The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-31

/ WUlCu nd t-JtHitt al Lt-'
and when we aee that The gravcst
ofrrnse charged against him IS that
Of being too popular, We re4l.ze thai
| in him We have had Senator q
whom We might well be proud.
Mr.. President, the future is d2rh
before Us. The democracy, checked
n its g'OrIo1s cndeavors, stands IN
need Of lts greatest leaders, its trn>
est friends and its bravest hearts 4.
For four yesrs these men must as Z
minority in Congress continue to do
cattle for its sacred principles, and
~ on their wisdom and devotion de-
Dends TIE destiny of the party. 4
oar representative in that council We
nave chosen the man " no as q Cit
zen q soldier, a state I'm II, and :
democrat, has met every requirement
aud been true 10 every truet. Hin
| now present to YOU az the demo
cratic candidate for the United
States Senats, Matt ". Ransom OF
the county Of Northam! ton.
Maj. Emry AID Mr.. Lusk acted as
tellers. The vote for Ransom was
33 for Docdery Is.
House.
The chief engagement of the
House was the vote for L. S. Sep
ator.
Mr.. Lyon, Of Baden, nominated
II. W. Ransom, and Nr. Nalsor
nominated O. Il. Dockely.
Mr., Carter seconded Rnsom's
nomination and Mr.. Amis sec onded
the nomination or Dockery. Vote
Ransom so, Dovkery "a.
II. r. 5, inatfuctiug Congress in
regard to the Blair bill. Upon the
passage t this resolution Mr.. L. Y.
Walser called for the ayes and noes.
The result was ayes 81, noes s; but
| THIS result was effected after the res
publican side OF tie House had
changed their votes, taus virtually
endorsing the democratic platform
on this measure.
II. r. 122, to raise q joint commit
tee in relation to the Governors
mansion passed flal reading.
WEDNESDAY.
SENATE.
S. r 81, Mr.. Williams Of Pitt,
resolution authorizing the Commits
aioncr Of Agriculture to offer pre-
miums for the largest yield Of wheat.
corn, eats and Irish potatoes. This
resolution vas 3 few dacs ago load
ed down in spirit of levity and jest
with numerous amendme It's some
what ridiculous and recommitted.
Mr.. Pou objected to the resolu>
! tion bee .use Of its preamble which
| he thought too much Of a large, free
adveI t;sement for the American Az
riculturalist, and because crops OF
cotton, rice and tobacco were not in
cluded.
Mr.. Williams, of Pit though: To t
Senate was getting .to be regular
agricultural debating club; upon
grasshoppers, ground~peas, &c.
1t appearing that the resolution
was to be again loaded down, M,
farmer, Of Ircdell, offered q suhsti~
tute, striking out the specified crops
and Offering premiums for any Of the
leading products Of the State.
Mr.. White said the principal mo-
tive in leaving cut Cotton was to il
duce farmers to raise less Of colt IN
and more Of the food products which
our lands are so well adapted to.
Mr.. BIar said he was . farmer, but
did not think that because he was he
should consider himself welded IT,
every bill and resolution introduced
carrying on its face the word farmer
Believing that the farmers in this
legislature will re held largely re
sponsjble for what it Shall 90 he
could not support the resolution,
Mr. Shaw sad that prominent
among the industries of North Caro-
lima was that OF agriculture, and il
was represented by a department Of
agriculture and as he UNDER tood
this resolution hal the endorse men;
of that department ard the State
Board of Agriculture, he hoped il
would pass unencumbetel as report
Ell upon by the committee on agri
culture,
Mr.. Williams Of Pitt, as the au
thor Of the resolution, moved at las
to Indefinitely pos pone the same
believing it would be again loaded