? What does
.. it accomplish ? Why not dispense
with this unnecessary appendage to
the body legislative, and let the ma-
. A. I . 1 m . -
juiuy run me pusiness witnout any
uicuuissome lntenerence r A mi
nority hampered, Dound and gagged
asjHDir and his fellow, conspirators
. would! hamper, bindand gag it would
be a mere legislative cipher, a non
entity The men who laid the
foundations of the Republic and
drafted its fundamental laws never
contemplated any such minority as
that, Aor any such majority as that.
Hut this Force - bill, gag rule
scheming is not a case of majority
rule at aj It is simply a case where
a majority of Senators, some of them
oenarors py virtue ot i partisan trick-
ry and fraud, representing not the
people, but a party in a minority of
at least a million, undertake' to gag
and throttle the Senators who re
present and speak for Ihe majority,
an outrage amazing for its unparak
leled effrontry and boldness. The
minority has not only the right to
resist this, but it is! its imperative
duty to resist it by every means with
in iti power. It would be recreant
to itk trust and craven not to do it
and pontest every inch of ground un
til the battle for right, law and the
people is won or lost..
ii
tad does are on! the ramnac "in
the fcatfntry , around Reading, Pa.
it " . . - -
. several people are under treatment
Jor. sites, scores oif cattle,, horses,
hog i and dogs have been bitten, and
the pountry people are up in arms '
scoiiring the woods for dogs. Dog
killirig is the order of the day,
even oi house dogs as a matter of 7
precaution. ' j
II is' quite evident from the action
' oflne Senate Caucus Committee in
the arrangement of the order of
business Tuesday, that they have
given the Force bill and the gag
rule up as a pair of very dead dogs.
r SUPERIOR COURT;
I THE ELECTION CASES ON TRIAL:
Tha Jury Considerable lie gal Sparring
by Counsel Examination of Witneasea
. Conunenoed. . .
The case of the State by the Attorney
General on the re ation of S. VanAm
ringe vs. I no. D. Taylor, irt'which is in
volved the right to the office of Clerk of
the Superior Court of this county was
galled in the Superior Court at 11
o'clock yesterday. His Honor, Jas. D.
Mclver", presided, - :
After some difficulty the following
jury were empanneled to try the case:
B. F. King, F. V. B. Yopp, C. H. Gil
bert, Jas.. Chadwick, A. G. Hankins.
Joseph Merritt, H. B. Bessant, C. W.
Kunold, J. Starr Johnson. J. F. Garrell,
Jr. S. H. Terry. M. F. Costin.
The relator was represented by Judge
Dan'l L. Russell; the'defendant by Hon.
Chas. M. Stedman, Iredell- Meares,
Marsden Bellamy, E. 3. Martin, Jno. D.
Bellamy,- Jr., and Georte Rountree,
Esqrs. ' , '
; Two questions are raised by th
pleadings: One of fact; one of law. The
question of fact is as to C. H. Thomas'
appointment as Registrar of Cape. Fear
township, the relator alleging that
Thomas was appointed by the Township
Justices, which allegation is denied by
the defendant. In the nature of a plea
in bar is the second defence set up by
the answer, it is alleged that the Board
of County Canvassers being invested
with judicial power to pass upon all
facts relative to the election and declare
the result of the same, and having so
done, their action is conclusive, opera
ting as an estoppel. The defendant be
ing desirous of trying the case upon its
merits did not at this stage of the pro
ceeding deem it proper to press this
question, but consented to go to trial
upon the facts, reserving his plea of res
ajudicata.
Levi Nixon, (negro,) was the first wit
ness introduced by the relator. In sub
stance he testified that he was one of the
judges of election for Cape Fear town
ship; B. A Carter, G E. McGhee. Benj.
Wilson and C. H. Thomas comprised
the remainder. Reached the polls at 7
oclock afteV balloting had commenced.
Was then appointed by Thomas, who
was acting as registrar. The election
was quiet and both parties polled nearly
their full strength. Assisted in count
ing the votes and signed the return.
His paper, (one Judge Russell produced),
isthereturni It show's 155 votes cast
for Van Amringe and 84 for Taylor,
was not there when Cowan demanded
the books of Thomas. "I once taught
school in Pender county, but never had
any trouble about forging a school
order. I was indicted for perjury in this
county but was acquitted." j
B.A.Carter testified that he was a
pollholder, having been appointed by
Thomas ; "when I went to Cowan's td
register, he was sick and directed me to
Thomas, saying that he was registrar!
Thomas . had the bobks in Cowan's
house, in the room next to his bed
room, baw Cowan on the morning of
tfle election a few feet from the polling
place, but did not hear him make any
demand for the poll books. Do not re
member the date I registered." (The
registration book showed that Carter
registered Oct. 3d.) ' I
A. J. Grady swore that he was regis
tered on the 18th day of October by
James Cowan ; Thomas was not there, i
John Casten testified that he went to
-Mr. Cowan's to register. "He (Cowan)
walked with me into the next room
where Thomas was and told him to, put
my name down, which he did. Do not
remember who swore me or asked the
questions concerning my qualfications,"
C. H. Thomas testified that he was
one oi the magistrates of Cape Fear
township and secretary of the Board.
About the 29th or 30th of September,
having received a note from Mr. Cowan,
early next morning went and summon
ed William Cromwell and J. T. Kerr to
meet that same day at 9 o'clock at Mr.
Cowan's house, at Castle Hayne, for the
purpose of electing a registrar. Kerr,
Cowan and myself met. They talked of
crops until I got tired and called their
attention to the business before them.
T then read them a minute T haH
prepared the day before (before I
summoned the justices) recitinsr that
at a meeting of the . Board an
election of a Registarar had taken place.
but leaving the name blank, requesting
therti to name the man and I would in-
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sert his name.
My name was not in the
minute when I read it.
Various persons
were
suggested and while the Board
was discussing the question the dinner
beB rang and Kerr and Cowan went to
dinner. While waiting for them some
men came in to register. After a while
I sent one of them to call Mr. Cowan.
Cowan came out and told me to register
them. Replying that I did not have the
power, Mr. Cowan assured " me that1 it
was all right, as he and Keer had agreed
to appoint me Registrar. I then filled
in the blank in the minute with my own
name. I took charge of the books the
next layr and acted as " Registrar. Mr.
Cowan registered a few in my absence
ana told me about it when I returned. I
registered all but . about ten.
I had charge of the books on
revision day. Xowan "came i to
me . and demanded the books,
which I refused to deliver. Mr. Bella
my and Blossom spoke to me at Castle
Hayne about the registration and asked
me whb was Registrar. I told them I
was. He informed me that Cowan
claimed that I was only his clerkj I
went to Judge Russell about it, and
stating the case, was advised to keep the
registration books and hold the election.
I brought the returns to the meetine of
the Board of County Canvassers and
offered it to the Board, but they did not
notice them. Judge - Russel took ' the
returns from me on that day. j
Ihe hour of 6 o'clock havincr arrived
Mr. Bellamy stated that as the cross-ex
animation of Thomas would probably be
quite lengthy,' it would, be best not to
enter upon it that afternoon,
Court then adjourned until 9.80 this
morning. . :
Orosa-Examination of Thomaa Teatimony
vi witneaaea ior tne Sexenee.
The court commenced at 10 o'clock.
C H, Thomas, the negro who claimed
to be legally appointed the registrar of
vape Fear township, was put upon the
stand and cross-examined for; three
Hours by Mr. Marsden Bellamy. The
examination was very searehinc and
thorough, with the result of committing
Thomas to several statements which
were directly contradicted by Subse
quent witnesses for the defence. Tnese
statements were material in that they
involved, the right of Thomas p con
duct the registration and election. '
Thomas swore in substance that
fi i st learned of Cowan's sickness from
Mr. Blossom in this city: Blossom told
me; I didn't tell him. The same day I
saw Cowan at Adrian & Vollers' and
told him that I was instructed to sum
mon the Board of Magistrates for the
purpose of electing a registrar, as he was
sick. He said he was better and could
attend to the duty.- Did not ask
mm to appoint me registrar, nor
did I ever ask " any - one to
ask him to do so. (This is
contradicted by Jno. D. Bellamy.)
Two weeks after received two notes
from Cowan; one directed to me,-the
other to H. A. Bagg. Neither note was
directed to Kerr. I summoned Kerr
and Cromwell to attend the meeting of
the magistrates. We met and Cowan
called the meeting to order as he usually
did. (Contradicted by Cowan.) Did not
read minutes of preceding meeting. I
have been secretary for about twelve
months. The minute apppointing me
registrar is in about the usual form.
Cowan signed the minute of February
8th, 1890, but I signed Cowan's name to
the minute of October 1st, 1890. Did
not ask Cowan to sign the minute bl
the October meeting,. but did ask him to
sign the one of the February meeting.
I shewed the minute book to Mr. God
sey, who came to Castle Hayne" to see
it. He and Judge Russell were the only
ones who saw it. I never told Bellamy
I was Cowan's clerk ; nor did I ask him
to ask Cowan to resign and appoint me
in his stead. I did not promise Cowan
to return the books to him. I do not
know that the reason McFadgen went to
the polls on revision day was because
Cowan had written him a note appoint
ing him poll-holder. The ballot boxes
were refused to me. I did not have
any made, but toid Mr. Van Amringe of
the refusal and he had some made.
Cowan demanded the books of me-on
the morning of the election; but there
was no talk of shooting. I usually carry
a pistol but forgot to bring it that day.
I was present at the meeting of the Can
vassing Board and offered the return,
calling it the return of Cape Fear town
ship. I swore Cromwell in this city and
put his name on the registration books
when I went back to Castle Havne. Do
not know where I registered John Oh.
Put his name down on a memorandum
book tand afterwards entered it. Did
not register Willie Blossom at night,
but do not remember if I registered him
at Castle Hayne or on the road. The
total vote cast fpr Senator, according to
the return, is 193. but the poll books
-only shows where 192 voters voted
Cannot explain this."
The plaintiff rested his case here and
the court took a recess until the after
noon.
The defendant introduced John D.
Bellamy, Jr., who testified in substance,
that, "Having heard that Thomas was
carrying on a registration about Oct,
15th, in Cape Fear township, where I
knew Cowan was registrar, I went to
Castle Hayne on Oct. 22d.-to inquire
into the matter. With Mr. Blossom on
iuc nen aay 1 went to cowan s resi
dence. I saw Thomas in the back room
with the registration book on a table. I
said to him. 'Good morninc Harrv:
o . J
what are you doing here?'- He replied,
'Just 'sisting Mr. Cowan.' I inquired as
to how the registration was progressing.
and looked over the books. I told
Thomas he had no right to register any
one, as a registrar had no power to ap
point a deputy. He replied that he
thought so too, and stated to me that
as Cowan was too sick to attend to the
duty, to ask him to resign and appoint
him in bis place. Up to that moment I
had not seen Cowan. I went with Mr
Blossom into Cowans bedroom and
asked him what Thomas was doing
there. He informed me that as
he had been feeling poorly he had
employed Thomas to assist him as his
clerk. Told him of the request Thomas
uau muue. nc replied, "jonn. you
don t suppose I d resign and have a nig
ger appointed registrar, do you?" He
stated mat. he registered occasionally
when able to do so, and intended to con
tinue. Saw Thomas" again and told him
what Cowan had said. He replied that
he did not like that. I met Thomas in
this city afterwards and had a conversa
tion with him in regard to the registra
tion books. I told him that he woukl
get into trouble if he did not give up
the books. He said that he had all the
advice he wanted ; that possession was
nine points of the law, and that he in
tended to keep the books. I was pre
sent at the meeting of the Canvassing
Board. Neither Thomas, nor any one
else, offered anything which they refer
red to as the returns from Cape Fear
township. There was no offer of evi
dence nor any suggestion .even, of evi
dence to contradict the return made by
txwan."
James Cowan was then introduced
He contradicted Thomas in nearly every
particular, subjection to a severe per
sonal cross-examination by Judge Rus
sell failed to disturb his equanimity or
to snaice his testimony.
At six o'clock a recess was taken until
iu o clock this morning.
The investigation of the election case
was resumed at 10 o'clock.
, josepn i. Kerr was introduced for
the defence. He swore substantially a
follows, "I was appointed a poll-holder
oy cowan during the first part of Oc
tober. When I was nominated for Re
presentative I resigned as poll-holder.
Cowan then appointed McFadyen. I
carried the appointment to him some
time in the first part of October. I
went to Cowan's - house with Thomas.
Cowan and myself went to dinner and
we talked about the registration. Cowan
decided to employ Thomas to assist
him. I had nothing to do with the em
ploying, nor did I say anything to
Thomas about it when I came fronr din
ner, l am one of the Justices of Cape
Fear township. . We did no official busi
ness at that meeting. The Board of
Magistrates did not meet, and
did not act at ; all in the matter.
The conversation between Cowan and
Thomas was short. Cowan said: 'Harry,
Mr. Kerr and myself have talked the
matter over, aad it is Just a matter of
dollars and cents with you. J will get
you to assist me, and will allow you
whatever the commissioners allow me.'
Thomas assented to : this Thomas
never showed me the . minute of Oct.
1st, nor did I ever see it before to-day.
After the conversation, two: men came
in to register. . Thomas started to regis
ter them, when Cowan went over to
him and either did it himself or showed
Thomas how. Cowan told Thomas that
he would not need him the balance of
the day, and Thomas and myself went
off together,. .1 had a conversation sub-,
sequently - with ; Thomas. He ' said:
'There is some talk of throwing out
Cape Fear township; so you had better
come up and fix up those papers.'
I told him that I did not intend
to have anything . more to . do
with ; it. It- is not true - that
Thomas told r me Cowan sent ? for
me to fix up the papers. He ..told
me of Cowan's sickness, and I told him
that I would go and see him in a few
days. The general reputation in the
township was that Cowan 'was registrar,
and I never heard of anything to , the
contrary until election day. Was not
present at the opening of the polls on
election day. Wilson was the only duly
appointed poll-holder that held the
election; the remainder being Thomas
and his appointees. I registered before
both Cowan and Thomas. I think
Cowan adjBinistered the oath while
Thomas did the writing. I stayed at the
polls about three hours. I reckon Mr.
Blossom was there when Jt. left and look
ed after the coutiting. I had no under
standing with him. I Ido not know
whether Mr, Blossom was there all day."
Samuel Blossom was introduced and
testified as follows : "I live in Cane
Fear township. I heard the testimony of
Jno. D. Bellamy. Jr., and; remember the
conversation he narratedas occuring be
tween himself and Thomas at Cowan's
house. Mr. Bellamy statedt exactly as it
was. He asked Thomas what he was doing
there; Thomas replied: 'Assisting Mr.
Cowan. On being informed by Mr.
Bellamy that he bad no right to register
anyone he replied that such was his
opinion, and requested Mr. Bellamy to
ask Cowan to resign and have him ap
pointed. -Mr. Bellamy promised to do
so. and they then looked; over the regis
tration books. We then went into
Cowan's room, and after! inquiring after
his health Mr. Bellamy spoke of the il
legality in allowing Thomas to register.
Cowan replied that he could not help it;
Thomas was the best man he could get,
and be had to have help as he was sick
and unable to give his entireSattention
to the matter. On being informed by
Mr. Bellamy of Thomas Request, Cowan
replied: 'John, you must think I am a
fool Why if I should doj anything like
that the people of the township
would kick me out of the county. On
informing Thomas of Cowan's refusal to
resign, he said that he was going to see
Mr. Cowan about it. and that thing
wouldn't do. Thomas told me before
that day, that he was Cowan's- clerk. I
was present in Mr. Cowan's room , on
revision day. when Thomas came in
with a book in his hand from the place
where the revision had taken place.
Cowan told Thomas to put the book on
the bureau. Thomas said 'I want to
take th is book with me. There are some
things I want to look (over and get
straight. I will bring it back on Mon
day.' I was at the polls election day, but
did not hear Cowan demand the books.
Thomas was not sworn; but he swore
the other poll-holders, i asked Cowan
whv he was not holding the election,
and he replied that he could not get the
books. Thomas swore me. I thought
he was swearing me as! a challenger.
When I heard the oath for a poll-holder
I refused to serve. Wheri there was a
lull in the voting during the day
the poll-holders would count the
ballots, so that when the polls
closed when night came ttiere were very
few votes to count. I was not present
all the time they were counting. The
ballots were strung. I did not count
the votes. I do not'kno what votes
were strung. Don't know if they were
the ones that came out oi the boxes or
not." ' ,
A. W. McFadSen was the next wit
ness. "I was appointed a poll-holder
by Cowan on Oct. 18th. Went to Castle
Hayne on revision day. Went to Cowan's
house first. It is not tnU that Thomas
did not go to Cowan's house before he
went to revise the books
st i saw mm at
Cowan's and asked
hinl where Cowan
was. He told me that he was sick and
for me to go on to Castle; Hayne and he
would bring the books up Ithere, Thomas
did not have the books when I was
talking with him. I was at the polling
place on election day. The regular ap
pointed poll-holders did! not hold the
election. Cowan demanded the books,
but Thomas refused to deliver them. I
refused to serve as poll-holder because
Thomas was acting as registrar and I
had no appointment from him. Thomas
was not sworn as registrar on revision
day." -
J. J. Jackson testified: I met Thomas
on theTriday before election. He was
drinking, I have seen him drunk on
several occasions. He told me that he
expected to have some trouble on elec
tion day, but that he had ihe books and
would die before he would give them up.
i reiusea to serve as noil-holder on elec
tion day, because I xlid not recognize
Thomas as registrar: Heard Cowan's
demand for the books, and Thomas' re
fusal. Cowan s character lis good. B.A.
Carter's character is bad. .
James Baker swore that he was at the
polls on election day. f Thomas and
Grad3' came into the store where I was.
I heard Thomas say, 'If Cowan wants to
shoot I can shoot as good as he can.'
Grady told him to hush up and hold on
to the books."
William Cromwell stated that he was a
magistrate in Cape Fear township.
"Thomas never came to my house on the
1st of October, but he came on the 13tfi.
Thomas did not show me anv entrv
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in any minute book nor was anything
said about it. Thomas swore m in
Wilmington and put my I name on the
registration book at Castle Hayne. I
went to Castle Hayne to see if Thomas
had registered me. He seemed annoyed
at my coming, and told me that he had
told Cowan about it, and: that 'he had
told hin to register me. f "Cowan was
reported to be the Registrar in Cape
Fear township. His character is good;
never heard it questioned."! -
M, G. Chadwick testified as to Cow
an's ddmand of Thomas and his refusal.
Also, that the counting of ballots began
before the polls were dosed. He further
swore to the trood chararr nt Mr
Cowan. i
- Messrs. P. B. Manning and Allan B.
Browa testified as to the proceedings of
the ' Canvassing Board. Mr. Brown
testified: "Thomas was not sworn as a
member of the Canvassing Board.After
the organization of the Board the vote
of Federal Point township was canvass
ed.; Then Cape Fear, was called up.
Cowan offered a report which was read
and unanimously adopted. Then
Thomas arose and gesticulating excited
ly, called 'Mr. Chairman.' Judge Rus
sell took a paper from Thomas' hand
and said "you refuse to receive the paper
then?' The chairman made no reply as
there was a great deal of confusion
caused by insulting and threatening lan
guage that Thomas had used to J. M.
McGowan, one of the Board, and which
drowned the voice of the speaker. There
was never any. designation of any paper
as a return from Cape Fear township."
- The defence closed here.: : The plain
tiff id rebuttal introduced J, H. Dorset
and C. P. Lockey. Their testimony shed
no light upon the controversy.
: His Honor, Judge Mclver, announced
that as the respective counsel had been
uqable to agree upon issues in : accord
ance with the law, he would settle
the . issues himself , and submitted
one issue: "Was the plaintiff's relator
duly elected to the office of Superior
Court Clerk?" , Judge Russell contend
ed for additional issues, but His Honor
decided to submit the one given above.
His Honor stated jthat his present opin
ion was against the plea of res adjudicate
and that he wished that disposed of at
this stage. " ' '. - i '
Mr. Rountree addressed the Court in
a strong, legal argumant in support of
the plea, citing many authorities in sup
port, and recalling as evidence of the
intention of the Legislature to make the
adjudication of the Canvassing Board
conclusive and final; the various acts re
lating to their powers successively pass
ed after the Supreme Court had decided
against the final jurisdiction of the
Board because of the non-conferring of
the power.- , .
At 6 o'clock a recess was taken until
this morning at 10 o'clock.
RIVER AND MARINE.
The Newbern Journal reports that
theseb'ooner Chas. C. Lister; r., Capt.
Coverdale. owned by ex-Gov. James F.
Hall, of Frederica, Delaware, on her
way to Wilmington. N. C, with a cargo
of fertilizers, encountered the storm of
last week and was driven ashore at
South Point, off. Hatteras Inlet. The
vessel and cargo is a total loss. The
three-masted schooner Nathan Lank,ost
at Kinnekeet last week, twenty miles
from where this wreck occurred, and her
captain drowned, also belonged to ex
Gov. Hall.
Appointment of Magistrates.
The suggestion is made that the chair
men of the Democratic Executive Com
tees of the different counties should send
in their recommendations' for appoint
ment of Justices of the Peace. Oner
third of the session of the General As
sembly has already expired, and it is
learned from Raleigh that the Commit
tee is now making up its report,
I ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.
Still Balloting forO. 8. Senator The
. , Federal Election Bill.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Springfield. III.. January 28. The
joint Assembly reconvened at noon, and
proceeded to take the 38th ballot for
U. S. Senator. The result was the
same as that of all the previous ballots.
In the House yesterday, the resolu
tion recently presented instructing Sen
ators from Illinois to vote against the
Federal Election bill in the interest of
the World's Fair, in view of the stand
taken by various btate Legislatures in
refusing to make appropriations for the
Fair if the Elections bill was passed, was
taken up. Representative Springer.
Dem.. who introduced it, in arguing in
favor of its passage, said: "In casting
vour votes for this resolution you will be
doing that which in all probability will
seal the fate of the Force bill in xhe
Senate of the United States. If you
gentlemen on the other side1 of the
House who represent Chicago exoect
any lavors from this side of the House
in regard to the Fair, you must properly
record yourselves on this resolutionto
day. Cries of "Bull-ddzing!" "Bull
dozing!'' from the Republicans. I say
if our Senators in Washington vote, lor
this Force bill after this resolution is
passed to-day. this side of the House
will not vote a dollar for the Illinois ex
hibit at the World's Fair."
The last remark of Mr.
ated somewhat of a sensation on the Re
publican side, but us the -previous ques
Uo" faad been ordered, debate was closed
and there was no opportunity : for any
one to answer. On a call of the roll
the resolution was adopted bv a vote of
77 yeas to 73 nays a strict party vote;
the three F. M. B. A. members not
voting.
CONNECTICUT LEGISLATURE.
Eeport of the Committee Appointed to
Canvass the Vote for State Office re.
By Telegraph to the Morning Stat
Hartford, Conn., January 28 The
House met to-day and received, the re
port of the committee appointed to
canyass the vote for State officers. The
committee finds that 1,289 ballots were
rejected for insufficient cause, and that
in many towns the number of votes re
turned exceeds the total number of
votes cast. The committee states that
it is unable to determine that any per
son was legally chosen to I fill any
of the State offices, except the
Comptroller's, to which the face of the
returns indicate that Nicholas Straub
(Democrat), wras elected. The House
accepted the report and-adopted the re
solutions, offering to join with the Sen
ate in a general recount of the vote of
me stater
The Senate, without important action
took a recess till 2 o'clock. !
In the House, after presentation of
the reports, a general debate was open
ed, which bids fair to continue for a day
or two.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
The ; Senatorial Contest-Moody "With
drawn from the Baoe.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Pierre, S. D. Jan.- 27. Senator
Moody to-day received only 39 votes for
re-election, against 72 yesterday. He,
however, declines to withdraw from the
race. Independents seem badly divided;
Democrats claim to be confident of
electing Tripp. .
Washington, Jan: 28. A Pierre. S.
u., dispatcn says Moody has withdrawn
from the race and has released his friends
from their pledges.
Read advertisement ot Otterburn
wi ujfsucwia suu au diseases oi kid
ney and bladder. Pruce within reach oi
GENERAL 'ASSEMBLY.
Debate on th Bill to Establish, a Normal
and Industrial School for .Wi-ite Girla
Keaolution Adopted to Make No Appro
priation for the Chicago fair Pending
Disposal of the Force BUI In- Congress.
Special Star Report?
SENATE. ; .-
RALEfGH, Jan. 26.
. The Senate was called to order by Lt.
Gov. Holt and opened with prayer by
Rev. Dr. Carter of the city. The jour
nal of Saturday was read and approved.
.Reports from the following commit
tees were submitted: Judiciary; through
Messrs.- Paine, Turner, Avery and Rey
nolds. Engrosstd bills, through Avery.
Leave of absence was granted Walser.
! BILLS INTRODUCED.
I By Durham, to incorporate the Com
mercial Bank of Shelby.
By Allen, to incorporate White Plains
Presbyterian Church inJ31aden county.
By Twitty, in regard to the sale of
beef and articles of food in the State.
By Payne, to amend section 1608,
chapter 85 of the Code, relative to
guardianship, - ' : .
. Aycock, relative to the Force bill in
the 17. S. Senate and appropriation to
the Columbian Exposition at ' Chicago.
By Green of Wake, to incorporate the
Baptist Female University of North
Carolina. -. -
By Durham, to amend chapter 282.
section 1885, Laws 1887.
By Bell, to incorporate the Western
North Carolina River Improvement Co.
-UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
- S. B. 182, to amend sec. 218 of the
Code; passed third reading.
S. B. 215, relative to the charter of the
town of Ramoth in Buncombe county;
passed third reading. ,
S. B. 226, to incorporate the town of
Waughtown, Forsyth county; passed
third, reading.
S. B. 229, to amend the acts incorpo-'
rating the town oi Wadesboro; passed
third reading. j
S. B. 142, to repeal chap. 485, Laws
1889. '
Si B. 145, to amend the charter of the
town of Jonesboro; passed second read
ing. -; j.
S. B. 166, to amend sec. 32 of the
Code by inserting the word "costs."
Tabled.
S. B. 209, to suppress gambling;
passed third reading.
S. B. 210, to amend chap, 110, Private
Laws 1880; passed second reading. -
S. B. 212, to correct- Land Grant No.
253 in Swain county; passed third read
ing. S. B. 216, to amend sec. 1. chaD. 71.
,by striking out 6 o'clock Saturday and
Monday, and insertiner 12 o'clock
S. B. 219, for relief of Superior Court
Clerk f Burke county. Tabled. "
S. B. 222, to amend sec. 2381, of the
Code, by insertingSthe word "net" after
"gun" in the .first line. Re-committed
to Judiciary Committee. i
PASSED THIRD READING. !
To amend sect. 2834 of The Coder to
abolish March term of Wavne Suoerior
Court. , ;
To provide for the election of a public
printer; also, for relief of the clerk of
Harnett Superior court was tabled, i
i ! A resolution was adopted providing
that no appropriation shall be made : to
the Columbia Exposition until the fate
of the Force bill is settled. , ! i
Adjourned. ' ' .-.!
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met at 11 o'clock with
rather a small attendance of members in
their seats, as the "grip" still prevails,
and a number of absentees have not yet
returned; but the galleries began to fill
early, as the "bill for the establishment
of a Training and Industrial School for
t emales is the special order for 11 a. m.
to-day, and there seems to be much in
terest manifested in its passage,
After Speaker Doughton called the
House to order and prayer bv Rev. Dr.
Marshall, of the city; the journal of Sat
urday was read and approved.
! " PETITIONS
were received and read as follows : 1 -I
Reed, from the Farmers' Alliance,
protesting against change of rate ! of
legal interest. - Also, from Farmers'
Alliance in regard to public school ap
propriations. Hood, to prohibit the sale of liquor
near Wtnslow's Grove, in Mecklenburg
county.
i Toms, to prevent stock running at
large in Rutherford county. Ji
: Phipps, From citizens of Ashe, that
the public school term be six months.
Phipps, from citizens of Ashe county,
asking the repeal of the law in regard to
physicians.
Mann, to prohibt the sale of liquor
near a church in Hyde county..
; REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. j
Ray made a report for the Commitfee
on Propositions and Grievances; Hol
man, and Hall of Halifax, for the Com
mittee cn Finance. Among important
bills favorably reported was the bill to
allow the city of Wilmington to fund its
puonc oeot. tle, for Committee on
Engrossed Bills.
! ' RESOLUTIONS.
Wood, resolution withholding the ap
propriation for the World's Fair in the
event of the passage of the Force bill by
the Congress of the United States.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
Nash, to incorporate the N. C. Slate
Company; Also, in relation to encroach
ments on roads. Also, to .amend sec.
1246 of The Cede. v
; Henry, to establish a court, of refer
ence. Also, in regard to usury. Also,
in relation to the morals of the country.
! Long to abolish the March term of
the Superior Court of Columbus county.
, Toms, to prevent stock from running
at large in certain townships in Ruther
ford county.
; Reed, to create an additional Justice
of the Peace in Buncombe county.
Brtdgers, to'amend sec. 1972 of The
Code. - ' -
i Mayes, to incorporte the town of
Hemstead in Mecklenburg county, in
cluding Davidson College.
Cole, to establish a training school for
colored people in Pasquotank county.
Armlet, iu protect nsn. in certain
coifnties.
: Bryan, to abolish the March term of
Wayne county Superior Court.
Vestal, to authorize the Commissinnor
of Yadkin to sell certain public lands.
Cole, for the protection of fish in
Granville county. , .
Patterson, to incorporate a turnpike
road near Blowing Rock.
Biddix, to exempt ministers of the
Gospel from road duty.
Cobb, to incorporate a school in Cher
okee county.
A message was then received from the
benate enclosing sundry bills passed by
that body and asking concurrence of
the House therein. r
..Bryan of Wayne, asked unanimous
consent to take up the bill to abolish the
March term of Wayne Superior Court,
which was granted, and the bill passed
second and third readings.
CALENDAR. .
The calendar was then taken up, and
tbe following bills were disposed of:
Bill to iocorrjoratp Wi1L-in
College of Tarboro; passed seco.id and
third readings.
. Bill in relation to a cotton weigher for
Concord; passed second and third read
ings. - - .
Rill to amend charter of N. Q Steel
ffidmS " PaSSCd SeCOOd and
SSilofVmen(! Charter of Piedmont
Bank of Morgan ton: informally
Over. - -7 v --K-tu
riSSJ oPMM,lb,t-the-.sale of "or "ear
and 7n JJ'i8' LQ Rtherford county.
2SJS oPives.; passed
7 - wuh readings.
- SPECIAL ORDER. ' "
' Bill to establish a normal; and . indus
trial school for white girls. ;
V Mr. - Pritchard sent up an amendment
providing that'no one shall receive free
tuition unless it shall appear" that, the
applicant is unable to pay, and urged its
adoption - : ;' - ,-- -'"H-v
Gilmer said that as chairman of the
Committee on Education, he desired to
sav a few words in advocacy of the bill
as prepared by the committee in all' its
fullness, without amendment. He" said
there were two features of the bill, as its
title showed -to wit, a Normal and an
Industrial School. ? He then discussed
the bill strongly, addressed himself to
the necessity of education of the teacher.
He read an extract from the report of
School Superintendent Wiley of 1854,
and from Lears, late trustee of the Pea
body fund, showing the necessity of
Normal Schools. He then called atten
tion to the other feature of the school
the industrial department. He adverted
to the fact that the Capitol in which be
spoke was by the mind of a woman
facilitated in its erection; that a woman,
(Mrs. Polk,) had suggested when the
matter of carrying the building stones
was quite a problem, that a tramway be
erected to the - quarry.. The idea was
seized upon and the track laid and the
blocks oi stone thus conveyed with ease
to their destination. He desired that
the girls of our State have a higher edu
cation they might help their aged
parents, &c &c. , He closed with a
strong appeal in behalf of the women ot
North Carolina. ..
; Henry spoke in opposition to the bill.
He asked why the University should not
be thrown open to the girls ? That the
A. and M; College was supported by the
U. S. Government through the Hatch
bill. He said that the clause which
made it incumbent on a girl entering
this proposed institution, to teach school
for the State. That the demand was for
lengthening the terms of our public
schools and not to provide fat offices for
which somebody j would get good pay.
Give the monpy to the children, not to
officers. f
He quoted from the: constitution to
show that if this school was established
for white girls that we would haye to
provide for the colored! brother on the
other sine; we could make no discrimi
nation. He urged, if the bill should
pass, that we should make the girls go
to Chapel Hill. At ;. the University
where they had ,! professors competent,
and apparatus, &c, &c.; and not appro
priate this $14,000 to pay officers of the
school.
Bryan, of Wayne, spoke in favor of
the bill, but favored the amendment of
Pritchard. Personally; he was not in
terested in the bill, as he lived near
enough a city to give his children a com
mon school education, but that there
were many others not so well situated.
and he felt sure that his people would
uphold him for his vote on this bill.
Skinner then arose and addressed the
House on the subject. He would sup
port the bill in behalf of bis kith and
kin, his neighbors and constituents.
He spoke oLthe capabilities of woman's
influence for good; of ., instances, where
ignorant men had married educated
women,- who had educated their hus
bands; cited Andrew Johnson, whom he
said, his wife, an educated woman, not
only made a patriot of him, but actually
made him ' President i of the United
States; that there was no instance on
record where an : educated woman had
raised ignorant children; that education
was the great protection of the State
from crime and anarchy, &c..
Morton and Peebles advocated the
bill; Ray and Pritchard opposed it.
Pending the latter's remarks, and be
fore a vote was taken, the House at 2:30
adjourned. ' '
SENATE.
j Raleigh, Jan. 27.
The Senate was called to order by
Lieut. Gov. Holt and opened with
prayer by Rev. Mr. Branson of this city.
The journal of yesterday was read and
approved. " j
Senatois King, Bell, Ardrey and Davis
of Haywood requested that their names
be recorded m the affirmative on the
vote on the resolution concerning the
Force bill and Columbian Exposition..
' Walser requested that his name be
recorded as voting in the negative on
the same resolution, and that after the
expiration of the morning hour he de
sired to explain his vote.
Reports from committees were sub
mitted as follows Galloway, Parker and
Reynolds, from Propositions and Griev
ances; i Williams and McLean, from
Agriculture;- Wilcox, Ardrey and Ay-
-tu Auen or oiaaen, irom Corpo
rations; Payne, and Davis of Haywood,
from Finance; Avery, from Committee
on Engrossed bills.
RESOLUTIONS AND BILLS INTRODUCED.
' By Galloway, bill to amend chap. 221,
Laws 1889. concerning vicious contracts.
By Durham, to incorporate the Shelby
Improvement Company.
By Speight, to charter Tarboro Land '
and Trust Company.
By Reynolds, to empower officers of
detective agencies to serve criminal pro
cess. 1
, By Walser. to incorDorate a rh nrrh in
Davidson county.
By Walser to amend the charter of
the town of Lexington. 7
By Aycock, to amend The Code, to
require clerks of Superior Courts to
make annual reports.
By Alston, to amend chap. 254, Laws
1889 relating to schools of Littleton. '
By Paine, to prevent the substitution
of drugs in filling prescriptions."
By Allen of Bladen, to incorporate
BLdenboro church in Bladen county.
By Ardrey, bill to incorporate Char-
luiLc juuerary ana HDrary Co.
By King, bill to prevent distinction
in regard to wounded Confederate sol
diers in the issue of pensions.
By King, bill to authorize commis
sioners of High Point to issue bonds for
graded school purposes.
Walser, in explanation of his vote on
the Force bill resolution, said if he could
think it was so great anoV dangerous a
bill as the' Democratic, press seemed to
make it, he would not vote against it;
but believing it had no such great bug-a-boo
in it. he cast his Vote against the
resolution. ,
McLean, from the Committee on En
rolled bills, reDorted sundrv hills a
perly enrolled, which were signed by the
President of the Senate.
. H. R. 351-S. R. 269, concerning the
Force bill, came up.
x Turner moved to amend by substi
tuting the following in lieu of the first
eleven lines of sec. 1, viz : That we ap
prove the patriotic efforts of our United
States Senators and Representatives in
Congress to secure the defeat of the bill
now pending irrthe Congress of the
United States and
Election law or Force bill. .
m5rae1Spe?kin8 to his amend
ment, said. that the man who supported
that infamous bill, now pending in the
u. s. Senate, was an enemy to this land,
was one who desired to see destruction
to our peace and prosperity rather than
mark our progress. Turner, in calm,
cool but scathing language, spoke of
the. dfsperate means attempted to be
used by the Republican party in their
agonizing death struggles.
Walser attempted to reply to turner
and made a oowerf ul R
From a Republican standpoint he held
his ground m an able manner, but beine
acumen! th
whTrT tTr fim. Poetical debate
uXiolT have
when ntay
T?"lcr wnte constituency of Western
.....j .. .. - . . j
el,1 vroana I he felt it his duty to
like 'thin ohZ Ta u a resolution
"Ke this should be under consideration.
The threatened legislation of the U s
Senate was such that our prosperity
our peace, our happiness and our libertv
were in great and imminent danger
He would have been glad to throw open
the doors of our treasury to have North
Carolina and her timbers, her minerals
uuu ucr great uricuiiuriti interests ren-
resented at the- Columbian Exposition
but he rould not vote for on
tion while threatened danger hung over
us by the Lodge bill. , Mr. Bell made a
very strong, argument in favor of the
resolution. - .In words which burned
deep downinto the flesh, Mr. Bell paid
bis respects to the Republican 'party and
the unholy, infamous and strict party
legislation which has been pending be
fore the U. S. Senate.
Lucas, Aycock, Bowers, Wilcox
and Grigsby spoke in favor of the reso
lution Bull opposed it.';Twitty called for
inc previous question, a urner s amend
ment was adopted, and the resolution
then passed by the following vote: Ayes
Alien of Bladen, Ardrey, Avery, Aycock
Bell, Brown, Butler; Chissom, Culbreth
Davis of Franklin, Davis of Haywood'
Durham, Freeman, Galloway, Green of
Wake, Grigsby, Hobson, King, Lucas
McLean, Mitchell, Paine, Parker, Post
Reed, Russell, Speight, Turner, Wilcox
and Williams. Nays Alston, Bull, Rey
nolds, Stanford and Walser. -Ayes 35
nays 5. :
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF - REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met at ' 11 o'clock, was
called to order by Speaker Doughton
and after prayer by Rev. Mr. Perry of
the House,' the journal of yesterday was
read and approved.
; ' PETITIONS PRESENTED.
" Long from Columbus county, to' pro
hibit the sale 6f liquor near certain
churches.
Dixon, to incorporate a church.
. Dixon, to extend the corporate limits
of certain churches in Caldwell county.
, Hedrick, in relation to draining a
creek in Davidson county.
Cpm jiittee on Enrolled bills by Lowry,
reported the following bills enrolled and
they were ratified : , .
To incorporate Peoples' Bank Qf
Asheville; for relief of sheriff of Jackson
county; to allow cider and wine to be
sold in Tyrrell county; in regard to
Roxboro Land and Loan Company, and
to give it banking privileges; to compel
butchers to keep registration; to amend
Act in regard to working convicts on
public roads; to continue in force Act to
incorporate Silver Valley Mining Com
pacy; to amend chap, 175, Laws 1889; to
amend chap, 202 Laws 1889; to apply
county taxes collected in Person county
to Lynchburg & Durham railroad; to re
peal chap. 53, Laws 1885; to authorize
Macon county to levy special .tax; to
amend chap. 21, Laws 1887; to change
name of "Davis School" to "Kinsey's
Seminary"; to amend chap. 34, vol. 2, of
The Code. resolution instructing the
Secretary of State to f urnish comes of
certain laws to judges arfd solicitors.
Bills were then introduced and re
ferred to committees as follows
Mann, to protect the fish interests.
Also, to amend the Laws, 1889, chapi 25.
Phillips, for relief of the sheriff of
Watauga.
Wood, to amend charter of Cashie &
Roanoke railroad. ,- -
Hickman, to prohibit the sale of liquor
near a certain church. ,
Henry, for benefit of the town of
Madison in Rockingham county.
Watkins, for relief of Sheriff of Rock
ingham county.
Denny, to amend the charter of Mt.
Airy.
Hall, to amend sec, 1798 of the Code.
. Kearns, to pay a school claim.
Bndgers, to amend the school law of
1889. . ;
Williams, to amend sec. 2872 of. the
Code, as to fees.
Bass, to protect married women.
Sutton, in regard to the registration
of conditional sale.
Brown,-, for relief in technicalities in
land cases.
Bryan, to allow Goldsboro to issue"
bonds.
Brinson. to settle titles.
Sutton, to prevent appeals in frag-
mentary proceedings.
The morning hour having expired the'
resolution declining to make an appro
priation to the Columbian World's Fair,
at Chicago, in "view of the passage of
the Force bill, was then taken up.
Bryan of Wayne remarked that , the
Senate resolution to the ' same effect
had been carried, and to save time he
moved to concur in the resolution of
the Senate as a substitute. Wood insist
ed that his resolution be placed before
the House , and declined to accept the
Senate resolution as a substitute.
Bryan of Wilkes then addressed the
House in opposition to the resolution.
He characterized the resolution as on'e
of intimidation ; that the Republicans
did not like the name of "Force bill;" it
was an "Election bill." He had been
called a good many hard names on ac
count of politics "he had been called
"The old red fox of Wilkes." Lauh-
icr.j
The Speaker announced that the hour
for the special order had arrived.
Gilmer said he was in receipt of a
telegram from Peebles, who was very
much interested in the bill (the bill to
incorporate certain banks) ; that he was
Chairman of jthe Committee on Corpo
rations. t
( Sutton said he was unwilling to put
off his bill (to incorporate the Bank of
Cumberland) so much ; that at the re
quest of Peebles he had put it off and
given him ample opportunity to investi
gate, and moved to put it at 1 o'clock
to-day, and in the meantime to discuss
the bill for the "industrial and normal
school for girls. -
The motion of Gilmer to postpone
the special order till to-morrow at 12
was lost.
The School bill then came up as unfin
ished business and Gilmer gave notice
that he would call the previous question
at 1.20 o'clock.
The School bill coming up Sutton
then sent forward an amendment to the
effect that, any one taking advantage
vuv mv, piuviaiuu -ui mis act snau -pledge
themselves to teach in the public
schools for so lone a time as they have
received tuition iMhis school."
Sutton then addressed himself to his '
amendment.
Henry spoke in opposition to the .
amendment. He characterized it as a
gross outrage to have such an amend
ment attached to the bill; we made no
such demand on the boys and should
not demand it of the weaker sex.
Jones then addressed himself to the
amendment of Pritchard, of Madison.
He said it looked fair, but it would not
bear close inspection; that jt required a
tax and then afterwards made them pay
again m teaching. As to the daughters
of rich men, he hardly thought the
daughters of the rich would be clamor
ing for admission. The "appropriation
to the University was for the benefit of
the poor boy; this bill was for the benefit
of the poor girl; it fitted her also to
marry some nice man like the gentle
man from Macon or the gentleman from
x ill. .; ;.(
Bryan, of Wayne, asked'if the amend
ments stated the number of pupils that
were to be received.
Jones No sir.
Mr. Williams said that there had been
a great deal of lobbying on this bill, and
the impression seemed to prevail that it
was for the benefit of Raleigh or some
large town. Mr. Jones interrupted him
and stated that the representation de
sired to say that they did .not care to
have the school in Raleigh that any
town would be satisfactory to them. Mr.
Brinson then made a few remarks on the
mil i i ,
Mr. Ray then addressed the House.
He said that the bill did not seem to be ',
understood ; that the gentleman from
Wake characterized the amendment of
the gentleman from Cumberland as an
outrage, &c. That the bill as it stood
made the time of teaching indefinite a
life time perhaps that the money came
" u.u uuuiii: cuucauon in npnprai.