The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-13

A Negro Legislator Indignant at Beins
Expelled From-His Caucus for Voting
for q Democratic SpeakeF-Dull DAY
I'm both Houses OF the Legislature
Especial to The Messenger.)
SENATE.
Raleigh, N. c., January 9.-The SEN
ate met at 10 o'clock.
A communication was received from
Senator Marion Butler relative to a fish
culture station in North Carolina and
suggesting hat the general assembly
enact a law similar to the one by the
Tennessee legislature.
Senator Osborne introduced a bill
to allow Charlotte to issue bonds for
water works; Senator Ward a bill re-
garding investigation Of railroad and
telegraph charges; Senator Smith a bill
to elect the railway commissioners by
the people, providing that the commits
sioners be elected in the same manner
and at the same time as members of the
general assembly in 1890. In case Of
vacancy the governor shall appoint and
the appointee shall hold until the quail
iication of his successor.
The bill to amend the charter Of
Elizabeth City passed.
HOUSE OF representatives,.
The house met at noon.
Icooo Cr;tb 0f rroyop raco - ~
ton of personal privilege in regard to
the action of the republican caucus in
expelling him last Saturday night.
He claimed the action of the caucus to
be an unjust and unwarranted attack.
He said: They say 1 am read out of
my party. These same fellows said
during the late campaign that the dem
ocrats would ~disfranchise the negro,
and yet before the democrats have ever
a chance to disfranchise any one these
fellows disfranchise the only member
Of this race who has stood in it's true
because I had courage to do what was
right-Because 1 vote for a democrat
I am declared not a republican. I
brought out Mckinley three years be-
fore anybody else did. I spent more
money during the last campaign than
any other republican in the state. Rus
sell would not have been governor but
for the negroes. He has appointed only
eight of us to Office, he says: Yet all
he does wrong my race is charged
with. God bless your sweet souls, my
white friends, don't charge us with
what Russell has done. I shall claim
the right to vote as I please, which is
guaranteed all citizens" Smith was
applauded.
A resolution was introduced, creating
a joint committee on repeating statutes.
The following bills were introduced:
By Mr.. Council, to almond tho code by
removing the disabilities of married
women. By Mr.. Allen, to prescribe
short forms of crop items and -chattel
mortgages. By Mr.. Harrison, to re-
peal the act creating the railway COM
mission. By Mr.. Robinson, to protect
lives and property on railways by pro-
viding against incompetent employees.
By Mr. Clarkson, to establish the Vance
textile school. By Mr.. Austin, for re-
lief Of ex-Sheriff Hoskins, of Jones,
By Mr.. Reinhart, to prescribe courses
study and books to be used in public
schools, and giving authority to have
such books printed at the deaf-mute
school at Morganton.
Committees were announced with the
chairmen as follows: Enrolled Bills,
Oliver; Federal Relations, Gillian
Health, Reeves; Oysters, Davie of
Hyde; immigration, Noble; -fnterna-
tional improvements, Moore; Mechan-
les and Mining, Clarkson; Salaries and
Fees, Council; Pensions, Thompson Of
Onslow; Fish interests, Leigh; Pub
lie Roads and Turnpikes, Carraway;
Institutions for Deaf-Mutes, Patterson
of Robson; Counties, Cities and
Towns, Gattis; Corporations, Justice;
Constitutional Amendments, Rountree;
Penal Institutions, Foushee; Election
Laws, Stubs; Education, Craig; Banks
and Banking, Justice; Appropriations,
Abbot; Agriculture, Patterson of Cald-
we'll; Finance, Holman.
Mr.. Rountree is on the committee On
counties, cities, and towns.