The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-02-05

favorably.
Eaticing Away Tenants and Break
Contracts.
The Bill to punish enticing away ten
ants and crop9er8 and to make i 3 mis-
deme%nor tor tenants to leave while IN
Ger contract came up on It's third
reading Mr alexander antaconized
tbe bill He said that the bill had a
tendency to prOtuce discord between
landlord and tenant All is peace nov
bat~eea them and this bin will cause
controversy and iaWsnitS. He asked q
reference OF The bill to the committee on |
Agriculture inasmuch as it concerned |
only the farmers.
Mr. Sutton saia that the judiciary |
committee had sought only TO do what
':0nid best advance tie interests of the
| farmers
Hir. C9fiield said that the only cbjac-
tion heard 20 tie bii, was ti.at penalties
did not appjy 20 landlords as we'll as
tenants lie offered an amendment
providing that the penalties apply to
landlords as vel! as tenants He said
there was no need to refer tho Bill to the
committee on Agriculture The Judici
|
for ali Tia bills noon this suhiec5. He
reviewed the difficulties that breaking Of
contracts by tenants made with far
mers
Capt. PEBBLES SAID that the only
question was oi:e Of whether We propose
10 give farmers protection from bad ten
ants. Motion 10 commit 80 Agrlcul
tura! committee lost.
Mr.. C3ffields amendment that penal
ties apply to landlord in all cases where
! he has violated his part Of the contract
) was adopted.
Mr. Cowan, of Jackson. offered an
amendment that it shall not apply to the
counties Of Jackson, Transylvania, Cher
D okee, Haywood, and Clay. Lost.
r Mr.. Perry said he heartily favored the
g bill
: Mr.. Alexander offered amendment
5 that this act shall not apply to land
lords and choppers who rent land for {
l. part Of the crop. He said that thG
d laws projected landlords bette i. !:
! croppers. Chapter 40 of the Code pro
vides that all crops vested IN lessor unit
: al rents and damages and advance
nents were paid. If my amenduen
,o fails you will draw . line between ten
ld ants and landlords that will not b
Il marked out in years. | would not b
Be true to myself or ths honest white t3C
d. arts OF my county il failed to m@i,
this effort il their behalf.
o. Capt Watson heartily approved Of II.
IL bill. Il says to the landlord, do } II
he duty" and it says the same thing TO :
Id tenant. It will bring honest and fa
a, !, 20
Every farmer knows the need Of th
bill
,s Mr. z ,chary offered an amendmel
providing that this set shall cot app
u to any county ia the Ninth district. Oi
people cultivate their own farms Il
Ser principles in the bill arc viclou-, an
ia Justice 10 the working man. The hhei
Sc. CT q norman is az dear to hll as tC
ed. rich man; and this bill eudangerS
liberty. His little children and
- wife depend upon hin, aud under ii
a.. a.. bill the landlords will have too mu
- bower T. onens . door 10 the stroug
- take OF tho dire necessities or tie We
r.. and poor.
,sn ,sr This law is an injustice and comps
NV the county 30 pay The costs which
eohty land lord ought 20 ba 1t It IS . go
'ne hing, gentlemen Of tht East, take
y but do not compel US IN inc y est 90 o
az the burden of it. We Go not need
w Mr.. Zachary's amendment was adopt
Ihl Mr.. Mann believed that this bill '
V"A' for the best interest Of the farming .
ple in Eastern North Carolina, and th
+ Of was every reason for its passage.
Mr.. Gale (coD said that II this
OF passed there would be no mora c
tracts made and laoorers would work
the the dav aud month. The landl
ode would not be caught, but it would
1872, our iails. This IS q trick, anu It
OBJ enable bad lan,, lords TO Cypress
1der moor.
Mr.. McGill wanted it referred
40 OF committee on Agriculture, aud
wanted TO postpone tili TO morrow. L
{ the Mr.. Brinsou said that this bill x,
and not ipiure the poor; that he would
for the measure. It is a bill to pu
unity fraud. Responsibility ought to
1877, alike upon tenant and landlord. n
ly all will obey the law, and no tro
laws will come.
Mr.. MeGill had been tenant be
f the he was q landlord. He wanted not
Int what was fair and honest. The
awful has come when many tenants didn
gard their contracts. The mount
ounty nav fal and the rocks De rent, hu
*. ought to compel every man 20 stat
Iynes- bis &C ntracts. Tenants can so an
cannot get cent. l would not ma
chap law to injure the poor, but Woui
ny, to justice to all
utain; Mr.. Mcclure begged the Eastern
hants' tlemen to consider Western North
; Mr.. lima, This Is one Of the times whe
Rail need to help you. The West wal W
give the East what it needs. We
given you county govsrnment-:wVa
tea On made concessions-we viii 90 II
henry. We have different environments an
nrove, LEGISLATION would injure Us DO q
fee on terfere with US. We are ready u
mbus the East what it desires and needs.
os and know that this bill would hurt Is.
!, Com Capt. PEBBLES said be would neve
ofield, get to thank Western North Caroh
es and standing by the East in county 3
on En- ment, and be wanted 70 exempt th~
man of from the bill if desired.
he fol- Mr. Alexander wanted TO tah
Western and all other counties G
nee to this bill Our constituents are