The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1891-03-11

bv sections. [. has been carefully rawp
! No reason to take it up by sections. TIL
! bill was taken up by sections.
Mr.. Gilman said the more light turned
on the more Objectionable the bill was.
It increases the cost of oysters to the
| consumer, because it prohibits all dredg
| ing There is no provision for nome
| industry The bill violates one of the
| fundamental provisions OF our Jurlspru
| dence. No part of the first section Is
| Just.
Mr.. Lucas said he never sustained a
measure that was oppressive to tho peo
ple of North Carolina. In dealing with
| desperate characters desperate measures
| had to be used He was bere pleading
| for the poor oystermen of North Caro-
| lima, VINO made their living by oysters
| When dredging is allowed it opens the
| .ioor for rascals to come in. No man
| mad been before the committee against
/ the bill except attorneys hired by mon
opoli5ts.
Mr.. Gilman asked the Senator from
| Hyde if the bill does not advocate dredg
| Ing in some portions of PamlicO sound +,
| this matter should be enquired into.
| Mr. Cles on admitted it seemed hard
on some. but North Carolina should not
protect few manufacturers to the det-
riment of the poor oysteTmen. Dredging
| depie,es the oyster grounds. he asked
| IN the interest of those whose meat and
bread depended on it that the bill pass.
1t is lust bill We should not enact
laws for the few but for the many.
Mr.. Parker said he lives about sixty
miles from the oyster waters He had
received letters asking him to vote
against dredging. Three to one Of the
people of that section opposed dredging.
The monopolies favor it.
Mr.. Beliamy claimed to have as much
knowledge of the business as any Sena-
tor. The difficulty is q contest between
two bills. He thought dredging ought
to be allowed in water of ten feet. 1t is
conceded that tongs cannot operate at
that depth. longs cannot be used IN
| that depth, and dredging should be al
| lowed in ten feet or over. Without 1t
| much will be lost to the people of Mort b
Carolina.
Section oUe of the bill was adopted.
Section and Was taken up (requires a
residence of 10 mouths ia the State be
fore allowed to take oysters)-the SECTION
was adopted.
Section 3rd. adopted.
| Section 4th. adopted.
Sections and 6 adopted.
1 Section adopted.
| SECTION adopted.
Section 8 adopted.
Sections 10 and II adopted.
Section l2-To section IL. Mr.. But
| ler offered an amendment providing
for an inspector to be paid for by those
interested.
Mr. Lucas said there was company
formed with Lieut. WinsloW at the head
who hired hands from distance instead
those in the neighborhood, although
he desired to furnish at seven cents q
bushel. This company never has Civ
en- any encouragement to the poor gen
tleEaan.
Mr.. Gilman said the section only ap-
! piled to public grounds, and left the
private grounds open to dredging. He
| declared that the attempt to drive off
Lieut.. Winslow and his company with
guns, on the ground merely that certain
persons we're not employed, could not
4 be justified.
| kr Lucas said that no man from Car
teret county had been here who opposed
the bill
Mr. Bellamy sad that unless dredg-
4 ing was allowed in ten feet water and
1 yer, vast deal of oysters would be lost
| forever TO our people. 1t is con.1aon
sense and not sentiment that ought to
| prevail
Mr. Lucas said lal was not advocating
1 the bill on sentiment. 1t was matter
/ Of necessity with his people.
The matter here assumed a wide iange
on dredging in general.
call for the ayes and noes on Mr..
/ Buffers amendment Was sustained The
| amendment was lost-ayes Is, noes II.
Section 10 was adopted.
Section Is taken up-An amendment
| was offered by Mr.. Gilman to strike out
the section. He SAID it was a violation
of the spirit of our laws the amend
ment was lost. Section Is was adopted
Section l, article 2, was taken up Mr..
| Gilman said it was direct discrimina-
| ton against the planter. The seed oyster
had to be thrown back. No justice in
| it. He offered an amendment that moth
ing in the act shall apply to duly licensed
] gardens of the State. Section l-adop
| ted.
Section 2-adopted.
S ction 3 adopted.
! Section 4-taken up.
| Mr.. Gilman said the expenses were
| entirely with the Inspector. He could
make it what he pleased. Section 4-adop
| ted.
| Section 5-adopted.
| Section G-adopted.
Section l. Article 3. Taken up,
adopted,
Section 2. Taken up. Mr.. Gilman cal
! led attention to the peculiar language of
| the section as to the tender of proof.
Puts in an amendment Mr.. Lucas said
he advocated no law two years ago, of
which he was ashamed. the section was
good one 1t is established as right
measure. Mr.. Gilman said that the sec
ton before this fixed the measures. Sec
ton End adopted.
The further reading of the bill by sec
tions was dispensed with.
A substitute to allow dredgers in water
ten feet was offered.
Mr.. Morgan spoke earnestly in behalf
of his substitute, lost.
Mr. Morgan was heard attentively.
| His speech Will appear in to-morrow's S
CHRONICLE.
Ayes II, Neys %. The original bill
passed third reading. Adjourned.
SENATE---NIGH SESSION.