The news & observer., 1897-03-09
$4,000 FOR pENlTENTlARY
IN SPIT or Tbs FACT THAT lT
NsEDs NO MONEY.
Mr., LeaSer Win Guarantee to Run Il
en- Years Free to the
state.
n0usE E-NIaHT SESSION.

A. and NJ, College
To allow Charlotte to issue wateE-
works bonds and also to inforce the col
lection OF taxes.
Bin to appropriate $4,000 for the Pig
ford Sanitarium for negro consumptives
was tabled
Cock notified the House that he was
advised by Speaker Hileman that the
later was too sick to attend any further
sessions and that a Speaker pro tenn.
would have to be elected to sign ratified
bills. On his motion the election of a
Speaker pro tenn was held. He nominated
LuSk, and Aiken nominated Blackburn.
The old fight over the railway lease
was plainly shown in the vote, Black
burn getting 80 and Lusk 43 votes.
Blackburn was loudly applauded when
he took the chair which Lusk vacated
Associate Douglas was sent for and ad-
ministered the three oaths necessary. The
galleries and hobbies were packed with
people. Blackburn made q neat speech
expressing his pride and gratitude for the
unexpected honor, and said he proposed
10 be impartial and fair TO all parties.
Crumpler said he had a watch purchased
for presentation to Speaker Hileman and
n committee of three, Crumpler, Free
man and Dixon, of Cleveland, were APP
pointed committee to present the watch
to Hileman. The committee went to his
room and made the presentation.
The machinery act came over and the
House concurred in the Senate amend
ments One of these amendments was to
use the word CONCLUSION" in connection
with tax titles. Ialsk voted no"
Bills passed:
To give Sanford township, Moore coun-
ty. the alternative road law system.
To clear Genaja creek, Rockingham
county
To provide fish ways in Catawba river.
To facilitate improvements of public
roads in Charlotte township, Mecklen-
burg county.
TO. protect squirrels in Perquimans
county.
To incorporate the Underwriters Insur-
ance Company of Goldsboro.
To extend time of organizing the Bank
of Maxton.
Senator Butler was an interested
watcher of the proceedings.
Bills passed to prohibit public school
teachers from peddling books.
To allow commissioners of Bladen to
settle with the suret;es of the late Treas
urer Benson.
To construct a road through the public
lands in Onslow
To regulate sale and manufacture any
liquor in Columbus county after July /
next, by con6ning it to the Incorporated
towns.
For relief of Sheriff John HI. Huhges,
OF Orange, by allowing collection of ar
rears of taxes of 1SS9-'96.
Dixon, of Cleveland reported that the
committee to present the watch to Speak
er Hileman had performed that duty and
the Speaker desired to express his sincere
thanks for the handsome gift.
On Johnson's motion a Senate bill in re-
gard TO taxes in HEREFORD county was
tabled 1t was "sneak bill" intended
to repudiate bonds issued there owned by
a Baltimore man for building railway.
1t was the second bill Of the kind tabled
to-day.
The bill to provide for the maintenance
Of the penitentiary came up, making a
conditional appropriation Of $4,000 for
1897, and a like amount for 1898. John
son said that the ex-superintendent, Mr..
Leazar had informed him the peniten-
tiary had not cost the State a cent last
year NfcLelland said Mr.. Leazar, who
sat by him, said that the supplies on
hand were as large as they were last
year. Johnson said Mr.. Leazar had told
him he would give bond to take the com
victs and maintain them without any
cost to the State for ten years Hancock
said the appropriation was desired to
guard against q contingency Duffy
thought the State should not provide for
contingencies: that the fact that the con-
tingency was provided for might cause
the contingency. He moved to table, and
Alternately seconded it, It was tabled
with only one vote in the negative. The
sclincher' was put on It.
Dockerv introduced bill to appro-
pirate $40, 900 for the penitentiary Lusk
said Treasurer Worth said the peniten-
tiary had no cash in the treasury. Nc
Kehzie said S31 bales Of cotton were on
hand. Lusk said this could not be sold
Fireman said he was opposed to placing
convicts in nud-h0les on the Roanoke
and was in favor Of putting them on
roads (Applause) He said that to-
night a bill had been tabled which would
have allowed the use Of conyicts on the
roads when they were not engaged in
making crops. & He declared that this
convict road working question was going
to be brought into p0!Itlcs IN the west.
He added that he eonyicts died like
sheep. Lusk, in reply, said the health
of the convicts in this State was better
than i'm any other Duffy said there was
a cash balance of products worth $4,000.
He added that the convicts died like
drew $1,000 from the contingency fund
and received $4,000 and the 3rd day Of
this month was out of debt. lie said the
management Of the penitentiary was ad-
nfrable. Hancock said two years ago
Gov. Carr asked for a contingent appro-
priation, and this was asked for on the
same ground. Duffy called for the yeas
and nays on the passage of the bill.
Alexander said Treasurer Worth told
him the penitentiary had sold out closer
than ever before Bryan said but for
keeping the new administration from get
ting into hole he would vote against
the bill, but did vote for it, saying it
was first vote any appropriation at this