The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-21
A HOT FIGHT OVER FEES
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ms showed that the original motion
10 table wouldn't stand the acid of a
ioii can. me motion to reconsider pre-
vailed.
Al this point. Mr. Winston. who now
seemed doubtful of his ability to hold
Things IN check much longer, began
10 spar for time.
ne moved that consideration of tn :
niii be made the special order for next
Friday at noon.
Inns motion was lost 10y vote of 81
to 4o, and Mr.. Aliens amendment to
strike ont section two above prevailed.
Sec'ioii three was opposed only by Mr..
hampton, of Surry Mr.. Gattis. of
orange, who was for many years clerk.
said II there was anything in the
Zee bill that could be cut it was this 81
zee FOR certificate and seal on an appeal
TO the Supreme court.
The section was adopted.
SECTIONS 4 and ) relating to executors
OF estates We're stricken out Section
Tee for justification of bonds was
adopted without discussion. Section
Gee for capiasJ was opposed by Mr..
Allen and stricken out.
Section execution and return) was
under consideration when the big and
tnal squabble arose And this is how
ii was:
Mr.. Moore didn't know how to vote.
IT his amendment to except his county
was going to prevail he would not OPP
pose the bill: but if il was not he would
oppose every item.
Mr.. Foushee: You'd better vote then
as if your county were in
Mr. Gillian: Il waived my amend
ment with the understanding it would
be adopted
Mr. Justice: Then if that's what's
going to he done j send forward an
amendment to strike out that section
and ! move to lay that motion on the
table,
Mr.. Boushall: Il have watched this
matter carefully and i have had my
amendment drawn taking Wake county
out of this BILL
Mr.. Holman was willing TO let out all
the counties that wanted to get out. Mr..
Foushee, he said. was not speaking for
the House.
Mr.. Foushee: Il am only speaking
for myself. / want uniform fee bill"
Mr. Stevens said if the various coun-
ties We're to be excepted then be was
opposed to the whole bill.
Mr.. Winston looked upon these amend
ments us upon any other; whether a
man could get his amendment adopted
or not depended on whether he could
get majority of the votes.
Mr. Gillian: In the light of this
opposition l move the further reading of
this bill be suspended and the amend
ments excepting counties be considered.
The Speaker ruled this motion out of
order.
Mr. Justice insisted on his amendment
and the motion to lay it on the table.
On this Mr. Winston again used his
aye-and-no lasso.
The vote on roll-call was tie. 43 to
43. For the first time during the SEES
sion the Speaker had to give the casting
vote. 1t went, of course, on the side of
reduction.
Those voting i'll the affirmative were:
Messrs Alexander. Allen of Cumberland:
Beasley Bryan, of Madison; Currie. Of
vBladen: Davis. of Haywood; Fleming,
Giles, Gillian. Hampton. Harrison, Hem
dren, Hoey, Hoffman, Justice, of Nc
Dowell: Jlstus, Leak: Leigh, Lowery,
Lyon. Maitland, Mauney, Mcfarland,
Moore. Nicholson. of Beaufort; Nichol
son, of Perquimans; Patterson, of Cald
well: Patterson. of Robson; Pritchard,
Reeves, Rountree. Snipes, Sugg, Tar
kenton, Tharp, Trotman, Wall, WEIGH,
Willard, Williams. of Dare; Williams,
of Graham. Williams, of Iredell; Wrenn,
Wright.--43.
Those voting in the negative We're:
Messrs. Abbott, Allen, of Wayne:
Barnhill. Burrow, Boggs, Bon
shall, Brown, of Johnston: Brown. of
Stanly; Bryan. of Granville: Bunch,
Carr, Carraway, Carroll, Clarkson,
Cochran, Council, Craig, Crumpler, Cur
ris, of Moore:s Curtis, Dees. Foushee.
Gattis Hartsell, Hauser. Holland. Hol-
man James johnson, of Johnston; Julian,
Kenneth Mcneil, Nichols, Noble, Pow
ell, Ransom. Redding, Stubbs. Whitfield,
Williams. of Iredell; Winston. Wood.
rs.
Speaker no.
AT this point Mr.. Holman moved to
adjourn The motion prevailed
The bill fee will. therefore, come up
again to-day as unfinished business.