The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-21
THE HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Management of the Atlantic and North
Carolina Railroad.

Carolina Railroad.
The House met at 10 o'clock. Prayer
by Rev. DR.. A. NJ. Simms. Of the Bap-
fist Tabernacle, of this city.
The Journal of Thursday was read
and approved.
Reports of standing committees were
made as follows:
udiciary-Foushee, of Durham; Gil
Nam. of Edgccomhe.
rporations-Justice, of McDowell;
Carr. ol Dupiin; Julian, of Rowan.
Counties. Cities and Towns-Stubhhs,
of Martin; Wall of Rockingham; Cat
tbs. of Orange: Winston, of BERTHE;
Crrmplcr. Of Sampson; Fleming, of
Clay: Gillian. of Edgecombc
Roads-Carraway of Lcn0ir: TrOt-
man. of Gates
Internal Improvements-Moo of
Jackson.
Engrosscd Bills-Brown. of Stanly.
Rules-Overman, of Rowan.
Four petitions were presented. One
of them was the memorial drawn up
by the Council of Co'ored Men i'll this
city. Wednesday, Another was from
the cotton manufacturers of the State
in regard to fire insurance rates. a
third petition asked the repeal of the
Merchants Purchase Tax.
OF the thrty-two new bills introduced
during the morning hour, only the fol
lowing are of general interest and inn
pOrtance:
BY Carr. of Duplin: Act to provide
separate cars for the races.
BY Mclean, of Harnett: Act to APP
4 G,ho fl,o.
Deaf. Dumb and Blind, at Raleigh.
BY Nicholson, of Beaufort: Act to in
corporate the Beaufort and Pamlico
Railroad Company.
BY Reinhardt, of Lincoln: Act to in
corporate the East Tennessee and West
ern North Carolina Railroad Company.
BY Allen. of Wayne: Act to allow
chairmen of boards of education to ad-
minister 0aths.
BY Council, of Watauga: Act to au-
thorize Watauga county to levy a spe-
cial tax.
BY Allen. Of Wayne: Act to repeal
the law appointing a local board of
trustees for the colored normal school at
Goldsboro.
At the conclusion of the morning hour,
Mr. Winston. chairman of the Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections, called
up the contested election case of Dees
against Paul. from Pamlico county.
The majority and minority reports of
the committee were read and discussed.
Speeches were made in support of the
minority report byb Messrs. Carr. of Dup
lin: Clarkson, of Mecklenburg; Winston.
of BERTHE. and Gillian. of Edeecombe.
Those who favored the minority report
were: Hampton. Rep.). of Surry Giles,
(Rep). of Chatham, and Stubs, (Dem.),
of Martin.
The minority report was rejected by a
vote Of 21 TO 70, and the majority re-
port was adopted
Only three bills were passed on the
third reading all relating to the manage
ment of the Atlantic and North Carolina
Railroad, and introduced by Mr.. Allen.
of Wayne.
The first one H. B. 1861 provides for
Board of Internal Improvements, con-
sisting Of nine members-one from each
Congressional district-elected biennially
by the Legislature. The first meeting
of this board is to be held in Raleigh. on
February TO- 1899. Vacancies are to be
filed by other members of the board.
III uticI TWO DnlS were SIMPLY
amendments of the laws passed by the
Fusionists in 1897. taking charge of the
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad.
These amendments make these acts cor
respond with the changes made in the
Code by the first of the bills.
1t was frankly stated to the House by
Judge Allen that the purpose Of his three
bills was to take the North Carolina
railroad and the Atlantic and North
Carolina railroad out of the hands of its
present management and put it into the
hands Of the Democrats. He had no eX-
cuse to make for it, as the FusiOniSts
had two years ago railroaded through
two bills taking the road from the Demo
cratic management. 1t was pointed out
that under the present law the Board
of Internal improvements was practi-
cally the Governor, as the board CON
sisted only of the Governor and two
other members appointed by him. This
board has the appointment of eight di-
rectors for the Atlantic and North Caro-
lima Railroad-the private stockholders
having four--and the directors in turn
elect the officers of the road.
Judge Aliens bills change all this.
They were passed without discussion.
During the consideration of the calen-
dar the Senate sent back with an amend
mcnt, the House resolution in regard to
the investigation of the State Treasur-
er's Office. This was put on the calen-
dar. and will to-day come up for con
currence by the House,
The Scotland county bill was ordered
printed
, In accordance with n resolution adopt
ed by the House and Senate, the Speak
or appointed the following committee.
on the part of the House, to investigate
the suspension of the Wilson's from the
office of Railroad Commissioner: Messrs.
Justice, Carr, and Patterson, of Cald-
well.
Mr. Dees, of Pamlico. was added to
the following committees: Education.
Oyster Industry and Fish Interests.
Mr. Suggs. of Greene county, was
added to the Committee ON Roads.
Leave OF absence was granted to the
following members: Messrs. Kennett,
Wood, Redding, Barnhill Ransom,
Boggs, Hendren, Hoffman, Robinson.
Bryan and Rountree.
The House adjourned at 2 o'clock.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Petition from the merchants Of Bur