The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-10
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS
SENATE
FIRST D~AY-JANUARY 4

we're found to be present. Notice
contest against White, of the fon
teenth district, was given by J. "
Robinson and a notice of confess
r. 2, Jones against the member ~,
Sampson. Senators were sworn ina.
at a time by Lieutenant Cover
Reynolds. Senator Fields eff .red \
protest of Lambert and Eaves again
the seating of KerIey and sothers !.
the Thirty first district.
T. 0 Fuller, the only negro in q
Senate, was the last one sworn in
For Chief Clerk, Senator Brour :.
Columbua, nominated @. @. Daniels y,
Wilson, who was elected, SO votes h,
ing received.
The Senator from Sampson said =,
behalf Of the PopulIsts that thew W.,
not here to obstruct Legislation. e,,
had no nominations to make and ho5
the Democratic majority in the Gem,
God speed. Daniels was therefoyo 4
clared elected Chief Clerk. WaIn
Murphy was elected Reading CIork
Senator Williams, of the Elavans
district, nominated J. B Smith =,
Cumberland, az D nor keeper, wbo ".
elected, receiving 40 votes.
f. A. Cllnard, of Cata VIDA, was nor
mated for Engrossing Clerk OF Seostn.
Lowe and received Al votes.
The election of cm ,ers was ar,
pleted by that of NJ W. White, oh,
received a majori5y of votes for Az.
sis5ant Door keeper. Mr.: e B. Norvsr.
was appointed by the Senate as a cleB
to that body.
The protests of Messrs. Eaves. Lam
bert and E. P. Jones were read and r.
ferred>to the committee on elections,
The Lieutenant Governor announca
that he had received the protest of A
Cannon against J. Franks, of the Til,
ty first district.
Senator Bro wn moved that the rnrs
OF 1895 be adopted for the government
of the Senate. This was done.
Senator Glenn introduced a resou
ton to regulate the pay of Legislative
employees, and which reduced the pT
of clerks and others from IS to 81 By
consent the rules were suspended AMI
the resolution unanimously adopted.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The House was called to order q liz
tie before IL O'Clock by J. 7. M8sten.
principal clerk Of the last House.
The opening prayer was offered By
Rev. Jesse 81. Page, who was specially
invited to perform this function.
The members were then sworn in, ID
groups, by Associate Justice Waltz
Clark and took the customary tire
oaths to support the United Ssaa
Constitution and the State Constiu
ton apd to do their duty as Legislators
In the third group sworn was Isaa
81. Smith, one Of the four negro mem
bers Of the House.
Notice wes given of contest for ii
seat from Greene, B T. Mitchell, Pq
ulist, who holds a certificate from th
sheriff, presented himself to be sWOrH
but at the suggestion Of Overmsl
of Rowan, Clerk Masten stood bin
aside until after the House was orgar
Jzed. The judge ordered a recount d
the vote of Greene. and J. E 8ugg
Democrat, was declared elected an!
holds a certificate from the clerk.
There was also a notice of contas
from Onslow. Paul, Republican, has TIL
sherif's certificate; Dees, Democrat
the clerks certificate. On motion o.
Frank Thompson, of Onslow, Paul
who had presented himself tobe sworn
was stood aside until after the organ
ization Of the House.
The last men sworn were Mitchell
from Greene, and Paul, of OnsloW
Populists. This was done BY consent
Later the right to these seats will b
settled. =,
The call of counties showed thatA
the Representatives we're present save
those from Allegheny and MontgOn
cry.
The next business was the eIectiO1
of Speaker. Locke Craig, in a well
turned speech, placed Il. g. Connor u
nomination, and Lee 8. OVermaI
gracefully seconded the nomination
Both the speakers paid Conner trI'
utes, which the House heartily 81
plauded. A. B Bryan, of Madisp
nominated W. w. Hampton, of Sur?
as the fusion nominee. A roll CO.
showed 90 votes for Connor and ~ 10
Hampton. The member from AH'
ghany arrived and was sworn in. IsH'