The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-03-11

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they want. to ruia the Fourth ia OF,
der To put hin, 10 b. r-N, time. crew.
of Granville resent. ! The attach upoa (
~-ttlr. as,inx that TO
better man bad r-Ir-seui-i THE party,
and the att,ct was unwsrrautFd. lie
presumed that Dung waited 10 e.
To Congress from the Fourth district
and therefore feared change in b..
district
An Amendment ~ the commiti-. la
add Surry TO the finh q strict vas
adopted. Another TO add Durham
county TO The Fourth Wa los. The
vote WAS then by yea ami nay upon
the passage OF the bill upon the rec
ond reading. it passed by = vote of -
TO -. There was objection TO the third
readin. and pending . motion 10 sus-
pend rules, . message from the senate
announcing the hour for the Joint
special order TO elect directors for the
State University. Mr.. Hancock read
the nominations made by the commit
tee. The speaker appointed Messrs.
Hancock. Pearson, and johnson n
Tellers. The question Was upon the
adoption OF the report and 10 was
adopted by q large majority.
Mr.. Brewer renewed the mot ion To
suspend tie rules and put the Con-
gressional district upon the third
reading. Young demanded q roll call
vote. Ii showed 90 for and a. against
The rules were suspended and the bill |
passed the third reading.
The tellers reported the result Of the /
ballot in the House and Senate for ,
| University trustees. Ii showed the /
election Of the gentlemen recommend |
ed by the committee, as published in I
the Senate report.
Bill TO prohibit the use Of MoC:e's
State history in the public schools OF
the State was put upon the second
reading and passed. After debate the
bill then passed the third reading.
FRlDAY-aorH DAY.
Senate.
Senator Atwater conducted the de-
vOtional exercises OF the Senate.
Mr.. Grant, for the special commit
tee on election laws, reported the SUBJ
stitute with q recommendation that il
do pass. The bill was made a special
order for the night session.
The bill to provide for the mainte-
nance Of the penitentiary passed sec
ond and third readings. 1t appropri-
ates $25 600 year for two years rs a
contingent fund, to he used only
when approved by the Governor and
council Of State.
The bill to encourage local taxation
for pubic schools came up as special
order. After discussion, amendments
> were adopted substituting school dis
trict for township wherever the word
} occurs, limiting the rate of taxation
, in districts of ten cents on one hun
dred dollars and thirty cents on polls,
and apprOpriating the entire sum OF
I.tt
. the special school fund derived from
the sale of State lands and held in the
treasury for public school purposes.
o An amendment was offered by Mr..
Q Ashburn to strike out all after the
| first section, the effect of which was to
9 distribute the appropriation pro rata
4 directly to the counties. The bill was
:. then laid upon the table. A motion to
clinch the fate of the bill was made
. and upon that motion the ayes and
|, noes were called.
y In explaining his vote agains. thu
l. motion, Mr.. Grant said that the actor
J. of the Senate upon tie bill had the ef
It feet of taking a step backward in thu
"a cause of education. from which TIT
= State would not recover in ten years
- as it impaired the principle of loca
- taxation for public schools.
OllcJ eotu lu0J IL uc ldi
T. to raise his voice in protest against
true to his convictions of duty to hi
people. He held that the sentiment
expressed on the floor and voiced il
the action of the Senate doomed tn
State to remain in ignorance.
The motion was lost and the mOtiO
o to reconsider prevailed. A motion
refer the bill to conference commit
e. tee " as adopted and the chair appoint
y ed Messrs. Grant, Justice, Atwate
W and Utley as the committee on til
II, part of the Senate.
Mr.. Ramsey, for the committee o
IT,. pensions, reported the omnibus per
nd sion bill, which was placed on its sc
Of eral readings and passed. The bi
contains the names Of 1874 soldiers an
nm 16 widows.
nd The bill to restore to citizens of
ed Grange the right to vote on the que
,lv ton of license passed on second reat
ed ing.
"a CASTOR counties to the Seventh Col
Ter &resslOnai olstilct ana iadkln .!
Davie counties to the Eighth distri
was lost on second reading. N
Ashburn gave notice of q motion
ate reconsider.
Tor The revenue bill was considered {
Pc third reading and was amended to I
Inc strict manufacturers of spirituous Ii
req uOrs to quantities not less than o
IN gallon. 1t then passed bird reAdiT
lis A bill to consoIidat and amend t
the charter of the town Of Wilson was I
Dill ken up as the special order, with
INT, unfavOrable report. A majority !
An port was submitted, recommend
OF the passage of the bill. Mr.. Ora
nat spoke in support of the bill, urSi
ap. that Mr.. Sharpe, who offered the q
lool nority report, should have q heariI
the Mr. Sharpe said that the friends
eral the bill were not anxious to ia
,ur- charge of the financial affairs Of
Mr town, but he asserted that there w
nay abuses in the police matters that on,
rict to be remedied by the legislature.
was Mr.. Justice opnosed the bill. saw
MIRO that it was dangerous measure.
moved to table the bill and the mot
rim prevailed.
sc q, The bill to make appropriations
by insane asylums and the bill to cha
der- their charters were considered
OF gether. Mr. Person offered an anne
son, ment to provide for the election of
dell, officers Of those institutions by
legislature instead of leaving the
af0C, pOintment to the Governor. He 50
key, in support of the amendment, and
followed by Mr.. Whedbee to the 8,
elat- effect. The amendment was lost.
lanl- Mr.. Maxwell offered an amendm
lture to strike out the Raleigh Insane
!. IL lum from the provisions of the
llege to change the charters.
the Mr.. Whedbee and Mr.. Moye spok
.es. opposition to the bill. Mr.. Person
posed the Maxwell amendment, oh
.t Q ing that it was an eveidence of tire
'ette- cry. ne salu tnat ne nAu oeen oH
and An amendment.
into Mr.. Atwater opposed turning
incumbents out of their places III
eaker it appeared that they were CORFU