The news & observer., 1897-01-20

The vote for United States Senator
yesterday was as follws:
HOUSE.
For Pritchard. ................. 62
For Doughton. ,...... .......-. "a
For Thompson. ........'...
Not voting ............. ...s..
SENATE.
For Pritchard ................ "a
For Thompson ................ lS
For Doughton ..................
Not voting
HOUSE.
FOR PRITCIIARD-
Alternately P), Adams, Aiken, Allen,
Alexander, Arledge, Arlington, Bah
bitt (P.}, Bailey, Bingham, Blackburn,
Brown fP), Brewer, Bryan of Chat
ham (PA, Bryan of Edgecombe, Bryan,
Of Wilkes, Burgess, Gambler, Chaplin,
Chilcutt, Cook, Crews, Currie, Dancy,
Daniels. Deyton Deweese, Duncan,
Elliott, Ensley. Freeman, Green,
Grubbs, Hancock, Hare. Harris Of Hal
flax, Harris OF Hyde (P), Hodges P1,
Howe. IAlsk, McCrary, Meares, Orms-
by, Parker Of Perquimans (P), Peace,
Petree, Pinnix, Pool, Rawls, Roberts,
Rountree tP.l, Somers, Spruill, Sutton,
of Cumberland, Sutton of New Han
over, Wemyss, White of Alamance,
White of Randolph (P), Wrenn, Var
borough (P.). Young.
FOR DOUGHT0N-
Bunch, Conley, Creech, Cunningham.
Dixon of Cleveland, Duffy, Eddins,
Ferguson, Gallop, Hartness, James,
Lawhon, Leak, Lyle, Mckenzie, Nc
LELAND, McPeeters, Murphy, Nelson.
Parker of Wayne, Pearson Of Burke,
Ransom, Reid, Smith. Walters, Watts,
Wilson.
FOR THOMPSON
Barrow. Carter, Cathey, Chapman.
Craven, Crnnpler. Dixon OF Greene,
Drew, Pagan, Ferrell, Foster, Hauser,
Holmes, Johnson, King, McBryde,
Morton, Person OF Wayne, Person OF
Wilson, Plott, Price, Schulken. Ward,
Whitener. 50
NOT VOTING.
Cox (Rep), absent, of Pitt.
Dockery lRep.), present, of Richmond.
Jones (Dem.), absent, of Allegheny.
Purgason lPop.), absent, of Rutherford.
Reynolds lPop), absent. of Mont
gomery.
Umstead Dem), absent. OF Durham.
fHe has pneumonia.)
The Speaker Hileman, of cabarrus.
SENATE.
FOR PRITCHARD-
Anderson, Ashburn, Barker P.), Can
non (P), Dickson, Early (PO, Grant,
Henderson, Hyatt, Mauhsby, Nc
Carthy, McNeill, Newsome (P), Odom
(P.). Person, Ramsay, Rollins, Sharpe,
OF Wilson, Sharpe of Iredell, Smathers,
Wakefield P.), Whedbee, Yeagar.
FOR DOUGHTON-
Abel, Anthony, Barringer, Justice,
Parker OF Alamance, Ray, Scales.
FOR THOMPSON
Alexander Atwater, Butler, Clark,
Geddie, Hardison, Lyon, Maxwell,
Mitchell, Moye, Merritt, McCaskey,
Parker Of Randolph, Patterson, Rober
son, Shaw, Utley, Walker.
NOT VOTING.
Earnhardt (P.) (He is at his home in
Rowan very i'll with pneumonia)
HOUSE
The House was called to order at IL
o'clock yesterday morning by Speaker
Hileman. and was opened with prayer
by Rev DIR. Whitaker, Of Raleigh.
The journal was read and approved.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
BY Hileman Cby request: To prohibit
the sale Of liquor within two miles of
Phaniels church in Rowan county.
BY Arlington from citizens of Halifax
to asking for repeal OF the stock-law.
By Ferrell: from citizens Of Wake for
transfer of John l.. Jones from third to
first grade pensioner.
BY Hancock: from citizens Of Craven,
for establishment of reformatory for
youthful criminals.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
BY McCrary: That the provision of
Huse Rule 40 as to committee reports
showing that a majority was present at
the action taken on amy matter referred,
to it, do not apply to the judiciary COM
mittee.
Concurred in Senate Resolution to pro-
ceed at II IN. with the election Of a Uni
ted States Senator, and the Speaker ap-
pointed as Tellers, Representatives Hau-
ser, Cook and Nelson.
BY Sutton: to regulate the registration
of grants Of land by the State of North
Carolina.
BY same: to establish two justices trial
courts for Wilmington township.
BY Meares: to place j. NJ. Johnston, OF
Bladen county ON the pension list.
BY Hancock: to renew and keep in
force the charter of the Norfolk, Will
mington and Charleston Railroad Conn
pany.
BY Pinnix: to allow Charles Hoots, of
Yadkin county to enter the State Hospi-
tai at Morganton for treatment
BY Deyton: to provide certain supreme
court reports to Graham county.
By Pinnix: to allow W. Il. Kelly, ex-
sheriff Of Yadkin TO collect arrears of
taxes.
By Terrell: to put John l.. Jones on
first grade pension list.
BY Lusk: to protect political meetings
from wilful Interruptions or disturbance.
By same: to protect game and song
birds in North Carolina.
By Terrell: to revise, amend and con-
solidate the Acts concerning cotton
weighing and the appointment of cotton
weighers for the city of Raleigh.
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