The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-01-14

galloway, Hudson, White, Edwards
watkins, Gale, Cox, Daniels and Cole.
PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS
roust; Zschary, Yancey, Wilson, Wal
sson' SION Nash, Hall Of Orange, Cobb and
Chapman.
Reports of Committees.
Mr.. Sutton, chairman OF the Judiciary
committee. reported the following bills:
ID. b. II, in regard to private rent
lngs OF wards property amended and
reported tavorably
d b. 30, in regard to consideration
| of right of way by railroads amended
and reported favorably.
d. Is 10, to abolish the December
term of Davidson Superior court favor
ably.
81. B. As, to amend chapter 444 of |
acts OF 1889, In regard to obtaining ad- |
vances by false pretences-amended and |
reported favorab|y
Il, B. 50, unfavorably, for the reason
that the committee adopted II. B. II. J
as a substitute.
Mr.. Ray. chairman on Propositions
and Grievances, reported II. B. 4S. for
the relief of J. E McSwain, Sheriff of
Jackson county favorably.
| Bill repeating chapter 321, laws 1881,
relating to the sale of seed cotton in GER
tain counties favorably.
message was received from His Ex-
cellency the Governor, transmitting a
report of the Trustees of the University
of North Carolina. The message was
read and ordered sent to the Senate.
Mr.. Mann. of Hyde, by consent of the
) House, had b. B 81, relating to the oys-
ter interest 1T Pamlico Sound, taken
from the calendar and put upon its pas
sage.
Mr.. Mann, in explaining his bill, said
t the people at that station were being
trampled upon by the oyster pirates No
: law was respected, the non-res dent oys-
: ter men were destroying the oyster beds
which were their daily bread. The bill
o simply empowers the Governor to take
8 such Immediate action as he may deem
:. proper, even if military force should be
resorted to, and that a sufficient sum be
e appropriated not to exceed SIS, 900, and
7. to prohibit public oyster boats, except
sloops and tugs, from dredging in the
waters of Pamlico Sound for the term ol
!, three months.
q Mr.. Alexander, Of Tyrrell, desired the
= bill referred to committee. He did no
oppose the measure, but thought il
should be looked into, and that the com
?; mittee could make speedy consideratio,
u Of the matter and report at once.
Mr.. Mann, in advocacy of imme
OF diate action, said he was vel
VI aware that the gentleman from
y. Tyrrell Was not opposed to to the bill
50 but he did not fully understand tn
O. urgent Importance of immediate action
that every moment was worth thousand
W of dollars to the people OF the State, tina
as they were down -trodden by the mos
20 70 ruthless set Of oyster pirates ever know
10 and that nothing was of more vital i'm
portance or of greater interest to tn
no people of the State. Yes, more 80 tina
10 the manufacturing interest. 1saw Q
'te my way up here Is foreign vessels tai
ing oysters from Pamlco Sound. Th
no bill Is simply to put an immediate stol
N. for three months, until general la
hg can be passed; that it had the approx
W of the Attorney General and every men
:. Der of this House should vote for its II
Nv mediate passage.
aw Mr.. Skinner, with consent, read son
'hs resolutions upon prompt action, al
said they had been proposed with t
or aid and consent Of the Governor. 1
irg resolution to accompany the bill,
8. substance, was as follows: That no oy
nst ters shall be taken from the oyster be
'u' except with tongs, by any person 9th
than citizens of the State, for the spa
eve Of twelve months. No boat, vessel
lty. steamer shall take oysters from
waters unless they are owned by cltlze
ex- of the State for the space of six mont
all Mr.. Skinner, after reading the reso
ton, made an eloquent speech OF so
end length in defence of the oppressed peo
lous of the east, and said, in effect, the Hot
oers could see at once the great importal
lev for this extraordinary measure that
need not remind the law making peo
pay. Of North Carolina of this historical sr
and where Amadas and Barlow unfur
the first flag OF Ameri
the freedom, and here was the era
noes Of the American Government. The
REV man with his barque gathered fish
oysters and supported his race.
tne ancestors for several generations
raye their support from the same source,
that the people now by natural ri
the regard the waters of Pamlico Sound
tate. "our waters" These encroachme
Also should OF be made on free Amer1
eligi- naonle We should drive away
adlc- foreigners, and the call was now m
IS re- upon the Legislature to protect the
ple from these oyster pirates. He ST.
ct OF that for one, he was willing, if it
Will hausted the power of the State, to
Friev- upon the powers of the United State
Mr.. Sutton agreed with the ger
Moor man as to the immediate action in
rove matter. Said that was not gen
bill-not the act to be prepared by
allow committee, but simply
nina u;v;no the Governor the immed
land. nove1 tn act and to take all neces
steps to suppress the foreigners.
'quire have ali read from the papers the
out BILE depredations committed in that