The news & observer., 1897-01-08
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
AN ABLE PAPER READING OF
WHICH CONSUMES 2 tOURS.
After tagging Over Nunnbe" OF COPIES
10 be Printed the |oJse
Decides on 25O.

The House was called TO order az i:2i.
and was opened with prayer by Rev. Mr..
| Woodson.
| The journal was read. In the midst
| Of the reading. message from the Gov
crnor was announced. and Mai. Telfair.
| his private secretary. came IN bearing ap-
! parently the message from the Executive.
Mr.. Smith. or Johnston. wished the
| journal corrected, so that he should be
recorded as having nominated Mr.. Perry
instead of Mr.. Bunch, Mr. Hancock,
of Craven, did not have his name re
corded among those who voted for the
Speaker. This was corrected. There
were a few other unimportant errors
corrected.
Mr.. Schulken. Of Columbus, annaunccd
that the committee appointed for that
purpose had already waited upon the
Governor. The committee was disCharg
ed
Mr. Sutton moved that the reading
of the Governors message be omitted
and that 20 copies be printed. Mr.. Lusk
thought this was not customary, aud
moved that he message he read, Mr.
Sutton withdrew the motion. and the
clerk proceeded to read the message.
During the reading Mr.. Lusk was called
message and endured the strain without
relief. although the reading consumed
somewhat over two hours.
At the conclusion OF the reading Mr..
Sutton sent forward resolution asking
for the printing Of $500 copies of the
message. Mr.. Schulken wished to amend
by putting 800 instead of $500. Mr..
Brown. Of Jones, moved to have one
copy for each member and the balance
for the State Library. Mr.. Sutton sus-
tanned his motion by saying that it were
better to have none than $50, as $500
was only half Of what was printed last
time. Mr. Parker. of Perouimans,
moved to make it 500. The motion was
declared carried to print 250 copies but
Mr.. Harris, Of Hyde, demanded division
but was declared out Of order.
On motion OF Mr.. Johnson, of Sampson.
the House, at one minute past 2, adj
journed until this morning at IL o'clock.
COMMITTEES ANNOUNCED.
After adjournment, committees were
announced as follows:
Judiciary-Lusk, chairman; Sutton.
of Cumberland, Cook, Young, Schulken,
Price, Craven, Scales, Cunningham.
Privileges and Elections-Cook, chair
man; Blackburn, Sutton OF New Han
over, Peace. Bryan of Chatham, Brown,
Person Of Wayne, Cunningham Gallup.
Rules-Sutton of Cumberland, Brewer
Bryan Of Chatham, Schulken, Nelson.
Banking and Currency Bryan OF
Chatham, chairman: Hauser, Crumpler
Ormsley, Cox, Adams, Mckenzie.
SENATE.
Lieutenant Governor Doughton called
the body to order at noon, and announced
that Senator Ashburn would open the
Senate with prayer. Aft Scales, OF
Guilford; DIR. Alexander, of Mecklen-
burg; Mr.. Barringer, OF Cabarrus; DIR.
Shaw, OF Robson, and other Presbyter-
ians rose for the prayer, and some others
followed their example, but such good
Baptists as Justice and Frank Ray
prayed leaning on their desks.
Mr.. McCaskie reported that the com
mittee waited on the Governor, who said
he would submit his message as soon as
practicable.
A leave OF absence was granted for
Senator Maultsby till Monday because
OF the death in his family. Also to Mr..
Ododn, who is sick
Maj. S. f. Telfair, private secretary,
arrived with the Governors message.
and by request, read the first portion Of
the message. He has a fine voice, and
read so well that the whole Senate was
sorry when he finished, and a volunteer
reading clerk, Mr.. Hyatt (Mr. Watson
not taking charged, took up where he left
off. The Senators listened to that por-
ton of the message that was well read.
but Mr.. Telfair had to come to
the bat again before the ball could be
knocked through to centre field. 1t was
O'Clock when the reading Of the resolu-
tions was finished. Mr.. McCaskie intro
dUced resolution to print 1,500 copies
Of the Governors message. Adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Grant, the Senate
adjourned I'LL nnnn tn-day