The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-05
THE SINGING SENTERCES
Mr.. Winston's Speech. Resolution Of
Mr.. Morgan Discussion.
REPUBLICANS DO NOT ENDORSE CHARGE
Long List of New Bills. WiIiard'S Measure to
Strengthen The Craig Act. Bill by
Stewart to Prohibit Negroes
From Practicirg Law.
From Practicirg Lal,.

FROM TTdCiCTg Idi''
Those lines in the editorial of the
Charlotte Observer OF Saturday, February
End, which gave such a wrong impression
OF the state of affairs as existing be-
tween the majority and minority in the
present Legislature. came in for plenty
of condemnation in the House yesterday.
They were denounced in no uncertain
terms by Messrs. Winston. Morgan and
Watts. and considered by all the mem
bers of the House as giving totally
wrong impression OF the true state of
feeling in that body. Not cne of the Re-
publicans or Populists, when called on
by Mr.. Morgan to do so, endorsed the
words of the editorial.
Mr. Willard of New Hanover. intro
duccd bill that gives the Insurance
Commissioner the power to revoke the Ii
cense of any insurance company applying
for removal of an action from State
court TO Il Federal court.
bill to prohibit negroes from practic
ing law in North Carolina was intro
duced by Mr.. Stewart. of Harnett, by
request
CHARGE OF "BPoW- BEATING"
Mr. winston. of Bertie. rose 10 a
question of personal privilege and spoke
as follows:
II read the following from the
Charlotte Observer, of February ,.
1901 There has been in this Legisla
ture more or less brow beating of the
handful of Republicans in it, This is
not given as a news item or a mere
rumor 1t is used i'm an editorial dis
cussing question of grave moment
now under investigation before the
proper committee of this House. !
shall not call in question the opinions
of the editor as they appear i'm this ar
ticle But | do desire to be understood
as saying that the statement / have
read is both untrue and unwarranted
by anything that has occurred here. |
am sure gentlemen of the Republican
and Populist parties. members Of this
House will not give any color to this
statement The uniform courtesy with
which the overwhelming Democratic
majority / as treated the small Repub
lican and PopuliSt minority has been
the subject of much favorable COM
ment On no single question has there
been unanimous division on party line.
l ask the gentlemen of the opposition
to say here and now whether they
have been the subject of brow beating
on the part of Democratic members of
this House. Our discussions have been
singularly free from political or party
bias. / repeat that / am not taking
issue with the sentiments of the edi-
torial; with that / have no concern. But
I do emphatically denounce this i'm
putation upon the good manners and
character of the Democrats of this
House, and l desire to say that so much
of that editorial as | have read is alb
soutely false The members of the
other branch of this General Assembly
have been as courteous and parliament
tary as we have in dealing with the
public questions, and with their fellow
members of a different political faith"
The following resolution was introduced
Mr. Morgan of Johnston and placed
pom the Calendar for immediate action:
Resolved That the speech of f. D.
Winston on question of personal privilege
pronounced in this House today ex-
presses the sense and feeling of this
Iouse That, the said editorial referred
o as appearing in the Charlotte Observer
hereby denounced as a mistaken ex-
ression of public opinion or unqualifiedly
alse, IS the case may be.
Mr.. Duls, of MecklenbuFg said he wish
TO speak in behalf of his constituents,
he owners and editors of the Charlotte
(bsrver: Il know Mr.. Caldwell and the
lembers of his staff personally, and know
hem to be gentlemen OF honor and inte-
gritty. ] could believe that they may
ave unwittingly erred, but that they
ave done so knowingly, never. / accord
ugly ask the House to go slowly in this
after, and move that this resolution be
eferred to the proper committee"
HOT SHOT FOp MIR. MORGAN.
Mr.. Morgan: ! don't wish to do any in
ustice TO the constituents of the gentle
ian from Mecklenburg, or to any one else.
ut the editors of that paper had time
to consider the matter thoroughly before
he wrote those lines. Moreover. there is
mother fact, to be considered in connec-
ion with this matter, and that is that
the editors &C the Charlotte Observer
have not stood b. the Democracy of
.orth Carolina. They have not supported
he true Democratic principles. Cap
lause.) / call on any Republican or Pop
list in this House to endorse what has
cen said in that editorial If there is
ny here that endorses it, let him stand
No one rose.) MIR. Speaker and Gentle
, zen, there is not one, and since not one Of