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1 VI -PVBUHZD AT- V 1 L M 1 N 0 T ON, N. C., $1.00 A YEAR, IN ADVANCE. n mi aBBBscnea n 88888888888888888 'iqioopj gx " . 83888883888888883 MooW j sS8$38feg8SaSgaggS " i 83S3S3SS8S3iiIii8 gaow 8 j SSB8gg95SSS88g83:8 j 88888888888888888 83888888888888888 " 888883S88288S8S83 SSS33S23388S88SS " j 88888888888338888 o i o. S " 3s i s s i s s s ; 4 s s s s " m ts to o . ao o o jj oa jj g o gj g Entered at tke Pent Office at Wilmtgton, N. C, as Second Clue Matter.l . SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. I 'I- The iubscription price of the Weekly Star is as follows: ' Smile Copy 1 year, postage paid 00 ,e months " ' 60 " 8 months " "! . 80 j SETTLING ITSELF. The so-called race problem is rap idly losing its interest and is no longer regarded with the same con cern that that it is t once was for" the reason becoming more , apparent every year that it is settling itself, slowly but surety and effectually. There is ri ot a Southern State to-day negro is the same power- where the ul factor that he-w. in the destiny of the State as ten years ago. and con- sequentlw there is no State where his presence is viewed with apprehen sion, emigration ana lnainerence to the right of suffrage; are doing for the people "of the South what the more thi ughtful feared a few years ago the y would be unable to do for themse es. y ' " bver s ince the war: the negroes of the more northern Southern States have betn moving further South in greater br less numbers every year. The migratory inclination has ex tended reaching into South Carolina, Georgi;., Alabama, Florida and even ia'to M ssissippi, the land of promise to so n any negroes of the Southern borderl States.! f The negroes are of a migratory disposition ; they -are never better satisfied than wheri jthey are on.the move! although they may know little lor nothing of ! the objective poifttj which they have in view, and but iew could give a good reason eight cases out why they move. In of te nj they do it on impulse and not on udgment, which figures very littli ijn ihe premises, j Tiis has been strikingly and fre que id) illustrated iri the migratory mo ement from this State, which as sun ed in some localities the charac ter of a craze, by which old and yo mg, male and female became aftectjed. For twenty-five years this exadus has been going on every year to a greater or less extent, aggre ga ihg in this time many thousands, hd v many cannot be told, ior ho record has been kept of the number. The same influences have been at work in other States South of us, altiough, perhaps, not as strikingly m; nifested, but that it has been at wcrk is demonstrated by the small ga n in the black population as com pa ed with the white within the past de ;ade, ;' in these . States where the migratory spirit became prevalent. ' tThe large increase in the colored population of Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana, in these counties bordering on the Mississippi will snow where most of them have other pitched their; tents, while thousands have drifted West and driven stakes in to the Kansas and Oklahoma, where there are jirobably thirty thousand of tnem. ..... . j--.'. ' While this decrease in the ratio of the; colored to the! white population has been going on in every State east of Mississippi, it has .been effec tually' settling the race problem while i thoughtful people were dis cussing it and politicians were rant ingjon it; as one of jthe great unsolv ed problems which needed the light of their genius to illumine . the way to its solution. While thev were do- ing the ranting the unsophisticated colored brother who was . the inno cent cause of it all was quietly doing the colonizing, But, it my be asked, will not the transfer of the preponderating col- 0rfd population to j the, States bor aemg on the Mississippi simoly ft the problem land bring them Iace to face with the dangers from wt ich the other States have so luck !j escaped? Yes ; but they will have 'he courage, tact and capacity to Beet it when the emergency presents " eit, as Mississippi did when action became necessary, and they will d lt without a jar, or a ripple on the surface. They will do it by restrict- 78 suffrage so as to keep the gov- 7nment:in the 1 hands of in 'P-- This will he rinn trtn nrifh e acquiescence if not the co-opera-tl0l of the colored population, the majority 0f whom when left to them 'lves and uninfluenced bv Doliti "ans of their own or of the white hlch they once, enjoyed' when it a novelty and ithev hA -a. Rated ideas of its maeic influence. pest. -j iui mat year s Dlra s There was a time' when thre Was T VOL. XXII. a race problem in the. South, but that time has gone by, - for it has solved itself, while the esteemed Republican ftatesmen" on the other jside of the line were working them selves up into paroxysms of excite ment over it. MINOS MENTION. in the Senate Friday Mr Sherman withdrew the Nicaragua Ship Canal bill for the reason, as stated, that the press of other business would prevent its reaching the House in time for . consideration, if it should pass the Senate. The country is probably indebted to Senator Pad dock for deliverance from this $100, 000,000 job for the benefit of some enterprising gentlemen who proposed to construct a ship canal, reap all the profits and get the Government of the United States to foot the bill, and perhaps also form some unpleas ant entanglements with the British Government, of a' more serious nature than the Behring Sea seal fishing dispute. When the effort was made Thursday to call this subsidy job up again Senator Paddock ob jected and gave notice that he would insist upon the consideration of his Pure Food bill before the Nicaragua job could again get the floor. This doibtless settled its hash and led to its withdrawal by Senator Sherman. ' Mr. Henry W. Blair, the great bore of New Hampshire, ; whose senatorial career expires next Wed nesday, has like a good many other played out statesmen been tempo jrarily provided for. Mr. Harrison has appointed him minister to China, a nomination which was promptly confirmed as soon as it was officially announced to the Senate. The heartiest- congratulations the great bore received on his appointment came from the Democratic Senators. The spontanietv and warmth of these congratulations may lead to the suspicion that they were in spired by the reflection that China is' so far off. They would doubtless also warmly congratulate Senator Chandler if he were sent to some remote corner of the habitable globe. There wouid have been more cause for senatorial congratulation if Mr. Blair had been sent to China before he held the Senate on the ragged edge so long with his inter minable speeches on his educational bill. As was anticipated the Ship Sub sidy bill was run through the House of Representatives Friday, but by a much smaller majority than it was thought it would receive. It might have been defeated had not Speaker Reed lent his powerful aid in sus taining motions made by friends of the bill, and ruling against motions made by those who were opposed to it.: As this is practically the same bill . which passed the Senate last session, there is little doubt of an easy agreement on the amendments, and that it will go through and re ceive the Presidential signature. we are indebted to Mr. N. B Broughton, President, for a very handsome catalogue of the Raleigh Business College, an institution re cently established in that city. An institution of this kind has been much needed in this State, where our young men can get a good busi ness education without going to Northern colleges, as so many of them have been doing. Dogs are rated at fancy prices sometimes; At the New York Bench show there is one valued at $40,000, another at $25,000, another at $20, 000, and several at from $15,000 to $10,000. There .does not seem to be a rush, however, to buy them". Dogs do not range so high in North Carolina, but one dog, no matter w mean he is, is worth a good. many sheep. While one company is asking this government for a $3,000,000 subsidy to lay an ocean cable betwetn San prancisco and the Kingdom of Ha waii, another company proposes to Ida the work without a dollar of sub sidy if the government will grant a charter. But this company will not have as much stock to give away.to the statesmen as the other one. j :. The Senate took up the Pure Food bill Friday. This takes the place of the Conger Lard bill, which is rele gated to the shades. THE SLUGGER SLUGGED. Sullivan Xjioked by ft Bailyoad Man in Oeorgia. A dispatch from Athens, Ga., says that John U Sullivan was knocked out by a train hand named Townsend, on a Georgia railroad regular passenger train Tuesday. Sullivan and his company were on their way to Macon, Ga., from Columbia, S. C Sullvian was in a bad humor, and when when Townsend came through the car in which he sat he be gan to abuse him. Townsend stood it a while and then jumped on the fellow. He blackened Sullivan's eye and choked him before he was pulled off. Townsend weighs only 185 pounds, but is very game. Sullivan after the whipping tried to bluff his opponent out of the car, but Townsend uid in the ear, aad Bullrrmn seen eeleretf 4ew4. 1 , THE OY8TER LAW. V. Main Feature of the Bill to Protect the Oyster Interests of the 8tat M Passed by the , House - of . Bep-, resentetlTes. , t The "oyster bill," which passed the House last Tuesday night, makes it un lawful to use any instrument but hand- tongs for taking oysters from the public oyster grounds of the State, under pen alty of $500 fine . or not less than one year's imprisonment, and forfeiture of boatand appliances used. Non-residents of the State are not al- owed to take oysters in any manner, All boats engaged in tak.ng oysters shall be licensed for a period not less than twelve months. The license for a boat 20 feet or , less is $1.50; 25 feet. $2.00; 80 feet, $2.50; 85 feet and under custom-house tonnage, $3.50; all boats of custom-house tonnage $1.00 per ton. Persons taking oysters are also re quired to obtain individual license and pay. therefor the sum of $2.50. Any person taking oysters without individual license is liable to a fine of not less than $100 or imprisonment not less than six months. 1 ' Unlawful to take oysters from any o: the public grounds of the State on Sun days or at night. One-halt of all fines imposed go to the informer and officer making the arrest, equally; the other half to the oyster fund of the State; except in the case of the patrol force of the State. The burden of proof shall be upon the defendant in all causes arising under the act. to show that oysters were not taken from public grounds or natural oyster rocks of the State. The Governor shall appoint one Chief Commissioner, whose term qf office shall be for two years, and salary $1200 per annum; he shall give bond in the sum of $5000. Provision is also made for an associate Commissioner, who shall be ex officio captain of the patrol force of the State ; term of office two years and salary $720 per annum. In spectors of oysters shall be appointed by the Chief Commissioner at each point where the market is sufficient to justify such appointment, and as many shall be appointed as may be necessary. Each inspector shall give bond in the sum of $500. Each inspector shall re ceive as compensation, one cent for each bushel or tub of oysters measured un der his inspection, to be paid by the purchaser. Oysters shall be culled upon the pub lic grounds from which they are taken, and all oysters whose shells measure not more than two inches from hinge to mouth and all shells taken with , said oysters, shall ' be returned upon said public grounds; and it shall be unlawful for any person to have in his possession for sale any cargo or portion of a cargo of which empty shells and small oysters shall amount to more than ten per cent, of said cargo, under penalty of fine or in- prisonment. All oysters measured in this State shall be measured in a one bushel tub, a bushel tub, or a three-bushel tub; circular, with straight sides and bottom. A half-bushel tub shall measure from inside to inside fif teen inches across the ' top, thirteen inches from inside to inside across the bottom, and seventeen inches diagonal from inside chime to top. A bushel tub shall measure eighteen inches from in side to inside across the top. sixteen in ches and a half from inside to inside across the bottom, and ' twenty-one inches diagonal from inside chime to top. A three-bushel tub shall measure twenty-four inches across the top from inside, to inside, twenty-two inches from inside to inside across the bottom, and twenty-nine and one-quarter inches diagonal from inside chime to top. Onslow county is exempted from the provisions of the bill. MURDER IN BRUNSWICK. M. M. Gorman Shot Down and Killed by Biohard Blddiok. A deliberate cold-blooded murder was committed last Thursday afternoon at the old Lyles' place, in Northwest township, Brunswick county, about six miles from Wilmington. The victim was Mr. M. M. Gorman, a school teacher, and the murderer is a man named Richard Riddick, who lived at Malmo, a station on the Wilmington, Columbia & Augusta railroad, five miles from the city. Riddick shot his victim with a pistol, firing two balls into Gor man's head and killing him almost in stantly.' Both G irman and Riddick had been drinking and were under the influence of liquor when they met and quarrelled. Gorman was unarmed; only a pocket knife being found on his body when examined by the. Coroner. Gorman leaves a wife and five small children in a destitute and helpless condition. Riddick has a wife, but no children. He came from the ' State of Virginia to Bruns wick county, and has since ) been em ployed at the works of Messrs, Hanson & Smith at Malmo. After the murder be disappeared and the officers of the law have been unable to find him. Amendments to the Eevenne Law. The Revenue, or Tax bill, as it pass ed its third reading in the House of Representatives, increases "The fee for license issued to any insurance company to do business in this State," from fifty dollars to one hundred dollars per an num. . The tax on liquor dealers "every per son who shall buy, for the purpose of selling, spirituous liquors, vinous or malt liquors, shall, in addition to his ad valorem tax on his stock, pay as a license tax one per centum instead of one-half of one per cent., as formerly on the total amount of purchases, in or out of the State, for cash or on credit, whether such person shall purchase as principal or through an agent or com mission merchant." Criminal Court the March term begins n the lvtk. - Weekly WILMINGTON, N, O., FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1891. GENERAL ASSEMBLY. .Bills Passed to' Apportion Members of the Senate and to Prohibit the Sale of Cigar ettes to Minora The Herenue Bill Passed i In the House-Other Bills Passed.' , Sfecial Star Report, 1 '-' KALEIGH, Feb. 26. ; . SENATE. - .' Y'.. The Senate was called to order by Lieut. Gov. Holt. The reading of the journal of . Wednesday was dispensed with. . , 1 "BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS were introduced,' read the first time and referred to committees as follows : t By Turner, to revise and consolidate the charter of Winston. By Butler, to regulate the damages to be awarded to parties whose stock may be killed or injured by railroads. By Turner, to prohibit obstruction of the Yadkin river and its tributaries. By Wilcox, to authorize the collection of certain unpaid taxes in Moore county. : the Calendar Bill to incorporate the town of K orth Durham, passed third reading. ,Te amend the - charter of the town of Staunton, in Beaufort county;" passed third reading. To incorporate the town of Hobgood, in Halifax county; passed third reading. To establish a Criminal Court for' the county of Hertford; passed third read ing.', j . ' To prohibit the sale of liquor in Gas ton county, passed third reading. To apportion the members of the Senate; passeH third reading. j . To amend sec. 2589 of The Code this bill provides for an additional tax of 12 J cents on every $100 of property and credits in the State and 37 i cents oa jevery poll. It was made the special order for to-morrow. . To authorize the commissioners of Stanly county to usue bonds to build a court house, passed third reading. . To prevent gambling at Agricultural lairs, passed tnird reading. ; To authorize the commissioners of Pitt county to make an appropriation to build a road near Greenville passed third reading. i To prevent habitual drunkeness; re ferred to Judiciary Committee. I Relatingito the charter of the Balti-i more Gold and Silver Mining i and Smelting Co., passed third reading. To prohibit the sale of cigarettes to minors. Aycock opposed the bill oh the ground that it would injure1 the farmers who engaged in the raising of tobacco. Freeman favored the bill and so did Bull. Allen, of Greenville,! op posed it. ' Bell spoke in opposition to the biil, Lucas said ne aid not wisn to injure the cigarette business or the tobaccb growers' interest, but as the bill would throw a safeguard around the bovs of North Carolina, he was in favor of its passage. If by passing the bill it should save the life of one little boy, would not this General Assembly have done a noble thing? On a call for the previous question tne oui passed tmra reading, To authorize the State Board of Edu cation to invest funds derived from sale of swamp lands, passed third reading. Relative to public roads in Granville county, passed second reading. To amend the School law of 1889, passed third reading. To declare ihe county of Rowan under the loperation of the State law. passed third reading. Relating to Dower ; tabled. BILLS INTRODUCED. By consent, Bellamy was allowed to introduce a bill to establish a free ferry across Northeast river; placed on the calendar. ! I Also, by Freeman, bill to amend the charter of the town of Winston; cal endar. Also, bill to prevent live stock from running at large in certain por tions of Franklin county; placed on cal endar. CALENDAR RESUMED, To incorporate the United Mining and Manufacturing Company; passed third reading. To incorporate, the Western & Sea board Railway Company; passed second reading. To amend The Code relating to the bonds of constables; passed third read ing. .- To authorize the Commissioners ol Pitt county to sell their present poor house property and to build another. passed third reading. To amend sec. 2834 of The Code, passed third reading. To authorize the Commissioners of Northampton county to levy a special tax and to issue bonds to build a jail, passed second reading. To authorize County Commissioners to grant license to maimed Confederate soldiers to peddle goods, wares and mer chandise, passed third reading. j ' To repeal chap. 14, Private Laws 1885, passed third reading. To amend sec. 1016 of The Code, passed third reading. To authorize the Commissioners' of Brunswick county to levy a special tax, passed second reading. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 10 a. m,( Speaker Doughton presiding. After; prayer by Kev. Mr. Denny oi the House, the journal was dispensed with, BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED, i i , Hall of Halifax, to provide fori the collection ot taxes on solvent credits Morse, to create the office of game keeper of Currituck. i I Wood, to amend chap. 524, Private Laws of 1889; in regard to thel pehitea tiarv. Gilmer, in relation to agricultural statistics; to amend charter of the town of Clyde; to incorporate Pigeon River- town. j Lahorn, to regulate the time of killing deer in Bladen county, i Cowan, to allow certain persons in Swain county to attend the public schools; to better define the duties of Justice of the Peace. I Johnson, to amend chap. 77, Laws of 1887. in regard to whortleberries; Phipps, to incorporate the Blue Ridge Kauroad. . . Watson of Robeson, to tax ments of the" Superior Court, old judg- Denny, to incorporate the town of Dobson, Surry county. " j . THE MORNING HOUR EXPIRED, Reed moved to reconsider the bill re lating to the establishment of homes for indigent children. Adopted. The bill was amended so as to apply only to Buncombe county, and passed its several readings. i I Hoi man moved to take! up! the Revenue bill. It passed third reading, The following bills also passed readings: In regard to public schools of third Ashe- ville; to abolish April and November terms of - Bertie Superior Court; to authorize Alamance to , fund its debt and issue bonds; to increase the salary of the Clerk to Treasurer $200; to amend charter of the Roanoke & Southern Railway Co.; to incorporate the Caro lina Construction Co.; to incorporate Red Springs Church, in Union county; to incorporate the Commercial Security 0BMMRT ef reesf9keT; t emellsh a a i township in Robeson county; to i incor porate the Tyson & Jones Buggy Co., of Moore; to incorporate Mata Lodge, tree Masons; to incorporate the building and Loan Association of Greensboro; to amend the charter of Greensboro! Water Co.; to change the name of Stag Creek township, 1 Ash& county, to Clifton; to prohibit the sale of liquor near Kay s School, Madison; to make Tuckaseegee river a lawful fence; to amend charter of the Guilford Battle Ground Company; to amend the law in regard to savings banks; to prevent trapping and netting fish in Great Swamp, Wayne county; to incorporate Ruffin Lodge, K. of P.; to amend the charter of Hoffman & Troy railroad; to amend charter of rayette- ville & Albemarle railroad; to incor porate Union Cotton Mills, of Salisbury. Holman introduced the Machinery bill and asked that it be printed and made the special order for Monday next at 13 m. Adopted. j ! ! BILLS PASSED THIRD READING. To define the term "Swamp lands." as use!! in the statute; to make the ap portionment of the members of the Sen ate; in relation to husband s interest in wife s land; in relation to shares of stock ir. corporations; to amend chap.. 19. Laws 1885. so as to exempt educational institutions from the tax. BILLS PASSED SECOND READING. To authorize Nash county to levy a special tax; to provfde for payment ot indebtedness of Beaufort county; in re lation to working the public roads of Wavne county; to incorporate High Point. i The bill to regulate the sale of spirits. cidar and wine in Green county, was tabled. Raleigh. Feb. 27. SENATE. ji The Senate was called to order by Lieut. Gov. Holt, and opened with pray er by Rev. Dr. J. J. Hall of the city. The reading of the journal was dispensed with. BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS, were introduced, read the nrst time and referredj as follows: . I By King, bill supplemental to and to be an act entitled an act to make the apportionment of members of the Senate. I By Lucas,! to incorporate the. Far Creek Oyster Co. Also, to extend the time for the cultivation of oysters. By Twitty, prohibiting trusts in North Carolina. Also, to amend chap. 12 of The Code entitled Corporations. Bv Oailowav, to levy a special tax lor Green co. By Alston, regulating impounding fees in Warren county. By Speight, to amend the charter of the town of Tarboro. i I By Avery, to provide compensation for supervisors of public roads ; also, to regulate and define the fees of Registers of Deeds in certain counties. By Butler, to suspend the operation of chap. 49 of vol. 1 of The Code in cer tain cases, and repeal certain provisions in other acts. By Bellamy, to incorporate the Mu tual Insurance and Aid Society of Wil mington, N.C ; CALENDAR. 1 Bill in regard to public roads, ! passed third reading. To amend sec. 2799 of The Code, in relation to lawful fences, passed third reading. To amend the charter of the town of Hot Springs, passed third reading. lo amend the charter of Lucama, passed third reading. lo authorize the. Commissioners ot Brunswick county to levy a special tax; passed third reading, Report of the Joint Committee to select Trustees of the State University, recommending the following to fill the places of those whose time ! expire Nov. 30th, 1891: Kemp P.Battle.Orange; Fred Phillips, Edgcombs; W.N. Nebane, Rockingham: J. A. Mclver, Moore ; R M. Freeman, Buncombe; Morsden Bell amy, iMew Hanover; J no. w.; ner, Forsyth; Marion Butler. Sampson; T. S. Kenan, Wake; R. L. Beall, Caldwell; G S. Bradshaw, Randolph; A. H. Merritt, Chatham: T. D. Murohv. Pitt: Tas. W, wuson, tsurke ; Hon. w. i. aanoers, Wake; Hon. Z. B. Vance, Mecklenburg; D. Richard H. Lewis, Wake To fill places caused by resignation D. G. Worth, New Hanover, in place of W. H. Chadbourn; W. G. Riddick, Halifax, in place of Hon. A. C. Avery; F. S. Spruill, Franklin, in place of Hon J. J. Davis; W. D. Pruden, in place of Eugene G. Grissom; W. J. Peele, Wake, in place of Robt. Bingham; J. W. Todd, Ashe, in place of C. R. Thomas, Walser said that the appointment ot the truestees should not be made a poli tical measure, and that some Republi cans should be appointed; that the past should be buried, and he was sorry that the committee did not recommend some Republican. 1 Bellamy said that the damnable re cord of the Republican party would not and ould never be buried; that the Democratic party owed nothing to the Republican party, and he could see no reason that the committee should re commend any Republicans as trustees The report of the committee was adopted. j . ! CALENDAR RESUMED. Resolution from the House that the election of Railroad Commissioners be gone into next Thursday, March 5th, at 12 o clock m., was adopted. j Bill to enable the Penitentiary to con' tinue in' operation was taken up. ' This bill is to give to! the authorities of the Penitentiary their earnings for the past two years and the surplus of the appro- priation given them by the last Legisla ture, amounting to about svs.uuu, Bellamy favored the bill, as it would be enough to run the Penitentiary with' out giving them any appropriation, Lucas thought the place for the sur plus earnings should be the State Treasury ; that the Penitentiary should be made self-sustaining. 1 The President ratified several bills, among which was one that provides for the study, in public schools, of alcoho lic drinks and narcotics and their enect on the system and mind. Mrs. Hunt, Superintendent of the National Woman's Christian. Temper ance Union, asked through Mr. Butler of Sampson, that the President sign this bill with a pen presented by her, which pen she wished to send to Washington City. The bill was so signed Consideration of the bill to continue the operation of the penitentiary was re- OUIUV.U. Turner opposed it, but as he bad no confidence in the committee that re commended its passage, he would sup port the measure. King favored the bill as recom mended. The bill passed second and third readings. ... Bill to incorporate saluda seminary, passed third reading. To incorporate the town of North Wilksboro. White moved to table. Motion lost. k HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THURSDAY NIGHT S SESSION. The bill in regard to taxation of branch lines of railway was taken up. Jones spoke in favor of it. Morton said the W. W. R, R. weulel set be affeet- Star ed by the bill, as it was building branch lines under the act . of 1885. As Jones had stated that the purpose ot the bill was to reach the W. & W., he could not ,j see where the benefit of it came in. Its purpose was, he thought, to prevent the W. &,W. from building a link from Weldon to the Virginia' line. He want ed the bill carefully considered, and de sired to do nothing to jeopardize busi ness interests in the State. Jones said the Raleigh & Gaston rail way was probably also reached by the bill. . i Morton thought both the W. & W. and R. & G. roads had under their original charters the right to build branch lines without taxation. The amendment proposed by the bill would be of no value. It would merelv mvsti- fy the law. The same defence should be given corporations as are given private individuals. Sutton insisted that the bill should be referred to the joint select committee on the W. & W. railway. If the bill were passed now it would array this Legislature against the business inter ests. He wanted people to know what they were doing. Lowe favored the reference. Alexander said he believed the re- referencerneant defeat of the bill, and he opposed it. He wanted to yote every time to make the W. 6? W. and other roads pay taxes on their branch roads. Morton said the bill would not have that effect. The House refused to re- refer, and the bill passed its second reading. It then failed to pass its third reading, tor lack of a quorum. TO ENCOURAGE SHEEP HUSBANDRY. The bill requiring a dog tax, for the protection of sheep husbandry, was taken up, with a favorable committee report, the first one secured. Mr. Bryan, of Wayne, spoke in favor of the bill. It did not impose a tax on dogs kept on premises as yard dogs. It fully protected the rights of the dog. year after year such bills had been in troduced but all attempts tailed. JNo Legislature could better deal with this subject. He wanted the matter to come to a fair and square vote. He said the law was necessary. It was important legislation. The raising of sheep had become almost a lost art in North Caro lina. It wouldprove a great source of -1 O - -T-l U.. WCcillll LU LUC OLttlC. X 11C LUUa raised goes to the benefit of the school fund, so there'is benefit on all'sides. It was a benefit to the farming interest. Watson, of Vance, sent up an amend ment to strike oat Vance county. Henry, one of the same tenor regarding Rockingham, saying it had 56 sheep and 5,000 dogs. Both amendments were adopted. Other amendments were offered ex cepting various counties. . Kay said he was amused at seeing farmers rising and having their counties excepted. He thought the bill defective in some respects, though he favored such an act. Lineback, in the name of the noble women of the State, protested'against this bill. Alexander moved to table the Sill, and on this Ray demanded the ayes and noes. 1 he vote was ayes do, nays 81, so the bill went to the table. THE ORPHANS' COURTj BILL was made the special order tor Satur day at noon oh motion of Skinner. ; THE CROP LIEN MATTER. A bill was taken up in regard to crop liens; making it a misdemeanor to charge over 8 per cent, on money and 25 per cent, on supplies furnished. Watson, ot Kobeson, whose bill it was, spoke in its favor, saying how a wonder ful per cent, was charted from 40 to 100 per cent. The tendency of the bill would be to entirely obliterate the crop lien system, which he held to be a curse to the State. I Alexander and Morton opposed the bill, saying it was bad policy to touch the lien law. I Skinner said he had at the first of the session introduced a bill to wipe out the lien law, which he held caused indivi dual slavery. The Supreme: Court had held that it was a' bad policy to mort gage a crop which had no existence. Un der this iniquitous law people were bound in chains. His people had tried it and had suffered terribly. I Ruin had followed in its path. It had not only ruined the farmer, but also nine-tenths of the merchants who engaged in it. If he could, he would obliterate j the law and thus do the State the greatest pos sible service. The people need relief. This bill would throw a safeguard around the poor tenants, now enslaved to the one-man power of the merchant.- The margin charged is all the way from 50 to 200 per cent. While the Legislature is guarding against corporations, let it guard against this system. He had been a merchant and knew the iniquity of the system. i ; Perry said he feared the bill would put shackles on the poor man who could not get supplies and aid if this bill passed. Ihe poor men could not help themselves. He hoped the bill would be voted down. Many people have nothing and absolutely depend upon the merchants for help.' 1 Brinson spoke in favor of the bill. He thought it outrageous if more than 25 per cent, was charged, un motion ot Reed the bill was tabled. ; FRIDAY'S SESSION. The House was called to ! order at 10 a. m. by Speaker Doughton. (BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED. Reed, in regard to patrol lor watch. Braker to create a free school district for the colored race at Rocky Mount, Nash county ; to incorporate the Edge combe & Greenville Railroad. . Walston. to Drevent tillinc the soil over graves in Camden county. Prince, to charter the town of Dunn, in Harnett county. j Lineback, to work the public roads ot c orsyth county by taxation. Lowery, to amend the constitution in regard to the homestead. Johnson, to amend chap. 07, Laws 1885. ' . MORNING HOUR EXPIRES. Wilev moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill to incorporate Greens- boro Building and Loan Association failed last night. Adopted ! and the bill passed. Bill to incorporate tne town oi uavid son college, and change its name to Hemstead. provoked along debate, par ticipated in by . Messrs Crner, Mayer, Peebles for the bill; Messrs. Williams and Holman opposing. Grier offered an amendment submit ting the question to a vote of the people of the town. Williams moved to amend by incor porating the town under the name of 'Davidson. Williams' amendment was adopted and as amended the bill passed third reading. A motion was then lodged to recon sider the vote by which the bill passed to enable certain members to further investigate the matter. j The : Committee on Appointment of Trustees of the University, -reported (recommending the same on ! the list published in senate report.) v PREVENTION OF CRUELTY. ' Bill for the prevention of cruelty to childen and animals passed. Mr. Mor ton called up this bill and advocated its immediate passage. Said that it. had been tn tke heads ef the committee an f I I I NO. 16 reported on favorably. Asheville had a law of this kind and he.oin behalf of his section, desired the same; privilege. : Alter it passed second reading Ray ob jected to its being put to the third read ing, but afterwards withdrew his opposi tion and the bill passed third reading. COLORED NORMAL SCHOOL. The bill, for the establishment of a colored normal school at Elizabeth City passed its several readings; It pro vides for deducting $500 from the Fay etteville school and $100 from the four other normal schools, making $900 for this purpose. . . BILLS PASSED SECOND READING. ; To amend charter of Raleigh; to change terms of Greene Superior Court; to supplement school fund of Greens boro; to authorize Franklin county to levy a special' tax; to authrize Monroe to levy a special tax. BILLS PASSED THIRD READING. To amend the charter of Mt. Airy; to drain Lyon swamp, Pender county; to provide lor the payment of the indebt edness of Beaufort county; to amend chap. 108, Laws. 1885; to levy a'special tax in Lenoir county; to amend the charter of the town of Randleman, Ran dolph county; to authorize Nash county to levy a special tax in the stock law territory; to allow the working of the public roads of Guilford county by taxa tion ; to incorporate Statesville Devel opment Company; to allow township aid to the Ashe ville & Bristol Railway; to drain Reedy creek, Davidson county; to prevent destroying deer in Pamlico county in certain seasons; regulating shares in corporations;' to amend the charter of Southern Pines; in rela tion to stock law of Bladen couftty; To establish a colored Normal school at Elizabeth City; in relation to Northampton county ; to incorporate West Lortoro Land Improvement Co.; to extend for a penon of thirty years the charter of the N. C. & Baltimore Gold and Copper Mining Co., to pre vent obstructions to passage of fish in Little river; in relation to school dis tricts of Greensboro, Raleigh, Feb. 28. SENATE. FRIDAY NIGHT SESSION. Bill in relation " to holding certain district courts, in the twelfth mdicial passed third reading. To amend and define the laws of em- bezzlement, passed third reading. To charter the town of Lumber Bridge, Robeson, county, passed third reading. lo authorize the Commissioners of Duplin county to levy a special tax; passed third reading. lo prohibit the taking more than the legal rate of interest, tabled. To amend sec. 3835 of The Code, rel ative to usury. W uliams said a few days ago there was an excitement in the city of Raleigh over the bill to reduce the rate of inter est, and it did' not stop in Raleigh, but has gone all over the country, and there is no telling whether it has stopped go ing yet. Why, this bill we are going to vote tor now is enough to cause an earthquake or a regular Kansas cyclone; ft is a regular baby waker, and I want to see who has the backbone to vote for' this important bill. , Aycock opposed the Dili on the grounds that it would give banks ad vantage over citizens. Oilman opposed the bill on the same grounds. Creene favored the bill, and thought it would be a great benefit to the great mass of people. f reeman thought it was very impor tant that this bill should become a law, Bellamy said he thought the bill of so much importance that he would like it to go over till Monday. ine bin was maae special order tor 11 o Clock Monday. Bui to incorporate the Danville & East Tennessee R. R.; passed third reading. 1 o incorporate the town ot Montgom ery, Camden county; passed second and third readings. " To allow the buperintendent of Public Instruction of. Robeson county to con duct examinations in Maxton; passed third reading. For relief of Peter Alweller, of Lenoir county; passed third reading. lomake more equal the price paid for weighing cotton; passed over. Adjourned. SATURDAY'S SESSION. The Senate was called to order by Senator King, and opened with prayer by Rev. A. H. Perry, of the Senate. Bills and resolutions were introduced as follows: By Davis, of Franklin, bill to amend the Constitution of North Carolina, in relation to changing the meeting of the General Assembly to four instead of two years. It was sent to Privileges and Grievance Committee. By Bellamy, to incorporate the North' Carolina Land and Lumber Company. By Gillman, to. protect the property owners of the State. Insurance Com mittee. By Lucas, to annex a portion of the territory of .Beaufort county to the county of Pamlico. ' By Culbreth, bill to incorporate the town of 'Whiteville, Columbus county. - By McLean, to amend Sec. 2056-57 of Code. Judiciary. s By Speight, to incorporate the Tarboro School Board of Education. By Bell, to incorporate the North Caro lina, Cleaveland, Chattanooga & Day ton R. R. Co. INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. By Green of Harnett, to amend the rules of evidence, Also, bill to provide for the election of Public Printer, to fix his salary and define his duties. By Sprinkle, to prohibit the sale of spirituous liquors. CALENDER. To incorporate the town of Rolesboro, Sampson county, passed third reading, To authorize the councilmen of the town of Plymouth to build a town hall and market house, and to issue bonds, passed third reading. To revise and consolidate the charter of the town of Winston, passed second reading. To amend the charter of the Atlantic, Asheville & Baltimore Railroad; passed third reading. To incorporate the town of Cander in Montgomery county; passed third read ing. To allow Madison county to subscribe bonds for a railroad; passed third read ing. Parker offered a substitute for the bill to make the apportionment of the mem- berstof the Senate; this only changed some of the districts of the original bilL Walser spoke in opposition, stating that he was of the opinion that it was unconstitutional, and said it was a Dem ocratic move. Lucas said if he could by changing the districts elect every Democratic member of the Senate 1t would be a good day's work. He called on the benator from Davidson to look back on the record of his own party; that party had nothing to expect from the Democratic party, Turner offered an amendment that the Twenty-seventh District shall be com posed of Iredell county and elect one Senator, that the Twenty-eighth Dis trict shall be eerspeeee ef Davie aae dkin counties and elect one Senates.' said that if hisi amendment was not adbpted the chances were the Republic caAs would elect two Senators, but if the amendment was adopted we would cerv nlv elect one Senator: the monevof the Republican party is concentrated ia lreden county, and a good many other things we . have to contend with ' has caused them to 'make Inroads on the Democratic party. I wish Iredell count to be in one district for the interest of the party. , HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE FRIDAY NIGHTS SESSION. . J Bills passed third readinc: To amend the Code with reference to fines and, penalties, so as to enable justices to se cure these by taking mortgages on real or personal property; to Incorporate th4; Mt. uiive Kail way and Lumber Comt pany; to incorporate the Brunswick and Southern Railway Company; to amend . the new bird law (forbidding save b consent the shooting of partridges on ether person's lands) by adding Davidt son county; to amend the law regarding entries of lands for wharves and fishe-i ries. . '. THE PENITENTIARY BILL. The bill to enable the penitentiary toi conduct its operations was taken up, at; a special order. It provides that the; unexpended balance, $35,000, and the. earnings of 1889 and 1890 be turned over to the penitentiary. Patterson said no matter had excited more' attention than this penitentiary business. During the campaign it was heralded all over the State that the pen itentiary was self-sustaining. Since the Legislature has met this has been de nied. The committee has looked into the matter, and this . bill, with a unani mous report, is ' the result. It is an effort to carry out the intentions of the last Legislature. No appropriation is asked for; it being simply desired that the act of 188 be carried ' into effect. From the $150,000 set aside then, $115, 000 was drawn from the treasurer, and $38,000 over and above all expenses (not including this $115,000) was paid' back into the treasury; while $89,000 was on band November 1; Now it is claimed that the penitentiary is not self-sustaining. He denied this. A fair examina tion will show , that it is self-sustaining. The earnings, assets, &c, exceed what was drawn from the State Treasury. There, was done $28,000 of work on the penitentiary buildings. What is asked in this bi'l is to allow the $35,000 appro priated in 1889, and the earnings; this to be put in the treasury a separate fund, free of all other funds. Treasurer Bain states that he can out of the funds com ing in meet all the demands upon him. Alexander, wanted to know as to the status of the Roanoke, farms. Patter son said a ten-year option on the lands there (5000 acres) had been taken. He spoke of the farms, saying they were the best he had ever seen and the work done also the best he had ever seen. In reply to questions by Alexander, Patter son said the rent on the farms was about 7 per cent, on the option price of $60,000, or about $11.50 per acre. The rent paid is $4,000. It is not unim proved land. . j 'The bill passed second reading.' It then passed third reading. j f j THE BURGWYN COUNTY BILL, j ; was taken up, with a majority report un-! favorable to it. The minority report was submitted, favorable to the new county. j Foust said the new county would take four and a half townships from Chatham. The substitute which 'ac companied the mmoritv report provides that the people of Chatham county shall vote as to whether they wished the new county formed. He spoke in favor of the bill, saying the interests of the peo ple in the section proposed to be taken off were different from those of the peo ple of the rest of the county. Just one third of the county is proposed to be taken, with 1500 voters. He presented a petition with 1500 signatures, asking for the new county. - J Long, of Columbus, said the commit- . tee had after great care filed the majority report against the creation of the new county. . i Perry stated that the whole matter of the creation of new counties had been fully discussed before this Leg islature. At first it was attempted to make the new county -out of Chat ham, Moore and Randolph, then out. of Chatham and Moore and now out of Chatham alone; The county of Chat ham is now well shaped. The court house is nearly in the centre. The line of the proposed county will be in seven r miles, at the farthest, ot the court house. The county debt is $20,000 and taxation up to the limit. The part of the county " which it is proposed to cut off is the richest part.- The expenses of the coun ty for bridges will be heavy. Politically, the change will be bad. 1 be republi cans are here, working for the new coun ty, and if it is cut off it will be extreme ly doubtful whether Chatham will not be Republican. He wanted to make no Republican counties. Chatham could not afford to lose the territory. He did not think there will be over 1,000 voters in the new territory. The change would make the new county Democratic and the old . county Republican. . Skinner spoke in favor of the new county. i Morton spoke m opposition to the formation of the county. The com mittee stood 9 against and 2 for it. The latter, the minority, had since prepared a substitute. I Brinson opposed that part of the sub stitute which left the matter to the people of the whole county. I Mctrill said the proposition ot tne substitute was unfair. The chairman of the Republican County Committee had Worked hard for the new county, and had promised the vote to the Demo- crats, so as to put the old county under negro rule. He moved that the substi tute be tabled. . The substitute went to the table- ayes 54, noes 21. This carried the bill with it. ! SATURDAY'S PROCEEDINGS. ' The House met at 10 o'clock Mr. Speaker Doughton in the chair and after prayer by Rev. Mr. Wilson of the House, the reading ot the Journal, was on motion dispensed with, PETITIONS The following petitions was then pre- . j . . i Oliver, to prohibit sale of liquor near Clyroum ville. Big Branch, White Pond ' and Hog Swamp Baptist Churches, in Robeson county. Brinson, in relation to oyster dredg ing. - . Patterson by request, from citizens of "Jumbo" relative to the public printing. BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.' Peebles, to amend Sec. 551 of The Code and to cheapen litigation. - Gilmer, to amend sec 1260 of The Code validating certain probate and re gistration of deeds. Gower, relative to offences in the second degree. Pigford. to provide for the drainage of low lands in Sampson county. Jones, to create a fund for disabled firemen. BI LLS PASSED SECOND READING. To authorize the city ot Wilmington to establish sewers and for other pur poses. This bill was amended by Mor ton so as to require advertisement of the election on the question to fifteen days instead of thirty. To amend charter of Clyde; to incor porate Pigeon river; to amend the char ter of Rocky Mount; to allow Robeson county to levy a tax to repair the 'court house. ,. BILLS PASSED THIRD READING. Bill to amend chap 484, Laws 1889, entitled an act to supplement the school fund of Greensboro. To incorporate the incorporate the town of Autrey- ville, Sampson county. ; To transfer the county of Greene from the Third to the Sixth Judicial District. CONTINVIB 9 FVRTH PAeJ V