The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-17

Dockery said the sole objection to this
bill was that it did not distribute pie
freely. He then called the previous ques-
tion.
Johnson PopuEsO demanded the yeas
and nays. The vote ON the bill, second
reading, was ayes 50. noes SO.
Aiken Populist), voted no, and so did
a majority of Populists.
Fewell, explaining his vote, said the
'Popufists Of Populists" did not want
pie; that they esteemed principle far
above pie
Mr.. Hauser, opposing the bill, said it
concentrated the power i'm the hands of
few.
Johnson said two years ago he favored
cooperation and the penitentiary law
Of 1895, but that he did not favor one
man power; that he would not take a
piece of pie; that if this was cooperation
and justice to Populists then he said to-
night, were for all "hands off
The bill came up on its th rd reading.
Nelson tool occasion to speak briefly OF
the great record the Democratic party
had made for good government and econ
omy, without the taint of fraud.
Hodges asked if Nelson would say the
Democratic election law was not fraudu-
lent.
Nelson replied that the Democratic
election law was far more honest than
the one rne tuslunsts had enacted.
Lusk asked Nelson how many Demo-
Gratis had ben turned out Of the Legis-
lature of 1895.
Nelson replied hiatt there was no evil
dence of fraud. (Applause). He said
there was no mrrt in this bill, but that
/ he admired DocKery's frankness in say
/ ing it was purey a division of PIE He
/ did not believe 40 attempts to revolution
ize the State institutions every two years.
/ The bill passed its third reading and
| was ''chnched."
| The bill to give the Fusionists control
of the Agricultural Department and the
/ Agricultural and Mechanical College
was then taken up, putting it under con.
/ troll of 16 directors, IA of whom shall be
nominated by the Governor. Person, of
/ Wayne, said in this bill the pie came to
! the Populists. Crumpler asked Person
who gave him leave to speak for the
Fusionists. Person replied that he gave
himself leave. He said the bill explained
itself. Nelson said Person had explained
nothing. Person said he had attempted
no explanation. Nelson asked how many
j directors the present law gave Person
replied he did not know. Nelson said
/ there was no economy in the bill; that it
was just another one of these revolution
| ary measures. "That is what it is" said
Person. Nelson said there ought to be
protest against such legislation, which
was not economical; that the sole object
of the minority was TO re-enact the Dem
| ocratic laws and thus pay the Democrats
high compliment, but that their re-
| form provisions were false, particularly
/ after their charges that the Democrats
| were extmvagant. He paid high tri-
| butte to Democratic management. He
| closed by saying that when the terms Of
| the directors ended he would not raise
| his voice against the Fusionists taking
CONTROL for the terms of 8 expire June l.
Person called the previous question and
| on the passage Of the bin Schulken de-
manded the yeas and nays. The vote
was yeas, 80; nays, 35 Aiken again
voted no.
Crumpler, in explaining his vote, said
that the Populists had not authorized
| Person or Hodges to speak for them;
that POpulists did not want pie; that they
did not regard the battle as Populists.
| Nelson said he did not allude to Crumpler
but the boters
The building passed it's third reading
and was also clinched
SENATE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate reassembled at 4 o'clock p.
NJ. Lieutenant Governor Reynolds pre-
siding.
The following bills were disposed Of:
To provide for lawful fences in Ran
dolph county, passed second and third
reading
For relief of A. C. oneill and VIM.
Cunningham, passed second and third
reading.
In relation to keeping in repair two
public cart ways in Allegheny county,
passed
To repeal chapter 1856, public laws of
1885, relating to the appointment of tax
collector for Wake county, passed.
TO protect cattle owners in Tyrrell
county, passed.
10 create new township to be known
as Green Greek township, Jackson
county, passed.
To incorporate Wingate School in
Union county, passed.
For relief of G. III. NJ. Sykes. of Tyr
rell county, passed.
10 protect deer in Hyde county, passed
To authorize the treasurer of Randolph
county to pay school claims, passed.
To amend chapter %, laws of 1889, re-
lating to apportionment of school fund
IN Stokes and Robson county, passed.
For collection of the arrears of taxes
in Jackson county, passed.
No annnd N inn 4I,a
town of Mocksville, Davie county, pass
ed.
For the protection Of game in the coun-
ty of Warren, and regulating the hunt
ing Of the same place, passed.
To pay Y. III. Cox $40 for teaching in
Randolph county, passed.
To extend the boundary line Of school
district No. Al in Granville county,
passed.
To allow active fremen of the city of
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