The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-25

Mr.. Nelson said there was no econ
Omy in the bill; that it was merely
revolutionary measure.
That is what it is" said Mr.. Per
son.
The bill passed, yeas 80, nays 35,
Aiken again voted no. Crumpler, ma
jority Populist. in explaining his vote,
said the P0pulists had not authorized
Mr.. Person or Mr.. Hodges to Speak
for them; that the Populists did rot
regard the boilers as Populists. The
bill then passed its third reading.
wEDNEsDAY-37rH DAY.
The Senate met at ! o'clock, Lieut.
Governor Reynolds presiding. Prayer
was offered by Senator Atwater.
The bill to take the government of
the penitentiary out of the hands of
the present directors came over to the
House.
Mr.. MCCaskey moved to place on
the calendar. Objection was made by
Mr.. Ray. Mr.. Person moved that il
take It's regular channel, that of be-
ing referred TO the judiciary cOmUit-
tee.
Mr.. McCaskey moved to suspend the
rules and plac it upon the calendar.
Upon this Mr.. Atwater demanded
the rOll-call. Sustained, ayes l6, noes
20.
The bill was referred to the COM
mittee on Penal Institutions.
The hour for the special order hay
ing arrived, it was taken up.
To establish a reform school for
youthful criminals. The bill provides
that two shall be built, one for the
whites and one for the cOlOred, to be
placed where the most money and land
Is given.
Mr.. Scales said that the bill was Of
vast Importance to the youthful
children of the State, the penitentiary
was a place that made bad men worse
and when youthful criminal is sent
there it ruins and blasts his life and
sends his soul to hell. The reform
school is not to be alone a place of
punishment, but place to give the
boys aud girls chance in this life,
not to MAKE them feel that the church
and every body else was against them.
If was Judge | would not sentence
Il youth to TO the penitentiary to blast
their lives forever and forever. Is it
right that their lives should be ruined!
| say no, it is our duty to protect
them. This bill also provides that
they be taught trade. In States where
they have such reform schools, the
the crimes have decreased So per cent.
and if we had such schools the saving
in court cost would pay for the main
tenance of such schools, but leaving
this out, is it right for us to consider
the cost, when we can save immortal
souls by having such schools?
Mr.. McCaskey heartily favored the
bill. If we save the youths Of the
State, we save everything; if we let
them go, we lose everything; l dc
hope this bill will pass wlthot any Op.
position.
Mr.. Moye said that he was very
heartily in favor of the bill, as it wa:
to teach the youths as much as any
thing else. We are going to have suct
schools whether this Legislature give
them to us or not.
Mr.. Ray opposed the bill; did no
think it would do any good; that i
, was not just measure, and that i
youthful criminals committed crimes
let them be placed in the places nov
} provided for them.
Mr.. Justice said this was most jus
and humane measure, and that
, should have the support of every Sen
ator on this floor. Humanity demard
> ep such an institution to keep tn
youths out of such place as the peni
Tertiary, where they are forever an
forever ruined.
Mr.. Utley said there are a grea
many youths in our State who hav
neither homes nor home influences
have no one to look after them t
keep them from the paths of wrons
to such an institution of this kind wi
be a God-send to them. Now the
are placed with the hardened thieve
It murderers and felons. 1t costs Mort
= Carolina more to try and convict tn
IS youthful criminals of this State tina
y a reform school would cost. We wal
r men in North Carolina to do the
e duty, and one of their duties is to e
y tabiish a refOrmatory. This measul
le appeals to every loyal son in Mort
p Carolina.
lie Mr.. Wakefield made a speech favol
l. ing the bill.
" Mr.. Atwater, favoring the measur
said this is great question we ha'
s. presented to US. l Know it Is rig
ne and Just : it is a reform originating
he the Populist party; it was measu
o. demanded by the majority of the pc
IN Dle Uf the State, and ], Tor one, W
10 vote heartily for the bill.
r. Mr.. Alexander said that the go
a people of the State were writing lie
nd tiers and signing petitions for the
he tablishmenC of such an Institute
is and he knew it was something tn
Ist was badly needed in our State, and
he heartily favored 1T.
Mr.. Butler favored the bill, and re
1r- to the Senate the views of many OF t
,er most prominent citizens of the Sta
w in support of such measure.
5 Mr.. Scales called the previous qu'
it, ton, which was ordered.
nd Mr.. Moye demanded the roll-c'
IN which was sustained.
Ter The bill passed It's second readil
in ayes Al, noes s. Adjourned.
The House met at 10 o'clock.
!. Bills and resolutions were int
duced as follows:
Nv Craven to create a board to c.
troll the convicts and roads of lie
yea Iepburg; to consist of II. E. Melons
,est Jonn S. Alexander and Charles Rob
in son. to hold 2, 4 and + years; cou
&c commissioners to I'LL vacancies on
W. recommendation of the chairman
re- the county executive committee
las- which the retiring members OF
fol- said commission belonged pay ~
day: hoard to have absolute c0ntro
ou1 courts and roads; and may autho
,Ver one of their members or any Of
side person to perform during their Vi
the ton any duties.
om- By Ormsby, to require sheriirs
sales of mort gagged land for taxes
tue give notice Of such sale to mortga
will BY Aiken, to allow the agricuit
troll department to hold farmers 81 u
| or tutes at an eAPe nsSor ~ T Hsuser,s +
ends ,;1,. uers taken IN: one fixing
ko- ;,,u"v nasson0er fares at IL al