The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-15

| that these parties were one; that fu-
sion meant partnership. He, with tell
| ing effect. told of how in the ninth
| district the fusionists had stoler.
| Crawford's seat in congress.
Mr.. Giles asked IL the senate Of the
state had not unseated two senators
| for the same reason
Mr.. Curtis said this was untrue and
| proved il.
Mr. Craig. Buncombe, said Mr..
| johnson said that the election law
| was the most Infamous law ever placed
on the statute books, and that under
| it frauds could be perpetrated-
Mr.. Johnson said he had said that
| frauds c1r,i b. perpetrat>d under u
Mr. Craig then wanted to know
| whe ther Mr.. Johnson took back his
ass crtion that the law was Infamous.
Mr.. Craig wanted TO know whether
MIR. Johnson thought this election law
worse than that under which negroes
North Carolina or the law under
| which Jim Young was trustee of the
| white blind institution. He branded
| the charge as lie.
| Mr. Johnson said that he would say
| that the law was the most dangerous
on the statute books.
Mr.. Craig brought down the house
| by denouncing the supreme court for
| its gross and palpable partisanism and
| then he spoke of Mr.. Johnson and his
| as: ociates as co-workers OF the negro
| and pie-hunters. Craig paid n power
ul tribute to the election law. He paid
his respects to the fusion judges OF
| the superior court bench.
| Nh. Allen of Wayne asked If fGsiCE-
| lists had ever applied to any judges
| save fusion ones.
Mr.. Craig said 40.
Mr.. McNeill of Brunswick. asked IL
| the new law did Tot eliminate that
portion requiring the age TO be proved
| Ey two witnesses.
| Mr.. Winston said yes.
| Mr.. McNeill said this was 4 good
| provision. He wanted to require the
| votes put in the boxes to be counted.
| Mr.. Thompson asked Mr.. McNeill if
| he did not know that the iusionists
| Wodld put tickAt, say for the lcSisia
| tllre, in every blx.
| Mr.. Craig said there was nothing in
| the law prohibiting a judge Of election
| f,cn: telling a voter how to vote
| AT noon Mr. Winston called the pre-
! Vicus question on the bill ana the
| Giles amendments. The amendments
| were lost. The bill passed It's third
reading. Only two votes were cast
| against il
Mr.. Craig said that as ne under
| stood that Johnson had not lmpugned
the honesty of The Legislature, he
| wished to withdraw what he had said.
| Johnson accepted this, saying that
nothing was further from his purpose
| than to charge the legislature with
| dishonesty.
| Isaac Smith of Craven arose to
| question of personal privilege, and de-
| nounced the Caucasian for saying Jas
H. Bryan had in 1898, paid him $500
to remain on the republican ticket for
| the house. Smith wound up by a de-
| nunciation of Thomas Fortune, the
negro editor who advises the negroes
to fight, and in giving general advice
to the negro race. Smith said the
money he had lost on negro office
| holders in Craven county would burn
| a wet dog
The speaker said he was advised
| there was some doubt of the right to
| pay mileage to clerks of the house,
and asked that some members, LOOK
into it.
The house took recess until 4:3O
o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The house met at 4:3O o'clock.
Mr.. Gile sintroduced a bill to regu-
late labor.
Mr. Moore O jackson, for committee
m constitutional amendment, intro
I Gured bill to amend the amendment
1t was introduced as {. new bill. Un-
der suspension Of the rules it was
upon Mr.. Moore's motion, put upon its
second reading. He said it had beer
carefully scrutinized by the commit.
tee and the democratic caucus. He
called the previous question on the
| passage of the bill.
The bill was then read. The roll was
| called.
Mr.. McNeill of Brunswick, asked
leave to explain his vote, saying thai
during the last campaign he said he
| would not vote or any measure i'm
posing educational or property quail
fication and hence could not vote fol
it, nor could he be expected to do so
that he was opposed to negro domino
ton and had never had their votes
said he had said any measure Of thi:
kind came up ne would vote agains
it; said his position was embarrassing
He voted no.
The vote was-yeas, IS: nays g.
Mr.. Johnson, of Sampson, said T..
wanted to be excused from voting, "a:
he had a substitute TO offer. He wa:
! ecused.
The speaker announced that The bill
had received more than the necessary
three-f vote.
Mr.. Moore at once called the previous
question. 1t was ordered.
Mr.. Johnson did not get in his amend
I ment The roll was again called. with
the same result as before. The bill wa:
then sent to thesenate.
Mr.. Ray, Of Macon, said he under
stood that as soon as the big measure.
: | were out Of the way the committee or
1 on rules would submit some billie plac
on its hands.
Mr.. Gattis introduced bill to in
2 corporate Clarence Barker dispensar,
r | and hospital, at Biltmore. He said i
5 | was the purpose of rich northern peopl,
to make a gift of s30, 900 hospital t.
! the poor people Of North Carolina
| Passed.
= Mr.. Rountree offered resolution
= directing the secretary Of state to fur
S nish set Of supreme court reports t.
e the law school Of the state university
v passed.
e Mr.. Hoey offered a resolution t.
Y elect c. Miller director of deaf NUT,
: school at Morganton.
n Mr.. Ray, Of Macon, introduced bill
q to appropriate 5000 for 1899 and 50, 90
for 1900 for maintenance Of the Grim
s inal or dangerous insane now in tn,
penitentiary.
Mr. Boushall said the senate haS
= passed such a bill last year. and il hal