The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-20
THE COUNTY OF SCOTLAND.
Argument For and Against it is to BE
Heard On January 81

Argument For and Against it is to BE
Heard On January 81.
The rule is that committee meetings
are dry, dull and mintcresting-tha is
when the bills are of small Importance
The exception to this rule is when Mr..
Francis ID. Winston, Of BERTHE, happens
to be Il member Of the committee.
Some OF his acquaintance say he
would joke at his best friends funeral
| don't know about that, but [ do know
he gets fun out Of the dullest sort of
things on committee meetings
/ attended a meeting of the House
Committee on Counties, Cities and
Towns yesterday The biggest thing
they had before them was the PROPOSE
ton to make G. n. Greene, of BERTHE
county a magistrate. 1t was Mr.. Win
stems bill.
MIR. Greene" explained Mr.. Winston,
lis a good man. He's one Of the best
in the county. He's been a justice of
the peace for now going on 81 years.
The reason we didn't elect him the last
time was that we didn't put his name
on the ticket And we didn't put it on
for the reason that we had no place for
it, having already as many names Oh
the ticket as we could vote for.
Mr. Greene is alright He's a Bap-
tist-member of Mars Hill church |
fellowship there myself"
primitive Baptist?" asked some one.
mo. There are no Hard Shells down
in my country. We are all mission
aries"
The bill to make Mr.. Greene a mag
istrate will be reported favoraby.
The next measure of thrilling inn
p0rtance to engage the attention of the
committee was the establishment of a
line between White House and Britts
township. in RObesOn county
''The line shall run up Hog swamp,
declared the text of the bill, ito the
point where Red Hill branch runs into
Hog swamp. and thence up Red Hill
branch to Miss Rosa Loves place
thence with her line to Miry branch
Il move we establish commission to
codify the names of the branches.
creeks and townships in the State" said
Mr.. Winston.
OF course this motion didn't pass. but
one to favorably report the bill did pass
The Scotland county bill next bobbed
up. Both sides wanted to be heard.
But before being heard they wanted time
to load up. They thought next Tues
day week, January 31st, ample time.
That day was, accordingly chosen.
"Let notice be given in the Laurin-
burg and Rockingham papers," said
Mr.. Gattis.
Il move we rent Metropolitan Hall for
the OCCASION" said Mr.. Winston.
land have admission by tickets" sug-
gested Mr. Gillian.
"And let us invite the Senate com
mttee," added Mr.. Winston. Lets
have ii j'inter and take the whole thing
down mt one good solid dose"
The interested parties decided that
they had rather attack the committees
on the installment plan first the House
Committee. then the Senate Committee.
1t was accordingly ordered. The
hearing will be in the Hall of the House.
When the bill to increase the number
of Commissioners III Warren county |
came up, Representative Wright, color
ed. who introduced the bill, came for
ward and asked that it be reported I'M ,
favorably.
'Ayhen | introduced that bill" he
said Il hadn't consulted some of the
leading faculties of my county. | now
want it reported unfavorably."