The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-19
WHAT SHALL WE DO
With PISTOL lOTERS
Continued from First pagc.)


iANor or an enlargement of the mowers
aud jurisdiction of the magistrate.
Air. Ray, of Cumberland. wanted tho
magistrate 10 have jurisdiction. He
Thought, as rule, the magistrates were
suiiiciently competent to dispose of such
eaSes. lie had in mind a ease in his
county. The offender was a younr hoy.
as u magistrate, had he had jurisdiction.
nc could have fined aud lectured the
hoy AMI possibly turned him from the
error of his way. But the case had to
so to court. The boy. being unable to
give bond. was committed 70 ioil He
paid a lawyer so as fee. The law
yer plead to the court the punishment
the hoy had suffered in Jail: Judgment
was suspended on payment of the cost.
aud the boy was turned loose IA CON
hrned criminal"
MIR. Council. of Watauga, called atten-
ton TO the large number of negro mag
istratcs in the State and said they were
not mt To try anything. and some other
fusion Justices were little better
One fatal objection to this bill is that
there is no provision i'll it by which
Offenders who cannot pay the fine shall
he sent to the roads. Then he will
have to so to Jail and become a bur
den upon the county. Therefore
say. even as matter of economy, the
proposed bill is defective
Mr.. Mclean, of Harnett wanted to
protest III the name of his people against
the enactment of the bin into law. With
the personnel of the magistracy of the
state such as il now is. he thought
the passage of the bill would amount
TO repeal of Ill law against carrying
concealed weapons.
with North Carolina filled with flu
sien magistrates and negro magistrates,
we'd as well abolish the law 4 negro
youth thinks all that is necessary to
arm him with the full panoply of man
hood is to arm himself with cigarette
and a razor Especially when attend
ing church ''festibles' and like re-
ligious occasions. 1t isn't so much
matter of revenue as it is Il matter of
protection TO human life"
The present magistrates Fusion in
politics and innocent Of law books-Mr.
Carraway considered them n Society for
the Promition Of Crime.
1t was AZ this stage of the proceed
ings that Mr.. Carter (Rep9, of Forsyth.
woke things mp and got himself INTO
whole ten-acre lot OF trouble by obsery
ing that .'all the lawyers seemed to be
against The bill. while the farmers fa-
yored it: and by further remarking that
it looked mighty like they We're feared
they would loose some fees they'd been
gettin' for defending folks charged with
carrying concealed weapons
Mr.. Gillian: Are YOU Il magistrate!'
Mr. Carter: u am" U4aughter)
Mr.. Giles uaep). Of Chatham: BE
cause LAWYER sometimes gets a fee by
the present law is no reason it should
Dc changed
Mr.. Moore, of Jackson. wanted to add
his protest against the passage of the
BILL
Mr.. Williams. (Rep), Of Yadkin: Are
you Il lawyer"
Mr.. Moore: Yes. and in this House
/ shall defend the lawyers of North
Carolina and their action here and{
elsewhere.
Il want to repndiate the charge made
by the gentleman form Yadkin Garter
and insinuated by the gentleman from
Yadkin (Willians) that the lawyers of
this House are influenced in their opin-
ion on this bill by selfish motives.
1.-THE lawyer is not made of that kind
of stuff At no time in the history OF
the country has he been other than on
the side of liberty and human rights.
who was it exclaimed, Give me lib
erty or give me death:' 1t was law
yer.
'.Who was it in this State that first
stood for good government and redeem
cd the State. 1t was Il lawyer-Iebulon
Baird Vance. fApplause)
who was it in the last campaign ex-
ertcd every muscle. strained every nerve:
gave time. snent money and sacrificed
business 20 drive ont such as you and
yours? (Apnlause)
1T was the lawyers of the State
Mr.. Justice spoke much to the SINE
effect and said he was not SURPRISED 10
hear tha member from Forsyth use the
words he had used.
After the lawyers haTa STOOL snll,iy
for good government and turned out
your crowd. I'm not surprised at any
thing you say about them
Then discussing the merits Of the bill.
Mr.. Justice said that not three years
ago there were thirteen capital cases on
the docket at one term of court and
MI Of them originated from the carry
ing Of concealed weapons
THE pistol is a deyiish invention, con-
ceiyed for taking human life. No
brave man carries one.
Mr.. Williams. of Iredell disclaimed
any intention 70 reflect on ANYBODY i'll
his remarks made at the opening of the
debate. He favored the bill simply be-
cause he thought it right.
Mr.. Aleander of Rutherford. said he
was neither a farmer, Il lawyer nor a
Justice of the peace, but he feared that
II would be a mistake to pass the bill.
And Mr.. Carriers remarks as to lawyers
he thought unwarranted and unjust
Mr.. Lowry, of Forsyth. belived his
colleague Carter had used the Ian
guagc complained of without considering
lis meaning or intending any reflection.
Mr. Lowry moved TO amend the bill
go as to give magistrates power to
send offenders to the roads for thirty
DAYS.
The amendment was lost.
Mr. Williams. of Iredell called for
the ayes and noes on the motion to table
The bill.
The roll call showed y members in ia
yor of tabling and 36 against
THE HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
A Big Pile of Bills Allowed to Repose