The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-03-07
SENATE.

I
Report of the PabIie-Prinsiax Bill -
Adopt.d--A Great Day In Both Houses.
SENATE.
FRIDAY, MARCH lsT-i3TH DAY.
The senate was called to order at 10
O'Clock A. H. by Lieutenant Governor
X. 4. Dougbton, prayer by Rev. Mr..
Parsons, senator from Hyde.
VOTES RECORDED.
The following Senators who were Alb
sent from the chamber yesterday de-
sired to be recorded "a voting upon the
county government bill and the monu-
ment bill as follows:
Senators. Sharp, White of Alatnance,
Paddison. Ammons and Wall voted aye
on the county government bill: Sena |
tor Green voted no.
Senators, White of Alamance, and
Green voted aye on the monument bill.
THE MORNING HOUR
| was taken up in presentation Of bills
and resolutions, reports from commit
( tees and presentation Of petitions and
| memorials.
| About $50 bills came over from'the
house of representatives which have
been mentioned in our house report
and will come up again on their final
passage.
THE CALESDAR
was taken up and he following bills
and resolutions were disposed OF:
Bill to authorize commissioners Of
the town of Leaksville, Rockingham
county, To issue bonds, passed second
; reading-ayes 30, noes o.
SPECIAL ORDER
being The bill to revise, amend and con-
soldate the election laws OF North
= Carolina.
Mr.. Dowd moved to postpone and
make special order for tomorrow at II
O'Clock. Lost.
= Mr.. White, of Alexander, moved to
dispense with the reading of the bill,
to which Mr.. DOwd objected, and the
g bill was ordered to be read.
, agreement, further reading of the
bill was dispensed with, and the eau
q Gus amendments to the bill, as it came
e from the House of Representatives,
were adopted, and the bill passed its
second reading by a vote of 20 to >.
n Ayes-AmmOns, Beliamy, Black.
q Gambler, Carver, Daily, Dula, Earth
ing, Forbes, Grant, Hamrick, Herbert
t Hoover, Hurley, Lindsay, Marshall
II Mewborne, Moody of Haywood, Nor
i ris, Parsons, Shaw, Sigmon, Snipes
Starbuck, Wall. Westmoreland, White
e of Alamance, White of Alexander and
n White Of Perquimans-29.
Noes-Adams, DoWd, Green, Mercer
and Mitchell-5.
t The election bill was made specia
n order for II noon, Saturday, March ,
1895, and another special order being
. the
Vt THE MONUMENT BILL
# to appropriate from the State treasur!
$l0,Q00 on its third reading was takel
Us up on its third reading.
IT Mr. Gambler called for the ayes ant
= noes which was ordered.
- Mr.. Parsons sent up an amendmen
rs to strike out $4,000 and insert $4,000
o. Mr.. Fowler said the stupid eyre
, giOus blunder made by the House o
III Representatives a few days ago hal
ut nothing to do with the matter. TIL
pr other bill was defeated because it al
- luded to trust fund, and this bill
making a direct appropriation frOr
X the State funds, Senators had change
and were now willing to vote for thi
d" bill.
e, Mr.. Sigmon moved to lay Senate
60 Parsons amendment on the tabl
:. Lost.
- Mr.. PARSONS alcuuIlenG was VOUet
on and was lost.
w. The bill then went to its third reat
- ing and Mr.. Adams called for the aye
and noes which were ordered and tt
to bill passed-ayes p, noes 20.
Of Ayes-Messrs. Adams, Bellamy, Ca
yer, Dowd, Dula, Forbes, Fowler, Gran
OF Green, Hoover, Hurley. Long, Merce
val Newt borne, Mitchell, Moody Of Ha
O y wood, Norris, Shaw, Westmorelan
"A White of Alamance, White of Pc
w quimans. Total, 81.
IRE NOes-Messrs. AmmOns, Black, Ca
dler, Farthing, Fortune, Hamrick, He
W. bert, Lindsay, Marshall, Paddison, Pa
err sons, Sanders, Sharp SigmOn, Snipe
,ev Starbuck, Taylor, Wall, White of Ale
ander. Total 90,
~ ANOTHER SPECIAL ORDER.
ho Bill to provide for the election
Justices of the peace being also speci
to order was taken up on its second rea
ing.
TOR Mr.. Adams asked that this bill
lie. over till tomorrow as a special ord,
not to consume time but in justice
the Democrats, that they may have
chance to put themselves on record.
The bill passed its second readil
~ and took its place on the third readil
calendar as a special order for toni g
fty at : 80 o'clock.
VI THE PUBLIC PRINTING.
a nin The committee on printing ST.
ny, mitted ma jority report with co
ina tract made between NJ. |. Il J. G. Ste
un- art of Winston and the State of Nor
ex- Carolina for doing the public PRINT
APPS for the State of North Carolina for
INV term of two years, together with
i'm bond as provided by law, recommer
- ing that the same be ratified by tt
Senate branch OF the General 4
ii'o sembly.
ney A minority report submitted
Mn Mr.. DOWd was read, setting forth tt
The the bid made by Stewart Bros. was
DON the lowest, and that the State would
les. put to considerable expense by reas
thereof. That printing experts
of the printing committee that tn
}. P. were other and lower bids than that
Stewart Bros, and therefore recO
nth mended that this Senate do not rat
ag- the contract submitted by the maj
?. ity::,
NAL Inc qh h rIturrin s Oh me H a.
.ne demanded a roll call and it was
ne dered. The minority report was
LAST feated by the following vote-ayes
resS noes 26.
Will Ayes-Adams, Dowd, Green, HI
the rick, Lindsay, Mitchell and Sander
that seVen'
T. Noes-Ammons, Rellamy, Biz
ton Candler' IarVer, qua, farImnS, r
~" Marshall, Mewborne, Moody of III
wood, Norris, Paddison, Parsons, r
6 Sharp, Shaw, Sigmon, Snipes, 81
- buck, Taylor, Wall, White of Alama1
yana Westmoreland and White of Perqu
ands-29.
,een Another special order was taken
con- oelnS Inc elec.loh vi trustees iors
atch Soa,I $500 VIC ,oii is,
,uo Abram Alexander, r, Tyrell cour