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t : NTEBESTING FIGURES.
So rie time ago Carroll D. Wright,
Com nissioner of Labor, was instruc
ted to investigate and ascertain the
cost of making iron in this country
and n Europe, with5 a view to the
beari ig the difference in cost might
have
in fixing the tariff rates on iron.
He made a report last summer, but
since then a tuner report has recent
ly been transmitted to Congress by
the President. The figures it pre
sents are interesting for the two
facts which they establish, one of
whictj is that steel rails can be made
nearly as cheaply in the United
States as they can be made in Eng
land,' and hence that there is neither
reason nor excuse for the duty of
$11 per ton imposed by the McKin
' ley ta riff; and the other fact is that
not only pig iron but! steel rails can
Denude more cheaply in the South
than they can be in the North.
: Notwithstanding some hesitancy
upon the part of some manufac
turer! to give him access to their
book he succeeded in obtaining the
desired facts and figures as to the
cost of production in 618 establish
ment; producing:-: iron and steel in
finished 'shape. This is two. hundred
-it
1 more
than were embraced in his pre-
.4- ,
report made last summer.
vious
He gives the average cost of pro-
ducirj
g a ton ot pig iron in twenty-
six
$13
Northern establishments at
38 and in twenty-four Southern
establishments at $10,765, a differ--
ence
of 3 dollars, 17 cents and 3
in-favor of the South.- In the
kntlTsI
cost
lof the materials used the ad
vantage in nearly every item is in
favor of the South, the cost of ore
and coal being largely so, although it
is claimed that the difference in the
cosu
of the ore is partially offset by
the
higher - per cent;, of iron in the
Northern ore. He gives the items
thus: . The ore used in the North
costs an average of $4.401; . cinder,
scrape, etc. $2,631; ! limestone, 79.0
cents; coke, $3,014; coal, $2,695.
In the South the ore costs per ton
$1,513; cinder, scrape, etc., $1. 03l;
limestone, 70.1 cents; coke, $3,084;
coali $1566.. The only one of these
enumerated materials in which the
cost is not in favor of- the South is
coke, where there is a difference .of.
7 cents aton in favor of the North.
He gives figures from thirteen
establishments, seven in the North,
five in the : South and one in Eng
land, to show the total cost of a ton
of dig irjjn from the mining of the
materials to th finished product,
froth which it appears that the totals
rante from $13.97 to $16.50 in the
North; in the South from $9.16, to
81061: in the one establishment in
England $10.21. : ,"
. He then presents ; figures showing
the cost of producing steel rails, two
of them in the United States, eight
on the continent J of Europe and
tnree in c-reat .Britain, in one es
tablishment in the United States the
tot il cost was $24.49 per ton, in the
other 27.08. On the the Continent
the net cast of materials ranged
from $17.69 to 19.88, and the cost of
I labor from $1.02 to $1.64 per ton.
In Great Britain the totals ranged
from $28.58 to $21.90.
Two facts are established by these
figures, one (in which we. are most
interested)? being that in the produc
tion of iron the South has advan
tages which the North has not, and
carl not only compete with the old
and well established furnacees in
that section, but put the pro
duct in the markets for less money
than thev can. If she can do that
i
now, how much better can she do it
later, when her iron-makers will
have become thoroughly experi
enced) -and skilled in the business,
and when they will have the advan
tage of large capital which will ena
ble them to work to so much better
advantage? It must be remembered
that the iron-making business is com
paratively a new one in the South,
and that many of those who em
barked in it had but little practical
experience and but small capital,
while they had to compete with men
who had much experience and am-
P e capital, and yet within this time
they fcave not only entered the mar-
Kft as successful : competitors, but
actually closed up temporarily, at
Mast, all but two of the furnaces in the
, Uading iron-producing district of
Pennsylvania. .
And so it will be when oar South.
VOL. XXII.
ern iron men will have turned their
attention to the production of steel
rails and other iron in finished shape,
which will be but a short time.
They will lead in this as they now
do in! the production of pig-iron, for
the reasons that enable them to do
it in one will hold good in the other.
The other fact is that the differ
ence i of cost in the manufacture of
steel rails in this country and in
Europe is so little in favor of the
European establishments that there
is neither need nor excuse for the
tariff of $11 a ton imposed as an
alleged protection . by the McKinley
law, land that in fact our steel rail
makers do not need any protection,
for the cost of freight from England,
say, would more than offset the dif
ference in the cost of production.
STATE TOPICS.
The bill providing for the estab
lishment of a geological survey pass
ed the State Senate Friday with
practically no opposition. It was
warmly supported by Senators from
all sections of the State, and quite
as warmly by those outside of the
mineral belt as by those within it.
Of course with this practically unan
imous endorsement of the Senate
there! is no reason to believe that it
would encounter any serious objec
tion in the House, and we may there
fore regard it as a fixed fact. This
is, aswas stated by some of the Sen
ators who spoke in advocacy of it,
one of the most important, and in
our estimation the most important
measure that has been presented to
this legislature, for if the survey be
conducted in the right way, and by
the right men, provided that suffi
cient means to work to the best ad
vantage "there's millions in" it" for
North Carolina.
A Newark, N. J., man got so mad
at his wife because she wouldn't
obey him that he went into his bed
room and shot the top of his head
off. If he had to shoot the top of
anybody's head off he did the very
best ( thing he could do under the
circumstances., Some other New
Jersey man might have been less
considerate and shot the 'too of his
wife's head off, and head her off in
her disobedient career that way.
The legal status of the slot ma
chine seems not to be well founded
in this country. . A Kansas judge
holds that there is no misdemeanor
in beating it, while a Connecticut
judge holds that cheating it' is lar
ceny. Henceforth the prudent slot
machine will steer clear of Kansas.'
A Kentucky jury which got some
what tangled on a murder trial,
prayed for Divine guidance, and
then got up and brought in a ver
dict of guilty, from which we take
it that if there were more praying
juries in Kentucky there would be
more Kentuckians hanged.
i ne report tnat uen, mahone has
decided to retire from politics in
Virginia is denied. He has some
old scores that he hasn't settled yet
A Texas man has just completed
a canoe trip from New York to Asto
ria, Oregon, and in all that distance
he carried his canoe Over land only
twelve miles. '
RIVER AND MARINE.
Wrecks
to be Destroyed by the united
8tatea Steamer Tan tic. ;.
The United States cruiser Yantic
sailed from Brooklyn Navy Yard Feb
ruary 14 to destroy the sunken wrecks
and derelicts off the coast. V
Off the North Carolina coast the. Yan
tic will find six wrecks the schooner
Dudley Farlin, twenty-four miles north
east of Bodie Island Light; the schooner
Mallie 7. Sanders, seven miles south
east of the same light; the steamer Glen
rath, south by west of-- Cape Lookout
Light, four or five miles outside the
breakers, and nearly the same bearing
two miles further in shore, the steamer
Aberlady Bay, and a sunken wreck eigh
teen miles east-northeast of Frying Pan
Shoal Lightship. The last wreck the
Yantic will destroy will probably be a
sunken vessel off the coast of South Car
olina, in latitude 83 deg. 67 mm., and
longitude 78 deg. 28 min.
Plant Potatoes.
Here is a pointer for truck farmers,
taken from the Savannah News:
A Savannah reiail eroceryman re
ceived a letter yesterday from a friend
engaged in shipping oranges from
Florida, in which he told him to advise
all of the Savannah track farmers to
plant heavily in Irish potatoes for the
martcet, as, on account ot tne nign price
of seed potatoes, the Florida farmers
were planting very light, ;
i The merchant said he believed it
would be eood advice to give the farm
ers for several other reasons besides the
one given in the letter. "The McKin-
lev bill." he said, "imposes a tax oi
cents ner barrel uoon all imported pota
toes. We have been importing heavily
of Scotch and Irish potatoes for the last
four or five seasons, but the tariff tax
will onerate to shut them out next sea
son, and, ol course, increase me price oi
the home oroduct. Then the distress
in Ireland will consume the surplui
product of the English and Scotch
farmers. Altogether, it seems to me
that the farmer is absolutely certain of
a high price for his potatoes next sea-
9U-
Tine Turnips. .
Mr. W. S. Warrock, cultivates spring
turnips at his farm on Masonboro
Sound that are worth talking about. A
specimen . brought to town yesterday
weighed eight pounds.
CITIZENS' MEETING.
Oa.pt. W. P. Oldham. Endorsed for
Hail-
road Commissioner.
There was a large crowd at the court
house last night to endorse a candidate
for Railroad Commissioner, this being
an adiourned meeting from the Produce
Exchange on Monday. The meeting
was called to order by Mr. M. Cronly,
and Mr. J. C Stevenson acted as secre
tary.. After the calling of the meeting
Capt.W. R. Kenan arose and said that
he had never been a candidate for the
position of Railroad Commissioner, and
while he thanked his friends for the
kind mention of his name, he would
ask that his name be not presented to
the meeting, as he could not accept the
position even If he were to receive the
endorsement of the citizens and was
elected by the Legislature.
Mr. Walker Taylor introduced the'
following resolution which was carried.
Whereas, Tnere are several candi
dates for the position of Railroad Com
missioner; and whereas, several petitions
signed by numerous citizens have been
presented to our representatives in the
Legislature; and whereas,- our represen
tatives have been unable to make a
choice therefrom and have recommended
a unity of action in behalf of some one
candidate by the citizens of Wilmington;
and whereas, this adiourned mass meet
ing is held to carry out their,recom-
mendation, be it therefore
Resolved, That the action of this meet
ing in the choice of a candidate shall be
binding, and that all rival candidates
shall withdraw in favOr of the choice of
this meeting. .
I he Chairman then declared nomina
tions in order, whereupon Messrs. W.
P. Oldham. O. A. Wiggins and A. D.
Cazaux were put in nomination. .
After numerous speeches were made a
ballot was taken which resulted in the
election of Capt. W. P. Oldham and the
result was afterwards made unanimous.
Loud cries were now heard for Cap
tain Oldham who addressed the meet
ing for about ten minutes and was fre
quently interrupted by loud and con
tinued cheers.
After this the meeting adjourned.
Capt. Oldham PorRailroaa Commissioner.
The selection and endorsement of
Capt. W. P. Oldham for railroad com
missioner by the meeting of citizens
held last night . at the County Court
House, is a fitting endorsement of a
most worthy gentleman, who has ever
had the confidence and esteem of the
community. He is a representative
business man of the city, and is be
sides a - farmer, and so, is identified
with the varied interests of all the peo
ple. He is a staunch Democrat, is chair
man of the County Executive Commit
tee, and has given years ot unrequited
service to the party. His appointment
would be a good one and would greatly
gratify the great mass of the people.
The Bice Market.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat
ofTnursday contains the following state
ment in regard to rice: "The demand
continues sluggish, but little transac
tions in rice being notiecable except a
slight movement in common sorts, and
that from local grocers. Outside buy
ers are taking very sparingly. A reput
able firm here say that they have advices
from their correspondents throughout
the North, West, and eyen from sections
of the South, stating that the demand is
confined almost entirely to foreign
sorts. Inlormation from the North re
ports large engagements of cleaned and
uncleaned foreign stock afloat and for
later shipments, the amount of which is
estimated at from 300,000 to 500,000
bags. Local stocks are not unduly
large, but accumulating. Both clean and
rough rice continue quiet, with little
movement."
J THE LAST SURVIVOR.
Gen. Thos. 7. Drayton's Funeral at Char
lotte Testerday.
Special Star Telegram.
Charlotte, Nl- C, Feb. 20. Gen
Thomas F. Drayton, the last survivor of
ex-President Jefferson Davis' West
Point class, was buried at Charlotte this
afternoon. His remains were followed
to the grave by a large concourse of cit
izens, and the Confederate Veterans
turned out in full force to do honor to
the memory of one of the purest Chris
tian srentlemen of any age. He was a
native of Charleston, S. C, but had re
sided at Charlotte ever since the close of
the war. Very recently, Supt. Whisnant,
of the C C. R. R., at his request,
sent him with friends in his private
car to Florence. S. C, to visit
his married daughter, Mrs. Pope
He was very feeble when he left Char
lotte, and his death within so short a
Deriod was no surprise to those who
saw him on bis iourney. He had reach
ed quite an advanced age. He had been
a'gallant Confederate soldier, and was a
aevout ansuaa ana uprigui uuzcu.
WASHINGTON, N. C.
Court
Week Judge Bynum Improve
ments, Etc.
. Star Correspondence.
Washington, N. C February 20.
His honor Judge Bynum is holding
his term of Superior Court, and wears
the ermine with ease and dignity.
His popularity as a "new judicial" is
prowm?.
This place has improved very much
in the last two or three years. A great
many old wooden . structures have
been replaced with handsome "two
and three-story brick buildings. The
several industries of the town have
increased its shiDoinc trade very much.
The oyster canning factories are doing a
thrifty business; .also, tne mercnants.
The steamers plying between Tarboro
and this place are doing a heavy busi
ness, also, in freighting and passenger
traffic.
An Unfortunate Affair.
A difficulty occurred last night in the
bar-room of the Commercial Hotel, cor
ner of Second and Market streets, be
tween Mr. H. A. Bagg and Mr. Lorenzo
de Lorenzo. Mr. Bagg was cut in three
places with a knife in the hands of Mr.
Lorenzo, but none ot the wounds is
serious. One cut was in the left
shoulder, another in the right cheek.
and the third in the left thigh. The par-
ties were arrested by Chief of Police HalL
Lorenzo was locked up at the City Hall
and Mr. Baeg was removed to a room
in the hotel and a physician called to at
tend him.
WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27,
RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS.
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Government "Work - in North Carolina
.Now in Pro Kress Under Direotion of
' Capt. W. H. Bizby. ' .' j , .
The February report of Capt. W. H.
Bixby, U. b. Engineer, . furnishes inter
esting information as to the progress of
work on improvement - of rivers and
harbors in this State, viz:
DREDGING.
Dredging is -being carried on at two
different places at present, viz: la the
Cape Fear river below Wilmington, and
in Bogue Sound. Un the Cape r ear the
full contract is for from 115,000 to
$120,000 worth of dredging in the
river, and for 12 months work of the
suction dredge on the bar. The dredg
ing in the river is intended to obtain a
channel of 270 feet in width and 20 feet
in depth at low water, from Wilmington
down the river as far as the funds will
allow. At oresent the dredge is at work
at Lilliput Shoal, where the channel has
shoaled in the past two or : three years
to a little less than 16 feet. The dredg
ing here is to carry the depth of
channel to 16 feet over a width of 250
feet. After that the dredging plant will
proceed up the river to Hilton and
move gradually down stream,! dredging
to full 270 feet width and 20 feet depth at
low water as fast as it goes down stream.
The dredging on the bar is fo? the pur
pose of improving it and keeping it
straight. Formerly the great difficulty
was on the outer bar, where there was
hardly fourteen feet at low water. At
this point now there is fully 16 feet
depth and over 200 in width, and the
only difficulty at present is on the inner
bar, close to Baldhead Point, where the
channel has a full depth of 16 feet at
low water, but is a little crooked, and
the suction drudge- will continue its
work of straightening and maintaining
the channel over the bar, Vessels of
18 feet draft should now have no diffi
culty in reaching Wilmington every day
of the year under proper pilotage, and
in three or four years from now vessels
of 20 feet draft will be able to do the
same thing.
At Bogue bound . one dredge is at
work, and 1 before July of this year a
channel will be completed all the way
from Beaufort to Swansboro, with 40
feet width and 3 feet depth at low
water. i
SNAGGING. !
Snagging plants are at work onl the
Pasquotank, Trent, Roanoke and north
east Cape Fear rivers; on . the Pasquo
tank at the Moccasin Track, so as, to
clear a channel of 8 feet depth and:, 50
feet width around the bad shoals of Tur
ner's Cut; on the Roanoke upon the ri
ver channel between Halitax and Wil
liamston; on the Trent, betweenlPOl
loksville and Trenton, and on the north
east Cape Fear, between Bannerman's
and Croom's bridges, with the intention
this year of probably clearing a fair
channel up to near Chinquepin.
" QUARRYING.
On the Upper Cape Fear near Fay-
etteville rock is being quarried to be
used later at jetties along the river be
tween Fayetteville and Elizabethtown at
places where there is the most trouble to
navigation during summer low water,
and where jetties will be constructed to
narrow the channel, so as to get in
creased depth at these places. The
hoisting plant will go up the river as
soon as the low water stage arrives. i
Hoisting plants are now ready for
commencing the work of snagging and
jettying (as soon as the stage of water
is suitable tor it) on the faralico and
Tar, the Contentnia and the upper
Yadkin. t
Contracts have been made for other
work as follows: At Beaufort Harbor,
$10,000 to $12,000 worth of dredging, to
be commenced next May; at New Kiver,
$5,000. to $6,000 worth of dredging, to
be commenced next December; at Lock
wood's Folly ': river, $3,500 worth of
dredging, to be commenced some time
in the tall.
OTHER WORK.
On the the Pamlico and Tar rivers at
Washington surveys have been made!
for the river, just at and below Wash
ington, with reference to obtaining a
channel of 100 feet width and 0 or 10
feet depth at low water. J
At Ocracoke Lieut. Patrick is at work
on a careful survey preparatory to the
expenditure of $90,000 for a channel of
100 feet width and and about 13 feet
depth at low water, so as to allow ves
sels to go from Pamlico Sound direct
to the ocean with 12 feet draft. This
will be of great benefit to the towns of
Newbern and Washington.
Bids will be opened next month for
from $12,000 to $14,000 worth of dredg
ing at Mackey s Creek. M. C, so as to
give to this creek a fair channel entrance
of 9 feet depth and 100 feet width, con-!
necting Albemarle Sound with the Al
bemarle & Pantego Railroad terminus
at Mackey's Ferry. I
Some $10,000 is available for snagging
and clearing out Fishing creek as soon
as all the bridges across the river have;
been provided with draws.
Fatal Accident in Brunswick.
Mr. W. H.' Woodward, a citizen of
Brunswick county living; near Shallotte,
was accidentally killed Monday after
noon last. He was engaged with his
son, Mr. Moses Woodward, in clearing
up a piece of woods and cutting down a
tree it fell upon him, crushing his head,
breaking one of his legs and, killing him
instantly,' . r.n. i
The deceased was about 45 years
of age and leaves a large family. He was
an industrious, hard .working man and
held in great esteem by his friends and
neighbors. He was a member of the
Baptist Church and of the Farmers'
Alliance of his county.
Funeral of Capt. T. J. Southerland.
The funeral oi Capt. T. J. Souther-j
land took place yesterday afternoon at
4 o'clock from St. Tames' Church, the
interment being at Oakdale cemetery!,
Rev. Robert Strange conducted the ser
vices. 1 he .pall-bearers were Messrs.
Clayton Giles, Owen 'Fennell, Thos. H.
Wright and T. Q. Bunting, and Maj. T.
H. KcKoy. Capt. W. R. Kenan, Capt.
John L. Boatwright and Capt. James
Metts. . -" -
Beeeipts of Naval Stores.
Receipts of naval stores at this pott
for the crop year from April 1st to
February 20th as compared, with the
receipts for the same time last year, are
as follows.
Spirits turpentine, 64,413 casks; last
year, 63,947. Rosin, 316,880 ban els; last
year, 241,638. Tar, 53,045 barrels; last
year, 62,618. Crude turpentine, 17,189
barrels; last year, 18,736.
The Fayetteville Observer learns
that the appointment of ex-Gov. Jarvis,
of Pitt, E. C Beddingfield, of Wake, and
Gen. R. B. Vance, of Buncombe, on the
Railroad Commission, is a foregone con
clusion at Raleigh. ' j
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The BaDroad Commission BUI in the Sen
ateThe Six per Cent. Interest Bill Ta
bled Bills Introduced and Bills Passed
in the House? .
f ; Special Star Report.
' Raleigh, Feb. 19, 1891.
'J . SENATE.
The Senate was called to order by
Lieut. Gov. Holt. The journal of Wed
day was approved.
Petitions were presented by Messrs.
Culbreth and Rose.
V BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Freeman, to incorporate the , Wil
son & Carolina Company. i
By Gilman, to amend sec. 1,' chap.
302. Laws 1889.
By Culbreth, to prohibit the sale of
liquor in certain localities in : Columbus
county. . - -
By Russell, to incorporate the United
Mining and Manufacturing Company. :
By Rose, to amend chap. 9, sec. 232 :
of The Code, v ;
By Avery, to amend chap. 224, Laws
1887,- Concerning the carrying concealed
weapons by-detective officers.
By Butler, placing the assessing and
valuing of the property of railroads for
taxation under the Railroad Commission
Of North Carolina.
At the expiration of the morning
hour. Turner, of Iredell, arose and said:
"I read in the State Chronicle this
morning these words: 'Mr. Butler con
tinuing said: In regard to what I said
about the action of the Lieut..Governor
and his appointing an anti-Railway
Commission Committee, let me say that
it is a fact that if the House Committee
on the Commission had stood as the
Senate; Committee did, the bill would
have been reported unfavorably.'
"This unjust criticism of our presid
ing officer is uncalled for and without
foundation. I was in the last Senate of
North Carolina in which our present
distinguished presiding officer presided
over its deliberations. - I never saw a
more fair and just presiding officer than
is he who sits in the chair of the Presi
dent of the Senate. No Senator upon
this floor is the superior of another, but
each is the equal of the other, each rep
resents! an honest and noble constit
uency. The President of this Senate
in the selection of its committees must
and has done equal justice to every
section and to every Senator. I was
E resent when the committees of the
enate were made up, as were numerous
other Senators, present by invitation of
the presiding officer himself. In the
selection of the Railroad Commission
Committee there was no man in this
Senate who has been greater, honored
than has been the Senator from Samp
son when the President of the Senate
made him its chairman. Further than
this, the President of the Senate has
E laced the Senator from Sampson at the
ead of the Committee on Internal Im
provements, one of the most important
committees of the Legislature, and
the language used by the Senator from
Sampson yesterday was, therefore, most
unfair, unjust and uncalled for. In the
construction of the Railroad Commis
sion Committee the President of the
Senate certainly selected a most excel
lent committee. Every member of that
committee (the Senate branch) was in
favor of and were honorable j and strong
supporters of a Railroad Commission,
save and except Mr. Griggsby of Ashe,
who, representing a most honorable and
noble constituency, was instructed to
not support and to vote against a Rail
road Commission, which instructions he
most honorably followed to the letter.
Because certain Senators have seen fit,
as have also members of the Senate
branch of the committee, to offer
amendments to the bill as reported by
the committee, this unjust impugning of
their motives and unjust criticism
ot our presiding officer is unfair
and should never have been made. Our
presiding officer knows no man, no
section, and is extremely fair in all his
dealings with the Senate. 1
Butler said: "In the language I used
yesterday I intended to say. 'the bill in
its present shape would not have been
reported, if the House branch of the
committee had been constituted as 'was
the Senate branch.' My language was
not meant to reflect upon our presiding
Officer, or to . impugn the motives of
members of the committee. 1 have not
known the presiding officer of the
Senate so long or so well as the Senator
from Iredell, but I do most heartily con
cur in all he has said in commendation
of him. I did not desire and I regret
that any Senator should have construed
my words as reflections upon the Presi
dent of the Senate or to impugn the
motives of members of the Senate. If
our presiding officer, or any member of
the Senate branch of the Committee on
Railroad Commission, or any Senator
thinks my language carried such reflec
tions, they are mistaken in the language
1 used or intended to use, or l am mis
taken myself. I did not so intend any
word I think I used, 'and hope this will
be accepted as an ample apology."
Avery and Bell made some remarks
upon this matter, and the olive branch
of peace waves over all.
The presiding officer said he- was per
fectly satisfied, and the curtain drops.
SPECIAL ORDER.
; The six percent, interest bill came up
at 11 o'clock as the special order for
that hour, with amendments exempting
from the provisions of the bill the Coun
ties of Buncombe, Madison, McDowell,
Burke, Forsythe, Haywood, Transylva
nia, Henderson, Tackson, Swain, Macon,
Graham, Cherokee. : Clay, Mitchell,
Stokes, Alleghany, Ash, Watauga. New
Hanover. Pender, Mecklenburg, Rock
ingham, Craven. Carteret,1 Jones, Ons-'
low, Durham, ferson, Caswell, Ala
mance. Cumberland. Harnett-
A spirited argument arose upon these
amendments, engaged in by Avery, ati
lamy, Green of Harnett, Allen of Gran
ville, Quinn, McLean, Audrey. Parker,
Twitty, Gilman. I
Aycock sent up an amendment pro
viding that before the provisions ot this
bill shall go into effect the matter of 6
per cent, or 8 per cent, shall be submit
ted to a vote of the people to be sub
mitted at the next general election for
members of the General Assembly,
: McLean submitted a substitute that
sec. 3835 of The Code be amended so
that 8 per cent, contracts shall apply to
cash loans only.
Griecsbv offered an amendment to
strike out in sec 3835 of The Code, the
words "eight per cent." and insert "ten
percent.' I
Williams,' of Pitt,closed the debate. He
had years ago introduced this bill, and
now with a desire to do i the greatest
good to the greatest number, with the
kindest feelings for all and: with malice
towards none, he bad tougnt along this
line till to-day and the great gathering
of the Klans had been heard from until
the demands of this hour was money at
a low rate of Interest, "when 1 first in
troduced this bill I had but three or
four voters as followers; nowthe cry goes
out from the agricultural classes for
some help from the shylocks of the
lauus. , i
-The interest bill was tabled. On an
amendment to the bill to fix the rate of
interest at" 8 per cent. ayes 20, nays
SO the President voted aye.
Adiourned. -. i
1891.
HOUSE OF. . REPRESENTATIVES.
The-. House met at 10 a. m Mr.
Speaker .Doughton in the chair, and
after prayer by Rev. Mr. Koberson, of
the House, the journal of yesterday was
read and approved.
RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED, j
Ltneback, to limit debate in the
House. - - ; - .- '. -
Coffield, to pay the committee ap
pointed by the session of 1889 to inves
tigate railroads.
fatterson, to pay tne committee
which visited the Penitentiary farms
on Roanoke river. . -: i.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED1.
Hilman, to amend chap. 27 of The
Code. To amend chap. 839, Laws 1889.
Beck, to empower County Commis
sioners to prohibit the sale of liquor in
certain districts, v r
Wood, to establish a new county, to
be named "Alliance." ! - :
Chaopell. in regard to the stock law
in Richmond county.
Whitfield, to make a creek a lawful
fence; to establish the dividing line be
tween Lenoir and Duplin counties.
Edmundson, to submit the question
of a stock law to the people of Greene
county. . i
Murdock, concerning udge s cnarges.
Sutton, to supply official: stenograph
ers to the Superior Courts of the State.
The morning hour, having expired
Lineback moved to take up his resolu
tion limiting debate in the House to ten
minutes. Tabled.
CALENDAR BILLS.
To incorporate the Carolina. Green-.
ville & Northern railroad; passed third
reading.
To amend sec 3701 of lhe code;
tabled.
To compel railroads to pay coroner's
expenses and bury thej; dead Killed
by said roads, labied.
Wood moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill to enlarge 'the juris
diction of Justices of the Peace was
passed. Adopted. The bill was then
put on its second reading.
Sutton moved to amend "that this
bill shall not apply to Justices of the
Peace in cities and towns. "
Bryan of Wayne moved "that it shall
not apply to cases where'guns, pistols or
other deadly weapons are used in any
assault, battery or affray." i
Wood called the previous question.
Bryan's amendment was lost; also Sut
ton s. i
The question recurring onthe origi
nal bill, Wood called for the ayes and
nays. The bill passed by a vote of ayes
77, nays 21. The rules were'suspended
and the bill passed a third reading.
Kay introduced a resolution tnat
when the House adjourns "on'Tuesday
it adiourn to meet Thursday at 3
o'clock, to allow the House to attend
the Fish and Oyster Fair at Newbern.
Hueman called for the yeas and nays,
and the resolution passed by a vote of
ayes 53, nays 45. .1
Bill to incorporate the Merchants
and Manufacturers' Fire Insurance
Company of Winston. Passed third
reading.
A message from the governor was
received announcing the death of
Judge C. L. Thomas, a Trustee of the
University.
Bill to establish the county of Rich-
lands, to be composed of a part of Beau
fort county. A long debate sprung up
on the reading oi this Dili. Skinner,
Wood and Bryan, of Wayne, advocating
the measure. Henry opposed it. It
passed its second reading, j
l he resolution to adiourn in order to
visit the Fair was reconsidered and tabled.
The bill relating to the turnpike from
Wilmington to Wnghtsville, and the
bill to incorporate the Mount Airy
Light and Power Co., passed third
reading. . ,
Adjourned.
NIGHT SESSION.
Bills passed third reading: To pro
tect birds in Rowan; to incorporate
Kenilworth; to pay railroad tax investi-
gaung commiree; io appiy ccruuii iuc
in ourry iu rauruau suuscriutiuus; iu ai-
low Yancey county to levy a'special tax;
to incorporate Hobgood;.to amend the
Code so as to make clerks of court and
sheriffs amenable for embezzlement; to
make 4W feet a lawful fence in certain
counties; to enable trustees of uolds-
boro graded school to pay for the build
ing; to make railroads responsible for
contracts; to prohibit sale of liquor in
Gaston; to authorize Anson county to
levy a special tax.
Raleigh. Fett 20.
SENATE.
The Senate was called ; to order by
Senator Turner, and opened with prayer
by Rev. Dr. L. L. Nash of the city. The
journal of Thursday was read and ap
proved. !.!.-;
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Were introduced as follows:
By Ardrey, to provide for Stenograph
ers in the Supreme Court.
By Butler, to fix and define the boun
dary line between the counties of Samp
son and Johnston. Also, to prohibit the
sale of liquor within one mile of Black
Creek Chapel. !
By Courts, to prohibit the sale of li
quors within two miles of Happy Home,
in Kockingham county, i
By Gilman, to incorporate the town
of Jacksonville, in Onslow county.
By t reeman, to elect tobacco weigh
era by the people. ! i
By Culbreth, to prohibit the sale of
all intoxicating liquors in the town ot
Whiteville; also to prohibit the sale of
liquors at and within four miles of
Crowly in Columbus county.
By Green of wake, to make more
equal the price paid for weighing cot
ton. !
By Wilcox, to regulate- the , Superior
Courts ot Moore county, i
By Bellamy, to amend an act to com
pel personal representatives to plead
the Statute of Limitation; also to com
firm and make valid Patent No. 8841,
issued the 12th of December 1888.
By Spieght, to provide for the collec
tion, arrangement and i display of the
products of the State of North Carolina
at the World s Columbian Exposition of
1893, and to make an appropriation
therefor.
By Mitchell, to increase the public
school lund.
By Chesson, to amend chap. 127 of the
Laws of 1889. j
By Durham.to prohibit the making and
sale ot liquors within two miles ot rat-
terson Springs Methodist Church,
Cleveland county.
CALENDAR BILLS TAKEN UP.
To incorporate the Brunswick, West
ern & Southern Railroad Co.; passed
third reading. ! i :
To incorporate Autreyville, in Samp
son county; passed second reading.
To incorporate New Wilkesboro Land
Co.; passed third reading.
Relating to Davis' School; passed
third reading. ii . i
For the better protection of the lives
and property of citizens of Newbern.
Relating to the Carolina Construction
Co., and to enlarge its charter; pas:
third reading, 1 j
To authorize the aty of Newbern to
issue bonds and to levy a special tax;
passed second reading. -1
To incorporate the Greensboro Street
Kaiiway Co.: passed tniro reading.
To incorporate Oak Ridge Institute,
NO. 15
in Guilford county; passed third read
ing.
To.incorporate the Cabarrus & Union
Railroad Co,; passed second reading.
- SPECIAL ORDER. ,
To establish a Geological Survey of
the State. -
Turner, the introducer, spoke at
some length'in support of the bill. He
thought it would be the means of bring
ing more capital into the State.
Twitty favored the bill and thought it
the most important one that would
come before the General Assembly. .
Bell heartily favored the bill.
Ardrey sent to the clerk's desk and
had read letters from the editor of the
Baltimore Manufacturers' Record, Hon.
Z. B. Vance and Mr. E. iFuller, urging
the necessity of having such a survey
for the State. Ardrey spoke in support
of the measure; he thought it of the
greatest importance to have such a sur
vey. Bellamy thought that North Carolina
was to-day the richest State in the
Union; he thought that with a geologi
cal survey North Carolina could in a
few years reduce its rate of taxation to
one-third of what it is at present. He
did not know of a more valuable invest
ment.' Galloway was heartily in favor of the
bill. '
Aycock calledTthe previous question,
which was sustained, and the bill pass
ed its second and third readings.
Bills passed third (readings: lo in
corporate the Merchants and Farmers'
Bank, Kaleigh; the f armers Loan and
Trust Co., of Morgantbn; the Raleigh
Cotton and Shipping Warehouse Co.;
the West Tarboro " Land and Improve
ment Co.; to change the name of Tois
not to "Elm City;" to amend the charter
of Sparta; to extend the charter of the
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Baltimore ana ioixn Carolina, mining
Co.; relative to stock of incorporated
companies.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met at 10 o'clock a. m.,
Mr. Speaker Doughton in the chair, and
after prayer by Rev. Dr. Nash, of the
city, the journal of yesterday, was, on
motion, dispensed with.
PETITIONS.
Petitions were received as follows :
Hall, against the purchase tax.
McClure, in regard to public printing.
Patterson, in relation to certain county
scrip.
Brinson, approving the dredging tor
oysters.
Hueman, ( happen and Mash, in re
gard to teaching physiology and hygiene
in public schools.
Cox, from citizens of Pitt against the
bonus to the State Printer.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
Bryan of Wayne, in relation to auc
tioneers; to incorporate Ruffin Lodge
I. O. O. F.
Reed, to provide for the election of
tax collectors in the several counties of
the State.
Wood, to regulate fishing in Chowan
and its tributaries.
franks, to empower citizens of Ons
low to propagate diamond back terra
pins.
roust, to establish a county to be call
ed Burgwyn. i
Long of Columbus, in relation to om-
cial bonds.
Buchanan, to regulate the sale of li
quor on prescription.
Bass, to require weighers of leaf to
bacco to be sworn.
Snell, in regard to public roads.
Ray, to authoiize sheriffs to execute
deeds for lands sold for taxes.
Hood, to prohibit the sale of liquor
by druggists in the town of Matthews.
Beck, by request., to regulate the
charges of doctors.
CALENDAR.
Bill to authorize Bruswick county to
levy a special tax, passed reading their.
Wiley asked that his resolution that
nt bill shall be introduced after Feb.
24th, except by consent of three-fourths
of the House be considered.
Wiley and Hopkins urged its adop
tion. Morton and Alexander opposed
it. Referred to Committee on Rules.
McCline sent up a resolution, "that
Saturday and Monday next exclusively
devoted to bill's requiring a roll call."
Adopted.
Bill to establish county of Kichlands
from part of Beaufort. The bill was
debated at length. Scott called the
previous question ; Long of Columbus
called for the ayes and nays, - The bill
then failed on the third reading, by a
vote of 34 ayes, 66 nays. ,
. SPECIAL ORDER. !
The resolution in regard to public j
printing was taken up; "Resolved that
the Committee on Public Printing be
requested to formulate a bill to the pub
lic printing to the lowest bidder." In
troduced by Pritchard.
Henry said that the matter had been
fully discussed and settled; that he
(Fntchard) thought he had the Demo
crats in a hole, and moved to table.
Pritchard arose to a question of
privilege. He said that if he. took care
of his side of the House he would lessen
taxation wherever he could; that the
Public Printer got a bonus of from
$4,000 to $5,000. The Speaker called
him to order. Pritchard said that the
gentleman from Rockingham (Henry)
was taking arbitrary advantage; like that
attributed to Reed.
Henry insisted on his motion to table.
Pritchard called for the ayes and
nays, l he call was not sustained, l he
resolution was tabled.
Pritchard then moved to reconsider.
McGill moved to lay that motion on
the table.
Pritchard said he had the floor. . The
Speaker held that the motion to table
the motion to reconsider was not de
batable. Pritchard If you put irrthe gag law
the places that know you now will know
you no more.
lhe motion was put to table and was
adopted. 0 .
Fntcha rd gave notice of protest.
Bill to allow Anson to levy a special
tax; passed third reading.
Bui to allow Yancey county to levyZa
special tax; passed third reading.
McGill offered .a resolution to the
effect that the Committee on Senatorial
apportionment also apportion the rep
resentatives ot the House on the basis
of the census of 1890. Adopted.
BILLS PASSED.
To incorporate the American Mineral
and Timber Co.; to incorporate Phcenix
Hose Reel Co.. of Wilmington.
Adjourned.
NIGHT SESSION.
Bills passed third reading: To incor
porate the Brownstone Company in
Moore county; to incorporate the bank
of Pee Dee; to prohibit hunting o'pos
soms in certain counties from February
to October; to repeal sec 2, chap. 204,
Laws 1789; to amend the charter of Dur
ham, Black Creek and Washington; to
amend sec 1750, The Code, so thatten-
acy from year to year may be terminated
by thirty davs notice, and that from
month to month by. seven days; to de
fine the . State line between IGraham
county and Tennessee; to prevent ob
structions in TownCreek, iidgecompe
eountv:to aoDroDnate S50 to have a
portrait of Henry Wyatt of Edgecombe,
the first Confederate soldier killed in
the war, placed in the State Library;
to regulate the fence law in Bruuns-
wick county; in regard to crim
inal statistics r to regulate the
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to incorporate the Fayettevif e, 'kLand &
Improvement Coo incorporate Hope
Mills; to amendytfec 8649 Th Code, rel
ative to Notaries Public; to amend chap,
ter 239, IwsN3Lg87; toX incorporate .
Baltimore and Ashevllle Railway; to in
corporate the town ot Jamesvillc; to au
thorize Leaksville to issue bonds.
. Adjourned.
SENATE.'
The Senate was called to order by
Lt. Gov. Holt, and opened with prayer .
by Rev. Dr. Marshall, of the city. The ;
reading of the journal of Friday was
dispensed with.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Vest introduced, read the first time
and referred; as follows: .
By Kihg, to work the public roads
and clean out water courses with con
victs. Also relating to the settlement -of
losses under five insurance polices.
By Bishop, relating to the Pension
law. ; '
By Culbreth, relating to dentistry.
By Bellamy, to amend the charter of
the C. M. Stedman Bucket Co., of Wil
mington. N. C.
By Bell, in relation to County Boards
of Education. v
By Bellamy, to authorize the commis
sioners of New Hanover and Pender,
counties to establish a free ferry across .
Northeast river. .
By Skinner, relative to the road law
in certain counties.
By Rose, to create a hew township
in Johnston county to be named Ban
ner. By McLarty, to incorporate Monroe
High School, Union county.
. By Green, of Wake, in regard to the
sale of agricultural products.
By Aycock, concerning stock law for .
Goldsboro township. . . r r "
j CALENDAR BILLS.
For the benefit of the Fayetteville
Light Infantry; passed third reading.
To amend sec. 1946 of The Code;
passed third reading.
To authorize the Commissioners of
Monroe to levy a special tax and for.
other purposes; passed third reading.
Relating to fishing in Roanoke, river,
recommitted to Committee on Fish and
Fisheries.
' To amend the charter ot the town of
Smithfield; passed third reading.
To incorporate the Cabarrus and
Union Railway Co.; passed third read
ing. - -, .
To amend the Constitution of North
Carolina. This bill refers to the Home
stead Law, giving the right to waive the
Homestead execution. Made special or
der for next Tuesday at 12 o'clock.
INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL COL-
LEGE.
In regard to an act establishing an
Industrial and Agricultural College, and
for the maintenance of the same; (this .
is the bill in which the committee re
commended that an appropriation of
$15,000 be made) passed third reading.
On motion of Paine the vote by which
the bill passed second reading was re
considered, so as to allow it to be de- ,
bated.
Turner said that he was sorry that he
Could not support the bill in its present
shape. He was in favor of educating
the children of the State, but this bill
in its present shape did not, as he
thought, give the desired benefit.
Green, of Wake, said the farmers had
asked nothing from this General Assem-
bly before this bill was introduced, but
now they do ask that the State give the
appropriation to the Agricultural School
asked for, to-wit $15,000 for 1891-92.
The farmers had voted to appropriate
money to the public school fund, and
he thought it nothing more than right
and just that the farmer boys should
have a chance.
Ardrey spoke at some length. He
was in hearty accord with the bill; he
thought it due the poor boys of the
State to give them an agricultural train
ing; that other States had given large
appropriations for the maintenance of
Industrial and Agricultural Colleges,
and North Carolina should do the same.
North Carolina will never reach the
high place . she is entitled to until our
people are more thoroughly educated.
Turner said that he did not wish to
antagonize the bill, and was sorry that
his remarks had brought on such a de
bate. He was opposed to . the bill be
cause the State could not make the ap
propriation asked for without the State -having
to levy a special tax, this Gen
eral Assembly would go down in history
as the Farmers' Legislature, and if by
reason of making this appropriation the
State levies a special tax, the Legisla
ture of 1891 will be the most unpopular
one assembled in many years.
In the course of remarks the Senator
took occasion to say that the people of
Raleigh would assemble in the lobbies
and galleries (when a bill was to come
up that affected any institution located
in Kaleigh), and purposely make a noise
so as to hinder any Senator who hap
pened to oppose such measure, during
his speech.
Un motion of Aycock the further con
sideration of the'bill was postponed until
Monday night next and made a special
order for 8.80 o'clock.
Bill to amend chap. 298, Laws of 1889;
passed third reading.
lo amend the stock law in Robeson
county; passed third reading. .
in regard to insurance companies.
Bellamy spoke against , the bill in its
present shape, as it would break up the
benevolent societies and brotherhoods,
which have done so much good in this
State. There were hundreds Of thou
sands of dollars in policies held by the
people of this State in benevolent
societies and brotherhoods, and he was
opposed to crushing those societies out
of existence.
On motion of King, the bill was re
ferred to the Insurance Committee.
To incorporate the town of Autry-
ville in Sampson county ; passed third
reading.
l o authorize Wayne county to is
sue bonds and for other purposes; pass
ed second reading.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House . met at 10 a. m., Speaker
Doughton in the chair, and after prayer
by Rev. Dr. Marshall of the city, the
journal was on motion dispensed with.
PETITIONS.
Petitions were introduced as follows:
Hileman, Bryan, Anderson and
Wooten, for physioligical and temper
ance instruction in public schools.
Perry, in regard to public printing
and against the formation of the new
county of Burgwyn.
Middleton, against the sale of liquor
in Warsaw township.
Buck, to require the Governor to pub
lish all names on petitions for pardon of
convicts. .
Doughton, against the sale of liquor
near any church or school in the State.
Hall, to incorporate Caldwell Institute
in Orange county.
Tatom, to change the time for holding
court in Bladen county.
DOG TAX LAW.
The standing Committees reported
sundry bills, among which was a dog
tax law favorably reported by a major
ity of the Finance Committee, which is
the first ever favorably reported in the
history of the State.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
- Coffield, to protect fish in Sweetwater
creek, Martin county.
Edmundson, to allow the sale of wine,
brandy and cider at place of manufac
ture. -
Tatom, to change the time of holding
court in Bladen county.
Watson, to repeal chap. 65. The Code,
in regard to' weights and measures; to
repair court: house at Lumberton.
McGill, relating to Bureau of Immi
gration. .
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