The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-07
The Slate General Assembly In
lis Last Hours
HOUSE IN SPIRITED DEBATE
Bill for State Wide Primary Tabled.
Sensation OF the Session Was the
Senate Cnknowingly Passing the
Towens Land Title Bill--A Hur.
ried Scranlbling to Reconsider.

Raleigh. March 6.--After two
hours OF the most spirited argument
of the whole session the house sat
lurday tabled the Hobgood bill from
the senate for state wide primary
law to apply to all counties and all
parties with primaries on the same
day and voting places. The test vote
was on an amendment bysMr. Dough-
ton to exempt any county or any
party by vote of county executive
committees. This was a roll call
vote and was Gs to 36 for the amend
ment. II was after this amendment
was adopted that Mr. Rose, in charge
of the bill. moved 10 table on the
ground that the amendment defeated
the very purpose for which the
friends OF the measure sought It's en-
actment.
Those voting for the Doughton
amendment were Speaker Dowd,
Brown. of Jackson; Brown. OF Stan
ley; Bryan. Carter. Caudili, cayiness,
Connor. Coke, or Anson: Coke, Of
Randolph; crumpler. billiard, Of
Cherokee; Dixon, Doughton, Ed
wards. Fagg, Floyd. Gay. Grier,
Hagcman, Herbert. Hofier. KelIum,
Kennedy, Kent. Kikman. Latham,
Livingston. Marshall. Moring, Morris,
McLockiin, McNeiil, MewiIliams,
Norman. Num-, Pace. Parham. Perry,
Pitt. Quickei. Rabb. Rawls. Ray,
Roberts. RodwelI. stubbs. Swain,
Taylor, of Brunswick: Taylor, OF
Hertford; TayhA.~of Vance: league,
Thompson. Thorne, Tomlln. Tucker.
burlington, Wallace. Williams, Of
Buncombe: Williams. OF Swain: VIII
son. OF Mcdowell: Witty. Wood,
Wooten.
Those voting against the amend
ment: Alderman. Alfred. Alspaugh,
Anderson, Carr. OF Luplln: Clement.
Deyin, Greene. Horne.
Johnson. or Ber1ie: johnson, OF
Maiette. Markham. Mease, Macarthur.
McGill. Mcphaul. Pethel, Priyott.
Revis. Richardson, Rose. Ross. Scar
boro. shipman. Skies. Smith. Of Cas-
we'll; spainhour. stroup. Thomas.
Warren Weatherspoon, Woodson.
Speakers against the bill were Her.
bert, republican. hay, Doughton,
connor. billiard. OF Cher
,kees Tucker. Roberts. Of Bum
rombe; Williams. or BHncombe;
EEageman. the representatives from
he west appealing especially that
hey be not saddlcd with this pri-
mary law. Mr. Doughton especially
that this was a time for rest
from any such drestic political meas
ire as the pending bin.
Arguing for the bill we're Rose. Of
Anders. woodson. All
'ed. koonce. woodson. spalnhour.
alspaugh and Dcvin. Their plea be-
ng for relief from the present crazy
Iuiit system u nominations. as Mr..
Rose expressed Il. There was an
offered By Ross and re-
ected TO allow exemptions Of coun-
les as 20 legislative. county and
ownshIp nominations through execu-
I've committees prior 70 April /, but
mis- was voted down BY a large
majority.
Many local Bills Passed.
Over 100 local bills passed final
'eading al saturday evenings session
il the senate. the only ones 81 pub
lc interest icing % extend the time
or completion or the Wilmington,
Brunswick and Southern railway 10
he South Carolina line: safeguard
he states interest In railroad. turn.
,ikes and other enterprises: change
he name Law clerk ID the attorney
geneai's Office TO assistant attorney
Eencrai Included among the raft
i local bills passed and sent 70 the
loase were provided engineefing as-
iataure 10 Counties IN the ronstruc.