The Gastonia
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Vol. XVI. {»Sir.2fRUl&r.} 1 Gastonia, NYC., March 14, 1805.
ON THE HOIE STRETCH.
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MONDAY. MARCH 4.
■KiWi
Bill* and resolution* were Introduced
u follow*: By Mr. White, of Perqui
mans, bill to prohibit boycotting by
railroads In North Cur'd Ho*. By Mr.
Sigmon, of Catawba, bill Co areata add
the offioe of commissioner of Immigra
tion.
Tbe oalsndar waa taken crp. The re
solution to pay funeral effpMraea or Sen
ator Franck. 515T86, was adopted.
BUI to abolish the offioe of trustees of
the Agricultural and Mechanics) Col
lege, and make the itemtmn or the
board of agriculture trustees of tbe A.
and M. Oollegr, and providing that the
presided of tbe Fsrmsni’ Alliance
shall be a member of Mila Ixaust,
paaaed second reading. Mr. Adam*
objected to third reading. Mr. Peddl
aca ajoved to auapend the rule* and
plane the bill upon it* third reading.
The rules were suspended sod the tall
paaaed third reading.
Mr, Oandler asked that tbe MU re
ducing the appropriation to the Stale
Board float $x80 to $100 to each com
pany, and reducing salary of the Ad
jutant General from 1400 to 1300 be
placed upon lu second reading. A
telegram from Senator Cook was read
asking that this bill be paaard over un
til bis rslam. Mr, Candler insisted
oo hla demand. Objection was made,
and moved to to a pec cl tbs rules and
put the bill on Its reeding. The rules
were suspended and the Mil passed
third reading by e vote of 33 to 9
Bill to create the office of lumber re
specter. which had been Ukvu from
the table, was placed upon Its K«md
reading. Mr. Fortxa explained that
the objec' of tbe bill was to levy a tax
of 10 cam* a hundred fast on all round
log*, 0 oenta to go the log Inspector
and 0 cents to the school (nnd. Mr.
MctHaaky offered an amoatmenl not
to allow lb* Uw to take rffect befurv
July 1st. 1895. Mr. Atarbuck offered
an amendment that the salary of an
Inspector shall not exceed fcl.OOb a
year. Beth amendment* were adopted
and the bill puaaed third reading, a
gUffibcr of counties having been u
" 'ipe Mil to craat* tlie office of insar
UM oommlaaloner and to regulate in*
conduct uf Insunuioe business io tbe
Mate, which bad been mads the special
order for 13 o’clock, was placed be
fore Ua eecond reading. The salary of
tbe commissioner la made 11.800 a
rear, the commlasionur to be elected
by the General Assembly for a term of
four years. Tbe bill seeks to knock
tbe Southeastern Tariff Association la
the bead by not allowing oompeiuea to
do boaineea la tbe State which are un
able to make Independent vote*. Mr.
Fortune, who Introduced the bill,
spoke very earnestly In support of tlie
bill. He was Interrupted by Mr. Fur
bee, of P1U, who asked: “Areyou not
a candidate for the office of Insurance
oommlaalooer?” Mr. Furtooe bemLa
ted. aod than replied that he had not
announced hi* candidacy but If the
offioe was tendered him be would not
decline it. Mr. Hoover, of Wilson
•aid be waa opueed to the ereatloa uf
new offices an leas it waa seen that
they would be benaBclal to tbe State.
Mr. Hoover had spoked some tine
when Seoator Faraone Interrupted bits
and aaked which side of the question
he waa on. Mr. Hoover.- “I can only
r urn left argument*. I can’t furnish
brain*." (longhter.) Mr. Parsons:
"I don’t think yon can." (Laughter. I
(Both Henaton Hoover and Parsons
are preacher* and Populate.) Mr.
Moody, of Haywood, thought the bill
would do Insurance oompantea some
Injustice. Mr. Fosrter said the tn
aarmnee business only oust Um Bute
5L.AOO now, and If a oommtaaioner was
1*1. tble salary nothing waa said
of the $3,800 that woeld have to be ex
pended to equip hla offioe. He thoaght
the MU merely a political aaaaaure to
create an office for • partisan.
Mr. MeOaskey, of Martin, thought
the MU would hare the effieet of rosi
ning forty Insareaee eompanir* oat of
the State Mr. Uaitdler eut off debate
by mowing the prey loo* qaasthm whioh
waa sustained. Mr. Forbes, of PHI,
snored teleyao amendment to strike
out aectinn $ u« the table The motion
was carried and tlie amendment, carry
ing the Mil with It, want to Um table.
The Mil to appropriate $5,000 for a
ladles'exhibit at Um Atlanta Oaten
BUtre Exposition, waa alarad upon IU
recond reading, having been made Um
special enter. Mr. Black moved to
taMe tbe bill. Thb ayes aod nays were
demanded. The MU was tabled by e
fnw wi m a.
Th* Mood* Mil to levy • eaoorealon
tax epon InberlUnega tor tbe euppnrl
of oomnon aehoole woo pI Mod apou IU
■oooitd reading. The vote on Hie bill
gtood 17 la the affirmative end 17 In
the negative. Tbe chair voted no and
the bill felled to |M eeeond reeding.
TbO tall to ebnlteb tlio pr*ernt county
erlmioel eoort of Mew Haaover and
Macklenburr oooaUee aod nreetebtieb
tha eourt with enlarged territory waa
placed upon IU third reading. Mr.
I.lndaay offered an amendment to
allow the Governor to order the Crimi
nal Court lodge to hold oooru Id other
rountlea not corn tinned la thla Mil.
(Xrrled. Mr. Dwwd offered an aneeed
m«ot to axorpt Maw lion over and Maw
Haaover ouuntlee, and (poke In ta|ge»t1
ot Me emvadment Ha laid If the bin
woa paaaed on no higher ground thua to
make a Rrpubheao Judge, bv wanted
Mecklenburg and Maw Hanover exemp
ted, mid their puaeet Olmlael Court
Ml alone. Th* |>revtou* gmwtroc War
ordered, on Motion of Mr. Candler,
Mr. Dowd's amendment was loot by a
vote of 81 to 8. Hr. Dotrd offered an
amendment to etiTke out Mecklenburg.
Loat MrJ Bice's amendment Vo re
quire the salary of Judge to be pgid by
tbe State was adopted. The MU ae
amended named third reading.
Mr. Peddlwm neat ep a resolution,
that ae the term of the Fifty-fourth
Congress' had expired at IS o'clock, that
the country be congratulated that It
wee no kmger able to do ary harm.
Mr. Fowler moved to table tire motion.
Mr. Hoover, Hopnllet, did not think
the resolution wae onuched In respect
ful language. Mr. White, of Alexander,
Populist, said Ire had read that we
shoo Id judge not that we be not Judged.
He thought the resolution too previous.
It was laid upon the table.
RNATk-NIUUT SESSION.
Bills pnieed to Invalidate election
held to Issue bonds la M'lohell county;
tu establish a line between North Caro
lina and TennseeS*. Tbe bill to prevent
; lire sale of low grade kerosene oil was
tabled', to Incorporate Belmont; to
authorize cnmcoieetoners of Mecklen
burg to change the site of court liooer;
b'H to provide a dispensary for Hiekoty
(It Id a ••Tillman" dispensary ) To
appropriate IS.000 for a new building
at tbe Colored Institution for Deaf.
Dumb and Blind at Raleigh. The bill
Introduced In the Mmale to prevent
boycotting by railroads In thin 8ute.
fixed the floe at 81.000 for each and
every offence and snakes forfeiture of
charter of roads engaging In boycott.
nova*.
■r. n iiumds mirodaced * motuUoo
the pegnx S3 extra. Mr. Line
reeolalloD requesting the Secre
tary of Slate to famish members of
the Legislature with the colonial re
ooadi.
Bill# warn Introduced aa follows:
By Mr. Harris, of Gaston, to locor
poiaxs the town of Spencer Mountain
Mills. By Mr. dormant, to prohibit
boycotting by railway* In Narlh Caro
lina. By Mr. llarrl*, of Gaston, t>> al
low Mt. Holly to issue boads and levy
a siwclaJ tax.
Tha oaleodar was Ukau up, and tbs
following bill* passed: To allow Mitch
ell oounty to levy a special tax; to
amend tlw CliafW at Lmcolnlosi to
awpwprlale 837,000 fur ’flu and HO,
000 for Dh for tlie nalnlauauce of the
Cohifed inaaue asylum at Goldxhoro,
and 810,000 this yaar and 87,30} for
next year for new buildings lor fe
male*, ao as to accommodate 100 more
patents.
l)i Is passed to charter Sunalilne In
stituta, Bn liter ford oouoly,
Tlw bill to ameod The Cod* In re
gard to building and loan associations
was taken up. It Is a substitute pre
pared by the oourn.Hum Id Ilea of three
other bill* Introduced at this nnsal-n
It was stated Uiat It was a oompruuilae
Dill, tatlsfaciory to all peranaa, rryre
aaotlog both boms and foreign aaanels
lloa*. Mr, McClautmy mid be would
oppose the bill, and thereupon the
Speaker withdrew It.
At unna tha House went Into com
mittee of tha wliole, French in the
chair, on the machinery act
Lluehaok offered an amendment that
each tax-payer shall be allowed to de
duct tha amount of hia Indebtedness
from tha taxable value of bis persons',
property. He apoks Id support of this
bat It was voted down overwhelmingly.
Mr, Howard offered an amendment
requiring owners of aharre of stock In
bolldlng and loan associations to list
these for U&aliuu. He supported this
amendment, earing the Attorney Gen
eral regarded HT ns proper. Mr. Me
Clammy offered th* following as a
substitute, provided that bolldlng and
loan associations shall not be taxad,
bat persons bolding stock shall list the
same and shall not be allowed an offket
to any debt due by lhatn. Tha to ball
tuts and the amendment wore both re
jected.
Mr. Crummall offered an amend
ment compelling persona to list their
solvent credits. Mr. Lusk opposed
this and aald ha favored an Income v
and that all classes of people should
pay their share of taxes. Mr. Monroe
said the amendment would I norms*
the taxes. Mr. Lusk thought nol.
Mr, 8mith Said that If peraoo* were
not allowed to deduct from their
oradlts their dabfa In order to ascer
tain th* sol rant credits, It wontd bs
taxing debt! also. Tfis amendment
was reject ad.
Mr, Hlleman offered the following
amendment, which was adopted: "All
foreign building and loan aaanclalloo*
doing business In this Chat*, shall, by
their secretary and treasurer list for
taxation their stock bald by cltlsana of
this Scat* in tba oounty, city or town
where th* owners of said stock reatde;
that lo Hating said stock for taxation
th* withdrawal rates aa fixed h* the by
law* of each company shall ‘bo fur
nished tba list-takers and tha stock
shall be reload for taxation ax otlier
moasfsd lu vestments of eitlaans of the
that any association, or officer
tbl* flute, who aimll fail or raf im* to
*o Hat alarm of atm-fc owned by rlttcaca
of thla (Meta for taxation, ahall ba
barrnd from doing bualnwaa lo Mila
tltaU, and ana local (dinar or peraon
wbo abal) oolleet dope, aaaeaaoaanu,
prernluma, Bora or Interval from any
oiUxeneof thla Btata, for any aoah
tranaaotloa wtiloh baa failed, or rt
foaad to Hal for taxation, tha atoek
bold by eitliana of thla Btata, ahall be
■Wlltg of a ailadeeaaeaor aed aobfaet to
Ana or Imprlaonment or both, in tiin
d Inoral too of tha annrt; that ell nc aatd
laxca ahall ha paid by tha aaaooiatton
Hating aeoh atoak, Holman mid thla
made focal*n aaaooiatton* equally re
aponelWe with Stile corporation*
Mr. Bryan, of Chatliam, offered an
amandmaot, whlah area adopted.
’-That the hoard nf ooanty commit
aVniera ahall eattaa tha rerlatcr 'it daadi
to mak* out two cnpte* of Ux Data for
awoh tnwnalilp aa revlaad and Battled
by him aaeordla* to a form to ba
ad anted."
Mr. Rryan offered an amandmaat
that Ilia that Iff or tax oottaelor ami
rmt the oounty enaemtaatonert ahall
deatgnaU tha paper* la which tax acta*
Miall be published. An amendment to
i the ameodment wsa offered by Mr.
Johnson that the printing be let to the
lowest bidder. There nl 4 discussion
on tbte amendment, lo wbloh Mr. Bry
an made attacks oo Democratic ooun
ty cuaimiaaoiirrs, and Mr. Bay and Mr.
laiek bad a spnt on the qaeatloo of
Mr. Lusk's declaration that be thought
600 mea ought to be banged The
chair ruled out the amendment to the
amend cueut, though Mr. Bryan laid he
would accept II The amcodmeot was
adopted ee am coded. Mi. Wlnboroe
offered an emeodmaut that no laud
shall bo sold fur taxes until the sheriff
has first attempted to ralleet the tax
out of the personal property. Tills
was also adopted.
Mr. HtniUi. of Uatea. offered an
amendment tint canal and sleeoseblp
properly shall bt assesssd the seme as
railway [pro petty. This was adopted.
Mr. Campbell offered an amendment to
make the obarye on lands sold for
taxes and redeemed 10 iliaised uf 90
per cent, per annum. Mr. Campbell
mid lbs 9u per ccol. charge was an out
rage. He took oocaslon lo attack the
6 per oent. Interest bill as a blow at
Stale. Mr. Bay said It was beat to
make the rate of penalty 0 par cent,
lutlred of 10 per oenL Mr. Nelson
argued that there ought to be a penal
ty. otherwise tbs people would not pay
their tax**. Mr. Bay read from the
Asheville Cater* e statement Uist
6280,000 I tad been withdrawn from
loan lu western North Carolles be
cause of the pace age of Uie 0 par oent.
Interest bill. He deoooncod the fu
slonlete for their work In pressing the
8 per oent. interest blU roughshod ever
those who opposed U. lie said that
Ibis bill bad dileri up the fountains uf
idooot. Finally Mr. Bay withdrew
bis amend not* l upng Mr. Campbell
agreeing to make the penally 0 per
oent. Mr. Wiulorne said there had
rtlways been a heavy penalty. Mr.
Ewart said he had opposed the pasmge
of llie 0 per cent, bill because bv knew
it would Injure his people. It was In
juring them, and money was being
rapidly called lu aad withdrawn. Mr.
Julian opposed all the amendments,
saying 90 per cmL wea low enough
Mr. Lusk aaId tliere was b>U uf Bun
combe and Macon and little stater
-usEslup lu this bouer. He advocated
a high penalty and sold if the 0 per
oral, was adopted It would cut down
the Mute’s resourom.' Mr. Lusk said
he did not vote for the 0 per cent. In
terest bill, sod did not like it and that
is was hurting tbs country. Mr. Lusk
admitted that he wsa paired on the
bill and would have had to vole fur It,
ns per order of the caucus Ail amend
menls were voted down.
Mr. Nelson offered an amendment to
etc.04 that wlit-u a elterlff dies bis
successor or rxecnlor shall haye power
to tnaku deeds. Tills was adopted.
Mr. French offered an amendment,
which wee adapted, tasking it a mis
demeanor for an employer to refuse tv
give to a sheriff or tax collector the
names of employes lo order that the
wages of tbs latter may be garnlaneed.
□ OUea-KIOHT SKSSIOM.
At the night session of the Haase
bills {waged to provide for the ours of
the iadlmnt blind by Raleigh phyal
oians who give their eery lore free; to
Incorporate the North Carolina Chris
lien Conference; to fund Morgan Lon '•
floating debt; to provide that the 6 per
cent. Interest bill elialt not effect the
causes of action arising on salts here
tofore pending.
TUR6DAY, MARCH 4.
IHiTI.
Bill* were rstlOsd aa tollomi; Act In
make all check* or otber evidence* or
dent redeemable In money. Act to
provide for support of Agricultural
and Mechanical College-, act to pro
vide for support of tbe Colored Agri
cultural ana Meehanloal College; reso
lution to pay burial expeowof Sena
tor Franck.
The hilt to lubmlt tbe creation of
Scot land oounty to a vote of people
of Richmond county, waa pieced upon
It* third reading. Mr. Paddltou, of
Pender, apok* In support of the Ml).
II* thought It a meritorious one which
appealed to every Senator who favored
loeal self-government. He live! In a
now oounty and knew the dlfflenlty in
cutting off from aa old noe, sod knew
the good effect of asUtMlalilog a new
county when such waa needed aa
seemed to be tbe ease In this Instance.
Moody, or Haywood, said tbe State
already bad forty mors counties than
it needed, and Its hoped tbe MU would
not pose. Tbe bill, though It bad been
reported unfavorably, paaaed third
reeding by a vote of 89 to 7.
The Mil to provide for eoontv adop
tion for pnhlle school hooks by eouaty
boards of edaoaitwi, being tba auecial
order, we* placed opou IU mound
reading. Senator Grant sent up a
substitute providing for State adop
tion. Mr. Grant's substitute was lost.
Bill to amend see. 9604, no as to
Sleet tbe State Librarian by tba Gener
al Aaanmhly waa placed on mooed
reading. Rill to Inoorunrate the Mor
geo ton end Shelby Railroad passed
third reading- Bill to emend the obar
ter of Baatemer City. Gnatoe eoontv.
Passed third reading. Bill to amend
tbe obnrter of Morgaotou paaaed third
reading.
BUI to remove the oounty alts of
Ralherford oounty from Rutherford ton
to Forest City, allowing tba proposi
tion to be voted upon by the people.
Mr. Fortune sent up an amendment,
that In the sv*ot of (he removal or tbe
enart ho.we, the property holder* of
Ketherfnrdton should be ludmnnllted
by tlw oounty for ell decreseed values
of reel property resulting Inm removal
Mr. Peddleon a. 14 the ohjeol of this
amendment w*e to defeat the removal
pmp.alll.in by Uw people. The emeed
noeol was lost The bill paaaed sec
ond reading.
■■HAT* — JfJOIfT RIMfOV.
Th* Wll to iM tba KUt* librarian
by lha Ufblatiiii Mai op to iaan4
lha ohartarof ftfortranton, and paaaM
MMOitd raadtua. RlIU paial to ataand
lha abartsr o? RUteurtUa; to pmalda
for Urn rerwtaptlon af land a Oar tala
by Mortfafa.
aocn
Mr. French called up tba oounty
STernBient blU and aaM ba wonld oaf]
a previous question at lit JO If there
were anuN.d®ante-bnt t>a wished to
•ay decidedly tba* there would ba no
amendments paired, that tba MU
would ba pumwl exactly aa It la. Mr.
Bay thought It would taka two hour*
*» *•« «Pth» beautlre of tba MU,
which Mr. French conceded.
Mr. lUy took tba floor and began
Ibe detMta. Mr. Bay teid that the
fualonleta admitted their aowaidloe In
dlicuuloe of tba blU In saying that
they would not croca • >>(•> or dot an
“l*" that they had taken away from
the people every safa-enard in the
levying of taxes-in one eection of
which pro video for an andlere eoofu
Mon and row. which will spring die
lurbancr and devilment all over the
county. A judge la called gpoo to ap
point two men to thwart all tba mere
area U*at Ibe ecmmlaalonrra way thick
wholeaixne for the oounty—time saying
lital tlw people who elect three oouj
m lee loo era haven't •core enough to
know who or what they wait for their
oounty. Mr. Bay took up the Mil
reading a portion or a*atiou J. the
prnvtan, which Mr. Hay said wonld ba
a laugh log stoek to all mas wbp knew
law. Mr. Bay anaered at the title
• For the people." Mr. Brawn aald It
took three weeks to gat the same. Mr.
B-«3r aald artier* the people got oc tbeJr
they would work. They
had UJked three Booths that tba Mil
was a pleoe of weak kneed oowarlloe.
Hpaaklng of Ike maglatnatre aod the
bonka furnished them, Mr. Bar aald it
woo Id coat hundreds aad tbuuaandt irf
dollar*; taka away tba title aad noth
ing was left; If yon were afraid to
trust tba people with the Maotloc of
oomeolreioner* why didut you rey ao
Inetead of taking away tbelr power*
under a title to restore good g"T*ra
went to lbs people. Mr. Bay raid tkr
Legislature had been a failure—had
■tone notiing despite its promises
Mr. Bay aald ha waa ao nak that he
could Hardly stand aod only reads the
attempt In obedience to hla duty—but
ha km Ire at momenta with bta eaual
an, nu uioga ot sarcasm uang at
moment! arilttleallr handled.
Ur. Bay waa fat lowed by Ur. Mon
roe, wbo re ltd hi* speech, carefully
prepared with polish and forca.
Ur. Winboree was against petting
so untried and undemocratic prloot
pte at work among our people In tbe
id eon of ooe that bed prevailed in all
lie Saxon spirit among freemen for 116
years, until lu 19tW, uuder the oounty
constitution, three liberties were taken
away; under that law it proved to be
a prollfle source of woe to 97 counties
of this State. The credit of theer
counties was destroyed, and it waa not
until 1876 that we w_-e jwued.
Tbeo the people uf XorU^Cerullu*.
hearing the cnee of help of these 97
counties, uame to lhe raMoe. re-eatub
IWIted our present county governaaeot,
nod thus restored our credit.
Mr. Stevens dealt with the political
dangers In tire logical supremacy, oor
•eqnrnt upon this bill, which would
oooie to tlM negroes Id tits oouoths* lu
whleh they bed a majority.
Mr. Peebles Introduced tbs a mend
meat In which wen called the
eyes and note, sad said “I dare them
nut to aeoept It.*’ Tbl* te tbe amend
menl: “Strike out at the and of eeo
tkm 8 ‘that tit# Judgment of the Su
perior Cttart shall be Anal.’ ” The
amendmeut was lust by a vuU uf as
to 68.
Mean*. Smith and Stanley offered an
amendment to strike out all of aectlou
U which ueclloo takas away the power
given to ttie Justices ortho pease by
chapter 17 of the prelect law. Thle
■tripping of tlm Just loss of their power
wee a slap toward ceutfallstf Ion, said
Mr. Smith, wbo dwelt further upon
the auioorat power gltee to the clerk
of tbe Superior Court, morewr tliet
the Pa pul leu admitted their Inoomp*.
teocy to role to having two men from
tbe opposing party appointed and that
at the batoaet or 900 voters, then that
it would take four to apt* thus (water
ing the reel pivotal pow*r of tbe whole
oounty Id lh.it otlwr one Bait. Who
were better prepared to deal with
county affaire thee three men et tbe
oounty east aided by mtfMrmtee from
all over the eountyf Mr. Smith
characterised tbe bill lu eloelog as a
wolf In sheep's clothing, as a whited
•epotoher, ratten to the sore and full
uf dead men’s bona*. Mr. Smith's
emendmeot wee now put, Mr. Etiy
calling the syee end noea, and lost by
a vote of 70 to M.
Mr. Bay sent up an amendment to
laeve the eleetloo of JuaUeee of the
pesos to the people. Mr. Bay Mid ha
wouldn't promise how be would vote—
h* had made no premie* on this point
—but a* Mr. Ewart had promised to
let the people e'eet their migtetratee
(laughter I. and ha waa Mira that Mr.
Luak would rota for It, aa ha haJ
Ptudilaad to do. Meaar*. Burnham ami
Urumol aatd Uiey lied pnmlaad to lot
lb* peopl* elect their nMriattatae and
thararor* voted ay*. Mr. Flack aatd
ha did not think Mr. Rof’a amend
ment *M la good faith nod Uiarafor*
ha voted aw. Merer*, Ewart nod
K ranch and Jobtaaon reld that oilier
opportonltlea would be given to rote
on thka point and thertfora voted no.
Mr. Nor Blent, w tailing to encourage
tha Demooral* In voting for wlmt waa
right, h* voted nva. Mrear*. Petra*
and Phillip* and At* reld that Mr.
R*r waa cot to good faith, and Mr.
Patrae reld ha would h.»a anoUtar
njiportoiiity. Both voted mi and Ur.
Saif for the anm* rre»<*> *• autad by
hlea. Ur. Wliltt ra-IWnf Urn fMt
that the amendment would he loot
any way and that hi* vote would aav*
him trouble in explaining lb* neat
campaign he voted nay. Mr. Young
retd h* would have another opportunity
to rota ay* and therefore now vexed
no. Mr. Beau atuekad Mr. U*y‘t
tmd faith. Ur. Ray **■•! he didn't aan
how, If Mr. Barn oould Bud u nation tn
bit had faith, hla oaopM »«ohl <t„ tt |„
beholding hla rrpudla»l««> «f hi* prom.
I***. Mr. Ray wild "***mlt.i tlm rack"
I —that the aobedtot* iwwrrrd to tha
1 maka tbift which the fMfcaitat* prv
J tended gave to the peopl* the right to
•loot their magistrates. Mr. Bay aat
down without Toting sad • dramatic
aoaoa folio wad, calls being made on Mr.
*o *•»•—Hr. Bay mm at all flue*
torad. Mr. Will lama, of Crevea,
***** «»•* Mr. Bay ha a* period from
Um House unlaaa lia voted. geVarai
mem ben aroaa, soma lsu«hipg. Km
Memtaghr Indlgnaut at Mr. Bay, Mr.
Bay. undiatarbed, saying Had bn was
not In tha hall, and thought ha should
by excused. Mr. Bwart suggest ad to
tha Speaker that Mr. Bay’s talking was
out of order sod that ha was required
to vote. Tha Upaaker read rule 3d on
the point. Thera wes ten sec roe oo tha
faeas of all and a waning suspense aa
to how Mr. Boy would rota. Mr. Bar
aaU ha bad do objection to voting,
(tolling Ml tho while.) Mr. Cask
•atd Mr. Ray had aallad tha ayas had
noaa, and tba House still waited. Mr.
Willisana repeated bis motion of rx
i pulsion. The Speaker seamed amber*
! and Mr. Xnart was oonstant In
his demands lor n vote from Mr. B iy.
In the midst Of this Soeoe, growing
morn and mors etrnliisd and uDaartaia
and rtoUeae, Mr. Bar said, rising vary
gently, that ha would vole ‘•no,” in
the mldM of laughter all over tlie gal*
laris (which were ailed with ladles) nod
the House, which continued some
momenta, and the whole matter cover*
ing Dine minutes by tha clock, had
base one of amassment coupled ap
parently with other leering also oa the
P*r) of some of the members. Smith,
pf Oates, wassailed ,1a and “without
heel tattoo” voted -‘no.” Mr. MeClam
my said he was not In the hall whan
mm anx-nament >u offered. Mr. Mr If
•■bed when b« waa. “None of your
butlnaaa ” M4d Mr. McUUmmy, who
waa finally excused from voting. Th*
»CU was aya* Ifi, oeesTO.
__*»• Oatra. rose to thank
Hr. Fiauofc fur giving him an oppor
tuaitjr to speak, and denounced the
ayvtnio which would allow Mm
[French! to aay tliat aay bill should
P“*a without amendment.
Mr. Bay sent up the following
• mendmaot and mid ha would vote
aye on It. “That at tba next regular
election there aboil be elected by the
qualified voters of tba State, there
magistrates la every township of Worth
Carolina, who shall hold their odkas
ontil their successors should be strob
ed and shall have qualified under the
lawa of the SUte.”
Mr. Cvnp’all In explaining his vote
said he waa tarry that Worth Carolina
bad each a both whicker as the gen
tleman from Cherokee (meaning Mr.
Bay.) [Laughter.] Mr. fUy mat as
If to good humor and mid 6* did not
wish to lw tlios characterised. The
Speaker aald tliat Mr. Oempiwil had
said ‘the gantlamae of Cherokee** not
tbe geutlemee from Macon. Mr, Bay,
not bearing the Speaker's Interpolation
Hushed op sad in d*t*r®iaed Loo re.
said Mr. Campbell. In baring used the
language ha did, had spoken as no gsn
Uemen would speak. Mr. Campbell
waa red la th* face sad all over bis
bald head, and had beaa slluglug bit
arms sod (peaking at the top of bis
mice, evidently oot having beard any
thing that had been tald by cither the
Speaker or Mr. Ray; and said that Mr.
Bey bad made hU ameodoieut in bad
faith, voted on and ait down in the
mldhtof tbe disorder that had gathered.
Mr. Boy did nut think that any man
with anv Idea of what a gentleman
should do could call him a bush whack
er aud waa on the eve or dtoouimlng
Mr. Caaapbell, saying that be area Ig
norant of how to address e gentlemen,
when Mr. Hay was Interrupted by Mr.
Bryan, of Chatham who mid tliat Mr.
Otmpball bad aald “tbe gentleman
from Cherokee” wee a bushwhaak»r.
aunv v n« wm u —ucikiuwii ar,
Bay—“well tbnn ( withdraw my re
mark! aud hoped the gentleman from
Cberokno woald be Governor end Bake
him (Bay) hie private secretary.”
(Laughter.) Mr. Bay la rising bad
met tbe agreement with Mr. French
(eo French atates) not to cell the .ayea
and nooc If be would allow Mr. HayAwo
minutes—end had sent np the fotlow
log aaymdment: The eald county
oummlselooen shall five hood to be
approved by the olera of tbe ooort con
ditioned that they will faithfully per
form their duty as Bid county torn
atestonerm. Said bonds limit he made
payable to the State and In n earn of
not leas than 85,000.” Both this end
an amendment to this amendment
elianglog 8,u00 to 8.000 weds voted
down when Mr. Swart took the ftuor
foe dee minutes with the ooneent of
Mr. French who gars notice to tbe
Speaker that be would then oall the
pervious question.
Mr. Ewart o paced with refer sees to
the Calamity prediction of Mr. Ray,
the lugubrious remarks ef Mr. 8mltb,
of Htaoly, and tbe red-handed, eum
mnnlnle otawrvaUona of the Bery
balred gentleman from Qntaa, (General
applause.) Tlie burden of Mt. Ewart's
apeeoli wm that the Denwerate should
be ssnsmed of being afraid of a hand
ful of negroes, aad that Urn Dvmoerats
would have an opportunity la about
an boar or probably twe hours to vote
an a measure to tat the people sleet
their own magistrate*. Then the Mil
paeesd B*m>d reading, and Mr. Kronen
moved a aovpgpsion of lbs rake* to put
lha bill on Its third reading, on which
Peebles celled arm and nnoe. tbe vote
resulting, aye* 74, ones 80. Tin rule*
were suspended sod the mil waa put
upon Hi third reading.
Messrs. Bay, Halts ef Yales, and
French arose *t ooce, Mr. Ray saying:
"Mr. Opraker,” Mr. Hmlth moviag
that tbe MN be rend, Mr. French de
manding the previous question on the
third leading, which was put In th*
confusion promptly by tbe Spanker and
carried by a *lv* vooa vote. Mr. Ray
sailed Uin aym aad uuve. and the ecus
ty government Mil. witbunt amsud
ment. passed tie* third rending by a
party vets of—arse 74, anas SB.
Mr. timUb of Oatse. mm nod salfl
that he naked for the reading of the
Mil and wished Uw clerk to note tbe
rad Tim clerk will do go auoh thing,
said the Speaker, and be Mild that he
had not rvcrtgnlsHl the gentleman from
Gates, who. now rising to germinal
privileges. Bid that Mr. Ewart bed
raftered to his prronea) appears pot.
bet that be (tmltk) aid gut waddle
| tronod ttha e little tot baa. ILaoyb
ter(. Mr. 1C wart dlaelalaed, aad Mr.
I Ssalrt aald ba took It all la mad bo
tour. Mr. l*ranah aw rad ta Swaar la
the Smote amendasonta. Mr. Bar
•Itoad tbaaa read. Tbs Speaker add
that should bars baaa done aa tba
••uaod read (a*. Mr. Boy aaid he didn't
waat tbaaa fcaawa, aad adlber tba
bUl aar tba anand meats wan silo wad
ta ba raad by Um Speaker.
Haw tba MU was tahao aa Mto mo
▼Wafer tba ahMUao of JusUoes of tba
llec 1. Hot axeeadlny tbraa Just toes
to iia eiaoted by this Omars! t—My
for aaob township, la addltlua to lha
rmoaualas to ba Oiled and tba tbraa
hardy appointed shall befamisbsd tba
law Looks necessary for J sat leas ad tba
ltowtW.br eitlaa on Juntas tor
•▼ary 1 X>00 lalisMUata. said
hold oOaa fords ywtrs.
8a«. t Befernny to tba n_
to ba hi ran by tba Semtary at
eta.
See. 1 Tam of oflfca to beyta Lai
day of April. 1895.
Sae. 1 At nact yewesal eleoUoa aad
erary 9 years thereafter I justices at
the puses sImsU be sleeted for eeeb
towaablp
rar. Hoy amdesapeeoliof it minutes
droocneing (to sham of tto bill-a
pretence that thle wuuM giro to tto
ptoito tto ibofee «f their magistrates
when th|« appotntiorat waa made for
tto porpoae of balding poUttoal power
at my desperate oust. Ur. Bey to
tome very ouch wanned up and esoo
rtotad tba In toot of tto party tabled
*•>*•**• aa la co wlaa la Han with
tbrtr reared pledgee to tto oeopte.
Mr. Smith, ofOalaa, at the reggae
Uoa of Mr. Await (to tto amusement
of tto House) waa called oat and told
there ware 8 minutes more which to
•nald un. Smith opposed tto (HU
rehemeatly, maintaining that the Jus
tice ef the pares ta as an Important aa
"Oas aa U oasht to to-would to
mrraly dgurahenda under this bill.
Mr. Euart closed tto dotota by aoy
ing ttot If tto jsaUoaa of tto oaaoa
wmo merely dgure hreria, tto Dmo
e«U itoakt bare no fear thoaid there
b'..n7I° of the peace, and
2^ o,or and
***• ^ ***• V »*d sees <>n
tto third rending. The bill parted
aenond reading by vlya voca vote, end
on tba third rrndiog Mr. Smith called
fur tto reading of tba UR, The «pe*k
«a* d It bad bam read oyer. Mr.
8mltJ» ashed ite reading again. The
Spaakar ordered it read, ask lag Mr.
Smith If to wsntad It ail read, at
which point Mr. McKrosia mured to
dlapenm witb tto reading of tto MU
urrlad; Mr. Smith said to w la tod tto
fret to appear on tto journal ttot to
bad eelM f**r tto read Inc, aud that
Mi. MoKaoiia's ooUon had prereatod
It. The ayaa and naya wara called and
the bill passed tto third reading by a
rote of ayes and Dose.
nous a—kioht axseiox.
At thanlgiit aoeaioci at the House
bills paired to increase the appropria
tion to tba adored Orphan Asylum at
Oxford from 81.800 to 83,000; to appro
prUta 18.800 for workshops, and II,
800 for Uia support of deaf mutes, at
Mutgaotoo. To allow Mt. Holly to
Imua public Improremrnt bonds.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8.
amt atx.
Mr. Starhoek'a Mil pro riding for the
redemption of Und within two yean
after lla Mia under execution wre
Maced upon tba third reading.
Bin* were ratiSad re follows: To
a is si id tto starter of tba Charlotte
Street Ballway; to prbteot dear in
MltcbeU county: to Invalid ate a bund
Mretbm In Mitchell coanty; to Incor
porate the Carotlna ChrlaUau Chilean
Tto land redempMoa MU p tread
third reading.
Mr. Starboch offered a resolution to
appoint a committee of three to assist
tto Mart in arranging tto calendar
and to prevent 8»u*tore from Inter
fering with tto aalondar. Adopted.
B.ll to provide for as elseUon to bo
bold In Rutherford county on a propo
sitlna to remove Um court tore from
Rutherford ton to Forest City pmri
third reading. Bill to a Bred tto
charter of Btatrevllle peered third
reading. BUI to emend tto etarter of
Atr.eTiii* piuii third mdlag. Bill
U. inrul Um shorter of Morgaaton
pare ad third reading.
Tha bIH to Meet nine additional
■UD'on of tho board of dimeters of
the penitentiary, and to abolloll tho
o«m of Miporlutondout Wag ptooad
upon Its aaeond reading.
Mr. Altai mid Um Mil wax an« to
dlaplMO DoowmraU by RepsbUoaiw
awd Populist oflelalo. Ho ton tended
that tho Goooral Aaarwlly hod do
right to aptxNKtauoh dtmetoea, mod If It
waa d»ao It wo*Id bo d m» undor tha
prototl of waU-taforwad faaloalsta,
Mr. Moody baked if tba udfcra terra
not LadWaUv*. and not oonatltuUonal f
Mr. Adaaw replied they ware cauetl
tditnml ndkua, aod rpada daetehm of
Jostles Breda anatelnlwg Uta* ground
la oxplieU words. Mr. Moody thought
tbesorsUtaUe* of 1*7» e*maged Um
appdntlag power. Mr. Adsws le
slstad that it did aot, sad Utat there
waa aat a llau or a ward to support
uurh aululru. Mr. Adaaw mod from
tha hnpnmta l>mrt Reports deohdoou
supporting Ms xutewuoU sod ootrse
laglhruury paint at taaaa. Ho had
hoped that la tho aagnorao tar affea
•ifeartala rofaewoes tho Not Weald
irdbohMi right of that thsrs waa a
oootllial ion
Mr. Moody, pf lla?wo.»t. wid iha
aoMtltwthw atorrEy provided for Iha
rmotion of a partltonilary, hut then,
waa nothing In It to govern tho alee
tioa .if the dlmutors Of tho IsaUtathm.
Ur (untended that iha UeWtatora had
Um right lo strut tha dlruetnfa uwdwr
the aonatiintlnn.
Mr. Abril naked If tba nhfaot at the
Mil no not to pot tho penitentiary two
the hands of tha Brpulteana. Mr.
Moody rapUwl that It waa. Mr. AMI
•old ho thought k was a good MU. sad
that tho HepuMleant nugl.t to have
eontmlof thapenkoatlary, aa hP pro
•ret nf Ite laaaala* wore RoaMteana.
Mr. DawdaaM h* dilated frow Uo
INwator I row Johaaloo. Ha thought
lor* ftoin 84 to ftiT 'Hr'toUflU JftH
**K only to tot haaptog with Tto tow
£2^?K£vSS
Ira&FHl-!
»«. Xr.CWncwlimMawbi
that gar* tin* to aa htow that ha
waa to furor <4 tha ML Mr. Abaft
aahad If Mr. Carrar waa eot
data tor a p tall I an
to pay the aaagar of ttoamtoMtonr
» aWj - aat theafljOML 1
anwndmaat wm low aad UmMHpM
third raiding. H to A
Mr. Fowler iwkad to to l
jntlo* owing to morat
Hi waa nteaaad.
anAtt-iwn i
At tba Vesta night
county gwaaramant MU i
Alto aa aat to praaide far
to jwettoreto tto paaoa.
•oaHwadtof ta aaaatto tha
Bill to atoned aad terlee tha_r
Ml, wtto alight --fiffanatl). _ pawef
StorarfiPapSP.ato'rouId ma to ■
■aylug they aaw aa aard tor toaddMgg
•*«*.Mty ohartawi
BUI to pmvat tto brtagtog to aatoi
(or damage of ran] pr iparty aaM
ntllroada aftar tto rxptraUo* al dwa
y<Bui ttooSttHgglJM
did^blUt to laeorpon^'uw'otoSH*
U»«« at Ootdaanra.
■BOMB.
mhaol la BattortonttoSiMa* Inap
»U the Btao Btdga CaateraaeTtoSa
M. B. Church; to aatbortaa tha pi let
log of ahateiwe af Barth Carolina eng*.
Boau; frreolaUou) that altar tadwat
Mil ahall u la troduead; to aBaw ftkh*
taond aaaaty to May a apeelal to.
Tha ahalr anataaoad tha mmmb
■at aa tha apaalal ardor.
Mr. French wared to atrito team
tha act the motion lapwing |W tax
y fntaam II« mild that Me.
Ewart waa oorrwt la wylag that tha
tax on dninean from other ~'
wan anaea AitullaaaL The
an-nt wm adopted.
Mr. HUewaii offered aa _
to meUoo M laelodiair all
wlio deal la optrltooM Uqaat
leg HO liquor tax on thaw),
beau Mrlakau oat oa waiwd ,
Mr. HilraMn a*M drag atom 1
aomliig wtaMtry abopa, and tel
placa of bur room* Tory largely.
Uanturlyia town* whan that*
prowwuo#. Ha aatd la Maawrni
the dflf itoCN lotd Mm
tiian tto bora did during kb* lampalgai
^^.(sasjsrc:
eoatoadad *t°tiia MLj?*inill>
bring aklanad; that dnwgteto waa*
only Oratwhua bar roamailhjt to tod
oUmhad drunk twenty gaBaaa at
draggiato* whlakey at Laaoir Mat to,
Ha auld tom ww a daf ‘
•00.000 lu tlia Treteary nwd
tba Carman muaf pay. Ha
tto ym aad eaya, altar Oawaadlto
IbaprarUua qamtioaa. Mr. fir tom 1
man tod tto wbolamta attagto bS’
oa tlm dniggtaU. Mr, Julian aaM
that from ton toon of tto gantoM
wo*Id think tto draggh
ahlnera. Hi daclarad __
no an h nmmuU* or high_
to men. Mr. Bay aaM that tto Stoto>
mam that all tba drag atom aWtotod
tha law arm falaa. Ha deadend tto
aaraadmaat lutgaitnoa.
Tba rote oa Mr. Hitomart'a
want waa mjm *7, eoaa *7. •
An dwaodw.at by Mr. W.
■aha th* tax an algarattm ft
to 10 east*
that title act atoll tot
druggtat to dost la apMtaea^ rbemat ■
or malt U«am axoept apon the am
•e* t ption to a praatlamg '
■ow allowed by law." A
want offered be Mr. ■_ .
mtajjed la a b wtdlag hotto ftft
■r.aimiiB. wiirawwixiwn *a
«MH*tuir«, r*t»4 quit* * attr hr »#■>
*“* >o M»~ntfaM«t ujIm l*«r*n |Hi
It <M* rvtourily napna*4 hi Naina
Mo'JU*a.«y, McCall/ Umh«h.
■ad other*. Th* *etu a* th* I
mot*M»|wM,MNH Th*
•r y*t*4 ay*. Mr. M**i«*
tourtyTSa l«*to*»"toy^<h5S? |S
onlavyara. TNt«*aiqM.ITt*«h
iHMM'tMt t* tax *tocy *r*MJ*
toaphyaMlM fio m Mtoi hlr.
HlWma* *«|4 Un ycpnrn mm •* Ml*
rrwyb.My p ty ta; i* *M*h 41 ahMMM
Hr ***t up an i*iil**rt t* MM
rnutetaten nt c ryratl—. H «mM
u*l« «mM r*a*h aMpahi atah
•hUin charter* f»r th* *at* pama* at
ssanuBn.si®'3
*oo*a—«a«T mmw.
■ a* htuVa* UkMMqTiMltBlMl
•a lay r«e«i nwMraf M« Ml *MI to*
nntarl** p«Mt* fhO wm% *oM Mn
■a* th* hlN pM**a third
TMpuXi*print! *a~ ‘In nahiM*
w**» *1 th* Minority «*a
nod rr*to»*»i4l*a Uito Um m** to
sSS-HIS
»***!•» ran*
B«Q pMMdamitm 11 to. N UM.
On Ultra raatta* Mr. hq"4*Sto
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