The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-15
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five years ago passed resolutions i'm
peaching Judge Jay Bird Jones the Sen
ate, while admitting that he was unfit
for the place and ought to be impeach-
ed, kicked vigorously against being held
in session long enough to try the inn
parchment. They had just been through
the long trial that resulted III the i'm
parchment of Governor Holden and they
were anxious to get away from Raleigh.
Some of the leaders held a private meet
ing and resolved chat they would not
receive the impeachment papers before
adjournment and would thus escape the
long and tedious trial of the drunken
Judge But the Senate was unable TO
circumvent the House.
A messenger had been dispatched to
Plymouth after the Impeachment pro-
ceedings were mooted. He returned and
reported that he was on a high old
drunk" Then the House asked the
Senate when it would be ready % receive
the resolutions of Impeachment. They
stated informally that they would not
be ready until next December. Twenty
six of them had agreed that they would
not permit the trial to be had until the
next session of the Legislature.
Judge Warren was presiding over the
Senate He was in sympathy with those
desiring to secure the impeachment of
Jones and not with those Senators who
were trying to delay until the December
session of the General Assembly. Gov
ernor Jarvis was speaker of the House.
Fe knew that the Senate was trying to
postpone, and he was as determined that
there should be no postponement.
The Senate was debating the matter as
to how they would decline To receive the
articles of impeachment. Governor Jar
Wis stepped behind the chair of the Pres
ident of the Senate and asked Judge
Warren TO be ready 10 recognize the
committee that he would send at once
to impeach Judge Jones. Then he hur-
ried to the House. took the gavel, and
directed the committee to go at once
the Senate Hon. Samuel T. Phillips
was manager of the proceedings. Fol-
lowed by Speaker JARVIS they repaired
at once to the Senate. The President
of the Senate ordered the Senator who
was speaking to suspend until he could
receive the committee from the House
They fled down the central ais" AMI
before the twenty-six Senators who had
resolved to postpone the trial could do
a thing. the articles of impeachment
were before them. and try as the would
they could not escape the responsibility
which had been placed uDon tham.
When they saw that they had 70 try
the case, the Senators were in st9te of
mind. Gen Dargan. who was always
ready got mp and said: Lets suspend
the rules and try him some moonshiny
night"
The Senate had to try the case, and
so the next morning copy If the arti-
eles was sent to judge Jones at Ply
mouth. When the messenger returned
with his resignation, there was general
rejoicing. The House had won, the judi
ciary had heen saved from further dis
grace. and the Senators didn't have to 90
into long trial.
Fly the enactment into law of the Pure
Food bill which was introduced in the
Horse by the Hon s l. Patterson. of
Caldwell, the General Assembly has
taken a wise sten in the direction of
protecting the people of the State from
fraud in their food supplies in the
way of adulteration and mis-
hranding. Many of the northern and
Western States have such laws but
North Carolina is the only State in the
Sorth which has such legislation on her
statrta books
The law has the provisions of the
Farllner-Prosius hill now pending in
the United States Congress and which is
the outgrowth of the work Of Col Whar-
ton J. Green. of Fayetteville in the
Fifty Eichth CONGRESS-. It practically
forhids the Introduction of any harm
FIJI substance into our food and requires
that the manufacturers truly state the
character of any mixtures he offers for
sale provided said mixtures are not harm
FIJI.
The execution of the law is placed IN
the hands of the Commissioner of Ac'i-
culture The samples are to he taken
by the inspectors of fertilizers and the
chemical analysis made by The chemist
who analyze the samples of fertilizers.
The law will he valuable for the cor
sumer for he will he able TO tell just
what he is buying 1t will be aetrcr for
the honest manufacturer for he Will not
be forced to sell pure goods ct the price
Of adulterated goods.
The Director of the Experiment Sta
tion after several months work on the
bulletins of the station. estimates that
the annual loss 10 the sN(I'S lIolH itiHi-
iteration cannot he mucn less than one
million dollars. He has found also that
the high priced articles which are to tie
found on the tables of the rich are pnre
as a rule and the adultera.ion Is chiefly
in the low grade articles which the poor
nan uses. The law will specially heip
the poor man. The poor and the weak
are and should always be the subjects
the protection of the State.
Writing about the reduction of fees
for county officers, the Statesville Land
mark says:
1.-THE outlook is not bright for the leg
islature to pass an act reducing the fees
of county officers So far as we recall
there was no distinct pledge made in the
campaign that this would be done. hut
that fees should be reduced in many
cases as a matter of common justice TO
the people. is apparent to any one who
has looked into the matter. But when
ever any attempt is made to reduce these
fees the demagogues rise up and say 1t
is an oppression of county officers and
that il the emoluments of these offices
ora roduced comDptpnt and reliable men