The news & observer., 1897-02-20
HlLEMAN'S GAG RULING.
ALLOWS THE RULES WRONGLY
TO BE SUSPENDED.
BIackburn's and Negro Young's Glut-
ronous Rush After Pie--leak's
insulting Treatment.
HOUSE, -NIGHT SESSION.

The revenue act was introduced by
Chairman johnson land 250 copies were
ordered printed. The conference report
on the bill to pay special yenire was
adopted.
The bill to appropriate $1,000 annually
to d colored normal college for the train
ing of teachers, came up and was ex-
planned by Young, who said it was drawn
Oh the lines suggested by DR.. Curry and
had the unanimous APPROVAL Of the COM
mittee on Education The bill passed
without a dissenting vote.
Bills passed: TO work public roads il
Northampton county by taxation.
To provide for the appointment of j
police justice at Asheville, who is to
have the power of an inferior court; and
to provide for the government OF Ashe-
VILE dusk said there was up to 1892
a recorder appointed by the aldermen.
Now the aldermen want to elect q re-
corder and he Lusk) wanted the Gov
ernor to appoint police justice and af-
terwards let the people vote for recorder
in May, 1893 Lusk said it did not
abolish the Office of mayor, but simply
transferred from the mayor the trial OF
criminal cases, leaving him with all his
other prerogatives.)
TO amend the charter of Winston.
To establish a dispensary in Bladen
county Ut was stated that nearly all
the Bladen people want this law. Dock
cry asked if the bill provided for the
submission of the matter to the people.
1t was replied that it did not; that the
people wanted it as the Texan wanted
Il pistol, quick and blamed bad" but
he added that the conditions were such
that it could not be sumitted to popu-
lar vote Sutton said the Bladen people
wanted the bill; that there was no snap
Judgment; that it was referred to in
the campaign; that there was no petit
ton against it. Lusk said he did not
believe in antagonizing these local meas
ures,)
Sutton said a resolution had been
adopted giving set OF the Colonial Re
cords to each member and to the schools,
etc; that there are only $50 sets; that in
10 years they will be worth $50 a set.
He wanted to reconsider the vote. The
Speaker said it was too late as the reso-
luton was ordered enrolled. Hancock
said the members wanted the books.
The matter was dropped.
The bill passed to appoint trustees for
Lousiburg Presbyterian church.
Hancock made motion TO put ON its
final reading the resolution to attend the
Newbern Fair. The House voted to take
it up. Blackburn antagonized the bill,
saying the Legislature had done none OF
the business it was sent here to do; that
the election law is yet to be amended;
that all the institutions are to be taken
from the Democrats. He said there was
no responsibility upon the Democrats
here. The Republicans had parcelled
out the pie and must pass bills to divide it
Hancock said arrangements had been
made for the members to leave here at
9 a. m. Wednesday and return at 8 a. m.
Thursday, and only one day was missed.
Iusk wanted to know If the legislature
could adjourn over n day; that such an
adjournment would break the legislature.
Hancock said that by concurrent resolu-
tiCn the legislature could 50 adjourn.
Duffy said this was correct, and that
the constitution SO provided The pre-
vious question was called and the yeas
and nays demanded. Young said he
wanted to stay here until every Demo
crat was cleared out, from cellar to gar
ret, and so opposed losing one day. The
resolution failed to pass, ayes 81, nays,
53.
Senate bill appointing cotton weighers
at I.ilesville, Wadesboro and Monroe
came up. Leak asked it's reference to
committee. saying ID had never bees be