The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-04
THE WORK OF
THE LEGISLATURE,
wEDSEsDAY-susErExsru DAY.

The Senate was called to order by
Clerk Patterson at 5 o'clock. Lieu
tenant Governor Reynolds not hAv-
ing arrived from Chapel Hill, on mo-
ton OF Mr.. Ray, Mr.. Smathers was
called to the chair. On motion of
Mr.. Abel the Senate adjourned until
Thursday AT 1 o'clock. No business
was done.
The House met at S p. M, with
only ~ members present.
a bill WAS introduced by MIR. Lusk
to authorize TO Governor TO appoint
female notaries public.
a bill to prevent lynch law came
up. IL increases the fines and pen.
alties prescribed for those who break
into prison houses the purpose OF
lynching. Mr.. Sutton. of Cum Der
land, said the section providing tina,
the county shall be responsible 70
the amount Of 5000 to the repre-
sentatives Of the person lynched had
been stricken out by the committee
The bill was advocated by Mr. SUIT
ton and by Peace, colored, OF Vance
The latter said there could be no OBJ
lection to the law if there was nc
objection to the present law. Mr..
Schulken said he thought the present
law amply sufficient and thought the
bill had look Of danger to be pass
ed now. A motion to table was
about to be put when Mr.. Hancock
called the ayes and noes and the roll
was called with the following re-
suit: Ayes q, noes 81. The motion
to table being lost, the bill was put
on its passage and passed second
reading, AMI on third reading, be-
ing objected to by Mr.. Mckenzie,
Speaker Hilemsu refused to recog-
nize him and Mr.. Hancock moving
70 suspend the rules, Mr.. Lusk de-
clared the rules could be suspended
by majority and the Speaker put
ting the vote to the House, deaf to
all speakers, declared that it passed
without having ascertained whether
it had been passed according to the
rules or not.
Mr.. Mckenzie rose to point OF
order, reading lule No. 40, declaring
that no rule could be suspended
without ma jority of the mem bers
elected to the legislature. Mr. Lusk
made the point of order that Mr..
Mckenzie was out of order and Mr.
Mckenzie was ordered down, but
rose again and moved for a recon
sideration of the vote by which the
motion to suspend the rules was car.
ried. Mr.. Hancock moved to table
and Mr.. Mckenzie demanded the
ayes and noes. The vote resulted
Ayes 46, noes "a. Mr.. Mckenzie
made the point that a motion to re
consider motion to suspend the
rules required two thirds vote. Mr.
McCrary said a motion to table wa:
not debatable and that a motion tt
reconsider a motion to table was Ou
of order and that therefore th'
whole talk was out of order. MIR
Hancock moved to adjourn. Mr.
Mckenzie said that as the opposition
were licked they ought to stand III
and take their medicine like men
Mr.. Hancock said they never go
whipped on his side and insisted OF
his adjournment motion. Speake
Hileman ruled against the Hous
read by Mr.. Mckenzie and declare,
the House adjourned.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DAY.
Senate.
Called to order by Lieutenant
Governor Reynolds.
Rev. f. C. Glenn offered payer.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Ashburn to compel the door
keeper, janitor and Superintendent
of building to keep the Senate com
Portable. ct was very cold.)
Mr. Clark to prohibit the use o
free passes.
Mr.. Clark to levy special tax t
, build bridge over Roanoke rive
in Halifax and Northampton cour
, ties.
Mr.. Henderson, by request, to 81
. tablish a dispenary in Vance county
Consideration Of divorce bill VS.
resumed and was under debate nor
{ than two hours, a dozen or MOI
, Senators discussing its merits q
| greater or less length. The hi
, provides for extending the oper,
ton of chapter 217, laws Of 1885,
; divorce for desertion, The subst
: stute offered by Mr.. Butler, repea
| ing the act passed second readln
Q by vote of q to Is.
: At this stage of the proceeding
the first real parliamentary battle {
{ the session began. Mr.. Abel il
/ troduced two amendments intende
( to give relief from certain har
Q ships that would result from Il
= passage of the substitute. Mr.. R,
!. moved to refer the bill, with the su
O stitute and all amendments, to Il
h Judiciary Committee. The motto
O was strongly supported, and
d strongly opposed. The motion vi
d lost. Beaten at this point, the o
a ponents of the Butler substitu
made several attempts to stave (
further consideration by adjour
,f ment but without success.
The question then REQUIRED to t
IA amendm ents. The first one "
E. read and Mr.. Abel took the floor
another speech, having alrea
spoken at length several times. Up
objection by Mr.. Grant, he was rul
off the floor, and the vote was tax
al without further speech-making, bt
amendments being carried. 7
" FIRST amendment provides that
= cases of divorce granted under
Act of 1895, both parties may
~ marry. The second extends
proyisons of the act to cases n
~ pending in the courts. AS amel
" ed the bill passed third reading.
Mr.. Justices bill, to the same
49, feet as the Butler substitute, v
-, then tabled.
no The Senate then adjourned III
Friday morning 10 O'Clock.
House.