The daily Caucasian. (Raleigh, N.C.) 1895-1895, 1895-03-05
SENATE.

SENATE.
HoNDAY, MN"Cn I'm I7TH DAY.
The senate was called TO order b.,
Lieut.. .-GOyernor X. \. DoughtoH
promptly AZ ~ O'Clock IA. III.
Prayer by Rev. j. l.. Foster of the
Christian church of this city.
The journal so far a. it related 10 ac-
tion on the election law was read at
request of the Democratic Senators
the further reading being dispensed
with.
THF MORNING HOUR
wls taken up in routine work, presen
tatiOn of petitions, reports from com
mittces and Introduction of many bills
and resolutions winch took their place
upon the calendar.
A bill to be- entitled an act to facili-
tate the contest of seats in the General
Assembly, reported favorably by Mr.
Snipes for committee.
MESSAGE FROM me HOUSE OF REP
REsESrArIVES
transmitting " bills and resolutions
passed by that body asking concur
renee by the Senate.
InE CALENDAR
was taken up and the following busi-
ness disposed of:
Resolution to pay $l5l 90, burial ex-
penses of the late f.. l.. Franck, passed
its several readings and transmitted to
House of Representatives.
THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT
bill was taken up on its second read
ing.
Mr.. Paddison, in charge of the bill
said this bill reorganizcs the agrirul-
tural department, abolshes the board
of trustees of the A. and NJ. College
and puts the college under the direction
of the agricultural department. 1t is
bill which simply says that the party y
in power shall take charge of the agri-
cultural department.. 1t make the
president of the State Farmers Ali
ance Il member of the board of agricul-
ture.
Mr.. Adams raised legal question
cla. .hs BIZ 1ir2a.te It"nu in 81 o. Ms ms
Senate member of the board of aGri-
culture. This makes him ineligible
to either one or the other of these
offices.
The bill passed its second reading
Objection was made to the bill going
to its third reading by Mr.. Adams.
Mr.. PaddisOn moved to suspend the
rules and put the bill on its third read
ing. The rules We're suspended and the
bill passed its third reading.
Mr.. Chandler moved suspension
of the rules and put the
STATE GUARD BILL
upon ITS passage; the motion prevailed
and the bill was read together with a
substitute by the committee on mill
tary affairs, which reduced the ap-
preparations to each company from
$3.50 to $50; also reduces the salary OF
Adjutant General from 5000 to $500.
Mr.. McCaskey opposed this bill say
ing that the Constitution demands that
we shall maintain State militia force,
and that if this bill passes it Will be
actually dissolution of our present
State guard.
He said if this bill passes the state
guard will be dsbanded virtually. and
the State will be forced to resort to the
old militia system which will result IN
verv expensive undertaking, and not
return the satisfaction we now have IN
our State guard. He opposed any ap-
prOpriatlOn for State enCampnent,
but when it proposed cutting of the
already small appropriation for the
support of the State guard organlZa-
ton, he opposed the bill and would
vote against 1T.
The substitute was adopted on It's
second reading and on its third read
ing the ayes and noes were demanded
by Mr.. Parsons. The substitute passed
its thru reading-ayes 33, noes 9-and
was sent to the House of Representa-
tives.
Ayes-Messrs. Bellamy, Black, Brown,
Gambler, Carver, Dalby, Dula, Earth
ing, Fortune, Hamrick, Herbert, ii loo
YER, Hurley, Lindsay, Marshall, New
borne, Moody of Haywood, Moody OF
Stanly, Norris, Paddison, Parsons,
Sanders, Sharp, Shaw, Snipes, Star
buck, stephens, Taylor, Wall. West
moreland, White of Alamance, Wite OF
Alexander. White of Perqui mans.
Wicker.-33.
Noes-Messrs. Adams, Ammons,
Dowd, Forbes, Fowler, Green, MITCHELL
Rice, SigmOn.-9.
Bill to create the office of lumber IN
spector and provide for the election
thereof. -,
Mr.. Forbes, in charge of the bill. eN-
p,ainpd the bill and spoke of the neces-
sity of it. 1t provided for compelling
lumber manufactures to bring thelf
machinery into this State and stop
shining the round logs over
into Virginia to be manufactur-
ed. The North Carolina land owner
sells his lumber on the stump, and these
large lumber manufacturers cut the
logs and raft them out OF the state u
be manufactured into lumber.
Mr.. Caskey was interested In the OIL
and hoped it would pass.
Mr.. Sigmon favored the bill, thougi
il a valuable one, a good one ana i
ought to be passed. He had opposed
the bill. but since he had examined mt
it he found it was just what is neede'
to correct an evil that now roD
bed our people of man
dollar by shipping the round log
out of the State to be manufactured:
A number Of amendments, excludln'
certain counties from the provision
of the bill were offered.
Mr.. Gambler moved to table the Dill
lost.
An amendment, that bill shall nc
90 into effect until January lst, 1896
lost.
An amendment providing that pa
of inspector shall not exceed S2,Ooo pe
annum adopted.
An amendment that this law sha