The news & observer., 1897-02-21


then came upon third reading; after
quite a wrangle.
There were several explanation of votes.
Cunningham In opposing the bill, said
THAT while he favored the protection of
the youth and also opposed trusts, YET he
could not favor prohibiting legislation
or strike ot the manufacturing or farm
ing interests Hancock said it was a
strike at one of the most important in
sI1lstries of North Carolina and he voted
no. Lusk said there was no strike at the
manufacture of cigarettes, but simply
prohibited the manufacturer or any one
10 sell to minors, and compelled the boy
smoker TO tell from whom he received
the cigarettes. Bryan, OF Wilkes, said
9 year old girl had died in Wilkes from
,.uarette smoking. He said the evil
must he stopped that it was in the in
tcreSt Of humanity; THAT the use of Gig
arettes was filling the insane asylum
Walters in voting yea said parents had
asked him to thus vote. McCrary said
The cigarette habit beclouded the mind
and beIittled the body of the boy; that
all the christian people of the State would
/ endorse Wle pdSSa SE Va inns bill- Ndh
nbngham voted aye. Person, of Wayne
said anymanufacturing interest whose
existence depended upon the making Of
idiots should go out of existence. Sutton,
of New Hanover, spoke in support Of the
bill
The vote ON third reading was yeas
sc, nays IS. On motion of Sutton, of
Cumberland, the vote was clinched.
Duffy, rising to a question of person
al privilege presented a protest signed
by all the Democratic members, against
the ruling Of the speaker as to the vote
ON the bill which passed last night to
app0int cotton weighers at Monroe,
TElesville and Wadesboro;settimg forth
that the rules could not be suspended
to put the bill on third reading unless
a majority Of the members elected voted
for suspension, and that only 46 voted
to suspend, and protesting against the
speakers ruling as unparliamentary.
Cook said that the speaker did not
announce the number voting; that there
were no yea and nay votes; and that
otherwise there was no means of ascer-
tanning the number voting. Sutton, OF
Cumberland, said he did not object to a
not within the constitution, as 1T was
not protest against any act Of the
House. but was reflection ON the speak
er.
Duffy said that ft was impossible to
suspend the rule unless there were ma
jority of all the members elected
voting in favor OF suspension; that the
speaker over-ruled a protest last night,
though vigorously made. Sutton, Of
Cumberland asked why Duffy did not
demand tellers, If he doubted the vote.
Duffy replied that Mckenzie had called
for tellers. He said the protest was
clear, dispassi0nate and did not cast any
imputa ton on the speaker; that he was
willing to admit that the speaker ruled
conscientiously. He said the clerks gave
the number voting.
Cock declared the protest improper;
that it was headed, a protest against the
ruling of the speaker" and THAT the speak
err did not make acts or resolves, and
that unless the protest was a protest a.
gainst the House and not against the
speaker Duffy said the protest was a.
gainss the ruling Of the speaker and also
against the action OF the House in refus-
ing to grant q reference Of the bin as ask
ed by Lusk, of Anson. During thisdf-
bate Lusk was in the chair)
Cook read the constitution regarding
the right to protest, and asked if any
legislation injurious to a person or to
the public had been thus enacted. Duffy
asked whether the refusal to give mem
Der the usual rights OF hearing before
a committee on a matter Of reference
was not an injury to a person. Cook
made the point Of order that the protest
did not come within the constitution and
should not be spread upon the journal
and he asked for a ruling. The speaker
Uusk) decided that no protest was in
order unless there was a record to sus-
tain the protest and that in this case
there was no record of a vote to sustain it.
BY leave Young introduced a bill to
amend the charter OF Raleigh.
At o'clock the House took a recess
until 10 a. M. Monday.