The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-25

Uay session save the following:
Bill in relation to the appropriations
to the insane asylUms of the State was
put upon its second reading. Mr.. Alb
ernathy sent forward an amendment
reducing the annual appropriation to
the MorgantOn Insane Asylum from
500 900 to $4,000.
Mr.. Hauser spoke in favor of the
amendment. Mr.. Parker of Perqui-
mans, as a member of the committee
on insane asylums, spoke in advocacy
OF the full appropriation, saying that
before he visited and inspected the
the conditions at this asylum, he had
been in favor of cutting down the ap-
preparation. but now he was convinced
that the 100000 was the very least
that could be made.
Mr.. McCrary opposed the 500, 600 ap-
preparation on the ground that the
cost per capita at the Morganton In
stitutiOn was excessive. He said more
money should be expended for educa-
tiOnal purposes and less for the care of
the insane.
Colonel Lusk possibly made the most
effective speech of the debate. When
he concluded the previous question
was called and all amendments re-
| jected. The bill then BASED both sec
ond and third readings and was
ordered engrossed and sent to the
Senate.
The special order, which had been
postponed until the asylum bill was
disposed Of, was then announced and
again made a special order, this time
for next Tuesday at II O'Clock. The
bill is that introduced by Mr.. Hauser
to prevent discrimination between
legal tender United States money in
North Carolina.
The House took a recess until 80
o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The House re-assembled at &c
O'clock.
The finance committee, through Mr.
Bryan Of Chatham, introduced the
revenue act as revised for re-enact-
ment. On motion, $50 copies were or.
dered printed.
The joint conference committee or
the bill to pay special veniremen a;
regular jurors, reported compromise
{ measure, exempting certain counties
from the operation of the measure
The bill. as reported, passed and wa
ordered enrolled for ratification.
., Bill to appropriate S. 600 for the es
GdUlls uulcuU VI tuc IL
dustrial and Training School for col
: cred teachers. Passed.
Mr.. Hancock made a motion that tn
> joint resolution of the General AS
e sembly adjourn next Tuesday unit
0 / Thursday at p. m, SO that member
t may attend the Newbern Fair, be ia
o ken from the calendar and pat upOl
o its final reading. The motion pre-
3 vailed.
= Mr.. blackburn spoke in oppositio
2 to the resolution, claiming that
a would be an inexcusable loss Of tim'
: Mr.. Hancock urged adjournment, de
i claring that only two sessions woul
Y be lost in making the trip.
2 Demand was made that the ballt
np0n the resolution be by roll call, tn
o vote standing 50 to 81 against the re:
d olution, and the Assembly will not a.
tend the fair. However leaves of al
sence will be granted to all who d.
sire to attend.
e Adjourned until 10 a. N, SatUrda
f. sATURDAY-4oth nAY.
IS The Senate met at 10 o'clock. Liel
tenant Governor Reynolds presidin:
p prayer by Senator Mcneil.
Leave OF absence was gfantt
y Messrs. Mitchell, Maultsby, Yeage
U, Shore, Wakefield and Earnhardt.
y Bills were introduced as follows:
By Mr.. Justice, a bill to amend sc
~ tion 43 of The Code as follows: s.
d all cases in which any bill, draft, no
or bond shall fall due, or the thr
!. nc days of grace expire on any legal ho
~ day or Sunday, the same shall be d.
W or the three days of grace expire
1 1e the day following such legal holid
~ ~ or Sunday.
ne To prescribe the liabilities Of IA
roads in certain cases. This is the 8 Fl
low servant bill" Every Senator v
+. in favor of the bill, and without a
~, remarks the bill unanimously pass
~. its second and third readings and n,
ia' becomes law.
To investigate the complaints
-. Mrs. Pattle D. Arlington and appo
q committee of Senators McCask
Ter Maxwell and M. Person of the Hou
vas This is the same matter which was
e. in 1895, which the "Hoela Bo
liz Campbell committee was appoin
upon.
sed Mr.. Smathers thought 1t was due
Of the gentlemen against whom
in charges had been made, AID it was q