The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-03-04

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Normal and industrial school. Thi
OIL csrries an annual appropria'io
OF sl2 800 additional TO that alread
Appropriated. This will be q tnta
OF SO 900, the same that the I'm
versity OF North Carolina gets. Th
bill passed second and third 70, d
ings, without q dissenting vote.
To regulate the appointment q
cotton weiRhers for the city OF Raj
eigh provides that they shall be ap
pointed by the Board Ct Count,
Commissioners OF Wake county
Mr.. Abell moved to reconsider. NJ
Ctley favored the bill saying tba
the bill had passed the House sew
.ral days ago, aud that it was IN.
derstood that the bill should bs
fought out in the committee; tha
the cotton men OF the exchange hac
been before the committee OF the
Senate and had fought the bill, but
Ssnale and fight the bill. The cot
ton exchange don't want the bill to
be passed. He said he was here to
represent Wake county, and he ap-
pealed to the Senators to stand ia
him. Mr.. Whedbee opposed the
bill. He had petitions from cotton
growers asking that the law remain
as it is; that they were please
with the present system. 1t is wrong
for the law to be changed, and es
pecially to give it into the hands of
the County Commissioners. He
thought the best thing to do was to
re commit the bill, as there was not
but three members of the committee
present when the bill was consider
ed, and there not being a quorum
present it should ba re-reft rred. The
bill passed second reading. Objsc-
tion was made on third reading.
The president of the Senate ap-
pointed the following as committee
on election of trustees of the L nj
verslty Of North Carolina: Messrs.
Rollins, Ramsey, Shaw, Butler,
Scales and Anthony.
To change the name Of the Crimi-
nal Circuit Court of Buncombe,
Madison, Haywood and Henderson
counties to Circuit Court" and the
bill allows the Judge to practice law,
also passed second and third read
ings; to amend section 294O of the
Code, relating to restoration of citi-
zenship, passed second and third
readings.
AT = o'clock the Senate adj journed.
House.
The Speaker raped for order in
the House of Representatives
promptly at 10 o'clock. Rev. DR..
Daniel, of the city, conducted the
devotional exercises.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Pinnix-Bill to drop Moore's
School History from the list of pub
lie school text books.
Mr.. king-Bill to provide for the
treatment and cure Of INDECENT ine-
briates, by placing them in institu-
tions for treatment at the expense of
the county in which they reside.
Mr.. Hancock-Bill TO amend
chapter 27O, laws of 1895 providing
that the sheriff. bond shall be Atty
per cent. of tax levy.
Mr.. Adams-Bill to validate the
marriage of A. g. Bauer and Rs
chael Blythe, of Wake county.
Mr.. Cathy-Bill to promote edu-
cation in North Carolina 1t pro-
vldes that if the present lease of the
North Carolina road be annulled and
the road Is released for a greater
sum than that paid by the Southern,
the excess money shall be appro-
priated by the State Board of Edu-
cation to the counties for school
purposes.
Mr.. Green 10y requesD Bill to
authorize and provide for the cleo
tion on the question of State aid to
higher education. 1t requires that
the fficers of the regular election
provide separate boxes for the vote,
using tickets "For State Aid 10
Higher Education" and "Against
State Aid to Higher Eiucation.'
Mr.. Lusk-Resolution regarding
the introduction of bills by provid-
ing that no bills be introduced in
the General Assembly after March /,
Mr.. Ferrell-Bill to enlarge the
jurisdiction of justices of the peace
IN Wake county.
Bill to amend the charter of the
city of Wilmington was put upon
second reading. Mr.. Sutton ex'
planned the provisions of the bill
He said that, under the presen,
charter, the Governor appoints five
police commissioners and the amend
ment provides that the Governor
appoint instead five city aldermen
There is also q provision that tht
mayor may be impeached for drunk
enness and removed for physical OF
mental inability.
Mr.. Walters (Democrat) said tina
although the bill was undemocratic
unrepublican and unpopulistic, h
would not oppose the bill. He sait
it made the Governor of the Stat'
absolute power as the czar of th'
town. He thought that condition
would be better than to allow tn
off GERS to be elected by a popula
vote, as local self government woul'
be disastrous to the best of inter
ests of the property holders of Will
mington.
Mr.. Hancock said that the bill wa
not nearly so extreme in its provis
ions, so far as usurplng local sci
government is concerned, as man
laws enacted during Democratl
reign.
Mr.. Sutton called the previou
question, and Mr.. Hartness de
manded roll call vote, which wa
sustained. There were numerou
requests to explain votes. The bi
came up as a caucus measure, hay
ing been endorsed by the Republ
can caucus on Monday evening
Despite this fact, a number OF H
publicans voted against the bill
Others left the hall or failed to al
swer to their names. At the las
when the summary of the ballot ws
he;no made demands were mad