The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-14

labor, and responsibility upon me. The
only lawyer on the committee, the Ie-
gal work has devOlved almost entirely
upon me. This committee has done
its duty bravely, fairly and honestly
At the commencement Of this session,
Democratic Representatives upon this
floor. openly declared this committee
would Dust every Democratic conteatce
in the House.
This l denied, but did not hesitate
to saw that whenever this committee
reached the conclusion that seat was
held bv fraud, or wrong, that moment
would the recipient Of that fraud Or
wrong be promptly deprived Of it.
The editors Of the Coucoaan BY
this editorial plainly intend to convey
the impression that this committee has
declined to seat Populist contestants he-
cause they were Popuists, but has nev-
err hesitated to seat Republicans. / do
not know the writer of that article, nor
do ] care But this / do say, that the
charge made by this writer, be he Of
high or low degree, is as false and as
black as the very hinges upon which
creak the gates of hell itself
IF this editor supposes that he can
bull-dOze, or intimidate myself or mem
bers of this Committee into seating
contestants who are not entitled to
seats in this House, he is mistaken
in his man We will not do it, be he
Populst or Republican. Under their
oaths Populists ana Republicans Of that
committee have done their duty, and
in every instance the Populist memb ers
Of that committee, who are brave and
true men have sustained me IN my re-
ports.
.'Of the contested cases tnfavOrably
acted on, SIX were Republicans. In ev-
cry lnstence where Populist made out
his case, without regard to technicali-
ties, he was promptly seated.
"But where that case was not made
out, this committee could not violate
their oaths, not even to please the ed
itors of the Cuuc0sion."
The bill appropriating 1O,OOO to the
Confederate monument was takel
up, discussed and passed by vote o.
80 to SO.
FRIDAY, MARCH STH.
SENATE.-The revenue act was CON
sidered in the Senate. Some apprC-
priatiOns were made.
UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES.
The committee reported the follow
ing nominations for trustees of the
University, to fill vacancies G.. A
Cook to succeed himself w. f. White
to succeed George Davis V. S. Lusk tc
succeed J l.. Stewart D. L. Russell tC
succeed T. j. Jarvis T. w. Babb tC
succeed W. T. Faircloth Angus Shaw
to succeed H. c. NcNeill !; T. H. Morri:
to succeed J. N. Todd j. NJ. Thomas
to succeed H. d. Williams.
HoUsE.-The bill making an annual
appropriation Of $13,75O for the Normal
and industrial School at Greensboro
and So 600 annually for the next two
years for new dining room, recitation
rooms. etc, and sanitary improvements
was taken up. White, of Bladen, spoke
strongly in support of the Dill and OF
the school. FIack offered an amend
ment making the special appropriation
81 900. instead of $1,000. White said
the committee had itself made the
recommendation of the special appro-
priation and that 1t really ought to be
$4,000 a year. He said that this
school was demanded by the Farmers
Alliance. Wooten said he hoped that
not a vote would be cast against this
appropriation that the school was a
necessity to the whole State, something
which the common people needed
Mitchell opposed the appropriation
saying that the bill took the money
from the public schools He moved to
table the bill. On this Stevens de-
manded the ayes and nays This was
lost-ayes II, noes CD. French was
applauded when, in explaining his
vote, he said this was the grandest III.
stitution in the State Norment SAID
to every mother IN North Carolina
Young in explaining his vote said the
school was grand institution, supply
ing a great need, and that this Legisla
ture must not do anything to cripple
it or any other educational interest in
North Carolina The bill passed almost
unanimously.
CRIMINAL COURT.
The bill to establish a new crimina
court, including Halifax and Edge
combe with several othel counties
came up and was warmly discussed.
MCCALL's ANALYSIS OF THE BILL.