The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-03-14

NORTH CAROLINA INNhHt - -"
s7s, to provide for the maintenance
II the North Carolina Insane asylum,
500 ,2I5.6O for the support
II the institution, ~, $50 Tor paymehloi
iebts and accounts, 81 900 for hre
alarm, 5000 for connection with the
city water works, $500 for new pumps
and repairs to the gas plant. =,
Mr.. Monroe spoke To the necessity Oh
the appropriation.
Mr. Williams and Col. J.usk spoke |
a gainst the appropriation OF 800 ior
n Are alarm as an extrayagant one.
Mr.. Buchanan moved 10 amend by
reducing the Appropriation $1,000.
Mr.. White hoped not one dollar
would be taken from the appropria-
tion. The committee had Investigated
this whole matter; these approprla-
lions were recommended by the finance
committee, and he hoped they would
PASS just as they were.
Mr.. Flack moved TO amend by sub
stituting 5000 for $1,000 in Mr.. Buch-
anan's amendment.
MIR. williams Of Craven, said that he
would enter into bond of 81 900 To put
TN this fire alarm for $500. lie knew
the cost OF such work. After some
and Mr.. Flack's amendment was lost.
Mr.. Buciianan's amendment - reduce
xpprppriatiOns 5000 was adopted by
a vote of 40 to 81. The bill, as thus
anne nded passed its second reading.
Mr.. white moved To amend by in
creasing the appropriation $4,000 and
called for the ayes and noes. rms
amendment places the bill back to
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committee. The amendment was lost
by vote Of 80 To -. The bill then
passed third readings. The following
bills passed:
SECOND AND THIRD READINGS.
Bill appropriating 100000 year
for maintinance and support of stat,
Hospital at MOrganton. (Thls appro'
priAtiOn was increased to make room
for large number of additional pa
tients, there being now 40 confined
in jails for lack of room. TIN
superintendent engages to TAX
100 more with the increase of an ap
preparation of only $4,000 The ap
preparation was earnestly advocated
by Messrs. Monroe and Lusk and pass
ed second and third readings by an EN-
thusiastic vote.
TO AMEND CHARTER OF THE CITY o
WILMINGTON.
This bill came up on its second read
ing. Mr.. ---- moved that it be inform
ally passed over until Mr.. MCClamm
should come in. About that time Nj
McClammy came in. Mr.. French sal
that my colleague is here or was here
few minutes ago and we have had an vi
derstanding about this matter of intro
ducing certain amendments to the bill
He sent forward some amendments
the substituting the names OF demo
Gratis on the board of Aldermen and I'll
board of audit and finance.
Mr.. McClammy spoke at consider
able length against the bill.
MIR. French said: This matter is
caucus matter and it has been decide
that this bill as amended by the amen'
ments / have sent forward shall pass.
have never before heard of the val
quished claiming the spells of victor
We have conceded to the opposite pa
ty the board of aldermen and the boal
of audit and finance and we can col
cede no more.
The bill then passed its second rea
ing, as amended by a vote OF sixty
thin y mine.
At motion to suspend the rules al
put it upon its final reading in t
House being objected to, the bill W
made the special order for Friday
II o'clock.
CONFEDERATE MONUMENr.
The bill to appropriate $4,000
ward the completion of the COnfedt
ate monument then came up and co
sumed the rest of the morning sessiC
Mr.. Campbell sent up an amendme
that all the surplus over and above t
sum of $4,000 be paid over to the pu
lie schools.
Mr.. Turner, of Polk, was opposed
raising money from whiskey to pay
monument to our dead heroes.
Burnham asked if we did not ra
money for public schools by tax
whiskey.
The amendments were voted do,
and the substitute of the minority v
voted down
Mr.. Hileman felt as patriotic
any man. He had contributed
build Confederate monument
his town, and they had not asked
any of the hard earnings of the tt
payers of the State to build it.
Mr.. Lusk could hardly trust hims
upon this occasion.
"When the son of a Confederate S
der comes to Raleigh and sees Il
Confederate monument, he will S
this monument was erected ito
memory of my dead father who z;
his lifs to his country.
Mr.. Lusk thought when the r
was called on this question, men VIII
names would be recorded against t
bill would not be sent back by TIN
constituents. He made very eloqu,
address in eulogy Of the North Carol
soldiers.
Mr.. Ewart moved to amend by
ding that the appropriation be IN;
from the direct land tax now in
treasury. Mr.. Hileman moved to ia
this amendment which would Ca
the bill with 1t.
The ayes and noes were deman,
with the following result:
VOTE ON HILEMAN's MOTION TO TAI
CONFEDERATE MONUMENT BILL.
Ayes-Messrs. Aiken, Bagwell, Be
Bryan, Buchanan, Campbell, Z
Crumel, Currie, Darden, Davis, Dix
Drew, Elledge, Ellis, Flack, Gen,
Harris of CASTOR, Henderson, Hilem
Hopkins, Huffman, Hunter, Lea
Linney, Mckinney, Mclean, Mich
Mitchell, Morrow, Norman, Pc,
Petree, Phillips of Randol
Reynolds, Self, Smith of Caswell SIN
Of Cleveland, Speas, Squires, Tay
Turner of Mitchell, Turner of z,
Vickers, Walker.-45.
Noes-Messrs. Abbott, Alexander
Meoklenburg, Baker, Bateman, Bro
Burnham, Cheek, Crawford, Cruz
1er, Duncan, Edwards, Ew;
Fleming, French, Gallop, Grlzzs
HarrelsOn, Harrington, Harris
Hyde, Higgins of Allegheny, Higg
of Yancey, Hooker, House, Hows
johnson, Julian, Kell, King, Lawrer
Lee, Lusk, Mayes, Mccall, McCau
.McClammy, Mckenzie, Mcleod, NJ
roe, Nelson, Norment, PEBBLES, p
Rascoe, Ray, Reinhardt, Robins
Saunders, Smith of Gates, Smith
Stanly, Stevens, Stikeleather Thon
Tomlinson, White, Whitener, Villa
Wlnborne, Woodland, WOOten, Yate
81.
The bill then passed its second re
ing by vote of 80 to IS, as follows
Ayes-Messrs Abbott, Alexandel