The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-10
NO PARTISAN INJUNCTION
Election Cases to be Triable at
Term Time.
HOT SHOT FOR THE SUPREME COURT
If Il Were an Original Session Of the LegisIa
ture There Would be Talk Of Impeach-
ment, Says One Very Promin-
ent Member.

The Legislature will convene here next
Tuesday, in adjourned session.
Already a number of members of both
House and Senate are in the city. Others
will come today and tomorrow and to-
morrow night they will pour in great
numbers.
Those already here ere principally mem
bers of the committees on the Amend
been In almost continuous session for
the last three days. considering the
changes proposed in these two acts.
The Committee on Election Law prac-
tically completed its work yesterday after
noon. The Committee on Amendment will
have finished it's task by Monday after
noon, at which time a joint meeting of
both committees will be held so as to
have everything ready for the caucus Of
Democratic members to be held in the
House on Monday night.
There will be several changes to the
Election Law. First, perhaps, in import
ance will be an amendment to provide for
the election of offices created, or made
elective by the people, after the Election
Law was passed.
There will also be an amendment pro-
viding for tabuatng and ascertaining
the result of the vote on the Amendment
Another provision, which is new and
very important one. will be placed in the
act regulating mandamus and injunction
in regard to election matters, SO as to
make all such cases triable at term time
and before jury.
Also, it will be provided that in the
event any injunction or mandamus does
issue the election officer may appeal and
the appeal will vacate the injunction or
der
The sentiment is very strong among the
members of these two committees, and
the members of the Legislature that have
arrived so far. in condemnation of the
drift OF the Supreme court, as illustrated
in the Theophilus White case and it is not
at all improbable that some very plain
talk will be INDUCED in by members du-
ring the debates in the Legislature.
IF this Legislature were sitting in
original session. said a prominent and
influential member yesterday, Il verify
believe the proposition would be made to
impeach the court. for it's decisions are
most surprising and can't be accounted
for on ap lea of error of judgment or mis-
take of the law"
The changes proposed to be made in the
Amendment have already been set forth
in these columns. Sections A and ) will
be combined in such way that they must
be construed together by the courts, and
they will stand or fall together. Also the
NJ nf ms q
changed SO as to read that the Amend :
ment shall be submitted at the next gen
eral election Ito the voters Of the State,
instead of "to the qualified voters
The reasons that influenced the COM
mittee in recommending these changes
will be embodied in lengthy report set
ting forth the condition of affairs that
render the adoption of the Amendment
desirable. This report has already been
drawn, but has not been finally adopted
by the committee.
The legislative committees having these
matters in charge are as follows:
Senate Committee on Constitutional
Amendment Travis chairman; Glenn
Cowper. Cooley Osborne, Fields, Daniels
White.
Election Law: Lowe, chairman; Glenn
Travis, Osborne Block, Brown, Speight
Skinner, Franks.
House Committee on Constitutional
Amendment: Rountree, chairman; Allen
Winston, Overman Foushee, Justice OF
Mcdowell; Robinson, Moore, Currie, oil
BIaden.
Election Law: Stubbs chairman Win
ston, Clarkson, Cruel, Ray, of Macon
Carr, Gillian, Craig, Thompson, of Ons-
low: Gattis.
The Democratic members of the Leg
islature are requested to meet in joint
caucus in the Hall of the House of Rep
resentatives on Monday, the 18th of June
at o'clock p. m.
1t is important that every Democratic
member should reach Raleigh in time tc
attend this caucus called for Monday
night. The general understanding is that
the Legislature will be in session only
few days and that this caucus viii
determine what legislation shall be con
Eidered.