The news & observer., 1897-02-20

-four in order that their lands may De
public grazing fields, the money or tne
country will continue to go out on the
country to support other farmers WHO
are not so oppressed by legislation. An
novances. and discomfort will result from
s,lch abominable legislation.
News Reporter.
George Fleming says the latest news
from Raleigh via tobacco town, fs that
bill was introduced in the legislature TO
make little 'possums climb little trees,
and vice versa, il requiring an eXpendl-
ture of too much labor to cut down Dig
tree and find nothing but little 'possum
| when a big one was expected. Also that
founders be compelled to swim with their
white side mp so that it win be easier to
see and gig them at night t,-Greenville
| Reflector
The Winston Republican says the anti
lease bill that passed the House will
doubtless pass the Senate" 1t also
says: THE bill before the Legislature
to annul the lease has been amended
| by the committee by striking out the sec
| tions prohibiting the building of parallel
! lines. and the section allowing the Gov
ernor to sell the States interest in the
North Carolina road. This action re
| lieves the measure of the chief cause of
oppositton by the people Of Western
North Carolina They were not partial
to the lease. many obiecting on account
Of the great length of time covered by
the lease, but they preferred not to act
rashly and tear up the lease until some
thing better was in sight.
The Monroe Enquirer is in favor Of
the establishment of a dispensary law
for Monroe, and says that a meeting was
held Tuesday and plans formulated to
send bill accompanied by petitions to
the Legislature.
Thirteen hundred names TO IL petition
asking that the present road system for
Union county be continued was sent to
the Legislature to-day. The petitioners
are from all political parties and repre-
sent three-fourths of the taxable prop
erty of the county Enquirer.
Is
The antitrust bill introduced by
Senator Ray, of Macon, should be pass
ed. 1t is copy of the Georgia law,
which is the most effective law against
trusts in the Union. 1t has driven trusts
out of the State of Georgia. 1t will only
free our people from the grasp Of one
trust-the tobacco trust-it will be the
most important piece of legislation for q
decade. Down with the trusts.States-
vile Mascot.
Most anything can be carried through
1 . Al. rf
money behind it to keep up the lobby.
This great evil is met in part 10y Ten
nessee in q law making lobbying an of
Tense punishable by two to FIVE years inn
| risonment.-MonrOe Journal.
The miserable, rotten, boss-serving
gang at Raleigh have not even made any
pretense of passing any salutary legisla
ton. They are not even using the old
gag about a fair election law. 1t is all
one rough scramble for what is in sight.
Monroe Journal.
There is a revolt against the high
handed and ignorant rulings Of Speaker
| Hileman in the House. One OF his party
here, himself prominent in political cir
cles, confessed recently that HiIeman was
| n very inferior presiding Officer.-Concord
Standard.
| Senator McCaskey says that ] NJ
MewRorne is to become Commissioner OF
Agriculture. What about that written
promise made to Parker. Of Randolph ?
News and Observer.
| Parker changes so often that probably
those who deal with him think there is
| nothing wrong in violating pledges to
| him. BY the way, the whispering pines
| Of Moore sing a requiem over the grave
of this erstwhile statesman, that he sign
ed little paper before the ides of No
yember which has caused him to mourn,
weep, wall and gnash his teeth in his
| dying political agonies. Cou-
rier.
The bill to amend the election and
county government laws was discussed be-
fore the committees on elections yesterday
afternoon. The Republicans and bolt
ing Populists devised this bill. 1t was
decided to report it unfavorabl The
vote was ) to 4. The Populist bolter
Person, of Wayne, Of course, voted with
the Republicans for a favorable report
but the Democrats and straight Pop
ulists had one majority. The bill is very
important. 1t creates three election
| commissioners, to be chosen by the leg
islature, vacancies to be filled by the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Sec
retary of State; allows registration un-
til II O'Clock on challenge Saturday;
strikes out the requirement that the
/ challenger has to make affidavit; the
challenger has to pay the fees of serv.
ing notice, to be refunded if the chal-
/ lenge is sustained; tickets are to be
copyrighted; tickets are to be void if
more names are voted for one office;
permits the clerk of court to change the
voting precincts as he pleases; creates
new box for justice of the peace and
constable; adds new section providing
that when ever in the judgment of the
clerk new registration is necessary in
| any precinct it shall be his duty to order
| it, issuing such order at least thirty days
prior to election.