The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-07

| Cowper, Daniels, Fields, Glenn, Hicks,
James, Jones, Jerome Mason. Mcln-
tyre, Osborne, Skinner, Smith, Travis,
Ward. Wilson.
Internal Improvements-Jerom Hill,
Collie Robinson, Stanback, Tomas,
Whitaker, Kerley.
Lindsay, Wilson, Mason, Mcintyre, Will
liams. Harris, Cheek.
Military Affairs-Hicks, Hairston,
Skinner, Whitaker, Williams, Satter-
field, White
Agriculture Williams, Thomas,
Brown, Hairston, Hill, Davis, Robinson,
Crisp, Murray.
Banks and Currency-Bryan. Cooke,
Collie Hill, Lindsay, Miller, Campbell
orporation-Daniels, Osborne, Muir
ray, Speight, Stanback, Travis, Goodwin.
Finance-Osborne, Brown, Bryan,
Lindsay, Glenn, Whitaker, White,
Mason.
Insurance Black, Smith. Cooley.
Fields, Lowe. Thomas, Wilson, Souther.
Penal Fields. Osborne,
Travis, Miller, Mcintyre, Wilson, Good
win
Salaries and Fees-Davis, Collie,
Jones, Thomas. Satterfeld, Souther.
Engrossed BilIs-McIntyre, Murray,
Stanback, Butler, Ward, Cheek, White.
Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute
james, Brown, Fields, Cooley, Lindsay,
Butler, Kerley.
Insane Asylum-Speight. Glenn Lind
say, Mason. Miller, Williams, Robin
son. Whitaker, Crisp.
Federal Relations-Mason, Cooke,
Davis, Hicks, Hill, James, Franks.
Fish and Fisheries-Ward, Davis,
Jackson, Miller, Bryan, Skinner, Harris.
Pensions and Soldiers Home-Jackson,
Satterfeld, Robinson, Smith, Thomas.
Lowe, Goodwin.
Railroads and Railroad Commission
Brown, Glenn, Bryan, Jerome, Cooke,
Miller, Williams, Campbell.
Public Roads-Collie. Travis, jackson
Jones. Satterfield, Wilson, Osborne.
Counties. Cities and Towns-Cocke,
Cowper, james, Glenn, Black, Jerome,
Travis, Kerley.
Public Health-Butler, Daniels,
Speight, Hairston, Collie, Lowe, Harris.
Manufacturing-M Miller, Wilson, Thorn
as, Mason, Cheek, Butler, Black, New
some.
On Mining Black, Cooke,
Hicks, Jerome. Stanback. Crisp.
On Election Laws-Glenn, Travis, Os-
borne. Black, Brown, Speight, skinner,
Franks.
On Constitutional Amendments
Travis, Glenn. Cowper, Cooley, Osborne,
Fields, Daniels. White
On Shell Fish Cowper, Ward. Miller,
James, Bryan, Davis
On Rnles-Smith, Osborne, Justice.
On each of the committees the chair
mans name, as is usual, appears first.
THE CONTEST FROM THE 31ST.
mittee To-day.
The contest of Mcssrs Lambert and
Eaves. from the 31st Senatorial district,
against Senators Kelley and Souther,
now sitting, is expected to come before
the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions this afternoon or tonight. The
committees are expected to be an
noGneed in the Senate this morning, and
as the evidence in the contest is already
in there is nothing to prevent imme-
diate consideration of the claims Of the
contestants. Messrs. Lambert and
Eaves are in the city pressing the con
test, and gave me OH yesterday the
main facts upon which they rely TO un-
seat the contestees.
They state that at Fork Mountain pre-
cinct in Mitchell county. the boxes were
held by men having no color of authori-
to conduct the election. and at locali-
les other than the regular polling places.
No regard was paid to registration and
many Illegal votes were east. These
facts are substantiated by affidayits
from reliable citizens.
At Harrell's precinct there was no
kind Of organization, no registrars or
judges. On election day when the polls
were closed two Republicans carried the
boxes a mile from the voting place,
where the night was devoted to count
ing the ballots. The Democratic judge
went home in disgust
In Tow River precinct the only return
made was n mere memorandum of tie
result written on a scrap Of paper. and
delivered by n man who had no official
connection whatever with the election.
More votes were counted for the Repub-
lican candidates than there were regis
tered voters in the precinct.
At Lower Hollow Poplar precinct the
three judges were Republicans, were
drunk and persistently attempted to in
timidate Democratic electors. Votes
were cast before the registration books
were opened, more were counted than
cast. and the Democratic votes were not
counted at all.
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