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

local bills and matters of minor I'M
portance. The session was entirely
without debate despite the fact that
the galleries were crowd,d Tor the
greater part Of the morning.
s. B. 27S. Senator Cooley: To
amend chapter lib, Public Laws OF
1895, by providing that the cotton
weigher of Nash shall be appointed
bv the commissioners instead OF by
the county clerk. To judiciary COM
mittee, which acted iayorably.. Re
referred.
BILLS PASSED.
S. B. l12, H. B. III: To alter the
limits of the town of Kelford in BERTHE
county.
S. b. 1O6: To protect game in
Edgecombe county by prohibiting
hunting on lands without written per-
nit of the owner.
H. B. 63, S. B. IA: To repeal
chapter so, Public Laws of 1897, pro-
viding for the working of public roads
in Wayne, Wilson and Greene coun-
ties, so far as it applies to We yne.
H. B. 229, S. B. l59: To change
Chocowinity creek to Chocowinity
river.
S. B. l57: To exempt ex-Confeder-
ates from peddlers' license in counties
in which they reside.
S. B. 16S, III. B. l16: To authorize
Berthe county to issue bonds.
S. B. 169, II. B. 1877: To repeal
chapter 80, Public Laws of 1897, as to
the free ferry at Barfield On the Cho-
wan.
S. B. 1913, H. B. 90: To repeal the
charter of Dudley, Wayne county.
HOUSE.-'Lord Goa of Hosts, be
with US yet,
Lest we forget, lest we forget"
1t was with these words, from KIP
llng's Recessional, that Mr.. III. G. Wall,
of Richmond county, closed one OF the
most eloquent speeches that has been
heard in the House during this session
of the general Assembly.
He was pleading for the publication,
by the State, a history OF North Car
olina's soldiers in the Civil War.
Straight as an Indian and vigorous as
a man of twenty summers, stood this
gray haired veteran OF many hard
fought battle-asking perpetuation OF
the deeds of his comrades during that
terrible four years Of civil strife. His
words were eloquent, his sentiments
we're lofty, his argument convincing.
Time and again his speech was inter-
rupted by appluse from his fellow
members, waile fair-faced women
smiled approval from the crowded gal
lery.
No less generous Was the applause
IT,. ERECTED Capt. Caraway, OF Lonoir,
during the delivery Of his spesch-fll
ed as 1t was with lofty sentiment and
patriotic utterance.
The debate was brought to fitting
close by Mr.. Dan Hugh Mclean, of
Harnett, though his speech was short
consisting Of hardly dozen sentences
be has never uttered anything more
truly beautiful, more entirely approp
rate. He hoped his rising to say q
word would not be construed into az
apprehension on his part that this bill
would not pass. IEe knew it would pas;
without word from hlm-without q
word from anybody.
ave would dlshonor ourselves, dis
honor the State, if we failed to pass it
The dead and Lying soldiers in that
memorial strife we cannot dishonor
They have glory enough, hewn out
with their own hands. 1t is the per
petuation of this record that is asked
by this bill.
"The youth of the future will reao
1t with pride. They Will find recorded
there the deeds OF their fathers. W.
need a Southern history Of this con
flict, for had rather the stars be blot
ted from the skies than that any son O
a Confederate veteran should eve
think his father had worn q traitor
| uniform.
Referring to Senator Buffers bill tt
pension Confederate soldiers by th'
Uuited States government. Mr.. Nc
Lean said
"This man does not represent thu
genius and sentiment of the South
the soldier who has written his nam
III imperlshable letters Oh the scroll G
fame. No wonder they have spurne,
1t and trampled it under foot. The
ask no aims, they ask only simple jus
tice."
| Among the bills introduced we note
! By James, of Fender: 70 prescrib
a standard scale for Measurement @
timber, and require all lots of timbe
of more than ], 900 feet to be inspecte
by the lumber Inspector.
By Nicholson, of Beaufort To pun
ish vagrancy by thirty days on tn
roads.
By Winston, of BERTHE: To punis
fornlcation and adultery between ne
groes and whites by Jail Imprisonment
of not less than four months or pen
years, and make it felony.
| By Williams, of Graham To pur
ish the carrying of concealed weapon
by fine of from S. to $i5 for the frs
offense, and from SIS to $50 for eac
subsequent offense.
OF bills passed we note.
III. B. No. 100. Act to authoriz
the publication of sketches OF the Mort
Carolina Confederate soldiers in th
Civil War, as collected and edited
Justice Walter Clark of the Mort
Carolina Supreme Court.
MONDAY, JANUARY 23RD.
SEN ATE-M Senators woro o.