The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-26
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
WHAT THE LAWMAKERS ARE OOiN6
FOR the STATE.

some Few Things we See and Hear. With
Such Comm snt As VIII be of Gen. raj In
terest.
1t would be a wonder il this leg
stature should adjourn without fric
Iioo, serious friction. 1t may ba
hoped, but no sane man expects II.
The differences are too great, and
tho men here represe nting these diff
ferences are too determined For
them to get together without fight,
a bitter fight, or get together at all,
means a surrender IF enc side or the
other, and that would b, indeed too
The most pointed evidence of fric-
ton was manifested in the Senate
last Wednesday by Senator Hairs
ton. He had introduced bill it
seems, to prevent foreign Corpora
TORS moving their cases to the
Federal Courts. Some how, he Of
fered a substitute for his own bill
This led the Morning Post to offer
some criticism which Senator Hairs
ton did not like.
He said:
II rise to question of personal privilege
on an editorial expression in the Morning
Post of to day concerning bill introduced.
ject to any bill may introduce. But OBJ
ject to these words in the Post editorial:
This substitute measure is more drastic
than the other, and is evidently inspired by
the same cOnspirators who undertook to sc
cure the passage of the latter through the
last legislature"
pronounce the charge that there was any
conspiracy connected with the introduction
of this bill as absolutely and unqualifiedly
false. the bill was introduced by me to
carry out pledge in the Democratic plat
form. l wish to say further, that in my
actiO; here shall not allow myself to be
controlled by the Southern Railway Com
pany nor by any other corporation. nor
shall permit any criticism of me inspired
sponsible for what l say here
1t seem from the News and Obser-
yer that the Senator got mad because
the Post intimated that It was a
measure that Senator Butler and
other Populists wanted to get through
the fusion Legislature, and that i,
was Populistic.
The Post replies to him as follows:
1.-The young Senator from Davie should
not indulge in that which he would con
| denim in others, and should be as careful tc
avoid retailing what malicious persons sug
gest to him as he should be to avoid father
ing measures without knowing what they
are. what they contain or their purpose anG
effect. If he will carefully compare the
first bill introduced by himself with that in
| PRODUCED into the Fusion Senate of 1897 bv
Senator Butler, he will fu d them identical
| and if he will probe still farther be will nc
doubt be shocked to find that the Butler
measure of the last session. and both intro
duced by himself were prepared by the sam,
parties. We have no doubt the Senator has
been misled, us We are sure he has beer
misinfOrmed on some matters, and he viii
find, sooner or later that the Post is bette
friend to him than those who are endeavor
ing to mislead him into the support Of
measures of pernicious tendencies and pur
pOses."
Some truth in what the Post says
Senator Hairston's bill is almos
/ s:ord for word the bill the Populist
m every stump in the State pledged
themselves to support. And if h,
would have just introduced the Wis
consin statute on the question, thel
no question could be raised as to it
constitutionality Whether its tn,
bill that Senator Butler tried to hav,
introduced or not, we believe it L
tie outgrowth from it, and woul,
never have been introduced in tn
Democratic platform or Legislature
had it not been for the "conspira
tors,' Butler and his crewd forciu,
It On them. We do not want to tsk
any glory from Mr.. Hairston as t
the origin Of the main features O
the bill, but must, in justice to trus
say he received the idea of it fror
Populist inspiration and research
And We hope lie will have he'll
enough to keep the Southern Rail
road from controlling him, not onl
in this, but in the Railroad Commits
sion law. We will see what we will
see.
Well, the campaign is no. owe
yet. Though tbs Democrats have
ma ority and are able to put an
measure through they want, az
claim to be here in the interest O
the people, yet in order to oven &c
their Senators and members to q
the rash things the leaders wan
they take the precious time and spen
the States money, not discussing tn
merits of certain laws, but in deli,
ering rehash Of their old campaig
speeches, and thus appealing to the
prejudice instead of reas On, in orde
to enact partisan, political pie meas
rr:s. This was tie main feature {
the Senate last Wednesday 18th ms
Senator r. B Glenn got # some
his old campaign stuff.
Then you ought to have hear
, them wrangle over paying the 9,
penses of q contestant.
The Observer says:
The storm blew up from the most une,
pected quarter and at first did not look
. last long. but it swept on for two mort
| hours. 1t did not cost more than $3.50 an
saved SO, besides making things live
while it lasted.
1t all came out of the resolution report,
from the Claims committee recommendir
that Mr.. Cannon be paid $272OO as part e
penses incurred in his contest with Senat,
Franks. No two of the Senators wanted
pay him the same thing and they varied
their estimates all the way from $500 to n
thing
Senator Hicks opposed setting the prec
dent of pay ing all the expenses of the co
testant. He favored slicing the bill dow
to 500. Senator Skinner declared that N
cannon did right to contest The election
committee was of that opinion after hes
ing the case. Senator Daniels thought th
/ 10 To
Senator Williams said the matter h,
given him pior opinion of the Democr,
cy of the men in some counties. In Cur
beriand county they stick together and l
lawyer would think of charging to app.,
for Democrat in a contested election cas-
LAWYER CAMI ON FREE PASS,
Senator Glenn moved to amend that b
putting $202.50 for $50. Senator Robins