The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11
question. Mr.. Dufy eontend@a fer
one and one half hours ard Mr..
Cook EnnIly ex,ns4ntsa

q question. Mr.. Du.y eontendea for
one and one half hours ard Nr.
Cook finally consented
AT the rsqast. of the minority.
contrary to GUS ON. Mr. { COX led
Of for ,Ee majority report, ls.
Cooks speech WAS an able, foreible
and complete review Of the ease a.
set forth by the evidence.
The first speech for eoptsstees was
by Dir. Defy, who was followed by
Representative Harmless and Reid,
the latter one of the contestses.
Mr.. Blackburn spoke for about
ten minutes and ne was follo-ed by
contestse Ransom and Nelson, of
Caldwell, for the other side.
The previous question, OF the
adoption OF the minority report, MAS
called and sustained A yea aud
nay vote was demanded, resulting in
the r. jsctior of the repori-72 TO y
Mr.. Cook called for the previous
question. tie adoption OF the ma
iority report, recommending the
seating of the contestants. This
ballot was also by roll call. The re-
port was adopted by a vote of II to
81.
Mr.. Cook then moved, and i. was
adopted, that the conte s'ents.
Messrs. J. b. Williamson (Populis')
aud w. b. Clanton (Republieap) bt
brought forward, the oath of Office
administered and the gentleman
seated. This was done IN copfor-
nifty to the prescribed form, after
WHICH the House adjourned until
1880 o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The House convened for the even
ing session promptly at 7:3O O'Clock
and entered at once upon the dispo
si,ion of the food Of bills accumu.
lated the past several days.
Resolution to print $50 copies
North Carolina Railroad leases, in
troduced by Mr.. McCrary, passed
second and third readings.
Mr.. Dockery. by permission. in
troduced resolution to the effec'
that inasmuch as General Stone ha!
been invited to address the House
this evening on public roads, tina
Prof. Holmes, Of the Geological Sur
vey, be invited to exhibit series O.
magic lanterns views illustrating
North Carolina scenery and re
sources in relation to road immedi
ately after the address. Adopte d
Col. Lusk moved that. in as mucl
as the bills from the Senate wer
just beginning to come in from tn
department, all such be placed upol
the calendar without reference t
committees. The motion was adopt
ed.
At 9:45 a motion to adjourn uat
Fridry 10 O'clock prevailed.
| FRIDAY, 2.th DAY.
senate.
The Senate met at IL O'Clock, Lieu
tenant Governor Reynolds in tn
chair. Prayer was offered by Senate
McNsill.
There were a number of petition
read and bills introduced, none {
which were Of Importance to the Stat
dealing mainly with local issues.
Mr.. Grant introduced resOiutiO
for the appointment of steering con
mittee. which, after some discussiO
was tabled by vote of % to 81.
On motion of Mr.. AtWater 800 cOpi'
Of the Governors message was Ordere
, printed. Adopted.
At 2 - p. III. the Senate adjoure
until tomorrow ar II O'Clock.
House.
At 10 o'clock the House met and Re
; Mr. Belts offered the opening prayer
The following bills and resolution
" were introduced:
: By Cunningham, to allow certa
9 benevolent orders exemption from
surance tax and supervision; this
Guiding Masonic, odd Fellows, Roy
Arcanum, X nights of Pythias, Progre
i Endowment Guild. Royal Benefit S
0 c,ety international Fraternal Alliant
: knights of Honor, or other benevOle
q associations as they only levy an asses
y ment upon their members to create
= fund to pay to the family of deceas
u member and make no profit therefrt
. and have been incorporated under t
laws of this State and do not sOli'
l. business through agents.
d By Person, of Wayne, to provide
n the annual election by the comm
/, sioners of Wayne county of a weigh
~ of cotton seed at the GOldsborO
- mill, at 5000 annually.
Il BY Dockery, to change the time
:: holding courts in the Seventh Distri
By Morton (resolution) }, that it is {
a pedient that some method be devils
le for the protection of the youth of
G. State against the blighting intluel
II of the deadly cigarette and its trl
,f therefore the judiciary Committee
~ instructed to prepare and present
a. the House for its consideration
II to establish a general dispensary 8
TEN for the State somewhat similar
d. the Waynesville dispensary act, thot
more inteiligibly constructed rega
ing the cigarette traffic and consun
Ell tiOn.
= CALENDAR.
;st The Calendar was taken up as
lows:
Bills to amend the divorce law 81
," to permit either party to a divorce
IS, der the act of 1896 be allowed to
as marry during the lifetime of the OF
,es was re-referred to the Judiciary G.
re mittee.
m. By leave Mr.. Sutton introduce
m bill providing that parents and g.
w. dams shall cause their children
wards to be duly vaccinated be
ao- they are two years old, except chile
oil. certified by ply sicians to be unfit
ore iects; the penalty for failure to be
NJ. the municipal authorities of any
ore or town shall require the vacclna
ar and re-vaccination of the inha bit
"a. whenever in the judgment of the
~. or State Board Of Health it is NJ
ee &c sary, and manufacturing compa
VI schools, State institutions, etc, ar
their expense to have such vaccin s
les, done whenever the local or State B
on of Health deem it necessary.
all On motion of Duffy the resolu
,ar- in the Broughton-Young contest,
live Wake. calling for immediate &C
~, was taken up.
W After a lengthy discussion by va
aio members, Cook moved to table the
ave alutian in accnrda nee with the n