The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-14
A Perfect Deluge of Trifling and Mis-
chievous Bills introduced
For Passage.
AHOT PARTISAN DISCUSSION
OF THE NEW ELECTION LAW
Craven's Negro Representative Gets the Better
Of Simpsons White Popusl Represen-
tative. Three Sessions of The
House During the Day.
House During the Day.

This will be the last day of the spe-
cial session of the Legislature.
1t was agreed in caucus last night
that adjournment would be taken not
later than midnight tonight.
The purpose for which the mem
bers came here has been accomplish
ed. The Constitutional Amendment
and the Election Law have been
amended and ratified and some other
important general legislation has been
passed.
There is now nothing of pressing
Importance left to be done, and it is
likely that many of the members will
this morning leave for their homes.
To transact such business, however,
as may still be found necessary, 4
session will be held this morning .be
ginning at 10 o'clock. At this session
the report of the Special Committee
on Memorials in regard to the death
of Messrs.. Wall, Hart and Trotman
will be presented. At IL o'clock an
election will be held for school trus-
tees in certain counties, and for di-
rector of the Institution for the Deaf
and Dumb at Morganton.
Also there is a calendar of some
fifty bill to be disposed of-some Of
them, no doubt. good but most of
them bad, at this time. There will
be Il free for all' fight to get them
through.
Yesterday was day of conservatism
and quick work in the Senate but of
excitement and sensation in the
House.
Three sessions of both bodies were
held-one at 10 O'Clock, one at 4:3O and
one at 10 last night. At the first ses-
sion the Election Law was considered.
to pass it on its three several readings.
In the House there was lengthy and
very sensational debate and three
hours were consumed in passing the
bill on its third reading.
At the afternoon session the Con-
stitutional Amendment was passed
and then, in the House, the flood gates
of general legislation were opened
and many bills rushed through. and
many more introduced and placed on
the calendar.
The night session, beginning at 10
o'clock, lasted nearly two hours. 1t
WAS appointed for the purpose of rat
flying the Amendment, Election Law
and such other legislation as had been
enacted during the day. But when
the House was called to order these
bills were not quite ready for ratifi-
cation and the members occupied
themselves introducing few new
bills and many old ones that failed or
passage at the session last year
about fifty in number. They were of
all sorts and descriptions, from allow
ing the people of Cumberland county
to vote on the dispensary question to
appointing a justice of the peace for
Sugar Creek township.
Several of them were passed as fol-
lows:
Act to incorporate the Salisbury
Street Railway Company.
Act to establish stock law for GER
tain portions of Nash county.
Resolution of inquiry to the State
Treasurer as to whether he has paid
out any money to Theophilus White.
and If so what money.
Act to abolish the office of treasurer
OF Henderson county.
Act to extend the time for organic
ing the North Carolina Slate Com
pany.
Act to incorporate the Clarence
Barker Hospital and Dispensary at
Biltmore.
Joint resolution to furnish certain
Supreme court Reports to the State
University.
Act to change the Western Criminal
court district by putting in Surrv
county and leaving out Madison, Me-
Dowcll Buncombe and Yancev.
Act TO abolish the dispensarv in
Macon county.
Act to submit TO the voters Of Macon
county the question Of the establish,
ment of dispensary.
Act to submit to the voters of Swain
county the question of continuing
the dispensary.