The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-01-14
THE LEGISLATURE
CONVENED "WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6.
Things the Lawmakers are Doing

Things the Lawmakers are Doing
The General Assembly of North Car
olina assembled in Raleigh at noon las
Wednesday, 9th.
Chief Clerk Satterfield called th'
House to order. The first business wa
the election Of Speaker OF the House
A. F. Hileman, Populist, and John S
Cunningham, Democrat, were put II
nom: nation. The vote stood HiIeman
SO; Cunningham, %.
| Associate Justice Montgomery of the
Superior Court administered the oath
of office to Speaker Hileman, Mess
Cunningham and Dockery having es
corted him to the chair.
Mr.. Hileman, upon taking his seal
said:
beg to show you my appreciation o.
the honor which you have conferred
upon me to preside over the delibera
tons of this honorable General Assem-.
bly,. will make errors, no doubt, but
they will be from the head and not from
the heart. wish the cooperation oi
every member OF this House, and shall
preside impartially over every delibera-
ton. hope may have the support
of every member of this body"
Mr.. Blackburn, OF Ashe, nominated
for chief clerk Mr.. Ed. Masten, ol
Wilkes county.
Mr.. Smith, of Johnston, put in NOM
inatlon J. w. Perry, of Johnston, as the
Democratic nominee for chief clerk.
The vote resulted as follows: For
Masten, S5 for Perry, 20.
For reading clerk, Mr.. Frank B. Ben
bow, of Yadkln county, was put in nom
ination by Mr.. J. r. McCrary (Rep. }, OF
Davidson.
Mr.. Nelson (Dem.), of Caldwell, put
in nomination Mr.. Jno. L. Gaultney
The vote resulted as follows Gault-
ney, 26; Benbow, IS.
For position of fdoor-keeper there were
put in nomination Mr.. w. Lee Brown,
of Mecklenburg by Mr.. Ransom (Dem. }.
of Mecklenburg ; by Mr.. Parker (Pop.)
of Perquimans, MIR. u. T. House, of
Pitt.
Mr.. Brown, as stated by Mr.. Ransom.
in his nominating speech, is a one
armed Confederate soldier.
The vote resulted as follows House,
SO; Brown, %.
For assistant door-keeper, Abe Mid
dleton (negro) by Sutton (Rep.), of New
HANOVER f; III. c. Brown, of Guiltord, by
Burch Dem.), of Gullford. Mr.. Brown
is another one-armed Confederate sol
der, as stated by Mr.. Burch in his
speech, "a man." added Mr.. Burch
"who sweareth to his own hurt and
changeth not" The vote was as fol
lows: Brown, so; Middleton, 25.
Mr.. Dusk, of Buncombe, introduced
the following resolution that rules OF
last House be those for the present
House until it be the pleasure OF the
House to change. Passed.
Mr.. Cook, of Warren, had moved to
adjourn but gave way to Nh. Lusk 5
resolution. Mr.. Sutton, of Cleveland
now moved to adjourn, but Mr.. lusk
thought that it was but due respect to
the Governor TO receive his message
before adiourning. Mr.. Houser (Pop.)
of Lenolr, at this point insisted on
going into nomination of engrossing
clerk, and as there seemed to be gener.
al acquiescence, he Nominated Mr.. B
F. Scarborough, of Lenolr, and Repre-
sentative James (Dem.) OF Pender, nom
mated Mr.. Bloodworth, of Pender.
The vote resulted as follows: Scarbor-
ough, 85; Bloodworth, %.
A resolution was introduced by Mr.
Cook, of Warren, providing Tor the ap
pointment of a committee of three
who, with a committee of the Senate
should wait upon the Governor ano
inform him that the House was ready
to receive any communication that he
might see INT to make. The Speaker
appointed the following committee
G.. A. Cook, of Warren J. B. Schulken
of Columbus Mckenzie, OF Rowan.
The House officers elected now came
forward and qualified.
A message, was received from the
Senate stating that 1t was ready for bus
iness another naming the committee
on the part of the Senate to wait upon
the Governor as follows Senators Nc
Caskie, Smathers and Parker, of Ala
nance.
On motion of Mr.. Lusk, resolution
was passed to notify the Senate tina
the House was ready for business.
SENATE.
Promptly at noon, Lieutenant Cover
nor Doughton called the body to order
lH r. Klnp chief clerk of the las