The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-03-11
J. A. Ramsey, vice T. 81. Pritchard.
s. P. Graves, vice P. T. Murphy.
II r Dixnn vice N i Rouse.

J. A. Ramsey, vice T. 81. Pritchard.
S,P. Graves, vice p. T. Murphy.
B,F. Dixon, vice n. J. Rouse.
G. L. McNamee, vice w. N. Mebane,
w. w. Rollins, vice s. Med. Tate.
The following were elected to sue
coed themselves: r. A. DOughtou, v.
s. Lusk, d. A. White, r. T. Gray, w.
J. Peele, w. G. Riddick, F. S. Spruill,
w. d. Borden, P. D. Gold.
The Senate then again resolved it
self into committee of the whole and
proceeded with the consideration OF
the revenue bill.
Mr.. Grant of the joint committee on
election law introduced bill to amend |
the election law, which he explained
was substitute for the bill previously
reported by the committee. He moved
ITS reference to q special committee to
he Amounted by the chair. Messrs.
Grant, Maultsby, McCaskey, Butler
and Justice were appointed.
EVENING SESSION.
At the night session of the Senate
the bill to encourage local taxation for
public schools was taken up as the spe-
cial order. As the bill came from the
House it appropriates one hundred
thousand dollars to be distributed, in
whole or part, among such school dis
tricts as vote to tax themselves Tor the
support of their own schools: The bill
was discussed by Messrs. Utley, Grant,
amendment offered by Mr.. Sharpe of
Wilson was adopted, providing that
the first fifty thousand dollars be ap-
propriated from the special school
fund in the State Treasury and the
second fifty thousand from the general
fund raised by taxation for State pur-
poses. An amendment offered by Mr.
> Butler, to limit the amount that may
be appropriated to any school district
to two hundred and fifty dollars was
adopted. The bill then passed third
: reading by the following vote:
Ayes-Alexander, Anthony, Barrin,
ger, Barker, Butler, Clark, Dicks6 q
Cannon Geddie, Grant HardisOn, Hy'
> att, Justice, Maultsby, Maxwell, Mer
: rift, McNeill, Newsome, Par ker o.
Randolph, Patterson, Ray, Robertson
Sharpe: Of Wilson, Sharpe, OF Iredeii
I Utley-25. =.
Noes-Aben, Anderson, Earnhardt
! Henderson, MITCHELL hcCaske9
Wakefield-7.
I A bill supplemental to an act relat
u ing to the Agricultural and Mechanl
>. Cal COlle&e anu Inc OtoOc ASL !Ouieu.
- Department passed third reading. l
= separates the control of the colleg
~ from the department and vests tn
y former in a board of fifteen trustees.
The House was called to order at
Or O'Clock. Rev. Mckelway, Of Fayett'
ID Vile, offered the morning prayer.
Is Calendar was taken up at once an
q many local bills were enacted ln'
law.
s.. Mr.. Lusk addressed the Speak,
upon q question of order. He 81
u. that with the constant confusion n
disorder, it was impossible to keep Il
NJ run Of business. He had noticed II
efforts of the doorkeeper on the pr
81. vious night and saw him 60 to mel
bers on the floor and insist that TIT
us take their seats and they actual
laughed in his face. he insisted tn,
ice if it be necessary, the Speaker appoi
additional officers to maintain order
er. The Speaker said that he had repe'
edly instructed the dO0rkeepef to pI
TT. vide q sufficient force of assistan
i, He urged that members keep th'
seats and observe order.
.er Col. Sutton called up the bill pl