The news & observer., 1897-02-27


1t was noon-day in Raleigh, February
&c, 1897.
Corioanus came from Burlington
crowned with victory
But the Fribunes of the people at the
capital even during his triumphal march,
exclaimed:
ITO the Senate, Oh, Coriolanus!
Did he go?
Perhaps.
ECHOES FROM THE SENATE PRO
CEEDINGS.
That was very distinguished audience
that crowded the Sena te chamber yester-
day when the bill to annul the 90 year
lease came up for discussion. Among
them We're Col. A. B. Andrews, Geo.
NJ. Rose, OF Fayetteville; Judge Allen,
of Goldsboro; Jno. ". Wilson and Thos.
j. Shaw, of Greensboro; Bishop Cheshire,
DR.. j. Ii. McAden, of Charlotte; Jno. ID.
Kerr, of Sampson; NJ. j. Hawkins, of
Littleton III. A. London, Of Pittsboro;
f. I. Gray, j. S. Wynne, DR.. A. B. Haw-
kins, Judge Speir Whitaker, G. s. Brad
shaw, Judge Robinson, Prof. Jas. Dim
widdie, w. T.. Wood, of Randolph, Prof
N C. English, w. I'll. Kitchin, r. NJ
Furman, Henry w. Miller, II. l.. Fuller,
Walter r.. Henry, President Aledrman
Van Sharp, e. X. Proctor, of Lumber
ton; JOS. g. Brown, Col. A. G.. Davis,
A. ID. Cowles, J. B. Mason, J. b. Ed
gerton, Henricks, of Madison, j. III.
Tucker, of Asheville, Jno. III. Winder,
President McIver, Prof J. A. Holmes,
Capt. Wm Smith, Lee s. Overman, Edi-
tor Bailey, of the Biblical Recorder, S.
N. Gattis, of Hillsboro, Rev. j. A. Wes-
ton, State Treasurer Worth, Railroad
Commissioner s. 0tho Wilson, State Au-
dHtor Aver, Jno. @. Scarborough, r. B.
Boone, NJ. T. Leach, Jno. w. Thomp-
son, v. G. Royster, c. T. Williams, II, Il.
Raney, Judge Avery, Capt. w. III. Day,
r. Il. Gray, Mai. ]. NJ. Grizzard, of Hal
flax; G.. w. Hinshaw, of Winston; j.
A. Higgs, Ed. III. Lee, II. c. Strong,
Labor Commissioner Lacy, DR. V. Il.
Turner, X. B. Davis, Col Stith, DR. j.
II. Rogers, Rev. J. Il. White. Tom Coun-
Gil, Rufus Barbte, G. s. Wooten I. M.
Reams, w. III. Branson, Judge Ewart,
z. Cowper s. T. Patterson, Il. S. Roys-
ter, j. J. Wood, Bailey, of Nash, Capt.
| Fleming, Jn0. G. Drewry, w. J. Young,
]. w. Denmark.
Mr. Smathers regretted the calling OF
the previous question because he wanted
to explain more fully. He had looked
| into the substitute and believed the 4th
section unconstitutional, but being per-
| ferable to the original bill, both to him
and to the 750 stockholders, and trusting
in the intelligence Of the directors and be-
| lieving it to be to the interest of the State,
| that it would be accepted by the South
ern and that no other proposition would
be, therefore he voted aye The South
ern's ultimatum was first 90 years, and
the directors yielded; it is now 30 years
! and the Senate yields; it would pay 10
per cent if the Legislature would re-
quire it.
Mcneil was against 90 years lease,
and thought the substitute interest was
fair and therefore voted aye.
Mr.. Ashburn, when he first read the
bill, he carefully scrutinized it, and not
wanting to vote for the bin and was
| against the 80 years lease, he voted for
the substitute.
Atwater: This is not the first scene he
had seen Of attacks on the railroads.
They know that the passage of this sub
stitute means the death of the bill, shall
vote no, and appeal to Caesar two years
from now.
Mr.. Abel, in explaining his vote on the
substitute, said he didn't want any mis-
take to be made in reporting his language
because the future might bring it up. He
had been against a 80 year lease and
hoped he had been instrumental toward
this compromise, and when this "com-
promise was presented to the committee" :"
/ was in favor OF it.
ss
This question" said Person (coD..
was pressed upon us by an irrational
Governor and resent the revolutionary
| measure"
Abel stood up for the rights of Butler
against whom the chair had ruled. say
ing that the previous question on the sub
stitute was before the House, though
Butler had given notice OF the three
amendments. The chair was actually
about to put the motion as to whether
tne previous question should be called.
when Abel stepped to the front and
stopped the revolutionary proceeding by
demanded ruling and thus by narrow
eScaDp the amendment yvaS mt