Weather To-Day: RAIN.
VOL. XLV. NO. 11*0.
THE FILIPINOS
VETO
ANNEXATION
All United on the Question of
Independence.
AGUINALDO IS SUPREME
STRAINING E\h*VRY NERVE TO
PREPARE FOR WAR.
FAITH IN THE AMERICANS IS DYING
Abput Thirty Thousand Filipinos Under Arms
and Nearly Fifty Maxim Guns at Molo*
los. Their Deadly Climate
Gives them Hope,
Hong Kong, Jan. 24.—The members
of the Filipino Junta here have issued
the following settlement:
“The purchase hy the Am'erican au
thorities at Hong Kong of a number of
steam launches for river work in the
Philippine Islands is high handed, un
necessary and vexatious.
“Domiciliary visits throughout Manila
are exasperating tin' Filipinos. Their
suspicions are aroused by such actions.
The dispatch of reinforcements is in
compatible with pence and the appoint
ment of a commission is only a pretext
to gain time. The American Secret Po
lice is acting offensively toward the
Filipinos at Hong Kong, who are Brit
ish subjects.
“The Filipino Congress at Malolos has
unanimously vetoed annexation.”
CLIMATE DEADLY AS BULLETS.
Madrid. Jan. 24. —A dispatch from
Hong Kong to the Reforma of this city
says a letter received from the Philp
pine Islands under date of January 20,
announces that the rupture between the
Filipinos and the Americans is an ae
complished fact, and that the lives of
the Spaniards in the archipelago are
endangered.
The Minister of War, General Correa,
received a cable dispatch to-day from
General Rios, the Spanish commander
in the Philippines, announcing that the
sick and maimed civil and military
prisoners were released hy the Filipinos
to-day. The General added that he
hopes the remainder of the prisoners will
he liberated shortly.
The Imparcial to-day says:
"All the intelligence from the Philip
pine Islands shows that the Americans
recognize their inability to overcome the
insurgents in tin* island of Luzon and
the Yisayas. The Filipinos under
stand that the Americans wish to tyr
annize over them and exploit them as
the Spaniards never did. The Americans
intended to exercise their power merely
at the important ports, hut they are al
ready convinced that such a domination
would not he efficacious. They would he
constantly fighting the insurgents and
the latter would soon put an end to the
Americans, as the Filipinos have on
their side not only bullets, but the cli
mate, and the enormous expenditure the
situation will entail on the Americans, i
This explains Washington’s desire to
first get the Treaty of Paris voted and
then open negotiations with the rebel
chiefs in order to see if Aguinaldo and
his colleagues will consent at least to
accept an American protectorate with
sel f-government.”
“ FI LI PINTOS LffHILUSONED.”
Manila, Jan. 20. —Via. Hong Kong.
Jan. 24. —The Independence today issues
a supplement containing a dispatch, pur- i
Inerting to conic from Malolos the seat
~f the rebel Government. It comments
upon the appointment of the commission
and says:
“The Filipinos naturally suspect this
is a new attempt to humbug. Both
Dewey and Spencer Pratt, promised us
independence if the Filipino Republic
was stable. The Filipinos are disillu
sioned. They believe the commission
is a ruse to gain time till they have nc- |
cumulated formidable forces, when
America, abusing her strength, will he- j
gin a war to ratify her sovereignty.”
The ludepeneia then alleges that all the
commissioners are partisans of colonial
expansion and ineidentlly asserts that
the archbishops also favor annexation
“with the solo objects of gaining the ;
sympathies of the winning side.”
The Filipinos of Calooean and Gega- ,
langitta mistaking salutes exchanged be- •
tween British and German warships on j
January Kith, moved Hire thousand men j
to the front in order of battle, covering I
the adjacent country, hut they did not
attack the American lines.
Reports from the interior indicate that
Aguinaldo’s authority is now generally
recognized. Every available male is be
ing recruited and arms dejiots are being
estaidislied at Sun Bernardino, Union.
Trinidad and other large towns. The
surrounding country is being levied on >
for supplies and the Filipino troops are |
living on the fat of the land, while ;
the native villagers are compelled to
subsist on rice.
There is some friction between the i
Filipino civil and military authorities. J
hut they are united on the question of
independence.
It is estimated that there are fully :
20.000 1* ilipinos under arms and it is
said there are nearly fifty Maxim guns
at Malolos, some of them having been"
recently acquired.
The News and Observer.
LEMS ALL MM CMRMJNA DAIUEB 11 lEIS AND CIMCULAT^:.
The Filipino military authorities are
convinced, they say, that the Americans
will he unable to work effectively outside
of Manila in the event of hostilities,
hence they feel confident of the future.
Many of the Filipino officers complain
of alleged discourteous treatment upon
the part of Americans at. Manila.
ANXIOUS TO AVERT WAR.
London, Jan. 24. —T he Filipino Junta
here to-day received a cable message
1 front Agoneillo, Aguinaldo’s representa
tive at Washington, declaring that the
prospects were improving, though the
work was difficult.
The absence of direct news from Ma
nila and the receipt of secret intelligence
: from Washington, is causing the gravest
anxiety among the Filipinos here. The
I arrests of Filipinos hy Major General
j Otis and the news that numbers of
Filipinos have fled is regarded as a most
serious occurrence. It is pointed out by
the Filipinos that this is exactly wliat
happened in 18!M! under General Blanco,
when the Filipinos on the following day,
attacked the Spaniards and the revolu
tion broke out.
The members of the Filipino Junta in
this city say they are so anxious to
avert war that they are cabling Manila
to-day urging the Filipinos “not to
start hostilities if there is the remotest
possibility of averting trouble.”
OTIS EXPECTS TO BE ATTACKED
Washington, Jan. 24. —Senor Lopez,
Secretary to Agoneillo, the Washington
representative of Aguinaldo, called at
the State Department at 1 o’clock this
! afternoon and lodged with the chief
clerk a communication which, according
to the common expression, marked the
critical stage in the Philippine question.
This is the third attempt made hy Fili
pino representatives to secure official
! recognition from the United States Gov
eminent. Secretary Hay was out at the
time the communication was presented,
attending a meeting of the Cabinet at
the White House, so that all that Chief
Clerk Michael could do Under the cir
cumstances was to receive the palter as
he would any other handed him.
The advices from Manila which have
reached the War Department are far
front reassuring. It is understood that
General Otis reports an expectation on
his part that the insurgents are about to
force an issue, and if this should he so
the result cannot he foreseen. Manila
itself and not Iloilo, as might at first
he supposed. Is regarded as the danger
point just now. While Uic instructions
to General Otis have been to avoid any
hostile clash with the natives, so far
as that plan is consistent with the
maintenance of his position, it is realized
here that it is within the power of any
excited or intoxicated person to precipi
tate a battle between the two opposing
forces. For it must he understood that
there is nothing in General Otis' instruc
tions to prevent him from most vigor
ously defending himself and the interests
confided to his charge. General Otis is
so sure of his ground that the officials
here feel no doubt as to the outcome of
a hostile collision between the Ameri
cans and the insurgent forces under
j Aguinaldo, particularly as General Otis
; would have enormous advantage in the
full co-onerntion of the American fleet
undor Dewey. But it is particularly de
sirable that even a battle ending in vic
tory be avoided just now, for the Presi
dent Ims hy no means surrendered his
conviction that the misguided Fiilpinos
can he brought to an understanding of
the real objects of the United States
and peacefully accent the conditions
sought to he imposed.
EARTH SHOCKS IN MEXICO
VALLEY VISITED BY VIOLENT V B3ATiO>»S
THAT TERRIFY THE PEOPLE.
S Ik Factory in the City of Mtx'co Crashes
Down in Ru'ns. fears for OperaLers*
National Palace Injured.
City of Mexico, Jan. 24.—-Several
sharp shocks of earthquake were felt to
day in the valley of Mexico. The first
one took place at 5:30 o'clock this morn
ing.
This morning the duration was Sev
eral moments, and at 5:15 iti the after
noon came a succession of shocks lasting
nearly a minute and producing great
alarm. People rushed into the streets
and knelt praying or flocked under the
i protecting archies of doorways. Cttsf-i
--i niers in shojis held on to the counters
to support themselves, and all the busy
life of tin* great city came to a standstill.
I Many houses were cracked. The nation*
nl palace was cracked in eleven places,
i mui in some places the sidewalks were
broken.
The electric and telephone wires swung
like loose ropes in a gale. Coach horses
j and mules drawing street cars, stopped
j and braced themselves to resist the
J trembling under their feet. Chamboin’s
| silk factory fell in, and it is feared
| many operatives were injured. The car
; stables fell in. killing n number of
I mules .-utd a child. Telegraphic advices
show tmit the earthquake was felt a?
Vera Cruz and Colima and other points.
TELEGRAI ’ll tK' FLA 811 ES.
At a meeting of the Central Freight
Association <rf Chicago a general cut
was made on grain, beef and live stock
to all Atlantic seaports.
Surgeon General Sternberg lias taken
steps to ,form a corps of expert female
; nurses.
' Last night at the Lenox Athletic
Club “Mysterious” Billy Smith defeat
j ed Billy Edwards, the welter weight
j from Australia.
The President has appointed Frank
lin A. Barkley st master at Lincoln*
j Pm, and Ella C. pnree at Oxford.
RALEIfin, N. C\, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 25. 1899.
RATIFY TREATY
THEN
DECIDE FOLIC!
What We Shall do With the
Philippines.
LODGE AND CLAY SPEAK
AGREE ON NEED OF IMMEDATF
RATIFICATION.
BUT AGREE IN SCARCELY ANYTHING ELSE
Clay Says We Have r.o Right to Acquire and
Govern the Philippines or Any Other
Territory Without Constitu
tional Limitaticns*
Washington, Jan. 24.—Two notable
speeches were deliveied in tlu* Senate
to-day, one hy Mr. I judge (Mass.), and
the other hy Mr. Clay. (Georgia). While
the two Senators differed diametrically
as to the policy of expansion upon which
they dwelt, both are in favor of the im
mediate ratification of the pending
peace treaty. They contend that once
the treaty is ratified, Congress will have
full power to deal with conditions re
specting the territory acquired during
the war with Spain and not before.
Mr. Lodge began his speech hy stating
that the United States lias undoubtedly
the power, which it had frequently ex
ercised, to acquire territory aiid to hold
and govern it. Continuing, he said:
“I have heard no opposition expressed
to any part of the treaty, except such
portions of it as relates to the Philip
pines, and that, therefore, is the sole
point upon which 1 desire to touch. In
our war with Spain we conquered the
Philippines, or to put it more exactly,
we destroyed the power of Spain in
those islands and took possession of their
capital. The treaty cedes the Philip
pines to us. It is wisely and skillfully
drawn. It commits us to no policy, to
no course of action whatever iu regard
to the Philippines. When that treaty is
ratified, we have full power and are ab
solutely free to dot with those islands as
we please; and the opposition to its
ratification may be summed up iu a sin
gle sentence, that the American people
and the American Congress are to he
trusted with that power, and with that
freedom of action in regard to the in
habitants of those distant islands.
Every one of the resolutions thus far
offered on this subject is an expression
of distrust in the character, ability, hon
esty and wisdom of the American peo
ple, and an attempt to make us promise
to he good and wise and honest in the
future and in our (listings with other
people.
We must either ratify the treaty or
reject it, for 1 cannot suppose that one
could seriously advance the proposition
that we should amend the treaty in .such
away as to make pledges to Spain, and
to Spain alone, and give bonds to Spain,
and to Spain alone, for our conduct in
a matter which will he wholly our.(own
to decide. Let us look, then, at the two
alternatives. Suppose we ratify the
treaty. The islands pass from the pos
session of Spain into our possession
without committing us to any policy. I
believe we can he trusted as a people
to deal honestly and justly with the
islands and their inhabitants thus given
to our care. What our precise poilcy
shall he I- do not know, hut I believe
that we shall have’the wisdom not to
attempt to incorporate those islands
with <uir body politic, fir to make tlieir
Inhabitants part of our citizenship, in
set their labor alongside of ours and
within our tariff to compete in any in
dustry with American workmen. I
believe that we shall have the courage
not to depart from these islands fear
fully, timidly and unworthily and leave
them to anarchy among themselves, to
the brief and bloody domination of one
self-constitutional dictator and to the
quick conquest of other powers, who will
have no such hesitation as we should
feel in crushing them into subjection
by harsh and repressive methods. It is
for us to decide the destiny of the
Philippines, not for Europe, and we can
do it alone and without assistance. 1
believe that we shall have the wisdom,
the self-restraint, and the ability to re
store peace and order in tile islands and
give to their people an opportunity for
self-government, and for freedom under
tlu* protecting shield of tlu* United States
until the time shall come when they are
aide to stand alone, if such a thing be
jiossihle. and if they do not themselves
desire to remain under our protection,
take now the other alternative. Suppose
we reject the treaty or strike out the
clause relating to the Philippines. That
will hand the islands hack to Spain;
and I cannot conceive that any Ameri
can should be willing to do that. Sup
pose we reject the treaty: what follows?
Wo continue the state of war, and ev
ery sensible man in the country, every
business interest desires the reestab
lishment of peace in law as well as in
fact. At the same time we repudiate
the President aiqKliis action before the
whole world and the repudiation of tin*
President in such a matter as this is,
to my mind, the humiliation of the Unit
ed States in the eyes of civilized man
| kind, and brands ns as a people in
: capable of great affairs or of taking rank
I where we belong, ns one of the great
: est of the great world powers.”
| Mr. flay then addressed the Senate on
the general question of territorial ex
pansion. lie made it very clear that
nothing should he allowed to stand in
the way of prompt ratification, hut that
this Government should hold out to tile
Filipinos tlu- same promises of ultimate'
independence that are held out to the
Cubans.
Mr. Clay began hy expressing the opin
ion that had it been declared at the be
ginning of the war that it was the pur
pose of this country to conquer, acquire
and annex the Philippines, the proposi
tion would not have had half a dozen
votes in the Senate. He believed that
the suggestion of possible acquisition
and annexation of the Philippine Islands
as a natural result of the war would
have prevented the passage of the war
resolution by Congress. Discussing
further the purposes of the war he
quoted President McKinley’s message
to fongress declaring It the duty of this
Government to assist the people of Cu
ba to build up st Government that is
free and independent, and asked why
should not the same declarations he made
with regard to the people of the Philip
pines.
“The responsibility is in our hands ai'A
we must meet it in a practical, common
sense way.”
He admitted the right of the Govern
ment to acquire the Philippines and to
govern them as any other territory be
longing to the United States, hut he eon
tended that such a policy would he un
wise and against the best interests of
the people of the United States.
He contended that we have not the
right to acquire those islands or any
other territory, either mainland or is
lands in the sea. and govern the people
of such territory without constitutional
limitations. He said:
"If we acquire this foreign territory,
we must deal with the population in the
same manner and in the same constitu
tional way we have dealt with territor
ial forms of government heretofore.
“We cannot have and maintain one
form of government for citizens of tlu*
United States and another for that of
the government of a subjugated race.”
Mr. Clay described the islands and
their inhabitants, contending that there
can he no hope for American communi
ties being built up in that territory
capable ol’ statehood. About the only
sure result of an attempt to maintain
Government in the Philippines which
he could see was that it would involve
us in future wars with foreign Gov
ernments.
Mr. Clay maintained that free nations
cannot govern provinces. The inevi
table result of our entering upon such
a policy must be a large increase in the
standing army.
“The war is over,” said Mr. Clay,
“and we find t isltnuls on our hands.
We cannot escape the responsibility of
some equitable, just and right disposition
of them. The American people would
never consent either to give the islands
hack to Spain, sell them to some Euro
pean Government, or force a govern
ment upon them against their will and
without their consent. The only thing
left to do is to aid and direct the peo
ple of those islands to form a Govern
ment for themselves.”
Mr. Clay concluded as follows:
“In iny judgment the acquisition and
retention of the Philippine Islands means
an army of 150,000 soldiers. It means
the annual expenses of the army will in
crease from 20 to 200 million dollars.
A laiqce standing army means that the
pension list will increase from five to
ten millions annually.“
At 2:35 p. m. the Senate, on motion
of Mr. Davis, chairman of the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations, went into ex
ecutive session and at 5:32 p. m. ad
journed.
ARMY RE-ORGANIZATION BILL.
Washington, Jan., 24. —The debate on
the army re-organization hill opened in
the House to-day under an agreement
hy which the general debate is to run
15 hours, exclusive of three night ses
sions; the final vote to he taken not later
than 3 o’clock next Tuesday. Practi
cally three* propositions are before the
House, the House Bill providing for a
standing army of 100,000 men. the min
ority substitute increasing the standing
army to 30,000 men and lodging with
the President discretionary power to call
out 50,000 volunteers for emergency ser
vice, and a proposition to continue tem
porarily the regular army at its present
war strength—o2,ooo men. It is also
understood that Mr. Marsh (Rep. Ills.),
will champion the Miles Bill. Among
the supporters of the majority bill there
are those, lfke Mr. McClellan. (Dem.
New York), a son of General George B.
McClellan, who favor a provision for a
general stuff made up of officers of the
line so as to make the army organiza
tion responsible to a single head. The
fate of the measure is still considered
doubtful, though Chairman Hull and his
friends profess great confidence in its
passage. The debate to-day was not
exciting, Mr. Hull and Mr. McClellan
in support of the measure, and Air. Hay,
of Virginia, in opposition, divided the
honors to-day. The other speakers were
Messrs. Parker, (Rep. New Jersey), and
Brown. (Jjtep. Ohio), flu favor, and
Messrs. Copt, (Pern. Tenn.), Bell, (Pop.
Colo.), amt Lanham, (Deni. Texas),
against it. ;
At 5:30 O'clock p. m.. the House re
cessed unlil 8 o clock.
the NIGHT session.
There were only 1(5 members present
at the night session, hut the galleries
were thronged. The evening was de
voted to set speeches. The principal one
was made by Mr. Simpson. (Pop. Ivan.),
in opptAition to the hill. Mr. Lawrence,
(Itep. Mass.), spoke in support of tlu*
bill, and Mr. Green (Pop. Neb.), in op
[Kisition to it.
At 11:05 o’clock p. in., the House ad
journed until to-morrow.
At Pittsburg last night there was a
settlement of a wage difference between
operators and miners affecting the min
ers of Indiana, Illinois and Pennsylva
nia, 100,000 men. The miners seem well
satisfied with the result.
Learning and wisdom are not always
on good terms.
ig m mm
FOR
FAYETTEVILLE
Sns Will Worry Along With
Her Dispensary.
FOR IT IS WORKING WELL
THE “ANTI'S” MEET A WATER
LOO IN THE HOUSE.
THE POPULAR VOTE RACKET TAILS
The Law is Given Seme Good Solid Amend®
merits Without Any “Submit to
the People” Attach
ment.
Much after the manner of one who
outers upon the discharge of a disagree
able duty with the determination to do
it, and he done with it, the House yes
terday morning took up the Fayetteville
Dispensary Bill and disposed of it.
It was a complete and unqualified vic
tory for the friends of the Dispensary.
The “Antis” were not in it a little hit,
either in the debate ur on the vote.
Immediately upon the announcement
of the Calendar, Mr. Robinson, of Cum
berland, called up the bill, saying that
there was quite a large delegation in the
city from Fayetteville and they desired
the matter settled so that they might
return home.
“In 1897,” Mr. Robinson went on to
explain after tlu* hill had been read.
“The county of Cumberland was repre
sented hy two Republicans. Without
consulting their people they secured the
passage of this law. It is charged that
they did so through rnalicp toward some
of those who secured the defeat of their
petsschema police hill for Fayetteville.
Ilow much truth there is in the clArge,
I can’t say. t
“The citizens of Fayetteville are very
much divided on the dispensary question.
Some who first opposed it now favor it,
claiming that it promotes good morals.
The property owners, as a rule, though
oppose it on the ground that it hurts
business.
“I am heartily in favor of good morals.
I am likewise in favor of helping the
business interests of Fayetteville. I am
also a Democrat. I believe we can never
do better than submit the questions to
the people from whom we derive our
authority. But right here I am met with
an embarrassing situation. They say
we favor submitting the matter to the
people, hut who are the people?. There
is a large, ignorant and corrupt negro
vote. What are you going to do with
them? My substitute hill, which is now
before the House, .provides for submit
ting this thing to a popular vote, under
such election law as we shall here pass.
The same people xvill vote on this ques
tion of dispensary as will vote on the
Constitutional amendment.
“Before the dispensary Fayetteville
had twelve bar-rooms which paid $1,200
to Fayetteville and $1,200 to Cunilier
iand county. Now, from this dispensary,
the town gets $2,400 and the county
gets $2,400. Besides the dispensary has
made some SIO,OOO profits.”
Mr. Rountree, of New Hanover: “How
does the gentleman think we ought to
vote on this bill?” (Laughter).
Mr. Robinson: “I’m willing to refer
the matter to the wisdom of the House.
It’s a matter that concerns not only
Cumberland county, but it concerns
every county iu the State, and the whole
Democratic party. It sets a precedent.”
Mr. McLean, of Harnett: “On which
side, in your opinion, are a majority of
the white people?’’
Mr. Robinson: “I have no way to
come to that. If we judge by the peti
tions the people are divided.” (Laugh
ter.)
Mr. Rountree: “How does the gentle
man think we ought to vote?”
Mr. Robinson: “Every man ought to
vote as he sees fit. (Laughter.) I will
say frankly I shall vote for my sub
stitute.”
Mr. Powell, of Wake: “Do you think
the dispensary has reduced crime?”
Mr. Robinson: "If the reports of the
mayor of Fayetteville he true it has
reduced crime. Some others say it
hasn’t.” ( Laughter. )
Mr. Hanson, of Mecklenburg: “Can’t
the question he submitted to a vote of
the white people?”
Mr. Robinson: “There is no ma
chinery in North Carolina for submit
ting it to such a vote.
“It is a question of under which king
we will serve: King Dispensary or
King Bar-room.”
Mr. Moore, of Jackson: "Have you
any petitions to let this dispensary stand
as it now is?”
Mr. Robinson: “I have.”
Mr. Moore: “Have you any petition
to submit it to a vote of the people?”
Mr. Robinson: “I have not. It is
this way. 1 want to do wliat is right.}
One asks one filing. The other asks
the opiKisite thing. In order to settle
the matter right, I’ve introduced this
bill, which incorporates the amendments
asked hy both sides and then leaves the
matter to he decided at the polls.”
Mr. Boushall: “Any negroes on the
petition against the dispensary?”
Mr. Robinson: “About 200, I think.”
Mr. Boushall: “Any minors and peo
ple of had character who couldn’t get
whiskey at the dispensary?”
Mr. Robinson: "I have heard that
charged.”
Mr. Council, of Watauga: “ T
the operations of the dispensa r
the morals of Fayetteville lit
proved?”
Mr. Robinson: “Some people say
they have, some say they have not.
(Laughter.)
Mr. James, of Pender: “What is
the gentleman’s opinion?”
Robinson: “It is hard to form an
individual opinion.” (Great laughter.)
Mr. White, of Halifax, said he very
much appreciated the position in which
the gentleman from Cumberland (Robin
soul Avas placed.
“lie’s between two hot fires, and he
finds it hard work to keep out of dan
ger. I’m clear as to how I’m going
to A’ote. I shall not vote to change
something when by so doing you run the
risk of going hack to wliat's worse. And
in my opinion the gentelman from Cum
berland will do the same if he votes as
he ought. If he leaves it to a popular
vote the negroes Avill vote and he will
lose his dispensary.
“It strikes me anyway that the gentle
man from Cumberland has slightly
changed Ills base since this thing be
gan.”
Mr. Davis, of Haywood, explained the
fight before the committee and the con
siderations that influenced them in their
report.
..lr. Clarkson, of Mecklenburg (to
Mr. Davis, of Haywood): "I belieA r e
you are from a county that has a dis
pensary. llo\\ r does it work up there?”
Mr. Davis: “My people, I believe,
approve it. There is great improvement
in the morals of the town of Waynes-
\ r ille. The improvement in the country
is not so great.”
Mr. Clarkson thought the dispensary
the true solution of the liquor traffic
problem in the cities.
“The majority jof the petitioners be
fore this House are white people,” he
said, “asking for a continuance of this
dispensary. A majority of the white
people haA'e spoken. Why should we
disregard their voice or send it hack
for that voice to he stifled hy ignorant
negroes?”
Mr. Alexander, of Rutherford (to Mr.
Robinson): “You are in faAor of elimi
nating the negro from politics. Yet you
want to send this matter hack for them
to vote on?”
Mr. Itobinson: “The act is ’lot to go
into effect until June and by that time
the neiv election law will he in force.”
Mr. White, of Halifax, amended the
hill to strike out the section providing
for submitting the question to a vote
of the people.
Mr. Robinson said a majority of the
property holders—certainly the large
property owners—were opposed to the
dispensary.
Mr. White: “Don't a majority of
the property owners on the anti-dis
pensary petition live outside the town?”
Mr. Robinson: “Some of them do
and some don’t.” (Laughter.) “There
are some property owners on both pe
titions.”
Mr. White: “I’m talking about your
petitions?”
Mr. Robinson: “Both (he petitions are
mine.” (Great laughter.)
Mr. McNeill, of Brunswick, spoke in
favor of the dispensary. It liad, he
said, worked well in Fayetteville and
he thought it had policy to tamper with
a thing that is working well. Better let
avcll enough alone.
Mr. Ray, of Macon, chairman of the
Committee on Propositions and Griev
ances. thought it due the House that he
make a statement. The committee,
he said, Avas divided on the hill. Three
favored submitting the hill to a vote
of the iteople. provided the election he
held under the new law. All the com
mittee favored the amendments. Every
body wanted tin* hill, outside of section
8. which the amendment of the gen
tleman from Halifax (White) strikes
out.
“I was in the minority—favoring a
submission of the question to the voters.
But I want to say right here, no mut
ter how you A’ote you’ll not wound my
feelings. If you adopt the amendment
of the gentleman of Halifax (White)
you will do just what, a majority of
the white people are asking.
“I do believe this hill ought to he di
vested of every political consideration.
It’s a question entirely of morals. When
it comes to fastening a wrong on com
ing generations. I. for one, am going to
lay aside polities.” (Applause.) “It is
safe in all questions affecting the morals
of the people to follow, the lead of the
preachers whose lives, so far a.«s am*
knoAA\ have been spotless. They are
all for the dispensary as against open
saloons, blockaders or ‘blind tigers.’ ”
The previous question Avas called, hut
Mr. Robinson asked its withdrawal in
order that his colleague (Rav, of Cum
berland) might give the House his
views.
It was withdrawn, hut Mr. Ray de
clined to speak, despite Mr. Robinson's
urgent invitations.
Mr. Robinson called the ayes and
neos, but the call Avas not sustained.
Mr. White’s amendment striking out
the provision for submitting the matter
to a vote of the people was adopted
Avithout a dissenting vote.
Tliis done the hill passed its soA’eral
readings unanimously.
THE “JURY CHALLENGE” BILL.
The House Got in a Gay Humor and
Re-refen ed It.
It was probably the inadvertent mis
pronunciation of the AAord “hobo” that
killed Mr. Moore’s hill reducing the num
ber of peremptory challenges by the
State in certain eases.
The hill came up Avith an unfavorable
report from the Committee on Judiciary,
and somebody moved to lay it on the
table. To this, of course, Mr. Moore
objected. He explained that the hilt
provided for decreasing the State’s pe
remptory challenges in capital cases
from twenty-three to eight and increas
ing the defendant’s challenges from four
to eight. In some other cases, he said,
the number of challenges on both sides
Avas reduced to four.
“This bill ought to lie entitled ‘An Act
to prevent lynebings in North Caro
lina.’ It has decreased lynchings in
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THIRD EDITIONS
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
i HE DEMOCRATS
KEEP
THEIR PLEDGES
The Foreign Corporation Bill
Passes the House.
WAS ALMOST UNANIMOUS
TRUE POSITION OF THE DK.MO
CILVTIC PARTY.
CORPORATIONS MUST OBEY STATE COURT
Tull Text if the Measure Presented by the
Ft D art by the Judiciary Committee.
A'i Opposition Vanishes. Only Four
Votes in Negative.
The House yesterday hy an over
whelming vote passed the Craig bill, as
amended hy tin* committee, putting for
eign corporations upon the same footing
with local corporations.
The people of the State will applaud
this carrying out of the Democratic
platform plank promising legislation that
will domesticate foreign corporations.
Those who hoped the Democratic legis
lature would break faith Avith the peo
ple are confounded.
The hill Avas called up by Judge Allen,
who said it was a measure to which the
Democratic party was pledged in its
platform, and that tin* people were, al
ready inquiring as to Avhy it had not been
passed.
Mr. Craig explained how corporations
come into the Slate, suek from the jico
plc their money, have the protection of
the laAvs and courts, and then, when
they in turn are . sued for violation of
the laws, fly to the Federal courts.
Further, Mr. Craig explained the differ
ence between this bill and the one origi
nally introduced by him, and the rea
sons for the amendments.
“The enactment of this hill xvill fulfill
one of the pledges of the Democratic
platform. Its purpose is to require all
corporations doing business in this State
to become residents of this State. (Cor
porations chartered by the laws of any
other State or government are non
residents of this State, and under an
act of Congress can try in the Federal
courts all suits in which they are par
ties. Avhero the amount involved is as
much as two thousand dollars. The
act requires the corporations named to
file in the office of the Secretary of
State a duly authenticated copy of their
charter and by-lays, and provides that
ipso facto, they shall become domestic
corporations. They Avill then no longer
hiiA’e "the right to remove their cases to
the Federal courts on the ground of
non-residence. The purpose of the hill
is to make those corporations that are
actual residents of our State, legal resi
dents and subject to the same adminis
tration of the law as any other citizen
of North Carolina. They are supported
hy our people, protected hy our law and
should he amenable to our courts.
“The rights conferred hy the act of
Congress upon foreign corporations has
atoned. Suitors have often forced to
try their causes in distant parts iff the
State before tribunals not constituted,
according to our Democratic ideas of
government. Before these courts they
believe that in* many instances they
cannot contend on equal terms with the
wealthy and poAverful. The people have
resented actions of corporations in the
removal of causes beyond the jurisdic
tion of the State, and our juries have
doubtless in some east's rendered extra
vagant verdicts. It was nothing hut
natural.
“The bill now before the House does
injustice to no man and to no interest.
It comes Avith the unanimous endorse
ment of the Judiciary Committee, and
Avith the sanction of the ablest constitu
tional lawyers of North Carolina. The
idea upon Avhich the bill is framed lias
been sustained hy State and Federal
courts, and bv the Supreme court of
the United States. Every lawyer who
has thoroughly investigated it has pro
nounced it constitutional.
"It is not the intention of this law or
this House to do injustice to any interest
in the State. The corporations have come
to the State at our invitation and Avium
they eomip'ly with the requirements ol
this act, avc xvill tax them as avc do the
corporations chartered by North Caro
lina and meet out to them the same jus
tice as avc do to the humblest individual.
Lot the prejudices 'engendered by the*
past ho forgotten. Wo will require from
all submission to our jurisdiction and
guarantee to all the protection of our
laws.
“This State Avith her great industries
interests —her destiny is now in tin*
hands of the Democratic party. There
ought to he no reason for apprehension.
All Avill he Avi 11 when even-handed jus
tice is administered alike to the rich and
poor, ‘to the corporation and to the in
dividual.’ ”
Mr. Willard, of Ncav llanovor: “Wliat
would he the effect on the Federal con rtf*
if all the States had laws similar to
this?”
Mr. Craig: “They’d go hack to their
original business of trying moonshiners,
I suppose.
Mr. Rountree: “Don’t you think bet
ter courts in the State would come
nearer accomplishing the end aimed at
than would this hill?”
Mr. Craig: “Os course we want bet
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