The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-01-17
The Legislature
At Work
Continued from second page.

4 q same o dHisbd I.iss ef INV ''st'
BY Mr.. Campbell. Five bills /"
| amend laws.
By Mr.. Pool. Bill I3l, to amend the
usury law.
By Mr.. Leary. II. y. 1s2. For the re-
| lief of Miss Marion skinner Of ho~an
/ Proposition. aud Grievances
| BY Mr.. King. III. X. l33. Bill IA re-
| lieye the sheriff of Graham county.
- BY MIR. Young, l3.. joint resolution
| directing Secretary Of state 10 endorse
back and deliver TO the bidders for the
/ public printing and binding the chez h
| deposited by them with him.
| By Mr.. Forbes. Ii. X. 1876. Resolution
declaring Henry Frank Brown duly
| elected To the House from the county
of Jones.
The resolution was passed and Mr.
/ Brown came forward and took The
DAT Of office.
). Resolution IS was introduced
pas SEQ first reading and placed on cal
-ndar. Resolution instruct- the door
keepers to purchase large black
| board for the Use Of he two Houses.
\ petition was presented from cltl-
Gems Of New Hanover county IN rela-
ton to repeating stock law.
| VI EHS4GE FROM THE SEN ATE
| inviting the House To unite with them
| at he hour of II for the election Of an
enrolling clerk for both Houses. " hen
| the hour arrived Mr.. Robinson noini-
mated Knox Cuibertson of Rowan. Mr.
| ilileman put in nomination Mr.. j. -
Brown. Mr.. Brown received - yct"-
in the House and 80 in the S>uaie. Mr.
Culbertson received ~ in the llous,
and } in the senate. Mr.. Brown wa
declared elected EngroSsing Clerk.
\ very spirited discussion then ARCS.
on the Introduction of senate bill No
10. II. h. l3J with the recommendation
to suspend the rules and put il upon
its Immediate passage. Mr.. smith, OF
Gates. raised the point Of order thai
the bill was private bill and required
80 days notice in advertisement before
it could be- legally introduced.
Mr.. j. 4. Phillips Of Pitt, stated that
| the official bond Of the Sheriff two
years ago was S12 1000. Now the Demo
| cratic COMM SSiOntrs, because Il POpu-
| list Sheriff has been elected. required
him to give an increased bond, when
there ha. been no increase in the val
uation of property in that county
The object of the bill is simply to re-
quirs he commissioners of Pitt to re-
ceive bond of a Populist Sheriff for
he same amount that they have here
TOT, re received bond of IA Democratic
sheriff. This bill has already beef
pass ID in the Senate, and we desire t,
su> pend the rules that it may pass this
| House.
Mr.. Phillips continued.
Mr.. Speaker and Gentlemen Of the
| }Inns.a .f n al iyaS | wish I,
state in con junction. with what tn,
gentleman from Buncombe has said
hat on the first Monday in December
1894. the time required 10y law for thu
bonds to be passed upon by the count y
commissioners, Mr.. Harrington. no.
being aware of the snap Judgment
taken by the commissioners by referring
to The tax list to see whether they were
telling the truth or a lie-aSked fOl
ten days more time in which to get III
t he required bond, but was positively
refused by the commissioners of Pit
county, notwithstanding the fact tina
they gave his opponent from the frs
Monday in December till the first Mon
day in January te make his bond.
Mr.. Speaker, this is fair sample 0
the workings of the county commits
sioners of Pitt county, and not only il
Pitt county, but in nearly every count,
in the State where the Peoples part,
have elected the men to fill the office
of the county.
Mr.. Ray, of Macon: Mr.. Speaker, i
it not the duty of the county commits
siOners to investigate and be satisfied
that the bonds are good before they &C
cept them, so as TO protect the county
Mr.. Phillips: Yes, sir; but never il
the history of Pitt county ha.
the cOunty-cOmmissiO taken tn
value of property on the tax list as
criterion to go by in making up bond
for the different officers in the count
BY the course the county commits
sioners have taken, they show to tn
world that they doubt the honesty :an'
veracity of the men who signed thos
bonds.
Mr.. Cox. of Pitt. made a ringin
speech on the subject of the evils o
the present county government i'll Pit
county. The majority of the peopl
of Pitt have said that this man Shal
be their sheriff. This is not privat
law for the benefit of an individual
but a law in which every individual i
the county is Interested. We merel
ask for justice. Before the first re
turns We're in, one of these county com
missioners was heard to say in
church yard: "The scoundrelS ar
elected, but they shall not take thei
!, offices Are we to come here and sa
that five men shall set aside the vel
dict of wo thousand and six hundred
Mr. Smith, of Gates, raised the poiI
r of order that this bill is private on,
> and private bills require thirty day
r | I,, hnt hnx h,
b scented.
. The chair ruled against the point {
order.
4 Mr.. Campbell insisted that this W;
a not a private matter. but public on
. when the will of the people of a who
- county was set aside by five men WI
are not responsible to the people.
Mr.. Ray admitted that it was not
private bill. but insisted that the legi
lature was not the place to get II
I" remedy. If the county commissioner
ID have acted corruptly, the remedy is
= he courts hat are now presided ov,
:. by the friends of the gentlemen on Il
/ other side.
= Mr.. Alexander, of Tyrrell, asked IL
gentleman from Macon if he did n,
know that the solicitors and commi
sioners managed this matter in IL
selection or jurors.
Mr.. Ray replied by saying the juro
We're drawn out of hat by a lit
child.
Mr.. Ioung-"Will you please tt
me, then, how that little boy alwa
draws out white folks and leave. Il
niggers in?"
Mr.. Lusk-''A little boy draws the
out. it is true, but who puts them in
Mr.. Ray made very strong spec,
in defence of the present system
county government and of the Dem
cratic party during which there "
such applause in the gallery and t
Hobbies, that the Speaker had
threaten to send the dOorkeeper
clear the galleries if it was not sto
ped.
Mr. Ray WAS followed hN Mr. In.