The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-04

port Of the bill, saying the republican
party was the party of education. He
ridiculed Mr.. Bryan's statement that
the university was the rich mans
school and said there were 140 poor
boys there who would not be at COL
lege were it not for the aid they got.
He said the people had approved the
action OF he legislature two years ago
in increasing the appropriations to all
institutions. He said he recollected two
years g when Mr.. Bryan tried to
sneak through a little bill' and that
he had made inquiry which led to the
revelation that it vas a bill to take
away all appropriation to the univer-
sity; that he recOllected the occurrence
distinctly; that Mr.. Bryan said 1t was
a little bill"
| Mr.. Bryan said he was merely joking
with Representative Mccall. that he
did not say a little BILL" that Mr..
Lusk got his idea from the democratic
newspapers.
Mr.. Lusk said he knew the facts.
Messrs. Petree, Duffy and Mckenzie
said Mr.. Lusk described the occurrence
| exactly.
Mr.. Bryan then said he wanted to
! get the bill referred to q committee.
Mr.. Petree said Mr.. Bryan said he
wanted to have the bill taken up.
Mr.. Bryan subsidized after this clinch-
ing testimony against him.
Mr.. Lusk continued his argument
and said the state needed wise men,
not fools (great laughter); that there
were plenty of these and that they
can go over into Chatham; that Mr..
Bryan wanted to close the doors of the
university.
Young, colored republican, said he
usually agreed with Mr.. Bryan, but
this time he did not and he rebuked
| Mr.. Bryan for his allusion to persons
with salaries being in the lobby and
said the people had the right to be
here to look after any bill affecting
their interests. He said: Educate the
| white boys and girls and for Gods
sake educate the colOred boys and
| girls" Two years g he defended
| the grand old university and the peo-
pie had sent him back here and ap-
| pleasure vote for the bin. (His remarks
| proved his course. He would with great
were heartily ~applauded.)
Mr.. Parker, Of Wayne, spoke in OPP
| position to the bill, saying he favored
a direct appropriation to common
schools of 500, 900 and asked what had
become of the bill to makS that appro-
priation.
Messrs. Dockery and Nelson said the
subcommittee had yesterday report
ed on it.
Mr.. Parker said this bill was legis~
| lation for the classes against the
| masses and he was unwilling to vote
any money to higher schools until the
ommon schools were provided for am
DIV, and he protested against this bill
and wanted action deferred until the
direct appropriation bill was reported
to the house.
Mr.. Dockery called the previous
question. It was ordered and Mr.. Bry-
ar, Of Chatham, demanded the yeas
and nays.
Mr.. Lusk said: 1--WE are all proud to
go on record"
There was much explaining of votes.
The vote was-yeas rs; nays. 26. 1t
was stated that there is 1895, 900 in the
treasury belonging to the board Of ed
ucatiOn.
The bill to appropriate $12, 500 addi-
| tional for the state normal and indus
trial school next came up.
Mr.. Dockery said the same commit
tee made this report; that 1t was nan
imous; that in the senate only one
| recognized the needs OF the schoOl,
The bill passed by an overwhelming
vote.
NIGHT SESSION.
The house met at 1880 o'clock and
took up the calendar. Bills passed as
follows:
Incorporating the Newbern Fire In
surance Company.
To fix "New-Bern'' as the proper
| way Of spelling the name OF that city
| To allow Cumberland county to levy
a special tax.
To make a properly verified state
ment of account prima facie evidence
Of it's correctness.
To allow Lumberton to issue bonds.
To incorporate the Harnett Central
Railway Comptny.
To work Bladen county's roads by
taxation.
To amend the charter of Dunn.
TO amend the charter Of Elizabeth
City.
To provide footways in Sampson
county.
To incorporate Maysville. Jones
! county.
For the relief of the commissioner
Of Pender county.
To provide for the erection Of a
| school building for the North Carolina
school for Leaf and dumb, carrying
$40, 600 appropriation, passed its second
reading and was recommltted to tho
finance committee.
For the relief Of the estate of ex-
Treasurer Beamon, of Sampson county
To incorporate the trustees OF st.
Mary's school at Raleigh.
To amend the charter of St. Angus
ines school (colored) at Raleigh.
To amend the charter of Carthage.
To incorporate the Carolina. Chin
ney Rock and Tennessee Railway
Company, to be operated by steam
or electricity from Rutherford, then
via the Hendersonville line.
SENATE.
| Raleigh, n. c.. February 26.-Bills
and resolutions were introduced as fol-
lows:
By Senator Utley, to amend The
! Code so as to allow women to vote in
local option elections; also to forbid
the giving of rewards to any employe
of the present general assembly out of
the treasury.