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

Teas-Messrs. Aiken, Alexander Of
Tyrrell ,Bagwell, Bateman Bean, Bryan
Buchanan, Cheek. Chilcutt. Cox,
Crumpler, Darden, Drew, Duncan. FL
ledge, Ewart, Flack, French, Harris of
CASTOR, Harris Of Hyde, Henderson.
Hileman, Hopkins, House, Huffman,
Hunter, johnson, ikeathley, Leary,
Leinbach, Linney, Lnsk, Mayes, Nc
Cauley, Mckinney, Mclean. Mcleod,
Michael, Mitchell, Morrow, Norman,
Peace, Petree, Phillips Of Pitt. Phil
lips Of Randolph, Pool, Reynolds, Self,
Smith Of Caswell, Smith Of Cleveland.
Speas, Squires, Stikeleather, Strick-
land, Sutton, Taylor, Turner Of Mitch
ell, Turner Of Polk, Vicker-, White,
Whitener, Williams Of Craven,
Wooten, Yates and Young-G4
Nays-Messrs. Alexander of Neck
nburg, Carlyle, Duffy, Edwards, Gal
Iop, Grizzard, IIarrelson, Harring-
ton, Higgins Of Allegheny, Higgins of
Yancey, Hooker, Howard, Julian, kell,
King, Lawrence, Lyon, Mccall, Nc
Clammy, MewbOrne, Monroe, Nelson,
Payne, PEBBLES, Rascoe, Ray, Rein
hardt, Robinson, Saunders, smith Of
Gates, Smith Of Stanly, Thomas, Tom
linsOn, Wick, Winborne and Wood
ARDS.
The vote stood H yeas to 3G nays.
Several bills which had passed the
Senate were laid before the House by
t he Speaker, and by him referred TO
various committees.
The House then adjourned till II
O'Clock Il. III. to-day.
SENATE.
The Senate was called to order at | |
O'Clock, and opened with prayer by
Rev. X. ri. Whitaker.
Senator W~stmOreland, IA resolution
requiring the Secretary of State to re-
turn forfeit checks to parties making
bids for the public printing: favor
ably.
senator Franck, Senate bill 30, to
prevent the working of female con-
victs on the public roads; with re-
quest that this bill be referred to the
committee on penal institutions. 1t
was so referred.
senator Cook, from the committee
on insurance, Senate bill 9S. to amend
chapter 3i3 laws of 1893, Incorporate
ing the Farmers Mutual Fire Insur-
ance company; favorably.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
BY senator White, of Alexander, Sen
ate bill 1872, to protect the people of
North Carolina against fraudulent coal
and other fraudulent Illuminating oils
BY Senator Moody, of Haywood, Sen
ate bill 1873, to prevent preferences by
solvent corporations; also Senate bill
l34 to change the name of the PiniOn
detective agency, and for other pur-
poses: also Senate bill l35 to make the
3Ot day of May legal holiday.
BY Senator Cook, Senate bill l35, to
amend section 67S of The Code relative
to the probate of articles of incOrpora-
tions: also Senate bill 1876, to amend
the law relative to fees collected by
county clerks; also Senate bill l37, to
validate deeds executed by corpora
tions; also Senate bill 1873, to prevent
prize fighting in North Carolina.
BY Senator Hoover, Senate bill 139,
to repeal chapter II Laws 1893, relative
to merchants purchase tax.
BY Senator Dula, Senate bill 139, to
repeal chapter 1872, Laws 1891 also Sem
ate bill al, to amend the laws of 1893
concerning the free passage of fish in
the Catawba river.
Senator Cook moved that a message
be sent to the House instructing that
body that it would be ready to compare
votes cast for United States Senators
yesterday at II o'clock today. Adopted.
BILLS ON SECOND AND THIRD READING.
Senate bill %, to repeal the mer-
chants purchase tax, was laid on the
table.
Senate resolution l34, a resolution
instructing the Secretary of State to
returnn back to printers who had put in
bids for the public printing, accom-
panied by forfeit checks, the checks
now held by him, passed the second and
third reading and was ordered en-
crossed.
Senator Fowler inquired what had
become of resolution offered by Sen
atOr Abel, Dem) asking information
concerning the employees of this leg
islature. An impression had gone out
on account of a publication in a GER
tain paper in Raleigh, that the expense
of this Legislature was greater than
that of the legislature of 1891 or 1898
He knew that in one particular, at
least, that the report was false and
misleading, for one man who was
named as beng an employee only stayed
here one day and was now in Sampson
county. 1t was stated that the resOlu-
tiOn was now under advisement in the
| A letter from Mrs. Lily DevereuX
Blake, o the WoEans Suffrage AssO.
citation. was read, stating that she
would soon make southern trip, and
inquiring if she could have hearing
from the Legislature of North Caro-
lima.
| Senator Cook moved that the Senate
chamber be put at the disposal of Mrs
Blake at any time she might desig g
nate.
Senator Fowler: II don't want t
see women beginning to wear breeche
in North Carolina. and
Senator Cook" Let me interrupt tn,
gentleman: she doesn't wear 'em.
Senator DOwd: (to Senator Fowler.
eff | understand your platform it de
clares boldly for wOman's suffrage ;an'
| want to ask if you don't think yOl
are going back on it in your objec
tion?"
Senator Fowler: "YOu just show m
: any such thing in the Populist plat
form that declares for wOman's SUI
frage, will you? If you've ever foun
e it there, you have gotten long wa
ahead of me.
1 Senator Cook: 81 have all the plat
3 forms i'm a book here. The Senate
n (Dowd) can see them and he can no,
| either put up or shut up"
: Senator DOwd: "Well, | find thes
o platforms were made for the cooper
). ationists, and that particular thing
e left out"
e A message was received from tn
II House stating that it had cOncurre
with the Senate motion to compare tn
: vote of both houses for L. 5. Senate
e at II O'Clock.
), Senate bill 135, to make the 3Oth da
of May legal holiday was taken VI
:, This bill sets forth that the day
u :, known as decoration day for the grave
u of Union soldiers. Senator Mood
4 stated that nearly all the States in tt
Union had taken this action, and ina
much as there were a great many PEI
'e pie in the western part of the State il
~ terested in this matter, he hoped
u, would pass. The bill passed its secor
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