The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-08


Mr. jenkins, of Granville, the oldest
man in the House, in magniflcently elo-
quent speech pictured the misery result
ing from disregard of the sacredness of
the marriage tie. 1t was grand piece of
oratory, Astounding in vivid pictures and
and historical illusions. Here are few
fthe thoughts:
Truth is simple. unique, indivisible,
and it is the truth we are after. Marriage
| is not an institution merely. 1t was or
dained of God, even before the fall of man.
| The speaker than went on to trace the
holy alliance of man and woman in all
its purity through the times of Noah
down to the time when the Master as
| cended the Mount of Beatitude and gave
the law to his assembled disciples He
pointed TO Mr.. Simms, and said: Yonder
is the gentleman that has got the right
| law"
! When St. John was banished to the
! rocky isle Of Patmas. and was shown the
great truths OF Revelation, he was told.
| He that keepeth the commandments shall
enter the pearly gates. but without are
the sorcerers and the unclean ones.
Socrates had his Xanthippe, but he
never left her No great man ever left
| his wife. lW1ld applause
| About 1885 two very remarkable person
ages went 10 two of the most popular
cities of the world Valtaire to Paris, and
John Wesley to London altaire, vile
| atheist that he was, went to Paris, where
there were 40, 0G0 infdel clubs. The phil
I osophers ocked around him. and he tore
| down the bulwarks of virtue. and gave
| full sway to indulgence of the passions.
! In the days that followed came riot
! kloodshed, and destruction, a Volcano
/ belched forth the demon of dasciyious-
ness, shifting whatever was pure, holy and
| just 1t has been rioting in the old coun-
| tries of Europe, and now has crossed the
Atlantic and is croaking beneath the hap
! by institutions of our own country.
The speaker then spoke of Wesley in
contract founding a church of which he
was proud to say he was member.
| Napoleon Bonaparte deserted the only
women that ever loved him.
Mr.. Rountree: had the purpose to
] speak in this question. but after this
magnificent grand orator. don't see how
any more can be said
/ Mr.. Gather said he had desired to make
some remarks. | want to say that Mr..
Simms' substitute is my original bill.
| Mr.. Simms' substitute was then adopt
ed, and became the bill and passed on
10 it's second reading, when it was amend
! ed by Mr.. Hayes, of Chatham, as follows;
/ Amend substitute by adding to section
! /: Provided, that any person from whom
divorce has been obtained or shall be OBJ
tanned under any of the laws hereby re-
| pealed may marry again during the life
| time of the other upon application 10 the
| court showing, in a regular action, that
his or her wife or husband, as the case
| may be, has been divorced under any of
the laws hereby repealed.
The bill as amended then passed its
third reading.
THE JOURNAL
The House was called TO order by Speak
err Moore at 10 o'clock and opened With
prayer by Rev. NJ. W. Butler, of the
Christian church. this city The reading
OF the Journal was dispensed with, or
| motion OF Mr.. Curtis, of Buncembe.
The speaker added Mr.. Brim OF Surry,
to the Committee on Proposition and
Grievances.
PETITIONS AN DMEMORIALS.
BY Mr.. Winston, from Thos. P. Small
wood and other citizens of BERTHE, asking
that ]. T, Williams, a disabled Confeder-
ate soldier, be placed on pension roll.
BY Mr.. Barco, by request from citizens
of Camden, asking that local optoin law
| be amended.
BY Mr. Barco, from citizens of Camden
/ TO prevent sale of intoxicating liquors near
| Sawyer's Creek church
| BY Mr.. Shelton, from citizens of the
| village of Lawrence, asking that the same
| be incorporated.
| BY Mr.. Bivens, two petitions of citizens
| of Monroe to appoint w. L. Flow JUS
tice of the peace of Monroe township,
| Union county.
/ BY Mr. White from citizens of Halifax
against raising peanuts on State farms.
BY Mr. Blalock. from citizens of Abe
marie asking for an extension of the cor
| porate limits, and protesting against the
contraction of the corporate limits of said
/ town.
/ BY Mr. Morphew, from Mrs. Elizabeth
| A. Dunson to be placed on pension roll.
BY Mr.. Burlison, petition of PSF names
against the bill introduced by Mr.. Spain
| hour asking for good governmental Mitch
| ell county.
| BY Mr. Hoev, from the ministers OF
| Shelby, N c., favoring the passage OF the
| Sabbath observance bill now pending be-
| fore this House.
| BY Mr.. Audrey, from citizens of Meek
| lenburg county for the passage of law
! imposing a tax on dogs.
BY Mr. Alexander, three petitions from
Davis Lee Camp of Rutherford for re-
! lief of Confederate soldiers.
| By Mr.. Curtis, from certain citizens of
| Buncombe, asking that certain churches
be incorporated against the manufacture
and sale of spirituous liqours.
| BY Mr.. Blalock, three petitions from
| citizens in and near the town of Abe
marie against extending corporate limits
/ OF said town.
NEW BILLS.
/ Lawrence, of Hertfcrd, to amend the
| Book Debt Law.
/ Winston, of BERTHE to protect game in
BERTHE county.
Winston, relating to the payment OF
freights while unadiusted claims for
damages are pending between the COM
mon carrier and the eonsignee.
Simms, of Wake, for the relief of F. NJ
Farrell, a one armed ex-Confederate SOL
| der.
simms, to pay F. NJ. Terrell the sum OF
s25.
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