The news & observer., 1897-03-07
THE LEASE BILL UP
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has the constitutional r1gnt 10 ihseAe Oh
ass of himself. He said, amid applause
II have felt disgraced ever since nave
been 81. member of this Legislature we
protested against the high h-handed fuies
- Yesterday blackburn, as a Kepub-
Iican. said: 81 am ashamed, dlsgusted
and humiliated as a Republican at the
dispraceful conduct of some of my party
Nv C,odt II is n damnable shame. The
resolution is an outrage In the face OF
Rannblican teachings, by such rulings
never before heard in North Carolina
NV God l hope it will never happen
arainn / might stand and talk SIX
months. The power behind the throne
i known to me. This resolution IS false
nretence. Tt is to censure all who stood
against arbitrary rules. / was in the row
yesterday and / am glad of IT. l nave
little respect for those who refuse US q
hearing. McCrary spoke against 1T. Pe-
tree moved to table. Tabled by a vote
of 81 to 27. At the conclusion of this
vote. seven men got in front of Cook,
hut Iusk, who was in the chair recog-
nized Cook. who made motion to table
the bill. Lost by the usual vote.
Cunningham demanded recognition.
Mckenzie moved to suspend the rules.
The chair decided that n roll-call had
been ordered. Mckenzie APPEALED from
the decision of the chair. ''Out of order"
said Lusk. The roll call proceeded. I'VE
have no right here" said Chaplin. Bryan,
of Wilkes. said Cooks conscience was so
tender he couldn't report the bin without
the Supreme courts decision. Now he
wants to gag the majority l am dis
- 9TH Ia 10
man in this House. (Applause.) Fergu-
son made ringing speech against
'Lusk's high-handed ruling" Hartness
said the people on his side were trying
to take $4,000 per year from the pock-
cts of the people, and that his side was
standing against 6t 1T Is Waterloo
for the people or the railroads getting
bonus. j will stay here to stand for the
people" Mckenzie said there was no
genuine bid by the Seaboard. The peo-
pie do not want the lease annuled. They
said 90 years was virtually sale. Now
when we have met their views they still
have something else. Murphy said: I'VE
are not being treated fairly or honest.
The manner you are demeaning your
self is a disgrace to civilization" Mr..
Pearson believed the people would say
that those charged with tilibusterlng
would be called blessed by the people.
Schulken said we are standing for ma
iority and not for the few who stand
with the Southern Railway. Our mo-
tives are honest. Turning to the lease
advocates he said You know you are
acting wrong" When Walters came he
asked if Schulken meant to say he repre-
sented the Southern Railway. Schulken
said no. Walters said that any man who
intimated that he represented anybody
but the people, was a har. Il despise
and condemn any such suggestion, no
matter from what source it comes.
came here opposed to the lease. l want
ed an investigation. 1t vindicated the
directors from wrong. i stand for a
business proposition. | will meet either
here or elsewhere the man who Intlmates
[ am improperly influenced.
When it was announced BLACKBURN
with loud voice cried out: Il move that
YOU I.usk I'M the chair get out of that
chair and let the Speaker take his chair. :"
Hileman came before the House and said
he had been trying if possible to remedy
the causes of the trouble. The bill sent
back from the Senate was an original
Senate bill--it is an independent bill. 1t
will have to go on its three several read
fngs to pass the House. The bill is not
q substitute, and can only be considered
am original bill. He stated Dockery's
motion. The House is In this condition.
Cook alone can call the previous ques-
ton. The House could not suspend the
rules. The bill would have to go on its
second reading. Then this trouble could
be kept on indefinitely, and it would re-
solve itself into a question of physical
endurance. McCrary asked: IF the chair
man of the committee refuses to call the
previous question, can nobody elseF'
Answer: ''He is here and the rules Of the
House gives him the power" McCrary:
''Then one man can control legislation.
Hileman: THE rules give that power. !"
Mr. Cook said: II will suggest this. You
cannot go to third reading. | will with
draw dilatory tactics, if you win vote
on amendments, let it come up Monday
on the motion to suspend the rules" !"
Blackburn charged Cook with bad faith,
and asked: do you think You can fool
US againg' Blackburn added: "We will
change the rules tonight and pass j"
Sutton asked: "Under rule 81, could the
rules now be suspended and made retro
active to affect that billf' Answer: Il
do not think it could" Blackburn said
this was equivalent to saying that one
man could block legislation.
Continuing Mr.. Hileman said: Il de-
sire very much that the vote be taken.
would like to Sc it go on its second
reading. But then the dilatory motions
could be renewed, and the question of
third reading would be one of physical
endurance. The Senate bill is not proper
ly substitute. The number has been
changed We must go by the records ON
the bill" Dockery made the point that
the record of the Senate and the Senate
message referred to it as a substitute.
This made it substitute. Mr.. Hile-
man said the record OF the House journal
showed that it was treated by number,
and is Therefore not substitute. Black
burn contended that the member who
submitted the minority had charge of
the bill. Hileman said the rule gave the
| right to call the previous question to the
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