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RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDAYJANUARY 26, 1901 No 56 ilpi On Alleged Bad Managment of Board of Agriculture i SJ5JECT OF ALIMONY t-. f- . i In Case absolute Divorce Uis- . CL!3S ec rt Kilt Hna Aniinn t ! PS Ril'o nofarro anrl I bo in biiis ueTerrea, ana c v-New Bills VV I i Agriculture got a skin- ' yesterday. ' "'" Alamance (author of j 0r is I V.o laid of Wilson the i law vers and brightest j Mn;-r i.ouse' ) led in th stripping act. I j .:; nv.-IT.:' 2 I''':''' '.ai-ed to enjoy the wor-r it si-dc-aHy performed it as i v-as one Senator declared i ; Ot u on th- occurrence. , V. .....lard declared taat the . iV tilt1 Agricultural le- i little showiiv in . re- . ! J' ;i:t I. i s i I : r sum ever expended ma, ;nnu tnat me oo um j cd i in- won-: exoeciea 01 n. declared that the object te n.i tne i.oam or 1 and en-down or incompetent ; know nothing ol farm- 1 little for the farracrs' in-i li' I .. I'-' p;i-' luded vigorously to the b".-t- ). had been subjected. to since i a is bill, sr.yiue, no hud never mr.nv attentions before, I ' ,dy had no ,dea he- wa a ; h uupoil ance. Oth r !, ;; is spoke on the bill, as . . ii 11 bck).v, and an outline of tb'.'ir n ".n;i rks follow in the report of the etc. t'-'''':'i" rr.iceeums. i I ... r ... iiui!ili.'n;hin of Ilie honr L . ,' ' . ..1 ...i- Z 6 tssit.iti ii iy tne . snccesstm attemnt ti om-tknw fusion control- of th?. d- iartnic;; the necessary- and nnavoiaa V.? r. t r.'ita of the ltep-1'ops thereon ff--. ii'sponsit'de in a measure for the !:; .i: ii:i.us complained of. Mr. N'iifs bill to "put it in the act" tkt !!.-:!'. save "practical farias' -!. ;-,',! !,. ( 1 i".T:. ('i'l . , . - at ... .. .1... . . 1. ...in 1 . oi , , , . ' , , , . I I u:v, nr.ii 1 . 1 e Oiii amenueu iiuu ic-iun.- id! er. Scn:.t'r C:i?!i of l.T lr r'- tiVv !-;: 1 11 i rson's alimony bill, in b-:obite divorce, is considered is .-. very important measure, i an interesting and instruc-(!--hatc when it came up yes- .t 1 mne to a vote, however, ttrd- If .i: ! i. wli.'ii i k w Iocs it will be found to be made the special order for .12 ') ' lOl lock a -t Tuesday, when the dis- ('.--i.!i wi; A i!;r.!:ii ', .-,! ii.tr. 1 low; ! resumed. of bills passed the Senate measures of importance ,ed. The proceedings fol- Proce-dinin In Detail 'Mti- w:is called to order by Et Gov. T';n,. r :it 1i o'clock, and the session vrs onen.-d .with praver by Itev. J. M. ".'dbretli- .-,f the M. e". church. Reading c! .lfi-;r!i-l v, as dispensed with. y:wr f : .i.-ciuc was granted Senator P( t!tio:i a;id llcciorial "'t'di-i.s were prosoi:t?d as follows: ?Jr. Sii-'i. : From ciUzens ol (in 1 t'm to i:. co ;: ty against inccrporaiion of i n town ot Aon"' Tree. Mr. linwu: From ciM-zens.of Eee aip. CHrabus county, in regard "le i:' spirituous lienors. tiy Mr. iK nik-.-Koii: From citizens of ! s:tvd to sale of liquor near chnreh. Also rtear Grace i-L, IV A l-o near Cleveland church. tio-itir,iis find Jrif vances Committee. The el-cvon of State Eibrarian has 11 s' t f..i- Friday, February 1, at noon, i joint session, by a House resolution, -tvhich w 1S received in the Senate and ''' 'i oa the calendar. New B3i: Tin. tiv,!;. . i '"'ilovar" new measures were in I !lv ! v .... . n members of the board werey now not VjSeS o lelf-mors. He considered the bill "elas I' ve r " , jus ice ot t ie . , . .,,ul nm.tit;iitionaI. L:.; f0Iun ou Justices of Y enator Scott, the introducer of the !' X' rilinix- To pension James, r'l, onsions Committee. ,of Webb: To amend section 721 y ,l!-' Cc.: if, regarding mechanics and la "'!r,rs' li-us. .Judiciary Committee. Y:V Mr. .Michael: To prohibit sale of juaor 11, certain churches in AA'atau coiuti y. Propositions and Grievances Um:!Uttt-c. r -'r. Henderson: For relief of J. I . ( firier !vos and J. T. Fry. Also, to P( Ction !'oS of thn Pnrlo in refcr- t0 verification of pleadings by cor- 1 1 .Mr fT ,1 . n- ..l,:t,:i. of j 'OI' nCr.r parf oni ,1aiim1idc in T ? O V - - - 1 I Ll . 11 V II 111 I J.V .7 . " ' ' ' l-"fiii:,;tf,.p. iwrts-iAn .1 Bpn- K tt. ...... . T - Z 1.. 1 V... V. j, --.-...1., V VUIUILILCC. t)f IT ' 'V'If:NeiI1: amend chaiter tlOlno Piviteetit-n Incnratino ' "Com- riiiiy t-'omuiitt? on ( -orporations. y'f Mr. Martin office of county treasurer of Surry coun ty. Judiciary Committee Bill Passed The libel law (.as amended and printed n The Post a few days ago) was taken up and passed 2nd ivaiiiu.tr. Senator I'nl.i objot-tiuK to the third reading of tin- hill it v.-ent over till today. Tho House biil iitcoi'iKU-atin-: ,th Cleveland Commercial Collegre was pass ed and ordered ' enrolled. Senate bill to reg'.dato sab of personal property by ndmi;:it raters. Pass, d siul was seat to the House: for eoncur- ivnce. House bill to chan-re name o Itnltigh Real K--t.jue Co. Passed and ordered en roikil. Iloue 1 i 1 1 to allow c ommissioners of Yaney to l.-vy spoeial tax. Passed and ()wf. - w.(1 - be on s. mV'iy c-rtain J. (i! if . ii:' ..- : - f ti4- 'Til i n ; ' College.. Passed third readiu-r. I S. . J. 12 lo est :il dish . th "firal N,'h'o1 ' Guilford" at Greensboro, i Pa;! set-on readme nil.i was pieed on tlie calendar under, the rule. S. B. NG To validate a.:d conform eer- ? tain aitieies "of agreement and probct?. Cassed and sent to the House. ! N. 1?. IS 7 rrQ lit Hue boundaries of Chadbourne township, Columbus county, Parsed -mid Kent to the House. S. TV 1 Tsl T H iv-l iii,. nv.,M. Pender county.' Parsed? and s.mt'to Hons". V. 1-S' To authorize town of : i i eertai' 1 ft-over traded school IkhTITs on h:--;i.l lowar.'s establishment of Water works and sew-I erase system. Parsed and sent to the . iusc. j " nmcKo xne senooi law 1 crson ennntv too -iliin- fhnntoi- ir0 A,ts vtl aud sent to the ! House. S. 1;. -!P7. H. Ti. 4!Ci fn recrav.1 t". rk ,:f G.atcs court, permittiiiir him t ) n-ont himself on cert:un dates nnI ! l,-.n-n atett. r-ri..,T e .1,, ,. r.w.. and ordered enrolled. s. k. ''n. ir. ii. 40 To rpnt.ii .hin- ter V.i. Acts l&K), in regard to its appli- cat ion to Cumberland county. Passed ! en roiled. S. P.. !(:;.. 11. Ii. 47 Providinsr asraleet en ction o: new or additions to ohl .iTi- ' - ial r-lands in Myrtle G;ove Sound.) I'assed rnd enrolled. ii i it IT T ! 'r .. i ,.v ! tl.v'-l"i; ",t, lN.i ',niini, '-io. i A :tSl)!1 c-onnty hav.k-sealji law" (which ! jraTe reward for -scalps of hawks killed t-ouuty.i. Senator Thomas said his eonntv O.-li.l SlSi) l.-ivr Vi':iv mulnr tliij j. Jt ,( crmso i,.,t - l - L-nUi .u - ,,,,4; . , .1 , . 1 I'assed and enrolled. S. B. 20. II. P. To .'amend sec- i nr .imni. r Aa iscvi i...oi . - 1 antLenrolled. S. B. 211, II. B. 114 To alwiish f enccs t in Nash county. Makes whole county a stock law (no-fence! county. I'assed second reailinjr and ixplaced on calen dar, under the rule. S. B. 212 To amend chapter 273, Acts 1?19. This bill provides that funds e .K ,-io.-n .- i-!tVt.li.-f,...i nut.. I. disposition of comity commissioners be applied by them as they see fil assei and sent to House B. 220 Exempting Bryan Puck I from peddlers' tax in Pitt county. Pass 1 ed and sent to House. ' S. Ii. :''": To amend chapter 2f,2. Acts lSJr.", in regard to expenses of sheriffs in conveviiiir urboners from one count v - 1 to another."' Present law v.rovid. s for navmer.l to sheriff of county whence S,:,1(S w to'lr'.v the hunker nation of prisoner (led only: this bill stipulates ' t!u' orld. "Our railway lines are a feat that cither can be paid, etc. I'assed i ure of our greatness," said he. ' and and sent to the IIpr.se. ! have given rs an internal commerce S. B. 27, H. B. 10 To incorporate I Plater than that of all the other na- the Bank of Ilendersonville. lass?d and i enrolled. Farmers Only Tor Agricultural fom inli!ioners S. B. 10S To amend section 2 of chap ter 37ti, Acts iyb1, in regard to the appointment of members of the board of agriculture. This bill required that only "practi cal farmers shall be eligible as members of the agricultural board, and created some warm comments from, several sen- ats. the bill was mially re-committed in order that it might be amended (upon consent of author of bill,. Senator Scott) so as to ieave the selection to the Gov- . ..4- novM.rt ? er m ...in that "none but practical farmeis shall be eligible"- to appointment and . servic e 011 the board. ' Mr. Morton opposed the bill and de clared that it was "class legislation" and probably unconstitutional though he could n t pass upon that proposition. You had as well say some other board the board of trustees or directors of the asyluris for the insanoshall all be phy sicians, 'ami all of the" deaf and dumb and blind shall be teachers, etc. Senator Broughton regarded it in the same lfght as "class legislation," and if it is not rtticonstltntional it ought to be. He said that he had received a com- inunicatian seine tune smce irom tne Farmeis Alliance reciting met tun e bill, said that he looked at it only as a practical farmer. If the act two years ago could say that the Commissioner of Agiicultv.ie must be n practical farmer as it does, then surely the same can be prescribed for members of the board. TIits bill was introduced only because it is right and will promote the el'fici-j uMicv of the department, but it has made : . - .' . 1 : the introducer lamous. v nen- oroten- aros 01 ioi-iu wars. down politicians and broken-doAvn bnsi-J "A r-encrnl collision, which is often ness men are put on the board it injures j predicted in the European newspapers, its efficiency. Bight ' here in .Wake ( among the great powers of Europe, in county, when you had three men on the the mad haste of their navies and armies board they all liA-cd in Balei.eh and had to' outstrip each other in the acquisition nothing to do vtithv farming. Pram my j of spheres of influence In. Asia and Afri district there was a, man on the board j ca, -would 'act upon the united StatP, Avho was a politician and ran for Con-; wi:o might be simply a spectator of ths grcss He knew of and had nothing to : conflict, as an embargo upon our coast,' ilo with farmers. This Legislature is not We would be shut up within wirselves A..i.i the constitutionality of the "; as absolutely as if the ilaries of e bill; that is for the courts. The biil has "-v - : .... (Continued on Fonrjh Page.) D Our Shipping Interests Suf- fer from Neglect RGUES FOB SUBS! I'l doe-lTowne Proposes to Declare that Hostilities in Philip pines Have Ceased, to Pro ceed to Make Filjpinos Free AValisiugton, Jan. 23. In the Senate today Mr. Stewart, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, favorably reported the bill to enable the directors of Providence lIospita! to extend the accommodations of that institution. The bi!1 was passed. A bill to establish a lobster hatchery in the State of Maine v3salso miKS.-d. Mr.'Gallingor, from the f"omnii1tee on the itrict of Columbia, icpo-.t d fa- i vorabiy a bill to amend the act incOr- i ! poratmg the Masonic l'.clief Assocafion iif tlia Itivti!.( nf fnlitnil.ii t 1 1 rt 1 . 1 ', n rr ) , - . ... j the board of directors to bo incivnsea Horn time to tune. Tiic bill was passed. Mr. lvennev. irom tne tomuiitiee on the District of Columbia, favorably re- I l ported a bill f.xinir the assessment of j vvater main taxes ai the District of Co- linnbia. Mr. Tpwne offered a joint resolution ' iltw? i-r nf tho ct'itia:! if hostilitl'S in ....." the I'hilippines to be in effect and mak- j n-" provision for the independence of j the Filipinos. He stated that he would ! pk on the matter Mondav. ' - Mr. Hawley presented the conference vf i.nrf on ihf Arnv Iloorsrsniizatioii bill. He asked that oOO copies be printed. lIr. Hale held that this was not the formal report, but merely a preliminary report. Mr. Scott presented the credentials of Mr. Elklns as Senator for a term of six years Lesiimnig' Jlarcn 4, iwx. Mr. Bacon was appointed by Presi dent pro tern Frye to rend AA'ashington's farewell address February 22. Mr. Martin called up the bill granting h aves of absence to employees in the navy yards of the United States. Air. Hale spoke against the bill, say ing that the employees in navy yards were the best paid and the least worked men in government employ. He said that he would, vote against the bill. The bill was then passed. At "J o'clock Mr. Depew of New York was recognized to discuss the Ship Sub- si.iy bill. Mr. Depew stated that the United P"t together. He then stated that Anieriea owes all that it is today to the wisdom of Washington, Hamilton and Jefferson in the initial legislation Avhich they conceived for developing American industries and American industrial inde pendence by the policy of protection. "In the 100 years," said he, "there have been a few deviations from this be ginning, each oiie of them followed by panic, industrial paralysis and general distress. Since the close of the Civil AVar in 18f.", except for the experiment under the Wilson bill of 1803, the policy of the fathers has been the practice of the country. In tiws thirty-five years we have wii itnessed the most remarka ble part of our country's growth. The development of our resources has fur nished ample opportunities for the enter prise of our p'eople, and for the useful employment of their wealth, ami n: c;s sitatcd the borrowing of large amounts of foreign capital, "We have been so .absorbed in produc tion that we have neglected utterly tne equally important question, if we are to be a world iower3 with all which that mean of our position upon the ocean. In other words, our uevelopment and growth has been one-sided. AA'e have crowded, upon our rails, oar lakes, oar rivers, and our canals, an output from every avenue of production which must find markets or produce stagnation and distress beyond oiti- dreams, without any provision, so far as our government or our peooie or our flag is concerned, for its carriage beyond oar own seaboard. The farm, the factory and the mines have followed the warehouses and the docks of our Atlantic and Taafic coasts Avith their contributions to national wealth, employment, and the happiness of our people, and left their transporter tion to Europe, to Asia, to Africa, to South America, and to Australia, to ths greed of foreisn ship owners-,- to the'pnv tection of foreign flags, anu to the hnz t c f ! I , i worlct were oiocKauiuj; vui. r-"'- 1 ... Mr. DeneAV then got aown to tue aa- vantages of the shipping bounty, sadly mourned the decline .of the Amer ican merchant marine, hc.insisted that this was a patriotic question of aiding the merchant marine, me showed that Germany and Great Britain, by paying bis bounties, had securau gi-eat ion- 11 a. are. 1 "Nations in all countries have warred uAh each other," sajd he, "ypoa ques tions of territory and dynasty: ' but national Jealousies, frienctphips aiid onmi--tii.-s are measured now ! by -commercial rivalries or alliances. P(aiitnerships for the promotion of business ane -impossible anions different nations and alien peoples, and therefore the Sndustrial war will be move i cute each y?ar.- Already we hear tlje echoe-; of it in the speech of an Austrian statesman advising an European alliance Agaiii!-it us: in the pre dictions , of .the French economist, M. I.eroy BeauHeu, of the menace we are to industrial Europe: and in the ut'teT anecs wilhTn a Jew days of Lord Rose I.?rry , and Mr. ChamberJain iln their warnings 'to British manufacturers and British producers to the effefit thait the Uivltcd 8ratt. menaces their position and srrowth and may dethrone1 them from ilio markets whir-h Great Britain now tK-cuies. i ''Av'hile we wei'e isolated, sreosraphi cally, diplomatically anil commercially, we could have seii'timentaj relations, use ful for international compliment, and laudatory addi-ses on te'tive occasionis, but now we have no friends. - National scnthn'ent of enmity or friendship speedi ly makes its way to citizens or sub iedts. The officers of fofe'pn ships, the bankers and agents, also foi-eiffliers, who now conduct our export business, will jriow more and more hostile 'with ad vfincinpr years in their feelings, and feel Injrs are reflected an actions.. "AVith tlw constructioii of the Xica rasnni Canal, which will "be completed within 'the next few years, the necessity for-"an ansiliary fletit and a merchant marine becomes still frreater. Whether we look at this , questioi as a matter of nntionil defence in time of war. or cou-ider it as one of thot factors in the solu'cicn of our industrial -problems as they arise from itime to time, or sum up tne p;sviinnes tor the American farm and factory and mine in the wants, present and poter-tial, of Jthe 'millions in the Orient, the beneficent . (influence of tlfis measure becomemote real -Vt the conclusion of Mr.- Depew's speech the Senate resumed considera tion of the Indian Apropriation bill. Several amendments were adopted. At 1.30 the bill, without final action, was laid aside and the Senate took up pen sion bills. In an hour and a half 3t!G pension bills were pased, and at G p. in. the Senate adjourned. Edward Responds to McKinley Washington, Jan, 25. The President has receiAed from King Edward vTI a response to his message "-ot condolence sent him upon the occasion of the death of Queen Victoria. The cablegram from the new king reads: '.. -- ; . 'Ostiorne. January 54, 190i." "The President, Avhite House, "Wash ington,. I). C: "Am most grateful for your kind sym pathy in the irreparable loss which the nation and I have sustained. I felt con vinced that it avouM be shared by jou and the American people." "JDAVARD R." EMIGRANTS WOULD - NOT GO HUNGRY Porto Ricans on a Boat at Honotulu Make a Fuss Honolulu, Jan. 17,via Victoria, B. C, Jan. 25. A mutiny of Porto Ricans on board an island steamer about to take them to one of the AATawaiian Islands, startled Honolulu Wednesday night of this week. The vessel was stopped just as she was leaving Honolulu harbor by the action of the emigrants,, one of whom drew a knife on the master of the vessel, Captain; Olsen. It is stated that thct cause of the trouble was the failure to feed the emigrants. The Porto IlTcans say that all the food they had -on the day of their arrival in Honolulu and up to the time of their departure for Hawaii, at about 2 o'clock in the after noon, was a bun for each. When they were -all put aboard the island steamer, which was the island company packet Kee Au Han, they found that the cook had no meal prepared. On the vessel were 12S of the 3i)S who came here on the City of Pekin. It Avas a matter of some time for the cook to prepare food for such a number, hence the toav. The Kee Au llau suddenly dropped her anchor in the harbor and signalled for the police. Deputy Sheriff Chillings Avorth and several officers went out to tlie vessel and restored order. Captain Olsen wanted the man AA'ho had drawn the knife arrested and taken ashore, but the others threatened a general revolt if this Avas done, and the man Avith the knife was allowed to remain on board. A search was made for the knife, but it could not be found. Two policemen were Uft aboard the vessel and she proceeded to her ' destination.- During Uhe row the (emigrants, who were destined to various plantations, be came7 so much mixed that there is fear of more trouble in sorting 'thpm out. They had all been giA-en tags bearing their names and numlcr and the name of th? plantation to Avhich th?y Avere to go. In their anger over the lack of food and threatened arrest of one of fheu number, many- of them tore the tags on their clothes and threw them away. Four hundred more negroes from the United States also arrived on the Pekin. Soffit-vigorous local objections are be ginning 'to bo heard to the importation of negro labor, as it is feared that some of the criminal experiences of the South ern States may be repeated here if ne groes, are brought in large numbers. A. row of this sort has already hsien re ported rrom w ailubu, where -Pistols are said to have been drawn during a diffi culty over some women, " 1 Silll Republicans and Pops Vote for Him . ' -$- A LENGTHY ARGUMENT The Democrat from Wilkes is Victorious Members Talk About Waste of Money and Time Day in the House In the House yesterday the contested efecition case of J. W. McNeill (Republi can) aga'inst H. . L. Green (Democrat), from AYilkes, was decided in favor v of Mr. Green, the sitting member. So palpably clear was Mr. Green en titled to the' seat that he received the vote of two Republicans and the two Populisst members of the House when the ballclt was taken on the result, Aside from the charges of irregularity of the count of the vote, there was a constitutional question involved, which debarred Mr. McNeill, the contestant, from taking Ithe seat. Mr. McNeill was assistant postmaster at AATlkesboro at the time of tthe election, and 'The Con stitution of North Carolina says any person who holds a public position of proSt 'shall ' not be eligible to election as a member of the General Assembly This violation of the Constitution was' so plain 'that Mr. McNeill's contest- was voted against by members. of nil parties. The Republicans who voted for Mr. Green Avere Mr. Burnet of Swain and Mr. Mcintosh of Yancey. Messrs. Dun can and Owen, the Populisft members from Sampson, also voted for the Demo cratic contestee. DIR. GREEN GKTS TBB SEAT , . '.. - . . Contested Election Cats from Wilkes Decided Yesterday At 11 o'clock thie contest of J.. W. McNeill for 'the seat of Representative Green from Wilkes was taken up, bing the special order for the day... The majority report in favor of the con testee, Mr, Green, and the minority re port in favor of Mr, McNeill, were read Mr. . Wlhsten, 'the chairman of the Com mittee on Privileges and Elections, after conferring with the minority, announced that deba'te would be limited to tAvo hours, each side having an hour on the floor of 'the House. The .contestee', Mr. Given, had 'tha opening and closing of the debate. The report of the majority, which was submitted by Chairman Winston, of the Committee on Privileges and Elec tions, is as follows: . The Committee on Privileges and Elec tions, 'to whom this contest has been heretofore referred, having carefully con sidered the same, a majority of the com mittee being pi-esent and voting thereon, beg leave to submit tlie following report, Avhicli is concurred in by all the mem bers who were present: The notice of contest was served on the contestee, H. E. Green, on the 14th day of November, 1000. The notice of conteslt contained allegations that the returns from the precincts of An'tioch, New Castle. Walnut Grove and Red die's River were unlawfully rejected by the Board of County Canvassers, and contained other allegations of unlawful acts 011 the part of salid board, and made other allegations of Irregularity and un lawful " Conduct on the pant of said board. ' The ansrer of the contestee denied specifically every allegation of unlawful conduct on the part of the Board of County Canvassers, and averred in de tail that the action of (the said board was both lawful and right and in ac cordance with the facts before .aid board when making its decision. And in addition thereto, the contestee pets up the fact that .the contestant, at the time he was voted for, was ineligible to be- A-cited for as a member of the General Assembly, for the reason that he was denuty postmaster at the town of AA'ilkesbbro. in his said county. On Thursday, the 37th of January, Your committee met. when both contest ant and contestee were rrc-enit mper son and by attorney. Charles M. Bus bee, attorney- fer Contestee Green, moved to. reject the depositions for cer tain alleged irregularities in the taking thereof, and demanded an immediate hearing of the ease. After hearing ar gument, the committee announced th3t it would -meet the next day and would render its decision upon both motions. The committee melt on Friday afternoon of January 18. and "before ttez announce ment of the chairman of the decision of the committee, upon the motions -that Avere pending before 'it, Mr. J. N. Hold ing, attorney, for th? contestant, who wrs nlw -pverent. nsbrd leave-of the committee to withdraw from before the committee all the evidence and deposi tions which --he had tendered the day before, and announced that if the com mittee desired it he was ready to pro ceil Avith the hearing of the case; where upon the committee. gaA-e l?aAe to con testant to withdraw front its consulera flon all of the evidence and depositions wlr'eh he had presented. The ehaii-man of tha committee announced that hi was the pense' of 'the - committee that the denositioFS were regular, and that the conmiilfcee declined to :, reject .th same. nd further announced that the com ntitte had decided to accede,to Mr. Hold-ie-s reouest, and would ccurtinue the case" until Tuesday, the 22d. These depo sitions, which were withdrawn from 1 be fore the committee by counsel, had 1 been heretofore taken in the county of VVdkc, when conteftant and contestee weit both present and examined and cross-examined the witnesses, and had been prop erly sealed and transmitted to the Speak er of the House, and by order of him delivered to your committee, lour com mittee was unanimous in permitting the ' withdrawal of this evidence, as the wmniiiiee was ot opinion tnaic conmsei for contestant should be permitted to conduct the case before the committee, and to present such evidende as he saiv fit. ' . On Tuesday afiternoon of. January 22 the committee again met for a final IlP.1i-inr mifl 1 i nni Hnn nt Tiia coal Thp leontes'iani introduced tlie following tes timony: A eertmed copy of certain paper AA-ritinss, purporting to bo copies of origi nals on file in the office of the clerk of the Superior Court of AVilkes connty, of returns from Ar.tioch, New Castle, AA'alnut Grove and Reddle's River town ship. The contestant ' also introduced the original of such returns. The contest ant- aiso. introduced an aDStraet 01 tne .votes as certified to by the election board, from which it appears that the contestee, H. Li. Green, received-1.S5S votes, and the contestant, James AA. McNeill, re ceived 1,812 'votes. Tlia contestant, James W. McNeill, testified in substance that he was a' clerk in the posttomee at AVilkesboro under his father, and ,that the law authorizing the employment of such clerk designates him as an assist ant postmaster, fixes his salary and re quires of him an oath of otiice, which oath Avas given : and filed in the Postt oflice Department at AA'ashington City. Theie AA-as no other evidence before the committee. , . , - Yqur .committee Avas unanimous in the opinion that upon the evidence before it, the contestant, James AAV McNeill, had failed to prove Ms case. The commit tee do not deem it necessary to com ment upon -the ; fact that all the evi dence of parties who were present and heard the matter as 'tried by the County Board of -Canvassers,, -and a'll the evi dence of the citizens of AA'jlkes county heretofore taken in the depositions Avas withdrawn from their consideration. They behave that the Board of County Canvassers acted wisely in rejecting the returns, and no evidence appears to us to the contrary. The only evidence the contestant offers the committee to fdioAV that the county canvassers acted wiong fully iin rejecting the returns are the leturns themselves. And your commit tee as firmly of the opinion that .these rejeoted returns are not the proper evi .dence or sufficient evidence. to overcome the prima facie case made out for the cortestee, and Avhich prima facie case also appears from 1 the evidence of the contestant who iuti'odueed he declara tion of the Board of County Canvassers. Your committee therefore recommend to' the House the adoption of the fol lowing resolution: Resolved. That James W. McNeill, the contestant, i not entitled to a seat in this House-, and we report accordingly. The report of the minority committee whieh was signed by Mr. Weaver of Ashe, cleals entirely with the vote of the county and does not relate on the constitutional question. The minority report says: v i - "I feel it my duty to make a minority report in the above entitled matter of contest; as a majority of the committee decided, against the contestant by sus taining a demurrer of the. contestee to the -evidence inti'bduced ' by the 'contest' ant, and which , action of the committee I am advised- is not only , against' the weight- of authority and precedent, btit is in direct conflict with the. decisions of the Snrcme Court of our' State and other eminent authorities. "- , "The contestee admitted in his answer that he was declared . elected by the Board of County. Canvassers of AVilkes county, by a majority of 41 A-otes oyer the contestant after the said board had rejected in toto, the returns from four of the precincts of said county. "For the reasons stated in this report I respectfully submit that the majority report of the committee should not be received by this House, but that the ac tion of said committee in sustaining said demurrer should be overruled, and the matter referred back to the committee to the end that the contestee may offer eA-idehce, if he so desires, and is able to do so, to invalidate the said returns, or the elections held at said precincts; or in failing to do so, to the end that sucn failure be reported to this House by the committee, and the contestant declared entitled to his "seat upon the evidence which he has introduced before the com mittee." . Mr. Winston of Bertie, the chairman of the Elections Committee, spoke elo quently in favor of the majority report. He discussed the contest in . detail and his argument was almost convincing. Mr. Blythe, the Republican member from Henderson, spoke for the minority report. He discussed fully the election law of 1800 and said that if the canvass ing board' had done its duty AVilkes county would have two Republican members here instead of one. ' Mr. Rountree said there should be no politics in the case. It was a simple question of title to office. The plain tiir. Mr. McNeill, had not proved his title and that was all there, was -tor it. Besides ho was not eligible to hold this office. He was. at the time he was voted for, holding an office of trust and profit as Deputy Postmaster under the United States government and was clearly ineligible. ' . Mr. Nicholson of Beaufort, spoke for the - majority report and Mr. Benbow of Yadkin in favor of the minority re port. ' Mr. Craig said that the contestant did hold a place of profit and that the con stitution of North Carolina explicitly declared .that no person who holds a place of profit shall occupy a seat In this House. - 'I call on these gentlemen, who claim to be the upholders of the Constitution," Mr. Craig said, "to vote against the con testant. This contest has no standing in this House. He did hold a place of profit and trust." Mr. Shannouhouse of Mecklenburg: Is there not a distinction in an office of profit and an appointment of. trust?- Mr. Craig: None whatever. The Con stitution says that any person bo'ding a place of trust shall Dot be eligible to a seat in this House. I call on these upholders of the Constitution to stand by the Constitution. - '-Mr. Benbow of Yadkin; wanted the case recommitted 'to the. committee o that the question of holding" two offices might be intelligently considered. Tne constitutional question as to Mr. McNeill holding two offices, Mr. Benbow de clared, ha4 been sprung today for the (Continue i lixm Second Page.) II 11 Ii Bills Relating to Both, Passed by the House -- TOO UTE TO FIGHT Richardson Called , Down for Opposition to Conference Report on Army Bill Warm Words Exchanged in Deba f! WW Washington, Jan. 25. When th i House of Represcnttatuves assembled at, 'noon today Mr. null, chairman of tha Committee on Military Affairs, presented the report of tho conferees on the Army, Reorganization bill. ThoN statement ac companying the report was read. , Mr. Hull arose to explaia ith .'main Jpoints in the report. Mr. Richardson ot j Tennessee asked Mr. Hull if hie would . be content to let the matter go over until tomorroAV, it being almost impossible !to form an intelligent: 'Idea of the con clusions by the conferees simply from the reading of xihe statement at the clerk's desk. Mr. Hull said most of the changes are verbal, the principal con test belt ween the (two houses being on the questions of '.he, "rtdllery service, details, staff system, and on the size of 'the quartermaster and pay depart- i ments and the signal corps. ''IKS Dill, saiu 3LT. jjluii, nas ueuu outrageously delayed.- Mr. Richardson Not in the House. . Mr. Hull No, not in the House, bull outrageously delayed in Congress. This bill ought to have become a law three AA-eeks ago. If the matter goes over to day it Avill not be considered by the House until Monday. ' , Mr. Hull therefore decKned to permit the bill to go over, and during' his ex planation 'Mr. Richardson interrupted to ask-what decision had been reached by the conferees in the matter of the retirj nient of officers. "V;-'"' i ; Mr. Hull The gentleman from Tert nessee nor any other , member n-.this floor ca charge me with .ever . seekiAg " to deceiA-e thir House.. J y Mr.. -Richardson Nobody . has .in ado such' a charge. . . . . . , Mr. Hull The insinuabion was made. Mr. Richardson Ob, don't get scared now and run away. I never insinuated nor intimated that , Mr. Hull The gentleman from Ten nessee did insinuate r- Mr. Richardson I deny it. There was at this point, eonisaderabjrt confusion, and the Speaker, while pound jntr av ith bis zavel. called the disputants. to order and reminded Mr. Richardson that he had not addressed the gentleman from loAva by leaA-e of the chair: t -vA "Mr. Richardson, with great intensity, s,aid: "I interrupt him with his consent," After the little colloquy Mr. Hull pro ceeded to explain the work of the con ferees. " - - Mr. Adams shoAved mnch disappoint ment that the House had receded in the matter of the veterinary corps. He said the. House conferees had ignominiously yielded to the Senate. Mr. Richardson was recognized; He said that the bill had had put upon it by the Senate provisions that had been solemnly voted down by the House. Ho. would never be forced to vo'te for a. bill giving to the president the power to in crease the standing army from rS,000 to 100,000, nor would he vote for a con ference report proposing the retirement of able-bodied men. as provided for in the bill as amended by the Senate. He said with great emphasis, and amid loud -Democratic applause, that he Avould not vote for the report. - - Mr. Hay, a minority member of th Committee on Military Affairs, and a conferee, said that though he .was op posed to the permanent .increase of the army as directed by the bill .and was opposed to some of the Senate amend- i ments agreed to by the .House, con ferees, lie had pursued tho only honor able "course.-He criticised Mr. Richard son, he said, for leading a fight at this late day; he held that the time for a suc cessful fight against the permanent in crease of the army had gone . by. Tho conference report muEt either be agreed to as a Avhole or not at all. He would vote for the adoption of tho report. u. Mr. Hull at-J :05 moved the previous question on the report and it Avas odrer ed. The question Avas then on agreeing to the conference report and the chair ruled that the ayes had it," whereupon Mr. Richardson demanded a division and Mr. Hail called for the yeas and nays, , which was ordered. The result of the vote was 133 yeas, 100 nays, 11 present. The report of tba conference was therefore agreed to. 'Messrs. Clayton of New York and Livingston of Georgia voted with the Republicans for, the bill. . Mr. Heminway reported the Fortifi cations Appropriation-bill. . - The House, at 1-30 o'clock, went into committee of the whole, with Mr. Moody ot Massachusetts in the chair, for the further consideration of tha Naval 'Ap-' propriationb.il. j Mr. Cannon moved to strike from the bill the. provision for the erection of. three houses and the furnishing of tb.'m j for three astronomer at a cost of S18.000. i - Mr. Cannon's amendment was agreed ' to. Ayes (33,. noes 33. :. Mr. Rliey moved to recommit the bill. which action was defeated, and tha bill waa then passed. . The House then considered private pension bills, and at 5.-03 the House ad journed until tomorrow, To re-establish the 0
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