Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-03-11

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Guy Barnes, of this city, was de-
feated and the report of the min
ority, allowing the Governor 5
Council to let the printing con
tract, passed, 81 to rs.
Grants bill to appoint "a police
board for Goldsboro came up
next. 1t is the bill Grant sneaked
through the Senate. Person, of
Wayne, wished he had the time to
tell the necessity of the passage Of
this bill. Twenty years ago Vance
said "there is retribution in his
tory Russell said the same.
The Legislature of 1877 gerry
wandered Goldsboro and denied It
local self government.
johnson, of Sampson, moved to
amend by providing that the ma y
or shall be elected by the people:
"You hear a cry about local gDv-
ernment. / am sorry to see folks
called Populists trying to injre
city governments. The element
they propose to put in are not the
men to rule. The bill shows thdro
is something rotten inDenmark.. -
Ward moved to SO amend that
the board could not elect success
ors. Parker moved an amendment
that it shall not go into effect IN
til voted on by the people, and
that Jno. R. Smiths name be
stricken ont. Person tried to call
the previous question. There was
a great uproar, Parker, of Wayne,
demanded a hearing. Cook, Per-
son and Hancock raised another
piece Of deviltry, The doorkeepor
tried to put Parker in his seat
The members gathered around and
a fight was imminent for seveial
moments. Sutton of New Han
over, wanted Parker tried before
the bar of the House. Jim Young
arose and said, 81 ask that the
gentlemen from Wayne be allows
ed to be heard - (Applause.) J
Person, of Wayne, demanded the
previous question. The uproar
went on Parker raised a point of
order. Mcclellan arose to point Of
order, saying that few months
ago the chair ruled that no mems
Der could call the previous ques-
ton. There were a few "ayes'
and thunder of s'noes." The
previous question was not ordered
by an overwhelming vote. Par
ker, of Wayne, moved to table.
Person, of Wayne, raved and
charged in his seat. The motion
to table failed by 46 to A. Parker,
of Wayne, said the gall and spleen
shown on this bill was wonderful.
The result of the vote to table
was, yeas 81, nays Ga. Mr..
McRary demanded the previous
question on the original bill but
the Speaker ruled against him. He
replied to Persons 'poison and
venom. Suppose it was, he said,
can outrage in 1877 to change
Goldsboro's charter. This bill
does worse. In 1877 the Demos
Gratis permitted aldermen elected
by the people to elect a mayor. y
The chair announced as special
order the North Carolina Railroad
lease. Cook. for committee, re-
ported the bill without amendment.
Murphy said it made no difference
what the Supreme Court said; that
the reference to that Court was
wrong when this very Court might
be called upon to pass upon this
very question. He said the Court
had never before passed upon
such a matter as this. Aiken subj
mitted the majority report for the
special committee. This favored
the substitute bill which passed the
Senate.
Cook, chairman of the commits
tee, said it was said yesterday
that the Supreme Court would
not render any opinion, and even
when the opinion was rendered
they contended that it was not
valid. He said the Courts opin,
ion was clear; that if the bill had
been passed as it came from the
Senate it would have amounted
to a ratification of the 99-year
lease. He said, further, if the dis
rectors agreed, the Governor
could not have brought suit to
test the lease. Cook seat for
ward as substitute for the
whole the original bill which
passed the House The hour of 2
o'clock had now arrived. Cooks
substitute was first voted on.
Cook said he hoped all friends of
North Carolina would vote for
his substitute. A big hubbub
arose. There were cries Of "Vote.
VOTE" Murphy insisted that his
motion to concur was before the
House. The Speaker (Sutton in
the chair ruled this out of order.
Blackburn said the record of the
House of yesterday showed that
an order was made to vote at
o'clock to>dav on the Senate
substitute. He declared Cooks
substitute was improperly drag
ged in. The vote on Cooks sub,
stitute was yeas so, nays 63. The