The news & observer., 1901-01-25
DAY
IN THE HOUSE
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Members Believe Implicitly
DR.. Curry's Denial.
nnnCcIIInM AAALM
WITHDRAWN
A Minority Report on Wilkes Contest
Case Today.
ALLOWED IN THE INTEREST OF FAIR PLAY
Bill to Furnish Greene County With Supreme
Court Reports Tabled Decision Of Conf
mltee in Contest Case Was
Unanimous.


In the House yesterday, after the in
PRODUCTION of new bills was over. Mir.
whitaker of Forsyth. rose to question
of personal privilege, and said Il see Ey
the morning papers that DR.. Curry dc
nies absolutely having had anything to do
with that lobbying to unseat Mr.. Craw-
ford in Congress. AS | was the one who
made the motion 10 table the resolution
inviting him to address the General AS
sembly, ! now withdraw all my opposition
as earnestly, sincerely and honestly as
made the motion
Mr. Mason. of Hyde. said he had voted
for Mr. Whitaker's motion, and he desired
10 say that he withdraw that vote.
Mr.. Craig, of Buncombe. said he had
always been an admirer of DR.. Curry and
if he said he had nothing to do with that
piece OF work. he believed him. even if
he was corroborated by Richmond Pear
son.
Mr.. Curtis. of Buncombe, also expressed
himself in similar way. but said he did
not take back anything he had said about
Mr.. Pearson and his supporters in the
Ninth districk
Then followed a little passage at arms
IN humorous vein between Messrs. Bly,
the, Mastin, Morgan Curtis and Carraway.
Others who wished to withdraw their op
position, now that they had statement
from DR.. Curry himself were Messrs.
Thompson, Blount, ATorphew and McIver.
They explained that thev voted on the
evidence they had before them.
THE WILKES CONTEST.
Pursuant to the request of the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections. the
special order Of business for II o'clock
was the action of the House on the con-
test in Wilkes county between J. w Nc
Neill and H. l. Green. who now repre-
sents the county in the House. Mr.. Ben
bow of Yadkin, requested that action OF
the report be postponed until Saturday
in order TO allow minority report to be
fled Mr.. Spainhour opposed this, saying
the decision of the committee was unani-
nous, and that no notice of minority
report was given.
Mr.. Benbow said that Mr. Weaver OF
Ashe, who was to file the minority report,
was not present at the meeting of the
4
versed in the rules of the House, and that
his deafness prevented his hearing the
announcement of the committee meeting.
| Mr. Thompson and Mr.. Hoey both stated
that Mr. Weaver was at the meeting,
and Mr.. Weaver then stated that he got
10 the meeting late. and did not crowd
himself in. Mr.. Hoey asked him if the
| minority report originated with him. lie
| said it did not.
Then in the interest of fair play It was
suggested by Mr.. ROuntree and Mr..
Shannonhouse that the minority report
be accepted, and Friday at IL O'Clock was
proposed as the time This was accepted
by Messrs. Weaver and Benbow.
bill to furnish Greene county with
certain Supreme court Reports was the
cause of considerable discussion. 1t was
thought by several members that the
State Should not be called on to furnish
these reports more than once, and that
if thing like that was once begun, there
was no telling where it would end as
nearly al Of the counties of the State
lacked some of the reports
THE JOURNAL.
The House was called to order at II
O'clock and opened with prayer by Rev
Mr. Builder, of the Christian church, this
city. On motion of Mr. Curtis, OF Bun
| combc, reading of the journal was dis
pensed with.
Mr.. Pearson obtained indefinite leay,
Of absence for Mr.. Simmons, of Wake
and leave until Friday for Mr.. Bedding
field, also of Wake.
Mr. Daughtridge, OF Edgecombe, OBJ
tanned leave of absence for his colleague
Mr.. Shelton.
Petitions and memorials were addressed
to the General Assembly as follows:
BY Mr. Stewart, of Harnett. petition
against the Incorporation of the Mar
Stuart School House. and one for the in
| corporation of the same.
BY Mr.. Brm. of Surry. from citizen,
of Surry, asking that Zion Smith bt
placed on the pension roll.
by Mr.. Carson, OF Alexander, from Ger.
tain citizens of Ellendale township, ask
ing that John A. Cline be made a justice
of the peace.
BY Mr.. Oliver of Robson, petition from
Alex. II. MililSin and other citizens o
Robeson against the extension of this
stock law
Ry Mr. Bradshaw, of Person two pet
tions from citizens Of Person. asking thai
the sale of whiskey be prohibited within
five miles of Concord church
Ply Mr.. Seawell, OF Moore, petition from
2l6 citizens Of Moore. asking that the