The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-01-12
THE LEGISLATURE.
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been declared unconstitutional.
Mr.. Boges, of Catawba; eff yor
don't repeal this bill the East neeo
never again call on the West for help.
Mr.. Foushee, of Durham, said thu
law having been declared unconstifu
ticnal, he saw no use keeping it on the
statute books.
Mr.. Council said that as for him he
was from the West and up there they
were not troubled by the negro, and II
made no difference to them whether
the law was repealed or not. If the
East wanted the law wiped out, there
lore, the West certainly ought not OBJ
ject.
Mr.. Harrington, of Washington, said
he had promised his people to have
this law repealed and he should insist
on it's being done.
Mr.. Caraway, of Lenoir: "I'm pledg.
ed to free trade and sailors rights. I'm
in favor of Peg-Leg Williams and all
the other negro drummers- Let them
come and get all they want"
Mr.. Leatherwood, of Swain, declared
himself In favor of repeal OF the law.
Mr.. Gillian, of Edgecombe, said it
was made especially for his county.
The emigration agents, he said, had
come there, often in the midst OF a
crop, and taken away hundreds of the
strong and able-bodied laborers, leaving
the weak and decrepit and entailing
great loss upon the farmers. He want
ed the bill referred to a committee.
Isaac III. Smith (col.), of Craven
I'm in favor of repeal of this law.
I'm in favor of all men of all colors
having the privilege of going to any
part of the world where their incllna-
ton or their interest may lead them.
When hear the harsh things said by
the white men about my race, can
only ask is memory dead, is memo
ry dead7' I'm told that this very
State House was built by colored
hands and paid for by money dug
from Mother Earth by colored slaves.
Are these things forgotten? When the
war cloud rose and darkened the South
ern sky for four years, did we not serve
you most faithfully? When your
strong men went out to battle did we
not remain and toll tor and care for
your women and children? We are
friends OF good government, did we
but know how to be. All we want is a
good opportunity to show what we can
do. We want good hands to protect
and guide us Alright. Too long we
haye been led by false friends. We
want good and true friends, and when
I hear 1t said that this General Assem-
bly, will legislate to the hurt of nv race,
I can but ask, is memory dead, is
memory deadr
Mr.. Kennett, of Guilford, and Mr..
White, of Halifax, favored repeal OF
the law.
Mr.. Raw withdrew his motion to re-
Fer, End Mr.. Petree called tor the ayes
and noes.
The bill passed by a vote of SO to
4, and was sent to the Senate without
engrossing.
Those voting against repeal of the
bill were Bryan, of Greenville Gil
liam, Harrison and Hart.
JANUARY -
SENATE-The session of the Sen
ate was short.
Senator Wilson, Of Guilford, intro
duced bill providing for an investi-
CATION into the affairs of the State
Ireasurer's Office, of the Agricultural
Department and of the State Charita-
bic Institutions. The provisions OF
the bill are substantially the same as
those of Senator Browns bill, already
published, providing for the penlten-
tiary investigation.
S. B. No. 81 by Senator Coolle
passed. 1t Is to change the time OF
holding the spring term of Nash coun-
ty Criminal Court from the fourth
Monday in January to the fifth Mon
day before the first Monday in March.
Sent to the House without engross-
ment.
HOUSE.-The most Important trans
actions OF the House was the passing
of the following resolutions The res
olution concerning the Governor Is a
joint resolution, introduced by Mr..
Justice, OF Mcdowell. 1t calls on His
Excellency for his reasons for suspend
ing tie Wilson's from the office OF
Railroad Commissioner, together with
the evidence and other papers in the
case. The resolution is as follows:
Resolved by the House OF Repre-
sentatives, the Senate concurring ::
That committee consisting OF three
members of the House and two men,
bers of the Senate be appointed to
wait on the Governor and ask him to
present to the General Assembly with
In the next FIVE days from the passage
OF this resolution his reasons for sus-
pending J.. w. Wilson from the Office
OF chairman of the Railroad Commls-
sion, and S. 0. Wilson from the office
OF Railroad Commissioner"
This resolution was referred to the
Committee on Railroads and Railroad
Commission.
MIR. Mclean, of Harnett, INTRODUCED
the State Treasury resolution. 1t is
aimed especially at the transaction by
which Treasurer Worth has been lend
ing money to the penitentiary. Here
is the resolution:
Resolved that committee of three
be appointed by the Speaker to ascer-
tain by inquiry or otherwise whether
any sum or sums of money have been
paid out of the State Treasury with
out authority of law and report to this
House the result of their Investigation.