The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-01-07
| LEGISLATURE
X GETTING READY.
I me First Caucus Develops Some
| Remarkable Features.
1 cfssTOR PRITCHARD CHANGES
/ AGAIN ON The MONEY
! QUESTION.
Mine. Comes a Proposition From
tIa Democrats to Cooper.
o.a With The POplliSts.
The POpuIists Elect the Speaker
IlIIENA\ Il NAMED.
II IHE P0PULlSTS DECLARE BY ReSO
LUTON THAT THEY WILL
"a ACT AS A UNIT.
The POpuIists Elect the Speaker.
l. NAMED.
, HARMONIOUS PROCEEDING BE-
TWEEN The POPUllST AND REPUB-
llCAN CAuCUSES IN THE MATTER
or ORGANIZATION THE ARRANGE
MeNT IN DETAIL.

IN The members OF the Legislature of
sI 1897. which session promises to be
III memorable in many respects, began
w To arrive at Raleigh on Saturday, jan
M nary End 1897, and by Tuesday after
M noon Of January 9Th nearly all had ar
IN rived. To prevent delay in the issue
HI of the paper, TIE CAUCASIAN is under
the necessity Of giving a brief account
M ol the proceedings up to Tuesday
night.
Chairman Aver, of the State Peo-
4 pies Party Executive Commit
tee, announced caucus of the Popu-
list members of the Legislature for
Tuesday night in the senate Chamber
ut o'clock. Pursuant to this move
! .-,~-.t s,L--.s org % 49, ---.y Ict..i;~s
members assembled. Tine caucus was
organized by electing senator At
water, of Chatham, as chairman, and
MIR. a. -. Is. Wallace, of Rutherford as
secretary. William G.. Bland was re-
luested To act as temporary doorkeep-
er, and MIR. V. j. Macarthur, of Samp-
son, rs assistant.
At the request of the caucus chair
man Aver stated the purposes for
which the meeting was called.
The first business was the appoint
ment of n committee of five, of which
senator j. f. McCaskey, of Martin,
was chairman, to confer with like
committee from the Republican eau
Eon2 which was assembled in the hall
N of House of Representatives. A SINH
lar committee of five was appointed by
the Republican caucus of which j. Nj.
Brewer was chairman.
The committee met at once with a
view To ascertaining the probabilities
1T n cooperative arrangement in the
Il matter ~ organizing the Legislature
3 The result of the conference was the
En- following report by the committee.
ia The POpuists get the Speaker.
LA rhe committees report further recon-
EVA mended the follwing division of offices
ZX IN the two Houses to complete the or
ganlZatiOn.
IT, SENATE.
Principal Clerk-Populist.
First Assistaut-Republican
Second Assistant-Populist.
Third Assistant-RepubliCan
|M Engrossing & lerk-Populist
~ First Assistant-Republican
IA Second Asstaut-Populist.
W Third ASSistaut-RepubliCan
| Doorkeeper-R
|# First Assstant-Populist.
|k Six Laborers-ro be equally divided.
IN Reading Clerk-Republican
HOUSE.
Principal Clsrk-Republcan.
First Assistant Populist
Second decentralization
Third Assistaut-Populist.
Nj Engrossing Cerk-Populist-;wit froI
III 40 To six assistants to be equally divided
NNorkeeper-Populist.
tst Assistant-RepubliCan
Reading Clerk-Republican.
Enrolling Clerk-PopuIist, with from 81
10 fifteen assistants to be equally divided.
The Report of the committee ws
unanimously adopted by the Populis
caucus, and DIR. Parker was appointed
special messenger to notify the Repul
Iican caucus Of the action taken. Nj
Brower, q special messenger was a.
United from the Republican cauc,
who reported that the report had bee
unanimously adopted there also.
While the committee were in col
terence chairman Aver gave an ii
formal report of the work of the stat
committee during the campaign. IN
was followed by somewhat Length
talk from Congressman Harry SKI
ner who openly advocated the re.ele
ton OF j. G.. PritChard to the Unite
states Senate by Populist votes.
He offered as basis and reason #
his advocacy letter written by Sen
tor Pritchard in which he says in e
feet:
That he will vote for an internatio
nj agreement for the free coinage
silver at the ratio of 16 to /: or tn
he will vote whenerer me opp0Hun
presents itself for the free COMA!
of silver at the ratio of l6 to
the independent action OF ii
country.
That he will favor such reform
Tin, national or banking system as W
nut she farmer and laborer on ecu
\ footiuS with classes by requiriI
that the ,sI( staple products
ths FAR. be accepted as |
! | !; ! !:
'"r pr vofk for t
as an amen
jill that m
regulation
3 lett
ing q
poti
,sn d% !. aeo with
Mr.. A. the Ho,