The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-01-24
RALEIGH, n. c., THURSDAY, JANUARY "a,

resolution vas put upon its several
reading. and sent to the Senate for
concurrence.
Ii. Il. III. by Mr. Yates. Of Richmond,
to rai-. revenue for the public school
| fund from dealers in pistols and pistol
cartridges. To committee on finance
II. Il. l.2, by Mr.. >peas. act 10 pro-
| tect holders OF life and fire insurance
policies. TO committee on finance.
ii. Il. 11:;. by Mr.. Walker. To clear the
channel of Troublesome creek, IN koch-
bingham county.
H.R. Ia. by Mr.. Lineback. resolu-
! tion authorizing lhe committee Oh
| privileges and elections 10 appoint Il
subcommittee OF three. To whom shall
be referred the contested election
cases of York, Garrett and Lee Par>on
against j. II. Baker. Jr., and " III.
| Howard for the county OF Edgecomble.
and j. H. Collin. and Rue against
GriZZard and House, from llallfaX
county. authorizes said committee to
| visit the saIfi counties and take testl-
mOny, &c. passed its first reading and
was referred 10 committee oil priyl-
lege> aud elections.
IL. b. i.5, by Mr.. Flack, an act for
the relief Of g. W. Long, ex->hcrlf vi
Rutherford county.
ii. l.. l16, by Mr.. Nickers, act to in
corporate the trustees of Watts hos
pital. TO committee on corporations
| II. Il. IL, by Mr.. Nichers. act to
amend the private laws of 1891: eX-
tends corporate limits Of town of Dur
ham.
II. b. LIS, ny Mr.. Pool, a bill to make
appropriation TO colored normal school
at Elizabeth City.
II. b. l79, by Mr.. Pool, act author
| iZing the State treasurer of North Car
olina to pay +. NJ. Godfrey, Jr., clerk
| of sheII-iish commissioners. for service
Finance.
Ii. b. $50, by Mr.. Woodard, act to
protect citizens OF swain county
against damages caused by floating
logs Of timber in Swain county. To
committee on propositions and griev-
anceS.
III. b. Isl, by Mr. Woodar,i, act to
amend the school law concerning the
duties of the county superintendent OF
Swain county.
Fl. b. lS2, by Mr.. PEBBLES, to author
| iZe county commissioners to appoint
speciai tax collectors for Northhamp p
ton county. Placed on Calender.
IL. =. l%3, by Mr.. Lintbach, an act tC
change the time OF holding the court,
of the county of Forsythe. judiciary
ii b lS4, by Mr.. Mckenzie, bill for
the protection iof travellers on road-
against barbed wire fences. Roads and
Turnpikes.
Ii B ls5, by Mr.. Wooten, to amend
section 3749 of code by striking out lie
words "one dollar" in the second lin,
after word allowed and substituting
twenty live cents.
Ii Il lsG, by Mr.. Mcleod, to repca
sections, 5sl, 5S2, :S3 and 5S4 Of the cod,
on examination of parties befor,
COurts.
III B lS1, by Mr.. Baker, to amend sec
ton l2.6 of the code. This section
states in what cases clerks Of the Su
periOr court are to appoint trustees il
deeds of trust.
Mr.. Davis presented notice from
the committee Of the Chamber of Com
merce requesting help for the Nebras
ka sufferers, which was read by tn,
clerk
FIR. French rose to a question of priv.
ilege. He said: "One day this week ;
certain newspaper reflected on my
course in the Legislature of 1888. 1t die
not come to my attention till last night
Nor Sir, if any man asserts or insinu
ates that | received money or other val
liable consideration for NY vote or in
fluence on the railroad bill, he LIES
any man asserts or insinuates that
had other than legitimate business
transactions with Swepson or Little
field, HE LIES. If any man asserts OF
insinuates, that have in my career a:
a legislator, done anything that a gen
tleman might not do, HE LIES.
l had charge of one of the most i'm
pOrtant railroad bills, 'The w. Char
lotte and Rutherford, for which 81,
00O,OOO in bonds was appropriated, ant
there is not a charge or a suspicion
that any part of that fund went 70
bribery and corruption.
| could have had the presidency o
one of the railroad companies, but tn
conditions accompanying the accep
tance of it, could not accept
The contested election case of r. NJ
Groom VS.. A. G. Ward then came up OF
minority report of the committee
White, of Bladen, recommending tn
recommittal of the report to the com
mittee on privileges and elections.
. The following is the text of the re
port of the majority of
I | COMMITTEE ON PRIVILEGE AN ID
TICNS.
The committee ON privileges an
elections beg leave to submit the fol
= lowing report ON the case of K. n
e Groom, contestant, VS.. A. c. Ward, con
: testee<from the county of Pender:
Your committee find that at Rock
n Point precinct, i'll the county of PEI
: der, on the face of the returns, A.
e Ward, cOntestee, received Isl votes, an
K. Nj. Groom, contestant, 80 votes.
# the vote Of this precinct was rejected
:, the committee find that the count
|, would stand: For Groom, Oh; #
Ward, 90o-Croom's majority, 6. b,
your committee are of the opinion tn,
; the vote of this precinct should not
Rocky Point precinct, Pender count
positively testify that they voted f,
> K. NJ. Groom. The evidence Of the:
= witnesses as to their having cast the
votes for X. Nj. Groom is not contr,
verted. OF the remaining number
!; witnesses in behalf of the contests an
: whose dispositions We're submitted
your committee, fifty or more of Il
Y. said witnesses testified that Will
e, they were unable to read or write the
y voted the Republican and co-Operati'
IF ticket, upon which was the name OF
= NJ. Groom, as they We're informed at Il
n, time by several parties who were di
trioutins fusion or cooperative tic
- ets. 1t was insisted upon the part
. the contestee that evidence OF the
J. witnesses, who were unable to read
: write, Was not admissible, and shou
not be heard bv the committee unIe
corroborated by the evidence of Il
- parties who gave them the ticke
~ which they testified to having vote
'e Your committee find, however, that
every instance these witnesses, WI
were colored, were positive in the
declarations that they voted for Crool
ar and iii many instances they were su
le tanned by the evidence of the tick
distributors, who testified that tn,
re gave Groom tickets to the said wi
s. nesses. The tact that the contestt
Ward, Democratic candidate, receiv
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