The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-02-04

ate asking for conference unon the
teachers Training and Normal School.
ana the chair appointed Messrs. Gilmer,
Alexander, Greer, Holman. ana Raw as
'oe committee On the part of the House.
Passed Third Reading.
20 regulate the sale of liquor in
Grtene county; to enable the Commits
3loners OF the town of Washing on to pro-
cure railroad by issuing bonds: to reg
uiate fishing in Pamlico river.
To Redeem Land Sold Under Mortsase.
The bill was taken up for redemption
or land sold by foreclosure or sale so that
original owner OF land may buy it back
oy paying costs and interest at SIX Der
cent. UnfavOrable report from Judici-
ary committee. Mr., Henry said that all
had seen property sold under forecios re
at sacrifice. The bill is to give
poor man al opportunity Of redeeming
his property. The present law allows
the privilege OF redemption if sold for
taxation if original owner paws 25 ner
cent add ilonti. but gives the purchaser
one years control. Land is fist GONG
lato The hands of the few, ard this bill
Is intended to give the unfortunate man
chance to redeem his property, Bill
passed second reading.
Upon its third reading Capt PEBBLES
sad that If this bI should pass nobody
could hereafter borrow money on mort
cages. 1t is equivalent to saying that
people could not borrow money on real
estate. The bill Was re-referred to the
| Judiciary committee.
Another Cause for Divorce.
To amend Sec 1885 in regard to law
of divorce by adding that if either hus-
band or wife shall be convicted of crime
punishable as felony, or shall flee tc
prevent trial, it shall be cause for di
vorce. Made special order for - O'Clock
on Thursday.
The bill to facilitate the cancellation
of mortgages and deeds of trust, passeC
third reading.
Bill to punish any person for destroy
ing foot logs, &c. IN Yancey county. Tn
favorable report. Mr.. Ray stated tina
the Code already provided for this. FaileC
to pass.
The System of Labor.
To amend the Code in relation to mas
ter and servant SO that if any person en-
tice servant or other employee to un
lawfully violate his contract or leav
another employment; or if servant O
employee leaves, suit may to be brough
against them singly or doubly, and the
shall be liable TO double the damage
sustained One hundred dollars shall b
: divided between the party who bring
the suit and the poor OF the county
Capt. PEBBLES said that this bill was il
tended to make the existing law cove
, tenants who had been exempted from th
: law by decisions Of the Supreme Court
Mr. Alexander moved to amend
striking out clause. and not to make
, a misdemeauor. MIR. Alexander Sal
, that this bill indicts the tenant and
f default of bond he will have to 90
; Jail. This is wrong. and would work
: serious hardship upon the tenants TX
. consequence is that You will send poo
people IN Eastern North Carolina to jai
3 | protest against the bill and say it
wrong.
n Capt PEBBLES said that no honest ma
: would be hurt by this law and 1t wou
4 only reach the vicious ones, and me
A who try to entice away mans hands.
Mr.. Gale opposed the bill and sa
that many ignorant men would viola
n the law without knowing it. II Ian,
. lords treated the tenants right thC
% would not leave them.
Mr.. Coffield read section 3130, cha
# 33, and said that the same la
except as to tenants, prac
y, cally existed, and that it would not n
fill the jails. The trouble in the east
i that tenants make as much trouble
servants.
m Mr.. Alexander was willing to sta
e by the law as it now is. | know that
- bill proposed will work hardship up
a the poor Four fifth of the white pok
.. lation of my county are tenants, a
this law would give a landlord too mu
20 power over the tenant. For heavel
= sake, if we lean to any side, let it be
:, the side of the poor. Sometimes lal
sa lord is injured, but in the main lal
bo lords get along better than the tenan
" Capt PEBBLES said that two bills ca
liz from two farmers, and that the Judlc
-, - nv committee sought to give the farm
- the best bill. Sometimes lawyers kn
- what is as good for farmers as well
- some farmers. Eastern farmers wan
-, law that will not allow neighbor
~; entice your tenant to leave you after J
10 have spent money on him. Mr. Al
ao ander seems not to care if house s
10 other servants are sent to Jail, but
m ste doesn't propose to stand by the labo
~, tuo Of the farmers Mr.. Alexander asked
~ these tenants, are not farmers % He
~ piled that they were until they or
their contract. 1t is serious mai
,ol- for tenants to leave after the crop
'I of been put in and supplies have been fu
ro. shed them.
Mr.. Long, of Columbus, believed t
+or there was more good in the bill to
tMax M farmers than any bill that had yet b
oSs @ introduced.
;on Eno Mr.. Hood, of Mecklenburg, advocs
,na ,u the bill, and said that 1t would work
rdS rS hardship on either party, but would
.or, the landlord and tenant under e
~. bonds.
'SSbI Mr.. Brinson thought that the
;os. los ought to pass, and that a tenant IN
ttn' 80 Spring had big notions of what he c'
'o ho do. In the Summer he began to
of bad and would often lay down his y
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