The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-19

two TO four hours . day. He declared |
they ought not 10 10 paid over e.
day, as farmers get only ~ cents day. |
Ray. Of Macon. said the resolution |
ought TO be reeommittsd. 10 the |
committee could look into il and see /
that the pay OF the various classes Of |
10 borers is equitable. Julian with |
drew his amendment Robinson, Of |
Cumberland. said the purpose OF the !
caucus action was TO raduce the pay of |
clerks to that Of the members. Wa |
liams said be had disc 3yered that near
iy ali the laborers were getting Sc. sc .
day. Watson. Populiss, said he IA
vored . general reduc.ien Of members
pay 10 g. 90 as moved by Lowery.
The resolution WAS by this time in
. very complete tangie- Overman
first suggested q reference to the
committee ou rules, but later said
that il was perhaps best to adopt il as
amended by Lowery and LET it go to the
Senate But finally all the mendmsnts
we're reconsidered. Craig made . me.
tion to table them. but found that "
would carry the resolution with it, ga
withdrew II. Then Lowery withdrew
his amendment The original resolu-
tIon then came up aud was adopted,
amid laughter. Bills raised 10 allow
Rertie county TO leyya special tax; to
amend The law Us TO caveats TO wills; to
allow Reidvllie TO issue bonds; to al
low persons in Lincoln aud Catawba
counties TO ray poll tax by road work;
to amend the charter OF Fayetteville.
ELEVENTH DAY.-tt 10 o'clock the
House met and was opened with PRAYER
by Rev. DR.. Lew Bransou. Patterson,
of Caldwell, introduced "a resolution Of
instructions TO ,'or'h Carolina Con
gressmen against seating B.H. Roberts,
polygaf2is from Utah. The following
bills wers Introduced. BY Brown, to
reduce tls orlcs Il Supreme Court re-
ports to 81. 50; by Moore to repeal
chapter SIS, acts 1897, which requires
tcat so qualified voters must reside in
| territory for which stock law is
asked; by Davis. to protect buyers and
sellers Of leef tobacco; by Wilson, to
regulate the holding of courts in the
twelfth district; by Winston, to amend
| The Code, as to trespass OH lands after
the law OF 1897, requiring annual elec-
tions on local tax and IN aid of schools;
by Williams, to provide for the turning
into the State Treasur.- of all school
! funds, these then to be paid
out to counties on the basis of
| their school population; by Bou-
shall. to repeal chapter SAB, acts
1897, which forbade persons to be
directors of public institutions who
dealt in any articles such as was pur-
chased by such institution; by Allen,
to repeal chapter 224, acts 1897, and
restore the act of 1898, which provided
a uniform rate for limitations against
railroad companies for damages for or
on account of occupation of lands; by
leave LeatherwOod introduced reso-
luton creating a committee to leave in
charge changes of congressional dis
tricts; and Boushall a resolution al
lowing payment of drug bills due by
the penitentiary to New York firms.
Bills passed amending the charter Of
Fayetteville; to allow Reidsvllle to
issue improvement bonds, and to
give the town of Columbus, Tyrrell
county, protection against hogs.
Bill passed repeating charter of the
} Chapel Hill graded school; Hoey made
a report for the joint committee Oh
} printing, recommending that the joint
mittee be given authority to con.
tract for the printing and binding. at 6
rate not i'll excess of that of 1894
l None of the public printing to be done
/ outside the State; this to be done unit
the Legislature passes law regulating
5 the public printing; the resolution wa
adopted, yeas 50, nays %. Republi-
t cans and Populists voted no, excep
Smith, OF Craven, (col who voted yea
4 resolution, introduced by Winston
< was adopted giving the use of the hal
{ to the North Carolina Confederate vet
Y Grams on the evening of January %
0 Davis of Haywood, Leatherwood
d. Council, Kerr and Ciarkson were ap
: pointed as the committee on congres
Q sion2l districts