The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-21
"SMACKS OF POPULlSM"
Watts Bill to Place Statues of Vance
and Macon in Statuary Hall.
APPROPRIATtSslO 900 FOR THIS PURPOSE
Mr. SimmS introduces an Act to Except the
Graded Schools of Raleigh Township
From the Provisions Cf The
Text Book Bill.
Text Book Sill.


There were two rather interesting dis
cussions in the House yesterday One
was on the question of the right of any
member to have a protest spread upon
the minutes. The other was over the
provisions Of the bill for the appoint
ment by the Governor of an examining
board to visit and report on all State
Institutions This bill finally passed
its second reading bat there was OBJ
jectiCn to the third reading, and so it
went over.
Mr.. Thompson, of Onslow, introduced
the resolution notifying the Senate that
the committee Of the House would APP
pear before the Senate at noon and inn
peach Judges David NJ. Furches and
Robert NJ. Douglas. Mr.. Hayes offered
an amendment changing the hour to
1:30, which was adopted. Al 1:35 the
committee consisting Of Messrs. Win
stOn. Ardrey, Blount. Zachary and Carl
ton returned from the Senate chamber.
and walking up the middle aisle with
slow and solemn step. ranged them
selves in line before the Speakers desk.
with Mr. Winston in The center He
then. for the committee, had carried our
the bidding of the House, and that the
Senate had made reply that the mes
sage would he considered and prop
erly acted upon. A more detailed ac-
count of these interesting proceedings
will be found in another column.
EBBS ASKS AFTER PROTESTS.
! Immediately upon the expiration Of
the morning haur, Mr. Ebbs, Republ-
can, arose upon {. question of inquiry
He asked what the Committee on Rules
was going to do in reference to the pro-
test sent in against the bill increasing
! the Governors salary, as we'll as the
/ one against the impeachment resolution.
Mr.. Gattis, as a member of the COM
mittee in question, said that no action
had been taken yet on the protests, on
account Of the absence Of the chairman
and added that there was not the slight,
est disposition to prevent the gentle
man from filingathe protests. They had
been referred to the committee merely
in order that their language might be
examined.
J Mr. Ebbs replied that it was unprece-
dented to refer papers of this kind to a
committee.
Judge Allen asked the gentleman if
the Republicans and Populists in the
Legislature of 1897 had not taken exact
~ the same course WiGh protests from
Democrats.
Mr.. Ebbs answered that. if they did,
ii was openly in violation of the con-
stitution and that no one .as bound in
any way by that action. But it was
unprecedented so far as authority was
concerned. He commenced to show by
the constitution that any member had
the right to file protest and have IL
/ spread Immediately upon the minutes
At this iuncture Judge Allen rose to
a point of order. that there was nothing
before the House.
The Speaker ruled that the constitu-
ton gives the right TO any member to
/ file a protest. but that the House has
| the power to examine such paper before
| it is spread upon the journal, in order
to see that it is couched in suitable lam
guage.
BOARD OF EXAMINERS BILL.
When the bill empowering the Gov
ernor to appoint a board of examiners
to visit and report on oil State institu-
tions come before the House. Mr.. Spain
p =.
measure provided for the appointment
by the Governor Of a board of three ex-
aminers to investigate carefully into the
affairs and needs of all institutions re-
ceiving aid from the State. a complete
report is to be made 70 the Governor,
including anything which may be found
aniss. as we'll as a statement of appro-
| priations required. A copy of this re-
port shall be sent to every member of
the LEGISLATURE fifteen days before that
body meets The present method, Mr..
Spainhour said, does not answer the
purpose. One legislative committee one
institution, another goes to another, and
so on so that the General Assembly
really gets very little idea of the rela-
tive condition of affairs. Moreover a
careful and business-lilSe investigation
is not made on these short visits, and
! the legislators are treated so royalty
that they are not disposed to recon-
mend anything less than all that is ask
ed for. AS to the expense. ii would be
no more than is now incurred by the
! committee on their trips.
MIR. Mclean considered the bill very
good one, but he did not think that it
was best for one commission TO visit all
the different institutions.
Mr.. Spainhour said that was one of
the principal features Of the bill, in or
der that the claims might be presented