The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-10
DONE IN COMMITTEES.
Judiciary. Elections and Railroad Com
mittees Hold Meetings.


emigrant agents was held to await Il
bill passed by the House for the same
purpose. 1t was the sense Of the com
mittee that legislation should be had
later to prevent agents from interfering
with tenants who have contracted for
the ensuing year and Il bill of this sort
was directed to be drafted and intro
duced later
II. b. No. 42. S. Il. No. A. To repeal
chapter $50. Acts of 1897, will be re-
ported favorably.
An Act to repeal chapter 12S, Laws OF
1897. as to the cotton wegher of Arson
county was acted on fayorably.
Senator Cookies bill repeating part of
section 1,2SS of Code was referred to
Il sub committee to examine and report
The bill to relieve the disabilities of
married women was referred to COM
mittee of three to examine and report.
II. b. 81, S. r. -: TO repeal chapter
900, Laws of 1895, reported favorably
S. b. No. 81: To authorize an investi-
CATION of the office of State Treasurer.
of the Agricultural Department and OF
State Charitable Institutions was re.
ported favorabiy.
II. B. 80, S. r. 43: To appoint a joint
committee on court districts was report
ed favorably
Senator Jerome's bill to appoint court
stenographers, action deferred.
COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS.
The Committee on Privileges and
Elections met at 3 D. M, in the Supreme
Court ante-room The first matter con
sidered was the contest from the Thirty
First Senatorial district of Messrs.
caves and Lambert against Kelley and
Souther. sitting members. The contes-
tants were represented by James II.
Pou, Esq, the contestees by K. o. Bur
ton, ESQ.
Mr. Burton stated that the evidence
for the contestants had been taken with
in the past few days, that the contestees
had not been able to see the test. mony
or obtain testimony in rebuttal and
asked for fifteen or twenty days time.
Mr.. Pou responded that notice of con-
test giving the grounds had been given
thirty days before hand. If tae contes-
tees haid failed to take evidence it was
their own fault.
Mr.. Burton said that until the contes-
tees knew what contestants would at
testimony and that the notice was insult
ticient to state the grounds of the contest
or to serve as guide for getting evil
dence in rebuttal.
Mr.. Pou thought differently and read
the notice claiming that it stated the
facts contestants would attempt to es-
ablish and that contestees should have
had their evidence prepared.
The committee gave Mr.. Burton until
to-day at the adjournment of the Sen
ate to examine the evidence and prom
ised further time if contestees would
then make affidavit that they could dis
prove the charges set forth in the evil
dence offered by the contestants.
The evidence on which contestants
have their claim to be seated has al
ready been published in these columns.
The contest from the Fourteenth Sen
at0rial district, +. r. Jones VS.. +. VI.
White was called next. Mr. Pou APP
peared for contestant. Mr. White was
not present in person or by counsel as
he had not expected the case to be called
before to-day Mr.. Pou stated that he
was prepared to show that Jones was
elected by 200 majority, if tle names of
illegal voters were thrown out. AT
Ellington precinct where the negroes
were disposed to vote for Jones Il meet
ing of Republicans was held and resolu
tons passed declaring that any negro
who voted any but the Fusion ticket
would be lynched. Many negroes were
thereby kept from voting for Jones.
Votes also were recorded Illegally on
election day. Negroes had been regis
tered on the streets of Dunn without
swearing them. Mr.. Pou asked that re-
count of the votes in Harnett andBladen
den be ordered under the supervision of
a Democratic and a Republican member
of the committee. In the absence of
Senator White the committee declined to
act. The contest will be called up again
to-day.
The contest from the Thirty Fourth
district, Cannon VS.. Franks, was called.
The contestant was represented by
Messrs. w. A. Smith and A. +. Posey,
of Hendersonville, the contestee by
Messrs. Ferguson and Davidson. Coun.
sci for contestee asked for time and were
given until to-day to look over con.
testants evidence.
COMMITTEE on RAILROADS.
The c0mittee on railroads met in the
Supreme Court library ats .. IN. Action
on the bill of Senator Smith providing
for the election Of Railroad Commits
sioners by tie people was deferred
awaiting action by the House on Il SINH.
lar bill.
The bill providing for an investigation
of the charges on which the Wilson's
were dismissed was held up for a similal
reason. Action on the bin of Senator
Ward providing for an examination as
TO the reasonableness Of railroad, tele-
graph and express rates was indefinitely
postponed.
EXPOSURE to sudden climatic
change produces cold in the head and
catarrh is apt to follow Provided with
Ely's Cream Balm you are armed
against Nasal Catarrh. Druggists sell
it at ~ cents, or Ely Brothers, SO War
rem street, New York, will mail the soc