The news & observer., 1897-01-30
The Size Of Fancy Salaries Paid
by Railroad Companies.
SENATOR'S INSTRUCTED
TO VOTE FOR FREE AND UNLIM-
TIED COINAGE OF SILVER.
REPUBLICANS SOLID AGAINST 1T
Democrats ard PopuIists, Except "o
or Three 5oIters, Favored the
Resolutions, ard They
Pass.

Pass.
Tieutenant- Reynolds in the
chair
Rev. Mr.. Belts offered prayer.
Leave Of absence was granted to Ged-
die. McNeill, Wakefield, Newsome and
Atwater.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr. Ashburn. to establish new town
ship in Surry county.
Mr. Clark to authorize the appoint
ment Of tax collectors in Halifax county
Mr.. Parker of Randolph, to prevent the
introduction and dissemination of insects
dangerous to farm products.
Mr.. Scales, a resolution to make one
third of the members of the committee
quorum.
Mr.. Hardison, to amend section 2202
of The Code for the protection Of native
fishermen. forbidding non-residents tax
ing fish to market without paying annuI
license tax Of S25. Violation shall be pun
ishable by fine of $500, half to person su-
inc and half to Agricultural Department
May lee punished also by imprisonment)
Mr. Clark. by request to amend section
COB of The Code. relating to homesteads
Mr.. Early. to prevent the fishing of cer-
tain nets in AlbemarIe Sound, and the
rivers emptying therein.
Mr. Parker of Randolph, to encourage
and aid the North Carolina Horticultural
Society.
Mr. Sharp. TO place G. r. Finch on the
pension roll
Mr. Alexander, in relation to tramps
and yagrants
A COMMITTEE QUORUM.
Much delay in the business has been
caused by the size Of the committees,
most of them having 20 to % members.
Mr.. Scales proposed to make one-third
of the committees quorum. He saw no
danger in this. Mr.. Anderson wanted a
committee appointed to reconstruct the
cimmittees. Mr.. Smathers offered an
amendment providing that the Judiciary
committee shall not be reconstructed, and
that one-third of the committees on that
committee shall constitute a quorum.
Mr.. Anderson accepted the amendment.
Mr.. Mccarthy wanted to know il that
should apply to the Judiciary Committee
why not to all?
Mr.. Anderson made political speech,
saying that Mr.. Scales resolution was in
troduced to give the Democrats more
power.
Mr.. Mccarthy thought the committees
too large, but it was too late to recon
struct. He advocated Mr.. Seales's reso-
luton
Mr.. Grant said that the original inten-
tion was to have ten members of each
committee, except three important ones.
They have since been increased. In order
to prevent any feeling, he supported the
resolution Of Mr.. Scales.
Mr.. Scales's resolution was adopted.
1t was pleasant to hear the eulogies upon
the Democratic Senators by both Repub-
lican and Populsts.
10 INSTRUCT SENATOR'S.
Mr.. Abells resolution to instruct our
Senators and request our Representa-
tives to vote for the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver at the ratio OF 16 to
came np rs the special order. Mr. But
Ter offered the following substitute:
.sResoIyed by the Senate. the House of
Representatives concurring. That our
United States Senators are hereby IN
strneted. and our Representatives in Con-
gress are requested
81 TO vote and use every honorable
and lawful effort to not only secure the
yer and gold at the ratio of 16 to /, with
out asking or waiting the consent of any
foreign country, but also to further in
crease the amount of legal tender money
of the country to an amount sufficient to
meet the needs of increasing population
and business; and to abolish the National
banking system. and have the Govern
ment to issue all money or currency, as
the Constitution provides and requires;
to prevent discrimination against any
of the various kinds of lawful money Of
the United States: to prevent the retiring
of greenbacks, or doing of anything else
which would contract the currency of
the country, or place its control under any
power save that of the Government itself.
where the power constitutionally belongs.
And the above questions shall be consid-
cred of first and paramount importance.
80. To vote. and use every honorable
and lawful effort to prevent special fa-
vors from being given to monopolies and
trusts and to take away from every per-
son or corporation any special favors,
privileges franchises or subsidies,
which has or may tend to create monop-
olies or trusts in any business whatever.
"3 TO prevent the passage Of the bill
eific Railroad funding bill, or any similar
measure to fund or extend the debt OF the
Pacific railroads, to have the Government
to proceed or foreclose its mortgages on
these roads, and to take charge of and
operate at cost in the interest of the peo-
pie, and TO the end that oppressive freight
and passenger rates across the continent
may be reduced, that iniquitous discrim-
ination against persons and places may
be prevented, and that fair experiment
In Government control and operation or a
great trunk line may he tested.
Il. To secure the establishment OF a
postal telegraph and telephone system,
and also the establishment of Govern
ment postal savings banks.
%. TO check and prevent the dangerous
extension and usurpation of powers by
the Executive nd Federal judiciary not
expressly gran ed TO them by the Consti-
tuition.
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