The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-03-08
A HULLABALOO IN THE HOUSE.


house of representatives Monday night
and declared himself satisfied with the
of The Times in reference TO the ed-
toria1 in that paper on the conference
that satisfactory reasons had been
given him by that editor why the name
Of the latter's informant should not De
made public, it was supposed thai the
whole affair had been settled. MI.
Winborne seemed to be the only man
on the committee who considered his
honor had been attacked, and ne Aad
been satisfied by the editors statement.
But it seems that now the other COM
nitteemen find at this late day tnat
their characters must be sustained by
the exposure of the foul columniator
There is no explanation as to why they
remained inactive until they found Mr.
WinbOrne was no longer desirOuj OF
throwing himself into the breach fOr
the protection of the honor OF the
members Of the committee. When tney
find that he is satisfied with the ex-
PLANTATION made and that the matter
is about to drop from public attention
they suddenly become highly incensed
fnl hot l,n
to vindicate their honor.
The result is that there was a re-
night and the following resolution Of
fered by one of the conference commit
teemen was introduced and adopted:
Whereas. in The Evening Times, a
newspaper published in the city of Ra-
leigh, there appeared. in the issue OF
that paper of February 2Sth, 1897, and
which was afterwards repeated in a
subsequent issue of that paper, serious
charges rejecting upon the members
OF the committee on the part Of the
senate and house of representatives
having under consideration the pas
SenSer rate bills pending before
tt.t. ~,<'HETnl assembly of 1907.
lYs.r'>~ @nrthHr the dignity Of the
.."rla;l and house Of representatives
sh0ld be preserved, and the respect
of the people should not be impaired
by false charges made by malicious or
careless persons.
Whereas, further, il there is basis
in fact for said reDortS and charges.
u should be known to the people that
Such is the fact.
Therefore, be it resolved, by the
house of representatives that a COM
mitteee of three members Of that body
be appointed by the speaker To- ccn-
duet public hearing and investiga-
ton as to the truth Of the said charges
and the names of the persons making
or circulating such reports and their
reasons for doing so, and whether or
not such reports are in any sense true,
and If SO, TO what extent. and that the
committee shall have power to send
for persons or papers and administer
oaths ami shall make a report to the
present session of the general assembly
if this can be done.
And be 1t further resolved, that II
the committee is uEable to complete
its investigation before the adjourn
ment of this session of the house OF
representatives it is hereby auth horiZed
and empowered to sit during the Vaca-
uon of the house of representatives,
and if it shall SO sit then the said COM
mlttee shall make and file it's report
with the governor Of the state of North
Carolina. to be transmitted by him to
the next session OF the general assem-
bly, ana the governor of the state of
North Carolina is directed to publish
the said report
Be it further resolved, that the said
committee is empowered to employ
such StenOora pherS and typewrterS as
it may deem necessary, and the same
shall be paid by the treasurer of the
state uTon order of said committee as
other expenses of the house of repre-
SentatiVeS are paid.
And be it further resolved, that the
said committee will, if the investigation
cannot be completed during the pres
ent session and the said committee
shall sit during the vacation of the
house of representatives, be paid the
sum Of four dollars per day each, as
now provided by law for the payment
of the members OF the general assem-
bly, ana then actual travelling expenses.
Ana he It further resolved that the
Salc committee is authorized i'm
1ned!ately upon their app ointment to !
fiE the time of its first meeting.
A remarkable circumstance about |
the adoption of the resolution is that /
the house voted to lay it on the table. /
then reconsidered that vote and adopt |
ca VIC ISSOlullOn Dy an overwhelming /
majority. i
While the house was in the midst of il
this exciting scene Mr. Doughton tried
to pour oil on the troubled waters bv L
offering resolution of confidence in |,
the members of the conference COM |
mittee. This Mr.. Winborne indignant Ii
ly spurned He seems to have gotten L
mad again and forgotten what he had l.
said in the house the night before |,
about his satisfactory conference with Il