The news & observer., 1897-03-06

| should he careful, there has been 700
| much power already delegated To tie
| Governor by this Legislature Mark my
/ words, we are going 10 be held reapon
sible for what we have done mud what
we are about to do. ! am opposed to this
measure. and / want TO tell YOU there II
n future and we will here from the peo.
nle about these matters. 1t ia high
| handed measure for a caucus TINT has
affiliated with the Populist tboltersD and
| come here and ask u@ to endorse their
actions. Mr.. Atwater said this should
not be a political measure. These asy-
/ lums should be governed by competent
and just officers regardless of their poii~
| tics. If we are going 10 do aa the Radical
/ and Democratic parties has dome what
| is the use Of having Il Populist partyf
| Why not go back to the Radical or Demo
cratic party2 / nun opposed 10 turning
/ out Democrats or Republicans If they
are good officers
| Mr.. Moye appealed 30 the Populsts 10
| stand together aud go with Senator
| Whcdbcc in this matter. The Itepubll-
cans and bolting Populhsts should have
/ hunted some where else for pie and let
| the poor insane people alone. We would
| never have had this Legislature here
| to-day if the people Of the Stnte had
| known such measures would bc passed
| and that it was such pie hunting
| crowd and ! want 10 tell you that You
shall NOT put the blame on the P0pulist
| GstraighO party If ! could talk until
| this Legislature adjourned / would do so
| thereby killing the bin. predict that
every one who votes for these measures
will be sorry for it, ! appeal to the
Populst to stand together and defeat this
| bill.
| Persons amendment was lost-ayes,
| 81; noes, 26.
Vote on Persons amendment:
AyeS-Messrs Abel. Alexander An
| thony, Atwater, Barringcr Barker, But
| Ter. Harnlaart, Geddc Justice Lyon,
| Mitchell. Moye, Merritt. Park re0f Ala
| nance, Patterson, Person, Ray Rober-
son, Scales Shaw Utley, Walker and
| Whedbec-24
Noes-Aiessrs. Anderson. Ashburn,
| Cannon, Clark, Dickson, Early, Grant,
| Henderson. Hardison, Hyatt, Mautsby,
| Maxwell, Mccarthy. McCasley. Mcneil,
| Newsome, Odum, Parker of Randolph,
| Ramsay. Rollins. Sharpe Of Wilson,
| Sharpe Of Iredell Smathers, Shore,
| Wakefield and Yeager-26
Bolting POpulsts voting with the Re
| publicans.
Mr.. Butler opposed the bill The only
| purpose of changing the asylums was to
get rid of the superintendents. 1t was
the stamp Of infamy and shame to repeal
| the charter to get rid Of these men against
whom no charges can be made
| Mr.. Justice opposed the bill, saying
what is the purpose of repeating char
| ters? 1t is to get rid of the present Of
| fcers who are good and efficient men,
to take away the ministering angels who
move about and around the poor unfor-
tunate insane, they do this to give it to
| their political friends. 1 stood here in
| 1876 when there were 40 Democrats and
| 10 Republicans and fought a measure to
| change the administration and the Demo
Gratis did not change it but retained DR..
Eugene Grissom, a Republican, because
| he was an expert and knew his business,
| and / believe there are some good Re
publicans ON this floor who will not sup
port this bill. Mr.. Maxwell offered the
following amendment: THAT provisions
OF the bill do not apply to the Raleigh
| Asylum speaking to his amendment he
| said, it should be adopted, but he did
not know that it would as the crowd
had decided in caucus to take charge of
it and he supposed they would. Amend
ment lost, ayes 24, noes 26.
Mr.. Wakefield spoke in support of the
| bill, saying let us go brayely and deter
minedly on and take charge of this asy-
| lum, regardless Of the opposition our
| constituents look to us as brave men.
| believe to the victors belong the spoils
| and we want to put our hand in and we
| have right to- Person offered another
amendment as follows: 'That no member
| Of this General Assembly shall hold of
| fee of director or shall hold any other
| office in connection with any Of the asy-
| lums." McCaskey moved to table and
! demanded roll-call-amendment lost, ayes
F., %, noes 26. The chair voting aye.
Vote on the passage of the bill on
! second reading:
| Ayes-Messrs. Anderson, Ashburn, Bar
! ker, Cannon, Clark, Dickson, Early, Grant,
Henderson, Hyatt, Maultsby, Mccarthy,
! McCaskey, Mcneil, Newsome, Odum,
| Parker of Randolph Ramsay, Rollins,
/ Sharpe of Wilson, Sharpe of Iredell,
Smathers, Shore, Wakefield and Yeager.
1 -25
| Noes Messrs. Abel, Anthony, At
water. Barringer, Butler, Earnhart, Ged-
die, Hardison, Justice, Lyon, Maxwell,
Mitchell. Moye, Merritt, Parker OF Ala
nance, Patterson, Person, Ray, Rober
! son, Scales. Shaw, UtIey, Walker and
Whedbee.-25
The President voted aye.
Sharpe (of IredelD said we are here to
turn the rascals out and we are going
to do it, vote down every amendment
and pass the bill.
McCaskey intended to carry out his
| intentions and called on the Populists
Cbolters) to stand by him and carry out
the wishes of the people (the caucus) and
he moved the previous question which
was ordered. Bill passed second reading