The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27

terest OF the whole State.
Mr.. Bellamy would supporttbo hin
but he believed the salary too sroan'
He believed in securing the nest ~i'
emit the State could afford and the vol
airy proposed was too small. RI :.
was glad this bill Was introduced ~
many cases under the present gyston.
the Solicitors fee seemed too mnnI
like "blood money" He eulogized II.
worth and character of the Solicitor.
of the State. He favored this cbanno
Mr. Butler was n favor of tbe b2iI
He knew cases where Solicitors arroa
on the right side by dumping" hin,
together to save cost to the COUNTY
notably the Solicitor in his 1.-THE thru
JudiciaI) district. The bill would h.
welcomed by the people of the who'll
State.
M, Williams, of Pitt, created nun.
amuse ment by his wholesale denuDci
alton of lawyers. Here was one bin
he said, that solely concerned LAWYERS
Everybody would admit that. Thew
all favored it. 1t was the first time !,
his life he had ever heard of such .
tender conscience as that manifested
by the Senator from New Hanover
(Mr. BelIarny). "BIood money, in.
deed II continued he, "Why, for
money, you a hire them 20 prose.
cute and convict any man a ;cused Of
crime, and you would never hear
blood money mentioned"
Mr.. Audrey interrupted the Sens
tor by asking him if he would be will.
ling for the lawyers to arraign the
farmers as he (Mr. WiIIiams) was al.
raigning the lawyers.
Mr.. Williams begged the question
and very ingeniously replied that the.
gentleman (Mr, Ardrey) need not
trouble himself TO defend the LAWYERS
They couldn't be hurt, and needed no
defense. And they were qualifnd in
every way t. defend themselves. 1t
was the poor farmers Of old North
Carolina who needed defending, and
he was always going to do so accord.
ing to the best Of his ability.
Mr.. Audrey arose and said he off
cred the amendment in good faith,
but that ne had confidence in the
good judgment of the committee and
would Withdraw his amendment.
Mr.. Parker called for the previous
question AMI was sustained.
Mr.. Williams called for the ayea
and noes on the passage of the bill on
its seoond reading by a vote of 81 to
II and took its place on the calendar.
The bill to regulate the lees of sher.
ifs and constabIes in claim and deliv.
cry cases was reported .avorably,
passed second reading and took its
place on the cslen lar.
The resolution instructiDg our Sen.
ators and Representatives to do all in
their power to secure the repeal otths
10 per cent tax on State banks was
adopted.
The bill to amend chapter l46, laws
1889, was reported favora ply, and
| passed second reading.
The resolution o. instruction to our
Senators against the Conger Lard
B Ill and in favor of the Paddock Pure
Food Bill was adopted.
The bill to incorporate the Morgan
ton Land company vas taken up.
Mr.. Williams moved to reconsider the
amendment offered by himself. Car,
ried. He then withdrew bis amend.
ment and the bill passed third read
ing.
A message was received from the
House announcing the transmission OF
bills and resolutions passed 0y it and
sent to the Senate for concurrence.
The House bill in reference to the
| oyster interests was taken up.
Mr.. Gilman favored it's speedy pas,
sage and urged the needs OF the pe1ple
as a cause for immediate action by the
Senate. He moved to suspend raIeS
and pass the bin on the third reading,
Mr.. Parker said he was as much II
favor of preventing the depreciation
of the oyster pirates as was the gentle
man from Onslow (Mr. Gilman but
he believed in giving everybody .
fair hearing. He held in his hand
kilograms from citizens asking t1a'
action be postponed uotil delegations
could arrive, and sent the kilograms
to tie Clerk to be read. 1t would
seem from a reading of the te egram'
that if the bill preventing thu dredg'
ing of oysters was passed 700 peeps
in Washington and 1900 in Elizabeth
City would be thrown out of employ
ment.
The motion to suspend rules was
lost.
On motion of Mr.. Twi,ty, Of :
o'clock p. M, the Senate ado lrnea'
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