The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-02
VOL. XVII.

enue Is repeated II Will De necessary 10
increase the tariff duties Senator Vance
takes the position that in order to decrease
the tariff duties it is necessary to get the
Internal Revenue out of the way. To use
his own language to the editor: 81 think |
have made it clear in my speech. have,
so to speak, brooded over the question
eight years and given it my best thought,
aud think my speech contains the sought
for solution"
There is no need to say to the readers
of the CHRONICLE that Senator Vance
serves the State with ability and fidelity.
They all know that he is ever faithful,
and ever equal to any emergency. The
most many sided of our public men, he
grows in breadth and depth of wisdom
and requirement, especially along the line
of economic questions, as he grows in
years.
The First District is represented by Hon.
Louis c. Latham of Greenville, Pitt coun
ty, leader Of the able bar of the First
District. Maj. Latham represented the
District in the 47th Congress, and is now,
so to speak, a second term man. He, in
addition to his legal ability, holds high
place at his home as an eloquent orator.
In the House, so far this session, he has
not made speech. He is reckoned among
the most astute of the politicians Of his
District, and is abundant in labors on the
stump. Speaker Carlisle placed him on
two committees, viz: On the District of
Columbia, and Private Land Claims. The
first of these is much sought after and
Maj. Latham is regarded as fortunate in
having received appointment as member.
1t has to do with the affairs of the District,
and the people of the District naturally
desire to be on the best terms with mem
bers OF THEIR committee.
Maj. Latham has introduced bill ap
propriating $500, 900 for the erection of a
Light House on Diamond Shoals, near Cape
Hatteras. This bill is heartily approved
by the Light House Board. 1t is by no
means of local character, but is demand
ed by the commercial interests of the en-
tire country and will, therefore, receive
the support of all the members interested
in the question of American shipping.
Mr.. Latham also intends, at al early
day, to introduce bill increasing the pay
of the crews in the life saving service and
keeping them in service the year round
an exceedingly important bill to the class
of persons it will affect.
He has introduced number of private
bills. Among others to purchase the
ment use.
Believing that he can be Of more use in
this way, he is devoting his time more es-
pecially to the local interests of his District
rather than to the wider range of general
legislation, and when one considers the
diversified interests of his constituents,
one can we'll see that he is kept very busy.
The youngest member of the North Car
olina delegation is Hon. F. NJ. Simmons,
of the second district, otherwise known in
the nomenclature of State politics as ''the
black district" because Of its large negro
majority. Last year the negroes had rows
and split ups and Mr.. Simmons was elect
ed. He is the second Democrat who has
ever represented that district. He repre-
sents it with conspicuous fidelity and abll-
ity. If he can be returned at the next
election he will take high position among
the men Of force in the House. He already
stands high and this is his first session.
lures in the Treasury Department and the
Committee on Claims. The committee on
Claims is one Of the hardest worked com
mittees in the House, seventeen hundred
bills having been referred to it in the 49th
Congress. Up to the present time he has
introduced six bills, to-wit:
/. One to appropriate one hundred
thousand dollars for the erection of a pub
lie building at New Berne.
2. One to appropriate thirty thousand
dollars for the construction of macade-
mized road from New Berne to the Nat
ional Cemetery near that city. This Gem
etery is one of the handsomest in the
South, contains the remains of about three
CuOuSdLQ Cuoldi SclUiCif, esu" WV OAiC
approach to it at present is private road
subject to be closed at any time at the
discretion of the adjacent land proprietors.
g. To refund to North Carolina the sum
of about forty thousand dollars, the pro-
ceeds of certain cotton seized by the Fed
eral agents in 1865, and sold in Georgia
and New York, the receipts of which sale
was paid into the .. S. Treasury. This
bill was originally introduced by Governor
Scales Senator Ransom has introduced
a similar bill in the Senate. Senator Ran
som and Mr.. Simmons have had several
conferences about it and they think there
is fair chance for its passage.
a. A bill to refund to the depositors IN
the Freedman's Savings and Trust Com
pany Commonly called the Freedman S
Saving Bank) the sums lost by them on
account of the failure of that concern.
The bill provides for an appropriation OF
one million and two hundred thousand
dollars. the amount estimated to be due
these depositors, after deducting the divi-
dends they have from time to time re-
ceived. This bill is of great Importance
to a large number of Mr.. Simmons con-
III raooivoH not loss than TWEEN