The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-21

troy RAILROADS. he Dfblpp-tI tiIe ~ =
nal bill and he would oppose the sub
stitute. He wanted railroads TO have
their rights. a. well as Individuals
Senator Cook, of Warren. opposed
the substitute and said it was wrong IN
principle to require defendant TO pay
the plaintiffs attorney fees. He said
the bill might prevent compromises, by
causing some attorneys 10 advise
against compromise and for bringing
suit in order that fees might be secured.
He said the legal profession did not
want such measure enacted. He
thought the original bill was ample
and just IN its provisions.
Senator Gambler called for the pre-
yious question The call was sustain
ed.
Senator Fowler called for the ayes
and noes. The call was sustained.
The Senate refused to concur in the
amendment by vote Of 81 to 6.
Bill to compel parents of the blind
to send their children to school was
called up, discussed and tabled.
HoUsE-Usual opening.
REsoLUTIoNs-Mr Grizzard, to incor-
porate the town of South CASTOR in Hal
flax county.
Mr. Gentry, to require clerks, sher-
IFS and registrars of deeds to keep in
their offices books belonging to SAID Of
fcers.
Mr.. Grlzzard, to create Roanoke
township IN Halifax county.
THE CAUCASIAN "cUsSED" AGAIN.
Mr.. Ewart read from the Caucasian
the following:
The long-talked of combination OF
Democrats and Republicans was effect
ed Yesterday, when the men of those
parties voted together to smother the
interest bill in the Committee on Ju-
diciary.'
| bad intended" said Mr. Ewart, "to
rise yesterday to question of personal
privilege, but being assured by the edi-
tor OF the Caucasian of disclaimer
this morning, / delayed and find this
morning the following:
ave have been told that certain
prominent Republicans have taken ex-
ceptlons to our editorial on the inter
est bill IN the Caucasian of yesterday
We are sure we furnished no grounds
for such exceptions.
'sThe article complained of was writ
ten before the caucus met, and was in
type before any action upon the inter
est bill was taken.
1--WE understood that enough of our
Republican friends voted with the
Democrats TO send the interest bill to a
committee, the majority of which was
understood to be hostile to it. We look
ed upon that action as being the defeat
of the bill, and we said nothing in tie
promises that we do not believe to be
justified by the facts, as we understood
them. We we're careful to accept from
our structures all those Republicans
who were friendly to the interest bill
"Now, Mr.. Speaker this Is worse
than the first editorial. I want it un-
derstood that I am not to be lntimida
ted nor bulldozed from doing my duty
by these penny-a-liners and scribbIers
of the CoucosaGn
''In my county, we have carried /:
debt Of 100000 for nearly eight years
and we have been unable to borrow
money for less than seven per cent
This bill would. therefore, work ruin
to my county and propose to stand by
my people. | am opposed to this leg
islature acting under the whip anC
spur of caucuses urging hasty passage
of bills Am | to stand here covered
with letters and kilograms from N,
constituents asking for my influence
against this bill SO ruinous to their in
terests and be driven to vote for it
Am l to be inundated by such bruta
criticism | want the editors of The
| Caucasian, no matter how high or how
low they may be, to know that / 10
tend to do my duty to my people
am North CarOlinian, first. and a Re
| pIlbliPan aftprward and I am NOT on