The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-02-22

looking for war, and was forever NUT
terlng 10 himself sT-mslonoyass
smells blood" That was the total
OF nus vocabulary. Mr. Pritchard watches
tne &C lon of this Hou> {, ,upturns his nose
all the time, smiling TO see if he can
smell blood" He thought he baa
scented it in regard to the printing hnt
"hen ne recalls that his party paid $50
per cent. more for the printing than the
democrats are now paying, it is the
oylng blood OF his own party that he
smells.
During Mr.. Rays excellent speecb.
which was punctuated throughout by
applause IN the House and in the gale
rles, (and of which the above is very
meagre report, )he stated that Mr.. Pritch-
ara mad misrepresented the action of
speaker Doughton-he would not say it
was Wllful but 1t was none the less mis-
representation. Mr.. Pritchard (beg par
don we should call him Umslopogass)
SAID that Mr.. Ray had accused him
OF wlltul Misrepresentation, and added
very dramatically that he would not al
low any man to say that he was guilty
Oh Misrepresentation. Mr.. Ray repeated
what he had said word for word, s-a
Mr.. Prltchrrd accepted his statement as
satisfactory. He was tragical without
excuse, for Mr.. Ray had not ;ntimated
that be had been guilty of wilful mis-
representation.
Mr.. McGil's Statement.
Mr.. McGill said, on behalf of the COM
mlttee on printing. that it had given
great fn tho of
TO the petitions there were only fourteen,
With only 357 signatures As to the
statement that the public printer re-
celved 1000 bonus, he was authorized
to say on the part of three as reputable
men as there are in Raleigh that this was
not true. The fact was that except when
the Colonial Records were printed the
| net profits of the State Printer did not
! exceed 81 800. Ia conclusion Mr.. Nc
Gill called the previous question, but at
the request of Speaker Doughton with
drew it so that Mr.. Pritchard ceuld make
| some remarks.
Mr.. Pritchard's RetractiOn.
Mr.. Pritchard said he desired to make
statement He said that on yesterday
When The motion to lay his bill on the
table was before the House he voted in
the affirmative IN order that he might
have the right to reconsider He made
the motion to reconsider, but the gen.
! tleman from Cumberland, Mr.. McGill.
novel to lay it on the table. The
Speaker sustained the motion and ruled
tnat had no right to discuss this ques-
ton.
This was a complete retraction of
what Mr.. Pritchard had in his protest,
and he thus publicly admitted all claimed
by the Speaker, Mr. Jones and Mr.. Ray.
| Mr.. McGlll then renewed his call for
the previous question. This was sus-
tanned. Mr.. McGill's amendment, strik
ing out all Of the protest that
reflected upon Speaker Doughton
and the last Legislature, was then
adopted. The question came up on the
! reception of the protest as amended,
Sprahc. veS,e~n'r 4hn JournoI The
Mr.. Doughton said the question on
Yesterday REQUIRED upon the resolution
offered by the gentleman from Madison
as to letting the Public Printing to the
lowest bidder When that resolution
was read the gentleman from Cumber-
land was recognized, and he made a
motion 20 lay the resolution on the
table. That motion was carried. The
gentleman from Madison voted with the
; majority, aud desired to reconsider. The
gentleman from Cumberland, Mr.. Nc
Gill, moved to lay the motion of the
gentleman from Madison on the table anC
s the gentleman from Madison said | have
not Welded the floor. The gentleman
from Cumberland took his seat and thu
4 Chair recognized the gentleman from
t Madison, who proceeded to discuss TO
g some moments the subject, when th
l Chair decided that it was not debata
9 bic question. l think the gentleman
n from Madison has SO stated it. did no
r intend to wrong the gentleman and
$ wish to make this statement.