2 THE TABLERS TIED Til E PRESI DENT OF TIIE SEN ATE UNTIES THE VOTE TO TABLE THE TE.’H PEK ANCE BILL. IN UNFAIR ELECTION ACT. The Election Bill Dynamited Through, With LoskasChlet Bomb-Thrower— Smith, of Oates, Protes * Vainly Against Force—Secret Political Gang* Upheld by the Revolutionists —Won’t gc to the Newborn Fair—ln Fnll C ry Alter Auothcr One-Legged Confederate Soldier—Special Order for the Divorce Bill. The Senate was called to order yester day at 11 o’clock by Lieut. Governor Doughtou. was offered by Rev. Mr. Rhodes, of Littleton Female College. Reading of the journal of Monday was dispensed with. petitions Pi esc a ted. By Senator McCaskey, of Martin, from editions of Beaufort county for and against sale of intoxicants in Kichlands township. By Senator Sanders, of Union, from eitixi us of Monroe against the repeal of ohapter 48, private laws of 1898. Bills and Resolutions Ratified. The chair announced the ratification of the following bills and resolutions: Act to incorporate the Bank of Gran ville. Resolution in relation to the General Assembly. Act to prohibit sale and manufacture of liquor in certain localities. Risolnticu directing the State Treas urer to pay expenses of joint commiitee that visited the State farm at Castle Hayne. Act to incorporate Boouvillo, Yadkin county. Aet to amend charcter of Spring Hope, Nash couuty. Act incorporating Retreat Hospital at Charlotte. Act to amend the charter of Southern Pines, Moore county. Act to amend chapter 69, private laws of 1898 Act to change time of holding Yadkin Superior Courts and shortening terms of Rowan Courts. Aet to repeal charter of Brunswick Bridge and Ferry Company. Act for workiug puoiie roads of Clay and Graham counties. Act to repeal chapter 320, Law* of 1893, as to stock law in Pamlico county. Act to incorporate Burnsville, Yancey couuty. Aet to extend charter of Holly Springs Raud and Improvement Company. Bill-and Resolutions Introduced. By Senator Westmoreland, I\, of Da vidson, bill to work the public roads of Davidson by convict labor. By Senator McCaskey, P., of Martin, resolution in relation to jury list. By Senator Long, P., of Columbus, bill to incorporate the Columbus Drain ing Comp.ny. By Senator Farthing, l\, of Watauga, bill to prohibit the sale of liquor in % miles of Stony Creek Baptist Church in Watauga. By Senator Franck, L\, of Onslow, bill for the relief of W. M. Watkins, Clerk Superior Court of Craven. senator Mew borne, P., of Lenoir, bill to place Lewis Grady of Leuior on the pension list. By Seuator Hurley, P., of Montgom ery, bill to amend the Constitution. By Senator Dula. P. , of McDowell, bill to authorize t ommissioners of Mc- Dowell to levy special tax to build a new jail. By Senator Staibuek, R., of Guilford, bill to prevent sale of liquor jn two miles of Deep River church iu Guilford county. By Senator Dowd, D., of Mecklenburg, bill to amend the Constitution to pre vent members of legislatures from hold mg offices, created by the legislature, immediately following the sessions at which the offices are created, (l'he bill is iutended to prevent a legislature’s making offices for its members.) Calendar. Bill to incorporate the town of Marg aret-viile, Northamption couuty, passed third reading. Bill changing the times of holding Superior courts iu the Fifth Judicial District passed third reading Bill to protect deer in the counties of Jackson, Macon, Clay, Graham. Swam and Cherokee, passed third readii g B 11 to allow the town of Durham to collect bsck taxes from 1889 to date, passed third reading Bill for the relief of A M McGregor, late Treasurer of Wades boro, in the amouut of funds lost by failure of the Batik of New Hanover, passed third .reading. Bill for relief of E. D. Gaddy, Trustee, of Anson county, for money lost by failure of the Bank of New Hanover, passed third reading. Bill to amend section 563 of the Code, in relation to homestead exemptions was called up. It allows homesteads after they are conveyed by the original home •tender to a scoud party, to be habl-s to execution under judgment that uiav have been obtained. Senator Adams explained the b 11, and -aid its intentions were good Beuator Paddison moved to table the full. Senator Mtxxiy, of Haywood, said lie would like to have something to say on the b 11 before the Senator from Pender played high. low. jack and the game by cutting off debate. Senator Paddisou said he would with draw his motion to table in order that the Senator from Haywood nrght play jack, (Laughter.] Senator Moody spoke in support of the bill; so did Senator Fowler of S uups >n. Senator Fowler moved to m;.k it the special order for Thursday at 13 o'clo k. This motion was last. Senator C andler moved to table the bill Senator Adams demanded the ayes and nays The bill was tabled by a vote of 26 to 13 By unanimous consent, Seuator Star buck. of Guilford, offered a re-obit ton to pay the Nkws and obsirvkb #> s for publishing advertisement for bids for public printing. . Senator Carver introduced a bill to in corporate the town of Manchester. The Candler Bill. Senate bill No. 832, to regulate the sale of liquor in the State, introduced by Senator Candler, of Jackson, .and which had been made the special order for 12 o’clock, was called up. A complete svnopisis of this bill was published in the Nkws and Observer of Sunday. . . Senator Candler said he was glad this question could come before the Senate under such favorable circumstances. He made a prohibition speech, and spoke of the damaging effects of liquor, which he said, “is filling court houses with criminals, graves with human bodies, and hell with human souls.” The gal leries were crowded with ladies, and Mr. Candler called the attention of the Senate to the fact that the ladies had come out here to see what stand the men of the Senate would take on the whiskey question. He compared drunkenness to hydrophobia, and said whiskey is a mad d**g which is at large in North Carolina biting the people. He said if this bill were passed, it would redown to the honor and good of North Carolina. Senator Cook seut forward an amend ment striking out druggists iu line six teen. Senator Abell sent forward an amend ment changing the requirement for license from a majority of registered voters to a majority of votes cast. Senator Candler accepted both amend ments. Senator Abell sent forward an amend ment striking out SIOOO iu line sixteen and inserting sst»>, amount of bond for keeping orderly houses. Senator Moody of Haywood, seut up an amendment that the words county commissioner be stricken out wherever they appear in the bill. Senator Paddison, P , of Pender, said in this nutter his conscience was divi ded. He said the question of temper anee was not, agitated in his district. He said the overshadowing question was whether a free American citizen should have his vote counted as it w s cast. He said he had voted for prohibition, and would vote for it in the State again if he had the opportunity, but in that he would represent only himself. He did not know the will of his constituents in the matter and ho therefore could not support the bill. Senator Moody, of Haywood, said lie did not believe sobriety could be secured by legislation He believed that as long as the appetite of man was the same as it is now, man was going to drink He did not think it possible to regulate the appetites of men by law. Senator Moody read the first sect ion of the bill as fol lows: “It shall not be lawful for anv person to sell, barter or give away to in duce trade in any vinous, alcoholic, malt, intoxicating or spirituous liquors, without first having obtained license in the manner directed by this chapter.” He said this made every foot of North Carolina prohibition territory He said he was not a sentimentalist. He wantedonly practical legislation. He said the ques tion was a financial one as well as a so cial one, and that the revenue from the whiskey traffic to the city of Asheville was $21,000 a year, and that city could not afford to cut off this income. Senator Black asked Senator Moody if bonded indebtedness was not largely due to intemperance. Senator Mo dy ad mitted that it was to some extent. ‘Bat,” he said, ‘‘blind tigers will spring up if the saloous are closed and do as much harm as the saloous, and pay no revenue into the State ” Senator Hoover said this was a politi cal question. It had not come up iu the campaign, but it was an important mat ter. It was either right or wrong, and he thought it ought to be treated accord ingly. He said-the church had been too long fighting the wrong men. The saloon keepo-s were not to blame, but the legislators who permitted the traffic ought to be vigorously pur sued. He said he regretted for Sena tors admit that the finances of the Strte had run so low that the State had to liconse the retailing of the bl xxl of its sons. He thought if the General Assem bly wore to license horse stealing t ere were men who would be iu the business within twenty-four hours, be cause the law allowed it. He related s< mo distressing scenes that had come under his observation, which were due io drink. He did not thiuk the State could afford to run any of its institu tions with the blood money of its children, lie said he was proud as a North Carolina Senator to vote for the bill. He said Christianity could not leg islate, but it could suggest legislation. That it had been charged that the preachers of the State had voted the Democratic ticket, and added that if they did, they voted for a party that had a rum plank in its platform. Senator Ammons, of Mad son, spoke in support of the bill. He said it had long been an issue, and he would vote always for temperance. He contended that the charge that the bill would not lessen druukenuess was as fallacious as to say that penalties did not lessen crime. Senator Sigmon, of Catawba, said he opposed the bill for numerous reasons, but first because it was not needed or necessary. He said liquor never vot out of its place unless somebody put it out. He thought no sensible man would at tempt to give a bond that would be for feit* d if some fellow drauk too much and got drunk Senator White, of Alexander, stated that he and Senator Sigmon were the same age to a day; were elected on the smie ticket and entertamed many views in common! but they differ* d on this point. He thought the bill a necessary safeguard and he favored its passage. He said ho would rather bo the most de graded drunkard that stagger*d up to judgment on the Resurrection Morn than to be the man who sold him liquor. Senator Norris, of Wake, said on the canvass it was known that his party did not-appeal or pander to the prejudices ami appetites of men; that his party conducted its cum ass on a hgi» r plana He sa d he was seut here to enact finat cial 'ecis’ation, but that was not all. He ft It that it was his duty to represent every interest of the whole people, and the tracer of temperance was near and dear to the St ate. He The News and Observer, Wednesday, February 20, 1895. said the bill had been carefully drawn a nd thoroughly scrutinized by those who new what they were doing and he re karded it an almost perfect bill. “It is g e of the proudest moments of my life,” he said, “when 1 can cast my vote against the traffic that is cursing the land.” Senator Fortune of Cleveland, said he always took a stand on one side or the other of every question. He thought this question had two sides, and he took the ground that prohibition d«ies not pro hibit. He stated that high license pre vailed in Shelby and he was informed by the mayor that there was not as much crime as when absolute prohibition prevailed. He had voted for license and he was not ashamed of it. But while he had done so, he had never touched a drop of whiskey in one of the bar rooms. He said the prohibi tion party was a minority ptrty, and if the co operationista here now wanted to stay at home two years hence they could not make any better arrangement to do so than to vote for this bill. He said the bill would bankrupt the State by cut ting off revenue and- cripple the public schools. He thought it a bad plan to legislate into law anything which the people had so overwhelmingly repudiated at the polls a few years ago. The party that would do so would legislate itself out of power. Mr. White, of Alamance, said he could not recall three times in his life that he had been in a grog shop, it. could not be denied that he was iu tavor of temjH’r anee. But had seen bad results follow prohibition laws by the running of blind tigers which, besi le furnishing whiskey for men to get drunk ou, without any license tax, it encouraged the further crime of perjury. He said he felt eon strained to cast his vote against this bill. Mr. Starbuck said when the General Assembly met there sc* med to be an im pression that some swallowing was going to he done, that the Republicans were going to swallow the Populists, or the Populists would swallow the Republi cans, but. nobody ever thought that all the other parties were going to lx 1 swal lowed by the Prohibitionists. (Laughter) He said the bill put the entire State un der prohibition, and the people had late ly decided by 81,000 majority that they did not waut it. lie thought it w mid throw the State into a confusion and strife. He said they coul i have all the fusion, confusion aud other kinds of fu sion in the matter they pleased now, but if the bill passed there would be a gen eral refusion at the next election. He thought the bill would make more bun combe for the Democrats than they could make for themselves in the next two years. Senator Candler said the bill did not abridge the will of the people, as it al lowed them to vote for license or no il cense. Senator Starbuck asked if the friends of the bill had not been here lobying in its behalf. “Yes,” said Senator Cand ler, “but they did it openly and above cover.” He opposed the present method, and did not t*e)ieve in the efficacy of a tax that made educated drunkards. He said whiskey and true education did not travel hand in baud. Senator Candler called the previous questiorf. A dozen Senators arose and exclaimed, “no gag rule.” Senator Candler at, the request of Seuator Grant, withdrew bis call. Senator Abed, moved to adjourn. The motion was lost . Senator Fowler, of Sampson, spoke in opposition to the bill. He said if any wry, town or community wished to rid itself of w hiskey, it could do so under the present law, which prov ides for local option. He thought the bill would till the country with moonshine distilleries. Mr. Farthing asked Mr Fowler if this t ill abolished the United States internal revenue law. Mr. Fowler said it did not; and that no matter what the law was, the people were going to have some thing to drink. He opposed the bill. Seuator Grant, of Wayne, said he saw no drunken men on the last campaign He said he had no political future if his vo>e iu this matter determined it. He thought the bdl a good one that com mended itself to the State. He raid this was one vote he was going to cast for the wives, the women aud the children of the State. He referred to a young men well known in Raleigh and Golds boro, aud who had been esteemed, ro spec ted and loved by all who knew him, but who went down to a drunkard’s grave. Senator Dowd offered an amen dment to allow each county to vote upon the ratification of the hill if it passed. In the event any county rejected it, the law not to apply to that county. He said he was here to acknowledge that there was no evil that surpassed the liquor traffic. Ho was under no obligations to the liquor men, because they had voted against hitu. He said if his amendment \v-s ad*-, to 1 he would vote for the bill, otherwise ! e would v to against it. Seuator Farthing saii he h . 1 not s* en or smelt a drop of liqn *r on the la to campaign, and the whiskey question was not agitated, but ho thought the bill a j good one. lie said: “If we take the Bible for our gutde, we would find that there was nothing that was denounce- 1 as a curse more strongly than stroug drink.” Senator Fortune said his party had sent him here to blot out “the rotten s stem of county government, and net to enact prohibition laws.” He said the prohibitionists here were taking advan tage of a little temporary lease of power to attempt to force a law upon the Statu that the people did not want. Senator Candler asked Senator Fortune to ex plaiu what he meant by “temjiorary lease of power.” “You will liud out iu the future,” replied Mr. Fortune. Senator Fowler said he was inform- d that there was more drunkenness in Raleigh when it was a dry city than when licensed ba: rooms were allowed He thanked God that he had no relative cr friend in the liquor business. He be lieved the bid would create a monoply, and he was opposed to monopoly. Senator Carver said the blackest man iu * ’uml*erland county came to hitu last fall and said: “I’m the hist Democrat in Cumberland county, but I’m going to j vote for you. lx cause you are au anti j Prohibitionito.” IL* said that at the c ose of the camjtaign he held up two j g'a-s- s and raid to his competitor, “let ns take a social glass and part with the kindes' feedings. ” His competitor said “I will touch glasses with you, but will drink water." “The people of Cumber land knew I was an anti Prohibitionist and elected me.” Senator Starbuck. of Guilford, moved to lay the bill pn the table. Senator Candler demanded the yeas and nays. The call was sustained. The vote was as follows: Ayes —Messrs Abell, Bellamy, Brown, Carver. Cook, Dalby, Dula, Forbes, For tune, Fowler, II rbert. McCaskey, Moody of Haywtxxi, Paddison, Rice Sharp, Sig mon, Starbuck. Taylor, White of Ala mance, White of Perquimans—2l. Noe* —Messrs. Adams, Ammons, Black, Candler, Dowd. Farthing, Grant, Green, Hamrick, Hoover, Hurley, Lindsay. Mer c*r, Mitchell, M*xxlv of Stanly, Norris, Sanders, Snipes, Wall, Westmoreland, White of Alexander—2l. Senator Long and Senator Mewborne were paired. Long for the bill and Mew borne against The vote was ueclared to be a tie, aud Lieut. Governor Doughton voted no. The Senate then adj *urned to meet at 11 o’clock to day. when the bill will come up again. HOUSE. The House was called to order yester day morning at 10 o’clock, Speaker Wal ser in the chair, prayer by Rev. J. N. | Cole, journal read and approved. , Among reports from standing commit tees was a favorable one to transfer Yadkin couuty to the Bth Congressional j District. Bills and Resolutions. Williams, of Craven, resolution to ad journ from noon Thursday until Satur day noon, (Friday being a legal holiday) to go to the Newborn Fair; M* Kenzie, to require riders of bicycles to dismouut when a vehicle is met; Or'lop, to pro hibit sale of liquor wituiu one ; mile of Asbury Chinch in Currituck; I for the relief of G. W. Williams, Regis ; ter of Deeds of Currituck; Lusk, to pro vide for election of tax collector by the people in Buncombe; Young, to amend revise aud c msolidate ttie charter of the i city of Raleigh; Thomas,to build a bridge across the Tuckaseegee river iu Jackson county; Julian, to prohibit the sale of uqiiur within 2 miles of Bt. Matthews Lutheran Church, Rowan county; Woo ten, to allow stock to run at large within certain limits in Lenoir couuty; Currie, for protection of owners of sheep and goats in North Carolina; French (by request), to repeal the stock or no fence law in Halitax county; Williams, of Craven, to direct the State Board of E 1- ucation to refund the unused portions of certain grants; to authorize the commis sioners of Craven to construct a bridge across Neuse aud Trent rivers; Stevens, an act to amend H. B. 125, S. B. 257; Saunders, to rogulate marriage licenses; Abbott, regarding the catching of oysters; McLeod, by request, requiring certain teachers iu public schools to teach latiu; Dixon, to incorporate the town of Lizzie, in Greene county; Duffy, to prohibit the sale of liquor within two milts of Oath erino Lake church, Onslow county; Howard, relative to road law iu Edge combe county; Harrelson, to repeal chapter 565, laws of 1891; Ewart, relief of Robert O Burton. Mr. Cteiipb* II llot in the Collar. Mr. Campbell (personal privilege): “Mr. Speaker, a Raleigh paper called the Press has said some thing about me. It is manned by five, six or seven very brainy men, l pro sume (laughter.) Campbell read the ar tide referred to as follows: “Representative Campbell, of Hang ing Dog Township and the inflated drum mer who harraugued a crowd of Popu lists aud negroes, mostly the latter, in the court house last summer, amused the guests of the Yarborough last evening, ailing their large supply of freakish ideas. Apropos of this, the geutletnau from Hinging Dog said that lie would uot be averse to occupying the Guberna torial chair, and finally announced him self a candid toe for Governor.” (Much laughter.) “Now here, Mr. Speaker (laughter) I could’nt afford to leave my wife and baby io go around aud canvass the State for the ‘guveruatorial' chair (laughter.)” The Speaker interrupted Mr. Camp bell to say that he did not think that it was a question of personal pr ivilege Mr. Campbell was speaking, to Mr Campbell yielded, but said he “I will s*y Mr. Speaker, before dosing that I here aud now name this paper a hermaphrodite. (Laughter all over the ha 1) Under the call of the special order the Reading Clerk reported the title of the proposed new election law. Mr. Smith, of Gates, sa : d that the Tobacco Warehouse Bill being the spe cial order yesterday, came up to-day. The Speaker said it had lost its place and was laid aside Mr. Smith said that ac cording to the former rulings ot the Speaker, he thought that the Tobacco Warehouse Bill had been moved up. Tne Spes kcr said that there was no modon jetoerday concerning the bdl, which put it on a different bids from that of those on which he had ruled before as moved up. Lionesque Leader Lusk. Mr Lusk, in taking charge of theelec tion bill just reported, said he wauled to be fair to the other side, who would ! probably fiud it iu their hearts to I oppose this bill (at the suggestion of Mr. French, who was sitting by him), yes and then vote for it (laughter.) Mr. Lu-k referr* d to the mysterious disap- j pearance of the printed copies of the election law (laughter), but presumed that the membt rs had them in their; desks. He moved to take thirty minu'es for the friends of this measure, and at 1:30 would call the previous question, j the other side having the rest of the time I to present their views, and if there ap pealed at any time any disposition to filibuster he would call the previous ques tion at once. Mr. Smith objected to such a bill be ing rusted through the House at ot oe, that he did not believe a half d«*en mem bers on bis side had read it through care fully, and hoped Mr. Lusk would rec<>n aider. (Ewart: point of order, “nothing before the Hi use.” Speaker: “the bill has been read once by its title ”) Mr Smith procet d. d, saying that the bill had beeu drawn by what the gentleman from Henderson (Ewart) had called the visit ing statesmen. In order to have a : full opportunity to examine this bill he moved that the e ’moderation of it be postponed until Thursday at 11 o'clock (voted down) Mr. laisk asked the residing of the bill, in order to avoid any possible future complication-*. Mr. Ray saw no use in this; he had a substi tute himself. French understood that the ac quiescence of the House iu Ray’s sug gestion that the bill be not read was practically unanimous consent to dis i pettse wth it. The Speaker said it took only the majority to order or dispense wth the reading of the bill and he had so ruled. The Proctor Knott ot the House. ltay, took the fl*x>r saying that he was I too hoarse to speak but made a few remarks which created much amusement interest and pleasure In the house and galleries, which were filled with p.opl •, who had come to hear what i promised to be a bitter debate. Many ladies were prevent, and there was much interest ( The speech appears elsewhere Mr. Campbell, when Mr. Kay said this law was a make shift it brought my m’nd to them in Chicago when they saw ; the Sherman law was a make shift (K*»y, can I interrupt the gentleman t) No, sir! don’t want your smart alecks i (laughter). H® says this law is stolen | its the first time 1 ever heard the Demo crats had anything worth stealing (laughter). But when they get ;up hero and filibuster aud read such document-* ns that l am one of I those who favor calling them to order. I (Laughter.) I hope every gentleman j here, who is in favor of free ballot and a ! fair count, will vote for this, (pause). Mr Speaker, 1 move that the eloquent | remarks of the gentleman and the fine | poetry be spread upon the Journal of this House, (laughter) Smith semis up amendment: (Mr. Bean in the midst of cm fusion, Mr. Speaker, too much noise and filibustering around here. (Laughter) Mr. Smith wished to be heard upon the amendment. He j said the other side would be entitled to ' two Registrars and two Judges of Elec tion, while the Democrats could have only one. Is it right, when you go to the people with only one set of candi dates. For then you go as one party, which, by the very bill its«lf, is allowed only one Registrar and one Judge. I have a good cause to suspicion this bid, for I haven’t had time |to consider it carefully. The very men* j tiotf of the names of the men who i framed the bill leaves it open to sus '< picion. (Ewart, point of order; gentle man not speaking from bis seat. Smith, * the Sneaker invited me hero to read my i amendment, and moreover 1 don’t want I to be known as the “gentleman under the cl ick” (laughter). Some of the men connected with the bill have beeu prom inent iu election frauds. Lusk: “Were not these men in the Democratic par ty ?” Smith: “1 said that some of these men were connected with tin §c frauds. They say that the Democratic party have nothing worth stealing; it is j true nevertheless the Republicans have a good stock of our goods (laughter.) Mr. Ewart: ‘ I hope the gentleman is t not referring toour friend, Capt Kitchen, I who is present.” Mr. Smith: “Pres ent company excepted for the present” | (laughter.) Mr. Smith, continuing: “If | you want to be entirely fair don’t give either side a majority. Let them lx* * qually represented on both sides If any thing has ever been done wrong under the Democratic law, it is because of tne abuse of it. ” Smith’s Strictures on the Bill. Young interrupting: “Do you mean to say that if two paities combine there should be represented only one party? Do you offer this idea to keep the Dem ocrats from making a combine with the Republicans, as they did last year?” “No, sir,” said Smith, “1 am not a com bination man.” (French whi.-qiering to Youug) Smith: “1 see Mr French is giving the gentleman from Wake a cur tain lecture.” (Laughter) Y*»nng: “He was only telling me that 1 should not j interrupt you Ewart: “If the gentle man’s amendment is accepted, will he vote for the bill?” (Laughter). Smith: ‘ I will, provided 1 can’t find any other provision in it that can’t bo improved as much by amendment as this will lx* by my amendment. 1 want to place this law upon a high plane, then we will hear no more of frauds in North Carolina for the purity of the ballot box will be main tained upon the highest principles. Isn’t it right that the Democratic patty should be represented equally with the Fusionists? They may say that thtsparw two parties, but if my Populist friends continue to lie down with the Republi cans for two years more, they will be absorlxxl by them, the Republicans who are opposed to everything that is noble in the Democratic party. Before you know it you will not only l>e cooperating with but a part and parcel of the Repub lican party. Smith, continuing, made au impas sioned appeal to the Populists not to truto themselves to the Republicans, j saying that the rank aud file of their party would not support them in it, ar d referreekto the days of 1868 and 1869, whiib would bo resurrected if the Popu lists were lured away by the Republicans from those who had served the State. Lusk anti the other Old Sinners. Smith referred, moreover to the old Republicans wh so consciences were seared and who were reckless to re sponsibility and was proceeding to say that the Populist were not able i to cope with them when he j was called to order by Mr. French who said he lmd been speaking twenty-five minutes. Mr. Smith retired, called the ayes and noes and his amend ment was read as follows and the roll was ca led. “Amend by adding to the second sec tion the following: “But when two or more political par Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. b. Crov t xveport mi & ABSOLUTELY PURE tit*s shall combine or co-optu*?c and unite up >n one sot of * a:d:«l .tt**., they shall be considered ouo ported party, as designated in this section, and shall be entitled, under the provisions of this act, to only one registrar and one judge of election." The vote on the amendment a.is a strictly party one. Ayes 32. neos 78. Amendment tost. Winborne said ho supposed the object of the other side was to secure a fair election law and lie was willing to do what he could to fur her th.v After reading the bill he had seen features which he was convinced would staud in the way of fairness. He referred first to section 5, where the clerk of the court should divide his county into pre cincts of 850 elec-tots. This would work , hardship anti inconvenience in many counties, and in some cases prevent elt*e tions. Winborne gave a case in jaunt ! from his own county. I'hcrcfote. he sent forward an ameudtuent that nothing In this section shall prevent the clerk from forming a precinct of less than S*C> elector* when convenience required it Nr. tV in borne’s Review. Mr. Winborne ue xi emtcuod (heap pointing power given ia section 7 to the Chairman in the political parties This would open the door he thought to the most bitter political partisan* aad bul lies. The Chairmen wou’d he unable to select their appointees without political bias and with fairness. If you were go ing to give the appointing power to the Clerk, give it to him and uot put him at the command of the State Ctmirraan. Mr. Winborne next took up section tfi | as to the color of ticket ami device upon tickets. (The section permits device and any color.) Mr. Winborne Amended so as to require white paper, but without device i otherwise room was made for fraud. In Wilkes they would have a ooou ou the ballot. (Laughter). Iu Cherokee they would have a dog hung to a limb of a tree, especially would that he the cast* in Hanging Dog. (Laughter). Every safeguard should lx* throwu around the j voter, so that he would not have to vote at the behest of any man. Mr. Wio- Ixirne urged white pa|x*r, aud no device, as two precautions that were inseparable from fairness. At the bottom of section 19, require ments were made for boxes, as to meas urement* and fastenings, which, in some places, it might lx* impossible to carry out. Mr Winborne thought it should ho sufficient to fasten the box, as was convenient, if only security could at the j same time, lx* had. Winborne proposed a tounti ment upon which only he would ask a y*-a and nay vote. It was to add to the oaths for Registrars, Ac., in sections 7 aud 16, au oath that the officer in ques tion did uot belong to a secret society. Williams, of Craven: Didn’t he know there was already a law prohibiting such secret organizations ? “No, sir,” said Mr. Winborne, “the bill of Rights, incorporated m 1868, has | a provision against secret soci* ties, aud ! there is a law also against secret political organizations because they are danger- I ousto the liberties of the pooplo. Mr. French wanted to r* mind the gentleman that the calling of tho yeas and nays on his amendment would mueli more than consume his time. “This amendment,”c intinin d Mr. Win ! borne, “is simply intended to p ovide 1 against the dang* r of bl odshod in ! volved iu secret political societies.” Winborne’* Four Amendment*. Ist. That nothing in section 5 shall prevent the forming of a pre -inot with less than 350 voters wheu convenience requites it. Lost. (Viva voce vote.) 2d. To amend section 18 so as road that all ballots shall be printed on white paper and without device. (Ray called the ayes and noos). Vute: Ayes 83; noes 69. 3d. “And securely fastened” to be ad ded to section 18. (Withdrawn by Win borne). 4th. At the ends of sections 7 aud 16 on oath stating that the registrar, etc., is not a member of any stertto political organization. (Ayes and noes culled by Winborne). Vote, ayes 32; noos 7®. Campbell (explanatory of vote) thought secret political organizations had caused trouble, and didn’t object to being sworn that he didn’t belong to them, conse quently ho voted aye. Mr. lveathley t