The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-02-22
TEE DOOM OF GROWLRRS.
IEE REPUBLICANS AND THEIR
ALLIES DOWNED HOUSE

TIE REPUBLICANS AND THEIR
ALLIES DOWNED THE HOIJsE
speaker DOughton Sustained..The
l. democracy Vindicated--The Truth
| Told, The People Will Endorse and
applaud.
Ihe Democrats won yesterday in the
House.
The Republicans and their allies were
dlscomftted.
1t Was cold day for Umslopogass
Prltchar1 & Co.
lhe Misrepresentation in regard TO the
State Printing were exposed and the at
temst to malgn the Democratic L9gisla-
ture sternly rebnked Democrats pre-
sented solid front, and the Republicans
and tEeir allies got dose of medicine
IL : will do them g )od. It ought to have
the effect OF reforming some OF them. To
be sure the rampant Republicans, like
Ephralm, are joined to their idols; but
now that the Democrats in the Legisla-
tura have spoken with one voice all
Democrats will fall into line and present
an unbroken front to the enemy.
SPEAKER DoUGRT0N's rulings were
shown to be fair and impartial. All the
authorities sustain him. Mr.. PRIrcHARD
was frank enough to admit the correct
ness Of his ruling.
The Proceedings in The House,
Mr. Pritchard, rising to q question of
personal privilege, made some ramaI ks
on editorial comments by the editor Of
the STATE CHRONICLE II that paper re-
garding Mr.. Pritchard's resolution con
cerning the public printing. He then
offered, On behalf of some Republican
members of the House, a protest against
the action Of the House and the Speaker
III regarded to bis resolution.
Mr.. Prltchard's protest was read by
direction OF the Speaker. This contain
ed letter IN regard TO the public print
ing, which was published in tie Capi-
ttsi and which letter reflected most IN
justly upon Speaker DOUGHTON, Mr.. "
e STEVENS, Of Sampson, SENATOR AY
COCK and every other, democrat in the Ia
Legislature. Mr. Pritchard insisted that
the Constitution gaye,him the right to re-
Quire the protest. TO be spread upon the
journal Of the house By the Clerk, and
said that the article printed in the Capt.
tai was written by DR.. Baird, Of Bun
combe, member Of the last House. The
Speaker Of the HOUSE, be contended, had
no right 20 refuse this He said it was
urged shat the letter incorporated was
not garmane. Re conteuded that it was
germane.
Mr. Doughton said he had made ur
his Laind the chair should decide on the
matter. However, as there were sons
illusions to the chair, he would let the
sa aia%tih the eefdf 6fnaass 81 tQ Whather the profas
Speaker nad repeatedly ruled out o.
order protests which were impr0qerl.
wordod, and that were not germane K
any action Of House.
Mr.. McGill offered an amendmen
, to the protest Of Mr.. Pritchard Whlcl
was to strike out all that was not germane
10 this, before it was read, Mr.. Pritcn
ard objected.
| Mr.. Jones' Strong Argument.
. Mr.. Jones said that the Speal
4 er was right as to his power, bu
: that he had put the matter into tn
Houses hands 1t is proper for th
House to decide whether the languag
\ of the protest bs proper. There was Z
;: gainsaying the right of protest. II
II Pritchard contended that under the Co
n stitution any protest could be mad
K Mr.. Doughton said that in view OF Il
! peculiar shape the matter had taken
4 wonld call the gentleman from Cumbe
" land (Mr. Sutton) to the chair. NJ
q Prltchard renewed his remarks and sa
q. if the House had power to rule out pa
~ Of protest it could rule out all Of it.
# declared that yesterday the House by t
ID gag system had choked Off discussion
to this subject.
:. Mr.. Jones said the questi
. was one for the House; nothing IN
- constitution took the right Of set1leme
.. from the House and gave it to one m
X to say what should be put upon the Jo'
70 nails. He read from Cushing's parl
n mentary rules and also read the Hol
h. proceedings of 1879, in which Mr.. JOSH
he Turner's protest was returned to b
20, by thespeaker as improper. Mr.. Jol
,o- then stated that Speaker DouE
Of toms acts were falsely and |
ok fairly stated in the protest. Th
= was never fairer ruling than the {
nd by the Speaker, and this was an atten
nv at besmirching the Speaker. He 8
to there was no partisanry in this n
he ter. He alluded to the Repu
to can party as dead and gone, aud
rle hibited copy of Puck, showing
to picture Of the ''burial of the G. Q.
yer He declared that Mr., Pritchard sho
of not place anything on the journals VII
TO would reflect in any way on gentlen
ter so high in character as Speaker Dou
ton. Great applause from the floor
galleries). Mr. Pritchard insisted
:. there was nothing disrespectful to
~ Speaker in the protest. He decla
"ae thar the facts he stated would be bo
10 ~ out by the journals, and that he did
ave intend to reflect on the Speaker. He
IL serted that there could not be the
change Of a protest, and argued
oei four years ago such protests were
tered.
Mr.. Jones's Plain Talk.
ince Mr.. Jones made al argument es
~ fishing the falseness Of Mr.. Pritcha
lao7 position and from authorities she
shot SpooEor D0uohton had been