Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-01-17
NORTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE
1t Convens in Raj esgh: Th Fusionists
Organize the Body and Divide the Off
ces and Committees.


- o'clock to-day Lieutenant Gov
ernorDoughton called the Senate
to order and ammo unced that Sen
ators holding certificates should
! come forward and qualify, and
Immediately there was a general
stir and rotating movement OF
members elect towards the presi-
dents desk.
The gratifying ceremony be-
ing over, the election of officers
was taken up and nominations
called for. The Democrats, as a
matter Of form, nominated their
choice for the offices, but the
Rep-Pop Fusion caucus nomi-
nees carried the day, of course
as follows:
Chief Clerk, w. G. Rurkhead
and Hill E. King nominated;
King elected.
Reoding Clerk, Spencer Black
burn and Wiley Rush nominated;
Blackburn elected.
Doorkeeper, T. n. Halliburton
ana N. V. Clifton nominated;
Halliburton elected.
assistant Doorkeepe1', D. Matthe-
son and w. Bait tnOminated: Bait
elected.
Engrossing Clerk, A. D. K. Wal
lace and H. S. Blair nominated;
Wallace elected.
On motion message was sent
to the House notifying that body
that the Senate was duly organ
lied.
On motion a committee was
appointed to act with a like COM
mittee of the House to wait upon
| the Governor and inform him
that the General Assembly was
duly organized.
The Senate then adjourned till
IL o'clock to- morrow morning.
HOUSE.
The House met sharp at noon,
and principal clerk J. NJ. Brown,
Of the last House, called it to
order. Rev. D. H. Tuttle, of
Raleigh, offered the opening
prayer. Members were then
sworn in.
Every one of the 100 was pres
ent, but five failed to bring their
certificates. These were sworn
in after those with certificates
had taken the oaths, which were
administered by Associate just
ice Walter Clarke Several no.
tees Of contest were given.
After the members had been
sworn in the roll was called.
It was 1 o'clock when the
election of speaker was taken up.
Virgil S. Lusk was put in nomi-
nation in behalf of the ''co-op-
Grafton caucus" and Zeb Vance
Walser on the part of the Re
publicans. Lusk made quite a
speech in which he told all about
fusion, why it was effected, etc.
R. B. PEBBLES, of Halifax, NOM
mated J. F. Ray, Democrat, from
Macon. The vote was then TAX
en- and resulted: Walser 70, Ray
43.
Walserz voted for Lusk. He
made brief speech in assuming
/ tho 6utioc Of cnoa l1or
The House then took up the
election of other officers, Lusk
making all nominations in behalf
of the fusionists.
L. 2. Satterfield, Populist, of
Person, defeated J. M. Brown,
Democrat, for principal clerk;
and John W. Chaplin, Republican
of Beaufort county, defeated H.
A. Latham, Democrat, for Read
ing clerk.
The election of other officers
and assistants was proceeded
with and resulted as follows:
Clerks, J. M. McDufie, E. D.
Sanford and ]. R. Hancock.
E'ogrossi1ag Clerk, E. P.Hauser.
| Doorkeeper, A. J. Moye, of Pitt,
with Abe 4. Middleton, of Dup
lin, as his assistant.
It was agreed that the Rep
Pop-Fusionists shall divide all
committees just as they have di-
vided all the offices.
The rules of the last House
were adopted, save the rule
which requires two-thirds as a
majority vote; which was reject
ed and the bare majority rule
adopted.
SECOND DAY.
AT II o'clock Lieutenant Gov
ernor Doughton called the Sen
ate to order and Rev. II. w.
Norris, of Wake, offered prayer.
The rules of the last Senate
were read and adopted. Senators
Rice, Hamwick and Adams we're
appointed a committee on rules.
Senator Abel, of Johnston,
introduced the first bill. It is to
make 6 per cent. the legal rate
of interest.
Senator Mewborne introduced
a bill, which, under a suspension
of the rules, passed it's readings
to repeal the act of 1893 which
amended the charter of the
Farrners' Alliance Tho Senator