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2 AND THE WOMEN WIN CONFEDERATE MONUMENT AP PROPRIATION BILL PASSES THE HOUSE. RALEIGH'S CHARTER AMENDED. Norris’ Bill Posses its Third Reading in the Senate—Appropriation for Maintenance of the North Carolina and Morganton Insane Asylums— Bill to Apportion and Equalize Tax ation—Etvart’s Persoual Privilege-- Amendment to Wilmington’s Char ter. The House was called to order yester day morning at ten o’clock, prayer by Rev. T. W. Babb, of the Senate: Jour nal partially read and approved. Bill to establish a reformatory for young criminals (favorably reported); among those unfavorably reported on were bills for compulsory education; to abolish office of county superintendent and education of Vance county; to pre vent the boycotting of railroads. For maintenance of the North Caro lina Insane Asylum, appropriates $65,- •345.60 for the support of the institution. $4,590 for payments of deb’s and ac counts; one thousand dollars for fire alarm; $6,000 for connection with the city water works; SBO3 for new pumps and repairs to gas plant. Monroe and White for the bill, and Lusk and Williams, who were disposed to think the tire alarm figure excessive, (Wil liams offering to do it for $600), had some back and forth squabble, in which also joined Buchanan and Flack with amendments, one of which, Buchanan’s, was adopted, to reduce the amount of the appropriation SB,OOO. The bill, with amendment, passed third reading. By I /ask, bill to apportion and equal ize taxation; to validate certain property and registration; White, to provide im provement in Industrial and Normal school; Wooten, to amend the charter of Kinston. Bill to Equalize Taxation. The Governor, State Treasurer and State Auditor with two members of Sen ate a :d three members of the House shall be, by the bill, a State Board of Appor tionment and Equalization of taxation. Sec 2. To meet at the capital, 1895, first Monday in December and on first Monday in December every four years thereafter, and proceed to equalize and apportion taxation throughout the State, the clerks of board of commissioners in each to file with the Auditor belore first Monday in November complete abstract of taxable property. Sec. 3. If the State Board shall in any one year discover after a careful exami nation of the values made by several clerks of the several counties of the values of properties subject to taxation that the rate of tax levied for general purposes will produce more revenue than i 3 required in carrying into effect the ap propriations made by the General As sembly for such year, said Boaad is here by authorized and directed to reduce tbe rate of taxation levied for general pur poses such a per centum as will produce the amount of revenue so required. If said Board shall find that the rate livied will not produce the amount necessary for such general purposes it shall pro ceed and it is hereby directed to increase the said rates observing the equation be tween property and polip. Sec. 4 Members of Baard from the House aud Senate shall receive same per diem for each day they serve on tbe Board. Sec. 5. Board authorized to employ a competent clerk to pay him a suitable sum for his services. Sec. 6 Providing for record. Sec. 7. Amending section 3690 of the Code by striking out after the word , April, the word 1887 and insert 18J7. Bills on Passage. To protect birds in Davidson and Ran dolph counties (which the Speaker an nounced had been twice lost) passed sec ond and third readings: to change time of holding courts in Twelfth Judicial district; to relieve Jesse Rogers; to ex tend the time for fishing in Currituck, all the above passed second and third readings. Morganton Appropriation. To appropriate SIO,OOO a year for miantenance and support of the State Hospital at Morganton. It was stated that the appropriation had been increas ed to meet the demands of some 140 in sane who were now confined in the com mon jail. The superintendent asked for a $6,000 increase with the promise that they would thereby be enabled to accom modate 160 more patients. Monroe and Lusk warmly favored tbe bill which, without a dissenting voice, passed sec ond and third readings; to allow the peo ple of Cumberland county to repeal the stock law in certain portions of Cumber- i land county, after some discussion, the “bill aud substitute which had been sub mitted were tabled. Bill to amend the charter of the city of Wilmington, Ray said MeClammy was absent, and he thought the bill should lie over until he came. French said MeClammy was in the House two minnt.es ago; that he had two amend ments, and had expected MeClammy to offer one, and now 7 , on his absence, he would offer both. While French was talking, MeClammy entered and asked what was under consideration. The amendments of French were adopted, rand MeClammy took ihc fi >or. The Wilmington Charter. *He said he opposed the bill: that it was almost unnecessary; that he whs willing to recognize the fact that the bill introduced by the Senator from Brunswick and New Hanover though milder than those introduced for other cities, w 7 as yet, he thought, not necessary. The charter of Wilmington remained unchanged until 1872. up to which time sunshine hovered around the hearthstones of her people Mr. MeClammy came upon the point of negro policemen and admitted that Marsh Walker, though as black as the ace of spades,had a character as pure aud white as the driven snow anil was a consistent Democrat, but he was strongly against the prevalence of negro policemen, a» whose hands white men w'ould be likely to be arrested ou the slightest provocation. MeClammy saw no necessity for the change. (Lineback asked what was the reasons upon the basis of which the change was asked.) MeClammy was proceeding when he was called to order by the Speaker, (his time was up). French said never had there been a bill in which so much had been granted to the opponents. It might well be said that in it to the victims were given the spoils; there was no change in the Board of Aldermen and the board of Audit and Finance. French here yielded to Hileman five minutes of his time and Hileman said in a desultory way that the Populist caucus had agreed upon the passage of the bill and that he supposed it would go through without further trou ble. The bill was then put upon its second reading and passed by a vote of 60 to 39. Third reading was about to take place when Peebles objected. French moved suspension of rules and third reading (motiou failed) and the bill on further motion of French was made a special order for to day at 12 o'clock. Democratic Coutestees Win. Ewart called up contested election cases and reported lirst case of Morphew vs. Crawford from McDowell with a resolution that the contestee be seated, and added Mr. Ewart with some zest ‘‘the contestant, Mr. Speaker, is I beg to say a Republican.’’ The next report was in the case of Per son and Garrett vs. Howard and Baker, from Edgecombe, with recommendation in favor of the contestees, Mr. Ewart re marking again with more relish in his voice that the contestants in this case too were Republicans. Next report : Person vs. Tomlinson, of Wilson county, in favor of contestees. On resolution—all members were for mally declared by the House elected. Parker vs. Peebles was put off till u ; ght, the report favoring Peebles. Personal Privilege Again Mr. Ewart, rising to a question of per sonal privilege said that he regretted taking up time which was precious, but he owed it to himself to say that he had pursued his labors in the eighteen elec tion cases with all the diligence and fair ness of which he was capable. But there was a matter to which he had to refer which was an unpleasant one, namely the reckless intimation by the Caucasian in its editorial columns that there had been discrimination against Populists contestants in favor of the Republican party. “I send to the Cierk's desk and ask that he read the marked editorial in this morning's Caucasian, entitled ‘Equity not in it.’ I am aware, Mr. Speaker, that for some reason I have fallen under the ban of the editors of that journal, perhaps for what 1 did, and perhaps for what I would not do, I neither know nor care. The position that I have held as chairman of the committee of Privileges aud Elections Mr. Speaker, has entailed great labor, and responsibility upon me. The only lawyer on the committee, the legal work has devolved almost entirely upon me. This committee has done its duty bravely, fairly and honest ly. At tbe commencement of this ses sion, Democratic Representatives upon this tloor, openly declared that this com mittee would oust every Democratic contestee in the House “This I denied, but I did not hesitate to say that whenever this committee reached the conclusion that a seat was held by fraud, or wrong, that moment would the recipient of that fraud or wrong be promptly deprived of it. “The editors of the Caucasian by this editorial plainly intend to convey the impression that this com mittee has declined to seat Pop ulist contestants because they were Populists, but has never hesitated to seat Republicans. 1 do not know the writer of that article, nor do I care. But this I do say, that the charge made by this writer, be he of high or low degree, is as false and as black as the very hinges upon which creak the gates of hell itself! “If this editor supposes that he can bull-doze, or intimidate myself or members of this Committee into seating contestants who are not en titled to seats in this House. He is mis taken in his maD! We will not do it, be he Populist or Republican. Under their oaths Populists and Republicans of that committee have done their duty, and in every instance the Populist members of that committee, who are brave and true men have sustained me in my re ports. * Os the contested cases unfavorably acted on, six were Republicans. In every instance where a Populist male out his case, without regard to technicalities, he was promptly seated. “But where that Case was not made out, this committee could not violate tbir oaths, not even to please the editors of the Caucasian.” The Confederate Monument Bill. This bill was cal ed up as special order and the minority report was submitted to tbe House, s’gned by Bryan, M:tche!l and Hileman. Mr. Bryan opposid bill because he said it came right upon the heels of the attacks of the News and Observer, that he had many letters from his people denouncing the appropriation passed by the Senate, and thought our duty was to the living and not to the dead - that he wished the people of his county to know that he was on record as protesting against this bill. Turner, of Mitchell, spoke for the liv ing in the same strain as Bryan and said he was in favor of giving SIO,OOO after SIO,OOO, until it reached the sum of SIOO,OOO if necessary for the peach cheeked boys and girls from sea to peak of this State. Mr. Turner was wrought up to a high pitch. Henderson said the tattoo of the last drum had been heard; the last roll had I been called; most of the soldiers have ■ struck their tents and like Lee aud Jack j son they have passed over the river to ! rest under the shade of the trees. Soon ; we will join them and Grant and liis i c ihorts on the other side. Henderson j however, looked, also, at the living chil | dren and drew the regulation chromo of tbe soldier in heaven looking down and practically nnging the little song: “don’t vote fur that b. 11.” He would vote against, this bill because the times were haul and we needed the money for other pm p >-es —“some other day” he would be willing to do the proper thing in the way of monument-buildiDg. Ewart Begins His Antics. Ewart sent up the followirg amend The News and Observer, Friday, flarch 8, 1895. ment: “By inserting the following pro viso: that the appropriation made by this act shall be raised by a special tax levy of five cents on every gallon of whiskey or brandy manufactured in this State: that the collection of this tax shall be made under such rules and regula tions as may be prescribed for the special collection of special taxes in North Caro lina.” Mr. Ewart thought this a good way to raise this money, and wanted it under stood that though he was in favor of the appropriation he was not in favor of it in the way ou the plan proposed. Mr. Lineback arose without his collar, as usual, unpolished looking, but bear ing in voice and gesture the marks of crude, honest strength. He said he had a brother who slept in a very quiet and obscure grave on the fields of Sharps burg. “God bless his memory !” he ex claimed with feeling and in deep, round voice that, was impressive, “and for his sake, and for the sake of thousands of other North Carolinians, who sleep on the hills of Virginia, I can not find it iu my heart to vote against this bill” (applause) Mr, Lineback said that he had heard the arguments for more free school money as against this bill—he was moved by these arguments, but he was here to say that his heart was su preme in this matter, and he intended, by God’s help, to vote for this bill to place there, (pointing to the monument) a monument to my brave brother (ap plause) as well as to the remainder of his gallant comrades, (great applause in the House and from the galleries full of ! ladies, which ihe Speaker rapped down, saying he would allow reasonable ap plause, but not uproarious applause). Cheerfully Votes No. Mr. Hunter said that though his father was a Union soldier he had none but kind feelings toward the South, and at the risk of his motives being mis judged in this matter, (and his desires were for best interests of this State,) he would “cheerfully vote against the i bill.” Campbell sent up an amendment to I Ewart's amendment providing that all over SIO,OOO raised by the whiskey tax be devoted to the public schools. Ac cepted by Ewart, and amendment put and voted down, Ewart only voting aye, and Lusk regretted that such a cause should be furthered by tax on spirits. Then the minority report was defeated by a viva voce vote, aud the bill was upon its second reading. Mr. Hileman said that the money necessary for this monument should be raised by the people: that was true patriotism: that the State should take from its treasury money that should be devoted to the poor children at school, that the revenues could not in justice to the living be thus justly depleted. Lusk Euters the Lists. Mr. Lusk on rising was interrupted by Bryan who said he would want the ayes anil noes f“so far as I am concerned, he can have the ayes and noes a thousaud times over,” replied Lusk) and proceeded in a low voice, saying it was hard in ap proaching this subject for him to strip himself of his emotions (his eyes had filled) and he had hoped that this bill would pass without opposition, Mr. Lusk compared the claims of the schools and the monument, saying that this was the one of more merit for the present. (Crumel interrupted: “How will this do any good to the living ? ’ Lusk : “It will do this good, it will en able the child when he' passes yonder (pointing to the monument ) to say there is a monument to my father !” (Ap : plause.) Crumel: “How will it benefit the dead?” Lusk: It i 3 not benefits we are after, but patriotism, the most nobly pervasive force that fills the breast of man.” (Applause). Lusk referred to the results that would follow the party if they voted against this bid, referring to the Democratic press strictures and said, moreover, that not one of these members would ever be re elected to this House who dared to vote against this bill. Now Mr. Lusk reviewed the line of North Carolina dead and said that a search of the battle fields would discover more of their bones than those of any other State. (Applause). Effective use was made here of the | part taken by North Carolinians at Gettysburg and Malven Hill and Seven Pines and Cold Harbor, and the valor of North Carolina was not sur passed by that of Lodi or Thermopylae. Lai-k fu closing turned and faced his colleagues and apestrophized the pa triotism of North Carolinians. He knew his colleagues were patriotic and begged them by all sacred memories to put aside the concrete for the moment and be uplifted by a motive that was higher. Mr. Lusk’s utterances were greeted by enthusiastic applause by the great throng that had gathered which the Speaker tried to check, saying, however, that he felt much affected himself, while Mr. Lusk’s cheeks were glistening with tears, j The picture was growing more impress ive. He seemed deeply moved, leaning his head upon his hand for some mo ments after sitting down. Mr. Campbell took the lloor to say that his amendment had been contempt uously , thrown aside, and he was not in favor of piling up cold stone that would do no good to the dead, that the dead should j take care of themselves (laughter). Their Feelings Overcome Them. Smith of Gates came forward from his seat under the clock saying “never was there a more glorious death than ! that of the Confederacy, in all history from Thermopola- to Appomattox. Mr. Smith, thinking of Leinbaek’s remarks, referred to his brother, also, whose grave was unmarked. He would, if he knew where his body rested, go and hunt the hills of battle aud bring him home. (Mr. Smith was so affected that he could scarcely go on, and the members on the floor generally were now powerless to hold back their tears,handkerchiefs being free used. Major Guthrie sat just in front with eyes glistening, Tom Devereaux, Doughton, Smith of Stanly, Spier Whit j aker,Julian, Mouroe, Tomlinson, Squires, Kell, Brown, Abell, Peebles, Win borne, all these and a score more had been swept off their feet by their feelings. Hm. Taylor EUyson, of Richmond, had a seat upon the tloor and was touched : along wi*h the r st. In the galleries the handkerchiefs of the ladies were flutter ing from hand to eye. Mr. Smith piocecded and made an names’ ai d often eloquent plea for the monument. He was interrupted by Ew art, who asked him was he in the war. “No,” said Smith, “I was too young.” (The House was silent: It’s mood resent ed the levity of the question.) “Ewart: “I heard you were born in 1816.” (This humor met a cold frost.) “In 1801, said Smith, somewhat puzzled: I was too old to fight,” then suddenly chang ing countenance, Smith raised his hand, exclaiming that “this matter was too sacred to the hearts of this peo ple to be profaned by the unjust touch of jest” (applause.) Smith walked to his seat. Woodard’s Unmeant Eloquence. Probably the most touching piece of eloquence that was witnessed on the door was when Woodard arose Woodard is a very diffident, gentle-faced man and lias said but little on the floor: he shrinks from speech: he arose slowly and faltered a second with his face (lushed: all eyes were upon him. His voice quavered. “Mr. Speaker,” said Woodard, “this is a matter that is so tender, so tender to me, that I can’t speak about it— so 1 have written out a few lines and sent them to the clerk to get him to read them as my speech on this matter. Then he sat down, leaned his head forward on his desk overcome while the clerk read as follows: “Mr. Speaker: No man in North Car olina loves the poor children of North Carolina more than I do, no man is more anxious to see the cause of educa tion of North Carolina receive such an uplifting, as would reach every boy and girl in the good Old State of North Car olina. But, Mr. Speaker, being as I am, an old Confederate soldier, and thinking over the past to-day as I have and call ing to mind the valor, the patriotism of those men who fell by my side on the va rious battlefields from Manassas to Appomattox, I cannot find it in my heart to refuse to do honor to the patriot ism of those noble men of North Caro lina. When 1 raise my voice against that class of men, there is no place for me to hide my face under the sun. Woodard.” Mr. Wooten is a man of six’y and quiet in demeanor. He sat in front of the Speaker so touched by all that was said that he could not escape the notice of many. His motion was so marked by the power of simplicity that it was thor oughly felt; it was one of the few pathetic pictures in life that wa3 not meant to be pathetic. It was simple and spontaneous and beautiful. Young Mr. Cox following this inci dent by chilling antithesis deplored this appeal to the feelings of the members, he thought the reason should be appealed to, and held up the necessities of the public schools as had been done in pre vious speeches. While, of Bladen, made a speech two colored by humor and pathos, reminding Mr. Campbell that though in a moot convention on the way trom Newbern he had been put as Lieutenant Governor on the ticket with Campbell as Governor, he now declined to run with him (laugh ter), then turning to Shakespere’s line “who has not music in his soul, At,” he passed on to the sentiment of the Spar tan mother whose highest wish was that her son should he brought back upon his shield. Mr. White referred to the crowning glory of Rome in having kept alive in monumental form the heroic in deed, and held his listeners closely throughout. The vote was about to be rakeu, when Ewart sent up the following amendment: “Provided, that the appropriation be made from the Direct Tax Fund.” Hileman moved to table. White asked would not this table the bill. “It will,” said the Speaker. The ayes and noes were called. Wiuborne called attention again to the effect of tabling the mo tion. The Speaker reminded the House, without specification, that he supposed the members knew the effect of the vote, and the roll was called. Would Not Table. The vote was as follows : Ayes—Messrs. Aiken, Bagwell, Bean, Bryan, Buchanan, Campbell, Cox, Cru mel, Currie, Darden, Davis, Dixon, Drew, Elledge, Ellis, Flack, Gentry, Har ris of Gaston, Henderson, Hileman, Hopkins, Huffman, Hunter, Lin ney, McKinney, McLean, Michael, Mitch ell, Morrow, Norman, Peace, Petree, Phillips of Randolph. Reynolds, Self, Smith of Caswell, Smith of Cleveland, Speas, Squires, Taylor, Turner of Mitch ell, Turner of Polk, Vickers, Walker.— 45. Noes —Abbot, Alexander of Mecklen burg, Baker, Bateman, Brown, Burn ham, Cheak, Crawford, Crumpler, Du> - can, Euwards, Ewart, Fleming, French, Gallop, Grizzard, Harrelson, Harrir.g ton, Harris of Hyde, Higgins of Alle ghany, Higgins of Yancey, Hooker, House, Howard, Johnson, lwi;. King, Lawrence, Lee, Leinbach, Lm;:, Mayes, McCall, McCauley, MeClammy, McKenzie, McLeod, Monroe, Nelson. Norraent, Peebles, Pool, Rascoe, Ray, Reinhardt, Robinson, Saunders, Smith of Gates, Smith of Stanly, Stevens, Stikele >ther. Thomas, Tomlinson, White, Whitener. Williams, Win borne, Woodard, Wooten, Yates.— 61. Explanation ot Vote-. Campbell, if there was not enough patriotism in North Carolina to raise this monument, it ought not to be done; that the money ought to be given to the poor women. Crumel said he would cb y his con victions though the heavens fell, and vole as his constituents desired, and he cared not for the intimation that he would not come back here if he voted aye. Henderson spoke of the action of the House ou the boarding house bed tax (Henderson keeps a boarding house he said) and he stood for the women m the boarding house matter as in others. He wasn’t afraid to vote aye. Hileman said he voted aye for the poor widow and the people. “I* Patriotism Dead ?” Lusk could probably point to one re lation of his who lay upon every battle field of the Confederacy, and could mark them in the cemetery ou the sub urbs of Raleigh those who had been brought fioni the fields of Gettysburg and Mai vein Hill. He became again roused as lie p-weeded and threw him self up »n the Fusionist side shouting, “Have jou forgot the daring of your ancestors, of your fathers? Is patriot ism dead in North Carolina? Give us, 1 appeal to you, give us this money ! Mr. Monroe hoped that a home would come for the children of the Confederate soldiers—but he was moved by the deeds of their fathers—he voted no. Mr. Nelson: “Why should we not as patriots contribute the little sum of $lO,- 000 to the memory of those who sleep upon the battle-fields ?” and he cheerfully voted no Mr. Petree: To him this was a very sad occasion. He said two years ago he voted for this, but to-day his better judg ment told him a grander monument to North Carolina would be the education of her sons and daughters. He voted aye. Sutton asked to be excused, (said he didn’t know how to vote). Turner, of Mitchell, wanted to ba un derstood, he wanted to mark the resting pl,ace of the soldier, but could not do so against bis better judgment. Williams, of Craven, though be repre sented a party known as the negro-party —he yet knew they were generous—and' he voted no. (Applause). History Written in Deed. Winborne: The history and character of a nation is found in the noble deeds of its sons and there were no nobler deeds than those of North Carolinians in batte. He was but a lit tle boy when his mother with tears in her eyes and the thunder of battle in her ears had told him of the soldier, an im pression then had been made upon him that could not be obliterated: the Con federate soldier needed no eulogy from him; his history was written in his deed. (Applause). He voted no. Win borne spoke with much feeling. The reckoning of the roll call was made. In the interim the ladies of the gallery wore looks of anxiety, of hope and fear in alternation, and when the vote w 7 as announced, noes 65 ayes 48, there was a flood of applause from the deeply set rows, and tears burst from the faces of some of the older mother women while a smile swept over the faces of the gayly dressed younger women like light. The Speaker said the question iceur red on the second reading o." the bill, in which he was corrected by Ewart, who said his amendment came up first (sus tained), though afterwards Ewart with drew the amendment, as he said he had learned that a similar amendment had been defeated in the Senate. The bill was put upon its second read ing, and Buchanan said he voted aye. aud felt that his people would say “well done.” Ewart said he would vote for this bill, but in the revenue bill he would ask for a special tax to raise this fund for the monument. Fleming said he would vote aye no mat ter what the conditions of the Treasury were or any other conditions, (applause). Gentry said he thought the memories of the war should be buried out of sight, he was in favor of digging a hole and bury ing all monuments, (a murmur of groans). Hileman said 80 per cent, of the money would have to come out of the poorpeo pie and thought the patriotism of the people should provide. Howard made a very graceful speech which was heartily applauded by the ladies and members (Howard is the youngest member of the House and the girls were all attention.) Hunter said that threats that those voting “no,” would not come back here made no impression ou him He voted no. 1 ole on the Bill. •Johnson said he would rather lose his right arm than to fail to accord this just tribute to the fallen dead. Lineback said he was delighted that he had at last got a chance to put a monument over his dead brother, aud he wished his name could be recorded as covering one entire page. He didn't know how Forsyth would look at hi 3 ac tion, but if they didn't like it, he would tell them that they could just exactly send somebody else, (laughter and ap plause). Mr. Lusk would not, he said, have arisen again but for the remarks by Mr. Hunter. He (Lusk) had been in the confederate service and remembered well the only hand-to-hand fight he ever saw. He remembered to-day the words “Form fours, march, tro’, charge,” and they joined, aud when the roll was called there were thirteen only left. Shall I vote not to build a monument to the men I left there ? No, sir, I hope to God never ! (Great applause.) MeClammy referred to the touching scene that had takeu place in the Senate when a Union soldier haa led the monu ment bill to success. He paid an eloquent ■ ribute to the dead. Peebles said that he had calculated a d found out that this SIO,OOO asked for would not run the Public Schools but two days. He wanted this monument from ihe taxes of the people, because he wanted it to be the tribute of the poor p i 'pie to their dead. bpeas would fail to do his duty to his : • pie, if he voted here to repeat the extravagance of the Democrats two years go, and plead for the poor childreu— voted no. Thomas: Would not be worthy of Tho mas’legion—his kinsman who lost his head on the battle field if be vo’ed no— if Jacksou county would threaten to take his head, he would vote for this ap propriation. Cox was iu favor of monuments, but not at the expense of tax payers In his county be could p .tint to hungry aud ill clad children as monuments that deserv ed more than this the help of this as sembly. Campbell claimed that no man on this floor had in his veins more patriotism than the gentleman from Cherokee voted no. Sutton was a soldier, but had had enough of this war-cry (his people didn't want it) if he voted his own sentiments he would vote for it, therefore he asked to be excused—granted. Vote on the Bill. Ayes 60. noes 38, said the Speaker, Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov’t Report Powder absolutely pure (continued applause in the galleries). The vote was as follows: Ayes—Messrs. Abbott, Alexander of Mecklenburg, Baker, Bateman, Brown. Burnham, Cheek, Crawford, Crumpler, Duncan, Edwards, Ewart, Fleming. French, Grizzard, Harrelson, Harring ton, Harris of Gaston, Harris of Hyde, Higgins of Yancey, Hooker, House, Howard, Johnson, Julian, Kell, King, Lawrence, Lee, Linebach, Lusk, McCall, McCauley, MeClammy, McKenzie, Mon roe, Nelson, Nortnent, Peebles, Pool, Rascoe, Ray, Reinhardt, R ibinson, Sanders, Smith of Cleveland, Smith of Gates, Smith of Stanly, Stevens, Thom as, Tomlinson, White, Whitener, Wil liams, Winborne, Woodard, Wooten, Yates.—6o. Noes—Messrs. Aiken, Bagwell, Bryan, Buchanan, Campbell, Cox, Crumel, har den, Drew, Elledge, Ellis, Etheridge, Gentry, Henderson, Hileman, Hopkins. Huffman, Hunter, Leary, Linney, Mayes, McLean, Michael, Mitchell, Normal', Peace, Petree, Phillips of Randolph, Reynolds, Self, Smith of Caswell, Speas, Squires, Stikeleather, Taylor, Turner of Mitchell, Turner of Polk, Vickers, Walker.—3B. Hileman moved to take a recess and insisted on his motion, to meet again at 7:30. Lineback moved to table, on which Hileman called the ayes and noes. Lusk meanwhile had moved suspension of rules and third reading of bill. The vote to table was ayes 53 to 41. Lusk re newed his motion. Ewart insisted that the time of adjournment had come and maintained his demand against the de mand of scores of members when the Speaker said that according to rules he would have to yield, but did not put the vote until the House adjourned at 2:48, a few bills being passed after Ewart’s demand. SENATE. The Senate was called to order at 10 o'clock yesterday morning by Lieut. Governor Doughton. Prayer was offered by Rev. John Ammons of the Senate. Bills Introduced. Senator Hamrick introduced a bill to furnish convict labor for Deaf and Dumb Asylum; Senator Adams, a bill to require working public roads of Moore county by convict labor. Passed Third Heading. Bill for local assessment to support public schools at Burnsville, Yancey county: bill to authorize commissioners of Jackson county to levy a special tax; bill to levy a special tax in Currituck county; bill to incorporate Worthville, Randolph county: bill to incorporate the Carolina Railroad and Lumber Compa ny; bill to incorporate tho town of Swans boro; bill to submit the question of bond issue to the voters of Elizabeth City; bill to improve roads in Rockingham county by taxation; bill to incorporate Southport and Western Railroad company; bill to abolish the office of game keeper in Cur rituck county; bill to amend the charter of Newbern. personal Privilege. Senator Fowler arose to a question of personal privilege and said certain Sen ators had been undertaking to create tbe impression that lie was under obligations to the railroads because he had accepted a free pass to tbe Newbern Fair. He said such attempts did him injustice. He condemned the pass business, aud said he had introduced more bills than any other Senator that were objectionable to the railroads and had advocated their passage to the best of his ability. He said the men who criticised him for ac cepting a pass had voted on the side of the railroads every time. Calendar Resumed. Passed third reading: Bill to amend the charter of the Charlotte and Meck lenburg railway. The State Fair. The bill to rotate the State fair, letting it go alternatively to Charlotte and Ral eigh was placed upon its second read ing. Senator Mewborne offered an amendment to include New Berne. Lost. The bill was so amended as to let the Fair remain at Raleigh, and to allow Mecklenburg connty and Charlotte to purchase Fair Grounds, and, as amended, passed third reading. Raleigh’s Charter. The bill to amend the charter of Raleigh was placed upon its third read ing. Senator Dowd offered an amend ment to require voters to lie residents of the city for sixty days. Lost. The bill passed' third reading without amend ment by a vote of 27 to 15. Senators Fowler, Forbes, Bellamy, Hoover, Lind say, Shaw, Stephens, Westmoreland, (Populists), and Carver (Republican) voted with the Democrats against the bill. Mrs. Arrington’s Case. Senator Hoover, of Wilson, introduced a resolution to investigate the case of Mrs. Pattie D. B. Arrington, appointing Representatives Campbell, Brjau and Phillips a committee to make investiga tions in the case. Passed Third Reading. Bill to incorporate the Carolina and Tennessee Railroad Company; bill to in corporate Elizabethtown, Bladen county; bill to amend the charter of Gastonia; bill authorizing levy of special tax in Mitchell county; bill for levy of special tax in Cherokee county; bill to incorpor ate Peachland, An sou connty; bill to es tablish stock law in Colly township, Bladen county; bill to protect birds in Randolph and Davidson counties; bill to amend section 283 of the Code for pro tection of fish; bill to increase the pay of jurors in Pender connty; bill to allow sale of timber tro. s for partition; bill for relief of Roanake Colony Memorial As sociation; bill to incorporate the Norfolk and Camden Railroad Company; bill to amend section 1002 of the Code; bill to amend the charter of East Bend, Yad kin county. [continued on fifth page. J
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