The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-02-14
Proceedings Of
the Legislature.
A COkT6STINTHE HOUSE.

Continued from a. h page,
CONTEST IN THE HOUSE.
Ee-uIi- be, thu u.@,.irg Of a Dem ersr-.
ate Fss.~. the F"blie Printing i;iii-for
the Lowr.t Eiad.r
-E>sT!.
FRIDAY. TrEErAET =. l,-.f.,-.pblH DAY.
iii" >s-nat" vas caii.d tn order 81
The i'rr-id"Ht pro t,-np'r... Frauch
Prayer VS. differed by senator Nor
ri-. of WAKE.
MORNING HOUR
Petitions and memorials w.r. pre-
scented and disposed of a. follows:
Mr.. Grant, memorial from the Y. 4.
conference. OF the VI. r.. church south.
III referefc. ts leg i-latiol concerning
higher education. Read in full ami
referred 10 committee on education.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES
The following senators submitted re-
ports: Me-Sr-. Fowler. Black. tuon.
Adams, and Moody of Hay wood from
committee on judiciary: M---rs. Nc
oa.key and Parsons, fish and fish
cries: Me--r-. Dnwd. i,uIa. Adams
Nessr-. !'arthlng. Grant,
Hurley. ednCati"n: Me,sr-. klc- ma
jority report and White "t AIr>ander
minority report from committee on
finance.
INTRODuCrioN on BILLS.
Sanders, bill to repeal sections &, =,
:, ., 10, u and II, chapter Is private
laws 1898: judiciary.
Grant, (by request) bill to amend,
revise and change tie charter uf ,he
city Of Raleigh, Wake county: judici-
AIRY.
Stephens, bill to amend section 1872,
Of the Code: judiciary.
Sigmon, bill to promote the lum-
Der and timber interest. Of y. {. Jul
dietary. Ais" a bill To incorporate he
Mutual Savings and Trust Company ::
Hurley, bill to amend section 1904 of
the Code, in regard to the election OF
the State Librarian: judiciary,
Cook, bill to investigate present COM
blnations and t" devise Legislation Ia
prohibit the same; to the committee
Oh propositions and grievances.
5S3, house bill: 800. senate bill. TO let
The public printing To the lowest bid
der, was taken up for con, lrrence in
certain house amendments. as follows :
TO require the bidder to deposit Ger
titled check for $500: also, to require the
to execute a bond in the
SUM of 5000; also, that all bids shall
be opened in the presence Of such bid
ders as may choose to be present !:
cOncurred in.
%, senate resolution. Of instruction
to our Senators and Representative in
Congress requesting them to use all
means in their power to secure such
legislation as will give us the free and
unlimited coinage of silver at Il ratio
Of Is to |.
Mr.. Cook submitted the following
"Strike out the word
silver and insert. of all the silver pro-
duced from the mines III the United
States: and such other financial and
further legislation as will increase the
value of currency sufficient to meet all
the needs of trade and commerce.
limited to the extent that the pur-
and debt-paying power of the
dollar, whether Of silver, gold or paper
shall at all times be equal.
Moody, Republican, of Haywood,
Doyed to lay on the table. Upon a
call of the roll the motion to table
was lost, ayes ), noes 81.
Those voting in the affirmative were
Senators Black, Cook, Grant. Moody Of
Haywood, Rice, Sharp, Sigmon, Wall.
5.
Those voting in the negative were
Senators Abel, Ammons, Bethany.
Gambler, Carver, Balby, Dowd, Dula,
Fortune, Fowler, Franck,
Herbert, Hoover. Hurley. Lindsay,
Marshall, McCaskey, Mercer, New
borne, Mitchell, Moody of Stanly,
Norris, Parsons, Sanders, Shaw.
>nipeS, Stephens, Taylor, Westmore-
land, White of Alannance, White OF
White of Perquimans-32
White, of Alexander, moved to refer
to the committee on federal relations.
Newt borne, submitted IA an amendment
to the resolution:
LIST, We demand a national currency,
safe, sound and flexible issued by the
only,,a full legal tender
for all debts, public or private, and that
without the use Of banking corpor-
atoms; a just, equitable and efficient
means Of distributing direct to the
people at a tax not to exceed per
cent. as set forth by the Sub-Treasury
plan or some better system; also, b.
payments in discharge of its 0bliya-
tons and for public improvements.
2nd, We demand the free and uniim-
tied coinage of silver and gold at the
legal ratio of Ii to |.
1.I w A. Il rhat ha .n,,unt Of
the circulating medium be Increased
to at least $50 per capita exclusive of
legal reserves.
Moody. of Haywood, moved to refer
the substitute to committee on federal
relations; lost, ayes l6, noes %.
The question recurring upon the
the previous Question: sustain
ed. The ayes and noes were demanded
and upon a call of the roll
it was adopted ayes rs noes Is. These
voting in the affirmative being Sena-
tors Ammons, BelIamy, Gambler. Car
YER, Dalby, Dula, Farthing, Fowler,
Franck, Herbert, Hoover, Hurley
Lindsay, McCaskey, Mewborne, Moody
of Stanley, Norris, Parsons, Sanders.
Shaw, Snipes, Stephens, Taylor, West
White of Alexander; White
Perquimans. 81.
Those voting in the negative were
Senators Abel, Adams, Black, Cook
Dowd, Fortune, Grant, Mercer, Mitch
ell, Moody of Haywood, Rice, Sharp
Sigmon, Wall, White of Alamance.
The question required upon the
amendment by Mr.. Cook. Lost ayes
8 strict Republican vote, noes %.
The resolution as amended by Mr.
Mewborne passed its second and third
readings.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATINES.
Transmitting sundry bills and reso-
luton asking concurrence of the Sen
ate thereon, read by titles and re-
ferred to appropriate committees.
THE CALENDAR RESUMED.
l6S, senate bill, for the relief of sher.
ifs and tax collectors of the State fol