The news & observer., 1897-01-28
SENATE ADJOURNED TWICE
1T. GOVERNOR ARRIVES AND
DOES THEACT OVER.
House Demands More Protection For
Rapists-- Parliamentary Scuffie
and Gag Rule.

son. Parker, of RaDd0lpns ana S1naCnefS.
On motion Mr.. Smathers was called to
the chair.
The journal was ordered read, but as
the Principal Clerk who had gone to
Chapel Hill had the key to the room
containing the journal, it could not be
read.
ON motion the Senate adjourned till II
o'clock this morning.
Senator Atwater announced POpullst
caucus. In about twenty or thirty MIN
utes Lieutenant Governor Reynolds and
Principal Clerk King came rushing In.
The 1t Governor went to his seat, and
was told that session had already been
held, and the body had adjourned to meet
at eleven o'clock Thursday. While cog
itating what to do, "Newt' Halliburton
climbed up to where the LIT. Governor
was standing trying to think, and sug-
gested that an adjournment without his
presence might not be legal, and it
wouldn't do any harm to meet again and
adjourn again. This idea seemed to re-
lieve the 1t Governor, who brought
down his ponderous gavel on the desk,
and said. 1.-The Senate will come to or
der" Three Democratic Senators and
eight or ten Populist Senators were III
their seats. A motion was made to dis
pense with the reading of the journal,
but some one suggested that it ought to
be read at the next session, but the chair
ruled that a motion to dispense with it
would not preclude its being read at the
next session. On motion of Senator At
water, it's reading was dispensed with.
A motion was put to adjourn tall this
morning at eleven Carried. Have we
adjourned now for good?'' asked Pop
fulist Senator.
"Yes," said the 1t. Governor.
"aow do we know it," asked the Popu
list
Because" replied the Lit Governor
with a smile, like Oliver Cromwell, |
say the Senate is adjourned"
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Pursuant to adjournment. the House
met at 8 O'Clock last night, with only for
ty-seven members present. A few more
struggled in later. The body was called
to order by Speaker Hileman. and the
journal was read.
Bills were reported as follows:
To incorporate the Manufacturing
Railway Company favorably).
To incorporate the Rich Square -Acad-
emy Cavorably).
To amend chapter on supervision of
railroads and steamships. Committee
recommend that it be committed to the
committee on Railroads.
To elicit information as to railroad
charges. Recommended that reference
be made to the committee on Railroads.
TO incorporate the Edenton Burying
, Society fayorably).
To incorporate the Bank of Kinston
(favorably).
To amend The Code in relation to di-
vorce (fayorably).
To place Jesse Miller on the pension
roll (favorably).
To place Joseph n Long on the pen
! sion roll (favorably).
To place z. l.. Kritz, of Yancey, on the
pension roll, first class Gavorably).
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr. Carter, in regard to election of
county commissioners.
| BY Mr. Gallop, for the relief Of sheriff
of Currituck county.
| By Mr. Lusk, to authorize Governor to
appoint female notaries.
| At the request of Mr.. Harser, without
ODJGGblOlly tue OIlA lGE1OA ACh ibOFC oAA AtAAA
road charges was put on the calendar.
CALENDAR
Bill to regulate stock law in Jackson
county, passed third reading (ayes and
noes).
To incorporate the town of Robinson
| vile, in Graham county, passed third
reading (ayes and noes).
| To compensate clerks for tabulating
election returns, passed second and third
readings.
| Resolution asking Congress to rebuild
/ the United States Arsenal at Fayette-
| vile, passed second and third readings.
| TO amend section of The Code relating
| to appeal from assignments Of widows
years support, passed second and third
readings.
TO amend section 5, chapter 439, Laws
of 1895, passed secaond and third read
iHgs.
To amend sections 2S12, 2S13, 2814 of
| The Code, as to Randolph county, so as
to require a majority of the voters in
| stead of one-ffth, to get stock-law
election-said election to be held
| not more than once a year. Counties
were added as follows: Craven, Cumber-
land, Pennsylvania, Wilson, Yancey,
| Dare. The bill was re-referred to the
| Judiciary Committee to correct some
errors.
Resolution Nelson's amendment) to
print 500 copies Of Governor Russell 8
| inaugural address. Passed over in alb
sence of Mr.. Sutton of New Hanover
Resolution directing the Secretary of
State to furnish 20 copies of the Laws of
1895. Adopted.
PARLIAMENTARY SCUFFLE.
TO amend the lynch law, so as to in
crease the pains and penalties of those
who break into prison houses for the pur-
pose of lynching The section, said Mr..
Sutton, providing that the county shall
be responsible to the amount Of $4,000
to representatives Of the person lynched
was stricken out by the committee. The
bill was advocated by Mr.. Sutton and
Peace, colored, of Vance Peace said
| there could be no objection to the law, if
thre were no objection to the present law.