The news & observer., 1897-02-20
SENATE.

The Senate re-assemble3 at ) O'Clock.
IN the absence of Lieutenant Governor
REYNOLDS Senator Rollins v4s elected
president protein.
The following bills were disposed of:
To amend chapter 70, laws of 1895,
relating to time OF holding courts, that
commissioners can call extra terms Of
court Passed.
To amend State grant No. 4167 in Hen
derson county. Passed.
To amend chapters 31S and $50, laws
of 1895. Passed
Resolution in favor Of James l. Moore
of Granville county. Passed
To amend the charter of the town OF
Durham. Passed.
To amend section 1881 OF the Code,
relating to hunting without permission
Passed
To fix the mileage and perdiem of
clerks OF the General Assembly, it pro-
vddes the pay to he $4.00 per day and
3 cents per mile,it also includes the door
keepers, not to apply this term Mr.
Ray moved to table, on this Mr.. McCas-
key demanded the roll-call sustained,
ayes noes 35. Mr.. Ray offered an
amendment to apply to this Legislature,
he was opposed to the bill, but the gem
tleman from Martin, (McCaskey) want
ed a little cheap notoriety so he intro
duced such a bill, now If he is honest and
sincere in wanting to reduce the pay of
clerks, &c, then let him vote for my
(Ray's) amendment and not try to make
a law for the clerks, &c, OF the next
General Assembly.
Mr.. Sharpe, (WiIson) moved to table
the amendment OF Mr. Ray, on which
roll-call was demanded, ayes 2, noes, 40.
Mr.. Sharpe, (Wilson), offered an amend
ment, strike out cents per mile and
insert 10 cents per mile, adopted. The
vote on Rays amendment ayes 20 noes
%. Bin passed third reading, on the
third reading Mr.. Ray demanded roll
call, which was sustained, bill passed
ayes 80, noes 13.
To extend the time for commencing
work on the Cape Fear and Northern
Railroad. Passed.
To authorize treasurer OF Haywood
county to pay school claims. Passed.
To prevent sale of liquor in two miles
Of Gilead Presbyterian church in Cas-
we'll county, re-committed to committee
on Propositions and Grievances.
For relief Of w. G. Lewis, of Iredell
county. Passed.
To provide for the completion Of roads
provided for i'm chapter 364, laws of
1898. Passed over.
To prohibit the use of nets In Neuse
river, bill withdrawn and placed at foot
of calendar.
To refund the bonded debt OF Cumber-
land county. Passed second reading.
To incorporate the Mt. Moriah Male
and Female Academy or Wake county.
Passed.
BY leave, Mr.. McCaskey introduced
bill ito raise revenue.
At 1910 the Senate adjourned until
10 o'clock this morning
The following is the aye and no vote
to make the reductions in legislative
clerks apply to this session OF the Legis.
lature. lit was the true test OF sincere
reform, and those talking loudest for re-
form hickered when the test came:
Ayes--Messrs. Abel, Anderson, An
thony, Ashburn, AtwateT, Barringer,
Barker, Clark, Dickson, Geddie, Justice,
Merritt, Mccarthy, Mcneil, Parker Of
Alamance Ray, Ramsay, Scales, Smath-
ers and Utley-20.
Noes -Messrs. Cannon, Early, Hender-
ron, Hardison, Hyatt, Lyon, Mauitsby,
Maxwell, Moye, McCaskey, Newsome,
Parker OF Randolph, Patterson, Person.
Robertson Sharpe OF Wilson, Sharpe Of
Iredell, Shaw, Shore, Walker, Wakefield
and Yeager-23.