The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-31

1elther National Banks nor their agents
we're amenable 10 such law
Mr.. Sigmon. r.. OF Catawha, asked II
the bill would prevent diSeouting pa
rer. He was Informed that it Mould /
not.
Mr.. Moody, r, thought the law, as II
now stood. without penalty, not
worth the paper ii WAS written upon.
He claimed that the officers OF Nation
al Banks could be punished under the
law. If usury were made 1. crime.
grand juries would report it and put
chargers of usury in jail. where hs
wanted to see them. He denounced
plain per cent. bill rs Cheap John
bill.
Mr.. McCaskey. p, of Martin, did not
think Mr.. Moody's amendment would
have the desired effect. 1t would not
prevent a mans giving his note for
$40 and taking for it 800 in money.
Mr.. Mewborne, D., of Eenoir said he
was in favor OF the original bill, and
opposed bothering with penalties. He
thought the people simply expected a
plain six per cent. law.
The amendment was defeated.
Mr.. Cook. r., OF Warren offered an
amendment that the legal rate OF in
terest shall be six per cent for such
time as interest may accrue, and no
more that violation of this rate shall
involve a forfeiture OF the entire inter
est, and that the party or corporation
by whom greater rate of interest has
been paid may recover back twice the
amount of Interest paid, in an action
for debt F; such action must be begun
within two years after the payment OF
the Indebtedness; that in action to
recover on such note the party against
whom the action is brought may plead
as counter claim the penalty above
provided viz, twice the amount of in
terest paid, and also the forfeiture of
the entire interest.
HoUsE.-Usual opening. Some one
introduced bill to reduce poll tax.
Mr. French, H. B. 263, to provide
for the collection, arrangement and
display of the resources of North Car
DINA at the Cotton States and Interna-
tional Exhibition at Atlanta, Georgia
Mr. Ellis, H. B. 275, to abolish the
Office of the keeper of the Capitol, and
provides for superintendent of public
buildings and grounds:
QUESTIONS OF PERSONAL. PRIVILEGE
Mr. Smith rose to question OF per
sonal privilege and sent the Caucasian
to the Clerk desk of last Saturday from
which was read the following extract
"The obstructionists are led by mer
some of whose seats are contested, anC
who, it will in all PROBABILITY be shown
now hold their seats by methods tina
| Will not stand analysis.
One of them, Mr. PEBBLES, of North
ampton, is winning a reputation as .
political claim jumper. He jumped
into seat in the House of Represent
atives in 1898, and was unseated by hi
own party-an incident which empha
sizes more than anything else could the
extent of the Irregularities by which
he obtained a certificate of election
He has now jumped another seat in The
same body, and is leader of his party
with a serene Indifference as to the
propriety OF being allowed to sit in the
body at all.
Another obstruction leader is Mr.
Smith, of Gates, whose right to seat is
contested So also is Mr.. Payne, of Rob
eson, who holds certificate Of doubtful
validity and there are other obstruc
| tionlsts OF lesser magnitude. They use
| technicalities to consume time. The,
block the progress of public affairs anc
when the time for hearing contested
seat cases arrives, they and their asso
ciates will invoke every possible pre-
text-every hair splitting subterfug'
and every system of tactics known, o
to be discovered, to delay proper ad
iustment of the contest"
| Mr.. Smith rOundly denounced tn,