The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-06
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the Snalr ruled no member could CAH
the previous quest hon.
There Were few ayes and q
thunder OF ''npes." The previous uus~s-
tion was not ordered by an overwhelm-
ing vote.
Mr. Parker. Of Wayne. moved to
table.
Mr.. Person. Of Wayne. roar,.i ara
charged in his seat
The moSA5n to table failed by &c so a
Mr.. Parker said the gall and sx,a,-.
SHOWN on the bill were wond.-fru
There was another scene Of disc>ier.
He replied to Person
By this time IL was | O'Clock and b.
toFe me vote on the Gcldsl,oro bsli wax
reached tn. special order cam. nm
this being the North Carolina lxsr
matter
Mr.. Cook. chairman OF th,, spe,l>2
committee. reported the senate xut~~si
tute bill without amendment and ss,..
speaker handed to the clerk the fop-
rowing opinion OF the supreme c,urt e.
the matter, IN response to the ho,rns
noon:
Your resolution Is befor, US PrS>~-
dent and courtesy due a co-r,ftnaf~
branch OF the government irnn,, ,,, -
repiy 10 your request without exur,-~.
ing any fntimation OF opinion efffr-r
way upon the question whether cA~
power 10 lease its rcad is vested nm r.
North Carolina Railway Company by
Its charter. We are of opinion that te,r,
power, IL IL exists, Is now ye<te,, I'm RI,
stockholders and the provision IN s,s>
tion or the bill submitted 10 us. which,
makes the validity OF a lease ,iatr-r9-
eht upon It's acceptance by the hsay>l
VI directors would be an amendment tn
the Charter. transferring the p,w,-r
from the stockholders and invalid nm
4ess accepted by the stock holders I'm
general or special meeting Assem- hle<l
.signed) w. T. FAIRCLOTH.
ITief Justice OF North Carolina, for
the Court"
Mr.. Murphey said IL made no silfYer
e1ce what the supreme court said: that
ine reference To the court was wr>nc
| "hen TINS very court might be called
on 10 pass upon this very question He
SAID the court had never ltfore passssd
upon such a matter this. He Offered
an amendment TO the substitute an
| follows:
! Amend section 6 by inserting arts.r
| the word company in line II OF the
printed bill. the words and accepted by
the stockholders in general or sr..Lal
meeting assembled
Amend section after che word .sfi-
rectors" in line by adding the words
! and stockholders"
| Mr. Murphy moved the adoptio1 ~
TINS amendment and concurrence H. the
! substitute bill
! Mr. Cook sent forward a sub itrrte
Tor the whole matter-the origin. bffi.
which passed the house. He callad ON
those who desired to put these foreign
/ companies on the same footing IA tbyse
/ ~ this state to pass his substitute.
1t was lost-ayes. so; noes, 53
| The instant the result was announc-
ed Mr.. CoJk sprang to his feet and
moved to adjourn. 1t was seen he was
defeated and was filibusterne and
tnere arose great clamor meix yell.
ing: That game won't work" Vote n
down." KEEP your seats" The packcd
galleries and lobbies listened and
looked at the proceedings with keen
est interest
Mr.. Cook demanded the yeas and
nays on his motion to adjourn. The re-
suit Was-yeaS, AZ; nays G6 He tlye,
moved to lay Mr.. Murphy's amend
ment on the table and on this dcntani-
ca the yeas and nays. There was more
clamor; members moved uneassIv
about. There was quite gathering
around Mr. Cook. Speaker Hilcnan
belng conspicuous and Whispering to
Mr.. Cook. The result OF the vote ON
labilng Was-yeaS, 81; nays g.
4 ms was the beginning Of an unDar-
alIeled scene OF filibustcring Mr.. Srt-
TON, or Cumberland. opponent Of the
senate substitute and a memtyer OF the
speclal committee, was In the chair He
ruled that the previous Question u,.~
not called and that the house WAS not
operating under it.
Hour after hour Of filttslsterinp went
on Mr.. Cook would move 10 ad ko,,r,,
rms would be defeated and j,,e,t trefprr
the announcement OF Tire RESULT re
would change his vote no no no as m
move to Reconsider. There wrr<e r,,,p
caifs on every motion. the minority
nRhtfng for time and the sps<aker mi
ing Tor 1t. There was row upon NV
several times fights seemed immfne-nt
nessrs. Hancock and SUTTON. Of New
hanover were hfsses and the strak,,,
cleared the kobbiez
Mr Dockery made a hot srpe,ecf saw
ing IL was we'll understood yesteY>Sav
that the vote Was TO be had rvn tf.c
SUBSTITUTE: that the rnsNirvvs I'm AZ
Journ could not be entey-ta tvvc.1 T,br~
speaker (SUtbpn) ruled arzrires rs,ck
cry ana the latter shouted: "There h,
revolution. 1t will damn you" and hS.
appNaled to the house which nv |.
vote OF. ayes. 4s: noes. ST. r~-r,,~r.l tC,
sustain Mr.. Sutton's ruling. Refoy,e the.
vote was announced Mr SUTTON le1r
tne chair and Mr. Lusk. a,so m IN
p1nent OF the senate. substitute r~,rn-
L. 80 matters went until 6 O'CLOCK
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