The news & observer., 1897-02-20

| report on his bill to reduce railway fares
| to 10 and cents. He said he had voted
| against tabling, but that the clerk had
made an error in adding, so that the vote
appeared as 55 to 81 in favor of tabling.
The bill by Bryan of Chatham, to repeal
! the appropriation to the State University,
was unfavorably reported
| The House refused upon a vote, to
| take up on the second reading, the resolu-
| ton to attend the Newbern Fair.
| Bills passed to reduce the rates for pilot
age for Cape Fear river and bar (reduc-
| ton % per cent. on vessels under coast
| wise license).
To amend the charter of the town of
Springhope, Nash county.
To make the law against fishing with
gill nets IN Albemarle Sound operative
March 31st next.
To incorporate Roanoke Rapids, Hail
| fax county.
| To allow Caldwell county to levy spe-
| cial tax
To allow Caldwell county to use convict
labor on its roads
To change the corporate limits of Clyde
Haywood county.
| The bill making appropriations for the
maintenance of the three insane asy-
luns was taken up. 1t has already been
summarized. 1t gives 100000 to the
| Western hospital at Morganton, $63, 900
| to the asylum at Raleigh, and $43, 900
| to the Eastern hospital at Goldsboro.
| Robson and Durham counties transfer
red to the asylum at Raleigh, and $3.50
| per capita is allowed for the patients
| then transferred, and $4,000 is appro-
priated for the purchase of farm ad-
| joining the lands of the asylum at Raj
| eigh. For the purchase of n farm for
the Eastern hospital, $3.50 is allowed,
| and $1,000 for an electric plant.
| Hauser offered an amendment to make
| the appropriation to the Morganton hos
| pital 100000. Abernethy offered an
| amendment to make it $4,000. Nc
! Crary said treasurer Worth had visited
the Morga8ton hospital and thought $780,
| 900 was the proper sum to be appropriat-
| ed. White, of Alamance and Hancock
| spoke in favor of the 100000 appro-
priation. Pearson spoke of the manage
ment of the hospital as magnificent. Nc
| Crary said North Carolina could not af-
| ford to have magnificent things. He also
| said there were only three things North
| Carolina was proud of-the Morganton
hospital, the Confederate monument and
| Bitmore. Lusk added, "and of the
member from Davidson" Person, of
| Wayne, asked il McCrary was a candi-
date for office. McCrary retorted that
| he did not want any place, but that Per-
son was hankering nightly to be super
| intendent of the insane asylum at Raj
eigh This brought down the house.
| Cathey replied to McCrary and said his
was the first attack he had ever heard
made upon the hospital. He said no in
| crease was asked for and he urged a
continuance of the appropriation. White,
of Randolph, declared that there was
| gross extravaganza in these public in
| stitutions, and said the common schools
| got little money because of these costly
| public institutions. He said members
| would not dare on the stump to adyo-
cate these appropriations. He offered an
| amendment making the appropriation to
| Raleigh $50, 1000 and to Goldsboro S40,-
| 600. Alexander spoke in warm support
| Of the bill as it stood. Lusk also sup
ported IT. He said that the legislation
| Of 1895 had done the wise thing in APP
propriafing literally to these public char
tiles and had also increased the school
tax 2 cents on the $100. He said he had
found the people of the State approved
of what had been done. McCrary asked
| Lusk if his vote on this matter or Mark
Hanna's money had sent him here.
Lusk said he had never seen Mark, and
asked McCrary if Marks money had
been in Davidson. McCrary said yes.
Lusk then attacked Hauser, White, of
Randolph, and McCrary for their at
tacks on the asylum, and their charge
Of excessive cost and said the cost was
less than $12 per month for each Of the
675 patients. He replied to Hauser's
charge that some of the patients at Nor
canton were not insane, and resented this
reflection on DIR. Murphy's integrity, say
ing DR.. Murphy would not do anything
that was not absolutely right. Hauser
disclaamed any reflection on Dr.. Murphy.
Lusk said DIR. Murphy appealed to the
Legislature to provide for 75 or so in
sane now incarcerated in jails, and he
declared the good sense of the people
Of the State would applaud. Lusk said
he was willing to vote any amount the
public schools wanted.
At 2:30 Sutton, of Cumberland, who
was in charge of the bill demanded the
previous question. The amendments as
to reduction were all Overwhelmingly
voted down. The bill passed, with
amendment, recommended by committee,
Istriking out the appropriations for farms.
SENATE.