The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-15


mortal committee, presented resou-
tions in regard to the life and death
Of Representative John NJ. Trotman.
Mr.. Winston. of Bertie, in speaking
to the resolution said in part:
''At the close of the fifty-fifth legis-
lative day of this session. The Hon.
member of this House. lay dying in
midnight hour.
'..John TrOtman was merchant
and farmer. He illustrated in his life
he best characteristics of those vOca
tions-honesty and industry. He was
a strong man. Not in books, for he
lived away from them. His life was
spent near flowing streams. in shady
dell in broad field and hushed forest
Therefore he was strong in honesty,
in honor and in truth He had one
ambition. IT was to represent his peo-
pie here. That ambition they salts
fed Had he listened to the whispers
Of the demaoogue he could have done
so earlier. But he waited for the peo
pie to speak. He had the sterling
worth and high character to make
him q fit member of this body.
marked him at home. He was a man
of the people, who loved his race and
State. John Trotman was brave
man. He was brave in battle when
his comrades say no truer heart ever
stood where bullet fed. He was brave
i'm speech. We recall here his ring
ing words. lie boldly denounced
wrong. He fearlessly upheld the
rir TIeN IN bt
brave to think pure thought and
brave to enter it.
''But the bravest fall. and he fell.
He wished for no other death. He
fell at the post of duty.
He died in this city, the guest of
its noble hospital. His sinking head
rested on the arm Of a noble. dpvote
daughter. and around his death bed
were members of this House with low
ing word and tender care. The gen
tie hands of strangers in this splendid
city touched his icing brow and with
loving hearts took to their boSOms
his sobbing child Thank God for the
touch of nature that makes the world
akin.
His body was carried to his native
county and placed again in the soil
he had hOnored in his manhood. In
his lief youth will find inspiration for
noble being. and all people who knew
him will recall his excellent bearing
as husband, father. friend. citizen,
Christian.
''11is life made better the citizenship
of his county
Mr.. Boushal. Of Wake, said of Mr..
Trotman. in his speech:
Few men here knew Mr.. Trotman
well, for he was quiet. unobtrusiye
man. But while modest, he was a
powerful man, n model OF all the vir
tnes that make life high and noble. I'm
his death Gates county lost an able
representative and North Carolina lost
a noble, high-minded citizen"
Mr.. Brown. of Johnston. for the
Committee on Memorials. presented
resolutions in regard to the life and
death of Spencer Lee Hart, of Edge
combe
Mr.. Gillian, of Edgecombe. read a
sketch of Mr.. Hart's life and public
services and added:
''He died as surely in the service Of
his country as did that other hero
who was the first to fall in the Civil
War.
He lived the quiet, peaceful and
unaffected life of a farmer as did his
forefathers-faithful to his wife. low
ing to his children, and true to his
people and his State
Mr.. Craig, of Buncombe. speaking
to the same resolution. paid most
eloquent tribute to the memory of
the deceased and added:
HE was quiet, modest. unpreten-
tious man, and those who knew him
best loved him best. Like the star in
heaven, he was always constant, al
ways faithful.
Il learned TO know him well during
the session, and | learned to love
him"
Il ,oint resolution was then passed
authorizing the appointment Of four
members of the House and two mem
bers of the Senate to accompany the
remains of Senator jackson to the
place of burial.
On this committee the Speaker APP
pointed Messrs. Carraway. of Lenoir:
Sugg, of Greene; ;sNoble, Of Jones. and
Russell. of Carteret. The committee
appointed in the Senate was Messrs.
Bryan, of Craven, and Butler, of
Later also another joint resolution
was passed, making an appropriation
to pay the expenses of the committee
and of the funeral.
Before the vote was taken on these
resolutions, Mr.. Carraway, of Lenoir,
arose and spoke in tender and appre-
ciatlve words of the life and charac-
ter of the dead Senator
Heaven never opens its portals to
receive a nObler soul than Senator j.
q. Jackson" he said. Il have known
him since 1S4S and | have known no
nobler man Or brighter Christian. A
good man has fallen and this morning.
his soul is with Him who gave it,
At 1925 the House went into the
election of a director of the North
Carolina School for the Deaf and
Dumb at Morganton. to fill out the
mexpired term of II. A. Grier, de-
ceased. Messrs. lIoey, of Cleveland,
and Rhinehardt, of Lincoln, were an
pointed tellers. and the ballot result
ed in the election of A. c. Miller of
Shelby. His term will expire in 1895.
This completed the special order
business of the session and now be-
Gan the effort on the part Of mem