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SENATE.
J.vnuary 17, 1887.
Tiu Seii.ite wan called to order
l President Stt-dman at 11 o'clock.
Mr. Fields, a bill to repeal cer
tain portious ot sections 12,633 and
J. 634 of the Code, providing lor
each county to have three scholar
ship at the University inaad of
one; .tnd who shall ix elifjiblo to
nch .scholarships. Education.
Mr. Winstou. an act to amend
section 3,3S.i, of the C'oxle. Fish
and oyster committee.
Mr." Warren, an act to protect
real estate from fraud and perjury.
Judiciary.
Mr. Shober, a bill to facilitate
the trial of causes, .ludiciary.
Mr. Warren asked a reconsidera
tion of the vote by which S. B. Ill
passed its third reading. Carried.
He then offeree! an amendment
changing the terms of courts, which
the bill had reference to, so as not
to make them coutlict.
The amendment wii adopted
and paa.sed it second and third
reading, wa.s engrossed and seDt to
the House.
President 8tedman said he had
a subpoena summoning witnesses
to the contest for the seat ot -Mr.
Clark, by C.eorge, (ireen, jr., which
hr would sign with the endorsement
of the judiciary committee.
To incorporate the New Hanover i
Transit Co., passed its seoond and ;
third reading; was engrossed and
sent to the House.
To require banks incorporated in
this State and private bauki to
make stated report.s to the State
treasurer. Jndiciarv.
HOUSE.
Speaker Webster called the
i House to order at 1 1 o'clock. Prayer ,
! by Rev. Mr. Thomas, of Third
; Baptist chnrch.
The following bills and reaola
tioas were introlnced and referred ,
to the different committees:
Mr. Gray, a bill to amend chapter
j 204, laws lS.s.". Judiciary. .
I Mr. Watson, of Hyde, a bill to j
allow the commissioners of Hyde
to levy a special tax. Finance.. J
Mr. Crawford, of McDowell, a
'bill to amend the public school
I laws. Education.
Mr. Overman, a bill to amend I
j section 243 of the Code, in relation
to filing connter claims. Judiciary.
I Mr. Ovt man, a bill to amend
! section S71 of the Code, in relation
to the jurisdiction of justice of tbe
peace. .Judiciary.
Mr. Ewatc, a bill to coofloe the
sale of spirituous liquors to incor
porated cities and towns. Judiciary.
Mr Thorn aa, a petition from the
pujsieians ot Carteret county.
Proposition and grievances.
The jadiciary committee reported
iaoia!'l ou 11, B IP, to simplily
mil let lueuts.
Tne committee on engrossed bills
reported the lollowing bills as cor
rectl engrossed:
U. h. OS. requiriug incorporated
banks and private bankers to re
port to the State treasurer.
H. B. 'J7, requiring the chairman
of the ienal institutions and the
department of agriculture to exam
ine the books of said institutions.
; 11. H. IS to compromise, com-
I mute and settle the State debt.
H. B. 33, to provide punishment
1 for secret and malicious crimes.
1 Mr. Overman, a bill to regulate
the salaries of solicitors of the
State. Salaries and fees.
Mr. York introduced a resolution
to pay witnesses in the Craven
county contested case ier diem
aud mileage, saying that manv of
the witnesses were here without
money to pay their hotel bills or
fares back home.
Mr. Overman ajked what mileage
and per dieru would be allowed
witnesses.
Mr. Erie., lor the committee,,
stated that one dollar a day and
ten cents per mile one way had
let'n agreed upon.
Mr. Overman thought this un
precedented, but as the witnesses)
bad been brought here by order ofj
the House they should be paid.'
But a resolution should be adopted ;
that m future these witnesses be'
required to give testimony by depo-'
isition. The law now is that the
.person summoning w ituesaes shall
pay them.
Sir. l'ries thought that the reso
lutiou thou!d not Ive adopted, as
the subpu-n.es were issued in blank;
that the committee should desig-'
nate the witnesses who had been
before them and discharged.
Upon motion of Mr. Ewart, the
resolution wlls referred to the judi
ciary committee with instructions
to report tomorrow morning.
II. B. -i, for the relief ot sheriffs
and tav collectors, allowing them to
collect arrears of taxes Ironi lsl,
Inir til
second read-
the calendar.
A bill to amend chapter lxi, laws
of lvv. tn abolish the third term
of the superior courts in Hydo and
other eastern counties, passed its
I'onil
The
and third reading?-
louse adpiurned
! N A I E.
January 1 s, l ss,,.
The Senate was called to order
a: 11 o'clock, by President Sted
man. Payer by the liev. Robert
Strange.
Bills were liitridii'ed and dis
posed of as follow-
Mr. S mders, to prohibit the em
ploymeht i ' I seine- or nets more
tliau ohe hundred tathoms long in
Mk'.ng or c itching ilsh m the waters
o t ( ' ar ' ere : e, m n . I '.-h and
oy s er-.
M i . P.r.- id I: :; : . : i lerenee to
ii;-.. dven ' taxpuei- Pi opo-.; .on-,
Ihd grievance.
Mr. Wtli'., to r.q.eal an a, t to
e , ; i r i
e- d.
M he
to 1 1 w tiers o t leal est ate
i g . : i this S',i!r a hi hi i e-: e.ld
:mp!e. .1 hdh-iar;. .
l oITo'.V . to durt'T s.huiln
a::d ''; om- hank- North 'ar.
!.:.a. Bank- a inl coi ; mrat ions.
! i . i: k. in re I a' ion to drawing
ii"-, : 'i ( ' i i veil conn" v . .ludiciary.
l; i , i: : i .- I N m n , i PHT
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oh pi ,
pol ted
i ii Wlgt
r k;
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diicat.oh re
'ported unfavorably on the bill to
' regulate the salaries of publicschool
i teachers: Unfavorably on the act to
: repeal au act creating a county
board of education.
Committee reported unfavorably
1 on bill instructing our Congressmen
to vote for the Blair educational bill;
I unfavorably on the bill to exempt
I from taxes uewly established manu
I factories for the period of five years;
! unfavorably on the bill to more
'surely secure the earnings of tin
! skilled workmen for them.
Bills passed the third reading
and sent to the House:
To regulate the time of trying
, actions in the courts of justices of
tbe peace.
A bill to exempt from taxation
newly established manufacturing
industries for a period of live years,
j Mr. Pemberton said he desired
to state to the Senate that this bill
was to alter the constitution, and
that it was imperfect as it now
stands, and he moved that it be
referred to the judiciary committee.
The bill was re committed
The bill instructing the Con
gressmen to vote for the Blair edu
cational bill, was on motion of Mr.
Elias, tabled.
An act to repeal an act creating
a county board of education.
On motion of Mr. Elias, t'ie bill
was tabled.
A bill to allow owners of land to
shoot birds on thoir own land.
Mr. Taylor moved that this bill
be tabled. Ixst.
The bill with its several amend
ments passed its second reading
and was placed on the calendar.
On motion of Mr. Clark, the bill
to regulate the salaries of public
school teachers was tabled.
A bill to increase the pay oi
State and county superintendents
and first grade teachers. Inform
ally passed over.
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House was called to order at
11 o'clock by Speaker Webster.
Prayer by liev. J. S Watkins, of
the First Presbyterian church.
Mr. Pearson, petition from 1). J.
Cain, M. D., to enact a physicians'
lien law. Judiciary.
INTRO DICTION OV HlI.I.s.
Mr. Gray, bill to grade a public
road leading through Kinston.
Railroads, post roads and turnpikes.
Mr. Overman, bill to provide con
victs on public roads. Railroads,
postroads and turnpikes.
Mr. Overman, bill to prohibit the
directors ot the penitentiary from
so letting out convict labor as to
compete with honest labor. Penal
institutions.
Mr. Bennett, bill to tax dogs and
for tbe protection of sheep. Agri
culture. Mr. Sutton, bill to icduce the
grand jury from eighteen to tnelve
members. .Judiciary.
Mr. Ewart, bill to piolnln' State
ollicers from accepting iree railroad
passes and to prevent, i.nlioads
from issuing the same. Judiciary.
On motion of Mr. King, H. B.
183, to compromise and settle the
debt of Onslow county, was taken
up aud passed its second reading,
87 ayes, noes 0.
U. B. 2G, for t ho reltel ..f sin -i ids
and tax collector-., pa.-.-eil its third
reading.
The chair announced a message
from tbe Governor, Manumitting
the report of Secretary ui State of
land sold for taxes, repuil of the
treasurer concerning the State
University and report ot the Super
intendent of Public Instruction re
lating to the survey ol swamp lands.
On motion of Mr. Brogden, the
message and accompanying docu
ments were sent to the Senate with
an order to print. i
H. 11. l l'., a resolution protesting I
against tbe repeal of the civil ser-'
vice bill, "was taken tip.
Mr. Ewart, rep., favored the
adoption of the resolution, as civil
service reform had come to stay,
and the people demanded that
there should bo retorm in the man
agement of the affairs of the gov
ernment. The resolution was not
original: it was an exact copy of a
part ot President Cleveland's letter
of acceptance, lie then read a
part of the letter.
.Mr. liOazer, deiu., thought that
.he House had spent too much time
already iu discussing national
affairs; was willing to endorse Mr.
Cleveland's views on civil service
reform, but did not propose to be
caught
Ewart,
merely
by the resolution of Mr.
which he thought was
a trap for
tlu
democrats,
ti t hem on
and meant
n I v t
record.
Mr. Holt, dem
restilution should
one "condemning
, thought the
Lie changed to
the views of
Vance on civil service. "and thought
it was to make party capital for
1SH.S. Mr. Vance would be in that
campaign and would lully explain
his actions to the satisfaction of all
his party.
Mr. Candler, rep., agreed with
the President's views, thought the
democratic side of the House ol)
leeted to tins measure Liecause
Vance voted against it. and they
did not have the moral courage to
stand up against him.
Mr. Williamson, rep., did not be
lieve in civil service reform, and
thought that "to the victors be
longrtd t he spoils."
Mr. Overman, dein., thought that
Mr. Ewart might be proper ly called
a mugwump" as he was a republi
can and paying Mr. Cleveland sneh
a compliment. He was not too
mucli wedded to the clil service
idea: but rather favored the ideas
of Mr. Williamson. He did ob ee!
to makihg too hiuch polit.eal capi
tal on the tloor of the, House.
Mr. Pearson, ind.. introduced the
following amendment as a substi
tute for the original resuhr ion:
"We cord i all v endorse the on i -e
ol President Cleveland in l.;s tear
less endeavors to ca;i on; the
promises of his paity, pai I lculat !
:u his execut ion td" the law on the
suojeci tit civ. I seivice r. dorm.
which laws we believe to be found
ed on sound principle, b:;: wh;ch
positions evidently require amendment.'"
iint.icr The question wa theii upon tiu
the f.ine adoption of the tiibst:: u'.e, wl.:,-h
w.is lost noes ."', aes ,"", 1 .
Tho Ho'i-.- 'li-n ad , d
SENATE.
January P, 1S-7.
The Senate was called to order
at 11 o'clock by President Stedman.
Mr. W. J. Griffin, Senator from
the first district, presented bis cre
dentials and was sworn in by Presi
dent Stedman.
Bills and resolutions were icad
and disposed of as follows, viz.:
By Mr. Warren, a bill pertaining
to the practice of the snperior
courts. Judiciary.
Mr. Elias, a bill amendingsection
llLlOof the Code, in reference to
trespass on land without n Ini-'ie.
being forbidden. , ludiciary.
Mr. Broadhurst, an act to estab
lish the county line between the
counties of Wayne and Lenoir.
Propositions and grievances.
The committee on agriculture,
minerals and mining reported
favorably on the bill to regulate
the sale of seed cotton.
Bills read for the third time, en
grossed and sent to the House.
SPECIAL ORDER.
S. B. 1J3, amending section 1!00
of the Code (relating to the dis
crimination in railroad freights.
Mr. Alexander said the construc
tion placed upon it by the snpieme
conrt ot tbe State was entire!; dif
ferent from that placed upon i by
the merchants and the people . n
erally. This act was intended to
prevent the railroads from charging
as much freight to the man living
twenty miles from a shipping point
as one living forty. The construc
tion of the supreme conrt was that
they charge er mile so that the
freight shipped a short distance
would be cheap enough, but shipped
a greater distance would be exor
bitant. It would cause the people
of the State to trade outside the
State. He gave for example, that
Wilmington was a rising molasses
market, and that under the present
law molasses could be shipped as
cheap from Chicago to Halifax, N ,
C, as P. could be shipped to the j
same place from Wilmington. Jle
read other decisions to illustrate,
the same point. lie said the rail
roads could protect themselves as
there was no limit to the rate of
freights they should charge.
Mr. Pon said that the law as now
existing had proved a great benefit !
to the smaller towns in North Caro-!
lina, as it gave them the same rates j
of freight as the larger ones, and
ho moved that the bill be referred!
to the committee on finance to make
an amendment so as to meet the:
wauts of the law now existing and j
the wants of the bill now being agi
tated. Mr. Clark said that no most cor-,
dially endorsed the remarks made
by Mr. Pou, as he would bo com
pelled to vote for the bill, though!
he said he thought there were two !
sides to the question.
Mr. Pemberton said it would take
some time to arrange this bill satis
factorily, aud that the law should '
be repealed immediately, and then
it will act as au impetus to make a
proper bill to take its place.
Mr. Clark said that he would vote ;
lor the repeal of the law immediate-;
ly, but he would not have done so j
if he was not assured that proper
steps would be taken to make a
proper law to replace it.
Mr. Alexander's bill passed its
second leading aud was placed
upon t he calendar.
A bill to regulate the sale of seed ;
cotton passed its second reading.
Calendar.
A resolution of instruction (a
copy of the road law, in pamphlet
form, to be distributed among the
overseers of public roads. 1 was
adopted.
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The Hoii.se was called to order at
11 o'clock by Speaker Webster.
Prayer by Kev. A. J. Betts, of the
North Carolina conference.
INTRODUCTION OF PETITIONS.
Mr. Thomas, petition from citi
zens of Carteret county, asking for
the completion of Carteret county
turnpike. Internal improvements.
Mr. King, petition from citizens
of Onslow county, asking for the
protection of sheep. Agriculture.
Mr. Sutton for the judiciary com
mittee reported that the committee
had carefully examined the law in
relation to paying the witnesses in
the Craven county contested cases
and could find no authority to
recommend tin- payment of such
claims.
II. II. IP.i, protesting against the
repeal ol the civil service law, was
then taken up.
Mr. Holt otl'ered the following
resolution as a substitute for the
original resolution:
Whereas both the democratic
and the republican parties in thoir
national platform.: Presidents
Hayes, Gartield and Arthur in their
several messages to Congress,
President Cleveland in his letter ot
acceptance, and in numerous other
official documents, have all recog
nized the imperative need of a
reform in the civil service of the
United States government. Now
therefore be it resolved by the
House ot Pepresentat i ves, the
Senate concurring, that the etlorts
oi 1 1 is Excellency G rover Cleve
land, President of the I nited States,
to elevate and purify the public
service of the Tinted States gov
ernment, meets with the hearty
approbation tin General As
sembly."
.Mr. Ewart, rep.. ta oied the adop
tion of t he oi iginal resolution.
Mr. Overman, dem., objected to
the wording ol Mr. Ew.irt's resolu
tion, as he thought that the repub
lican. wete trying ;, i make a plat
form lor democrats to stand on.
Mr. oik said he had been m
politics lot i.earU a quaitcr of a
century, had been a ineiiiberol the
deinoeiatie paity. and undertook
to build hp the party, but hnding
that they would in.; stick up had
lei: them. He said the Bible taught
us that "Wie nu n change their
opinions, but ton! never d. . "
'1 In- question was ; hen upon the
adoption of Mr. Hop's siibst it nu-.
Tin was .id opted i .is -, i. :,.r. ,
11. B. i :. t
St ttle the deb-
1 '111 pll 'hi 1 e .ihd
! ( );i s, ,w ei ill n t
and to le ;. 1 sj ri :.d tax. pa.,-, I
its th.id leading, and was sent to
tin' Senate withullt ehgro.-sm eh t .
I : e li .::r ;... tS- s,.,., bil . ,T , I-i
having arrived, H. B. 0,", an act to
alter the constitution of North Car
olina so as to provide for the elec
tion of additional .Justices oi' the
Supremo Court, was taken up.
Mr. Overman explained that the
bill gave the General Assembly the
power to increase or reduce the
number of Associate Justices, was
not a question of polities, and
' hoped it would pass.
Mr . Williamson offered an amend
ment, Heavii. ' 'he election oi' ad
ditional justii to a vote ol the
people."
Mr. White of Perquimans, offered
to amend so as to make the nuin
ber four.
Mr. Overman called lor the- pte
vious question. Call sustained.
Mr. Williamson withdrew his
amendment.
Mr. White
lost.
amendment
The
stioii wa
then it 0 1 1
inal bill.
the
Lost
adoption of the on
."! noes, 13 ayes.
Mr. King otl'ered a resolution for
the appointment of a special com
mittee to inquire into the workings
of the department of agriculture,
and to report what retrenchment
can bo made in their expenses.
Mr. Gray's bill yesterday should
have read "to grade a public road
leading from the (not of Queen
street, Kinston, to the new iron
bridge."" instead of through Kjn.s
ton." The House adjourned.
Farty-Ninili Congress Sfooml Session
Washington, .Jan. 17. Senate.
Mr. Hoar, from the Select Com
mittee on the Centennial of the
Constitution, reported a resolution
that it is expedient that the Cen
tennial Anniversary of the Inaugu
ration of the Constitution be cele
brated in April, SS9, by an address,
to be delivered before the President
of the United States, and the two
Houses of Congress, by the Chief
Justice of the United States, to
which representatives of foreign
governments shall bo invited; and
that the occasion be further cele
brated by suitable civic or military
observances, the details thereof to
be settled hereafter. Adopted.
Mr. Edmunds called attention to
the bill introduced by him and re
ferred to the Post office Committee,
providing for a government postal
telegraph. He wished the commit
tee to report it either favorably or
unfavorably, so that he might try
to get the judgment of the Senate;
upon it. j
Forty pension bills, principally j
House bills, were iassGd, and then j
the Pension Appropriation bill ap- '
priating 73,000,000 was taken up
aud passed, with only a few imma-j
terial amendments. j
The Army Appropriation bill '
was then taken up and passed with j
few unimportant amendments.
The Senate bill to establish agri-1
cultural experiment statious in con- j
nection with agricultural colleges;
was taken up as unfinished business j
and was discussed by Messrs. In-;
galls, Vest and Butler. j
Without action on the bill or any'
pending amendments, the Senate at !
o:() adjou.ned.
Jlouxe. 1 nder the call of States
a number of bills wero introduced j
and referred. Among them the
following:
By Mr. Kelley, of Pa., appropriat- j
ing $000,000 to promote the Colored
People's World's Exhibition, to oe
held at Birmingham, Ala., in Sep
tember next. 1
By Mr. I.ovenng, of Mass., grant-:
ing a pension of 5 a month to :
Walt Whitman. Mr. hovering
stated that Whitman bad made no
application for a pension but that
the bill was introduced at the re
quest of a number of the poet's,
friends in Massachusetts.
The House, by 130 to 113, refused
to take up the Inter State Com
merce Conference report to the
exclusion of unfinished business,
being a motion tosuspend the rules
and pass bills on the calendar.
A letter was presented from Rep
resentative Green, of N. J.. an
nouncing the resignation of his
seat iu the House.
The House passed, under a sus
pension of the rules, by a vote of
170 to 70, a bill for tue relief of
dependent parents and honorably
discharged soldiers and sailors w ho
are now disabled and dependent
ujiou their own labor for support.
Under suspension of the rules the
House concurred 111 the Senate
amendments to the Mexican Pen
sion bill. The bill now only re
quires 'residential approval to
become a law. It provides that a
pension of Ss a month shall be paid
to all surviving officers and enlisted
men, including marines, militia
and volunteers of tbe military and
naval services of the I 'nited States,
who being duly enlisted, actually
served sixty days with the army or
navy of the I'nited States in Mex
ico or on the coasts or frontier
thereof, or en route thereto, in the
war with that nation, or were ac
tually engaged in battle in said
war and were honorably dis
charged, and to such other officers
and soldiers and sailors as may
have been personally named in any
resolution of ongress for any spe
cific service :n said war: and the
surviving widows of such officers
and enlisted men. Provided, that
mi eh willows have not married:
provided, that every such officer,
enlisted man or widow who is, or
mav become i',J vears of age. or
who !
a 11 y
eilhiv
;. or in.n
Usability
lleht to so
become subject to
or dependency
ne cause prescribed
; he pension laws
or I eeogn :.
ot the I h
reaon t,.r
1 b
States as sufficient
allowance of peti
i htitled to the belle
but shall not be
ic an person not
oi age or disability
iirit'iii defined, or
1 oh d;ab.bi v w hile
Voi i! h t a I 1 1 v engaged
a I-., tting' the late
c-t the authority o;
1' e -. .sect ion IT!'..
1 . . 1 i-pealed . .
t I
sioh. shall b
lit of thi ;i.'
held to ihe!
within the 1 n
or depehiielo
w ho incurred
in any manio
in ' r aoliiig .
icbei'ioh ag a
the i h.-,d :
!,". '. .s, .';
tar as :t i id.,
Aii iiinii -d
od in.,
. the ar: ..; m.u
easy w ith w horn
hoe el makes the
1 e.l s v is 1 1 1 .est
in
h
we co
few es
bi , .1
Mo:-t;ng of the Board of Agriculture
with the Farmers.
A large number of farmers met with
the board of agriculture in the hall of
the House of Representatives last night.
(iov. Scales called the meeting to
order at 8 o'clock. Secretary Bruner
read the notice by which the meeting
was called. The Governor explained
that the object cf the meeting was to
discuss topics appertaining to the farm
ing interests, to hear from the farmers
throughout the State as to their wants,
ajid he welcomed them all in behalf of
the board of agriculture. He then
called Mr. Geo. Z. French, of Pender,
to the chair.
Mr French, on taking the chair, went
into quite a detailed account as to the
origin of the department, going back to
the constitutional convention of 1S7.
w hen the question of the establishment
of a department of agriculture, immi
gration and statistics was brought be
fore that body, and the legislature at
its next session established this depart
ment. He thought the department was
a snccees.
On motion each speaker w as allowed
fifteen minutes.
Mr. Leazar was called upon and spoke
for a short while. He hoped the faults
of the board would be fully discussed
and remedied so as to serve the beet in
terests of the farmers and the people of
the State.
Dr. Battle was then called on, and
gave an account of the varied interests
under the management of the depart
ment, and of their work in its various
branches. He gave a full account of
the State exhibit at the Boston Expo
sition and thought any North Carolinian
could point with pride to such an ex
hibit. Col. V. F. Green was next called on.
lie spoke of the board as at first consti
tuted and of the changes made in the
organization of the board since its first
establishment. He then went into an
explanation of the charges made against
the department, by some newspapers in
the State, as to the reckless expenditure
of the funds of the department. Many
of them he declared as frivolous in the
extreme.
He then took up the "Industrial
School" question, and thought that the
balance of the fund after paying actual
running expenses might be very well
applied to building up the industrial
school, which he thought was the cry
ing necessity of the people. The ques
tions of the propagation of fish aud the
oyster survey were for the legislature
to deal with.
Col. Julian Allen, of Iredell, said he
was a native of Russia: that one of the
proudest days of his life was when he
was made a citizen of the United States,
but that ha was still prouder when he
became a citizen of the Old North State.
He was a farmer, and admitted that he
was prejudiced against the department
at one time, but now thought that the
department of agriculture and immi- ,
gration was yet destined to be the pride '
of all the people of the State. Didn't
think that it should be abolished, but
changed so as to be of the most service ;
to the people, as we all look to that i
bureau for the best information. He
then offered the following resolution,
which was adopted:
"Resolved, That the legislature be
requested to take steps to encourage .
immigration by authorizing the publi-;
cation and circulation of information;
relating to the resources of that and the j
experiences of the northern settlers '
here. ' '
Mr. S. Otho Wilson believed that the ;
board had done all in its power to carry
out the law, but that the laws were not
what they should be. ne favored a
general reorganization of the depart-,
ment. The funds should be spent for
the agricultural interests and not for j
mining, mineral, fish, oyster and all -other
interests. He came as a repre- ;
sentative of the Farmers' Club of Swift
Creek township, and offered the follow
ing resolution:
"At a meeting of Farmers" Club No.
1, of Swift Creek township, Wake
county, held January 15th, the presi
dent, vice-president and secretary were
Instructed to attend a meeting of the
farmers called by the State Board of
Agriculture in Raleigh on January is,
1SS7, and were instructed to present to
said meeting for its consideration tho
following resolution:
Resolved, That the necessities of the
farmers of North Carolina require the
establishment of an agricultural college
and that the proceeds of the land-scrip
fund donated by the Federal Congress
of 1862 and which has been applied to
the State University should bo trans
ferred and applied to the support of said
college.
Resolved 'id. That the titato depart
ment of agriculture should be re organ
izeed on such a baais as shall give the
control and management of the same
into the hands of practical farmers and
thus bring it into closer union with the
farming interests of the State."
These resolutions created .juite a
lively discussion and were finally
adopted.
Mr. Sanderlin said that we wi re con
fronted with a great question when we
take up the question of agriculture.
No one san imagine tho present condi
tion of the agricultural interest, and
the greatest problem is how shall we
lift the agriculturist out of his troubles
and how shall the board of agriculture
be brought into closer relations with
the farmers. It is a difficult question
to handle and he admitted that nothing
yet had been offered that was practical.
Mr. Mclver, of Orange county, offered
the following resolution:
"The farmers' club at Oaks, Orange
county, N. C, respectfully a?ks:
That the department of agriculture
ODght to be reorganized so that the good
inlluenco and good teachings of that
valuable institution may be seen and
felt on our farms, to renovate, improve
and vitalize them.
If it is asked how it can be done, we
suggest, till a better plan may he de
vised, that at least fifty per cent of the
entire revenue of the department be
distributed in small sums as premiums
to farmers in different parts of the state
who may undertake, at their own ex
pense, to conduct model farm or ex
periment farms under the direction of
the department, tho premium to be
awarded in each case by au agricultu
ral club in the neighborhood ol the
farm and organized under instructions
from the department. J!y such an ar
rangement u system of agricultural
clubs anil model and experimental
farms, would grew npnv. r tho stHtt
that might well be call' d tbe "Farm
ers" College. "
Col. I.. I.. Polk was heartily in accord
with the agricultural interest of tho
state; was glad to hear the gentlemen
go into the early days of the department
when there were only tour granger in
the bod v that considered tho question
or the establishment nf the Department
of Agriculture, and he was proud to he
one ot them. It was circulated through
out this country that he was canvassing
tho State against the University an. I
the 1 tepartiiivnt of Agriculture, but he
dehed ai'.v n.all to say that he had v I
sai 1
li
i..-t the
.rtrse '
.errh
am
r r i t i 1 i -1 1 ' T
seeet.
The pe. pie li: : '.:
in a bad tlx an-i
W'luld be untrue '.
anything ol n.'-r
cminuinitv.
Mr- M- leer's n
adopt ion . ' ' 1 1 : i i
l Yd. I'o!!..
Kic-.le i u.
I ne iiv.ru;- n v. .i . -t -
! . the chai rune a' ' ! ''' ''
t.-rdav.
Mr. M.-I.'ie ir ni i;. .!! afity.
-aid ho del not apr.-e v. it ! i i le .s. of las
brother farmer v, ie . w. ui l . i,n!
tin' a'ri'-ullur ,1 ir::i-!!t--ir. b--
- - I 'U a tiling v, .e.M be u ; " e. si i : a ' : ::ab
The farmers have . uly ihen-.M-l ves
blame .r their pr'ni i.ib!
linanciai condition in tint they .:..u
( .-; - 1 1 -1 v permit them-lv-. '
I
ground down by ti e present lien and
mortgage system. He moved the ap-;
pointment of a committee of farmers to ,
advise and consult with the farmers'.
, convention, to be held here on the 2Cth
inst
nr, T.,, r ii rri i
i. iirnici, o i ui.wivuk:. nit ywyiv
and legislators were both to blame for
i the present trouble. The first thing he
remembered now, that the legislature
did after the war was the passage of
the homestead law a law which he
had always opposed and one which had
ri,,i i' "i ...V' iltl
worked only damage and ruin to the
poor farmers. The farmers of the
country are today, in North Carolina,
in a State of slavery more galling than
that which existed before the war, and
this homestead law had caused it. If
the legislature could not eradicate this
eyil, then, in neaven's name, let them
trim it down.
Mr. Chas. McDonald, of Cabarrus,
offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the convention recom
mended to the legislature, now in ses-
sion, the passage of a law to submit to .
tbe people in November, 1888, the ques-!
iTt.I aeitfriDg constitution.where-i
by the clause of that instrument relat-:
ing to the homestead may be stricken :
out or amended.
mV A'ln Krar.th' t" :
t . .UUU, Ub.VU.J
posea tue passage or. tne resolution.
Mr. J. W. Sanders, of Carteret, said !
that there was no doubt the present ;
homestead had been the cause of many
of the evils with which the farmers are I
oppressed, but did not think it would
do to repeal the law at this time.
Mr. Kitchin, of Halifax, moved the
resolution be tabled; motion carried.
Mr. Arthur Arrington, of Franklin,
offered the following resolution:
Resolved. That a general law ought
to be enacted of some general character,
as those that have worked well, in
many States, and under which savings '
Danes can be established and the small j
oulus ui muLiey uuw lying lure in ail
parts of the State be brought into circu
lation.
Col. Julian Allen, of Iredell, favored
the passage of the resolution.
Mr. Arrington offered the following:
Whereas, The f armere, of North Caro
lina believe the de&Ung in futures, that
is, the so-called buy'ing and selling of
agricultural produce as is done in the
northern cities is directly opposite to
the interests of the- farmers, therefore
be it
Resolved, That wo ask the members
of the General Assembly of North
Carolina to pass such laws as will pro
tect the farmers of North Carolina from
such dealings.
Capt. Kitchen favored the passage of
the resolution. He said that this grand
system of gambling was the one great
evil to our farmers.
Col. Green offered tho following
amendment:
Resolved, That the General Assembly
be requested to pass a law making it an
indictable offence for any person or
persons directly or indirectly to adver
tise or aid in any way the sale of lottery
tickets or the successful drawing of
prizes by individuals.
Resolution as amended carried.
Mr. King, of Onslow, offered the fol
lowing: Resolved, That a committee of three
be appointed to draft resolution and
procure its passage in the North Caro
lina legislature, requesting our Senators
and Representatives in Congress to re
peal the tax on State banks. The reso
lution was carried.
Mr. McDonald, of Cabarrus, offered
the following:
Resolved, That this convention en
dorse and recommend the passage of
the bill now before Congress known as
the "Hatch bill," for the establishment
and aid of experimental stations in the
various States for the advancement of
agriculture. The resolution was adopted.
Mr. McRae, of Robeson, offered a
resolution touching the hiring out of
convicts, but pending the discussion, of
tho same Mr. S. Otho WilBon, moved
that, as the convention seemed to be
slipping out of the hands of the farm
ers, the convention adjourn sine die.
Motion carried. A'eirs and Observer.
Depression in England.
London-, Jan. 17. The conclusions
arrived at by the Royal Commission on
the depression of trade, whose report is
published today, aro, though ingenious,
neither satisfactory nor important.
The commissioners are divided in opin
ion as to the causes of the depression
and have resolved into three groups,
each issuing a report. Perhaps the re
port signed by the "Fair Traders," of
whom there are four in the commission,
is the most interesting, arguing, as it j
does, that although it was found that!
trade has been depressed, the falling off '
has not been disastrous to the nation,
but on the contrary the country has 1
benefitted by it. To show this the re- i
port states that only special trades and j
industries have suffered and holds that '
the statistics establish the fact that the
depression exists more among capital
ists than among the poor class who
labor. The chief causes to which the
depression is ascribed, as gathered
from this testimony taken, are over
prodaction, the continuous decline of
prices, the result of the appreciation of
the standard of value, the effect of
foreign countries and tariffs and the
restrictive commercial policy of foreign
nations in limiting our markets, foreign
competition, which is beginning to be
felt in British and central markets; in
creased local taxation and burdens on
inaustry generally; tne lower rates ox ;
?r! ''VZSll
emnlovment of labor in industrial ven
liM1iuicujU, ics..l.uu !
I n hrtr in tnri notn a! vran.
tures. and the superior technical educa
tion of workmen in foreign countries,.
Some trades and industries, it is found,
have been more seriously affected than
others. O wing to the inordinate pro
longation of the crisis, agriculture hav
ing been the principal sufferer, next
come textile manufacturers of which
all kinds have felt the depression. It
is not shown, however, that the foreign 1
trade has shrunk in volume, neither1
has there been a depreciation cf the!
-. , - . . i ., .- i
amount oi capital, mveesLeu luoieiu,
while the aggregate commodities grown,
or manufactured for foreign and home ;
insuiupuou, aim mo naumumu ui .
capital, throughout the country remains
unimpaired. On the contrary, there is
much complaint of our production, in
consequence of which manufactures in
eertain lines have been compelled to
accept lower prices and smaller profits.
The report implies substantially the
following view of the commercial situa
tion. There has been in the exchange
able value of the products of the soil a
very serious decline, and in nearly all
other classes of goods increased pro
die t ion with a tendency generally to
ever supply the demand, entailing
diminished l imits an.l decreased re
in rr
to i api I al in vest ed .
r than Geld Mininff.
1 ,
ecin V
mal.o thoir appear-
ai our mai kit. Ihe supply
sail v
1 -h.
fr.
i I'.ioad Creek, near
The 1 prices that
pr.
vaii i-iill. :.'"i cents for
e-eo. .ns . loo cents lor domestics,
j. c.w-t for seed i." cent, domes-
fe.r three year they readily
.i.l . ne ilollar. and the one bushel
.ii, Kr.-'iw to three bushels of
I,-.- . . .. . u may estimate that 1'i
. r-ac l in ovi-lrr truekinir will
in
thieo years
i n
.1.1
lor Shad.
fey ha.l ti-hinp at
,t ;
- ; .-. e a- l.irjje tins t-ea-I
ishermen on tho
Is le eotir.ty will make
lh- ir liPadqn.il ters. N'o
be, ai made for shad and
l.i
1,
te lish dealers to come down
their fish. There will be double
b-r of nets fished there this
la-t - '. ' '.'.' V, ... ... .''
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Chief Justice James Jack son, of Geor
gia, Is dead. '
The Pension bill appropriates a round 4
S75 Oflfl 0(10 thin rmr. .7tt
11 , -' j
1 The increase in net earnings of the-'
' w , , , . ,M.
New York rai,road8 ,n 1886 wa"
'. 000,000.
'
. , . , . .
homestead in Washington, D. C, has
been cancelled. '. -.rsr
Gen. W. B. Eazen, chief aingnaL
officer of the TJ. S. A., diedt Wash
ington, D. C, last Sunday evening. :
There is an outbreak of' insanity ia
Grafton county, W.Va. Five daughters.,
of one man have lost their reason, two
of them are nigh unto death.
Congress is discussing celebration
or the centennial anniversary of the
adoption of the Constitution of the"-,''
g. which took place in April, ; '
. , .f
Four tramps were burned in a" car
load of cotton near Paducah, Ky.y'otf
Monday. They crawled Into th. r
I steal a ride and could not escape whoa.
it took fire.
The worst snow storm of the season.
vieited Minneapolis, Mian., last week.
The thermometer went 14 below, eero
and the trains on the railroad's were
abandoned.
The ne.gro prisoners in the jail in
Richmond hare become very super1-'
titious since the execution Of Cluverius
in the jail. Some of them declare if
they ever get out they
ain't guine to
go dar no mo',
A colored prisoner was taken from a
constable near HogansTille, Ga., last
Saturday evening by a party of masked
men, was given a trial and hanged to a
tree. He was caught in the act of as
saulting a young lady.
The members of the cotton exchange
at Norfolk subscribed $250.00 for the
relief of the families of the brave man
of the Life Saving Station who loaf
their lives while trying to save; 'the
crew of the German ship. Elizabeth. " '
. ' : o : J; , i
Norfolk had a fire on Monday sight
last which destroyed the shoe atore of
C. J. Whitehurst & Co. and a hardware.
store occupied by J. D. Gale. " The ex
plosion of a keg of powder during tba
fire injured several persons, bat none
seriously. '";
An Ohio physician has been jailed for
refusing to give expert testimony for
ordinary witness fees. We admire tbe
doctor's pluck. Ordinary witness fees .
are hardly sufficient compensation for
telling in plain United States What1 la"
the matter with a man.-Albany Argu$,
Making powders. V.
INTERESTING TESTS MADE BY THE OOV--EENMENT
CHEMISTS. . '
Dr. Edward G. Love, the Analytical
Chemist for the Government, has made
some interesting experiments as to the
comparative value of baking powtders.
Dr. Love's tests were made , to deter
mine what brands are the most econ
omical to use, and as their capacity lies
in their leavening power, tests , were '
directed solely to ascertain the avail
able gas of each powder. Dr. Love's
report gives the following:
-Strength. ' -t H i
Name of the Cubic Inches Gas
Baking Fowtlers. per eactootrace or Powder,
'Royal" (absolutely pure). ....... .-127.4
"Patapsco" (alum powder).. 125.2
"Rumford's" (phosphate) fresh.'. :l2.tf
"Rumford's (phosphate) old 82.S!
"Hanford's Hone Such," fresh.... 181.6
"Hanford's None Such," old 84.38
"Redhead's" .117j0
"Charm" (alum powder) ,.118.9f
"Amazon" (alum powder .?.lir.9
"Cleveland's" (contains lime).....ll&8i
"Sea Foam" ......107.9
"Czar" 106.8
"Dr. Price's" (contains lime...... .103.6
"Snow Flake" (Groff St. Paul).ldl.88
"Lewis's" Condensed "68.S
"Congress" yeast i-9LJk
"C. E. Andrews & Co 'a (contain
alum) ,..7S,TJ
"Hecker's" ...VO&tf
"Gillets" ...'84.S
"Bulk" :....9.1r
-In his report the Government Chem
ist says: ,
"I regard all alum powders as yery
unwholesome. Phosphate and Tartaric
Acid Powders liberate' their gat too
freely in process of baking, or. -under
varying climatic changes suffer dete
rioration. , r
Dr. H. A. Mott, the former Govern
ment Chemist, after a careful and elab
orate examination of tbe various Bak
ing Powders of commerce,' reported to t
the Government in favor of thJJoyal
brand. n ., .'y-ifio"
Prof. McMurtrie, late chiefchemist
for the TJ. S. Government at Waihin
ton,says: "The chemical test8'to-wfcfc?h
I have submitted the ' Rbfal' paten
Powder prove it perfectly! howthtni
and free from every deleter iouiSU.U-
Btance-'' . ..n.,j
TJ. S. Senators. ?iy
tur8 mQt m joint BeW8ioa at BOon today
nd resumed the balloting
SflTintor. The first ballot resulted , as
-. . '
follows: Dawes 76, Long 03, UODinson
03, Collins 92, scattering 1, absent 4. r '
Later. Mr. Dawes has been elected
TJ. S. Senator. ! ..
The prospect for a protracted 4Igut
led Democrats to change their tactics
after the first ballot, and on the second,
eight Colilns men cast their votes' "for
Dawes, thus securing bis electtbs.
Twenty-eight Long men also-deserted
their standard bearer. The vetetood
Dawes 181, Long 25, Collins 11, Rob
inson 58 and Russell 1.
August a. Mo., Jan. IK. At noon
- WQO ,winrA,i Wied rr
g; enator from March next.
Turn ANAPOLK. Jan. 19. A compro
miso has been reached by which Sena
tor Smith will preside over the 'joint
convention, but Speaker Sayre ..wiH
hold the gavel. The convention is now
in session and nominating speeches are
being made. : v
Alha.ny, Jan. 19.-After the usual
formalities, tho two Houses met at 12
o'clock in joint convention, for the pro
pose of electing a Senator, Lieut. -Q.O.
jone: presiding. The joint convention
proceeded to vote, each Senators and
Assemblyman rising and announcing
bis choice. Tho balloting resulted' as
follows: Total number of votes east,
118: necessary for a choice, 72.. Miller
13, Morton M3, Hisr.ock 11, Weed Cl.
The joint convention adjourned untfl
12 o'clock tomorrow.
A i. ii an v, N. Y., Jan. J9. The Repub
lican Legislative caucus tonight nomi
nated Representative Hiscock as a can
didate for Senator to succeed Miller.
Washington, P. C, Jan. 19. In
joint ssssion the State Legislatures i
dav ratilied yesterday's action by de
claring clot ted Senators Farwell, Of
Illinois-. Hawley. of Connecticut; Gray,
oi lielawaie. and .uav. of Pennsyl
vania. New River's Oyster Farms.
The commerce of New river, the
objeetive point of the proposed Wil
mington it' Onslow railroad, is esti
mated to be about S-lrtO, 000 per year.
The report of tho chief engineer in
charge of government improvements
says that from Jacknonville to itsmouth,
u distance of fourteen miles, it forms a
fine basis of brackish water of frosBs500
to lo.ooo feet width, of at least five feet
channel depth, with 40,000 acres ot Oys
ter farms and with rich agricultural
sin roundinps W'il. St nr.