The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-02

| The result of Senator McCaskie's
/ jumping on with both feet and stamping
| the life out of Senator Yeager's bill
| to negroize Plymouth. Yeager has blood
in his eye for McCaskie. He has inform
cd McCaskie that he would take his
scalp when he went back home.
| When the bill came up to put the cleo
| ton of county superintendent of Health
| in the hands of the county commissioners,
| DIR. Alexander and Dr. Merritt, the only
| doctors in the Senate, jumped on the bill
| with both feet. Now the mayors, chair
| man of the county commissioners and
| the doctors elect Their speeches did
| them credit as members Of their profess
| sion and friends of health. Grant, who
wants pie out of everything, and hasl' t
an idea above petty offices and partisan
| ship, of course advocated the bill He
| said III Wayne county the present law had
| been greatly abused. and the physician
| paid himself too much. The physician
| Offered to do the work for lump sum of
I $400 year. The first month the cost
| was S65 Then they contracted for $400
| Eight years ago the pay was S12O; and
now the physician has better pull and
gets $500. Or. Alexander replied in a
strong and able argument. He said it
was reflection upon the medical profess
sion to change the present wise law
| Senator Anthony read that between the
| lines that this was a pie bin, and moth
| ing else.
Mr.. Utley agreed with Mr.. Anthony,
| that this was simply giving political pow
er to parties. If it should pass his party
| i'm Wake would name the doctor but he
didn't want to make the question of hSalth
| one mixed with politics. The pie" brig
/ ade succeeded even in making the doe
| tors subservient to politics. And so we
go. If possible. Grant & Co. would make
| the preachers dependent upon the princi-
| ple-less gang of which he is fit leader.
The opposition OF DIR. Alexander and
DR.. Merritt, both Populists, was able
and vigorous But pie" prevailed.
Last night Mr.. Walker made strike
| for lower salaries, proposing am amend
ment that the chief clerk in all State Of
| fees be reduced to 81, ZOO. declaring that
| his State platform Che was a member OF
| the platform committee in Populist par
| ty) compelled him to vote for lower sala-
r;es. Senator Atwater thought If 81 900
was enough fifteen years ago, IT ought to
| be enough now. On Mr.. Walkers a.
mendment to reduce salary of clerk to
| board of agriculture, railroad commits
sion and all State offers to $1,000, the
| vote stood:
I Ayes-Abell, Ashburn, Atwater Bar
ker, Butler, Dickson, Earnhart. early,
Geddie, Lyon, Maultsby, Maxwell,
Mitchell, Moye, Merritt. MeCaskey, Nc
!, Ne;n. Newsome, Parker, Of Randolph,
Raw. Robertson, Scales, Utley, Walker,
| Wakefield. Ayes %.
| es.-Alexander, Anderson, Anthony,
Barringer, Cannon, Grant, Henderson,
Hardison, Hyatt, Mccarthy, Odun, Per-
son. Ramsay, Rollins, Sharpe, of Wilson,
| sharpe. of Iredell, Snathers, Shore. Noes
IS.
| Mr. Maxwell wanted to pay the clerk
~ the State Auditor 81, ,250. MIR.
Snathera said this was nothing but
demagogery. Mr.. Whedbee sara lae
popuhsts were holding all these cltsFA-
ships. and he was willing if the Pops.
wanted TO reduce to let them have IT.
Mr. Anthony believed the chief clerk M
the Auditors office ought to have
bigger salary. He predicted Democratic
control two years hence.
A motion to refer was carried, and
unon motion to refer to committee on IN
same Asylums, the vote stood IL to 70.
Grant. of Wayne, and his followers voted
to refer if to an insane asylum. The
hin was referred to the committee.
when the bill came up last night 10
change the charter Of Wilmington VIZ
tuolIv narmitting the Governor to control
the city government. Mr.. Kay denlahuta .s
tbo+ some one explain the BILL Mr.. Nc
Carthy said that I'VE Republcans wahl
: 1,-back at the Offices" Mr.. Whedbee
said. 1--WE want to put the Ola ones oa1
ar,d n,,t new ones in" Mr.. Grant said ne
was willing 10 put the destiny Oh WI
uinrton in the hands OF Governor nus
soil. Perry, of Edgecombe, was opposeu st,a
10 putting the city government III 'i
hands Of one man. Il am IN Ia'oi -
| LEGAL self-goyernment, ana wan -
RanubIicans put in charge by vote anu
not Inv anpointment" There was niueii !,
disorier an the floor; Cannon called tne
nrnvions question: Ray denied ms risl.
| 10 call the previous question; Moye saiu
| that tbe bin had been referred TO colii-
mittee and was improperly before the
| Senate: Sharp. Of Wilson, was pared
with Justice, but voted to cut OFF debate
which right was questioned by Ray ana
| Scales and as the debate was cut oil,
there were cries Of gag law"
| 1t was interesting to hear Republicans
| like Anderson, Ashburn and others VINO
| prate about local government, vote
for this bill. Senator Ashburn let the
cat out of the bag by saying that Re
publican caucus had decided to put this
bill through, even though it was against
local self-government. Bill passed on It's
second reading by the following vote:
Noes-Messrs. Anderson, Ashburn,
Barker, Cannon, Clark, Dickson, Early,
| Geddie, Grant, Henderson, Hardison,
| Hyatt, Maultsby, Mccarthy, McCaskey,
| McNell, Newsome, Odum, Parker of
Randolph, Ramsay, Rollins, Sharpe,
of Iredell, Smathers, Shore, Wakefield,
Whdebee and Yeager.--27.
Noes.-Messns. Abell. Alexander, An