The news & observer., 1897-03-05
EVENING SESSION.
Last Nights Proceedings in the Senate
and House.
HOUsE--NIGHT SESSION.


HOUSE--NIGHT SESSION.
The House resumed it's session at 7:30.
A resolution was adopted paying the
pages SIS extra.
The bin to appropriate $4,000 additional
| TO the Colored State Normal Schools, MAX
| ing the total $4,000, or $1,000 for each
| school, came up.
| Mr. Bryan of Chatham moved to table.
The motion was lost, 81 to SO.
Mr.. Hancock sailed into Bryan, saying
| the latter's action came with poor grace.
Mr.. Dockery supported the bill, saying
the Peabody fund $4,000 had been with
drawn from these schools and without aid
some must close. He spoke in high terms
of the wonderful development of the ne
gro race in thirty-two years.
Mr. Duffy asked il the Democrats had
not made these institutions what they are
Mr.. Dockery said there was no politics
| in the matter that the State could make
no better investment of it's money than in
educating the negroes
Mr.. Dixon of Cleveland said the com
mittee ON Education has unanimously re-
| ported this bill favorably. He was al
ways glad to vote to aid the education Of
| the colored race.
Mr. Walters said that there was no
politics in the matter, and that ne hoped
| the bill wauld pass unanimously.
Mr.. Cunningham said he was pleased
to see the fine stand taken by the colored
people on educational matters.
Mr. Dixon said the negro members had
voted soldly for white schools and it
would be the basest ingratitude for a sin
| gle Democrat to vote against this bill.
| The bill passed with but two nays.
On the third reading Deweese offered
an amendment to increase the appropria-
| ton to Cherokee Normal College. The
amendment was lost. The bill passed.
Bills passed to incorporate the White
Vile Institute Guilford county.
To equalize the amounts paid the State
| colored normal schools.
70 incorporate Boonyille academy.
To incorporate the town of Mayodan.
To incorporate the Hope Fire Company,
at Greenyille.
To amend the charter of Southern
Pines.
To allow the Governor to appoint three
directors, on the part of the State, Of the
Oxford Colored Orphan Asylum and to
increase the annual appropriation from
$4 900 to $1,000 Crews said there were
10S orphans in this chool)
At O'Clock Speaker Hileman, who had
been on trial in a magistrates court for
breaking into Enrolling Clerk Swinson's
office, made his appearance and was given
an ovation.
An effort was made to take up the bin
to prevent silent partners" by requir-
ing all persons in partnership to register
their names, but it was found that the
''clncher" had been put on it, and that
it was gone beyond recall
A bill to tax male days 30 cents and fe-
male dogs 81 introduced by Mr.. Parker
Of Wayne), came up. He spoke in sup
port, saying the bill would add 81 100000
to the wealth of the State.
Mr.. Sutton of New Hanover moved to
table.
Mr.. Parker demanded the yeas and
nays on this There was much explaining
of votes, and the hydroph0ba question
was dragged in.
Mr.. Parker of PerquimanS said it was
class legislation to tax dog 80 cents and
his little sister 81.
Mr.. Parker of Wayne said that he had
letters from all parts of the State saying
that the farmers, the great mass of peO-
Pile, want this law enacted He spoke
about the need of fostering the sheep in
dustry.
Mr.. Walters said it seemed to him this
was great question; that it would be po-
hticil cowardice to table the BILL The
vote On the motion to table was yeas 40,
nays AZ Then rush of amendments
began, excepting counties. some Of them
being absurd.
Mr. Blackburn offered an amendment
that the act shall apply to Wake. a mo-
tino to table the amendment was made
and carried. This carried the bin with it.
The "clincher' was put on, and the dog
tax question died once more.
Bills passed making it misdemeanor to
adulterate spirits of turpentine with kerr
osene oil
To authorize the State Board Of Agri-
culture to complete the Quaker bridge
road through the State lands in OnslOw.
Mr.. Duffy explained the bill, saying $780,
600 had been expended on the road; that
25 convicts were called for; that for ST.
900 the road could be Completed that the
Governor framed the bilD.
To amend the charter Of Jacksonville.
To repeal section 1854 of The Code, so
far as Hertford is concerned; reducing
sheriffs bonds.
At 1870 the House adjourned until 8