The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-03
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ANTITRUST BILL PASSED IT'S
SECOND READING.
WAS REFERRED TO JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
] he Bill to Make an Extra Appropriation 10 the
Normal College at Greensboro Met
With Opposition and
Went Over.

Inc Senate passed the election law
yesterday morning and got one of tht
Important pieces of work Of the session
off It's hands.
At 1890 the consideration of tho
election law was taken up as a special or
der. An amendment offered by the Flee
tons Committee to make the State elcc
tons board consist Of seven instead OF
five members was adopted
The stereotyped Rebuplican amend
ments offered and voted down in the
House were offered and rejected seriatim
Senators Franks. Crisp and Campbell
made speeches at some l2ngt! against
the bill. Senator Fuller entered his pro-
test against the passage of the bill
Senator Glenn spoke briefly in reply to
the minority. declaring that in Angus,
1900, there would be but one issue-the
predominance of the intelligence, integ-
rity and moral worth Of the Anglo
Saxon
Senator Campbell excepted TO a remark
OF the Senator from Forsyth. and de-
clared he did not associate with negroes
Senator Glenn replied that if he made
the negro his political equal and used
him as cats paw 70 rake political chest
nuts out of the fire he would have the
courage TO make him his social equal
also.
The Democratic party had no apology
TO make for the election law it was
sending out. 1t would use it to restore
to the State the good times that had
prevailed before the days of Fusion rule
Senator Glenn called the previous
question. Senator Franks asked for Il
roll call and it was ordered. The roll
call resulted as follows
Ayes Senator's Black, Brown, Bryan,
Butler. Cheek, Cooke, Collie. Cooley,
CoWper. Daniels. Davis. Eayes. Fields.
Glenn. Hairston. Hicks. Hill. Jackson,
James. Jerome. Jones. Of Johnston. Jus
tice. Lambert, Lindsay. Lowe Mason.
Miller. Mcintyre. Murray, Osborne,
Robinson. Satterfield. Skinner. Smith.
Speighf. Stanback, Thomas. Ward.
Whitaker. Williams and Wilson.
Noes Senators Campbell. Crisp.
Franks. Fuller. Goodwin and Newsom.
y joint resolution TO chose one NOM
Der from the Senate and three from the
House 10 nominate the seven members
of the board of elections was offered and
passed. Senator Glenn was nominated
on the part of the Senate.
Senator Daniels said the antitrust bill
was an important matter; he had been
trying 10 get it up for several days. He
asked that it he taken up.
Senator Daniels moved to strike ont
the amendment exempting agricultural
implements and articles used in the cul-
tiyation OF the farm. He said that he
felt sure that it was not the intention
of the committee to leave those things
used by farmers under the control Of
trusts.
Senator Justice moved that the bill be
re-referrcd to the judiciary Committee
Senator Bryan said that it was impos-
sible to sell fertilizers without handling
trust goods. Trusts had not raised the
price of things; they had reduced them
Senator Hairston: las not the trust
raised the price of pillow points in the
past few months?
Senator Bryan: That is true in some
cases. | am as much opposed to trusts
as any one.
Senator Brown offered to amend see
ton II by adding that no one buying
and selling trust goods as his own prop
erty should be deemed an agent of ;
trust.
Senator Jerome said if amendment
were to be offered it had better go bacl
TO committee.
Senator Brown said he did not wis
10 hurt the BILL The amendment wa
adopted.
The bill passed its, second reading
Senator Hicks objected to the bill goin
on its third reading.
~, ef a h
was referred back to the Judiciary Con
mittee. Senator Justice explained tina
there was no purpose to keep the bi
from passing.
The bill carrying a special appropria
ton of $1,000 to build IA library ant
gymnasium at the State Normal Colleg
mt Greensboro was taken up.
Senators Smith and Wilson cham
pioned the bin, saying it had receive
the unanimous report of the Educatlol
and Appropriations committee.
Senator Justice said it was not IN
time To increase appropriations. He wa
out and out opposed to it,.
Senator Hicks moved no re-refer +
committee.
Senator Smith said there was n,
desire 10 rush the bill through
Senator Justice said he knew
appropriations were being aske,
for when they ought not to be. III
was opposed to increasing the appropria
ton of either the Normal College q
University. at this time
Senator Hicks said he wished to re
cord his vote against the bill il n
should be absent when it was considered
The bills We're made special ord
for noon of Friday
NEW BILLS.
$. b. 1877, Senator Fields: 70 NJ
point c. Thompson Justice of III
peace.
:. r. 1878. Senator Daniels. hy r
quest: To incorporate the Kinston m
Jackson Railroad Company.
S. Il. 1880, Senator Jones, of job