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

Hancock moved to table the bill
The motion VAS lost by yea AID
nay vote Of 50 to IS.
Col. Lusk offered the following
amsndm~pi:
Provided that il the consider,
} tion OF said note, check or other OBJ
legation vas created in q specific
kind OF money. then said debt NAV
be discharged in money Of like kind
and the provisions Of this act shall
not apply to such contracts. bat
said debt may be contracted 10 be
paid IN money OF like kind.
The vote upon the adoption Of the
amendment vas by roll call and
stood SO to ~ sor the amendment.
| When the amended bill was put
upon Its passage, it was evident
that its advocates realized that Col
Lusk's amendment defeated the
purpose OF the measure. This
vote WAS also by roll call, being
10 To 80 against the bill.
| Mr.. Hancock, as soon as the vote
was announced. moved to reconsider
the vote by which the bill was lost
and lay that motion on the table.
The motion prevailed, and the bill
is killed beyond all possibility of be-
ing ressurrec'ed. The House took a
recess until 1880 o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The House re-assembled a. 7:3O
o'clock and resumed calendar work.
A Senate bill to appropriate
$3i 800 to be used in improving and
enlargipg the Deaf, Dumb and Blind
Institute engendered considerable
discussion. Col. Sutton msved to
table the bill. The ballot was bv
roll call. The vote stood IA to SO
against the motion to table.
Mr.. Pinnix moved that the bill be
made a special order for next Fri
day at l2 o'clock. The motion was
lost.
Mr.. Hancock offered an amend
ment that $l5 900 be appropriated
for 1897 and $l9 800 during 1898.
The question Of the adoption Of
the amendment offered by Mr.. Han
cock was called and a roll call de-
manded. However, Mr.. Johnson,
of the finance committee, accepted
the am mandment and the roll call Was
had on the passage of the bill as
amended upon the third reading
The vote stood IS to ii for the passage
of the bill. 1t was ordered sent to the
Senate for the concurrence of that
body in the House amendment as to
the payment Of the appropriation.
Mr.. j Johnson, a ch sirman Of the f.
nance com mite @, introd u ced the ma
chinery act and requested that 200
copies be printe d. 1t was so ordered.
Bill to amend the charter of the
city of Newberne was put upon Sec
ond reading.
Mr.. Hancock off red a substitute Q
for the pending bull, which he said
was the same except that the ap-
poiptive power of the Governor was
stricken out and the mayor was
elected by the popular vote and the
alderman to bs elected by the vari-
Gus wards of the city. When the
reading of the substitute had been
concluded, the previous question
was called by Mr.. Hancock. This
was the adoption of the substitute.
A roll call was demanded.
The vote on the substitutes adop
ton was 64 to 81 for adoption. 1t
then passed second and third read
Ing.
The speaker announced the follow
ing committee additions:
University Trustees Brewer, Han
cock, Schulken, Bryan of Chatham,
Dixon of Cleveland, Alexander,
White of Randolph and Currie.
Committee on Public Printing
Aiken, Freeman, White of Ran
dolph, Alexander, Blackburn and
Allen.
House adjourned until 10 o'clock
Tuesday.
WEDNEsD DAY-43d DAY.
The Senate met at the appointed
hour, Lieut.. Governor Reynolds pre-
siding. Owing to the absence of q
number of Senators, that body trans
acted only business of a local char
acter. The session was brief.
Wednesdays session Of the House
of Representative was opened at 10
o'clock with prayer by Rev. DR..
| Dixon.
Mr.. Young-Bill to make appro-
priations to the State Normal Col
ored schools, providing that
81 600 be appropriated annually over
and above the regular appropria-
tions, to these institutions, seven
in number.
Mr.. Babbitt of Pamllco county
made an effort to put the bill, relat-
ing to the stock law in Halifax, upon
its readings. The Speaker refused
because it was a bill strongly op-
posed, and he had promised mem
bers who went to Newbern, that no
such bills should be passed upon in
their absence. Mr.. Babbitt then
moved that the bill be made q spe.
cial order for Thursday at II O'clock
This motion was voted down.
Bill to provide cot on we;ghers fol
the towns of Fremont and Mt. Olive
Passed.
| Bill to provide a cotton seed
weigher for the. city of Goldsbore
was put upon its readings. Mr.
Parker of Wayne opposed the bill
Mr.. Person, the introducer of the
bill, said Mr.. Parker was represent
ing only the oil mills of Wayne, ani
had only one farmer who opposed
the measure. Mr.. Parker moved
that the bill be re-referred to the
Committee on Agriculture. Th'
motion was lost, and the bill passet
second and third readings.
Bill for the removal of the court
house in CASTOR county, authorizing
an election upon the question o
: changing county seat from Dallas t.
Gastonia. Passed.
Bill to authorize the Governor t,
have the streets paved around th'
Capitol square was put upon it
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