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TUESDAY, FEB. SB.
tKHATM.
The Saoata mat pursuant to adjourn
ment at U o'clock Lieut. Got. Dough
ton presiding. After prayer by Itev.
Mr. Tuttle, the resiling of tlm Journal
Wag, on motion, dispensed with, and
the following potltlons were presented:
By Mr. MoCosky. from oiilxensof
Washington county, asking list sale
Of liquor be prohibited ow orrtaln
churches In said county. Standing
committors tlieo report*.! and after
that the Fresldrnt gavn notice of the
ratIBoaUoo of the following bills:
To tncorporato W*ke Banking aud
Security Company; to amend chapter
'ft7 laws of 1801, In regard to the Supe
rior Court of Mmtre Bounty; fur relief
Of 8. P. Alston, mi ex-Confederate
soldier; to allow com miss loti srs of reso
lution oonoernlng Immigration and
the Incest mem of capital In North
Caiollna; to regulate tlie time of hold
ing Cutnberlaud Superior Court; to
protect flab la llay wood oounty; to pay
W. G. Hapark tor black braird; to
aataad chap. MS, laws of 1801. to pra
rsst tba busllog of "possums” at oar
tala eaaanas. Tbs tellers made their
reports of elect Mas of traataas of tba
Agrfcmltaral sad MeofisslsaJ College
(cofcxwd) at Press too ro and also eoeta
bora of tho Board of Agriculture.
The following bills aud resolutions
were Introduced:
oy »tr. raouwon. to reduce um n
pecmra of Um Agrituliuml Department.
By Mr. Fowler, to establish a graded
•cbcol In Clinton. Mr. t'ortuue. to
change Um name nf Knrle to Barle
8tatk>u; Mr. Mrwburne, to Instruct
asylums to make a sub-mant of efTneta
of strong drink; Mr. Sigmon to pro
▼Ida a dispensary In Hickory.
Tlm calendar was tlwo taken ap and
the following bills and reaoluUuua dis
posed of:
The bill to amend the charter of Wil
mington waa ttma taken up. Mr. IUoa
Said In Um attack of Mr. Adams, of
Moore. Um other day, he would admit
that there were eome good Democrats,
but few and far between, like price
tree Jewels Inlliedaya of Washing
ton and Jefferson they were different.
There had been a great fall, like Um
grand old Homan Empire. It la now
a daijurats and vicious organ last ion.
Tbe Democrats had shown that Umy
wars Incapable of ruling. They had
fastened a debt of $1,000,000 on tlm
City; they had Dearly bankrupted Use
town.
Mr. Adams replied, and mid that
this area the Am time Um Democratic
party's funeral I usd been preached In
the Beasts. He wsa gtad it had ema
nated from that source. He knew the
Bad teals bad sold Uveir principles and
tbeir manhood to carry ibu last elec
tion. Republicanism did nut siteoeed
by It* own merit because It did nut
represent tbe brains and intelligence uf
the State. It bad made an unholy al
llanee. bad Dartered and sold Us Indtv
pendence to gala emoluments. He did
not deny Um charge that Republicans
of Wilmington are nmepalile uf man
aging affairs; it waa unjust—unfair.
lr they took tfeo office* they sltould also
take Um responsibility of managing Lite
finances. If they took tlm offices they
should take the maaagemaDi nf lb*
finance*.
Tbe bill passed It* third reading.
JKMATx-nenT ■ as si ox.
Bills were parsed amending tlm char
ter* of Elixabetti City, Kinston and
Greenville; to allow Hlierlff Fulton, of
Btoke*, to collect tricar* of taxes.
BBKtt.
Bills were Introduced as follows:
By Mr. Hllamas, th* revenue and
machinery act (MO copies ordered
printed). By Mr. Hopkloa fur the
eupport of tbe W estern Hospital. By
Mr. Koittilvy, to provide for dlvnrnoe.
By Mr. Hauler, to place the uxtne of
James Lenoir, of Watauga, on the
pension roll. Ily Mr. Michael, to My
off a public rood In Wilkes to Watauga
at Cook’s Gap. By Mr. W.lker, to
improve Rock Ingham’s public roads by
taxation. By Mr. Mitchell, to allow
tbe clerk of tbe Superior Court to ap
point cotton welrimra for Franklin
county. By Mr. Harris, of Gaston, to
prohibit tlm all of liquor near
oh urn he* Mr. Bryan, to repeal the
appropriation to Urn University.
The much-talked of bill allowing
punitive d«stages a* well as other
damages In eases where railways are
guilty of wilful Degligenc*. was taken
op TTtla waa tlm loot bill, about
wmcn vnM iiaeiy nrwi(»iw uiMII
ban been mada. Tha bill piaarl arc
and raadlng. Mr. Smith, of Oataa,
aahad that It ha rtfarraa tn tha jodlala
r* aaaamltta*. Mr. Liak alaa waatad
tt aa nhrrnt Mr. Uaadamow taM K
■mgtd te la iWgiHl to tha aommlttaa
aw raBwaia Mr. Taraar mada a mo
tion to taMr the motion to reoonatdrr
tha bin. Loet and Uia bill wa* ra
Cerrad to Uia Judloart oomtalUe*.
Bill to atBrndtnfc law rrgardlug rail
road damage* *» that aulta muat be
brought within 6re yaara for ponding
of water petard
A trill to reduce Uia fea Tor prutent
ing note* from $1 to M oauta paaard Uw
raadloga.
Mr. Kwart ma* to a qneat in* of par
annal prlrlle**, no an editorial |n tha
Ana* and (Aarrrrr to-day, which lull
meted that If eertaln «u lament* warn
mada la tha Journal than It lookad
1 It* (ha journal waa “doetorud." Mr.
Kwart a*Id lha we* a gram ehwrga.
and a rtho(lon on lha literka and
Speaker. Ha Wild ha waa In tha ahalr
oo I-a.1 Mrthdaf. Ha aald thwra ana
a motion to adjourn liy Mr. Young
which waa a-kiptad.
Mr. Mourn* alio rose U> a question of
personal privilege oo lbs now famous
Douglas iceuluUoc. He said It bad
tamo charged that Im barf voted (or the
resolution. H* had stood up at the
Qrst vote, but when ho saw that there
was a wraugls he hud not voted on the
Qual vote. He rued bln speech, setting
forth J utt what ho had done, and say
ing lie was actuated by a generous Im
pulse.
A bill to allow the appointment ef
women as notaries publlu came up,
with a commutes retort without pre
judice. Mr. Ewart socks to support
of tbs bill. He said there was nu re*
»od why woman should not thus be en
couraged, Mr. Campbell said he
wauled tho yeas and nays on the bill;
that he wauled to go on record oo it.
Mr. Wlnhorii asked If womeu could
take privy examinations of females.
Mr .Peebles spoke lu favor of ths^bill,
saying be wanted to open all posalhle
arsnussof employment to women Mr.
Smith, of Uaua, said that Mr. Peebles
views ‘had uuaurgone a remarkable
change regarding women. Mr. Huitlh
uppmved the bill.
The bill passed. <53 to 19, after a mo
tion to table made by Mr. Divao had
been defeuled
Dill to allow Ailo- and Wuttrig*
counties In have tin: lament of Uie
Mecklenburg roiul law, passed.
Bill to protect hotel and boarding
house keepers against ilrudhestx was
explained by Mr. Kwart. Ha a*hi North
Carolina Is lha only tkate In which lire
landlord* ure uot protected. live bill
make* It a misdemeanor to remov*
binge before paying for food and
longing, and makes each action prims
fioia evidence of (read. Mr. Wooten
offered an amendment Including ran
ts u ran Is. Mr. Kay raised a gnat
laagh by offeriag aa auwodmsnt
"provided Hits act shall not sppiy U
msmbars of this Legislature. ” Mr.
Ewart aeesptod MriWootca’a amend
ment and it was adopted. Mr. Davis
asked Mr. Ewart If lie would accept an
amendment Including llvrxy stables;
later lw avid he would Introdnoe a hill
to es|«-clullT protect liverymen. Mr.
Ewart’s bill tlieh paaaed.
Dill lo give the Karmera’ Alliance
luauraiine privileges, ou the eaoa« foot
ing al other benevolent associations.
puna.
Bill to amend Ox law regarding fu
glltves frutu Ju.llce, so as Vo Include
other persons, passed second reading.
It HCDM'ds seelWin 1130 of TUa Coda,
anil allows judges, etc., to Issue war
rant* for fugitive* or other persons who
Its vs comiulUrd crimes. Mr. Peebles
fully explained the bill, wbicb tbeo
psieed llnsl rending.
Mr. Llueiwck made a motion that
from this time until Ute cloa.i of tlx
session no member be sllnwni to speak
over three minutes on soy subject.
There was objection, Mr. Peebles say
ing that too much legislation had been
poshed through here WtUi lltUe dIs
os** Ion; less, la fact, than la aey Leg
islature be bad ever known. Mr. Lino
back said, after eoaw remarks by Mr.
McCall, that he would except Impor
tant bills. Mr. Henderson moved pi
nuke Uie time flvo mloulrt This was
adopted. Tlx motto* Was ina.lt- at
.Speaker W.itasr’s inetanoe. The
Speaker Uni it a as customary to
shorten aiwecbe* during the but three
weeks of a session very short, and that
the cah'ixlar is uow grenlly clicked.
Tbe motion of tar. LI Debacle as
amended by Mr. ilrudersoo was
adopted.
Bill to amend the charier of tbe North
Wtlkeebom State Co., so as Vo change
the name to the North Caruliua Slate
Company, paised.
Senat r Moody's bill to define but
ter and lard and requiring oleomargr
rti>« and bullerliie to be duly labeled,
was endorsed by Mr. I.lnoheck, who
said It waa needed for llio protect inn nf
tbe public. Mr. Lusk thought tliore
onght to be sn amendment requiring
keepers to Inform their guests what
they were eating. Tim bill passed.
The hill to Improvo the public roads
of tbe Stats, by allowing every county
to levy a road tax of lo oents on prop
erly and 45 cents with poll of road
work and also to lares 25 convicts from
the penitentiary was mads special or
der to-night.
nousa— Niorrr shmioh.
To ebauge time of holding Superior
Courts of Gaston. Ptanly and Meiklen
hurg; to provide foi graded school at
Heudersonrllle; Ui allow Marlon to use
beads for providing wslsr works; to
repewl act establishing graded school at
Bocky Mount; to amend Tlx Cods no
that levy on process Issued by a Magis
trate It lieo; to limit punishment for
Ureeoy to the amount of less than 620
to only one rear for Brat offense, |f
thafl be not from person nor from
house; to make It so additional nans*
of divorce wht n a husband demerit bit
wlfo for two years, but husband can
not marry during wife's lifetime; to
Incorporate Morgsnlon A Shelby Rail
way, to ex im.d from near Hhelby or
Llnoolnton to Elk fork, Mitchell coun
ty. to make tits president of tha Stats
Alliance a member of tbe Board of
Agriculture.
Mr. Young's bill to amend the ohar
tar of Raleigh was taken up Mr 'Ltne
bsek said It kad been alleged that this
Balilgk under tbs
ooatrei of Ignoranea. U the bill was
***n>a>,r would vote for
»• ^ was ha would rota a*a<Mt
15;. >• iniriH
thte oharge. tlo attaakad Mr Shaffer
a* the man who had attacked the bill
In tlx newspapers, end who was sa
MiWrlnjxr ami Uirnstlng himself upon
this Legislature. Tlx Mil felted to
tnuu, no qunnim voting.
WKDNRMDAY, FRB. 87.
niiTi.
The death of Senator Franck wu
announced and the Braatn arljmtrred
until I p. m. aa a mark of rvapaet.
Tim Hen at* thta afternoon tank aa
the Mil to abollah ll>« Criminal Cnart
of ®aw llaanrar and MoakUnbura
oouatiea. It pmpoaad to nrtabtWb a
new orlmlnal anart elrautt, emhraelne
*/• O""* ap-ika la Ita aep
J" ®'«t opeoaMt Um btll and
rontanoed that if u>a orlmlnal docket
became too Urge hi eoy county, the
Governor, oo the tvoommsodslloo of
Die commissioners, could order e spe
chU term of court to clear the dockets.
He opposed the MWbUsbment or any
more oourt*. Mr. Fowler acid there
waa oo need for this court; that there
wen court* enough; Uutt the estab
lishment of the near oourt would In
crease tlie burden oC taxation. Me
said if Uila pi oyuelUou were a speci
men of reform and eownomy, lie had
Joined the Populist party under a rnie
•pprebenslon. Mr. Hlce said It wes
•II e “bugaboo” to cry reform. Mr.
Dowd said be represented one county
la the present district (Mecklenburg)
end it opposed establishing s uew dis
trict and asking the State to pay the
expenses of Ilia crleitnsl court. Ills
county was willing sod aoxlons that
the district be left as it Is. H# also
exhibited a long petition frotii oltiiens
of New Hanover apposing the abolish
roent of tlie present Criminal Court,
and the establishment of a new one.
Tlie re was some dissatisfied office
wmor* nnu politicians back of tlila
bill. Mr. ltlot Mill that tie bad served
on Ui« Jui-y bet once In 12 yean. Mr.
Adams slated humorously that the
■Senator should blame the law fur tliat,
as It allowed ouly men of aulQelent in
telligence and good moral character to
•erv* aa Jurors.
Mr. Adams made a strong argument
In opposition to the LIU. Mr. Moody
spokn in IU support and nt the close
of hts romarks called the prevlons
question. An amendmiwt striking
out Wake. Wayne nad Forsyth, and
substituting tlierefor Vanoe, Uohreou
and Warren, was adopted. An amend
ment wm offered by Mr. Meseboroe to
nqotre the counties In the criminal
(Harriot to pay tlx judge's salary. My.
Fowler offered aa ■ maodmeat to as
oept Halite ooeoty. Mr. Dowd
moved to lay the ■meadmeat on Uke
table. Loat. Mr. Fowler's amend
ment was Ukawlse lost. Mr. Maw
borne's amendment was adopted. On
the bill us amended Mr. itowd de
manded Lite yeas uod nays. The bill
passed second reading. 1H to 12. Ob
jection was made to third reading.
The following trustees were nlec'ed
for the colored Agricultural and Me
chanical college at (irocnaboro: W. F.
Ib-dman, Thus. B. Kuogh, James B.
Dudley.
A resolution was adopted to return
the fees paid oo bills for tacarporatluas
wl.lob fail to pass.
Senator Moody, ot Haywood, noml
nated fur Judge of lbe Asheville die
trtet Orlmiual Cuart, II. (*. Ewnrt.
for solicitor, Botwrt S. McCall; for
clerk, for Baooome county, Wm. A.
Wilson. These went tiie caaeas noml
nations sod received 22 votes.
house.
TTouse adjourned until 3 p. to. as n
murk of tweet to tbe memory of
Senator Franck, deceased.
At 8 o’clock the House mat.
r.osk annouooed tbe Bndlog, la tbs
clerk’s office, of the lost bill, sboat
wltlefa then U«« been so much talk.
Hills wen Introduced as follows:
By suphena, to amend tbe sat to pro
vide fur aid to public schools bv local
as’eaauseiita. By Croom, to reduea
salaries of odloers and faculty of Stats
University 30 per oenu; By Peebles, to
prevent persons convicted of Infamous
crime or who have been convicts from
teaching In llie public schools until
they arc lawfully restored to oittssushtp.
The House went Into the eteetion of
a Judge of the new Criminal court of
Uunoombo, Henderson, Haywood and
Madison counties If. r*. Ewart waa
eleeted Judtte over O. S, Ferguson, and
R. 8. McCall Solictor over A. E. Posey.
THURSDAY, FEB. S&
SKXATB.
In the Senate Mr. Grant introduced
a bill to ootoplute the Oonfoderate
monument, appropriating 810,000, and
asked that it lie taken up at onee. Mr.
Grant made s Sue speech <n support of
Uis bill which pursed second reading—
ay os 10, rvoes 14
Tbe county government bill came up
as a special order. An aoMudrcsrit
wsa adopted providing for Us appoint
ment by sludge of two members of tbs
board of Boas Be, different la poll tics
from the commissioners, four votes
out of 8vs to be necessary for QnaueUI
measures. Thera waa a bot debate
Tbs bill passed.
BOOM.
ttltta panned giving the white Agri
cultural ft Mechanical Collage $10,000
annually and lha colored Agricultural
ft Maouanloal (lolloga 88.000 annually;
reducing tic aalary of railroad oom
tnltskmer* to $1,800 to taka effect nt
the expiration of J. W. Wllnon’* term;
requiring Ore Insurance oompanlaa to
pay the face value of potlelaa In ohm
of total loan, ft give* companion lha
puwvr to remove cases from one oounty
to another and revoke* their Charter*
tf they rami/v* the suit from the State
to Ua Federal Court.
At the Room, night aaaaton bill*
passed to amend thn StateavtlW aohool
law; to amend the charter of Morgan
ton the bill nae tabled to provide for
the Inspection of petroleum oil
At the Senate night session bilia
paaaad to amend ike charters of Klna
ton, BreoavlUe and Beaufort; to
aanewd The Oada to provide fora spa
•*al levy af tax to aapylimat the pub
bo school fond and rngetrlog tbs pro
pnsttkm to ka voted for at every genet -
nl election until carried. Never*! ooo*.
ties excepted. BUI to fund the flnnt
log debt u( 8841.000 of Wilmington
peeved eecoud reeding. BUI to amend
thn charter of Bliaeheth City pi cirri
A Mil to nreate the offion of lumber
laapeolor in every oounty was tabled.
YBIDAY, MABCn l.
saw ATM.
Bills end raanlatloua were Intro
duoed: Hy Mr. Fort neve, of Cleveland,
Mil to aid the public aehoola By Mr.
Bellamy, of Wash, hill to require all
rail read trains to atop ana minute at
all towns of $00 population. By Mr.
Carver, of Camtertaed, resolution to
require Senator* to work eleven hours.
Mr. Adame aaavad to table the rwln
Uon. Mr. Dowd amended by moving,
to tattle Urn Senator from Comber lend,
(Lough Ur.)
T* confanm** ooibUim qo tbe
puoitivf damage* railroad Mil ni dis
charged, being nnnble to agree.
House amendment not to allow ra
doctloo In salary of railroad ooonmla
•lonoia to take effect until expiration
nf term of M*J. J. W. Wilaoc. wee
concurred In by the Senate.
Tlie blir to appropriate 110.000 to
complete tbe Confederate monument
watjduced upon it* tbnd read lug.
Mr. Paddlson, of l'eoder. thought It
better to give HO.Otxl to tha Grewit
bnn> Normal and lnduatrl*l School,
and wanted to we the monument com
pleted by eubeorlpttofi. Mr. IJudeat,
Populist, of Rockingham. laid the
Beam** bed rated dowu a almllar MIL,
hot tinea tikat tbe Hooaa of Kcvremai
Utleea had adjrunted hi honor uf
Fred Douglas. That wao a mistake,
ha wild, and Unite waa aomc alguiQ
cauee In Dm favor which tMa bill now
met. To build a monument to tba
Confederate dead could not rectify Die
mistake of tbat ndjourement. Mr.
Maraliall. of Hurry, opposed the WM In
brief remark*, lu said be would not
rote to put a monument over hi*
father *a gram. Mr. Fowler, of
Sam peon, raid tha Senator from Rock
ingham (Mr. Tjlndaay) neon) to Uihik
that thti bill waa to palliate tbe moat
erregluua mistake of tbe Hoaee la
sojourning In Ikhioc of Fred Douglas.
Tbe mistake of the Uuaaa, he mild,
arm* unprudented and isdtfeoilUa, but
be thought It wrung to Impute an*
such motive to toe triad* of the bin.
The bill pnseml third reeding by a rate
uf 81 to SO. as follows:
Ajv» -Moan, a<1.-1 ml-, Beiistny. on
v«r, Dowd, Dula, Forbte, Fowler.
Grant, Grew, Hoover, Hurtay, Loo*.
Maracr, Mewboras, Mitchell, Moody,
Maywood; Xorrto, Maw, Wmtmore
Uad, WhU^ of Alamance; White, of
* wQs-teaaa^Jl,
*»/•—M***r*. inaota, Blaak.
^ndhr. Farthing, Fortune, Hamrick,
Herbert, Llndajr, Marshal), Paddtaon,
Parson*, Slvarpe, Sander*, Snip**. Rlf
mon. Star buck, Taylor. Wall, White,
of Alevnodor-ao.
Du the announcement -»f tb* reault
Mr. Korbea raelalmed, “Glory to G-«l
ami tire Confederate dead I” Tbarr
wa» prolonged cheering, sad It waa
eome lime before order could lar re
ttnrod. In exiiUtnlng bts vote. Senn
tor White, of P»rquimati*. who wa* a
Ooiifederate soldier, passed scrnss ihu
aisle and grrsped tire hand of Senator
Grant, a Union soldier nod lbs 1 litre
dncer of the monument bill, and said
he tbaoked God the time had ooooe
when there waa no North, no 8-utb,
uo Beat, no Waat, but one oommon
oountry of brothers at paste, (Pro
longed cheering.)
Tb* election (aw bill which bad
been made tire special order wa* placed
oil ita aroond reading. It passed aro
ood reading by a vote of S8 to 3. a
strict party vote, aad tta third reading
was made the special order for to
morrow at IS o’clock.
Bill providing for the election of
Joatloes of the peace by Mil* leg ma
ture to fill present vacancies, arid pro
viding fur their aleotlou by tba people
of tb# reaped I re townships hereafter
was placed upon Its second reading,
which it pamad. and wont over until
tb* night session for third reading.
Tli* public printing contract waa
taken up. The majority report was
read, rscommendlug awarding Uie con
tract to M. I. and J. U. Stewart, of
Winston. A minority report was read,
asking that the majority report be sot
accepted, as It was not based ou (act;
that the committee had refused to bays
the testimony of esnart printers taken,
and that the report *u t-rrooeuoa. Mr.
Dowd aald Uiat tb* chairman of the
printing oomroltts* (Mr. Westmore
land I usd stated before any bids bad
been filed that lie was going to award
the printing contra** to * Republics*
or a Populist, an<l that It was further
stated that tb* chslrn.an had carried a
contract with Stew*** Bros., In tils
pocket before any calculation* on tbe
ulds had bee* made- Me charged tlmt
there waa not * pnsctioal prtuter on tb*
commit)**—not * man quilted to
m*k* chIcuUUooi o* th* coat of print
ing—and that not ooa could ten who
was tba lowest bxW*r. He further
charged that tbe** w*r* *vld*«o** of a
J--b In letting out tb* oontrmet. Ed
ward* Jk Broughton bad employed
three (killed and responsible printer*
who I tad calculated tb* relative cost of
work under the various bid*, slid that
they staled upon their honor that th*
Idd of Kd wards A Broughton was I8H1
lower tlian MtewaiV* bid. H« wanted
th* printing tot to lb* lowed bidder
which would be * **vlng of m-arly
WOO to tba State. Tba law required
tola to be done, ana n« »k«d tha Mao
ale to adopt tba minority report.
The Senate rcfoaad to adopt the
minority report by a Wit of SO to 7.
The najdrlly report arm* adopted,
Mr. SUrbuck, of Guilford, chairman
of ti>« joint anb-aommiUee, mad from
nmnuaorlpt funic Oiorve representing
“par cent.” osloolatlona which ha
claimed •bowed Stewart to be the lnw
eat bidder. He thought, *h» Inalnw
tinoa of tba Senator from Mecklenburg
ware unfair. Mb Dowd replied tint
ba made no inalnoattona; tbmt awry
Hatement ba made waa dlront chart*.
Mr. W ret mainland explained that ha
waan Job printer, yd competent to
ffn furtimr tbatadI Its Edwards A
llr lughton had aaio tlwy would not
lake the tainting •* Stewart’* hid,
which auMrttrd him that Stewart’* bid
wa* certainly the loawet. He admit
ted. In reply l» • 4«u*tk>o of Mr.
Dowd, that Stewart wrote Ilia bill an
der which lim contract waa in t*
awarded. Ranald Mr. Ht a atari mere
ly write aa ha (Mr. Weetmorvlnod.)
dictated, Mr. Li»d*ey, of Hocking
ham, *aid he waa » *lg»«r of the mln
' orltr report, banana# be thought it
»*ry powalbie lbat Uo majority waa
nualakwo.
Mieirr a**eiow,
Tba a pedal ordar, being tba let) ta
pro* Ida for the alaatlog of Jnatloaa of
Mm iwaa, which |*M kwied read
ing todxy. wa* lab*** Mr. Adam*
ntx raum wm uw.
M»r rki»f« C'Mln Ik
Bm >rO rtlxuo, B*).. la diutoft* Utafnr.
MlIM
Much Internal la Mag mantfaatad by
oar eitlWra* In regard to tha prawnt
u»u« law anacicd try our lgwtslsiura,
■nd the QiMallmi la much agitated as
to abut effect the law lias on iiaUanal
bank*
Having inwetigaled tha subject (or
myaatr, nod tlilnklng probably I ha nr
salt of av reaaarch would lia of InUvwt
to Uw pnbile, l submit iay manuscript
forpub] Inalloo,
The present usury law of our Utnte
makaa 8 per centum the lagtl r»le of
intereat, which law of course applira to
all ottliena, oonwratlons and Stats In
•titulioas alike; but dors it apply to
national bank*, «urt if so to wbnt rc
teatr
First It will be ncceesury to esamlne
the act of Coagrvaa rotative tc intereat,
tha substance of which la as follows:
(1.) Kadi bank way charge the rata
n# interval allow'd by lb* laws Of tha
State or Territory In which It la Situ
ated.
(4.) The rate of interest, limited fur
beubeof Issue, organised under tlie
lew* of n State nr lVrruoiy, sliall lw
the rue limited far national tanks, lin
ing bustuees lu tbe tame Htatn or Ter
ritory.
(5) Where there It no law of State t
or Territory governing the rate of In
terest national banka may charge a rata
uut exceeding 7 per centum, which
may ba reserved In ndvaooe.
(4.) Knowingly rvwvrvleg, receiving,
nr charging “a rau of talareet greater
than mfmrmaid. etmU ba bald and ad
l“4m»d n torMtar* of tbe to tat art
wbfceb tbe acta, bUl, or other ovtdnaeo
| o# debt, centre with H, nr which baa
bac» amed to ba paidthereon.”
(5.) If a greater rata kat bent paid.
twloe the amount paid may be recov
ered back, provided suit be brought
within two yearn from tlie time the
usurious transaction occurred.
(8 ) The purchase, discount, or sale
of a bill of rxehange, payable at another
placf, at not more time tbe current
rate of exchange no sight diafls, in
addition to Intercut, shall not be cmi
sldered at taking or reserving a greater
rale of Interest than that permitted.
Tba Constitutionality of the above
act of Congress is settled by tbe reason
ing of Alexander Hamilton, and the
decisions ef tba United 8tales 8 ipnw*
Court tn the cases of MoCallooh va.
Maryland. 4 Wheat, and lit Osborne ve.
The Bank of tbs United Htates, Wheat.
It Is therefore tbe supreme law of the
land, anil any law of a Slate or Terri
tory to the contrary Is a nolllty. So
nattonal banks can only be subject Lu
tlie penalties sod forcfclturee prescribed
by tba usury burs of the UuUad States.
Baade. J. in ‘Hivi-liaot*’ and Farmers
National Book of Charlotte va. W. X.
Myere, 74 N. C., ears: ‘Nalbmai banks
are sutiject only to the penalties pre
scribed by tbs United States booking
act for taking usury.’ "
“The act of a Lsgtalstora of a State,
making the penalty for taking usury
tha forfeiture of tbe principal, would
be void as to national banka, because
the set of Congress makes only tbe in
terest forfeits!us ir not paid; and If oau
rioue Internet be paid thus double tba
amount of the Interest may be oolleetrd
aa a penalty. Tha only forfeiture de
clared by the thirtieth section of tba
set of June *, 1884. (IS Stak 99.( Is of
the entire leleraet wlilcb tlie note. bill,
or other evidence of debt, carries with
It, or which has been agreed to ha paid
thereon, when tbe rate knowingly re
ceived, reaeryrd or charged by a natto*’
al bank ia In exoces of that allowed by
that section; sad no lues of tlie entire
debt Is incurred by such bank, as s pen
alty or otherwise, by reason of the pro
visions of tlie usury laws of a State."—
Mere hunts and Farmers’ National
Bank va. Dearteg, 91 U. H. 8. C. It.
Tlie rrasou for the above decision la
clou. National banka are ilia instru
ments of tha government, created by
the wet ef Oengnw; and therefore
State* oau nt-rela* no control over
them or tu any w; street Uvir opera
tion. except In so far a* Congress may
are Bt to permit.
National banks in *H the States are
1 labia to the s.-nail lev prescribed by ike
usury laws of the Uoited States, wheth
er the local law prescribe* tlie rata of
Interest or not.
1 have not examined the meant usu
ry act of Hie Legislature, but whiilevar
tha penalties sod forfeitures of UiO eot
are. It lasasy to deduce from the fore
going what effect It wltl have 011 na
tional I tanks. But if the recent net
imp<wes no penalties oilier than those
Imposed try the United Sluice statutes
there would seem to be no ran son why
tbe recent set should not be applicable
to national bank*.
HI nee writing tbc above 1 have ob
tained a copy of tbr u»nry law, reunntly
unnoted by Die f.egliUture.
It la aa follow*; *‘The legal rale of
Inlereet ahatl lie eix per ivutarn, |» r
onatD, for eudi time ai internet may
aoorneawl ao mure; and the taking,
rroehrtcf, rveetyiag, or eiierglog a
grantor rata of Inlareet, either before
or after the Infertak may aoorue, when
knowingly Ime, dnll be fnm 4 a
fori ft a re of tin entire lotarrat wbtah ■
the nti nr oikar grfdrnoa "f debt anr
rtre with It. or which ha* bean agreed
to b* paid tlierene. Ami In Caaa a
greater latereal liaa lawn p dd. Ilia p-T
aon, or lila legal repre*entatl»r, nr
enrp initKHi by wlioro tt haa bora iwid.
may reoorer back twice the amount of j
Intrreet paid, In an notion In the naiura
of an art Ion of debt; pmvUUtl an«lt !
nothin he commenced wllliin two year*
| after the payment in full of encti In
debtodnrer; prnrUcd fort tier tluil I
any ant tan brought In any enuri nf
oompatant Juriediotl<m. In reoorer ai»m
I any and) nut« nr other eyldmor of drill,
It ahatl be lawful fur tbr party dgalnet
wbem the nation U tawfla t» plead aa
a courtf alalm, Un penally above
provided lor, to wK, tartan the a mount
of latoreet •• paid ar (Ha furfettore of
tha net Ira OM|t nf MliMI pahj.
And no ana* ahatl be recovered-”
It |a olear liy comparing Urn If ellopal
mi State taw, that <mr prravnt wmrr
Urn applies la Ntniml uaaks la every
reapeet. axoept that provision which
aUawaaa a counter claim twtoa the
amount of Interest so charged oa a
usurious wautmeM It* 111 rtaJlJy be mr u
bJ examining Uw Katlonal banklngaot
that dooUe liitrrrsl can only bn reeoe
tred.io an ae:h a of data, after (in
aeurtou* fnfc/vsf A/m I n paiL
Thua wi aea that our fewHIature liaa
larpnaed a penalty and fnrMtare which
can I* eirforenl agalnKoar citizens slid
corporal loin, aa a ataufer cfotat for
dug bln tba amount of latutloo* lotrmt
charged on a contract, but wliioli aa a
ronnUir rhim on tlw mod uesrioos con
tract cannot be enforced agaioat X*
Unnal banks.
HOUSE IN WHICH LINCOLN LIVED
t ar iwr taw a Arm IVM ay thw
■aada at rairlata
The Mnnota homrstood rrnnd* on the
northeast comer of Bighlb mad iock
•*» strode In Springfield, lit Ur.
Lincoln bought It to I WO. It was thon
a story and a half liuaao but aulwc
qorotly raised to two atcriua. It U u
plain frame structure and contains
twelve room*. Ur Unvoln lived L'jcra
fifteen ycorai la tact, nntfl ha departed
for Washington on the IStb of I'obm
ary. Ieoi, to take lk« praaMeulhU ebair
A family by tho name of TO ton ooeu
pl«l tbo houae dor'..-.* tho war, and to
tlioaa four roars slzty-flro thousand
poople railed to aaa the homo of tba
prcalOoaL Kcr olgbtooa years after
thu war eltwod the house paused through
di flares t Imada aad it waa stoned to Urn
paMto. For a long Urns It m uo»
cnpUd la SorainW, I Mg, Os PC O.
U. Otdroyd rented the hceeaad Uuww
Its door* open to rWton. la INV Bob
art Llaooln deodad the tin mi to the
Mata. Cape Oldroyd was the custodian
for a long time, bat was ramoaod by
UM democratic adaiutatrutioa, hlssue
oaaaor being Herman noBarfeaap.
<hpt Oldaoyd ia bow the custodian of
tbc bouse In which Mr. Lincoln diad In
tVaahlngton and baa taken with bis
tbc grandest ooilocUon of Uncola
relics In tbc world. Uldeoyd spent a
lifetime getting these mementos to
gether. The Mate eoald wall afford So
bars bought the ooUocUuu aad set
apart a fund fur Ha prueermtion.
The houaa, mya the Chicago Tribune.
Is open to the pa bite now and lath*
tually Justaa Mr- Lincoln left It, Boom
repoperiag and repairing baa baaa done,
hat the proportions in the bouae ara In
ao way changed. A year ar ao ago the
state officials had tba houaa photo
graphed and had accurate meaeuru
tuenta Bade of the edldee that It might
be rebuilt In esiau of dm
Hundreds of thousands of people karo
rial tod this bourn. men and women
representing erery drlllaed nation of
the earth, and some of the borbarooa
owes, too, for that matter. Home years
sap John Philip Boom, then the leader
of the Marina band, gars a nmtinea In
Springfield. At tba eonclnaloo of the
Perfonnanoe he took hU band, alxty
firepleoaaln all, oeur to tha f.lnaota
man si no. After afnropriata nrnalo erery
wambtr o£ U»l* tomoai body of nra
aidaas made hie aignutare oo the rog
lrier booh. Tho occasion attracted an
Immense crowd, end naaoereua and
prominent speaches were made by dtl
aeoa of note, doom hold a special
train two hours to accomplish this, bo
and his men regarding U a slight teatf
moolaJ of the respect In whlob they
held Mr. Lincoln , nmmory.
LO AS A LABORER.
D»n « Illbly Frontier ra
ver! —■ aim uu rim,
A mo who haa boon os the frontier
for thirty year» and ho* put In a Mg
part of tlmt timo Aghtlng Indiana. U
Cap*- P- II. Hay, of the rogulor army,
now la charge of the Hboahnaa and
Arapaboo agency la Wyoming. Copt,
Hay has practical rirwa Umolilug (bo
Indian problem, board oa hi* long caa
tact witb the rod man. Hu helium* that
the Indian can be made a aelf aoppoit
lag and aaefal ettiiaa, and all that la
Beaded la to fnrnlah him a raffiotent In
fuativotowarlc foraUrtng. tbeaame aa
hit pale-fa oe brother.
'* During tho war fort ended." laid be
too writer far the tVaahingtoa Poet, “I
had the Indiana at work on a big Irri
ntlag catml, of which eoeen ntUua hare
bona oocnploted. They *ac4r aa good
lubneerm aa I ever new and worked
ebrot fully fnr one dollar per day. In
addition to that Uiey raised enongh grain
fartbo rcnorrullon and to supply ike
neighboring military peat, baring a
aarplun bealdea U> aril. They hauled
ercry pound of (roiglit firoea tbn railway
terminus to the aguecy, n distance ad
ono hundred end dfty retlca. The «—•
who here been II ring oft the ItxUura by
eupplying all their needs far the past
quarter of a oontury hate to aoe there
hrytnatng to got on a setfeunportlng
heals, for thon there will be no more
moaey to bo made out of them. TVw
that reeeon every obotedo la throws hi
|he way and all aorta ad LuUrrprwwuta
tVma made by them parties, who dread
toaea Uudr oacapetloo gone. Daring
oDniy experteae* In the want I hare
dealt with LL
nay partisan bias, dona In ovary In
■donee ht» beat to promote the tntaran*
of the trfbee sad the ipm-mreoot, and,
from my own obw.-nretloo. 1 think that
he haa thus for been very aarccrnfal.*
tan tout. »r tkt> waaaufca.' k
TV Hint# O'mmandar writ** im
fr. ■ I.<iir>4n, Xi*, aa fnllnw: '♦Al
tar trv4»ft nthrr nadir!*** fnr vlnt
•ramad t.' l-a m aarv nlutlnatu emidi t«i
•.if two rhldrafl u* triad IV. Kit*"*
Naw IM*roarry r*d at lit* ami nf la**
*»• IV rough auMtalf laft tlo-m H>
will not ha without It harauftua. ua owr
aiyarlrmw pa**** Hut* It aura* wttar*
•II otliar tamadla* Nil *»—MriM T.
W. Nnum. fltuta Umu.-Why m-t
dr* (hlaataut madid— • trtuV M k
!• tmntutaatl and trial Mil— ara fra*
•t Ourry A KuMdtt I hue «wa
B *uVr alar q<V. and It 00
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«U goodejto. ^oen^A
eenaons from theTotMotopa'^then
heeeoe similarly ail kited sod twenty
er thirty began to show prenxmltloea
edthe prawtftteg seMearia, which eow
etamd fa looking far the white deer,
"rtUBff throagh the streets to n
gloomy mood and flying Into a i
when anybody iwM« do. __
la tfma the
"f
la the river Jordan.' lira. _
wboeo ailad had not given way, oh
ieeted. Kpsero instated in prooeediag
according to reralstion sad lira, flaeero
srss.SKirja,-aE"^K
the Lagnaa Kwh, not their l«d
motto* sail and squared away for the
Uoiv Lead. A perty od
made op They
bronght them and thTtabTWAto
Itriat Isabel, wham Mn. sfearo was
floead walking oyaed down the beach
»s«in* hsr hair sad arytag thonlher
Tim eaoe man edfeint Isabel
Bow took Immediate action- They re
paired to the oastota hMSMiwu
i-4. Aa old poll this, who Mia
obituary woltoi wb«& pro«&loea| «ftH>
Mfu died Qflind mt Ol raolite
Aoilncd to md «*._ev _
meeting adjourned to round up tha fce
aaaa aad aarral them h> a i-y aar.
Spaaro waa the flrat raa hi and thaa
tha trouble "mmaaoefl ^ w
learning that tha prophet waa a via
oaer. an&ed hlouaU with a batcher
kultoaad atartad to earee the etwwd,
bat Oooatablo Joha Whittaker anoeeed
«d la aireadnff, dkanala* aad •-‘-■mm
hlrt There wae ae trouble U-g~
tor toe ether*. Neaarel ad theeafS
taaetee wareaeattaa laaatle itiIm
bat Ckmaraa oouaty waa hat with
rro tor beta* tha orlataator of aU
trouble, and ha waa aaotoaead ta
ty penitentiary at Raatorilla cat tha
nharge of aaaaalt wMh latent ta Mam
dor. to which he pleaded that ha w— a
prophet aaat to aauuaaaa tha aaaaad
eomtaf of hi* liaatar. Tha attention
of the Australian anneal karheVna
sailed to Ida aaaa. that aaihortty hr*_
ttpated It* ' * - ^-«d
to the aittaaas broke'the 1_to
too rpidetos aad Pot at laabai »
heen free boa alBWtim* of entry nfl
an an ee*aatoanl gulf harrtaaaa"
A Crew et (Met aum
The wbneaar Mary and IfeOe la nob.
ably the only emmet la Uw world that
la maimed by a anew "
dumb. Tha
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lo all that hfto
Ue afloat aad mwetolaw Ufa, *b2
‘ •cruet.” Charlie Malone, to tha deaf
aad dumb. Time two deaf aad
damh am rnenama tha staaah
Uary aad UrUe adiatraMy.
TWy in ihrtyt c* tht TuofciftmU