The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-02-20
rrnrST BILL DEFEATED.
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.ys. VIJEi T!iES IN ATE
- THE PROPOSED RE-
DyCTION To SiN
PER CENT.

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,.rssms Champions the Dill
,t. Hr.,rs. Avery, Haii"my aud
protest against it Alter
u sloqusnce and a lcated nis-
.,ait i, Tabled.
SENATE.
rbin,-g giehth Day--February 10.
-. pate was called to order
40 10 o'clock, Lient. Gov. Holt
ir. T6e reading OF tie Jour
n. pensCd with.
Petitions.
\. rr.bretb, from citizens of Colum-
,..r. asking that the sale OF liqaor |
...y,al within three miles of New |
U.pist church ia Columbus |
A. Rose, from citizens Of John |
iing the school law of the |
BINS Introduced.
".Mlu, incorporating to WI
.aa railroad Co Mr. GlimaA,
Uion /, chapter 1862, laws of
UJ.oreth, TO prohibit the sale
r.t within miles OF New Hope
#glea; Mr.. Twitty, t0 levy
..S nr Rutherford county; il.
dJug section ., chapter 232 If
Mr.. ChesSon, TO prevent ob
aa ia Scuppernong river; Mr..
1 amend chapter 224, laws 1889,
% detectives carrying concealed
Generating the 1t. Governor.
4.e .he expiration of the morning
senator Turner arose ard read
rr te STATE CHRoSICLG part OF
U.a.,tdugs of the Senate of We'd
y relating to Senator Buffers
4m o. the action OF Lieutenant
laar Holt in appointing the com
.a u the Senate on the Railroad
4at sion bill. Mr.. Turner char
the criticism as unjust to
u..siiug officer of the Senate. He
yauuel at some length, showing that
ag oils OF President Holt IN every
a., had been fair; that he had
r seen q man preside with more
al ud impartislity than President
l added that in selecting the
.ult'aa, the Lieutenant.G Governor
Consulted several Senator'S and
satoaiy to constitute committees il
a interest of securing wise legislation
Fe Batter made an explanation and
SHAT iu the article in The newspaper
unintenlonally aud incorrectly
ugi, and that be had not reflected
ll Ir Gov, because his Language
#t .atrrred TO fact and not L
g.su l)p5 of the presiding officer
he heartily cOnourred il
Senator Turner had said. Iha
nel esteemad the presiding office
Ian no did. That his lauguag,
.., bs.a misconstrued. If not, he hat
H,tu unfortunate in his expressions
A. rad merely said incidentally that
.ae House committee had been constltu
ted as the Senate committee was, tina
tIc bi.. would not have been reported i
the shape that it came before the Senate
.ld fl concluding, he said Il stated thi
IS fact because it is fact that tn
committee stood that way in reference t
ep0rJ.ug the bill"
Nr. Il III also rose and made an expla
,on concerning the remarks made b
senator Butler the day before. II az
sac,ory. He said the Senator ia
NJ. right to repel any slurs made; that b
uy,lr impugned the motive of Senate
Butler: that the article IN the Caucasian
senator Buffers paper, charged him Wit
iyJring ne defeat of the Railroad Con
mission bill, when the facts We're to IL
a'try. lie stated he hoped the ma
W would rest here; that he had no fee
.a4 la The matter; that he never fayort
.H advisory bill and did not wano an
body 10 think he had sold out to corp
i1u Mr.. Buffers explanation W
tl,.4c.ory 10 Mr. Bell and Mr.. Bel
wuUk, were received by Mr. Butler
i,soy satisfactory, and the matt
settled.
Nr Audrey said he was much gratif
af ae good feeling between the two ge
tenn; that he did Lot like to see pc
5al feeling and bad blood, tn
t1s gentlemen were high tone
Uat there was too mu
disposition to hold q man respon
for his individual vote. In rega
0prgsidcnt II )lt, he said he had
honor to serve under him in the Hou
.l.l ho endorsed heartily the remarks
senator from Iredell, that he alwa
Considered President Holt fair and
pNIil and that the crowning glory
Dig character was honesty of purp'
Aud superior qualifications.
4 The Interest Bill.
The hour of 12 10. having arrived, 5
4 ator Williams arose and called attent
To JGe fact that the hour set for
i special order, the consideration OF
i Interest bill, had arrived.
The first question for considerat
was the amendments. The amendme
/ were read as follows: That all laws
classes Of laws IN conflict with this
are hcleby repealed and that 1t shall
take effect until November 18th, 1S
lhe next amendment was that the
should not apply to certain counties.
Upon this amendment Senator '
h3u5 gave notice that he demanded
ayes aud noes, saying the amendm
j Was unconstitutional and to have
Il~ for a part of the State would ne
90. Let US have a square fight.
lHc Senators were afraid of thr const
eaey but the law would not go into
i0c. mutt, after another election, Il
slAe would like TO put it off until
laleuiutn comoS and tbnn they VIC