The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1897-02-18
AND UNWARRANTE

DJTRAGEOLS AND CNWARRANIED.
Vance county's Representatives. IN
the Legislature has introduced a b.l
which if i should beCOme law would
Dankrup; every land owner IN The
county. 1t is law to allow stock 10
run at large from Dec. Isl to Marcn
Isl, and 10 reduce the impoundIng lee
Tor stock 70 10 cents, but which should
be entitled IAN act ~ virtually pCo
moi the growing Of "neat, OATS, rye,
grasses, &c, IN SAID county. Inc bI.!
cine up .as: Thursday and Ult for tie
timely intervention OF CERTAIN gentle
men va, had Scusc enough 10 SET
what the disastrous effec. wou.d be i
might have passed tire House. 10
these gentlemen the thanks Of the land
owners and farmers Of Vance are due
and hereby extended by tn" & OLD
LEAF. From the Meas amt OGse,TEr
Of Friday, we take the following.
Peace, Of Vance, said all the people
there wanted this bill passed. Dixon,
Of Cleveland, said it was bad season
10 turn cattle loose and a great hard
ship 10 people IN country where there
has been a stock law for several years.
Walters said he did not believe the
sub5lant farmers j.. Vance wanted
any such law. Hau5er asked Peace If
there vas any petition for such law.
Peace replied ne had il only from his
representative. Dixon, Of Cleveland,
asked if the law did not apply TO the
whole Of Vance county. Peace sad
It did. He sad only one man OBJ
jeclcd 70 the law, and that he heard
this man let down his fences So as 10
let cattle IN and then gOt lee iOI i'm =
pounding them. Ward asked if no
tICe had been given OF this matter IN
the country. Peace said the people
in the country demanded this during
the campaign; that it was an issue in
the campaign; that the land owners
requested 1t. Pctree asked # The large
| land owners were satisfied with such a
bill. Peace SAID he knew nothing to
the contrary. He referred to the SEN
timent IN sections Of the CpInty, aud
hes!tated to say that he knew person
ally anything about the sentiment of
the people. Duffy said this was fine
| scheme TO turn cattle loose to prey Oh
the industry OF other people. Dixon
asked If wheat and oats were sOwn IN
! Vance county. Peace said yes. Duff
| fy declared the matter should be look
ed into as Peace had failed to give the
| needed information White If Ran
| dolph, SAID such a law would not be. IN
! II DO HI his county. Walters SAID lie
be heard on several bills from Vance,
and they would be here Tuesday for a
| hearing on these. Peace said yes; that
| these were Democrats who opposed all
Republican and PopuIIst legislation
Walters sad the bill ought to be term.
81 bill to prevent the sowing o.
wheat, oats and the. grasses. He SAID
II MAS revolutionary measure. DIX
on, Of Cleveland, moyed a re-refer.
ence OF the bill, 50 the people OF Vance
could have hearing on it. Han
cock opposed a re-reference, saying
tn people Of Vance had ample knowl
d. of the bill and time to antagon
lAe .. He wanted to know why the
pe)pIc Of Vance dared to send an,
memorials here to any one save Peace
their own representatives; that Peace
REPRESENTED the two greatest parties in
North Carolina, the Republicans anC
thu Popullsts. He aid the motion
was made to delay this local bill. DIX
on denied THIS. Inc motion TO re-retel
prevailed.
| The bill was again discussed Tues
! day At tine same time the one to amend
the charter of Henderson came up
when a number of our citizens were
present with petitions and arguments
against 50 outrageous, unwarranted
aud hlgh handed thing as this acl
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