The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-01-24

after the hour for adjournment.
4 great deal Of patriotic thunder
and legal lore We're turned loose. Ih"
Senators hearing the racket came IN
to listen after they adjourned. The
galleries and lobhies were filed
with murmuring listeners, and
the Speaker found it difficult
to keep sufficient quiet for
the clerks to hear the members answer
to their names at the repeated roll
calls for the ayes and nays demanded
by members on the Democratic side.
After many obstructions III the way
of fiery speeches and legal arguments
and motions to amend or refer, Mr..
Phillips called for the previous qnes-
tion.
The ayes and nays were taken, and
the bill passed il third reading in the
House. and was sent 10 the senate
without -ngro-,meat. The Not" on t.
passage stood: Ayes, -; nays, -.
The chair announced the following
committees:
On Dsuf ond U,nnb InSti.,rttons--Add id
Messrs. Burnham and Huffman.
On rift,<. To,r"s and To"n>d' 'ps-Add
Mes>r-. McCauley, lIarrelSon and
Wootrn.
IN tIt;mx-Put Mr.. Clark in place
of Mr.. Stikelcather.
On nSiitations for the Hird-Add
Young and put Brown in place OF
Smith.
The senate was called to order al | !
O'Clock, and opened with prayer by
Rev. j. l.. Foster, of the Christian
church. He prayed that the presiding
officer mi ght be guided rightly hat the
heads of committees might be directed
to a proper and faithful performance
of duty, and that all Legislators might
be able to return to their homes with
the assurance that their work her.
would be approved by those they rep
resent.
The following petitions, resolutions
and bills were introduced and referred
to appropriate committees:
BY Senator Gambler, il petition to
build Il bridge across the Turkasclge
river in Jackson county.
By Senator Brown. a memorial from
the Iredell county teachers assOcla-
ton. .
BY Senator Wicker, $. B. &c, to pro
hibit the printing and circulation OF
bogus and false election tickets. Re
ferred to committee on privileges and
elections.
BY senator Gambler, S. b. 81, to levy
a special tax to build a bridge across
the Tuckaseige river in Jackson coun-
ty: also, ). Is. 6s, to charter the Swain
Lumber and Boom Company.
By Senator Fowler, ). b. SO, to repea
chapter 520, laws 1861, with reference
to the holding over of freight by rail.
roads.
BY Senator Moody, of Haywood, S
b. 20, bill defining lard and regu-
lating the sale thereof; also :. B. II, 3
bill defining butter and regulating the
sale thereof.
BY Senator Marshall, S. B. Y, t,
abolish county boards of education anC
to reduce the salaries of county super
intendents.
BY Senator Starbuck, S. B. 70, to in
corporate the Stock Mutual Insurance
Company, of Greensboro.
BY Senator Hamrick, S. B. "a, tt
make railroads pay taxes the same a:
other corporations; also 5. b. IS, tt
amend the game law so as to protect
growing crops.
by StIldtOT LAHlHituS, -. ID. 10, u
amend chapter 2, laws 1898, to authoriz
t he justices of the peace and count.
commissioners of Madison county tt
elect a tax collector.
BY Senator PaddisOn (by request), S
B. IS, to provide for compulsory educa
tion for blind children.
BY Senator Starbuck, S. B. 20, tt
amend the charter of the PiedmOn
bank.
BY Senator Forbes, S. B. 70, to ament
section 1, chapter l7S of the laws 0
1897.
BY Senator Cook, S. B. 80, to facili
tate the trial of causes and to reduc
| the expenses of courts.
By Senator Norris, S. b. 81 to exten'
the time for beginning work by tn
Cape Fear and Northern railroad com
pany; also S. B. 80, to extend the tim
| for the organization of the HOll,
Springs Land and Improvement com
pany.
| BY Senator Grants. B. 81, to amen
chapter 90, Laws 1889, and for the re
lief of certain soldiers of the late wa
between the states. .-.
| By Senator Starbuck-A resolution
with reference to an immediate distri
button, to certain officers, of the en-
actments of the General Assembly.
BY Senator Sigmon-A joint resOlu
tiOn concerning immigration and tn
investment of capital in North Caro-
lima.
Senator Rice from the committee 0
the selection of joint committees, re
ported the following on the part of tn
Senate:
| Library-Shaw, chairman: White {
Perquimans, White of AleXande
Moody of Stanly, P~,lamy, Black, Abel
Green, Mercer, Mitchell.
| Py1nting-W estmoreland, chairman
Starbuck, Lindsay, Daily, Ammon
Brown, Marshall, Sigmon. NJ eW born
Dowd, Abell, Green.
! Public Euilling< and Gtound<-Snipe
chairman: Dalby, White Of AleNande
Shaw, Hoover, Starbuck, Dula, Can
dler, Norris, Mercer, Mitchell.
Enrolled Biiis-Starbuck, chairman
Bellamy, Black, Moody, Parsons, NJ
Caskey, Green, Mercer, Abell.
i Election Of Justjce Of tie Peace-Dalb
chairman: Dula, Parsons, Forum
West moreland, Hurley. Shaw. Moo,
of Haywood, McCaskey, Rice, White
= PerquimanS, Wicker, Sharp. Mev
borne, Abell, Adams, Dowd, Gree
| Mercer, Mitchell
t Election Of Trustees Of Unirersig
D Shaw, chairman; Cook, Mewber1
= Hamrick, Brown, Franck, Starbuc
5 Black, Hurley. Long, Hoover, Adam
t DOwd, Green, Abel.
Colonial Rec0rds-White of Alamane
chairman; Norris, Carver, Cook, Lin
4 say, Herbert, Farthins, Fowler, Viii
of Alexander, Adams. DOwd.
z HOUSE.
FRIDAY, JAN. 1STH-9TH DAY.
q The House was opened with pray
by Rev. 5. p. Gentry, member of L
House.
o The proceedings of yesterday we
read by Mr.. f. ID. Stanford, second q
, sistant reading clerk.
= Leaves of absence were granted
~ Messrs. Monroe and Edwards of WayI
Smith of Gates, Davis of Wake, PHI
- lips of Pitt, and Taylor of IIarnett.
RESOLUTIONS AND PETITIONS.
l. H. r. l67. Mr.. Ray introduced