The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-19
Itis "AbsoIuteIy and UnquaI-
ifiedIy False"
SAID SENATOR HAIRSTON
HE RESENTS THE CHARGE THAT
HE is A "CONSpIRATOR."
SENATE sWAMPED IN A DELUGE OF TALK
Il Took Two Hours and $3.50 10 Save $40, bul
the Galleries Were Happy. A Bill
10 Provide for Primary

the Galleries Were Happy. q 6tlI
TO Provide for Primary
EleciioSs.
In the Senate yesterday. Immediately
after the reading of the minutes. Sera-
tor Hairston rose to question of per,
sonal privilege. Holding Il newspaper il
his hand, Mr.. Hairston said: Il rise to
a question of personal privilege on an
editorial expression in the Morning Post
of to-day concerning Il bill | introduced.
/ recognize that any paper has n right
to object to any bill ] may introduce. But
| object to these words in the Post edi-
torial:
This substitute measure is mort
drastic than the other, and is evidently
inspired by the same conspiratbrs who
undertook to secure the passage CT the
latter through the last Legislature"
/ pronounce the charge that there was
any conspiracy connected with the ip!tu,
duction of this bill as absolutely and un
quali6cdiy false. The bill was introduced
By ne to carry out a pledge in the Dem
ocratic platform ! wish to say further
that in my actions here l shall not al!
low myself to be controlled by the
Southern Railway Company nor by any
other corporation, nor shall | permit any
criticism OF me inspired by it To pass in
silence. | am personally responsible for
what / say here
The rains descended and the food-gatcs
were opened in the Senate yes erday.
The Senators talked, and the galleries
filed; and the more the gal!crlas TILED
the more the Senators talked.
1t should be said in behalf of the Sen
ate that it did not 90 it premed,tatedly
and that for the most part, it talked
well. The storm blew uD from me
most unexpected quarter and at first did
not look to last long, but it swept on
for two mortal hours. 1t did nor cost
more than $3.50 and saved $40 besides
making things lively while it lasted.
1t all came out of the resolution re-
ported from the Claims committee recon-
mending that Mr.. Cannon be paid
$212.60 as part expenses incurred in his
contest with Senator Franks. No two
of the Senators wanted to pay him The
same thing, and they varied in their cs-
Inmates all the way from $500 to nora-
ing.
When the resolution came up OH its
second reading Senator Glenn moved t.
substitute 5000 for $272.G0 III the report
Senator Justice thought it the fair thing
to pay him his actual expenses. Senator
Lindsey favored paying his railroad fare
and letting him fee his own attorneys.
When men go to law and lose they are
expected to bear the cost. Senator
Cooley, chairman of the Claims commit
tee, champoned the bill. He said that
Mr. Cannon had made great sacrifices
for his party and for good government
He had spent many times $272.60 and
it was but fair to pay that sum. This
ended the first round.
Senator Glenn sprang n surprise. He
stated that after he had announced on
the floor of the Senate his determination
to fight the report Of the Elections com.
mittee seating Franks, because he did
not believe the Cherokees entitled to
vote. one Of, the attorneys for Mr.. Can
non had approached him and asked him
to drop the matter, stating at the time
that there was nothing in the case. Mr..
Glenn declared that it was not custom
airy to pay all the expenses of losing
contestant.
Senator Hicks opposed setting the
precedent of paying ali the expenses OF
the contestant He favored slicing the
bill down to 5000. Senator Skinner de-
clared that Mr.. Cannon did right to con-
test. The Elections committee was of
that opinion after hearing the case. Sen
ator Smith was opposed to paying him
more than his actual expenses. Senator
Daniels thought that $272.G0 was little
enough to pay.
Senator Cooke said the report should
be adopted. 1t was not purely personal
matter like a lawsuit Every man, wo-
man, and child i'll the Thirty-fourth dis
trict was interested in the contest. Sen
ator Cooley moved that the bill be voted
on by items. Senator Williams said the
matter had given him poor opinion of
the Democracy of the men in some
counties. In Cumberland county they
stick together and no lawyer would
think of charging to appear for Demo
crat III contested election case.
Senator Jerome thought the expenses
of contestant should be paid In the
contest of Broughton against Young in
1897 the Legislature had paid each
more than $3.50, though both lived in the
city. He favored the bill as reported
Senator Ward favored paying Mr.. Can
non the actual expenses of the contest.
The galleries were full by this time
and Senator Glenn said, in opening the
third round, he was glad the discussion
had started; it showed that the Senate
was not so slow He denied the implica-
tion Of Senator Cooley that opponents
of the bin were penurious. When it
came to voting appropriations to schools
and charities he would go as far as any
body He was not fighting the bill as a