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IN THE CHINA SEA 1 A NARRATIVE By SEWARD W. HOPKINS . . (COmtlSHT 1899 BY BOBXBT BOXHZB'S SONS.) CHAPTER XV. continued. are making a mistake' re-i "Ton plied Mr. Avery. 'The opportunity to become a king does not come to every one. As for me, I shall not go. I have no ties in England, and I shall remain -with these loyal people and! help them In' their' struggle toward civilization." . " Then why not take the throng yourself?" I asked. He shook his head. "Crickmore, you do not even not understand the idolatrous worship vob have inspired in the hearts of these people. I, king I No. These people lov me and trust me, but they would laugt at the idea of making me king. Thej need a strong hand and strong mind to guide them, and you-have proven your possession of bSth. The people believe you were sent supernaturallj to lead them out of bondage, and years -of teaching will not erase thai impression from their minds. You have come to them in a way that ap peals to their peculiar natures, and ii will be very difficult to prove to them that you do not absolutely belong to them." "Oso-Bark would make a goo king," I said. "Try it and see," replied the mis sionary. ' Wait, I will show you?" He called to Oso-Bark, who was not far away, and when the Jumar came to us, he said: "Oso-Bark, your king says he is not jour king. He is going away to join bis people in other lands. You are tc be king if you desire." The -Jumar looked at me with eyes full of reproach. "What is this you tell me ?" he said, his voice trembling with emotion. "Leave us! The Oolek leave ush And where would he go rather than among the people he has delivered from' the bonds of slavery? Would he go away from Talmooch and leave his people to struggle alone, when they need him to guide them? Ah, it can not . be ! - You are making a ' jest. Listen to me. Here is a beautiful land that for twenty years has known but the darkness of cruelty and blood shed.".; The people who owned the land were the slaves of foreign mur derers. ' ATJnhappiness and woe filled every home, and every heart was sad. But in answer to the prayers of the Jumar s and the Kaleks, who prayed as our good teacher taught us to pray, you came to us. You taught us to be brave. You taught us how to work how to bear our ills in silence, and work harder for that nd. You helped us in every way. ' You have made ua cr on wiT.n "c-ifvrrvrTr Ann nnw -or nun IsvreTJ near c is swelling wixn tnai giaa- inli9 -vmi nnot.t.oT if. rrv t,0 inor np vmi are going away. You have laid low the tyrant, and his scepter shall no v more wave over us. Out of darkness into light you have led us. Once more will our homes be made glad with the songs of children. Now our hearts ' shall be happy and our land prosper ous, a But,, if you leave us, who is go . ing to ' protect us from the enemy? Why will you leave us, Oolek? Can you not be happy here ? Is not our "island fair to look upon and fair to dwell in? Can you find braver men or truer women in all your other lands? Ah, we want you with us. -We want you, and we want our sweet friend who has been the angel of light! to us all, while you have been the god : of war. Take not away the happiness1 you have brought us nor the love." He knelt down, and taking Miss Arnold's hand and mine he kissed them and shed tears upon them. , ... . Mr. Avery was visibly affected. Miss Arnold's eyes looked" moist. I began to feel uncomfortable myself. "But, see here, Oso-Bark," I said; "you have set your idol too high. 1 ' am not a king. I am only a plain man from a country that has no king, j 1 did not hear your prayers and come to you; 1 was cast on your snores ; dt chance. Moreover, I don't want tq -be king. We Americans settled tha , Ions: aso. v What good would it do i ? I stayed?" . -j.- "Ah! What harm will it not do il .; you go? You will leave us without q -' king, as is your own country. And are not the people sad? We cannot live without a king. "Our king is our good and wise father; we are his happy children. ; We are not ready tc - govern as Mr. Avery has told us othei countries do. We need a king who it 'all a king. ' But if you do not want to! be king call it what you like, but stajj , with us. But to the people of Tali znoooh you are king. They will eomej , to-morrow with garlands of flowers t'(j proclaim you king.' They will com i with songs Of rejoicing ; and of wor- ship. They will come ? dancing and t playing on musical instruments. Thej will come in hundreds and in thou t sands. What will you tell them then! Will you tell them they are not good enough for you to live amongst? Wilf . you break their hearts by telling them " that you fought not to make Talmooch a nation, but to seek safety for your ; pelf? Can you tell , them this' an 'think you are doing right? What ii - ;there in your country that needs ypt 'a friend, a brother, a sister, i mother! Bring them here. We wil' make them welcome. And here is t nation a free nation by your ; hand .that needs you to stay and keep then free. Speak, Oolek! Say that you understand my awkward words anq rilljtay with us and help us." OF ADVENTURE. THTss' Arnold was looking at me ' Mr. Avery held out his hand to me,i and said: ..."'. "Crickmore, you must stay. God Isent you. You must abide." I wavered a moment, and then grasping Miss Arnold's hand, said: j "Grace, if you will stay, I will, i am awkward at expressing-my - love, but I am sincere. We will reachj Hong Kong as soon as I can get a ship, find your father, obtain his con-! sent, and return to these people, who' love us better than we will find else-' where." It is not necessary to tell all that was said then. Miss Arnold elected herself Queen Talmooch by saying one little word, "Yes." CHAPTER XVI. HEN-KO-HI. It has been said by those who ought, to know, "Uneasy lies the head that' wears a crown." But no crownless' head ever rested more. easily than mine that first night of my kingship at Quiental. I was very weary, and slept soundly and long. In the morn ing, when I went into the breakfast room, I found Miss Arnold and Mr. Avery waiting for me to appear before the coffee was brought in. "I declare, our king sleeps late," said Mr. Avery, gayly, as I entered. "Perhaps you would, too, had you fought an entire campaign in one day," I said, laughing and sitting down near Miss Arnold: "I was rather tired, but feel equal to any emergency now." "I tell you," said the old man, gaz ing around him, "the fellew that trimmed up this old barn knew. what he was doing. It is, simply gorgeous. Now look at that panel of gold. Was ever anything so fine?" "Yes, in the temple of 8u Boo. .The arrangements here are strikingly like that place. Do you not think so, Miss Arnold?" "Very like," she said. "There is a suspicion of relationship about it. But that doesn't concern us now. Hew soon do you think we shall be able to reach Hong-Kong?" - "It all depends upon luck. If we have to build a ship to go there in, it will be a long time- Bnt the first"ship that stops here shall take us to voui father." "Poor papa? These long months have been lonely ones to him, I know. How happy he will be to see me tc see US: alive and well!" "Yes," I said, "he will, no doubt, be overjoyed to see me. I hope, b ppre I meet hirn, I shall succeed in getting this stain off me. I would jlike to be white again." "What about Hen-Ko-Hi?" asked Mr. Avery. v , "Bother that rascal! , Why couldn't he have fought with his army and been tilled decently? He deserves death more than any of the others. I must jgive him a trial, I suppose, and show something like mercy. I don't feel any. VI see but one course. You must have him executed." "Possibly. But he must have at east the semblance of a trial. If this thing is made a national issue--f or I shall appeal to the States for protec tion it will be much better for.... us ii we show that Hen-Ko-Hi suffered death legally and not by the hands oi violence." "Perhaps you are right. But your position with your own people de mands his death." "I believe you. We will give him a trial this afternoon." ; Toward the close of the day I called jGaru-Saak to me, and ordered him to have Hen-Ko-Hei taken to the north tower for trial. j There was in the north tower a large" square room, light and airy, which I had chosen for the trial. It was an ideal room for an executive chamber. The windows looked out over the bat tlements to the seal In this room there were large, "comfortable chairs and some solid mahogany tables, Mr", Avery joined me, and I led the way through the long corridors to the north tower. Mr. Avery was calm, but evidently by an effort. Now that the time had come to send, in a cold, pas sionless way, a human being to his death, the good old preacher felt that his advice had been wrong. "Thou shalt not kill!", was upper most in his mind, and the law of mercy was his theme. . . ' ? There was evidently a severe con flict going on within him. Hen-Ko-Hi was the murderer of his wife. For years he had been tortured bodily by the tyrant, as his useless arm bore witness. The moment had come whenj he must pass upon the murderer judgn ment of death or mercy. ... ' ! : Oso-Bark entered the room quietly.; His face was set and determined. There was no doubt of his desire with! regard to Hen-Ko-Hi. He could not: consign the royal prisoner to a fate that was severe or cruel enough tosat isfy his thirst for revenge. ' I motioned him to a chair I I sat! down between him and Mr. Avery, j It was not long before we heard the tramp of soldiers on the stone floor of the corridor; the the. shuffling of, a prisoner in chains. The face' of Hen-Ko-Hi was not a 'pleasant one to look at. It never could have been pleasant, even under the -most favorable circumstances. Now 4.t was hideous in its contortions ol rage and hats. He had been swayed bo long by unbridled passions that no self-control, no power of dissembling, (was left to him. ; I Feax and- hatred were mingled in pis glance. ; For, like all tyrants, the fellow was a coward at heart. When Hen-Ko-Hi had been placed before me, and the soldiers had taken their positions on either side, I said: "Oso-Bark, we will hear from you first. Arraign the prisoner" I The talented Jumar slowly arose, and with knitted brow, stood a mo ment looking at his fallen foe. Then, in a deep, impassioned voice, he' spoke; "O king, you of white skin and honest heart, who have come to us out of the Sacred Forest, listen to what I have to say. Listen, O king, while I tell you once more of the de Iscent tS'Don our beautiful land of a ihorde of murderers and woman-steal- lers, who debauched and killed the fairest of our loved ones. Listen while I tell you how the sun of Tal mooch was darken'ed-for twenty years by this Mantchoo tyrant, who now stands cowering before you, pleading for mercy he never gave." The ugly eyes of Hen-Ko-Hi grew uglier still, and blazed with awful in tensity at the Jumar who was hurling these terrible accusations at his head. "Once, O king," continued Oso Bark, "when the family ofr Brando neck, the Kalek, occupied this palace, jthe land of Talmooch gave forth in plenty, and her shores were the only limit to the happiness of her people. Our men were strong and brave. Our women were beautiful and good. Our children were pretty ana quick to Jearn. They sat at the feet of the good teacher there and drank in his words of wisdom about . a God of whem their fathers had been in ignor ance. No idols desecrated our happy homes. The Sacred Forest was our temple, and in it we knelt in simple prayer. "Our lives were good. Our laws were few, because our crimes were few. We knew not the feeling of dis content. The singing of the birds in the forest was not more iovous than the singing of our wives and mother while at their daily work. "But, O king, one day, in an hour that seemed all brightness, when our fighting . men were at work in the fields and mines and our women were husj spinning or weaving, there came to our shores a number of foreign ships. A people of whom we knew but little came from them upon our land. We, who were at peace with all "nature and with sall men, gave them welcome. We opened to them our homes and gave them shelter. Better had it been had we taken the poison from the fangs of the serpents in the mountains, and inserted it into the veins of every being in the land. "The strangers to whom we had given welcome, whom we had fed and to whom we had given drink, gathered together in the darkness of a star less night and ruthlessly sacked our homes. They murdered our soldiers who sought to stay their Bourse. They swept away our chil dren, taking cruel delight in the dy ing cries of our petted ones: They stole the fairest of our women. Woe, grief, misery were all they left to the survivors of that invasion. -"But not only were the women of the Jumars and of the Kaleks their victims, but ah, now, O king, listen carefully, I beseech you! the lovely wife of the good missionary, Mr. Avery, who had come among us to teach us of his God, was torn from her husband's arms and brought here brought here to become the sport of the monsters that fawned before this this quaking, crawling thing that stands cringing before you now. "Where is that white face now? Ia it, as I have seen it, bright with the brightness of happy smiles and lighted as by the sun ofa pure and kindly soul? "Does the soft, kind voice that once spoke words of tenderness to our women in their hours of pain now speak with the words of earth? Does the hand that was stretched out to re ceive in kindness our newly born, to care for them as only a good woman can care for them does that gentle hand now live to soothe the furrowed brow of her aged and sorrowing hus band? "No! No! No! O king, those eyes are closed in death! That gentle jvoice is stilled and hushed with the silence of the breathless night. Those bands are withered and decayed. But I see them now, O master, I see them now, waving there there, above your head there, by the brow of our good old teacher and there, pointing with the finger that dooms to death- at the monster who so cruelly destroyed her life! , - , - "Ah, with that pure spirit, driven forth by this fiend and his rotten horde, there departed from this earth all the happiness of him we have learned to love! And with her, too, ' have gone the hundreds of women of ralmoooh who have fallen under the blasting touch of this awful murderer! "And shall he go unpunished? I "Shall the wretch who commanded and led in the awful deeds that made : the "grounds of Talmooch tremble in 1 wrath shall he go free? j ;' ."No! O king, I say in the voice of : twenty thousand Jumars, , in the voice ! of thirty thousand -Kaleks, that this ! man must die! ' Only by his death can the wrongs ot our people be avenged. ! The spirits of our murdered ones call j now to you to see justice done by the power that has come to you. ' "I aay no more.- The sky grows dark with sickening dread that this monster shall live to boast of the evil he has done. But in the hands of my king I leave him. I am finished," to bb continttep.? : Japan with a population of 45,000, 000 has 220 towns that hava more than 100, 000 inhabitants. uifvtKMK's salary increased. Bill Passes Both Houses And Is Ratified. SENATE. First Day. Lieutenant Governor Reynolds called the Senate to order at coon and Rev. Dr.' A. A. Marshall, of the First Baptist church, invoked di- vine blessings tjpon the body. In his prayer he asked that the God of Ages guide the Senators in enacting meas ures that will bring prosperity and not adversity to this great Commonwealth uipon the glorious new century. The clerk, Mr. Chas. Daniels, then called the roll of districts, and the fol lowing Senators came forward and were sworn in by the Lieutenant Gov ernor: Senators Bray and Vann, first district; Miller and Ward, second dis trict; Calvert, third; Travis, fourth; Speight, fifth; Arrington and Wood ard, seventh; Sugg and Warren, eighth; Aycock and Foy, ninth; Mor ton, teiith; Burroughs, eeventa; Broughton, twelfth; Smith, thirteenth; Curry and Robeson (Pop.) fourteenth; Brown and Mclntyre, fifteenth; Mc Neill, sixteeth; Long, seventeenth; Scott and Foushee, eighteenth; Lon don, nineteenth; Lindsey, twentieth; Glenn, twenty-first; vTood, twenty second; Morrison and Leak, twenty third; MeAlister, twenty-'f ourth ; Alex ander, twenty-fifth; Henderson and Thomas, twenty-sixth; Pinnix (Rep.) and Stikeleather (Pop.), twenty- , seventh; Marshall (Rep.), twenty- eighth; Dulla (Rep.), and Mcintosh (Pop.), twenty-ninth; Mitchell (Rep.), thirtieth; Miller (Rep.), and Buchanan, j (Rep.), thirty-first; Justice and Webb, i thirty-second, Gudger and String field, thirty-third; Chandler (Rep.), thirty-fourth; Crisp (Rep., thirty-five. The Senate was then declared orga nized and Alorrison, of Richmond, nominated A. J. Maxwell for principal clerk, saying he was an editor of his county. Maxwell received 38, the Re , publicans and Populists not , noting. Walter L. Cohoon was nominated for reading clerk by Ward and rectdved i 38 votes. McNeill nominated J. B. Smith, for sergeant-at-arms. Webb nominated F. A. Clinard, of Catawba, for engrossing clerk. Justice nominat ed Biggerstaff for assistant door-keeper. Travis named H. A. London for president pro tern, of the Senate. All of these received 38 votes, the Demo cratic strength, except Clinard, who got 39, Stilkeleather, Rep., voting for him. The officers of the body were then sworn in by th Lieutenant Gov ernor. Second Day. Lieutenant Governor Reynolds called the Senate to order at neon and Rev. Dr. M. M. Marshall, of Christ Church, oered prayer. The journal of yesterday was read and ap proved. The message from Governor Daniel L. Russell was then presented and read by the clerk. Aresolution by Woodward, to print 500 copies of the G vernor's message was adopted. Roj eson sent forward a notice of contest by Kennedy for Senator Curry's seat from the Fourteerfth district. A reso lution by Brown was adopted, to print 250 copies of the reasons for pardons by the Governor, which he submitted with his mess?ge. Gudger, of Buncombe, laid the matter of the Appalachian Park Association before the body in the nature of a pe tition. Laiter he will introduce a bill on the subject. The Senate resolution providing for a committee on inaugu ral ceremonies as amended by the House was adopted. House bill: To change the name of the Guardian Security, Trust and De posit Company, of Wilmington, to the People's Savings Bank, passed both readings. House bill: To amend the charter of the State Bank of Commerce of Henderson ville, decreasing its capi tal stock, was read and referred. Third Day Lieutenant Governor Reynolds called the Senate to order at 11 o'clock aHd Rev. Dr. Bagwell Of fered prayer. The journal of yester day was read and approved. Justice submitted the report of the caucus of last night, naming the Senate com mittee. The report was adopted. Morrison, from the committee. on salaries and fees, reported the bill of Senator Justice to amend the Code, increasing the Governor's salary from $3,000 to $4,000 anually, Scott and Thomas dissenting. Thomas said the money ought to be used for schools. Justice said when Vance became gov ernor, in 1877, the salary was $5,000, and was reduced when Jarvis went in. He thought the recommendation of Governor Russell, after four year's trial, ought to have weight, and the iState ougt to oe able to pay $4,000 now if it could pay $5,000 In 1877. Scott thought it the wrong time to raise sal aries, as the best talent could now be obtained for $3,000. .Woodard said no one knew better than a man who had tried it what it costs to live in the Governor's Mansion. The Democrats could ' make no mistake in adopting the recommendation of a Republican Governor, who was speaking from no political motive here, but in a sense of fairness and justice, and giving the Governor a salary he can live on. Ward supported It as no favor to. Ay cock, but because it was just. A Re publican Governor recommends it and the Republican Senator on the com mittee favors the bill, and there is no politics in the measure. The bill i3 really in defence of the poor men of the State, for adequate salaries place these positions in their reach. Mar shall, Rep., opposed the bill at this time on account of the condition of the State Treasury. His opposition was not because he did not consider, the new Governor an honerable gentle man. Travis said the last three Gov ernors went out of office having spent from $4,000 to $10,000 more than their salary. Pinnix, Rep., said the Republi cans could have increased Governor Russell's salary when he went in four years ago, and he discussed the matter, but finally decided against it. It ought to be Increased If the Siate was able. As it was he opposed the bill. Candler, Rep., believed Aycock was going to make one of the foremost Governors North Carolina ever had (loud ap pluse) , but tht there were so mnyy calls on. the State that he thought it had better be deferred" and the money given o schools or charitable institu tions v - The Democrats abused Gover nor Rusaell all over the fState, then praise him for this and adopt his sug gestion. This is wrong. If the State could afford it, Candler said he would support the bill.: Alexander said his objection to the bill was that the sal ary was not made high enough. -Nothing is more objectionable. : to North Carolina than an official living , nig gardly even if he is compelled to, with this magnificent and expensive man sion and the entertaining required. Alexander thought $5,000 would be hardly sufficient. The State, cannot command talent unless it pays for it. The Supreme Court judges do not get enouggh. Dulla's motion to refer to the judi ciary committee was lost and the bill passed, ayes 35; noes 12. The follow ing named Senators voted in the nega tive: Buchanan, Candler, Crisp, Mar shall, Michael, Miller cf dld'e, Pir: nix, Robeson, Stikeleather, Republi cans, a d Lindsay, Scott z'd Thomas, Dero rats. Aycock was rcu-ccl f out votine. A nurraber of bil's of nrnor 1 importance were iutrodne I ar.d prop erly referred, after whicj the eSnata adjourned. Fourth Day. The Senate voted to appropriate $1,000 to ventilate the Senate Chamber. The debate was lively during the session, taking a wide range. It was a day more like a political meeting than a session of the State Senate. A number of private bills were introduced. Fifth day. Lieutenant Governor Reynolds called the Senate to order at noon and Rev. Dr. Eugene Daniel, of I the Presbyterian church, offered prayer j On motion of Senator Justice, the i Senate took a recess until 1 o'clock, so j that the State electors could meet in the chamber. The Senate reconvened j at 11:30. The journal was read and : approved. The Senate reconvened at 3:30 p. m. ! The bill increasing the Governor's sal i ary to $4,000 was ratified. I HOUSE. ! First Day. At 12 o'clock Chief Clerk ! Nixon called the House to order and i announced that prayer would be offer j ed by Rev. Dr. Bagwell, who prayed j that the men met here engaged in the I important matter' of making laws j would be guided by divine influences; that they would be governed by pa j triotism and broad interests; that they j might know no North, South, East or West, but the best interests of all the ! people; that their walk on the streets and conduct in Raleigh may be an ex ample for good. ! Hon. H. G. Connor was called to pre 1 side and the roll of members was or dered, they being sworn in by tens, by Justice Clark, of the Supreme Court. Speaker Pro Tern. Connor announc ed that a majority of the members be ing present, the House would proceed to organize by the election of a Speak er. Winston, of Bertie, nominated Wal ter E. Moore, of Jackson county, for Speaker, paying a splendid tribute to his character and attainments. Craig, of Buncombe, and stubbs, of Martin, i made short . and glowing seconding i speeches. I Blythe, Rep., of Henderson, nomi i nated Isaac Ebbs of Madison, and Ben , bow. Rep., of Yadkin, seconded the nomination. The vote was Moore 96, Ebbs -6. Speaker Connor announced that Walter E. Moore, having received a majority of the votes, was duly elected Speaker. Gattis and Craig were ap pointed to notify mr. Moore and they conducted him to tne chair. Speaker Moore made a very brief a-dress of ac ceptance. The arganization of the House was. completed by the election of Brevard Nixon, of Mecklenburg, as chief clerk. The following officers were then elected: N. W. Wilson, of Wake, read ing clerk; Frank Bennett, of Anson, door-keeper; Y. V. Hamell, of Yancey, assistant door-keeper; H. B. Fonville, of Duplin, engrossing clerk. On motion of Reinrdt, of Lincoln, the members who had left their certi ficates at home, were called and allow ed to take the oath of office. Winston offered a joint resolution providing for a joint committee of five to provide arrangements for the inau guration of the Governor. At this point a message was received from the Senate, anrouncing that it was duly organized. Also, a resolution for joint session, to open election re turns of Stat officers, Tuesday next. The House then adjourned. Second Day. Speaker Moore called the House to order at 11 o'clock. Pray er was offered by Dr. Marshall, of the Baptist ehurch. The journal of yesterday was read and approved. Leave of absence was granted Beas ly, of Currituck; Taylor, of Carteret, on account of sickness. Williams, of Davie, presented hia certificate, and was sworn in. A resolution permitting no costs in unsuccessful contests in election cases was referred to the committee on elec tions. A bill to change the name of the Guardian and Trust Company of Wil mington to the People's Savings Bank passed Its several readings without ob jection. Speaker Moore announced the follow ing as the committee on privileges and elections: Winston, chairman: Watts. Thompson, Weaver, Spainhour, Nichol son, Daughtridge, Lawrence and Mc Culloch. At noon the Governor's message was received and was read. It was ordered printed. Vi Quite a number of bills, mostly oi merely local bearing, were introduced. After the reading of the Governor's message the House adjourned. Third Day. Speaker Moore conven ed the House at 11 o'clock. Prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Pettigrew. The journal of Thursday's proceeding was read and approved. Shannonhouse, of Mecklenburg, was added to the com mittee on privileges and election. Bills came from the Senate as fol lows: To print list of pardons by the Governor adopted; to print 250 copies of the message of the Governor,' adopt ed; to repeal dispensary law of Guil ford county. The calendar was then taken up. The bill appointing additional, justices of the peace for Harnett county passed its final reading and was sent to the Sen ate without engrossment. y Leave of absence was granted Mr. Sewell and Mr. Daniels. The bill to re peal February term of Mitchell Su perior Court' passed its third and final reading. The bill for the relief of pub lic school teachers in Meckleaburg county passed third and final reading. By unanimous, consent Benbow, of Yadkin, introduced, a memorial of Jas W. McNeill, in the contested election case against R. L. Green, of Wilkes. A special order 'was taken up. Ait 1 o'clock Winston moved that a message be sent to the Senate, announcing that the House would proceed to the elec tion of an enrolling clerk. McNill mov ed that the House proceed to ballot foe enrolline clark. Hood, of Wayne. placed in nomination E. B. Norvell, oi Cherokee. The foil call showed every vote for Norvell. The bill to amend the Code, Increas ing the salary of the Governor from $3000 to $4,000 was on motion of Roun tree, referred to a special committee to report. Adopted. The Speaker appoint ed as the special committee: Rountree, Hood, Hayes, Collins and Robinson:' Fourth Day. The debate in the House devolved upon the bill to 4n atiase the salary of the governor from $3,000, to $4,000 per year. Fifth day.- Speaker Moore convened the House at 10:30 o'clock. Rev. Dr. Marshall, of the Baptist church, offer ed prayer. The bill to amend The Code and in crease the salary of the Governor f-s.m $3,000 to $4,000 "ws then taken up as a special order. Jude G;aham, of the sp-eieial committee, filed a minority re--vt, to the effect that the increase of s Ury could not apply to the ine ming Governor, and the object of 'th?. b 11 would be defeated. The report w s irv the nature of a law brief, being anv eiabodata legal argument; citing Su preme Couit opinions, -against- the le gality of the incoming Governor taking additional salary. "- Mr. Hanes, of the committee, said this bill was not of sufficient impor tance to provoke the great argument that had just been filed. "It is admit ted by Judge Graham that in constri ing the constitution we must take all parts of it. According to that consti tution Mr. Aycock will not (be elected until to-morrow when the vote is de clared. iRusisell is Governoro-day, be cause the -constitution says Aycock is not until he is declared elected: Sec tion 1, article 3, says the term shall begin January 1st The law of the Stats makes it" a physical impossibili ty for this to be so, for the same con stitution provides that the Legislature shall not meet until the first Wednesn uay aner uie urai jvionaay in jaauai j. Then, how is it possible for the term to begin before the election is complete as the constitution requires it to be by the General Assembly? If you think North Carolina ought to pay her Gov ernor a salary commensurate, with the requirements, the dignity and impor tance of the position it is right to do this and I have heard tbut one SStn yet say he thought it was wrong." The vote was then taken on the bill, and it parsed, 55 to 52, as follows: Ayes: Alexander, Allen, of Wayne; Baldwin, Bannerman, Barco, Bedding sher, Carr, Daniels, of Vance; Connor, Daughteridge, Duls, Fields, Gattis,. Green, Hall, Hayes, Hoey, Hood, Lane, Lawrence, Little, Mann, Mason, Mc Iver,sMcLean; Morphew, Nicholos, jra.g, JEUJEKSVBU'U, UX VrUlllU'I'U, iwuiuoiii, of Anson; ; Rosa, Rountree, Seawell, Shannonhouse, Shelton, Simms, Spain-? hour, Stewart, Thompson, Welch, Whitaker, of Forsyth; Whitaker, of Guilford; White, of Halifax; White, of Jfnsr Williams - Wilson. Winston. Wright; Pearson, Carlton 55. ,Noe: Allen, of Columbus ; Barnhill, Benbow, Blythe, Brim, Brittain, Burli son, Burnett, Calloway, Carraway, Cor son, Coleman, Collins, Curtis, Dumcan, Ebb3, Ellen, Gaither, Garrett, Graham, Harris, Hartly. Isbell, Long, MacKeth an, Martin, Mauney, McCulloch; Mc Farland,' McNeill, Morgan, Morris, Oli ver, Owen, Owens, Patterson, Payne,. Pea ce, Petree, Reinhardt, Richardson Rathrock, Russell, Sheets Smith, Ste venson, Stubbs, Watts, Weaver, Wil- lard, Yarborough, Zackary 52 The, bill then passed its third read ing and was ordered enrolled. , Speaker Moore announced the follow-' ing House committees: , , Corporations Rountree, chairman Gaither, Smith, Seawell, Stubbs, Bald win, Daniel, of Warren; Robieson, ot Guilford; Harris, Winston, Shelton, Martly, McFareland, Payne, Owen. Insurance Willard, chairman; Con nor, Page, Hoey, Watts, Brittain, Rob inson, of Anson; Little, Gaither, Zach ary, Petree, Ebbs. , Education Connor, chainmian; Whit aker, of Guilford; Jenkins, Ruthrock, White, of Jones; Beddingfield, McCul field, Bivins, Blalock, Blount, " Brad loch, ' Smith, Bannerman, Shannon house, Rob?, Hood, Green, Alexander, Lawrence, Carr, Carlton, Hayes, Rich ardson, Carson, Mcintosh, Duncan. Finance Gattis, chairman; Willard, Duls, Little, Parker, Lane, Graham, Owen, Daughtridge, ' Page, Gaither, Morris, Mann, .. Maury. Long, Blount, Alexander, Petree, Brim, Dean. Institutions for Insane Page, chair man ; Morphew, Spainhour, Stevenson, Bannerman, Beddingfield, Maury, Rein hardt, Carlton, Bradahar, Ross, Rober eon,;of Gu'lfbrd; Mclver, Carson, Bur nett, Isabell, Duncan. Constitutional Amendments -Stubb3, chairman ; Rountree, Graham, Connor, Duls, Yarborough, Greene Hayes, Al len, of Wayne; &bb9. , Election . Laws Craig, chairman;' Stubbs, Rountree, Green, Duls Wright; Spainhour, Gattis, Allen, of Wayne;1 Patterson, McKethan, Watts, Zachary, Taylor, Bessley, Galloway, Blythe, Pe tree. ', -:."',",; , ' Agriculture Daughtridge. Printing Honey, chairman; Whita ker, of Forsyth; Winston, Richardson, Ellen, Bivins, Simmons, Carraway, Mc Lean, Burnett, - McFarland, Owen, of Sampson. , ' Counties and Towns Mason, chair man; Oliver, White, of Halifax; Jen kins, Lane, Curtis, Carlton, RusselL Morphew, Morris, Shelton, Stevenson, Whitaker, of Forsyth; Brim, Coleman, MdFarland. 1 , Propositions and Grievances Gra ham, chairman; Moreon, Stewart, Welch, Yarborough, -Morgan, Nash, Bradsher, Hall, Wlliams, Whitaker, ol Guilford; Allen, of Columbus; Biviu?, Barnhill, Ardrey, Oliver, Benbow, Mar tin. Duncan. The aslmal Omt fertt to ex old fe m heme. i
The Times-News (Hendersonville, N.C.)
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