The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-07

introduc d a resolution, requiring
that the United States AMI Stste,
aags be raised upon the capitol der
ing the sessions Of the Legislature,
Placed npon The calendar.
4 bill aEolishing tho December
term Of Martin county Superior
court passed third reading.
Also bill mixing 1t a misde
mean0E Tor any person to open a
letter or Telegram and read the same
knowing it to Re private.
WEDNESDAY.
SENATE.
The committee On print;n through
Mr.. L't,le, submitted reput
awarding tie putlic printing to Mr..
Joscpilus Daniels at the resco'
/ prices, snl that the contrac: had
peen signed an1 the bond fled.
Mr.. Stubts' resolution asking an
appropriation Of 81 coo that North
! COrOlina may suitably paiticipate in
the centennial Of the inauguration
of George Washington as The first
PresideEt of the United S'ateS was
tackled by tAe spirit Of economy ard
went to the committee on federal
relations.
A little tooth pulling argument o.
upied half an hour or more of the
time Of the Senate Oh a bill to allow
l.. d. Gillespie to extrect teeth in
two townships away up in The Blue
Ridge mountains without beng a
member Of the State ASSOCIATION Of
dentists and having certificate Of
same.
On ell of the roll the bill pass,
ed its second reading-aycs % ,
noes Is.
A reso' 'utiion was offered asking
Congress to make an appropriation
to erect monument to Hon. Ma
thaniel Macon,
IOrsE.
TELk7.
Mr.. DnugGton. frcm committee on
prnting favorab!y, II. B. 39j, Of in
strut ton TO State printer ia regard
TO binding books for tie Site lihr,
ary [that the amount shall not ex~
ceed $lO0.)
MIR. Doughton handed to the
Speaker for the committee on print
ing q rel OCt in VIII, h it was stated
that the committee had closed a con
tract with Josephus Daniels as pub
lie printer for tha next two years. al
the present prices prescribed by law,
SPECIAL ORDER.
The hour Of l having arrived, s.
R. l, Fl r. 5. relating to contested
election cases was taken up. Two
reports were made one from the
minority, which recommended that
the two parties should receive pay.
provided certificates are held and
that the contestant has sufficient
grounds for cOnte>ting. The m"jor-
ity report recommended that tie un-
succcsstul contestant shall not re-
ccive pay. Mr.. Cooke offered the
minority report and spoke at some
length faYOrlng the slme Mr..
Walscr ais" favored the minority
rel ort al sTOke in favor of the
s2me. Mr.. Carter ia, orel he ma.
i,rity T. srOrt and Il ade quite a speech
favOring it. lie sald it Was the duty
of the House to FIX a precedent that
wUull be valuable To future Assem-
"ljes; th%t it was a departure to pay
contestants; that Congress dll i,
bat the United States government
had the money, and tie people
thought the State should DO the
same, but it was not right AMI the
present opportunity should he used
to establish precedent and there
sLoald not he pay unless the con-
testant wins-except in merituriuus
eases. Mr.. Walser call.d for the
yeas and neys on the passage Of The
minority report as submitted by Mr.
Cooke and the result was yeas %,
nays 20. Tne resolution then pass
ell It's third readir G anil the ma ior
It, reported was adopted,
THURSDAY.
SENATE
Nothing of special Importance
was passed BY the Senate. >ome