The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-03
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION NORTH CAROLINA DAILY PAPER

Macon Ray) was always meddlfng in
things that does not concern him; that he
has nothing to do with many matters
that he fights
Mr.. Ray rose and said that the state
ments OF the Senator from Haywood,
(Smathers) was not true and he knew
they were not when ne made them. There
upon Mr.. SmatheTs gave the lie to Mr..
Ray, Mr.. Anthony said he heartily en-
dorsed all that the Senator from Macon
(Ray) had said.
After a statement made by Mr. Rol-
Inns that a meeting had been held i'm
Asheville and a police justice was decided
upon and the salary of the mayor raised
to $1,000, he called for the previous
question, but withdrew it at the request
of MIR. Ray, who arose to a question
of personal privileges, saying that ever
since the sessio began the Senator from
Haywood (Smathers) sec ned to have
had a grudge against him beth upon the
floor and in committee; that he Ray),
had always entertained the best feelings
and highest regards fer him, having
known him from Doyhood. that he
(Smathers) had time and again stated
he (Ray) was always meddling in things
that did not concern nim," and now
few minutes Ggo he (Smathers) called
me liar, and l have uhi3 to say that any
man who would take advantage of me on
this floor (the gallery was full of LADIES'
as he (Smathers) has done is a coward
and guilty of 'cowardly trick"
Mr.. Smathers said lie had not said
any harder things about the Senator
than he had said about him, but he was
willing to- leave it to a committee to
say who should apologize, and as for
being a coward that could be settled
outside.
Question recurring Cn passage Of bill
Mr.. Ray demanded rC l-call which was
sustained, bill passed, ayes %, noes 19
VOTE ON POLICE JUSTICE OF
ASHEVILLE.''
Ayes.--Messrs. Anderson, Ashburn.
Barker, Cannon, Clark, Dickson, Early,
Grant, Henderson, Hyatt, Maultsby, Nc
Carthy, McCaskey, Mcneil. Newsome,
Odum, Parker, of Randolph. Ramsay.
Rollins, Sharpe, of Wilson, Sharpe, of
Iredell, Smathers, Shore, Wakefield,
Yeager. Ayes 25.
Noes .-Messrs. Abel Alexander An
thony, Atwater, Barringer. Butler, Jus
tice, Lyon, Maxwell, Mitchell, Moye,
Merritt, Parker. of Alamance, Patter-
son, Ray, Robertson, Scales, Utley, Wal
ker. Noes 10.
Mr.. Moye arising said he thought it was
| due the Senator from Macon (Ray) and
to the Senate that the Senator (Smath-
ers) should apologize and he did not think
the Senate should adjourn until he did.
Mr. McCaskey said he Thought they
| should both apologize
Mr. Abel thought the matter should
go over until tomorrow
AT 6:15 the Senate took a recess until
o'clock p. m.
SENA1'E-NIGHT SESSION.
The Senate rc-assembled at s O'clock,
the following bills, were, by leave, intro
duced:
BY Mr.. Newsome, 10 create additional
townships in Hertford county
BY Alr. Ramsay, bill to amend the char
ter Of the city Of Charlotte, and provide
| for just distribution Of the police force,
and other officers.
BY Mr.. Rollins, bill to incorporate the
Southern Business College; also 10 amend
| chapter 36, Laws Of 1S71'72; also for
maintenance Of State penitentiary.
BY Mr.. Ramsay, bill to amend the char
ter Of the city of Charlotte. The gist
of the bill is as follows:
That after the 1st day Of April, 1897
the mayer and Board of Aldermen shall
appoint or elect one-half of the police
force Of the city of Charlotte as in their
discretion they may deem best, under the
rules and regulations as at present: that
the other half of the police force, to be no
fewer in number than at present and to
be paid at the same time and to receive
the same compensation as those above
named, shall likewise be appointed by the
mayor and board of aldermen of the city
Of Charlotte, upon the conditions and
under the provisions Os follows tO-wit:
The said mayor and board of aldermen
shall in appointing the said latter half of
the police force above named, appoint the
men constituting the said one half of the
police force upon the written recommen-
dation Of majority of the county chair
men of the parties Of the Stae. tO-wit the
Democratic, Republican and Populist. of
Mecklenburg county; that the men recon-
mended shall be members of either the
Peoples or Republican party, and resi-
dent of the city Of Charlotte. 1t further
provides that the same distribution of
laborers or hands employed by the city;
that section 907 of The Code shall apply
to the trial Of cases before the mayors
court, and section 2, of the amended
charter of 1887, of said city is stricken
out and repealed; provided, that when the
mayor shall move case on affidavit of
defendant, he shall order it tried by three
justices of the peace, two of whom shall
be members of a different political party
from himself and from each other, and
the case shall be tried and disposed
of together with all fines, fees and costs,
as if tried by the mayor, except the cost
paid the trial justices of the peace. That
if the mayor of board of aldermen shall
fail to appoint or elect the policemen as
herein directed, or the hands or laborers
herein provided, or shall wilfully fail to
carry out any Of the provisions of this
act, he, they or the one offending shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor
When the Senate re-assembled Mr..
Grant said he desired to send forward