The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-18

rolling clerks Office for the years 1891
'93. and '95, together with the certlfi-
Gates Of A L. Swinson to Fl. E. King,
clerk of the Senate" >
The evidence of Mr.. Swinson was to
the effect that he did not make the
statements as they appeared in the
newspapers, but that he did say that no
negro should work in his Office as long
he (SwinsOn) had charge of it, because
he expected towards the end of the
session to have a lady copyist in his
Office, and that he did not propose to
have himself pointed out as Populist
that had negro assistants in his office,
and that he did say that it had cost
$50 per day to run his office. While
| he did not have use for the assistants
they were put there by the two politi-
cal caucuses and he did not feel dis.
posed to discharge them.
Mr.. Parker (Of Alamance), Of the
committee. filed the following minori-
ty report:
SIN my opinion, from the evidence,
there has been useless employ ent of
assistants and useless expenditure of
money in their employment. That the
enrolling clerk. Swinson, of his own
motive appointed only one of the eight
| oSSiSooht OuitiAih6 CiCA nos ouu ouoG &c
to the other seven, he received them in
to his office by direction and nominal
tion of the caucuses of the two political
parties to whom he was ind ebted for
his own election, and in so receiving
them, that he thought, and had reason
to think. that he was obeying the
commands of the two parties that had
put him in the place he occupied.
Dhat the said enrolling clerk (SWin-
son) is not without blame, but his
blame consists largely in his yielding
too readily and without protest to the
caucus demands and nominations of
. the aforesaid political parties as rep
resented IN the Legislature; that Of
the two laborers in his office he ap-
, pointed only one, his son; that there
, was not at any time any suggestion to
3 him to displace or discharge any OF
e the assistants he had 80 received into
2 his office"
/ On motion the bill passed by the
: House was taken up: To abolish the
e Office of enrolling clerk, If By law such
e Office exists. Mr.. Moye opposed the
), passage of this act; he did not believe
: in taking snap judgment against any
e one that this bill was only introduced
= to kick Mr.. Swinson cut of office; ht
: has been, l will admit, extravagant il
e his Office, but he is not the only mar
a employed by the State that is extrava
j. CANT in his Office. The very person.
3, who are now trying to GUST Mr.. Swim
z son said that if he would appoint tn
e two men they wanted they would Will
draw the bill. Mr.. Smathers favore,
J. the bill. Mr.. Butler was in favor o
3 not Judging Mr.. Swinson too harshly
e that it was the understanding that tn
It Republicans and Populists SHOULD
each name three assistant enrollin
clerks, and that he had no idea bu
that Mr.. Swinson thought he wa
carrying on. the wishes Of the caucu'
he and when he was ordered to put o
to two more clerks he refused to do y
&c The bill passed second and thir
e reading. At IL O'Clock the Senate I'd
u journed until II o'clock Friday morn
n ing.
or He use
IN Az 10 o'clock the House met and Re
IL Mr.. Shaw, Of Washinton county, offel
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