The news & observer., 1897-01-30
HOnSE

bidder all the printing and binding, etc :
may let it to different persons; shall
purchase paper, etc, the salary to be
81 800; term of office four years; appoint
mcnt by Governor.
BY Drew, to require Coin Harveys
Book, Elementary Principles Of a Re
public to be taught in the public schools.
By Sutton, of Cumberland, to allow the
Governor to convene special courts in
great emergencies.
Cook moved that VI committee Of seven
be appointed by the Speaker to confer
as 90 the lease OF the n. c.. railroad, and
to also consider the matter of preventing
the term Of the operation OF railways in
this State by a foreign corporation. He
said he would introduce a bill in regard
to this lease. The motion for "a COM
mittee prevailed. Cook then introduced
the bin and asked that 200 copies be
printed. The order to print was made.
Bills passed incorpora ting the Stone
(Mountain railway, 100 miles long,
through Ashe and Watauga, to connect
with the Virginia and Tennessee Rail
way, and the cost S2,000,000; bill to in
corporate the Moore County and West
End Railway (third reading)
Sutton, OF New Hanover, offered, by
leave, a resolution providing for the i'm
peachment Of William l.. Norwood, Judge
Of Superior court, by the Senate, for
habitual drunkenenss 1t specifies six
courts at which Norwood was drunk,
among these being Wilmington. The
resolution provides that committee Of
three attorneys shall be raised to present
This order OF the House to the Senate
and prosecute Norwood in behalf Of the
House
Bills passed renewing and keeping in
force the charter of the Wilmington, Nor
folk and Charleston Railway.
4 joint resolution was introduced by
Sutton TO raise a committee OF FIVE to
consider the necessity Of a Code Com
mission to codify and revise the laws
Of the State. Sutton said there was an
absolute necessity for a Code.
To incorporate the Mutual Aid Banking
Company of Newbern passed second and
third readings.
To protect birds in Randolph and
Davidson counties passed second and
third readings.
Brown, Of Jones, got his bill back, by
reconsideration, passed Thursday, and
had it repassed and stripped of amend
ments. The bill provides for r road law
election, and stands now applicable only
to Browns county OF Jones.
To raise a committee of five to prepare
a bill ON the revision of the Code.
Hauser's bill came up again as TO rail-
road charges. Mr.. Schulken amended by
making the date March 18th instead OF
February 10th. Objections being made,
Mr.. Schulken made It February Goth.
The amendment was lost. The bill came
mp, the ayes and noes being called by
L. Il.
sistod ON being recognized. and spoke
against The bin and took occasion to say
that he was, rs 1t present advised, against
the North Carolina Railroad lease He
was for farmers between railroads and
people.
Mr. Schulken said the object Of the
bin was to know the expenses Of the rail
roads so that the Legislature might move
more intelligenty in the matter Of re-
ducing- the fares Tt could do no hurt
for this resolution to pass through.
Col. Lusk said the Legislature had to
have certain information, and this was
a part Of it He was willing to be fair
to the railroads, but he wanted the rail
roads to be fair to the people When there
wns bill here to reduce fares, he wanted
to vote intelligently; the railroads might
be eAtravagant; people ought not to be
expected to pay in fares the exorbitant
salaries or railroad officials, and he want
ed to know whether the railroads were
robbing the people; it had come to be a
question in North Carolina as whether
the railroads in North Carolina should
rule the people or whether the people
should rule the railroads; he as q native
OF North Carolina proposed to rule the
railroads. though he was inclined to be
fair to them
Mr.. Freeman, of Henderson, was 0p-
posed TO inquiTing into the private bust
ness Of the railroads; thought such legis-
lation kept capital out nobody had a
right to demand to know how much he
tf'reenanl paid to get cookie burrs out
Of the sheep. Hauser interrupted: Did he
have to get charter from North Caro-
lima to get out cookie burrs.
The roll was called, and Blackburn ex-
planned his vote, saying it was time
wasted; Hancock explained, saying it
was the opponents who had consumed
time in fighting the bill.
The result Of the roll-call was, ayes,
81; noes At. Mr.. Hauser asked that the
bill be sent TO the Senate without en-
grossment, but there was objection by
Blackburn and some others.
To grant q pension to Jesse Miller,
passed second and third readings.
Resolution in favor of Sarah j. Bart
lett, Of Mitchell county, passed second
and third readings.
TO keep poultry out of neighbor's yard,
for Moore county, passed second and
third readings.
TO authorize the Governor to appoint
female notaries. Col. Lusk spoke to his
bill; this was a mighty little office with
very limited Jurisdiction; it was a settled
fact that the young women in this State
were becoming necessity (laughter);
they had had little opportunity in this
State to become self-supporting. A
young woman-a type WTiter--had almost
become a necessary appendage TO every
lawyers office G4aughter)
Mr.. Blackburn would do all he could
to aid the women, opposed the bill. Col.
Lusk asked the young gentlman what he
had ever done to aid any; he had never
married any of them. (Laughter) Black