The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-10
The Legislature Adjourns to Meet Again in
June of Next Year.
THE SESSIONS CLOSING SCENES
Winos Up a n a Body Goes Over
"A Service Presented Speaker
he Speakers Farewell Address-He Re-
fers to the Arduous Unusu
DevoIved Upon Legislature.

, clerks and employees S. extra for night
| work Another resolution thanked the
| newspaper correspondents for their ac-
curate and impartial reports.
! 4 very handsome bouquet was sent
! Speaker Connor by the lady teachers
| at Peace Institute.
Mr. Abbott offered resolution which
was adopted, appropriating s1O0 for ex-
penses of the funeral of any member
of the Legislature who dies from sickness
now suffered, and that this amount be
payable to Rex hospital, Raleigh. This
was intended to cover the case of Rep
| resentative Trotman, of Gates, who is
dying at that hospital, of pneumonia.
The speaker appointed the following
twelve commissioners to represent
North Carolina at the Paris expost-
ton: John 8. Cunningham, John c.
DreWry, Joseph A. Holmes, T. K. Bru-
ner, Charles E. Johnson, J. L. Currie,
w. 3. Council, Clayton Giles, Julian S.
Carr, Nathan OBerry, ], D. Murphy
and James A. Bryan; alternates H. c.
Wall, John Wood Fred. A. Olds, Fred.
Phillips, w. r. Odell, r. Fl. Hanes, D..
Y. Cooper, Ashley Horne, Charles w.
Worth, j. S. Westbrook, NJ C. Toms
and Hugh Chatburn.
At 11:10 o'clock, actual time, and II As
o'clock by the much-harassed clock,
, the pendulum of the latter was stopped.
Reading Clerk Wilson, in behalf of the
house employees, presented a cane to
Representative Boushall.
At las o'clock the senate and a great
number of ladies came over in a body,
headed by Lieutenant Governor Rey-
nolds and filled all the seats. The
speaker, in a speech which brimmed
over with wit, welcomed them and ex-
tended the freedom of the house.
Speeches We're made by Senator Glenn
and othrs.
At 2 o'clock the speaker made a fare
well address, referring to the great
things expected Of this legislature and
what had been accomplished, saying it
had fully met all expectations.
At 2:O7 o'clock, actual time, the house
adjourned until Tuesday after the sec
ond Monday in June, 1900
\ Speaker Connor in closing the houses
session today said in part:
This general assembly met sixty
four days ago, charged by the people
of the state with a commission, the
terms and meaning of which were clear
and unmistakable. Political conditions
which have existed among US had ter
minated in. what might not inaptly be
termed political revolution in the state
The election last November was the
emphatic expression of the fixed deter
mination of the people of North Carroll
ma that the peace and welfare of the
state for the future demanded heroic
treatment on the suffrage question.
Every member of the majority of this
general assembly entered upon the du-
ties of the session with recognition of
this fact and determination to perform
this duty. There were, Of course, diff
ferences of opinion in regard to the
wisest and best manner of dealing with
this question. These differences have
been discussed fully, and mutual con-
cessions have been made, and, after
long and laborious efforts, the intensi-
ty of which will never be known save
by those who engaged in them, a COM
mon position was reached, resulting in
a proposed amendment to the consti-
tuition. That it is not perfect none
know better or appreciate more fully
than ourselves; that it is the best pos
sible outcome of the situation we be-
lieve to be true. We also believe it is
a basis upon which We may be able to
build a safe, stable and intelligent sys-
tenn of suffrage in this state. We SUBJ
ton.
Many other important and perplex-
ing questions commanded our atten-
ton. Care for state institutions, edu-
cational, charitable and penal, has re-
ceived our best attention and we feel
sure that those selected for their con-
troll and management measure up to
the highest standard of competency and
fidelity. No man has been elected by
this general assembly 70 any position
of honor or trust for which the people
Of the state or of the democratic party
will find occasion for apology. The
much vexed question of providing by
law for separate cars for the races was
much more complex and difficult to deal
with than the average citizen thought.
We trust the people will accept the re-
suit arrived at as basis for something
more satisfactory after two years ex-
perience.