The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-18

and he wanted to know what We're the
safeguards thrown around legislation;
t44s# somebody to blame fer th6s;;
that something wrong has been done;
that the clerk should Aave had the' bill.
Hauser said the bill eould-not be stopped
because it~was a small biils1 Mckenzie
said the bin ought not to have been en-
rolled. Arlington, colored, here inter-.
.ruIted Mckenzie and insisted he was
tout of order The speaker said that
after. the bill passed it was ordered enroll
ed and a motion was lodged to reconsid-
er, that the bin was. ratified last night
sand no objection made; that a supplement
tary repeating act might be intro,
duced Johnston offered a res
olution, which was however, not re-
ceived calling for the return. of the act.
The Speaker was called on by Duffy
and Mckenzie. for q ruling. The speak
er said that after d bill had come from
the Senate and passed the House a mo-
ton lodged to reconsider was void, aud
could not stop the enrolment. Mckenzie
wan'ted to know if it was impossible to
suspend the rules, as Johnson had moved.
4 The Speaker said he had not recognized
Johnson that johnson could withdraw
This resolution. Mckenzie wanted to
nknow if objection were raised could not
Nthe rule be suspended; th9t unanimous
Econsent was necessary. Mckenzie want
Fed to know il the House could not by a
majority suspend its rules. The Speaker
ruled that in such a case as this it could
not. 3
BILLS PASSED.
For announcement of the Womans
| Expcsition of the Carolinas at Charlotte.
To refund TO ex-Sheriff Boyer, of For
syth, $3.50 paid by mistake for license
taxes on circus.
To allow the penitentiaTy directors to
pass upon the value of stocks or bonds
offered by counties on pay for convict
labor.
To levy a special tax to build bridge
over the Roanoke in Halifax and North
anlpton A
To incorporate the, United Workers
Mutual Aid Association.
As a special order. Hauser's three bills
were taken up; one fixing the railway
passenger fares at ~ and ? cents per,
mile; one providing for the election of
railway commissioners by the people; one
providing that alse uchagge fony#elephones
shall be SD si1dssI5 anhqally, Chat the
charge for a telegraphic message of ten
words shall he 10 cents, and one cent for
eacl~adai tionah word. ALSO providing S. that
no free. passes or franks shall be given.
There was a majority report against the
bin and a minority report signed by Hau-
ser, iii favor OF it. 7<A
|. Brown moved to table the minority re-
port and Ferguson seconded the motion.
The yeas and nays were demanded by
Hauser and the call was sustained Cook
said he thought Hauser, who had tried
to get the floor to speak in support of his
bill. ought to be allowed to do so. Brown
said he was willing for Hauser to speak,
but this statement was made to table
and the vote was taken. 1t was ayes 81,
noes IA. Cathey, in explaining his vote,
said the majority had choked off discus.
sion: was using the gag rule; that the mi.
nority had no voice ON this floor; and
that this outrageous conduct would yet
be properly rebuked. He favored the
bill. Cook said he favored some provis-
IONS of the bin, but as he was not now
permitted to call them out he had 10 vote
against it. Sutton, of Cumberland, said
Pie thought the motion to table was dis
Courteous and was unfair. Sutton, Of
New Hanover, said that whatYthe House
had done yesterday against the railways
h''was a plenty" and that he wanted
I5to give the railways a chance to recuper-
ate. Walters said he had never used a
pass; that he had petition from great
church asking for half rates for certain
persous,, but had no hope of getting these
BlaekhnrH, moved to put in the churches
On this IIauser (who said he wished to
lodge q motion to reconsider the vote just
taken) again demanded tile yeas and
NAYS. The vote on Biackburn's motion
was ayes 81, noes Is. This action Of the
|sbilIs coYers all of them, since two were
Emerely sections Of the one considered
| .The Speaker said all were considered as
one, and Blackburn said the judiciary
committee had taken the same view in
the hearing and the report.
The calendar was taken up:
Bill TO pay DIS Patrick, ex-Pfefessor
at the University, 81, 700 balance on sala-
ry, was discussed at considerable length
and tabled Bill passed TO submit to the
qualified voters of Chatham county the
question OF road tax.