The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-01-20

PamlicO Sound.
Mr.. Gilman stated that Mr.. Morgan.
VINO mad prepared the report of the mi
norlty was sick, and asked to have read
his reasons for signing the report. The
CLERK read the paper from Mr.. Morgan
which stated the minority desired to pro
tsct the canning and shucking establish
ments OF the eastern towns. and the
amendment only allowed dredging in the
| deep waters of parts of Pamlico Sound.
kilograms were read from various inter
ested parties from Elizabeth CITY and
Washington.
Mr.. Gilman Favors Amending.
| Ar. Gilman spoke in defence of the
amendment. lie at first thought the
blIl ought to pass without going to the
committee. but after hearing the testi-
mony before the committee his mind had
changed. These canning industries have
be en- brought into the State under exist
ing laws. and they ought to be protect
ed. He believed that dredging ought to
be stopped entirely, but it ought not to
be de ne now, in the middle of the win
ter, which would throw $500 hands out
of employment. These men are employed
IN these factories, and if dredging is STOP
ped they must suffer. We ought to do
Justly, and it would not be just to stop
these industries without a days notice
These men have invested thousands of
dollars here because our laws allowed it,
and we should not drive them away.
His earnest plea for the amendment
seemed TO be prompted by great desire
to keep in our State the industries that
had been established for the uplifting of
, Eastern Carolina He was for the com
mon people Of the country and only
favored the amendment as kind OF
7 compromise measure until something
e more just and relieving could be DONE
1t was an able and con. ervative argu
] ment.
Mr.. Lucas Eloquent Speech.
Mr.. Lucas said he was very un
: we'll not able to be In his seat
: but this measure was Of so much i'm
por!tnre ~ his people he could not al
low the opportunity to pass wlthcu
making al effort to protect his people.
We Civ the substance of the speecl
1llcWs:
3 10 is anything l do know some
.Dut it is the oyster question
great question. The poor peo
live by gathering oysters nav
Ii ced to violate the laws to pre-
to. / feed their wives and children
u / tell you, as the representative of three
% fourths OF the oyster section Of the State
n that there is no protection to its inter
r. ests except to stop dredging. The friend
ne of the amendment claim that if 20
ng stop it now you will throw few hui
| Of low h11t l..
me tell you, as the law now is, and 6
1d the amendment proposes to leave l
IL. there will be ten thousand n
X bic, hon est men and ten thousan
ne poor helpless women, whose means
le- subsistence will be destroyed. The
'er people are not able to pay lobby to I
en- huence this body as these corporation
III are doing.
ice Let us do our duty and protect o.
ess own people rather than few fc
or eigners and capitalists who have cor
for here to rob our people and who demal
IN, a monopoly of this great bushes
the Give these poor men tongs and drl
ty. away the dredgers, and they will su
the ply the factories If you allow the
nes vessels to dredge at all they will tresps
'ity beyond the limits allowed by law. W
on they sail So miles over oyster beds
Us reach the prescribed grounds? n
rlca much.
her Here is the question to decide: Sh
in we stand by the people or give our
su- fuence to monopolya Petition after
IL tition has been sent to me signed
ses, thousands of my people. They are
the best people on the face Of this earth a
o OF ask that this odious dredging be p
rom hiblted.
IN But this amendment Of the minor
per is against them-the lobbyists decl
,gls- that these canneries in the east can o
he be sustained by dredging. There
,out canning factories sustained and can
to supplied by tonging.
Mr. President, when you put t
Shy grand army out with their tongs un
! the Tested, they will supply all the came
tor of the east. But he minority rel
ohan cuts off part of the oyster lands
ed 1t tells all the dredgers and foreign
our saying, "You get in here and you
q in dredge all you please
Ould At that moment Mr.. Gilman des
lelp- to show him map on which was %;
ed the exact portion Of oyster lands
their tended TO be open to dredgers, VII
While upon Mr.. Lucas exclaimed: Il don't
lntry where you may put these dredgers,
earth are not concerned as to the law.
oney large Gamers in Elizabeth City are
4 per from other States who have become
terly Indifferent to the oyster law
l the such a law will only give them ano
will it chance.
lower Just look at the sight:-An o.
argos feet sailing So miles fIom Elizabeth
Ie has way down in Pamlico Sound to get
ters. A man on the shore hal
cent, Whittier are you bound T. The an
loney comes "Bound for the lower "
-ering TO dredge "What farce, farce. DO
ley to think these lawless men who have
oaned tofore given no heed to our laws
d at people are going to obey such prov
,srous any more th an they have obeyed OF
4 per No sir, never do it. :.
quick Here's wh ,re the question lies.
here: Its tie people against mono
aiming Shall we s,and by the people, or Sc
lion of to the monopoly9 No sir, Mr.. Presl
coun- I shall never see this Senate
,o+a1 | Uhon out in the campaign, L