The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-05
Legislative Proceedings
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presiding officer of unprecedented

/ journal and the minority was thanked
! by rising vote of Democratic mem
bcrs for their action.
A resolution by Judge Winborn
was adopted, providing for adjourn
ment of the House, sine die on Mon
day, March 6, at IL o'clock.
Mr.. Murphy, of Rowan, was per-
mitted to name the following protest
to the Ward bill, spread upon the
journal.
Where's, at this session of the Cen
eral Assembly of North Carolina, an
| act has passed, known as the Ward
| Bill, and whereas the aforesaid act
| is in my opinion q political make
/ shift and not a measure beneficial
/ to the people of North Carolina be-
/ ing in its effect an abridgment of the
rights of the people, a blow to local
| Self-government and restriction OF
! tho right of suffrage and absolutely
| in opposition to the platform and
| principles of my party And where
as such legislation is contrary to the
pledges and provisions made by me
to my people and absolutely at Vari-
ance with my Interpretation of the
| Democratic platform. Now, there
| fore in the exercise of my constitu-
/! tional right, l hereby file MY protest
against such legislation upon the
| grounds set forth in the premises
and upon the aditonal grounds that
said legislation in its effect deprvcs
men of property without due recon-
pense, and further it establishes three
grades of suffrage n North Carolina
upon the question of prohibition,
which / hereby submit is not in &C
cordance with the principles of 4 Re-
publican form of government, and
contrary to the constitution and rights
of the people.
WALTER MURPHY.
We concur in the above:
M. B. Pitt, r.. A. Stokes, John r.
HUMPHREYS. George Turner, ]. a.
Lockhart, Jr., S. A. Woodland, Gideon
| Hosten, George Washington, Felix f.
Alley, M. F. Morphew, e. M. Koonce
w. r. Sledge, I. c. Harrison, Joseph
A. Hall, w. r. Cheson, r. B. Ether
| idge. Mr.. w. r. Juyner Murphy stat
ed that the signatures were entirely
those of eDmocratic members.
School Law.
/ The special order for consideration
of the school law arriving, that bill
was taken up.
Mr.. Murphy, chairman of the Com
mittee on Education read each Sec
ton of the bill, explaining it's provi-
sions, and the changes from the pre-
sent law.
/ An unsuccessful effort was uldQS
to postpone consideration of the bill
until Saturday night A great many
amendments to the bill We're sent
forward, the principle ones being to
strike out sections carrying in
creased appropriations to clerks OF
the educational department
Laughinghouse moved to table the
whole bill, but it was defeated.
Biggs offered a substitute for all
a nd
in section four requiring county
boards to set asode $3.50 each year
for biennial teachers Institutes, for
shall and for striking out section
$500 annually for holding summer
schools. Mr.. Biggs strongly advocat-
ed the sactions. providing an increase
of salaries. for the clerks and stem
ographer, showing that the were paid
less than any other clerks. Mr.
Murphy agreed to have section Is
struck out, and appealed to the House
not to allow any other amendment
Judge Minborhe appealed to mem
bers to strike out shall in section
! (4) and substitute may" declaring
that the East would never consent
treasury every year to run summer
/ high schools for negro teachers.
Feimster insisted on his
amendments striking out the
those sections carrying increased SAL
aries for clerks
Mr.. burlington said he did not in
tend in his remarks yesterday about
the wording of the schooI law to re-
fleet on the Superintendent of Public
/ Instruction or Chairman Murphy. for
whom he had the very highest regard
and knew them to be above reproach
In saying this proposed increase OF
salaries had been sprung on the legis-
lature "unbeknoWnst'' ne was not
aware of the fact that all these mat
ters had been carefully and pub
ltcly considered by the joint committee
in open session. He knew that it had
been discovered that a new section OF
the reViSal was SO constructed by the
Code Commission as TO increase the
salaries of every clerk in every one
of the State departments, and this
would not have been found out but the
extraordinary vigilance and industry
| of a member of the Legislative Re-
Visal Committee He then advocated
the passage of the bill without amend
ment, saying he did not think the pro-
posed increase of clerks salaries
wrong.
Mr.. Powers objected TO striking out
section fifteen providing $500 for
summer schools, and sent an amend
ment providing for taking thai
amount from the appropriations to the
"
Chairman Murphy called the pre-
vious question and appealed to men,
bers to defeat all amendments except
that to strike out section fifteen.
Powers amendment was lost by al
almost unanimous vote.
Biggs' amendment striking ou
shall and substituting may il
section four was adopted.
Feimster's amendment striking on
sections two and fourteen, carryins
increased salaries to clerks wa;
adopted by a vote of 38 to 80
Murphy, of Rowan, claimed that the
vote was incorrectly counted. anc
moved a reconsideration of the vote
The vote was reconsidered without OBJ.
lection. Murphy demanded the rol
call, and the call was sustained. The
amendment was defeated by a vote o.
80 to AZ as follows:
~Ayes.-Messrs Austin, Bowman
Buchanan, Campbell, Chesson, Daniel
Davidson. Etheridge, Feimster, Fin
ney Freeman, Gordon, of Stokes
Graham, of Alamance, Harris. Harri
son, Hasten, Henry. Hollowell, Jones
Kirk, Laughinghouse Little, Meekins
McGill, Mcqueen. Pitt, Redwine
Rives, Ryburn, Shipman. Simpson. o
Union, Stronach Turner, Uzzell, West
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