Wilmington journal., 1875-02-12
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The Merchants of wilmington il
Coumcil-sneir Views io OppoSi
sIsisa 20 tEse Pas.a&e of tsAe Uswrl
Bit Now Before the Legislature
Last evening, ,accordingto announce
ment, a meeting OF 81 number of lead
ing business men OF this ciIy, wa'
held in the City Hall, to take into cor,
sideration tie Uaury bill now pending
before the Legislature.
8 On motion, 5Col VIM. L. DeRosse
was called to the Chair, and NJ. Cfo5,-
", Esq, was requested TO act as
Secretary. 49, ..,..s
Col. DeRosset ,.on taking the CHAR,
explained the o}iec5 Of the meeting
t. be to TAKE tito consideration ti4c
UsuEy Law now pending urg' lie Ilegp- :
ieture of North Carolina. Ii" gave il
as his opinion that the passage Of tlsis
bill would be most aisastruus- IL H..
mercantile and agricultural interests
Of the whole State. aud hoped that all
present would Civ their views fully
ana fras9y up9n ttEe as'if,fpce. -
On motion, the bill was read
Col john Ma Rae The presented ii
views. .e sad rh..t the rrassaga f
this 7bi!iwouldzhavs a tep denes IL ps r
aiy2e The mercantile aud agricu.sur4;
interests Of the state, I. stt FzolIil ;,roefa
most disastrous. to ali industrial yur-
sults. At ti, close Of Coz. Ia6is,st's
speech, he ofr,red the following reso-
Iutions which were unaIlin4,rs,,
aGnpscd ::
Hc@Dirc9, That as farmers, manu-
factursrs epd mrrch4n5s W. ar4 tAuL..
onghiy satisfied tl&t ,the lA>sa9e, nS-
tn9 Gisnerat ASS Dnjy al Norbi, Caro-
iina, II the bill on s9,t, subj ct OF usal e..
now p+Bding befpra thlf body, Ur. il Z
: eIis.t ment ~ any 9th r Law. .r,.strIaf ~
and fettt-rIug the use Ui m.uey. ard
taking iFQn tie people T. CIR iHlere3,a.- -
TIS.it "a freely cOutrarS With ca5l other
IN connection with it, cLup!ovm ciF+
will b- especially uurtfHi 10 -hs aga
c1itEu RAJ, fdanlifac and cJluHprF
c1at interests of North CA"oi.uu a::,4 :
disastrous alike TO the people ri Ia. O., +
.aui 10 t4e FIGURE resources, Of tila
State.
Rc&oIrod. That the Chairman nosai-
nate and appolttt (at his -convAntelIo5 :
ascomtuttee Of dive persons, Wno viii, +
III behalf Of this Dectlng, draft Il
suitable, memorial aud carry it t. tie
General Assembly of our State, ex-
pfessive of the views Of this lnnstIuy.
on the subject matter referred TO IN
the foregoing resolution, aud most re-
specially asking tna5 body to focDear
further action thereon.
On the Committee above mentioned
the Chairman appointed The following
gentlemen: 3 Ct Worth, ". ~.
French, J. w Hinson, Roger Moore
and j. a. Eugelhard.
Mr. Z. \, Keith next addressed the
meeting. He was opposed to the pas
sage of this BIZ: :he believed. a the
previous speaker had stated, that i
would have a tendency 80 drive cnpitsI
from the State, and would have 4
most disastfous eject upon AL 9ner- J
camille. agricultural and mechanical
pursuits
Mr.. Thomas Williams, q farmer,
followed Mr. Keith, and hop q !
that every means would lie
employed to defeat the bill, AS ne was
fully convinced that its passage would
have a most deieterious effect upon
the farming interests, and ti,at he
knew every farmer in his section
would sigu petition asking that the
bill be not passed.
RIr TbpalT NFoPao ravf al dressed
the meeting, and spoke at considera-
be length, giving his views in opposi-
ton to the bill, and thought that
nothing shotlld be left uudone to pre-
vent its further progress in the Legis
ture.
On motion of Capt D. r. Nurchison., T
a committee of three was appointed !
to solicit Signatures for memorial TO
the Legislature, asking that the i'iti
be not passed Adopted. .--..t 4.
The Chairman appointed the follow
ing gentlemen on this com nn1ittee: ".
B. Binford, T. H Mckoy AMI 2.
HeinsbeEger:
Donald McRae, Esq, moved that d
telegraphic dispatch be sentimmodiaJly
to the Speakers OF the House and aer-
ate asking them 70 use their in1uerce I.
TO delay furt h ar action on this baii un-
til the action of tIrie meeting be Itud
before tne Legislature. Adopted.
Ou N ctiOn the meeting adjourned. /
DyiIv Jouuai, 9@h,