The news & observer., 1897-02-13

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of such children as are now deceased. or
otherwise.
To prevent the sale of liquor within
three miles of Parkersburg, Sampson
county.
To allow Duplin county to levy a spe-
cal tax.
To allow s. l.. Russell to register and
practice medicine in Yadkin
Resolution instructing Senator'S and
Representatives in Congress to endeavor
to secure the repeal of the civil service
law.
Bill to require the vaccination of all
children over two years OF age was tn
bled; also bills to relieve from taxation
the people who lost property by a recent
fire and to allow clerks of the court to ap-
point deputy clerks who shall have power
TO probate deeds, etc; TO prohibit the use
of free passes or franks by public officers;
to permit fishing with pod or fyke nets
in Pamlico and Tar rivers; to prevent
discrimination between different kinds OF
legal tender money, etc, in North Caro-
lima
A motion was lodged to reconsider the
vote by which the bill passed yesterday
allowing stock to go at large three
months in Halifax county.
Bills passed repeating the charter Of
Rwfflrl, Rockingham county.
TO provide for new board Of mama
gers OF the State Colored Normal School
at Elizabeth City.
To allow the commissioners of Dare
to draw jury.
The bill to provide for the election of
the county physician by the county COM
nissioners annually, they to fix his COM
pensation, caused quite a discussion.
McCrary spoke in support, saying the
physicians always put in a man who had
the "pull"
Sutton antagonized the bill, saying he
liked the present system.
Dixon of Cleveland said he also oppos-
ed the bill
McCrary said under the present law no
Republican doctor could get In that near
" all the doctors are Democrats, and
they always elect q Democrat; that there
were very few Republican and Populist
doctors; that this law was just another
cog in the great wheel of the Democratic
machine which the Democrats had built
up.
Dixon moved to defer consideration.
Hartness said DIR. Alexander wanted
to be heard ON this measure and he want
ed to hear Republican doctor speak.
Hancock cried out, pass the bill.
The House refused to postpone.
Parker of Wayne, offered am amend
ment that no Democrat shall be eligible
to the office.
Sutton said he wanted Cumberland ex
cepted. Amendments were offered ex
cluding Iredell Cleveland, Haywood,
Guilford, Pender and Cumberland.
Duffy said this bill was strike at the
honored medical fraternity in North Car
olina.
Cox said the doctors had practiced the
grossest and most outrageous extortiOn
ON the people.
Duffy said McCrary's charges were un-
just and unworthy OF him; that the Su-
perintendent of Mcdowell was a Repub-
Rican.
Sutton said in Cumberland all the
physicians We're Democrats, and he
would trust. them to elect the superin-
tendent Hancock said he was sorry
politics had been brought into this mat
ter; that Craven county needed this
very law. Pinnix said few people knew
the humbuggery in this medical business;
that there were all sorts OF fraud prac-
ticed. He favored the bill and opposed
all amendments The previous question
was ordered The amendments, ex-
cepting counties, were all voted down,
and the bin passed second reading, Demo
Gratis voting no, and few Populists
voting with them on the third reading.
Duffy demanded the yeas and nays. The
Speaker ruled all the amendments out
of order. Hancock called the previous
question. Sutton tried to get in an
amendment excepting Cumberland, but
the machine" rolled right over him too,
and he was in the same box with the
Democrats. Harris, of Hyde, said it was
very discourteous in the majority to re-
fuse to let members secure the exception
of their counties. and he voted no. SUIT
ton said he protested against Cumber-
land being arbitrarily forced into this
bill. The vote on third reading was ayes
4S; noes II.
By leave Cook introduced a bill to
incorporate the Coleman Manufacturing
Company to manufacture cotton goods
near Concord, with 100000 capital, and
to employ colored labor. The bill at
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