The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-28
SOME HOT SPARKS
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from our correspondent in Washington
hast might said: "It is doubtful whether
Harris will be confirmed as postmaster
at Wilson" What does this mean? Re
member first of ALL that pritchard is the
steadfast ally of the Southern Railway,
the resources of which were employed to
secure his election to the Senate. Re
member also that PTitchard's influence
has been with the Southern Railway.
Sharp has been uneasy for fear Harris
would be confirmed and commissioned
for a four years term, and that McKin-
ley would let him serve out the term.
Where would that leave him? Did Pritch-
ard, or a Southern Railway nabob, or
enc of Pritchard's agents suggest TO
Sharp chat if he could vote as the South
erA Railway desired, Harris should not
be confirmed? And that if voted to an
null the lease, it was possible that Pritch-
ard could not prevent Harris's confrna
ton? Did any such suggestion cause
Sharp, of Wilson, TO flop? At any rate,
he patient brethren. We may know all
between now and the ides of March
week of the session." said gentleman,
who was standing in front of the Var
borough House, watching legislators fill
ing in groups Of ones twos and threes
unto the office OF the Southern Railway.
II ann going to fight them to the last
ditch on any proposition to put the white
people of amy of our towns and cities
under negro ruiz" said Representative
Morton, Populist, from Richmond coun-
ty. ~ am a middleton the-road Populist
and have advocated cooperation, but my
cooperation had no negro rule in 1T
THAT was a muddy road 10 notoriety,
said a prominent Republican Senator
yesterday, referring to the Hyatt-Alex-
ander fsticuff, land one that [ should
dislike very much to travel"
Stuffed, why of course, it was stuffed, :
said a Republican, yesterday in speaking
about the ballot that nominated DR..
Abbott for Railroad Commissioner, IN
the Republican caucus, "but it was the
CARRYING out of another one of the trades
made to elect pritchard to the Senate. -
The colored contingent were with
White, of Alamance, in his fight for
Railroad Commissioners and they do say
that If White saysso they will hang the
election on the same peg that Lee Person
has several mighty important measures
hung on.
/ "This Is a very dangerous way to leg
islate," said Senate Hileman yester-
day afternoon when about half Of the
members had eongregated around the
Speakers desk and practically taken
charge of the calendar and the clerk )
desk, but the bills went whizzing through
all the same. Mr.. McPeeters protested
and mildly suggested that the House
had organized itself into a mob. Mr..
Lusk protested and disclaimed any res
possibility, but it all had no effect. The
scenes in the Lfttlefield legislature Of
1868 were calm, quiet, orderly proceed
ings compared with the proceedings in
! the House from to 6 O'Clock yesterday
/ afternoon.
"All I lack is the commission" said
Walter r. Henry yesterday when asked
/ as to the situation of the judgeship This
| is a small matter, Of course, but it is
one of the small matters that plays havoc
3 with the corpulent police board advocate
/ for the Queen City.
II can tell you this" said a boiling
| Populist yesterday, and that is, mo Wal
| ter Henry, no DIR. Abbott If one goes
down they both go down, and the whole
| shooting match with the possible excep-
tho on down 4O-
gether."
| What about the penitentiary r
ASK Lee Person" he replied.
| For the first time probably in the his
| tory Of legislation i'm North Carolina or
| elsewhere one member delegated to an
| other member the authority 10 vote for
| him In his absence on a yea and nay
vote This was done in the House yes
| terday on the motion to table the Halifax
| supplementary stock law bill.
| Representing Aiken, of Pennsylvania
| voted for Mr.. Bailey and then strenu
| lousy insisted that Mr. Bailey had voted
against the protest of Representative
Murphy and half dozen others who de-
| ctared that Mr.. Bailey was not in the
| hall. During the confusion Mr.. Bailey
| re-entered the hall and declared that he
| had not voted, but would then vote in the
| affirmative Then it was that Represen.
/ tative Aiken announced that he had
voted for Mr. Bailey and had permission
| from him to do SO. This was part OF
the proceedings of yesterdays session.
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