The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-26
THE RECORD DOCT0RED.
NORTH CAROLINA FUSIONlSTS IN
DESPERATE STRAITS.
A Resolution Adopted Setting Thsm,e'ves
Wrong-A Hot Debs' over it-"Liar"
Frequently Used.


nessed the most exciting and spirited de-
bate yet held in the House. The epithets
liar and "falsehood' were banded
about pretty freely, though In rather III
definite way, anu no personal difficulties
ensued.
The Cause Of the hot debate was the
following resolution. which was in''o-
duced by Mr.. Lusk NepY Buhcofnoe
courty). in reference to the Fred' Do"s
lass matter:
THE RESOLUTION.
"Whereas. the Democratic press nav
u,iIfully and maliciously charger anu
mn Iished that the General Assembly, VI
1895 refused to adjourn out oil reSPscU "
tho mec,ory of the birthdays Oh WASH
inpton and Lee, but did adjourn out Vi
respect TO the memory oil rieu D'e
lass, and ..,.o,r,nts
,bav have reflected upon the dignity ana
-, ose of the present House, ana,
Whereas. the facts in the case IRE as
follows. ,,,,-,, lSo5
Nr French offered the following reSo'u
ton: ,.- 20 panresen-
tatyes. the Senate conc'irrlns' a.
wnen this House adjourns' II d"J0''"
meet Monday at 4. NJ Tho r,,Ies
Nr French moved to suspend the Iule''
v,bicb was done, and the resolution "dS
odonted without a dissenting VOTE anu
- 70 the Senate for concurrence VIII"
rogoIu,ion the journal shows WAS auopI-
od This resolution being noh-cohcui'e ' i
in nv the Senate, the House met neN'
n1orninr at the usual hour, ana after pc
irs, in session less than half an hour' OH
,,,otio,, of Mr.. Young. of Wake, the HouSo
| adjourned ont OF respect 10 the r'c'"V'
! of Robert T.. Lee, the same Dells niS
birthday. ,..soI,,-
ton 10 adjourn from THURSDAY un'n :"
urdsv ont of respect 10 the memory Oh
- washington was offered by Mr..
/ WilIiams of Craven. and was passed ny
/ a very larga majority; the same was
| rou-conclrred-in by the Senate me
/ House met the next day as usual. \
! morton was made by Mr. Lusk TO al
/ tourn out of respect 10 the memory OF
! George Washington. the same DelhS ms
! birthday. and the same was UNANIMOUSLY
| adopted; and
THE DOUGLASS MATTER.
whereas on the 2lst day OF r eol uaIt
resolution was offered by Crews OF
Granville. that the House ADJOURN az i
! Ill, ,ut Of respect to Fred. Douglass
when his sudden death had just been an
| ,ouucod The House did not adjourn AT
this hour. bu. when the purpose ol tne
| motion was explained TO simply give pun
| Iicitv TO the sudden and unexpected uea III
! Of this distinguished deceased II Was
| concurred in by all parties ana as d
natter Of fact. the House did not al
| ~
| REQUIRED by the rules tor duJou' H'''Si'
now. therefore, be 1t ..
Resolved. That in the interest OF truth
and accuracy of history the utterances
and exnressions of the Democratic press
i'm This counec elton are denounced as ui'
lust untrue. misleading, malicious ahI
| libellOus.
Resolved further. That this record. as
above recited, and resolutions be sprtau
upon the minutes of the House.
Though no denial is made in the ABOVE
resolutions Of the fact that the LeSlsla-
tnre adjourned in honor OF Fred. Dou-
lass II is declared that that body aid
adjourn i'm honor of Lee and Washington
TIE RECORD DoCToRFD.
In reference 10 the first named. TINS Is
utterly false. as is shown by the daily
newspaper reports of all political parties
| of that date. The House JouIlldi u Una
date is generally believed to have beer
do.tored II is well known that the House
refused to adjourn in horror of Washing
ton. till severely castigated for their ac
uon by the newspapers and puolic opln
ion generally.
The debate consumed the whole day
and though the Democratic leaders clear
Is showed. by both Democratic and Pop
ulist papers. that the resolution was
false. it was passed by strictly party
| vote of . to q.