The state chronicle., 1891-02-11

+ would put myself on the side of th
..ys rather thai the dcilar,
s.r. Bryan. os Wayne, favored tn
il Il the manu-. .acturer4 are cor : ).
hey ought to favor sne b.il. Ne aust
8sides the young men fiIst.
IL. "ooi replied to AFR. Henry and
nnJed HIM with not trying Ito correct
% morals oil the country" He is ac-
t:ated by the small profit from tbs
aldsrIing leaves, and favored the bill.
Mr.. Alexander aid not want to injure
the tobacco raisers, but he felt it his
duty to protect the youth of the land
Mr.. Brinson vas Ill sympathy with the
maxim If eating meat makes my
brother TO offend | will eat DO more
meat"-(Mr. Ray asked some questions
and thought that it boys we're made to
stop smoking cigarettes they would
smoke cigars.) Tobacco is injurious. Ii
can do a little, [ am glad to do it. l
could not conscieuuously oppose this
OIL
Mr.. Morton, as cigarette smoker,
testified that il was of lncalculable
injury, Pending his speech, the hour for
| az journment was reached.
lc WcHty Hui S0ty
February 5th.
The Senate was called to order by
| Lieut. Gov. Holt and was led in prayer
| by Rev. L. l.. Nash, D. d., Of this city
The journal of Wednesday was approved.
Petitions.
Mr.. King, petition from citizens of
| Greene township in duilford county, ask
ing to amend local option laws in said
| townships; petition against amending
| above laws; Mr. Bowers, from citizens
| OF Hallfax county, to pay mag istrates
| for public services; Mr.. Turner, from
| citizens Of Concord township to lncorpo-
rate Concord church III Iredell county.
Bills Introduced.
Mr.. Aycock, TO amend the Code in
| reference to Eastern Insane Asylum.
Mr. Reid, Ior the collection of K. T.
| taxes in Rowan county.
Mr. Bull, to Incorporate the Citizens
Bank of New Berne.
Mr.. King. to amend the charter OF the
| city Of Greensboro; to incorporate the
Commercial Security Conpa of
Greensboro.
NJ. Speight, in regard to Albe-
marie R r. Company.
Mr.. Morgan, to amend the charter of
Elizaueth >Aty.
Mr. Parker, to repeal the charter OF
the Murfreesboro r. r. Company.
Mr.. Twitty, to incorporate Green Riv
| er Baptist church in Polk county.
Mr.. Avery, to amend the constitution
relative to the jurisdiction Of Justices of
! the Peace.
Mr.. Bellamy, to incorporate the Wos-
tern Il Southern Railway Company; to
/ l. II ID 4:
| panv, OF Wilmington.
| Mr.. Lucas, to provide for the payment.
| OF Beaufort county cebt.
| Mr. Ardrey, 10 change the name of
| Meckienburg poor house; to renew the
charter of the Baltimore and North
| Carolina Copper and Gold Mining Com
| pany.
| Mr. Mclean, to amend section 3, chap
ter 400, laws 1887.
| Mr. Lucas, for the relief Of DR.. Lewis
| Il. Reed, OF Aarlln county
| Mr.. Bellany, to drain Lyon swamp.
| II Ponder county.
| Report of select Committees.
Mr.. Bu!.er, for joint coinnittee OF
| railroad Commission, reported iavoraably !
tee bill which ;ias been under consider
alton. Nj Grigsoy gave notice that a
minority report would he filed. Mr.
Walser said he should sign the minority
! report IT amendments are not adopted to
certain provisions.
Unfinished Business.
! The Assignment bill came up as up-
| finished business
| Nj. McLarty said he felt the necessity
Of such law as this bill proposed. 1t
| does not matter whom a man may owe,
he ought to pay all alike. He spoke OF
the numbers OF cases that had been be
fore him as Probate Judge, in which
| great injustice had b-en done This bill
ought to pass TO remove I. Blot from the
fatr name OF onr ssGate.
| Mr. King said be opposed this bill
rom principle. If he considered self
first he would favor it. He repeated that
the bill would not prevent fraud. There
are numbers of ways in which this can
be done. The friends Of the bill pre-
| SUM- that it will remedy this evil, but
he did not think so
| Mr.. Beilamy made strong argument
for the bill. He thanked God he had the
boldness and the daring TO do what he
thought was right whether it pleased his
friends or not. Business men in the
States where they tave a similar law
have perfect oEtempt for our present
| law, aud they ought to have.
| Mr.. Walser said he believed the great
masses of business men III the State de-
sired the passage of this bill, and he
heartily endorsed 1t.
| Mr.. Green, of Wake, said he favored
| the bill because it tended towards hon
esty. He felt that the present law was
a fruitful source of dishonesty.
Mr.. Williams, said this measure has
l hooy, haforo ho ,f.Afn
The people did not want it then and
they do not now. He urged that the
present law was a good one, and he op-
posed changing it.
Mr.. Turner said the bill was IN accord
| with the law in regard to dead mems
| estates, and he could see no good reason
why 1t should not become a law. He
| took up the objections to the bill and
answered them.
Sill p.. sei second ~es1ine.
1t Was tneA pa1 Oh lhlrd reading anu
! passed.
Mr. Lucas asked to record his vote in
| the affirmative on the Soldiers Home
bill, and in eloquent and patriotic
words paid just tribute to those to be
provided for IN this bill.
/. Leave of absence was granted to Mr..
TurneHfor q week, to Mr.. Twitty until
CaleAdar.
Bill to amend .4.e saarter OF the Salem
q = askr. .SgppE company passed its third
lsading. Bill to incorporate the Banx
T Commerce in Fayetteville passed Is
third reading.
Bill to amend the constitution of the
Htate. The amendment provides that
State Solicitors be elected in the sane
manner as Superior Court Judgef are
elected.
Mr.. Walser said he opposed the bill
kbecause it did not allow each district TO