The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-15
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bcr OF employees. m gong 10 stand ny
the caucus, though"
Mr. Tarkinton uop.). of Washington,
said there were not enough Populists in
the House to hold q aucus, but if there
had been they would have done just
as the Democrats did. He favored the
proposed reduction.
Mr.. Williams Uicp0. of Yadkin: Il
want to suggest that it's about time
to settle this matter The time con
sumcd in discussing it has already cost
the State more than it will save by the
reduction.
This palpablc hit broke up the de-
hate.
But it didn't unravcl the parliamen-
tary tangle into which the passage of
AIR JUSTICES amendment to Mr.. Iowrv's
amendment to the original bill had got
ten the House.
1t took just exactly twenty-five min
~utcs by the clock To back out of this
hole.
There were all sorts of suggestions rs
to how to get out. but none of them
would stand the parliamentary test.
Motions TO reconsider, to amend, to
substitute. to table and the like came
from all quarters OF the House. but rene
OF them would accomplish the cnd aimed
at, VIZ, repeal the action Of the IlCrSc
reducing l.owFy's pay and nj the same
time leave the bill intact so that il could
be passed as offered
Among the suggestions made was one
by Mr.. Oyerman that the HOUSE 10
ahead and pass the bill as amended. and
let the Senate kill off the Lowry salary
amendment. This, however, didn't suit
the House.
Finally the Chair, in desperation.
ruled that business had been transacted
since the passage of Mr.. justices
amendment and motion Ly Mr. Craig
was entertained to reconsider tho vote
by which the amendment was passed.
The motion prevailing M Justice
withdrew his amendment and NJ. noAIy
followed suit with his--and DDtn sides
drew II breath Of relief. The Rcpubli-
cans because they were once more safely
out of the salary hole, and the Demo-
crafts because they had ut last backed
out of the parliamentary tangle.
Over the chasm they mataThcricullg
shook hands and all was peacably duh
for the next hour.
Then a bin repeating the charter of the
town of Redmond, in Buncombc ard
Madison counties came up on the calen
dar for passage.
Mr., Bryan (Rep). of Madison said the
town was mostly in his county and lie
asked that the bill be held up until
he could hear further in regard 10 it.
Mr.. Gambill, of Allegheny: 1T APP
pearcd from the evidence before the
committee that the town Of Redmond
considered of a bnrr0om and foot-log,
I'd like to ask the gentleman from Nadi-
SON Bryan which part of it is in his
county-thc log or the barr"
Mr.. Curtis. of BuncOmbe: The char
ter of Redmond was secured by mau
named Redmond, in order that he might
sell liquor there. No man lives in that
town, nor ever has.
Mr. Bryan said certain citizens ut
Redmond were preparing petition to
send down to the Legislature in regard
TO this charter.
Mr.. Gattis, of Orange: How many
citizens has the city of Redmond
Mr.. Bryan: Il was never in Red
mond.'
Mr.. Craig: There's not Il human be-
ing in the town or ever did live in il.
1t is simply Il still-house."
Mr.. Carroll, of Alamance: 1T is evil
dent the town Of Redmond never did have
but one citizen and he only lived there
during the whiskey- selling hours"
The bill was passed on its several
readings.
Quite Il little discussion arose over the
request of several counties that they
be given complete sets of the Supreme
court reports. Among these were Swain
and Graham counties. The Graham
county bill, amended to read from
63d to 18TH reports had been favorably
recommended and was about to pass.
Mr.. Carroll, Of Alamancc, sent for
ward an amendment adding the county
Of Alamance.
Mr.. Leatherwood Of Swain. seeing his
county left out, moved that the bill be
re-referred to the committee with in
struetions to combine all the bills into
one.
Mr.. Ray, of Macon, chairman of the
committee that had reported the bin
back to the House said there was no use
in that: that the committee had carefully
considered the whole business: that
Swain county had asked for all the re-
ports from ! TO S0-a bill that never
would pass-and as for tAlamancc she
had been given all the reports once and
she was not entitled to them again.
Mr.. Carroll said he had never seen
the gentleman from Macon in Alamanee
county and he didn't know what he was
talking about when he said 4Alamance
comfy had all the reports.
This brought Mr.. Ray to his feet again.
The intimation that he didn't know
what he was talking about caused him
to don his fighting clothes and sail into
the gentleman from Alamance. The in.
timation was. he said, gratuitous, and
though he had never been in the county
he knew that .Alamance had received the
reports. Whether it had them now or
not he neither knew nor cared 1t was
very probable that it did not. No
doubt some of the lawyers had borrowed
them and never returned them-'pos-
sibly the gentleman from Alamance
GarrolD had borrowed some of them"
Rat the fact that the county did not
now have the reports was no reason
the State ought to give them 10 it again.
Graham. he said, was n new county and
had never had some of the reports and
was therefore entitled to them.
.ar. Carroll disclaimed any intention
20 reflect on anybody in his remarks and