Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-02-18

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| TIE bill passed to add Cum.
| berland county to the Eastern
"riminal circuit. This creates
new Office of judge and gives thu
| Governor the power to appoin
one until next election. wren tht
Judge shall be elected
Senator Ray strongly opposed
the bill, saying he came to op
pose any measure that woule
create new Offices. This was ir
his opinion a measure simply tG
create an Office for some person
who could not get one by goine
before the people; that the peo-
pie of Cumberland lad not asked
for such court; that the bill was
only introduced in the interest OF
the person who will be appointed
TO the Office of judge.
Senator Geddie, Of Cumber
land, said he did not want to an
tagonize Senator Ray, but his
people waited the establishment
of the court. as it was N the in
terest Of the tax payers.
Senator Clark, chairman Of the
special committee to investigate
SWinson's statement in regard to
the enrolling clerks Office, sent
| forward the report Of the cons
mlttee, that Swinson said he did
not make the statements as they
appeared in the newspapers, but
that he did say no negro should
work in his Office as long as he
had charge Of it, because he eX-
pected towards the end Of the
session to have lady copyists and
that he did not propose to have
himself pointed out as popnlist
that had negro assistants; that
he did say il had cost $50 day
to run his office; that while be
did not have use for the assist
ants, they were put there by two
political caucuses and he did not
feel disposed to discharge them.
Senator Parker, of Alamance.
of the committee. filed q minority
report, saying there had been
useless employment of assistants
and the useless expenditure Of
money in their employment; that
Swinson, of his own motion, ap-
pointed one of eight assistants
and as to the other seven, he res
ceived them by direction and
nomination of the caucuses of
two political parties, to whom be
was indebted for his own elec-
ton and in so receiving them he
thought, and had reason to think
he was .obeying the commands of
the two parties which had elected
him; that Swinson is not without
blame, but the blame consists
largely in his yielding too readily
and without protest to the cau-
Gus demands and nominations;
that there was not at any time
any suggestion to him GO dis
place or discharge any Of the
assistants he had so received.
The bill passed by the house
to abolish the office of enrolling
clerk, if, by law, such Office ex-
lists, was taken up.
Senator Moye opposed the
bill, saying persons now trying
to oust Swinson said if he would
appoint the two negroes. they
wanted they would withdraw the
bill.
Senator Smathers favored the
bill.
Senator Butler was in favor of
not judging Swinson too hastily;
that Swiuson thought he was
carrying out the wishes of the
caucus.
Senator Parker, of Alamance,
offered substitute that the en-
rolling clerk be charged with the
duty and responsibility for
prompt and proper enrolment of
all bills and resolutions certified
to him by the chief clerks CT the
house or senate, that there shall
be two assistants selected by the
enrolling clerk and that the as
sistant enrolling clerks shall be
under the direction and subject
to the orders of the enrolling
clerk; that when the enrolling
clerk requires clerical help he
shall secure services Of sufficient
number of competent copyists
and they shall he paid 10 cents a
copy sheet for all work done by
them.
This substitute was lost and
the original bill passed its sec
ond and third readings and
SWinson Was bounced.
Raleigh. N e. Feb. 12.-Bil's
were introduced in the House:-
TO provide for taking of de.
positions in contests, and that no
mem Der shall vote until the tile
to the seat is decided.
TO provide in all cases of MARI
riage of women under eighteen
years of age. the marriage shall
have the same effect in law as If
the woman SO marrying was Il
years of age.
To reduce the tonnage tax on
fertillza ars to twenty cents-a ton,
To reduce the salaries aud fees
of all public offices, save those
6x3d by law at 25 per cent.
TO extend the stock law fence
in Richmond county So as to al :
low Brunswick to levy a special
tax. aud to allow the Commits
sioners of Brunswick to settle