The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-13
THE FIRST DAY OF
THE LEGlSLATU RE
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Absent: Messrs. Boggs, Bryan OF
Madison, Carter, Coates Council, Crump-
Ter, Eaton, Hampton, Hart Hauser, Hen
derson, Hendren, johnson of Sampson,
Johnson of Johnston, Justus, Lowery,
Maitland Mcfarland Nicholson of Per
quimans, Oliver, Patterson of Caldwell,
Petree, Pritchard, Reeves, Russell,
Snipes, Tarkenton Trotman (dead), Wall
(dead), WEIGH, White of Davie, Williams
OF Graham, Williams of Yadkin, Wrenn,
Yarborough.-36
This being a quorum said Speaker
Connors ''the house is now ready to
proceed to business
Mr. Winston. of BERTHE, sent for
ward resolution (No. 2,079) proyid-
ing for a joint committee to wait upon
the. State Treasurer and ascertain
whether or not he has paid out any
money contrary to chapter 81, Laws
of 1899, and if he has. to inquire by
what authority he has done so.
Mr.. Winston asked immediate adop-
ton of this resolution, saying it was
to ascertain the final outcome of the
Theophilus White case.
Mr.. Allen, of Wayne, objected on
the ground that the adoption of this
resolution before it had been consid-
cred and recommended by the com
mittee provided for that purpose
would be violation of the rules
adopted by the caucus.
Mr.. Foushee, of Durham. took the
same view of the matter and hoped the
introducer of the resolution would
withdraw it.
Mr.. Winston: 81 will do nothing Of
the kind 1t is a simple resolution.
in violation of no caucus agreement
and / decline to withdraw it. Instead
j move a suspension of the rules that
it may be put upon its immediate
passage"
The motion was lost by a vote of
81 ayes to 36 noes, and the resolu-
ton went to the Committee on Rules.
Mr.. Moore. of Jackson, moved to
appoint a committee of three to notify
His ExcelIency Gov Russell that the
House was now in session and ready
for the transaction of business, and
would receive any communication he
might wish to make.
Mr. Gattis, of Orange, amended by
making the committee a joint one
from the House and Senate.
Mr.. Winston objected. He said this
was no new session of the Legislature
but the same one that met here in the
winter of 1899.
ITO go notifying the Governor now
would be improper, we didn't notify
him when we were here before, every
time we adjourned and met again.
There's no reason for doing it now
I'm in favor of letting that distin-
guished gentleman alone. He's adj
dressed MS before on a great many
things to which we paid little atten-
ton and we don't want to hear from
him now"
The motion was withdrawn as a
message from the Senate came in. an
nouncing that Senate Bill. No. 439 =
A bill to be entitled an act to repeal
chapter 1875. private laws of 1896
had been passed.
This bill also went to the Commit
tee OH Rules.
Mr.. Craig, of Buncombe, introduced
a resolution endorsing the proposition
for establishment of the Appalachian
National Park in Western North
Carolina. Explaining this resolution,
Mr.. Craig said:
Congress has appropriated $4,000
to establish this park on the territory
of North Carolina, Tennessee and Nir-
ginia. Senator Bate, Of Tennessee.
however, has objected on the ground
that the national government has no
right to interfere WITH or appro-
pirate, the territory Of North Carolina
without the consent of its people.
This resolution will overcome his OBJ
lection, as it gives, though the Leg
islature, the consent of the people
to the establishment of the park
The resolution went to the Commit
tee on Rules.
Mr.. Robinson. of Cumberland. now
sent forward n resolution setting forth
that the House had learned. with re
greet, of the death of three of its mem
bers-Trotman of Gates; Hart, OF
Edgecombe, and Wall, of Richmond
and provided for the appointment OF
% committee to draught suitable reso
lutions in regard to them.
The rules being suspended and the
resolution passed without debate, the
speaker appointed a committee com.
posed Of Messrs. Craig, of Buncombe;
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