The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-03-21


1t out or the hands of business me
who had managed it successfully, an
turning II over again to the poIiti
tcians.. He.sotod ngainstit.-
4 number Of amendments were al
Tered and yotaf down. The biH wifi
out amendment Was then pEt. Tn
ayes and noes We're demanded. Tn
vote Oh second reading as reported b
teilers was 50 10 II. A motion to sns
pend the rules resulted In vote of j
To 30, not sufficient to suspend and tn
bill went over.
GOVERNORS MESSAGE, If
The Governor sent in a special mes
sage To announce that the apprspri,
ton made for the support OF the. peni
Tertiary was wholly Inadequate to tn
maintenance of that institution.
French stated that it. was possible {
finish the business vi the,ses,,on b,
eleven o'clock and he. moved that m
House meet at 500 a. mr. tomorrow
l he motion could not prevail hecans
II required suspension. of the rule
and The House had just voted down
motion To suspend. . &c.. -, !
INSURANCE BILL. .- /
The bill creating an insurance com
missioner came up under the manage
inent of Mr.. Ewart.
a minority report on the bill wa
presented by Mr.. Grizzard, recon
mending that il do not pass.
The majority report requires tn
commissioner TO visit the offices 0
all insurance companies doing busines
IN the state; his Office shall be in Raj
eigh, his salary 800 per annum witt
clerk To be appointed by himself at /;
salary of 81 900 per annum.
EWart asked who wrote the minor
ity report. Grizzard replied that j
was prepared by the Secretary Q
State, tut no matter by whom prepar
ed, 1t spoke the truth about the facts il
the case. o.
Ewart said this bill would be a say
ing OF $500 to the State. /
Norment moved to amend BY prOyid
ing that no member or officer of thi
General Assembly shall be elected {.
the office of insurance commissioner
lie afterwards withdrew it and Mr.
Ray made the same motion. Afte,
much Wrangling over points of order
Mr.. EWart called the previous question
and under the call the amendment wa:
lost by vote of 10 ayes to. % noes
Ihe Dill was then pnt upon its second
reading. The ayes and noes were de-
handed. t-
GrlzZard said this bill would create
new officer who, with his clerk and
Office expenses, would cost the State at
least 1000. He therefore voted no.
Peebles, IN explaining his vote. at
tackled the figures Of Ewart. He said
the commissions of;the Secretary of
State amounted to 81, 400. The amount
proposed to be taken by this bill was
5 500, more than it now costs the State
TO collect the insurance tax. 49,
White said his people did not send
him here to make offices. He voted no.
The bill passed its second reading by a
vote of II to 81.
BILLS PASSED.
Senate bill, 40, to which Mccall oh
Jected on yesterday was takeu up as
IN Senate, and passed its SEQ
Dnd and third readings. This was; the
Dlll to incorporate the Charlotte, and
railway company. =
HE House took a recess till four
.. IN.
Afternoon Session.
At the request of Mccall Of Meek
eueurg, the Charlotte and Mecklen-
,urg railway bill was RECONSTRUCTED. At
he request of Monroe the bill relating
o he-G0ldsbOro- graded school, which
vas defeated in the House last night
nd which he heard had somehow gotl
en- into'the Senate, was sent for. bill
o amend charter of Jonesboro was
aken4up and passed., - % f..
GREAT STIR IN THE HOUSE
'as created bya protest presented BY
lay and signed by Smith of Gates.sJ.
:. Ray, NJ. L. Lawrence, Higgins OF
ancey, J. F. Reinhardt, Jas. T. KeiI
as. ii, Baker, Jr., NJ. NJ. Harrison. w
}: Howard, j. A. House and other
-' -, - |
Bagwell moved to table the protest |
the last death struggle of the Demo- |
ratio party. Burnham, Cox and |
wart objected because the protest did
OF speak the truth. Johnston stated
lat the statements in the nrotest
ere not facts and called attention toll
mlsstatenent in regard to, a ;PopuIisf
EN- per amendment. Hot words pass
between E"art and Ray and Cox
10 Ray. French called for the ruling
the speaker as to whether the pro-
ST should go on the record. A cues
on OF members privilege to protest /
as ca!led up to be decided by the /
lalr. EWart said that there were
lSehoods IN this protest, and member
III no rlsnI TO incorporate false state
ents In protest. and enter a false
'od upon the journal. Hot words
'ssed. Cox wanted to know why all
e Democrats did not sign the paper
IL stated that itfwas'a party vote? 1t
- wen known that some of
partleS voted for and
me AGAINST the motion to ;
Journ honor of Fred Douglass
art I'd the statement that the
use reused to adjourn on Washing
Us olr'noa ,E was palpable
ssed over and the: house took
the bill to reduce the expenses
the Agricultural department and to {
crease the number Of directors Of the {
'rlcultural and Mechanical college .
rs Dill was discussed, and passed its Il
Fd reaqing by vote of 90 TOT. t
PRNITENTIARY BILL. ......s... ..
This bill which proposes to elect thine Q
ectors and change the management
the penltentiary came TIP, and .un- r
call of previous question passed its e
ond reading by vote of 81 to p. n
ne senate bill to amend the charter "
was discussed by Monroe :,
o opposed the recharter, and was :
Iocated by White of .BIaden and :.
art. The bill provides a cumuIatiyeI ;
tenn of voting and enlarges the a.
IN limits. r.
orment called for the ayes and =.
IS and the bill passed by a vote of 49 t.
- after considerable DISCUSSION,
louise bill for the protection of .irls
the promotion of chastity. which D.
Introduced by Smith, OF Gates -
ing been amended in the senate
re up before the house for. concur,
&c, and as it seemed likely to nro-
considerable discussion, Frenchn
.ed that the house. take .recess w
Us p. IN. The motion was carried :
= Evening session. 81 OF
SENATE BILLS CoNCURRED N. n,
OuSe bill 62, Senate bill 2S2 for FL. xI