The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-01-31

utSkOSSsON VI
As to Eligibility for Member: Of school /
Committees. The New House Rules Re- |
snlt in Dispatch Of Business
SENATE.
SATURDAY. JAN. 26IH.--l6TH. DAY.
The senate was called to order at ] i
O'Clock. and opened with prayer by
Rev. oh. Tuttle, OF the Central Metho-
dist church. He prayed that the law
makers might be held in sympathy
with the great masses Of people, and
that their enactments might be such
az would further all the best interests
Of the whole State.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
lating to the collection OF registry
| fees by clerks ;favorably.
Senator Hoover, senate bill l22. for
| the protection Of females, with an
amendment; favOrably.
Senator Marshall, l39, senate bill TO
prevent prize fighting in North Caro-
| lima; favOrably.
senator Wall, 90, senate bill to repeal
chapter ALB laws 1898; favorably.
senator Adams, 1870, senate bill to
| diIifIlu sfttID1l -lDD VI tIIe 'out, Itid~
tive TO fugitiyes from Justice: favor
ably.
| ISTRODUCTIoN OF BILLS AND REsOLU-
| TONS
| Senator Hoover, to admit the Farm
ers' Alliance TO the same privileges as
relate TO ether benevolent societies
in the matter Of insurance.
| Senator Grant, III, senate bill to re-
quire certain examinations of teachers
for public schools. Also l72, senate
bill to regulate appropriations for the
University of North Carolina.
176. senate bill, by Senator Ammons
to amend section 2O54 of the code, re-
lative to education.
President Doughton announced re-
ceipt of dispositions in the contested
election case of Early vs.. Mitchell.
BILLS ON SECOND AND THIRD READINGS
IA, senate bill, relating to public
printing and binding, was put on its
second reading. The bill amends the
present law regulating public print
ing 50 that measurement of printing
shall be by "em quad" instead of "quaC
en-" by which a saving of seven ant
one-h half cents on the dollar, is effected
also to pay one dollar each instead Of
7 two dollars each to expert printer:
, who may be employed to examine eacf
bill rendered by the public printer
also to extend the time for completing
5 the minutes, etc, of the General AS
sembly from three months to foul
the committee.
100, senate bill, to provide for the in
struction of vocal music in the public
| schools; tabled.
4 12S, senate bill, concerning the eligi
! bility of school committeeman, with al
amendment, was taken up.
The main provisions of the bill ar
Y that all committeeman shall be able t.
read and write; that not more thai
one man having no children shall
+, serve on any one township commit
- tee.
This bill precipitated quite livel.
: discussion.
Senator Moody offered al amendmen
that one member of the school commit
tee shall be lady.
0 Senator Moody championed hi
v amendment in good faith. He declar
. ed with force and elOquence that tn
Il presence of lady members would be
e most advantageous provision. 1t wa
! well known that in moral agencies an
efforts, the women of the country Wer
u much more active than the men, an
Q they would be so in the public schools
Senator PaddisOn asked if the ar
pOintment of ladies would be consti
), tutiOnal. )
Senator Cook said the matter was be
ginning to get serious. 1t appeared
be the most popular matter introduce
T. this session. He offered an amendmeI
hot Il Inr of hnn 81
D. tees shall not be married"
Senator Starbuck moved to lay tt
l. whole matter On the table. This m,
l. ton was lost by an aye and no vote
30 to 8.
20 The question required on Senate
d MOOdy'S amendment.
,eI Senator MewbOrne made one of h
fOrcible and eloquent speeches in fave
u of the amendment. He said 81 do n,
S, fear to stand here and say that yol
w free school system would be better b
= having ladies partially in charge of
d. Look on yOnder hill where stant
e. a monument of mercy-the insal
10 asylum. Who put it there? Was
~ James C.. DObbin, with all his humanii
a and elOquence? No! 1t was woman
s. Dorothy Dix" Senator Mewbori
made other references to the good al
w efficient work of women.
III Senator McCaskey still opposed Il
o. amendment.
Senator Dowd agreed with Senat
McCaskey. He was proud to say, a,
e. its was his boast, that the good wOmt
-, of the state did not seek this thin
- and he did not believe they would ha
q. 1t. Then you would have on
or two committeeman, who could
| ~ -
frequently charged against them. II
woman was now enshrined in t
homes and hearts of men and he wan
ed to keep them there. To bring the
as into public life in this way would
revolutionary.
Senator Fowler agreed with Senat
er DOWd. When women commenced
ia. vote he was going to quit; and al
quit running for office, because
res didn't believe he could be elect
n. then.
A vote YVES taken on the amendme
OF offered by Senator Parsons, and t
70 amendment was adopted by vote
~ % to Is.
1e. There was then little flood
II. amendments from various Senate
providing that their counties and
lite tricts should not be included in t
he act. While these amendments were !
ing voted on, several efforts were ma
0y to have the amendments, together wi
H. the bill tabled and a number Of vo
were taken in which the opponents
Oh the measure were defeated by Just c
wa vote. But they kept up the fight, a
finally catching the supporters
oW the measure off guard, tabled the VIII
to Observation-Disclosures, committee
port, bill and all.
OPINION OF THE LADIES.
During the discussion the gale
was filled with ladies, there bel
,ut among them some we'll known Ia
teachers. A reporter sent up requ
OF that the gallery be pOlled for the a.