The news & observer., 1897-03-04
AID TO THE STATE GUARD AGAIN
REFUSED.
Bid goy Sutton Fiisseo by His Fellow
Members and the Galleries.
q. Ed. kestIer Turned
Down.
HOTsE-NIGHT SESSION.

Committee warmly supported 1T, and Mr..
BRYAN. Of Chatham, who two years ago
desired to take away all the appropria-
ton, opposed the bill.
Mr.. Schulken moved to table. but Mr.,
Hancock protested.
Governor Russelrs friends, or nearly
sil of them. favored the bill, and the
Democrats voted with them. The bill
was tabled. and when an attempt was
made to "clinch' this matter there was
great disorder.
Mr.. Lusk declared the proceedings were
"A disgrace to the State.
Mr.. Hancock attempted to get recon
sideration of the vote, but was not recog-
nized.
The yeas and nays were demanded on
the motion to put the "clncher. There
was much explaining of vites.
Mr.. Parker of Perqufmans said he was
convinced by the disorderly conduct of
the House that the State Guard was
needed
Mr.. Sutton of New Hanover ridiculed
the State Guard; said it was not need
ed and wanted to cut off every cent Of
appropriation to it. He said he had seen
drunken guardsmen at camp. The motion
to put the ''clincher' prevailed, ayes IS,
noes 80.
Policemen were sent for. and a pair
of them were stationed in the lobby
The bin to take the A. and NJ. College
out from the control of the Board Of
Agriculture and give it special board Of
fifteen trustees was taken up.
Mr.. Parker of Perquimans spoke in
favor of the bill. saying it was the desire
to take the college out of the mire and
filth of politics. He said trustees were
to he paid 81 per day and mileage
Mr. Nelson said that it was understood
when the bill was passed ten days ago.
creating a new Board of Agriculture and
increasing it by two members, that the
board was amply large enough to look
after the college. He declared this new
bill was simply to create fifteen new pla-
ces. and that the matter of expenses of
the board was left to the latter, and that
the cost would not be less than 5000 to
81 900 He added that If the majority
here wanted to endorse this increased
expenditure it must take the responsible
ity. He could not see how this bill took
the college out of politics, when the mode
Of choosing its directors was precisely the
same as that for the directors of the Ag-
ricultural Department.
Mr.. Aiken antagonized the BILL
Mr. Foster sent up an amendment
striking out all pay and per diem of direc-
tors. Vote 1t down." said Parker of
Perquimans.
Mr.. Sutton, of Cumberland offered an
amendment providing that the directors
shall not receive any pay or per diem but
only their travelling expenses, and that
only for four times in each year
Mr.. Parker Of Wayne said any ulan to
take the college out Of politics was lauda-
BILE, but that to have fifteen more directors
would be a useless expense.
Mr.. Parker of Perquimans said the cost
to the State would be nothing, and Mr.
Parker Of Wayne replied that there would
be a cost to the college. He declared that
the college and the Agricultural Depart
ment could not be. too closely connected
The disorder here had become so great
that Mr. Parker retired i'll disgust. Mr..
Parker of Perquimans aoccepted the
amendment, but the Speaker ruled that
it must be voted on. 1t was adopted
unanimously
Mr., Blackburn asked if the bill did not
call4 Nor only one meeting a year? The
Speaker said it called for four meetings
Mr.. Pagan said the professors who pre-
pared the bill said it called for only
one meeting year He said the faculty
desired the bill. The bill, as amended,
Fosters amendment failing to pass,
passed its readings, with but four nays
Hancock said that the Speaker had to-
night directed the dOorkeeper to use extra
help to keep the House in order; that the
d0orkeeper instead of using his own
force had brought in a city policeman.
taken the latter to the Speakers desk and
had then placed him at the door; that he
(Hancock) protested against this action of
the doorkeeper as an invasion of the
rights of the House; that the House was
not in disorder.
The omnibus BILL prohibiting sale of
liquor near some 800 churches, was taken
up and passed.
Cook moved to take up the bill to re-
peal section 5, of the county government
law OF 1895, which allowed the appoint
ment by judge of two additional Demo
cratic county commissioners. The rules
WERE ON Cooks motion, suspended, SUIT
ton, of New Hanover, fairly screaming
''aye." Johnson said it was agreed that
another bill providing for the appointment
Of two commissioners should be reported
at he same time.
Cook explained the bill, saying the re-
suit OF the section was that it was no
trouble to get five men in any county
to make oath that the finances were i'm
properly managed; that he wanted proper
safeguards thrown around business and
property. He said the two additional com
missioners had the veto power and could
oyerrule the other three. He said John
sons bill, which he would support, pro
vided that upon affidavit Of twelve free
holders that there is acknowledgement the
| Judge shall look into the matter and il
he finds there is mismanagement shall ap.
point two commissioners of an opposite
party. Walters asked if the law now
does not require petition by 200 citizens
He said he could not conceive such state
| Of affairs as Cook described, as the Law
| provided for a non-partisan board and
he could not think that in a great county
like Warren such men could be found al
| Cook spoke Of. He said that under tlC
! law not dollar could be drawn unlc -