The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-03-14
$4,000 FOR THs MONUMENT.
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THURSDAY. ntErU .IH-5frn p,h.
The senate wa> cali,d to order O.,
lieui.-G"Scru"r L. y. Du-hlor
promptly at lau'.lu,k .. u.
Prayer hy .,.. Mr.. Ammuu- pi a..
Senate.
IHE N"ENI>G r"rK
| was consumed ia tH, general rulg.r.
/ business aud another Lead went upon
the calendar tu h'- .i-p"--d oi.
TIT -r,gt FAIR
The bill calculated tu rotate. ~. -.
100 appropriation tu the \. II. stat.
| Agricultural ~uci,ly came az nu i',
third reading. lhr rut.iiu- section
was >tri"kru out ant the bin a. amend
ed passed il, third reading.
The RALEIGH cuAETFE
till, on IL third reading. wa takenup.
! An amendment 10 require ward ciii-
LeH- hip - De- >.A'y daN- instead ~
thirty WAS detected. Ihr hiIl then
passed it, third reading upon a roll
| call by a vote ui :. T." l.. and went Go
the II o. "i personalities Tor CON
currencr.
/ \ ~ = - tfsi = D - III = ' ~ III N ".
To BE- elected hy the county commits
,inner> in>irSd nt by The STATE Beard
OF Health, was discussed under 4 bin
for that purpose. Ills duty shall d. to
attend inmates Of the county homes.
work houses. and laIl.
Mr.. raddi-"u opposed the hill think
| ing that the count! board ot health
should elect the county physician a.
now provided by Law.
Mr.. Adams submitted an amend
m"nt that the bill should apply
| only 10 Wayne county. Amendment
| adopted. and the bill a. amended pass
! ed its several readings.
A. AND NJ. COLLEGE FOR THE CoLoKED
| \ bill To reduce the expenses of the
| meeting of board of trustees. and pro
| yides that no member Of the board
| shall hold any office within the gift of
| the board. The bill passed its several
readings.
| THE FISH COMMISSION.
\ resolution creating special com
| mittee Of three from the Senate and
five from the House of Representatives
to investigate the charges against the
| Fish Commission and report TO the
next General Assembly, passed it, sry-
eral readings. Senators NcCaskey.
White OF PcrTuimans and New borne
We're appointed "a senate branch.
| \ great waste Of time was made by a
running debate upon bill To change
the laws concerning assignments. in
the shape of bill To put Sinp to
fraudulent assignments. Senators hd-
ans, Abell. Fowler. Starbuck. New
borne. PaddiSon. Hoover and White of
Alexander. the author Of the bill. eX-
| pressed their likes aud di~likrS for the
bill. The bill passed its second read
in--ayeS -, noes IL. Objection was
made To the third reading of The bill
Mr.. White of Alexander moved To slI>-
pend the rules and pla,c the bill Oh
its third reading. Lost.
The Senate took a recess till O'Clock
p m
EVENING SESSION.
The Senate was called to order
promptly al : O'Clock by he president.
- APPROPRIATIONS BILLS.
BiIi To provide for the institution for
the deaf and dumb at ,Morganton. $3~-
600: FOR thu State hospital al Morgan
ton. $luc.UUO.
Bill tu allow incorporated insurance
companies To do business III thi- state
upon dpposIting 900 with the Stat"
Trraurcr. passed second reading. and
being objected to. went Ia third read
ing calendar.
TO AMEND THE CoNSTITUTION.
Bill t" amend the Constitution, max
. ing it felony for any registrar OF
/, judga of an election who refuses. hin.
, der- or prevents a qualified voter from
registering or voting. Upon 4 roll.
: call the bill failed to pass it, second
t reading-ayes -. noes ?--reguiring
- three-illth> of the senate to pass it.
Bill Ia reduce the salary OF the III.
2 perirt"ndrnt or other officer who ma
r have charge nt The penltcutiary. PASSED
: its several readings.
BILL 10 REGULATE CONTESTS
: of seats in the Legislature. Introduce,
by Mr.. Norris. OF Wake. The bill pro
videS for the speedy disposal of all con
tests by having them come up bcfor
: the legislature fully prepared. \ ful
text of the bill vas published recent J.,
in tie columns.of TIE CAUCASIAN.
Mr. y urri- spoke 10 the bill. adyo
a eating its passage as means OF quick
% y. economically, and fairly -e'tlin:
f contests. The bill passed it, secou'
: reading. and objection being raised &
: its third reading, il went over.
y THE CODE COHMIsSI~S
: bill came up on il third reading.
Y Mr.. Paddison sent gp an amendmen
q to reduce the salary of commissioner
] To 81 300, and TO give the clerk $3.50 in
stead OF $500.
The question recurred on strikin
out $4,000 and insert 81 800 a pay @
commissioners was adopted. T
amendment to reduce clerk pay froI
5 $1,000 to $3.50 was adopted. The amend
o ment to strike out any and all allow
# ance for expenses was adopted. a
: amendment TO include :. digest of tn
: supreme court decisions bearing on
d section TO follow after each section q
e the new Code. was adopted. Nj
4 Dowd's amendment to strike out 81 %
and insert 81 900 a pay of commission
, erS. on call OF the ayes and noe
d failed, ayes :. noes 80.
The bill, amended, passed its thir
, reading.
- THE REVENUE ACT
was Received from the House of Repre-
sentatiye> and made a special orde
le for Friday Immediately after tn
u morning hour.
Il A bill. supplemental to the six pc
, cent intere.t.bill- putting in a sayin
!" clause to protect litigants who hay
suits pending for usury. Tabled.
motion was made to take the bill froI
le t he table that il might 90 over for in
vest CATION, which was voted down.
- Mr.. Fortune said this was bill h
, feared would ron the State of a gres
portion if not all its great natural ";
i ter power, and called for the reading ,
'e sections fiyeand eight of the bill. a
: ter the reading OF these sections VI
Ie Parsons moved to lay the bill on I'll
10 table. and the same was prompt
done.
~ The Senate al 10 81 went into execI
~ tive session and djourned to 10 o'cIoS
ie a. IN. to-day.
II, HOUSE.
The House met at 10 q. IN. Pray,
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