The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-01-28
SCOTLAND NECK NC THURSDAY, JANUARY 49, 1897

then read the house journal. 1t was
announced that Prltchard had yesterday
received Sc votes. Thompson AZ,
Doughton "a.
The roll was called on the ballot for
senator.
Person, of Burke, asked permission to
explain his vote. So did Hodges. Nc
Caskey announced that he was paired
with d. Reid Parker, populist, who
would have voted for Pritchard.
Hodges, popuiist, said in explaining
his vote, that he felt he was carrying
out the just and honorable contract
made IN 1895 between the populists and
the republicans and reversed at Eden
ton in 1896. He declared Prltchard
was as true a silver man as the state af-
forded.
Pearson, democrat, said if the cleo
ton OF Thompson depended on his vote
he would give it to him.
THE VOTE FOR SENATOR
The vote of the senate was as follows
For Pritchard-Anderson, Ashb,lrn,
Barker, Cannon, Dickson, Early. Grant,
Henderson, Hyatt, Maultsby, McCar-
thy, McNeill, Newsome, Odom, Person.
Ramsay, Rollins, Sharpe of Wilson,
Sharpe of Iredell, Smathers. Shore
Wakefield, Whedbee, Yearger-24.
For Thompson-Alexander, Atwater,
Butler, Clark, Gladdie, Hardison, Lyon
Maxwell, Mitchell, Moye, Merritt, Nc
Caskey, Patterson, Robeson, Shaw,
Utley, Walker-17.s
For Doughton-Abell, Anthony, Bar
ringer, Justice, Parker OF Alamance,
Ray, Scales-7.
The vote of the house was as follows
For Pritchard-Abernethy, Adams,
Aiken, Allen, Alexander, Arledge, Ar
rington, Babbitt, Bailey, Bingham,
Blackburn, Brown, Brewer, Bryan Of
Chatham, Bryan of Edgecombe, Bryan
of Wilkes, Burgess, Gambler, ChapIn,
Chilcutt, Cook, Cox, Crews, Currie,
Dancy, Daniels, Dayton, Deweese,
Dockery, Duncan, Elliott, Ensley, Free
man, Green, Grubbs, Hancock, Hare.
Harris of Halifax, Harris OF Hyde,
Hodges, Howe, Lusk, McCrary, Meares,
Ormsby, Parker of Perquimans, Peace,
Petree, Pinnix, Pool, Rawls, Roberts,
Rountree. Somers, Spruill, Sutton OF
Cumberland, Sutton of New Hanover
Weymess, White of Alamance, White
of BERTHE, White of Randolph, Wrenn
Marlborough, Young-64.
For Thompson-Speaker Hileman
Barrow, Caster, Cathey, Chapman
Craven, Crumpler, Dixon Of Green
Drew, Pagan, FerreIl, Foster, Hauscr
Holmes, johnson, King, McBryde, Mar
tin, Morton, Person of Wayne, Person
of Wilson, Platt, Price, Purgaso"
Schulken, Ward, Whitimer-26'
For Doughton-Bunch, Conley, Cum
ningham, Creech, Dixon of Cleveland
Duffy, Eddins, Ferguson, Gallop, Hart
ness, Lawhon, Leak, Lyle, Mckenzie
McCleiland. McPeeters, Murphy, Ne!
son, Parker of Wayne, Pearson. Ran
som, Reid, Smith, Walters, Watts, Will
son-26.
FOURTEENTH DAY-THURsDAY, JAN. II
SENATE-The senate met at noon
with prayer by Rev. DR.. Pittinger.
Bills were introduced as follows:
| BY Senator Ashburn, a resolution Il
investigate the use OF several historic
in North Carolina schools.
By Senator Alexander, to preyen
forfeiture OF goods sold OH lnstallme
plan.
By Senator Clark (by requesD in re
gard to catching fish and trapping ant
killing deer in Columbus county.
By Senator Abeli, resolution in
structing our senators and representa-
tiyes in congress to vote for the fire
and unlimited coinage Of silver at tn
ratio OF Is to l.
BY Senator Butler, to prevent discrln
ination in the currency Of the country
By Senator Anderson, a resolution
reorganize all standing committees.
The bill to amend chapter 81, privat
laws OF 1885, in regard to the Roanok
Navigation Company, passed its secon
and third readings.
The resolution instructing our sen;
tors and representatives to vote for fre
and unlimited coinage Of silver at th
ratio of 16 to !, was. on motion of Sci
ator Grant, made special order Il