The Caucasian., 1897-01-14
h WORK OF
|HE LEGISLATURE.
ACuban Resolution and Bill
hiDiting Use Of Passes by
State Officers Introduced.
EITTEES { APPOINTED

EITTEES Z APPOINTED.
Ilemsn Elected sp, ,aktr of Tho
e By Tho Republican and PopuIIst
bsrs Col. Cunningham Nominated
The Democrsts-Ths Governors
age Read Before Both Bodis. Of
L.gislator.
rIKsT DAYS PROCEEDIsGs.
tho hour OF noon, Wednesday,
ary 9Th, Lieutenant Governor
(hton raped his desk and said:
ators elect, it becomes my duty,
the constitution, to call the
e 70 order. Senators will please
forward, present certificates
sworn H.
etors then came forward, be-
q with the first district, and
h il sworn in. 1t took just one
The President then declared
tuate duly organized and stated
he first business was the cleo
f principal clerk. Hill f.
and John A Norron were nom
ii. The vote stood: Norron 8,
~, and King was declare
fed. For door keeper 7. N. Hal
rton and n. l.. Wagstaff were
mated. The vote stood: Wag-
&, Hallyburton 10, and the lat
was declared elected. For as
hat oor-keeper s. ID. Mccarthy
Ia. +. lIowt rton were nominated.
e vote stood Mccarthy 40, How.
ton !. Mccarthy declared elected
)r reading clerk j. W. Watson and
G. Brown were nominated. The
Be was Brown s, Watson 3S, and
atson was declared elected. Fo,
crossing clerk j. Buchanan and
s. Lovelace were nominated. The
% was Lovelace 7, Buchanan 4(
b Buchanan was declared elected
The President then asked the of.
prs elected to come forward and
alify, which they proceeded to do
enator McCaskey then introduced
resolution that committee oi
ee on the part of the Senate, tc
with House committee, notify
| Governor that the Legislature
organized and ready to receive
message; also that q message be
notifying the House that the
ate was organized.
Senator Smathers presented new
vel which President Doughton re.
we'd on the part of the Senate.
Nd journed until T. tomorrow.
House.
During the morning the hall was
1ckly thronged with ofiice-seekers
melh1ers of the T5neral AS.
bly. The galleries were filled
spectators, % ladies among
n, when at noon S. p. Satter
principal clerk of the last
Ise, called the body to order.
one could see the faces Of the
bers. 1t is a good looking body.
DR.. Levi Branson offered the
ing prayer. Reading Clerk
ID. stanford, of the House
the roll of members and these
forward in "blocks of fve'
vere sworn in by Associate Just
Walter A. Montgomery. Eacf
a double oath to support the
ktitution of the State and the
ted States.
beaker-elec Hileman was in thu
4 block. He is farmer of Car
bus, and last session was chair
of the House finance commit
he 80 Democrats sit on the Speak
left; all together in section
pr Of them were in the last Leg
ture. The youngest member i.
Ferguson, of Haywood, who i
There are. eight colored mem
,, two each from Edgecomb
Halifax and one each fror
nville, Northamp ton, Wake an
hce.
louise, of Pitt, was appointe,
porary doorkeeper, and he beir
ent, d. B. Long was given tina
ce.
r. Schulken nominated Ambros
Hileman for Speaker, whom h
bgized as a veteran in legislation
lored and distinguished. Charlie
Cook seconded the nomination il
alf of the Republicans. DR.. B
Dixon in graceful words place
IN s. Cunningham in nomination
Nelson seconded the nominatio
cunningham. Hancock, of GRAY
seconded Hileman.
elson, Harris, of Hyde, an
ckburn were appointed tellers
vote was Hileman SS, Cunning
b %, Dixon l. Cunningham vote
Dixon. Hiieman did not vote
3 clerks roll was very defectiv
there were two roll calls. Thel
seven pairs of members of tn
ne name.
pther officers are: Principal clerl
0. Masten; reading clerk, F. I
nbow; doorkeeper, d. T. Hous
|istant, Abe Middleton, coloret
crossing clerk, D. f. Scarborough
message was received from tt
ate stating that it was ready f,
iness; another naming the con
tee on the part of the Senate
i upon the Governor as follow
hators McCaskey, Smathers, al
lrker, of Alamauce.
IN motion of Mr.. Lusk, a resol
h was passed to notify the Sena
et the House was ready for bu'
ss.
On motion of Mr.. Hancock,
aven, the House adjourned exae
10 $3.50 to meet tomorrow at
lock.
SECOND DAY.
Senate.
Lieutenant Governor bought,
lied the body together at moo
Il announced that Senator AS
I'm would open the Senate wi
aver.
Mr.. McCaskey reported that 1
m mi ttoo va;<oA ~ <ha n nvopnr r