The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-07
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THE LEGISLATURE.
EIGHTH WEEKS RECORD.
TUESDAY, FEB. 26TH.


Cleveland to expunge from the laws
of 1893 the Joint resolution Of cOngrat-
ulation to his cxcellency Hon. Grover
Cleveland.
WHEREAS. The course OF his excel
lency, the Hon. Grover Cleveland,
President of the United States, has been
so entirely opposed to the sentiments
expressed in the Joint resolution Of con
graduation passed by the General As
sembly Of North Carolina at its session
of 1898
Resolred, BY the Senate, the House
cOncuring, that said Joint resolutions
be and the same is hereby rescinded.
ResoIred second, That a copy of said |
Joint resolution, together with copy
Of this resolution, be transmitted by
the clerk Of the Senate to the President |
of the United States.
considered. Tie charter Of the city of
Wilmington was discussed at length. |
Mitchell county also was considered,
and besides these topics the Senate did
very little.
HoCsE-Narious bills and resOlu-
lions were presented and acted upon.
Bill to relieve Building and Loan
Associations from the provisions of the
usurv laws, was taken up. 1t provides
that 1t shall be lawful for any Building
and Loan Association doing business
in this state to lend money to its stock
holders on such terms as that the Dor
rowers shall not be required to repay
any sum which in the aggregate
amounts to more than the principal
with interest for the whole time agreed
on in the contract, not to exceed the
legal rate at the time of making the
contract. provided IN computing the
amount repaid the amounts paid for
preparing deeds, abstracts, etc, shall
not be included The payment of pre-
miums, principal and interest may be
required to be made monthly o. weekly
under such contracts.
Mr.. Monroe spoke in support of the
bill and declared that the Building and
Loan Association had done great work
in the State. McClammy thought this
bill ought to be tabled or deferred until
the committee had heard arguments on
some bills regarding the Building and
Loan Associations and their exemptions
from the provisions Of the usury laws.
johnson moved to Indefinitely post
pOne, and the motion prevailed.
\ bill to reduce the lee for protesting
notes from 81 co to % cents, passed its
readings.
FRED DOUGLASS AGAIN.
Monroe also rose to a question of per-
sonal privilege on the now famous
Douglass resolution He said
mir. Speaker: / wish to speak for
minute or two to a question of personal
privilege. Douglass ghost, like Ban
quo's, will not dnwn at our bidding. /
had hoped Yesterday that this House.
that the whole country had heard the
last OF this matter, but as l have been
Informed that on yesterday it was stated
that | was publicly charged with hay
Ing voted for this famous resolution.
and that did not deny it, and as the
papers this morning are full of it. |
wish to make brief statement of the
whole matter.
''When the resolution was offered
having no prejudice against Douglass
simply because he was negro, think
ing nothing of his wife, white or other
wise, and intending in no way to endorse
lntermarriage between the races and
wishing to please the negroes in this
House, and to remove their prejudice
against my party, my first impulse was
to vote for the resolution. and 80 indi.
Gated 1t by standing up, but when there
was some confusion, knowing that if il
was not unanimous and spontaneous
that the compliment was worse thar
sounding brass and tinkiing cymbal
and not wishing to be mixed up in the
matter, at the final count, | did MOI
vote at all.
"When a little boy read with delight
the beautiful story Of General Washing