The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-26

|
Mr.. Bragaw, with no show of pas
sion, called Mr.. Laughinghouse' at
! tentiOn TO tho nature Of his statement,
| and the latter, at once made every
| necessary reparation for words spoken
| in the heat of debate. Afterwards
| the course of the committee went
without further incident to its con-
ciusion when the bin was finally or
| dered reported as above stated Mr..
clearinghouse calling for Il rising
| vote
! The matter OF the Dutch nets is
somewhat like this. hardly intelligi-
| Bile to a dWe!ler in the rolling red
hills. For something like ten miles
! below Washington the river Is soTaC
,Syo ana one-half miles wide after
! THAI anywhere from the figure named
| to seven miles in width. The Dutch
! nets arc permitted at present TO take
IN eighth OF the river, on either
side. The bill advocated by Mr..
| Laughinghouse prevented their use,
! the ground being that they prevented
! the passage Of fish higher MP tho
| rivo-. to tn. spawning grounds. Mr..
| Bragaw's contention was that under
! the law restricting tie portion Of the
! river which might De taken I'D by
! The pOund acts the fish had sufficient
! passage To give TO the dWellerS high
| er u, the stream. their proportion
ate share of the fEh which they
| might reasonably expect, and the vote
sustained his views.
In addition to Messrs. Laughing
house and BragaW, speeches were
made By Messrs. Branch, of Beau
| fort, and Woodland, OF Pamlico, IL
opposition 10 rho BIZ. There were
present opposing the bill Messrs. r.
E. Moore. G. II. Sterling, w +. Swim
dell and r. r. GaEnor. of Washingtoh,
| ',t,1a,- heinz interest pI in
! tn net fishing,
C,aptain c. r. Childs. Of Iincolnton,
| is in the city and yesterday was n
visitor the General Assembly. During
part of the day he occupied the seat
of Major w. A. Graham, the Repre-
sentative from Iineoln.
Captain Childs who is the energetic
chairman of the Democratic Executive
Committee of Lincoln. says that Lin
colnton is progressing rapidly. that in
ten years il has advanced from 500
population to $500 and is moving
straight ahead on the road of pros
pcrity.
Mr.. Jasper Ebbs, Of Hot Springs, is
in the city, TO look after some local
legislation. Among other things, MIR.
Ebbs desires to secure the establish
rneni of a new county by dividing Mad
ison county, with Hot Springs as the
county seat. The new county would
be Democratic ana would take In the
most fertile ana prosperous section OF
Madison
Mr.. Ebbs, Mr.. John c. Rumbough
and T. G. Frisbee compose the COM
nittee appointed 10 press the creation
OF the new county. DIR. Frisbec was
detained at home. but Mr.. Rumbough
and Mr.. Ebbs are here at work, ana
hopeful to see the new county created.
They wish to call il the county of Hot
Springs.
4 prominent citizen OF Saluda, Polk
county. in g. letter 10 The editor. says:
Two years ago the Republicans of
Henderson county got an act passed
by a trick and a subterfuge. See
acts of 1908. chapter 40, page l47
OF Public Laws Of 1903 whereby they
cut off part OF our town and at
tached Il to Henderson county, and
Incidentally cut of eleven Democratic
votes. thereby throwing our county
nto the Republican column after we
had won it TWO years before by the
hardest Kind OF work. | enclose q
draft % an at which We want
passed by this Legislature. 1t is a
Democratic measure and will give us
a lighting chance 70 win Polk county
back again TO the Democratic coll
umn 1t will place nineteen Demo
Gratis into Polk county. AS il now
stands il is a great injustice TO Polk
onntv "nd r'..rrn"ra ~ ond - orr
town f|
fThe act changes the boundary
inc between Polk and Henderson
counties.I
The Immigration Committees of the
Hoasc and Senate will hold It joint
meeting February Isl, 10 consider the
bin authorizing the establishment of
nj Immigration Bureau or apppint-
ment OF an Immigration Commission.
Nj fri"nds of this and similar bills
are inNftod 10 attend the meeting, ard
ut is expected that several railroads
and steamship lines will be represent
ed, besides rEal estate dealers and
public officers The Commissioner Of
Immigration Of south Carolina, Mr..
Watson, will also appear before the
COMMITTEES.
Bar the jar Of the sinking floor,
and the editor would have delight
ed 10 be present at the consideration
Of the Hamlet prohibition measure by
the House committee last Thursday
Cameron Morrison seems to have made
the speech OF the occasion, and as re- 4
ported by the "Old Reliable" it WasI
eloquent, earnest and effective. --I-um-
berton Argus.
Johnston county folks are Circulat-
ing 81 petition 70 ask the Legislature
to give that county absolute prohibi-
ton. There are NO saloons or stills
in the county. There are five dispen-
saries. A county temperance conven-
ton has been called in Smithfeid on
Monday. January 50th. The legisla-
tors for that county are getting letters
ABOUT the new movement.
The county Of Lee sounds we'll. San
ford Is We'll located for county seat.
The people of SANFORD will ask this
Legislature 10 establish a new county
and they say they Will show it's Wis
dom and feasibility. DIR. Munroe anG
Mr.. w. $. Weatherspoon have been
here this week To start the ball roll
ing and they will have it going ut
lively rate in February.
The gaVel presented to Lieutenant
Governor Winston yesterday is made
Of wood Of an old apple tree which