The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-01

House, and that he would thank his God if
the resolution Of expulsion, offered by the
gentleman from Sury, Foard, whose head
he said, was shaped like a ganders, was
passed, for he would rather he out of, than
in the House with his constitutional priv
lige taken from him to talk.
II defied this House to pass the resolu-
ton of expulsion. ferlf it was done it was
virtually approving the acts of the thieves
and Ring, who had been attacked by him
on the floor During his speech he quoted
from a song composed while in Jail. on
Holden, the great impeached, and Kirk the
outlaw, 10y which he brought In Kirk as a
king. This brought down the house and
created much merriment both for tie mem
bers and the spectators in the gallery which
was crowded with the elite of Raleigh. He
said while Kirk did not permit him to
talk he was allowed to crow, and be there
upon proce eded to illustrate, which was
both In dicrous and amusing
DIR. b. +. Mebane, of Allamance. said the
expulsion of a member was a serious thing,
and should not be done in haste. On his
motion the matter was postponed until the
the evening session.
EXPELLED!
A vast crowd packed the Commons Hall
at night, and the incessant rapping of the
Sdfcl SCdiCtly udlIltdluCu uCCCuO oiuCl. III
lison, colored, moved to postpone action IN
til next day. Voted down. Norment,
Republican, thought Turner deficient in
knowledge of parliamentary rule that he was
ignorant Of his duty, etc. This was a weak
defense. as Mr.. Turner has been more in
public life than any other member if we ex-
cept perhaps Giles Mebane and Montford
McGehee. Clarke, Republican, of Craven,
msved to table the whole matter. Voted
down. Covington, of Union, said he had
the kindliest feelings for Mr.. Turner but
disorder: the Speaker must be endorsed, and
the rules sustained in so palpable a case of
infraction or else all parliamentary restraint
might as well be abandoned. He moved,
as a substitute for FOards motion, a resolu-
ton declaring that, Notwithstanding the un-
usual patience of the Speaker towards Mr..
Turner, the latter had been guilty Of
the grossest improprieties upon the floor
of the House, violating the rules in a disor-
derby, defiant, and contumacious manner"
and that for this misbehavior he be sum-
moned to the bar of the House to receive
r%eprimand from the Speaker.
Taylor and others endorsed the substitute,
and many friends of the offender hoped he
would accept the situation, and not CRAFTY
his personal enemies, and weaken his fu-
ture utterances by mourning the odium Of
expulsion. Reckless and headstrong, he
launched into a TRADE more offensive than
before; styling the House a mob, and abus-
ing Mr.. Moring and others In discreditable
language.
Covington's substitute was then adopted,
whereupon Turner put on his hat and left the
Hall. The d~oor-keeper having been sent after
him, immediately returned, saying he had
gone down stairs"
Eoor1 of onoa ccporo1 he motion ofov
pulsion, which was adopted By a large ma
jority, scores of spectators and Lobbyists
joining In the laundering Aye - while
there were only a few feeble "Nays."
Acting Speaker Cooke then declared that
Josiah Turner, of Orange, was no longer a
member of the House and the Clerk would
drop his name from the Roll from this
date.
The affair created much sensation, and
there was considerable diversity of opinion.
Turner's thick and-thin" friends declared,
in common phrase, that it was a put up
job" to discredit his bombardment of the
Ring. Other, less partial, friends while
admitting that his conduct sorely tried the
patience of the House, felt that inasmuch
as he was treated as non cOnapOs when
making the gravest charges against leading
citizens and fellow members, he ought not
to be held responsible for occasionally lapses
from parliamentary decorum. Others
thought he ought to be dealt with for his
open defiance of established rules but that
there was much improperly in the method
of his expulsion. The d~oOr-keeper should
nave been made to hunt him up, and notify
him to appear and the expulsion should
nave been done in due form, and delibera-
ton, by an aye nay" vote.
THE SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS
Turner seemed we'll content with the
course of events. He however sent in a
memorial or petition in reference to his ex-
pulsion. We have not learned its contents.
During the afternoon, he sued out a warrant
for the arrest of Assistant Door keeper Nor
ton (the one-legged man vino had been or
dered to make him sit down !, on a charge Of
assault and battery. The case was heard by
Squire Barbee on Saturday night Turner
prosecuting: Capt. e. NJ. Cooke and Al
fred Erwin defending. The Magistrate dis