The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-03-21

state guard ana ne Dellt'cu III oilIy SIp
were appropriated To a company 1t
would break up the state guard.
Pending the discussion the House
took u recess till p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House met again at 4 p. IN. and
passed on third reading the bill to in
corporate the town Of Lucama, and "A
bill for the relief Of j. G.. Keenan,, whose
name had been stricken from the gen
eral relief bill that passed the hOuse.and
senate mt the instance Of Mr.. keatiiley.
The passage OF this bill provoked con-
fusion.
To amend section ! chapter 23l laws
Of 1893, relating to the ferry across y.
East e.. Fear river. Mr.. MCClammy
opposed the passage Of this because he
believed it interfered with the rights
Of a private individual by forcing him
To sell his property at such rate a.
the commissioners Of New Hanover
and Fender may determine, passed its
second reading.
BILL TO REDUCE THE EXPENSES OF THE
STATE GUARD.
This bill was further discussed by
Howard. lie offered substitute to
make the appropriation Sll 900. The
bill before the House provides an APP
-rr0IFiatiOn of $1,000. The approprla-
ton by the lass legislature was $4,000,
Campbell said the great state OF North
Carolina didn't need any army 10 de-
fend them, every citizen was READY 10
rally at the call of the state to protect
her people. Smith, Of Gates, asked If
the great State of North Carolina ought
not to feed and clOthe her soldiers:
Campbell replied he didn't believe in
these red tape soldiers. They were not
worth cent on the battle field.
white was opposed to the bill and
favored the encampment. He would
vote for the substitute but against the
bill.
Substitute was lost-ayes ~, noes 80
Robinson moved to amend by adding
that mo enlisted man, enlisted prior to
the passage of this act, shall be requir-
ed to fiji out the time of his enlist
ment."
Robinson called for the ayes anC
noes on this amendment. The amend
ment was lost by vote of 80 to 81.
French offered two amendments
which were voted down.
Robinson offered al amendment pro
viding for the retilen ent Of members
with the rank held by them.
The bill then passed its second read
ing.
Henderson moved to suspend tn,
rules and put the bill on its third read
ing. The motion prevailed; the Dem
Ocrats as body voting against it.
Ray sent up an amendment on which
he demanded the ayes and noes. Tn,
amendment was to reduce from 5000
to $1,000. The amendment was lost b.,
vote of 10 to 81.
The bill then passed its third read
ing without amendment,
Ewart introduced resolution to in
form the Senate that the House wOul,
go into the election of magistrates at
o'clock.
GoLDsBoRo GRADED SCHOOL.
Senate bill, to appoint trustees fo
Goldsboro graded school.
Monroe objected &c the bill because
first, it placed ladies on the board o
trustees. The meetings of the trus
tees were usually held in such place
and matters were necessarily discusse,
as ladies could not well take part il
them. But it is a matter for tn
people of Wayne and not for the Stat
to say who shall be the trustees.
White asked if Major Grant was no
a native of GoldsbOrO? lie had locke,
over the list of trustees. The gentle
mans objection was to ladies serving
He knew these ladies and no ladie
stood higher. Is there any one on tina
list that the gentleman from Wayn
objects to?
"Yes, there is one on that board, an,
do not believe our people want him.
Monroe demanded the ayes an
noes. The bill was defeated, ayes =
noes Al.
Senate bill 775, for relief Of JIG. Ke
nan. Turner moved to table. PEBBLE
demanded the ayes and noes. The mo
ton to table was lost. The bill the
passed its third reading.
PENTTENTIARY BILL
The penitentiary bill then came u
on its second reading. 1t was discuss
I'd by Messrs. Grizzard, Campbell, Hen
derson and others.
Mr.. Henderson moved to amend b
making an appropriation of sufllcien
amount to pay the present indebted
ness and make the appropriation $50
900 for the next two years.
The amendment was adopted and tn
house adjourned till 8. ppm.
Evening Session.
The house met at : 30 O'Clock an
rapidly put through the following
BILLS ON SECOND AND THIRD READINGS
10 incorporate CreedmOre, Granvill
county; to repeal chapter Is, privat
laws, 1898; to amend the charter {
Greensboro; to incorporate the Mort
Carolina State Dairyman's Assoca
ton; senate bill to incorporate Hig
Shoals company; senate bill, to incOI
porate Pearch College; senate bill az
pointing a local board of managers Q
colared normal school at Fayetteville
house bill, to amend chapter II, law
1891 to appoint timber inspectors fC
Jones county; for relief of Jno. Mel
OILS, ex-COnfederate soldier: to incOl
porate Oriental Fruit and Industri;
Fair Association at New
berne: to incorporate tn
Leaing Racket Store of Durham
to incorporate Rising Sun Lodge, n
3, Independent Order of Good Samar
tans; to incorporate the town of 5
Louis, Edgecombe county; Senate bill
to extend time for organizing Con
mercial Bank of Shelby to change II
name of Earl to Earl Station: Senat
Jill W POiotC NOIuli
buo county for relief of Odd Fellow
Home at GoldsbOro.
ELECTION OF MAGISTRATES.
Mr.. Ewart presented a list of magi
trates agreed upon by the committe
The chair appointed Messrs. MEGA
and Burnham as tellers.
While the members were examinin
the report, the chair called up, at h
request, a tabled bill INTRODUCED by IL
gentleman from Cherokee. 1t was
bill to abolish capital punishment.
Campbell, in an amusing manne
Grated at some length for the enter
tainment of the members, and when h
concluded, the report on the magi
trates was resumed.
Amendments to the list nominate
were offered by several gentlemen.
The amendments of Messrs Grizzar
Pearce, and Mckenzie were accepte
The report of the tellers announce
that the vote on on the committees Ii,
stood "a to 20 in it's favor.
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.