The state chronicle., 1892-05-04

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AGAIN.

has requested Us 10 lHlOrm HiHl "HetHci
or not Governor Holt voted, in the
last General Assembly, against reduc
ing the rate of interest from s per
cent. to s per cent.
As the report that Governor llolt
cast the ti- vote in the last Genera
Assembly that def-ated the six per
cent. interest bill Us been industri
ously circulated We have decided to
give this public answer to the inquiry
Of our friend
Governor Holt. as President of the
last North Carolina Senate did not
cast any such vote as indicated.
The facts are: When the bill reduc-
Ing the rae Of interest from to 6 per
cent. was before the Senate, an amend
ment was offered by Senator as fol
lows: "Proyided, this act shall not ap-
ply to the counties OF Buncombe, Mad
ison, McDo we'll. Burke, Forsyth, Hay
wood, Transy ylvania, Henderson. Jack
son, Swain, Macon, Graham, Chero-
kee, Clay, Mitchell and Stokes"
The ayes and noes being ordered
the amendment was ado opted, ayes 2
noes 20, (the President of the Senate
voting in the atfirmative) as follows:
Mr.. President Holt. Messrs. Allen
of Bladen, Ardrey, Atwater, Avery
Bell, Bellamy, Bryan, Chesson, Courts
Davis of Haywood, Gilman, Greene
Of Harnett, Grigsby, King. McLarty
Mitchell, Parker, Reid, Russell ant
Wilcox-2l.
Those voting in the negativ were
Messrs Allen, of Granville. Aston
Aycock, Bowers, Butler, Culbreth
Davis of Franklin, Durham, Free
man, Greene OF Wake, Hobson. Nc
Lean, Paine, Rose, Sp-ight, Stanford
Turner, Twitty, White and vii
liams 20" See Senate Journal, etc
1t will be seen that Gov Holt sim
ply voted that certain counties be ex
empt from the operation of the bill
an exemption asked for by distir
gulshed young Senator from the Wes
Mr.. Avery. In this connection "
quote from statement by Mr.. w. +
Ardrey, then d member Of the Senat
from Mecklenburg county, and no
President of Providence Allanc,
Mecklenburg county. Senator Ardre
in recent letter says:
1T will be observed that forty Sen;
tors voted on the amendment to {,
empt certain COUNT from the Oper
tons Of the bill. twenty in the affirm;
tive and twenty in he negative. Anon
those voting III the affirmative, the TO
lowing are Alhancemen, viz: Messr
Allen Of Bladen, Ardrey of Mecklel
turg, Atwater of Chatham, Bell
Clay (now State lecturer of the a
ance), Bryan of Duplin, Chesson
Washington, Courts of RockinghaI
Davis of Haywood, Greene of Harnei
Grigsby of Ashe, McLarty of Unio
Mitchell of Caswell, Parker of Gate
Reid of Mcdowell, Russell of DurhaI
Wilcox of Moore-in all 16 Allianc
men. The non-Alliancemen voting
aiirmati were: Bellamy of New Ha
over, Gilman of Onslow, King Of Gu
ford, Avery of Burke The vote esu
ing in tie, the President of the Senat
Gov Holt, stated, on giving his vote, t
following, viz: "Senators, you ha
all heard read from the clerks de
the many petitions from the differe
counties (some from Alliances) as
Ing TO be exempted from the pr
visions of this bill. and the strol
appeals of the Senators representa-
the counties, assuring you that the
people did hot want it, that they we
fresh from their people, and it wou
he arrogance on my part to say
know the wants of their people bet'
than they do This he would not
so he voted to exempt them Z" G.
Senate journal, etc)
And so much for the tie vote. T
charge like others put in circulate
to damage the political reputation
an honest and true man will not av
to his hur.. The pc )ple of this s.
will not condemn until they have hes
the evidence. and the truth has no
rors for Gov. Holt. He has nothi
to conceal or withhold from the D
pie, and is willing TO be Judged
only by his public but by his priv
record.
The CHRONICLE welcomes Mr..
j. Hale to the editorial fraternity,
congratulates the Fayetteville Oh
ver, with which he will hereafter
connected. with every good wish
success. No representative of
country abroad, under the Clevel