The news & observer., 1897-03-09
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1 , IN AbAiVN}AS - Athf htFt @At''A
vote on the new election law that passed
| the House yesterday
Aves-Adams Aiken Alexander, Ar
rington. Babbitt, Bailey, Blackburn,
Brown. Bryan. Of Chatham, Bryan. Of
| Edgecombe; Bryan, Of Wilkes Burgess
| Gambler, Chapiu. Cbilcutt Clanton
! Daniels. Dewcese Dockery, Elliott,
| Ensley, Pagan, Grubbs Hancock, Hare
| Harris, Of Halifax; McCrary, Meares
Peace, Person, Of Wayne; Petree, Pool
| Rawls, Reynolds. Bountree, Somers
| Spruill, Sutton Of Cumberland; Sutton
| of New Hanover: Ward. Whitener
| White, of Alamance; White, of Han
| dolph; Williamson, Wrcnn, Marlborough
| Young
Noes Barrow, Pop). Bunch, Cathcy,
Crcech, Crumpler, pop), Cunningham
Dixon, of Greens. pop), Drew, Pop)
| Ferguson, Ferrel pop) Foster Gal
lop. Johnson. (Pop). McBryde, pop)
Mckenzie. McLelland, McPeeteps, Muir
ply, Plott. Pop). Price Pop), Smith
| Watts, Wilson.
Ayes, Ga noes, 10,
The vote i'm the House yesterday on
| Crumpler'e motion to table Mckenzie's
motion 10 reconsider the vote by which
the lease bill was tabled was as follows:
Ayes. Messrs. Alternately, Alexander,
Arlington, Barrow. Brown, Bryan. Of
Chatham, Carter Chapman, Cook, Cox
| Craven, Crumpler, Currie, Dixon Of
! Greene, Drew, Duncan, Pagan, Ferrell,
Foster, Hancock, Harris OF Hyde,
Holmes, johnson. King, Lusk, Lyle, Nc
Bryde, Meares, Morton, Parker Of Per
quimans, Peace, Pearson. Person of
Wayne. Person OF Wilson, Plott, Pool,
Price, Rawls, Reynolds, Schulken, Sutton
OF Cumberland Ward Watts, Wemyss,
Whitener, White Of Randolph, William
son, Wrenn and Young.-49.
Noes.--Messrs. Adams, Aiken, Gambler,
Conley, Cunningham, Deyton, Deweese,
Dockery, Duffy, Freeman. Grubbs, James,
Jones' Leak, Mckenzie, McLelland, Nc
Peeters, Spruil, Walters, White of Ala
nance, White OF BERTHE, Wilson and
YaFborough.-24.
That was AN edifying performance in
the House OF Representa- tives at Raleigh
Friday, and is another chapter added to
the record that rare assemblage has
made for superlatiVe uniqueness as an
amusing or disgusting owing to the tenn
permanent OF the auditors-collectiOn Of
Solons. A dOg-hght which would delight
the coarse-fbred man would shock and
disgust the man OF finer mould This
racket was on a little larger scale than
the several which had preceded it and
already given this Legislature conspicu-
Gus notoriety as a disorderly gang, with
no respect Tor the State and little for
itself. The cause Of the fracas in this
instance seems to have been the North
, Carolina Railroad lease matter, in which
both parties-friends and enemies-have
shown disposition to take short turns
and any advantage they could of the
other from the start, resOrting bo every
device, parliamentary or unparliamen-
tary, even to attempts at bribery, as pub
licly charged on the floors. Taken as a
whole it has been disreputable LegisIa-
ture, but while it's performances have
been humiliating to the State they are
quite in keeping with the mental and
moral calibre Of the majority, which is
responsible for these disgusting exhibi-
Wilmington Star,
DR. Person, Of Wilson, got applause
again in the House yesterday by his or
nate speech, He said he cherished
gratitude as the noblest virtue. OF all the
vile acts of man toward his fellow man
there is none that drives back the purple
from the heart like damnabIe ingratitude.
1t is the morning star Of pandemOnium.
But for it the devil would be an angel,
and not devil in dark and damp purple.
These people (GOldsboro) ask only for
police protection. The ballot box of
Goldsboro is surrounded by sluggers who
try to defeat the viii of the people. There
is political intolerance and outrage in
GOldsbOro. That bill would secure the
right to express their sentiments.
have no feeling Of asperity toward any
member here. / hope the last one will
live forever, die seal fat, and leave some
meal in the gum. Though I may change
my residence and go into the mountain
wilds OF an unknown land, where the last
beams of the setting sun shall rest upon
me, / shall wish that every breeze that
sweeps over the land of my future home
may blow gently ON every member of this
General Assembly. / wish them one
and all future prosperity and eternal
felicity"
There was a spat between Walter
Henry and DIR. Alexander, Senator from
Mecklenburg, few days ago that ought
not be kept out OF the papers. 1T was
over Henry's police bill for Charlotte,
Dr. Alexander antagonized it Henry
spoke next and said: 81 took that man
out Of seventy years political oblivion. I
now repudate him in behalf of the Popu-
list and Republicans of Mecklenburg."
DR. Alexander replied vigorously to
Henry and gave him more than he sent.
He said 'Henry's interest in this bill
is Occasioned by his anxiety for an office
which he is not capable of filing"
The Raleigh Tribune, organ of the Re
publican party in this State, calls Gov.
Russell, the first Republican executive
in twenty-five years, miniature edition
OF the Gar"
The Caucasian, Populist organ, calls
the present Legislature, elected by Popu-
lists a "darnno hla diS0race "