The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-14
THE LEGISLATURE.
THE CLOSING DAYS.

pension hlll passcu d5 ItIol'1i ~
the committee. At ni1ht tie sppro-
pristion bill for the Insane Asylums
passed its thiri reading. |: pro
vides for S52,5O0 annually for the y.
G. Asylum at Raleigh; $4,000 for
1889 and 100000 tor 1890 for thr
Western Insane Asylum; $4,000
for 1889 and s35 900 for 1890 for th@
colored asylum at Golisboro.
House.: A bill passed It's third
reading to revise the Jury list every
fo1r years instead Of s,ery two
years. The bill is meant to save
persons from sittikg on the jury SO
often.
Bill also passed to reduce the
num6er Of directors for the penitep-
tiary to five with salary of $500
each. and provides that only cc~
shall reside in tie same county.
TUESDAY 9TH. SENATE: Adopted
the Houee resolution to sdj'uc OIL
1ltb.
House.: S. B. 385, authorizing
commissioners Of Mitchell county 10
issue bonds and levy special tax.
During Mr.. Banners remarks against
the passage Of this measure, be insin-
uated that the judiciary committee
had failed to properly coasiier it
and that only three democrats and
six republicans in the county waited
the bill passed. Mr.. Carter dem
denied this Statement and said Mr..
Banner (rep,) Lad been before the
committee and he bill had its props
er AMI patient consideration and did
not believe the people Of Mitchell
county were as dishonest, not want
in1 to pay It's jas. debt as their reps
resenative had stated. Sir. Banner
replied by reiteTating his stat, ments
in much stroGge: terms. Mr.. Cart, r
asked him, if he (DanneD had ntt
told him that lie Banner hsl lied
! before the committee. Banner de-
MED this. Carter apologizing f :
his exhibition o: temper said | re4
peat, the gentleman told me he had
lied before the committee and q man
who Can 20 before u committee and
and lie al d then come here with in
rndence shouts be held up 10 scorc .
Mr.. Banner replied by saying that
he coul1 not be intimldstcd, that
man does hot live that | am afraid
of ard cannot oathe the gentleman
from Bu1conhe. As be walked Oft
Q rter called him q liar. Banner
replied, by SAYING you are another,
il yon want to settle it outside Of
this Hall, am rally. The Speaker
raped them to order and silence
prevailed.
WEDNESDAY 9Th. SENATE: The
bill to increase the jurisdiction OF
justices Of the peace was taken up
as q special order on It's eecon3 read
ing. The bill passed second ard
third readings.
HOUSE, A Number Of bills
purely local passed their readings.
THURSDAY It'll.
Tue bill to amend the election
law claimed the attention OF the
HouTe especially which passed as is
sivea elsewhere in this paper.
FRIDAY 9Th. SENATE: A Bill to
make it the duty Of the Commission.
er OF Labor Statistics to enquire into
the management of the railroad cor
poraiions in thIs State came over
from the House and made a | Iyely
time fer few moments. It was
dubbed the one men railroad com.
mission" The bill WAS referred to
the Judiciary COMMITTEES. 1t was
intimated that this bill would bring
up another railroad cammission flgh,
and much WAS eaid. A motion t
print was conrurrel in. The proyi
? sious of the bill are Little extra
ordinary IL the duties Conferred or
the Commissioner Of Labor Static
tics. Tue opponeats Of tie bill we're
the opponents OF the railroad com
mission bill, wlile the friends Of the
commission bill were the supporters
Of this bill. The fght WAS ID ade OF
what appeared to be dlistofy motion!
calculated 20 cause the bill 10 die
nstur2l death rather than to be tai Ike!
. by the neck and throttled. The sam,
> eight was Oh q motion to make tn,
bill The special order for to-day.
, running debate took place on tn,
. question. Dir. Means moved 10 ar
: journ, which motion was Withdrawn
For q while q storm was brewing bu
upon call for the previous question
which was sustained, quiet was re-
stored. Upon the motion to post
: pone the ayes aud noes wer'