The state chronicle., 1893-02-15
sioners of Graham county to issue bonds.

Mr.. King, of Bladen. to amend section
% OF the Code. judiciary.
BY the same, for the protection of |
took in the range. Propositions and
grievances.
Mr.. Watkins, to incorporate Rocky
Mount Baptist church, Burnsville town
hip Anson county.
Mr.. Byrd, to incorporate Peterson
Yancey county Corporations.
Mr.. Axley, to prohibit the sale of
liquor near Cuebersop, Cherokee county.
Propositions and Grievances.
BY the same, for the relief of the tax
at Murphy.
Mr.. Vance, of Buncombe, to incorpo-
rate the Polk County Railroad. Internal
The same, to amend the alternative
method of working the public roads In
Buncombe county. Roads, &c.
Vance of Buncombe and Mr.. Starnes,
to provide method of electing justices of
the peace and county commissioners by
the people of Buncombe. Judiciary.
Mr.. Vance, of Mitchell, III relation to
the public roads of Mitchell county
Roads, &C.
Mr.. Harrell, for prohibiting hunting
by torch light. Propositions and griev-
ances.
Mr.. Adams, to amend the charter OF
the Moore County Railroad. Judiciary.
Mr.. Tatem, to amend the road law.
Roads, &c.
Mr.. Grimes, to amend certain laws,
session 1887. Judiciary.
Mr.. Grouse, to amend laws relating to
working prisoners on the public roads.
Judiciary.
Mr.. Stevens, to reduce the fees of reg
listers of deeds. Judiciary
Mr.. Allen, to amend the charter of the
town of Goldsboro. Corporations.
Mr.. Barlow, to regulate the public
printing. Printing.
The same, to regulate bridges and
highways in Edgecombe county. Roads,
&C.
Mr.. Erwin, of Cleveland, to make q
Peabody diploma of equal value with a
state certificate. Education.
The same, to amend chapter 215, laws
of 1889, relating to fines and penalties
relating to the local option law. Propo-
sitions and Grievances
The same, to require the listing OF
solvent credits for taxation. Finance
Mr.. Rover, in relation to hunting deel
in Beaufort county. Propositions and
Grievances.
The same, in relation to fences. Prop
| ositions and Grievances
| Mr.. Taylor, of Allegheny, in relation
to public roads in Allegheny and Wilke
county and across the B'ue Ridge
Roads, etc
Mr.. Harrell, to amerd the law regard
ing liquor dealers in Northampton
county judiciary.
Mr.. McNeill, to amend the charter o
Lumber on. Corporations
Mr.. iller, of Durham, by request, t
incorpor ate the Durham and Slier rail
road com oany Railroads, etc.
The e. me, by request, to incorporat
the Storr ge company. Corporations
Mr. L will, to amend section 1876 c
the Code. Judiciary
| Mr.. Clark, by request, to prevent th
sale of liquors within Ia miles of Ker
Grove NJ E. church. Propositions an
Grievances.
The special order was announced
being the continuation Of the discussio
IA sLat is known as the hoEes tetd bill
The discussion Of the house in tt
vote on the second reading OF the bi
was 80 emphatic that now it seems
waste of words to renew in type the a
suments used to win victory for one sic
or the other.
We will only briefly notice the pos
tions taken by the different speech
made by friends and opponents of tt
s bill, and the final action had.
Mr. Harris of Mecklenburg ope ned
opposition to the bill, and proved hill
a self vigorous, logical and able speake
BE said the bill ought not to be vot
on, either as it stood, or as it W
r amended. He thought that the SUITE
ings of the farmers of which so much W
said did not proceed from the bounde
e of the homestead, but from the chang
: in their system of work and of busine'
They had no more fresh lands to wor
# and had resorted to the purchase q
7. use of guano They sold in low M
ket and bought in a high one. Tn
; put themselves in the power Of rlidt
/. man, and were hampered by the rich.
said the power given to a homestead
, to alien his land was the life and hope
K the bill. but the death of the farmer.
He said he did not believe the peol
rs will 90 back They will remember Fl
l. years ago when there was no law to p
tect the farmer from the rapacity Of
n creditor. The evils growing out of
6. homestead certainly did make some p
y pie dishonest, but this is an evil that c
es be remedied.
MIR, Adams said he did not favor
TO of Mr. Watson's bill, nor some of
le amendments offered. He could not v
1e for the 4th section of the bill as amend
ID as we understand him. 1t was
t sweeping. The people can't sustain
ID 1t permits the husband to make wal
ne without the privy examination of
lr wife. This is not political question
y is an economic one. There is no fea
n be entertained. The people do dems
be change The present homestead
he exhorbitant 1t is the result of re
ne ton agains: the old system Of impris
=, ment for debt. The question ought
ne be submitted to the people to dec
ng He would support the first, second
p. third amendments, but cannot SUPP
rd the fourth.
W Mr.. Adams is very clear, logical
ne very pleasing speaker and stands in
highest rank in the house.
u Mr.. Kitchin made one of his vehe m
II: II: original and very powerful spec
'ee against thu measure. He did
a. see that the time had come fo
cAal &C, nor the time to lay /
re- on the organic law of the state. If t
is prosperity, no poverty, no suffer e.I
;he why then change the organic laws 7
IA. is no necessity for it. He is oppose
it from principle. The homestead
3D. reserved to the repu blicans to give l
ap. our tribulation. He was sorry to s.
WAS the only thing they gave US; b
The was the noblest gift since the forms
DO of the government. 1t will be disg
to us not to preserve it. We shoul'
ern at the repeal of it directly. not whiI
or devil round the stump. The bill s.
To EXEMPT something that ought