The news & observer., 1897-02-12

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Der 1st to March list.
| Peace, of Vance, said all the pe6pl
| there wanted this bill passed. Dixon
| of Cleveland, said it was a bad season to
turn cattle loose and a great hardship to
people in a country where there has beet
a stock law for several years. Walters
said he did not believe the substantial
| farmers in Vance wanted any such law
| Hauser asked Peace if there was any pc
| tition for such law. Nelson asked
| Peace if the substantial farmers of
Vance wanted this law. Peace replied
he had it only from his representative
| Dixon, of Cleveland, asked if the law
did not apply to the whole of; Vance
county. Peace said it did. He said only
one man objected to the law, and that
/ he heard this man let down his fences
so as to let cattle in and then got fee
| for impounding them. Ward asked il
notice 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 landowners request
| ed it. Petree asked if the large land
| owners were satisfied with such a bill.
Peace said he knew nothing to the con
| trary. He referred to the sentiment in
sections of the county, and hesitated to
say that he knew personally anything
about the sentiment of the people. Duff
| fy said this was a fine scheme to turn
cattle loose to prey on the industry of
other people. Dixon asked If wheat and
oats were sown in Vance county. Peace
| said yes. Duffy declared the matter
should be looked into as Peace had failed
to give the needed information. White,
of Randolph, said a law would not begin
| to do in his county Walters said he had
| a memorial in his desk asking to be heard
on several bills from Vance, and that
they would be here Tuesday for hear
/ ing on these. Peace said yes; tha1 these
were Democrats who opposed all Repub-
lican and Populist legislation. Walters
said the bill ought to be termed bill
to prevent the sowing Of wheat, oats
| and the grasses. He said it was a
revolutionary measure. Dixon, of Cleve-
| land, moved a re-reference of the bill,
so the people Of Vance could have a
hearing on it. Hancock opposed re-
reference, saying the; people of Vance
had ample knowledge of the bin and time
| to antagonize it, He wanted to know
why the people of Vance dared to send
any memorials here TO any one save
Peace, their own representative; that
Peace represented the two greatest par
ties i'm North Carolina. the Republican
and the Populists. He said the mo-
ton was made to delay this local bill.
Dixon denied this. The motion to re-
refer prevailed. The bill will be discuss
ed Tuesday at the: same time as the one
to amend the charter Of Henderson.
Senate bill to allow pensions to persons
who held over $500 in property was re-
ferred to the Pension committee.
Bill to make the stock law impounding
fee for stock in Halifax 10 cents, and
to allow stock TO run at large from De
cember 25th to March 25th, came up.
The same objections were urged against
it as were urged against the Vance bill.
Parker, OF Wayne, moved a re-reference
to committee. Arlington said the Demo
Gratis were not sincere in their interest
in this bill. He said it was campaign
issue in Halifax. Crumpler said he had
a letter from w A. Dunn, of Halifax,
which he read, saying that the people
there opposed the bill; that Senator
Clark had written letter saying there
was no danger OF any change in the
law; yet thai it appeared Senator Clark
l
would entail a great hardship; that no
class save the thriftless and the idle
want the BILL that the people could not
undergo the=expense of rebuilding fences;
that there was not enough timber to
build thems that the fence law had been
in effect twelve years; that Democrats
Populists and Republicans had manifest
ed their opposition to the BILL Arlington
nelya Lrv vboN
Dunn's politics, and he replied ''He is a
Democrat of the deepest stain" Sutton,
of Cumberland, said Senator Clark said
he was pledged to secure the enactment
of this law Arlington said he and
Clark were both pledged that way. He
further said large portion Of the Hall
fax Democrats were in favor of the bill.
He said Dunn was not in touch with the
farmers, as he was a lawyer. Crumpler
said Dunn was a landowner. Duffy
Idenied the statement that this was a case
of Democrats fighting Republicans; that
it was the honest yoemanry standing up
for their rights. He said he was told by
Halifax people that this was no campaign
issue at all. He said Governor Russell
had said the property of the State should
not go into the hands of the property
less
| The bill passed by vote of 63 to 81,
Democrats voting no.
Bills passed to prevent the leaving of
hanging timber on Yadkin river from
Rock Ford 20 Spence's Ferry; to incorpo-
rate the Bertie Confederate Memorial
Associations; to incorporate the Levi
Bank of Rutherfordton; to permit fish
to be caught in any manner in Columbus
lcounty lake Waccamaw exeepted)
By leave Hancock introduced a bin
to incorporate the Newbern Mutual Fire
Insurance Company.
On motion the bill to take away the
State Firemen's Relief Fund was made
Especial order for next Tuesday at noon.
BY leave Petree introduced a bill to
give authority to sheriffs and tax col
lectors by allowing collection of arrears
tof taxes since 1891
The bill appropriating $1,000 to North
Carolina on Wheels, was ordered print
ed. 1t is formally reported