The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-01-21
MIsT Mt cor aREssMAN
FIRM NORTH CAROLINA.
The twentieth burr-stone in

The twentieth burr-stone in
Importance is the committee on
Mines and Mining. It's superin-
, tndeatis tnat eminent Tar Heel,
. Col. William IT. H. Cowles, OF
NORTH. Carolina. Col. Cowles is
t fighter from the town of Way
! l.. ok. His head is as bare aS an
e. she'll and his skulls dented by
g wound received from u sabre
rem Fort Hill, at. Petersburg,
2. Tall, muscular, and full
.sicesi, there is no more COM
J l;,i.:ing or interesting figure in
1s House of Representatives.
lie has blue eyes, firm features,
=; clear complexion, flowing,
81 gray beard, and the gilt of
Nr"ih Carolina game-cock.
rla Colonel is devoted to the
ltsIas:a Of his constituents. His
oi,t.e is the repeal of the tobac-
60 taxand on other special taxes
levias. at their products. He
"ani IL the ways and means
;nLner and tongs in the fftieth
c'teee~~. Colonel Mills gave
im not the slie htest consi.sera-
int. CowIes tried his time, but
2t.k 10 affair ADVANTAGE. He
3le;.t Oh the line and downed
- 91eat Texan in open House.
Reconsideration of Bill Scott
iti III his other aides, Cowles
l0vtd the reference of the to-
s4cco clause of the Mills bill to
be committee on appropria-
ions, o. which Samuel Randall
s chair man. The reference
f- a,trl-.I by the decisive vote
~ 10 81. Emboldened by
i success, Cowles presented a
III repeating the tobacco tax,
td moved TO send it to Ran
Hll's ce,;..,nittee. This m we
sas defea ted by his colleague,
r. j .linsOn, of Nor tn Carolina,
ho asked for it's reference to the
.nnlnittee on war claims. The
.au;iiilicanr voted with John
st,)u aud North Ca, Dina lost her
opportunity. Johnston, how
veT, never returned to Congress.
CnvIes, not discourage, opened
b. tigkt anew. With Randall's
I'D I formulated bill, the pas
sage of which would have re-
llevtd his constituents from this
special tax. With neutrality on
the part of the speaker this bill
would have passed the House.
Thrnu h the maneuvering ofCol.
5ills, aided by the recognition of
speaker Carlisle, it could never
Re brought before the House.
When ongress adiournedit was
hanging just beyond the reach
u both Cowle> and Randall.
the North Car Gilman never for
cave Carlisle for his action In
IS T fig first Congress the Ken
.rch;au was again the Demo-
rattle candidate for Speaker; but
owls voted for ii Tammany
Denlsst:rat.
Although the mining interests
u y. nth Carolina are second to
one east OF the Mississippi, she
MS never before had the chair
Ia ship # this committee. In
.','1a Reeds Congress Tom Car
ter i Montana, now commits
ii - # the land Office, ground
ne ~i~t for miners. Col. Cnas.
I'err~i;, of Virginia, officiat-
II fae Fiftieth Cong .ess.
.,*.-r "iil do equally well if
- ',e. e.. than his predecessors.
! cceItet! his education in the
i aa.t academies of his ma
ts.'g. clicked up a law prac-
l:,r same as farmers boy
5e.,I pick up milk route, and
stle' reading clerk of the State
enaer. Four years afterward
ts.ts elected district attorney.
rautcl Congress in 1892, and
~ efeat eti. In 1884 he was
4aiast Candidate, and since that
. lite igas been a member of the
!,u-s He il proud of North
.sf5tta4 and North Carolina has
-s-3@4 .easan to be proud of him.
, wv 4al, Sun.