The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-01-26

Az, JAN UARY 20, IL
party that dlsorganized the city govern
ment OF Wilmington. He said he did
explained and sat down. Then the
Senator from Forsyth gave the Fusion
lists the first walloping of the session
and did it we'll. He was several times
applauded eff any man wants my
vote on these measures he can get 1t
L promised to give the East relief from
the incubus of black majority last fall
and so far as my vote goes propose tc
do 1t. Hertford county has $50 white
Republican voters, 1900 negroes, and
1900 or 1,4O0 white Democrats. ]
have no desire to say there are moi
good white Republicans but they are
usually found in the central and west
ern part of the State, not in the East
Your white Republican In the East il
in nine cases out of ten worse than the
negro. All that this bill does is to add
enough white men to the board ol
county commissioners to give protec.
tion to the people of that county. II
that is taking away local government
then l shall vote to take it away. 1t
is matter of surprise to me that men
should have the effrontery to come
here and object to white men taking
charge of Hertford county when they
offered no objection to the negroes TAX
ing charge of Wilmington. Let them
call for the ayes and noes on this ques-
ton no Democrat Will refuse to record
his vote" The ayes and noes were
ordered and the bill passed it's third
reading.
/ JUST FROM THE MINT.
The following bills were ratified and
became laws:
S. %, H.B 146: To authorize
the town of Reidsville to issue bonds
to the amount of $4,000 to put in
water-works.
S.B Sc, III. B. 149: To repeal chapt-
er 5O4, Laws of 1897, relating to the
protection of fish in the streams In AL
leghany county.
S. B. 141, H. B. 1859: To incorpor-
ate St. Luke's Circle of Kings Daugh-
tiers.
S. B. 20, H. B. 90 To provide for
working the roads in Washington coun-
ty.
S. B. 81, H. B. 26: To appoint a
joint committee with plenary powers
to Investigate the affairs of the pen
ltentiary.
S. B. so, H. B. 60: To amend the
charter of Bingham School.
S. B. Ia, H. B. $50: To authorize
the Bagley Monument Association to
place the monument to Ensign Worth
Bagley in capital square.
The following bills haying been en-
rolled and signed by the president OF
the Senate were also signel by the
Speaker and thereby became law:
Act to authorize the issue OF bonds
by the town of Reidsvllle.
Act relating to the protection OF fish
in Alleghany county.
Act Incorporating st. Luke's Circle
of Kings daughters, Raleigh.
Act In regard to working roads OF
Washington county.
Act providing for Investigation OF
penitentlary management.
Act amending charter OF the Blng-
ham School.
Resolution in regard to the Worth
Bagley monument.
PASSED THIRD READING.
H. B. No. 1926: Act to authorize
the town of Morganton to Issue $4,000
bonds to purchase an electric light and
power plant.
H. Is. No. 293: Act to increase the
number of commissioners in BERTHE
county to five, by adding to the
Board J. B. Stokes and T. s. Norheet.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 18TH.
SENATE.-The Senate held very
brief session adjourning out OF respect
to Gen. Robert j.. Lee, whose birthday
it was, at the end of the morning hour.
The Senate opened with prayer by
Rev. Mr.. Barrett. Senator Skinner in
troduced a resolution empowering the
Elections committee to summon j. T.
Bowman, clerk of the court of Mitchell
county, to appear before it on next
Monday and bring the registration
books with him. The resolution was
| adopted.
| Senator Glenn rose to q question ol
of personal privilege. A morning pa
per had reported him as telling Sem
ator Goodwin to "sit down" during the
debate of the day before. He denied
| having used such language.
Senator Fuller sent up the memorial
drafted by the council of colored men
held here. He said there was consider
able unrest among the colored people
of the State, that some of them in view
of possible legislation were reluctant to
fulfill contracts previously made. Th {
council had met to recommend course
of conduct to the colored people. The
ablest colored men in the State, of al
caIlings, had attended it and had unani
mously decided to recommend to con
tinue to live at peace With their neigh
bors, and to go quietly about providing
for their homes and attending their
schools. He attended the council aud
}. used his best endeavors to see thai
nothing rash was done. The memorla
was sent up and referred to the Com
mittee on Education.
| The President announced that the
Governor would furnish the Senate q
duplicate of his message with regard tt
the Wilson's.
| Tho -oso1,+;.,,, to nov Sonator Frank: