Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-01-31
HOUSE.

exhausted.
HOUSE,
Eleventh Day-Speaker Moore, con-
vened the House at 10 o'clock. Prayer
was offered by Rev. DR.. M. NJ Mar
shall Reading of the journal was dis
pen5ed with.
Leave Of absence was granted
Nessrs. Deddingfield and Allen, of Co.
Iumbus.
Petitions were introduced as follows:
BY Baldwin, from Junior Order, for
compulsory school law.
By Whitaker, of Guilford from Al
amance, in regard to appropriation 20
University Of North Carolina.
A resolution Of Mr.. Conner express
ed the sympathy Of the people Of North
Carolina with the people Of England
on the death of Queen Victoria. Judge
Conner said the death of this aged wo-
man has evoked the sympathy Of the
entire world. That there was nothing
in the resolution endorsing any policies
of England but was simply an express
sion Of sorrow and coincidence for the
family Of this most excellent woman.
On motion of Mr.. Smith, Of Gates,
the resolution was passed unanimously
by rising vote.
The hours OF II having arrived the
special order being the joint session Of
the Senate and House for the election
of a United States Senator, the SER
geant- announced the approach
Of the Senate.
The Senate and House being in joint
session, Lieutenan Governor Turner
presiding, the report of the action Of
the House and Senate Tuesday was
read. The tellers on the part of the
Senate then announced that F. M.
Simmons had received 124 votes and
Richmond Pearson 26 votes whereupon
the President declared that F. M.
Simmons was duly elected United
States Senator for North Carolina for
a term of six years.
The President appointed Senator
Glenn and Representative Winston
and Jones to wait on Mr. Simmons and
inform him of his election and ask his
presence.
The House was crowded with people
when the committee returned aid Mr.
Simmons assembled the Speakers
stand to signify his acceptance Of the
honor
He said the General Assembly had
conferred on him the greatest honor
that could be conferred on one Of her
sons and it was a great privilege to
have this opportunity to give his SOL
emn pledge Of fidelity.
Il have not the gift Of language" he
said, Ito express to you my earnest
longing desire to serve my State and
nv country as becomes the high sta
ton you have called me to.
The genius Of even Shakespeare
was never equal to express the feelings
OF d heart Overlooking with gratltude.l
can simply uncover and say that [ am
profoundly and sincerely grateful
4 stand before you today as | have
stood since November. helpless to ut
ter in words the plenitude and power
Of my obligation. What you have done
yesterday and today is but the rati-
fication of the expressed will OF the
people at the polls. It was necessar
that you should elect to carry out the
law We can live gratitude. my friends,
if we cannot express it and | have ask
ed our Heavenly Father that when |
shall retire from the office the whole
reople will be able TO say the man has
shown his gratitude by his honest ser
vices.
Il do not imagine a term Of six years
in the Senate a term OF ease and lux
ury. I shall try to make it six years OF
study, work and watchfulness that
may better promote the interests o.
my State and my country. cannot re
member the time when my earliest and
highest ambition was not to serve well
nv people and my country. | know
my weakness and inefficiency, and SO
knowing. l enter upon the duties with
feeling of profound diffidence, but OF
hopefulness and trust, that my ardu-
Gus efforts I may n the end rise to the
full height of it's requirements. To-
day the mantle which has fallen from
the broad shoulders of Vance and Ran
som and Jarvis has been cast upon
NE. It has been my fortune before to