The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-02-28

marks.-REPoRTER.
The house met at 10 o'clock A. m.
Speaker in the chair.
Prayer BY Mr.. Self, member from
Chatham.
The journal was partially read and
approved, and the farther reading dis
pened with.
The standing committees reported
on several bills, which were placed up
on the calendar.
The Mississippi liquor law and vari-
Gus other local prohibition bills were
reported on unfavorably by Mr.. Ellis.
Mr.. Burnham reported that the fol-
lowing bills had been
ENGROssED.
Senate, 6l9, 617, 364, $50, 675, Al, 5l6,
634, 773, 4ls. 723, 56S, 3sl, 455, I26. $50,
40, $40, 6335, 1856, 799, 622, 366, 4s3.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted to DR.. Wick on account of
sickness of his son, to Mr.. Leinbach on
account of sickness and to Mr. Crews
till Tuesday.
NEW BILLS INTRODUCED.
1Ol6, Gallop. to repeal chapter 4S7,
laws of 1891; corporations.
l0lS, Smith of Stanly, to regulate as
signments; finance.
1919, Dixon, tor the relief of plain
tiffs in suits in the nature of quo war
ranto; judiciary.
1927, Bean, to amend section 1903 of
chapter 30 of the Code; insurance.
1924, Peace, to amend chapter 234,
laws of 1899, in regard to an equal dis
tributiOn of the public school fund:
education.
1927, Monroe, to amend Code, section
$50; judiciary.
1923, Young, to amend Laws of 1899,
to relieve persons who pay road tax
from working on roads; railroads and
turnpikes.
Mr.. Mccall rose to a question of per-
sOnal privilege, to make inquiry about
a bill that had passed the House, been
amended in the Senate and lost sight
of. The bill was found on the calendar
THE TOBACCO WARE HOUSE BILL
came up on it's third reading. This
bill fixes the maximum charges for
weighing tobacco.
Mr.. WinbOrne believed this bill was
| in the interests of the farmers, and he
would vote aye.
The bill passed its third reading by
the following vote:
VOTE ON THE TOBACCO BILL.
Ayes-Messrs. Abbott, Bagwell, Ba-
ker, Bateman, Bean, Brown, Bryan,
Cheek, Chilcutt, Cox, Crews, Groom,
Crumpler. Currie, Davis, Dixon, Ell
ledge, Ellis, Ewart, Flack Fleming,
Gentry, Harris of Hyde, Henderson,
Higgins of Yancey, Hileman, Hop
kins. Hunter, keathley, Leary, Linney,
Lusk, Mayes, McCauley, Mclean, Mich
ael, Mitchell, Morrow, Norman, Nor
ment, Peace, Phillips of Pitt, Reynolds,
Self, Smith of Caswell, Smith of Cleve-
land, Smith of RObesOn, Squires, Stike-
leather, Strickland, Sutton, Taylor,
Turner of Mitchell, Turner of Polk,
Vickers, White, Whitener, Winborne,
Woodland, WoOten, Yates.-63.
Noes-Messrs. Crawford, Crumel,
Duffy, Etheridge, Gallop, Harrelson,
Higgins of Allegheny, Howard, Julian,
King, Lawrence, Lee, Mccall, McCau-
ley, McClammy, Mckenzie, Mckinney,
Monroe, Nelson, Petree, Rascoe, Ray,
Reinhar:lt, Robinson, Saunders, Smith
of Gates, Smith of Stanly, TomIinson,
Walker, Young-29.
TIM ELECTION LAW.
700, house bill, to revise, amend and
consolidate the election laws of North
Carolina.
The bill as it was printed was then
put upon it's third reading and was
passed by a party vote, the Demo-
Gratis as body voting solidly against
it except as they were paired with alb
sent Republicans or Populists.
The vote on the final passage of the
bill stood as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Abbott, Aiken, Bag
well, Bateman, Bean, Brown, Bryan,
Buchanan, Burnham, Campbell, Cheek,
Chilcutt, Cox, Crews, Groom, Crump-
Ter, Crumel, Currie, Dardeu, Davis,
Dixon, Drew, Elledge, Ellis, Ewart,
/ Flack, Fleming French, Gentry, Har-
ris of CASTOR, Harris of Hyde, Hender-
son, Hileman, Hopkins, Huffman, Hun
ter, Julian, Keathley Leary, Linney,
Lusk, Mayes, McCauley, Mclean, Nc
Leod, Michael, Mitchell, Morrow, Nor
man, Torment, Peace, Petree, Phillips
of Pitt, Pool, Reynolds, Self, Smith of
Caswell, Smith, of Cleveland, Smith of
RObeson, Squires, Stikeleather, Strick-
land, Sutton, Taylor, Turner of Mitch
ell, Turner of Polk, Vickers, Walker
White, Whitener, Williams, Wooten,
| 1ateS, OunS-I0.
Noes-Messrs. Alexander of Meek
lenburg, Alexander of Tyrrell, Baker,
Crawford, Duffy, Etehridge, Grizzard
Harrelson, Harrington, Higgins OF
Allegheny, Higgins of Yancey
House, Howard, Lawrence, Lee, Nc
Call, McClammy, Monroe, Nelson
PEBBLES, Ray, Reinhardt, Robinson
Saunders, Smith of Gates, Smith OF
Stanly, Stevens, Thomas, Tomlinson
Wick, Winborne, WOOdard-31.
In above vote and the vote on the to.
bacco ware house bills.
Mr.. Ewart was paired with Mr.
, Julian, Mr.. TomlinsOn with Mr.. Drew
and Mr. Mckenzie with Mr.. Williams
of Craven. They are counted as they
would have voted.
. The House then cOncurred in Senate
amendment to Senate bill 46O, House
bill 416, and on motion of Mr.. Lusk, the
House took a recess till Z 80 p. m.
Evening Session.
The Speaker called the House tt
order at 80 p. M, and took the follow
ing bills from the calendar:
Bill regulating the meaning of th'
: word butter, and requiring OleOmar'
gerine and butterine to be labled a
| SuCn, ldNOIdUly IclcI
, red to judiciary committee.
Senate bill, to amend Laws of 1898
relating to Colored Normal School
+ passed second reading.
. House bill, to amend chapter 14a
! Laws of 1898, in relation to lumber in
+ spectors; passed over.
Senate resolution, requesting treas
urer of University to furnish, at tn
o earliest day, a statement in regard t.
scholarships in the University; refer
red to Committee on Education.
> Mr.. White says there is no dispOsi
!, tion on the part of the officers of tn
> University to conceal anything, ant
, the requirement of this resolution
. would impose vast amount of need
less work upon the treasurer.
; Senate resolution to balance olt
- claims. on the treasurer's book re
> ported favorably by Mr.. Hileman
. passed second and third readings.
7S. house bill. to repeal chapter 362