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2 AGAINST STATE GUARD BILL CUTTIJHi DOWN ITS AP PROPRIATION RAILROADED THROUGH THE HOUSE.) REDUCED .FROM $16,000 T0:$6,000 The Speaker Applies the Gag Law hjihl • the FusionixtsObevthe Commandsof „ the Caucus—Code Commission Bill “Goes to lls Lons Home— Relief Re ’ tused in the Senate jjfo Ex-Sherifl Henan, of Duplin. SimplyJ Because he was a Democrat. The House met yesterday morning at 10 o’clock; prayer by Kev. Hr. is a. Oobb; journal partially read and ap proved. . . „ The following resolution was sent up bv Ewart: 41 At a meeting of the Exec utive Committee of the People’s party for Mecklenburg county, held this day, it was unanimously resolved that th.s committee urge the present Le ß s o adopt at once the hill to amend he City Os Charlotte as contemplated in Ewan’s bill. e iU . Resolved, That a copy of this resell don be forwarded to Representative Hileman asking him to press the passage of the bill. (Signed.) J. A. Latlej, Chairman; J. P. Sossamaa, secretary. Passed Third Reading. To allow Commissioners of S impson to lew a special tax; to allow Commis sioners tv' McDowell to levy a special tax; to authorize the city of Greensboro to j issue bonds for electric light and motive power; to levy a special tax iu Nash county to pay county indebtedness; to allow Commissioners of Leaksvilie to issue town bonds; Nor meat to repeal aeotion 1 chapter 366. which chapter amended the charter of the town of Lumberton; to incorporate town of Boon ville, passed second and third reading; to incorporate Spring Creek Baptist Church in Mitchell eonktv; to amend aection 3,604 oPthe Code. Peebles asked the purport when Bryan, of Chatham arose and said it was simply to take out a Democratic Librarian and put in a Fu*iouist. Snith said there was noth ing in the section about putting in a Republican librarian. Pee bles moved to postpone indefinitely and called tbe ayes and noes, Ray moved to table, on which Hileman called the ayes and noes, but Ray withdrew the motion to table. The roll was then called on Peebles’s motion which was lost by a vote of 57 to 23 Ewart called the pre vious question. Peebles; 44 Mr. Speaker, what right have you to recognize the call of the previous question from a member not in charge of the bill.'’ Speaker: 4 ‘The question is upon the bill on its second reading. The Clerk will call the roll.” Ray: “Mr. Speaker, I demand tellers.’’ Speaker; “The gentle men from Macon (Rav) and Forsyth (Speas) are appointed tellers.’’ Burnham (excitedly): “Mr. Speaker, the gentle men are leaving the House to break a quorum ” Ray (laughing), “Arrestthem.” Speaker; “The Clerk will call the roll.” Bryan was very active among the members on the floor during the roll call. Walser Trying to Walk on Reed Stilts. The Speaker called out the following names of gentlemen who were present and not voting to break a quorum Smith of Gates, Smith of Stanly. McCall, Daffy. Grizzard, Ray, Nelson; Smith of Gates. Mr. Bpeaker,“ what right has the Speaker to call my name out as not having voted to break a quorum, when I distinctly voted no?” Speaker: “The chair begs the gentle- ; man's pardon.” Duffy made the same announcement. Ray: “Mr. Speaker: 1 1 protest that the members of this body should, if they do not vote, be brought to the bar of the House according to the laws of the country and made to vote." The Speaker «aid he was ruling accord ing to the accepted authorities ou par liamentary law for all countres, and .having announced the vote 62 to 9 de oiared the bill Dassed second reading, and ordered third reading, to which Ray objected, Ewart moving a suspen sion of the rules. “Rules suspended,” said the Speaker. Ray called the ayes aad noes on the ques tion of suspension and demanded some tellers appointed. There was a fueling of suppressed excitement as if a party fight of some bitterness were brewing, there was threat and temper in the tone of members voices. Ray was very deter mined ineye and utterance andthe speaker was equally emphatic and decided in his so-called rulings. The Speaker announc ed 64 ayes and 22 noes and the rules sus pended and the bill passed the third reading by a viva voce vote. Bill to in corporate the North Carolina Darvman’s Association. Informally passed o’ver. The Chasr announced that the bill ■changing the charter of the city of Rd eigh had passed the third reading, but as it required a roll call it was again put upon its reading and roll called showing vote; Ayes6o, noes 9 Young, after the call, stood before the desk, aud called on several Democrats to vote, who voted promptly no. Mr. Smith, of Stanly, introduced a substitute for the bill of Johnson, of Sampson; bill to purchase Caledonia farm at option price. Smith’s substitute includes narrows in Stanly and Mont gomery at not exceeding 8 12 dollars per acre, the Caledonia farm to remain at the option priee. Johnson aud Tur ner, of Mitchell, agreed to the substitute and Smith, of Stanly, said the State’s interest in the farm cost it 8 per cent l>er year, whereas in purchasing it would pay only per cent bonds. Burnham interrupted to say that the would lose taxes, which interest Smith said would amount only to one or two per cent. Turner said that convicts taken from the Wist to Eas were practically taken to a grave yard and there should be a farm in both the East and West Smith said the farmers on the land proposed were making a liv ing and there were no reasons why the S ate should not reap profits. Moreover, this merely lei t it to the discretion of the directors so that there would be no undue risk in pass ing this bill. Mr. Smith in a' swer to C irapbell said the State had owned Caledonia for three years and that the bfl empowered the State to buy other lajfds if advisable. Mr. Campbell said, the State had been clearing up that farm and paid $20,000 for damages from the river. John son said the State had been clearing it up aud it was a farm now. Campbell was opposed to buying that farm,” that it would be a waste on the State; he wanted to put con victs on the railroads, which Smith said took only the able bodied ones, leaving the sickly behind. Mr. Campbell was in fine stentorian voice, and when asked had not his railroad prescribed that con victs should be able bodied, he shouted, “ask and yon shall receive, seek and ye shall find, knock aud it shall be opened unto you. ” (Laughter.) 44 lam opposed to buying this farm until we have a two year’s trial to see v«hat it will do in this time.” . A long list of enrolled bills were read by title, (occupying over half an hour), aud passed to the Speaker’s desk for sig nature. Cold Day lor Caledonia, Mr. Bryan introduced a minority re port on ’the Caledonia farm bill, and spoke against it. He was followed by- Henderson. who made an indignant pro test against buying this farm, saying that ho felt like a prisoner whenever he op posed wild appropriations, not being able ever to get the ayes and noes, and he wanted the members to be put on record here, and hoped they would stand by him on this occasion Winbourne called the previous question, on which Burnham called the ayes and noes. The amendment sent up by Ewart was ac cepted by Smith, of Stanly, being merely a change of expression without at all affecting the purport or intent in any way. Ewart voted aye be cause convicts going from West to East died like sheep, while Eastern convicts could work ou Eastern farms. He thought it would save the State thousands of dollars. French protested against this slander upon the health of Eastern North Carolina, and pointed to Mr. Croom as an illustration of salubrity in the East. (Laughter) Grizzard agreed with Ewart. Hileman knowing that this quastion was a knotty one, and that it would be left to directors he would vote for it, for the further reasor also that it was better for the State to own than to lease, because the State should not tie improving private lauds. Smith, of Gates, thought that the feature of option was a safe one for the State, but as he didn’t think the Treasury could af ford it, he voted no. Smith, of Stanly, maintained that this farm had always paid expenses, and that losses had come from sickly convicts, who had perforce to be kept in the penitentiary. Williams, of Craven, knowing that the State of North Carolina owned some of the best lands in the State and that it would be to her interest to clean it up, he would vote no. • Mr. Phillips, of Pitt, thought the pass age of this bill wou'd bring us under ob ligations to buy farms in the other parts of the State. He would vote no. Ewart: “How am I recorded, Mr. Speaker?’ “No.” Ewart; “I voted aye.” John son wanted to be excused, but, on being pressed, voted no. Tbe bill failed by a vote of 30 to 56. It whs remarked among members that Kitchin had been seen on the floor lobbying for the bill and to this some attributed the defeat of the bill. Message from the Senate (concurred in) resolution to elect Directors of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at 1 o'clock. Tne Chairman sa’d that the statement was being circulated on the floor that the names that be had called out on the floor on the vote on the Raleigh charter had beea used for the purposes of count ing a quorum; that he would state in order that it might go to tbe country, through the press, that he would iu case gentlemen were present and not voting, undoubtedly count them for a quorum when nece-sary, but that in the case be fore him, this was not necessary and therefore they had not been counted. Walser’s Message to the Wailing W or id. Mr. Ray rose to say that as his name had been used he would say that he did not vote but he bad heard no such inti mation on the fl »or as that stated by the Speaker. Monroe had anticipated Ray in saying that he had seen no such paper being circulated on the floor. Smith of Gates said he would like to know where the Speaker got his information that, he, Grizzard and Duffy had not voted when tbev had positively noted no. The Spe tker said he had nothing to do with that phase of the question, but sim ply wanted to cover the poiat stated by him as above. Smith, of Stanly, said he had been read out by the Speaker as present and not voting, when at the time of the vote he was in the Reading Clerk’s room looking over some bills. The Revenue Bill, with amendments, came in from the Senate and the amei d ments of the Senate were concurred in by a vote of 59 to 25 Mr Ray wanted to know who was ben efit ted by the tax of 10 cents on the 1,000 on cigarettes as amended by 5 cents by the Senate. The Speaker said Hileman had called the previous question. Ray would like to know something of the bill before you get too previous. Huffmau oppos'd the tax of 1 2 cent on manufac tured tobacco as it resulted in a treble tax on it. Ray asked Hileman why and at whose instance this reduction in cigar ettes had been made from 10 cents to 5 cents. The Speaker said it bad been done by Senate amendment. Hileman said he did not wish to go into discussion of this bill when Ray said he was not going into discussion but was simply asking him some qnes tions, and now asked Mr. Hileman was he in favor of the reduction from 10 cents to 5 cents on cigarettes. Hileman said he was in favor of concurring in the Senate amendment. Hileman’s Fight tor the Trustees. In the drug section, Mr. Ray thought Highest of all in Leavening Power. — Latest U. S. Gov t Report fmi Powde? AS£t?!LWTEI.V’ PURE The News and Observer, Tuesday, Harch 12, 1895. it was strange to include drugs and garden seeds in tbe same sections, defending the necessity of garden seed and quinine, which was also in eluded, and saying that this reform legislature was alxmt to get the old woman down on them in thus jumping upon the garden seed. The •amendment was non-eoncurred in, when Mr. Ray said he had heard that this non cuirence would keep us two days longer, and he was willing to buy two-thirds of the garden seed rather than do that. (Laughter). The Speaker agreed with Kay who moved to reconsider (carried) and the Senate amendment on mo tion of Turner, of Mitchell, was now con curred iu. French moved to concur in all the aroendments as a whole. Carried. Smith, of Gates, rose to record himself as against the tax on physicians and druggists. The tour of one having arrive d, t rie following nominations were reported from committee on trustees of the 1 ' i versity: O. A Cook, Warren county, vice himself; W. E. Alexander, vice George Davis; V. S. Lusk. Bun combe, vice J. L Stuart; D. L. Russell, New Hanover, vice T. J. Jarvis; T. W. Babb, Perquimans, vice W. T. Faircloth; Angus Shaw, Robeson, vice H. C. Mc- Millin; I*. H. Morris, Rmdolph, vice J. N Todd; J. M. Thomas, Rutherford, vice H. D. Williamson D. H. Aim tt, Secretary. Mr. Lee said that tbe names of Cook. Lusk and Russell were in the list elected the other day, but French said then it was not stated iu whose places they were elected. Messrs Whitener and Grizzard were appointed as tellers. The vote was 59 ayes, 5 noes. Senate bill to establish a graded school in the town of Clinton passed third read ing by a vote of 86 to 0. The next business was the election of two trustees for the Deaf and Dumb and Blind Asylum at Morgiutmi, S. Huff man in place of I)r P. L. Murphy, A. G. Dula in place of A. C Miller. Mr. Harris, of Hyde: “You have my name recorded aye; that’s a mistake. You’ll have to record it no now.” Smith, of Gates, said he voted aye. White and Howard were appointed tellers. Iu the interim of the count the Senate amendment was concurred in to pay ex penses of contestees and contestants, which Mr. McKenzie urged immediate action ou. To regulate dredging for oysters (from Senate) in the sounds and other waters of North Carolina. Amendment of eom mi;tee adopted, and tue bill with both amendments passed second reading and was about to be put upon its third read ing when Harris, of Hyde, called for ayes and noes, saying that he would vote have, in justice to his people, to vote no (not enough up for ayes and noes) and the vote passed third reading, Harris saying that he would enter his protest. Ellis offered the Senate bill for the re lief of sheriff Kenan of Duplin, aud asked for a suspension of the rules and to put the bill upon its third reading (Call not sustained). The tellers announced the vote iu the Morganton Asylum trustees as follows: In the Senate, ayes 28; in the House, ayes 63; noes 4 The Speaker said the report was not sufficient. Bye, Bye, .Mr. Blackburn ! The Code Commission bill was report ed unfavorably from the committee. Crawford moved to table, and insisted, despite the protest of Henderson. The bill was tabled. French said there was a misunderstanding, and called for a re consideration. The Chair said it was clearly read and understool, and the motion for reconsideration was nor in order. The bill was ruled on the table, under the continued protest of French. The motion to take from the table failed, Mr. Smith of Gates making the point that the motion to take from the table was not debateable. Tbe motion to take from the table failed by a vote of 33 to 43, there being among those voting in the negative Squires, Smith, of Cleveland, Norment, Cheek, Mitchell, Burnham, quite a number of Populists and a few Republicans. Bill to allow foreclosed land to be re deemed within two years. Ewart offer ed an amendment that this shall no go into effect until 1900. Winborne amends: Shall not go into effect until February Ist, 1897; that this bill lie entitled one to break the business relations between lender and borrower. The Winborne amendments w< re de clared out of orderand motion was made to table Ewart’s amendment, on which Ray called the ayes and noes, but before enough had risen Ray withdrew the call, renewed by Norment, who was not re cognized. Motion to table (which car ried the bill) was carried by a vote of 56 to 29, half of the Fusionists side voting to table, Ray saying while standing to vote aye that he wished now that he had insisted on his call forth© ayes and noes in order to have put the Populists on re cord. Phillips, of Pitt, made a hot pro test against the motion to table. State Guard Slaoghte«ed. A bill was taken up to reduce the ap propriation to tbe State guard to SIOO for each company. Howard made a spirited and strong speech against, the bill, saying that in his c mpany SSOO a year were required yearly for proper and needed expenses and that this bill meant the ex unction of the State guard. He quoted the U nited States appropria tion to sustain this point. Ewart, asked Howard if his company had ever been called out. Howard: “Yes sir; once, (laughter) to Newbcm.” Ewart: “Anybody killed?’ “Yes sir a sad incident too, a man accidentally killed. (Prolonged laughter.) McKenzie interrupted to insist on ad journment. The hour of 2 o’clock having arrived, Ewart moved a recess until 3. Amended to 4 by Smith of Gates which latter pro vailed, and the House at 2:oi took a re j cess. SENATE. The Senate met at 10 o’clock yesterday morning. Lieut. Governor Doughton presiding. Prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. J. W. Carter, of the Baptist church. Calendar. The following bills passed third read ing . Bill to establish public roads in Stokes county; bill to establish Graded Schools in Rutherford ton; resolution to pay the widow of the late Representative Wil liams, of Warren county, $92, being the 1 salary due Representative Williams; bill to incorporate Eldorado Mining Com pany; resolution for relief of I) W. Powell, of Columbus county; bill to lay | out a public road from Wilkes county to | the Blue Ridge; bill to regulate the sale of Jamaica ginger, in Caldwell county; bill to amend the charter of Henderson j vilie; bill to transfer Nathan Ramsey to i first class pension list; bill to correct State grant No. 1860; bill to protect fish in Pasquotank county; bill to improve public road in Wake county; bill to secure payment of pensioners; bill to protect fish iu Cabarrus county; bill for relief of Green Coble, ex confederate soldier; hill to apply special tax fund of $25,000 now in the treasury to theschool fund; resolution nominating S. L. Huff man vice P. L Murphy and A. J Dula vice A C. Miller for directors of the Morganton Deaf and Dumb Asylum. Senator Rice moved to reconsider the bill which passed Saturday night allow ing the D> mocratic clerk to be clerk of | the Criminal Court in Mecklenburg. He wished to offer a substitute. Senator Moody opposed reconsidering aud said he did not believe in legislating oat, of j office a man who acquired his office legally. Senator Fowler said he opposed reconsidering; that the populists had geen getting buzzard in the distribution of offices; they uow wanted some turkey. | (Laughter). The motion to reconsider | was lost. Passed third reading: Resolution to i pay Mrs, Etniliue Warner balance due ! her husband as captain of oysfer patrol ; steamer. To Pay Contest Co>-ts. A resolution was offered to pay expen ses of all contestants aud contestees at this session of the General Assembly. Senator Paddison said he was opposed to paying the expenses of contestants who were not seated. Senator Hoover offered an amendment to strike out all contes tees who had retained their seats. Sena tor Fowler opposed this amendment and said it was ouly just that contestees be paid the costs that resulted to them from having been hounded down by somebody. The amendment was lost. An amendment to include Senator Mer cer, of Halifax, was adopted and the bill as amended passed third reading. The aggregate allowed for contests is $3,162 37. A bill appropriating $95,000 for gup 1 port, repairs and additional building at the Etstern Hospital for tbe colored peo pie was put upon Ps second reading. ; Senator Lindsay, Pop., said this seemed to be the most liberal Legislature that ever assembled. Instead of being a $1,000,000 Legislature it promised to be a $1,500,000 Legislature. He saw no need for such large additional appropria tions, and could not understand why public institutions were getting so badiy i dilapidated and so much in need of re pairs. Senator Hoover offered an amend ment to strike out sl7 ,000, amount namend f erection of new buildings. Senator Moody opposed the amendment, stating that lunatics were in jail who ought to be in the asylum, and asked Senator Hoover if he voted for his own amendment would he not be voting to : let these lunatics remain in jail? Senator Hoover's amendment was lost by a vote ot 18 to 10. The bill passed third reading without amendment. Sherifl Kenan Excepted. The omnibus bill for relief of sundry : treasurers aud sheriffs who lost money by failure of banks was placed upon its third reading. Senator Paddison again j offered an amendment to except from the bill the name of ex-sheriff Kenan of Dup lin county. He urged the Senate- to i stand by him and sustain his amend meat. He thought it would come with bad grace for the Senate to ignore his desires in the matter. Senator Forbes said he was elected on a ticket of equal rights for all aud special privileges to none, and if the people of Duplin were as m-ble and chivalrous as the Senator (Mr. Paddison) said they were, they ought not to object to relieving Kenan when other counties were excusing tr eas urers on the very same ground. He was here not to vote to please Senators, but to vote for equal justice to all. | Senator Fowler opposed the amend ment and asserted that he regarded the relief of Captain Kenan as a matter of -imple justice to a citizen of North Caro lina who appealed to the highest tribu REMODELING DISCOUNT SALE. We are now making* changes in the front of our Store, during the time this work goes on we will sell goods at great Sacrifice. o Overcoats, Suits, seperate Trousers, and children’s clothes, and Furnishing goods. sou save money by buying your' goods from US now or during the next two weeks. If you want a pair of those extra trousers at the reduced p-ices vou will have ! to come soon, the quantity in some lines Is giving away on account of the extreme low price we have n uned; same prices will hold good du ing this and next week. Don’t know if the assortment will hold good, it all depends on you. SPRING GOODS Are coming in fast, some lines nearly complete, styles beautiful, long and graceful Sack Suits in neat patterns, do to wear now, at $lO, $12.50 and sls. liegtnt Cutaway Suits at $lO, sl2 50 and $15.. Everything is cheaper than hereto ; fore with us, especially. ci ILUi; U UjJLr LnJ/A\ U world. None Others equal even at 50c more. The Derbys and Fedoras, did you ever buy a Dunlap. Knox or Townsman, Hat for $5 Ours are the same indcntieally ouly we charge you $i less. Try one of them, if they are uot as represented you are welcome to your m ° U Children’s Hats and Caps—of cour.-e you look to us for the assortment and you will not be disappointed. 25c. to $1.50. All the new styb s, none others. Fl Before you start for your homes come iu and supply your needs from our stx‘k, li=.LE J IaJLJ©U=/AA u UJjUn© you will find what you want aud save lots of money. S. & D. Berwanger. nal for justice. He would vote against the amendment if it meant his politieal death. He insinuated that Senator Pad dison was taking this stand for populari ty. Senator Paddison rose up with Hushed face, and said he scorned such au in sinuation. He asked that it be with drawn. Senator Fowler said he meant no reflection upon the Senator from Pen der and would withdraw the statement. This had the effect of pouring oil ou the troubled Paddison. Senator Adams op posed the amendment and contended that if it was right to relieve one treas urer it was right to relieve all. He thought it girnpl • justice that the amend meat be voted down Senator Paddison's amendment was adopted and Sheriff Kenan was excepted from the list. Calendar. Passed third reading: Bill to authorize levy of special tax in Montgomery coun ty; the omnibus liquor bill incorporating sundry churches and schools Senator A J. Dula of McDowell and Samuel Huffman of Burke were norni nated for trustees of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Morganton, the hour for the election having arrived, and each re ceived 2S votes. A report w r as read announcing the flection of S. Otbo Wilson for Railroad Commissioner and Chas. A. Cook for Criminal Court Judge. Calendar. Passed third reading: Bill to refund $5,000 to persons who turned entered land back to the State, this sum being the price paid for it; bill to collect back taxes in Chatham; bill to amend the stock law in Chatham county; bill to fund the floating debt of Morgan ton; bill to regulate sale of wine and ci der in Robeson county: bill to create separate departments for the curable blind at the Blind Institution at Raleigh; bill to amend chapter 195, laws 1893; bill to amend section 1360 of the Code and allow Judges to pass upon ad missibility of evidence; bill to change time of holding March court in Halifax; (bill making dodging board bills a mis demeanor was tabled), bill to pro vide for election on stock law in B’aden county; bill to amend chapter 98, Laws of 1879; (bill to apprentice or phan children was tabled;) bill to amend chapter 303, Laws of 1893; (bill to allow divorce after two years desertion by either party to a marriage contract failed to pass second reading;) bill to change time of holding courts in Rich mond county; bill to post everybody’s land in Forsyth county. The Senate at 2:10 adjourned to meet at 4 p. m. AFTERNOON SESSION. HOUSE, At 4 o’clock the House met after the recess taken at 2 o’clock, and the roll was called on the first bill, as the Speaker wished to ascertain whether or not there was a quorum present. The bill was to charter Lucama, passed third reading; to locate the line betw> en certain counties, parsed second and third reading*: to in corporate the town of Arden in Buncombe county (passed over in the absence of Lusk); to amend section 1, chapter 290, Law 1893, act regarding free ferry ovtr Northeast river in New Hauover. Mc- Olammy spoke against the ferry’s being free. Mr. French thought his colleague was mistaken on the free ferry; that it was one and a half miles from the party to whom he (McOlammy) referred, and who now ran the ferry. Croom said all three parties in Pender county wanted the fer ry. In answer to French McClammy said his man did not own a charter for the ferry, but he owned the land on both sides of the river; bill passed second reading, motion to suspend rules failed, and bill put on calendar. “LiUle-Matter” llryan Again. Unfinished business to reduce appro priation to State Guard. Said Bryan, it was simply to cut down the appropri ation from $16,000 to $6,000. “Another one of your little matters ?” asked Tur ner of Mitchell. “Yes, sir, a little mat ter of the caucus” replied Bryan, “which will go through this House,”and Bryan called the previous question, be ing met with points of order by Smith of Gates, Peebles and White who insisted that the matter was unfinished business aad that Howard had the floor, having been recognized by the Speaker before recess as in charge of the substitute. The Speaker said he had ruled that tbe member in charge of the substitute was not the one to call the previous question, as this would lead to intermiua Me delay, but the member who was in charge of the bill, and the gentleman from Chatham was appointed by she Speaker to take charge of the bill. Nev ertheless, Mr. Howard was recognized, and proceeded with his remarks plead ing earnestly for the State Guard, aud for his compromise substitute, which called for $11,006 instead of $6,000, as provided for i i the bill. Howard’s sub stitute provides for $250 for each com pany. Campbell Sht dm kin Teeth. Campbell spoke with great zest against the substitute, being interrupted by Smith, of Gates, who asked him bad North Carolina ever failed to provide for her soldiers. Campbell: 4 ‘l don’t believe in these hero red-tape soldiers who ain’t worth a cent on the battle field.” Camp , bell was so wrought up that in the midst of one of his flights his top teeth (prob ably on account of foggy weather) lost, their grip on the roof and came near dropping out, but they were quickly re gained and hustled back to their homing place. White made a strong argument for the substitute and voted aye. Tho roll call showed ayes 27; noes 59. Robin son's amendment: that no enlisted man who was enlisted previous to this bill should be held to the contract, and was about to speak, the Sjieaker, however, saying he regretted to state tnat the gen tleman could proceed only by unani mous consent. Half a dozen or more members, including Mitchell and Turner, and others, objected. Robinson begged for courtesy toward him for two minutes to explain, but there was no mercy shown and lie called for the ayes and noes on his amendment and asked, together with Howard, Hen derson and others to explain his vote. Burnham voted aye and Henderson hurried to him with excited gesture, and on explanation said that the bill if amend ed would have to go back to the Senate and would be practically killed. Howard said there was plenty of time. (Groans from the opposition side.) Robinson and White held stoutly to the principle that there was no moral law which could hold these companies to their enlistment when the State itself by this bill broke its contract. I he Daily Song: ‘‘Voted Aye; Recor- Ufd No.” Johnson: “I voted aye I am rec >rded as voting no.” Hopkins: “voted aye and recorded as voting no,” The vote was ayes 51; noes 35. French’s amendment: this bill shall not apply to militiamen in active service. Lost. Mr. Ewart arose to a point of order and said that the previous question had been called. The Speaker said due notice had been given of these amend ments before the previous question was called. Mr. French’s amendment: Should any company disband there should be no new company formed, and if so, it should not participate in the money here appro priated. Lost. Robinson sent up another amend ment. Robinson: Mr. Speaker, I will now address the house on that amendment. Speaker: ‘‘The gentleman will not.” The bill then passed the second read ing, and Ray sent up an amendment to make the appropriation $5,000 and called the ayes and noes. Peebles said there was nothing before the House until the bill by suspension of rules was put upon its third reading. The Speaker an nounced sixty five up and rules sus pended. (The News and Observer's re porter's count was fifty-two.) The vote stood: Ayes, 61; noes. 16. The bill then passed third reading viva voce, and Mitchell clinched it by reconsidera tion and table motion. Ewart sent up resolution (adopted) that the House would be ready at 8 o’clock to elect Justices of the Peace. Grant Too Advanc'd in Ideas. The bill for the appointment of three women on the board of the Goldsboro Graded School. Monroe said they might be fine ladies who were proposed for this grai ed school, but there was no place for them to meet except in lawyer’s of fice*, which was no fit place for them; moreover, it was a local matter which should not be meddled with by this leg islature; moreover, no considerati >n had been made in the selection of these for representation from the country; more over that this whole action had been hatched up in obedience to a maudlin woman’s rights sentiment wh ch had been touched upon the other day by the gentleman from Cherokee; he plead with the members not to put this stigma upon his town. White asked did not Grant who had recommended the bill live in Goldsboro and were not these ladies competent. White said that the daugh ters of Goldsboro’s women were in the school and he saw uo reason why women should not be on the board, innovation or no innovation. Ewart asked Monroe was he opposed to this bill because they were women. Mouroe said no, but he did uot believe in Major Grant picking out the directors of the school simply for the indirect purpose of displacing those that were there now. A voice: Grant is a tax payer, (Major Grant was in the aisle lobbying among the colored members for the bill). 1 CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGE. ]
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