The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-14
THE NIGHT SESSION.
Watts Bill Not discussed Local Bills Dis
posed of for an Hour.

When the hour for meeting arrived
last night, the House presented the IN
usual spcctacle of a crowded galley
and an empty floor. SO many m,.mDtfS
he'd gone to Wake Forest to attend tsa
Anniversary that very few of th@ seq
were occupied.
MIR. Murphey raised the question
whether it was wise to proceed wsth ANY
business without quorum, and. aSEed
for call of the House
The result showed no quorumI Thcn
Mr.. Watts moved to adjourn, buf Judge
Graham opposed this saying it vas not
right to put off public business <!n that
way. He thought an effort shnuld be
made to secure a quorum. Mr.. Watts
then withdrew his motion.
The Speaker directed the Sergeant'at-
Arms to take a list of the absebt mem
bers and proceed to "take thrm into
custody and bring them to the blouse"
The doorkeeper was directed to Keep the
doors closed and allow no one 20 leave
the hall
The roll call had showed efty-ono
members present. But in the rFeanilmo
they kept dribblng in one by oNe, until
more than sixty were in the hail. Sixty
makes quorum.
Then Mr. Dockery moved shat the
House adjourn.
Judge Graham opposed this, bat Mr..
Dockery insisted upon his motion and
Judge Graham demanded the ayes and
noes. Call sustained. The vote resulted,
ayes, s; noes, 81
Those voting to adjourn We're Messrs.
Curtis, Daniel, of Warren; Dockery,
Leeper, Murphy, Simpson, of PGrqumans;
Watts. White, Of Jones.-S.
Those voting against adjournment
were: Messrs. Alexander, OF Mccklen-
burg; Beasley, Britain, Bryan, Carr,
Dobson, Doughton, Foy, Freeman, OF
Henderson; Freeman of M@cklenburg;
Gluyas, Graham, Grant, Hall Hamilton,
Harrington. of Harnett; Hinton, Hooker,
Hunter. King, Kinsland, Little, Love,
Luther, Mason, Morphew, Morris, of Nc
Dowell Morton, MacCall, Newland.
Nissen, Gilman, Pegram, Phillips, Price,
of Rockingham; Kicks, Robertson Rucker,
Scott, Self, shelton, Shipman, Simpson,
of Union; Smith. Stevenson, Suggs,
Thompson, Waddell, Walters, Warren,
West. Whitaker, of Guilford Whitaker,
of Wake; Willis, Woodland, Wooten.-57.
Then Mr. Murphy moved that any
further efforts to bring in absent NOM
bers. or prevent members from leaving
the Hall. be dispensed with. Motion pre-
| vailed.
LONDON ELL COMES IN.
Mr. Morphcw of Graham, stated that
| he wished to send forward substitute.
There was no doubt of the desire on the
| part of the people for some kind of
4 4Ior
o fthe present bills before the House
seemed to answer the requirements. He
gave notice that he would offer the Lon4
don bill as a substitute. This he did III
good faith. Numerous petitions for that
! bill had been received for the passage
of that bill and none for tho passage
| of any other bill. 1t therefore, seemed
| to him the natural thing to do to offer
| the London bill.
Governor Doughton then moved that
the House proceed to pass local bills,
as there seemed to be no disposition ~
discuss the Watts bill so many of the
members being absent
Judge Graham wanted the House to go
| into Committee of the Whole at once
and proceed with the discussion of the
unfinished business.
Governor DOughton's motion was nm
ally put and carried, and the House pro-
ceeded to dispose of roIl-call bills and
other business on the calendar.
PASSED FINAL READING.
House Bill to amend the charter of the
| town of BayborO
House Bill to amend chapter 100, Laws
of 1901, so that tho provisions for hold
| ing municipal elections shall not Apply
| to incorporated towns of CataWba county
| Mr. Newland amended to include Cald-
well county.
! House Bill to change the time OF hold
| ing court in Catawba county, amending
chapter 2S, Laws of 1901.
! House Bill for the relief of II. L
Phillips, clerk Superior court of David
| son county.
| House Bill amending the act of 1901
| relating to the sale of seed cotton III
Mocklenburg county
| House Bill to incorporate Caldwell In
stitute Graded school, Orange county.
House Bill amending the charter OF
| the Marion, huntsville and Bakersvllle
Turnpike county, section Z, chapter Z64'
Laws of 1901. The amendment leaves it
discretionary with the Board OF Directors
of the Penitentiary to work conVlcts on
| the road. The original maze IL nanoa-
| tory upon the Board, and provided tor
payment in stock of the company
House Bill to regulate the purchase OF
scrap metal, amended by Mr.. DreWry SO
as to apply to Forsyth county only
House Bill to protect CLAIMS IN Fender
county.
House Bill to provide better system of
government for Ashe county
House Bill to provide for the estab-
lishment and enlargement of rural pub
lie school libraries
Mr. Blount explained that this bill al
lowed six additional libraries TO each
county, and twenty dollars instead OF
ten to each library already established
Mr.. Whitaker Of Guilfofd, made an
earnest and eloquent speech LOT the
unanimous passage of this OIL.