The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-08

ator Jones voting alone in the biips
favor. Col John Angler of Angler.
spoke against the bill. and Mr.. j. c.
Williams, of Angler. advocated il.
Senator Duls, the chairman of the
committee, said that he had heard no
speech during the session that inter-
ested him more than the speech from
Mr. Williams. He enriched his argi,.
ment with quotations from Biblical
history and spoke at length with
vigor and power If any speech coulo
have saved the bill, the speech of Mr..
Williams would have done so.
Senate Reading Clerk Walter Co
hoon, a deep water brother. found
himself surrounded by some Metho-
dist legislators the other day and in
course Of some religious discussion, he
found it necessary to defend baptism
Being pushed from pillow to post in
his defense. Mr.. Cohoon brought into
play the theory of an old negro
preacher who lived in the section of
the State in which Mr.. Cohoon re-
sides The old negro was con-
sidered a powerful expounder of the
faith, among his people. He was
very illiterate, but he was apt if not
always logical in his illustrations of
the points he desired to make. Once
every year durip0 his pastorate he
set aside a special Sunday for some
doctrinal sermon. One of these SER
mons was on the subject of baptism.
Here is what he said about it. and it
proves my contention said Mr., Co
hoon;
Brethren, anybody can understand
baptism 1t is the simplest subject in
the world Why do you know. de
scientist tell us dat de terrapin is de
simplest creature of all Gods creations
but chen de terrapin understands dis
question of baptism. Hain't YOU bin
out fore now on de river shore and
seen de terrapin laying UP de log
summing and just soon as it commence
sprinkling dat teTrapin would go CO.
chug' right overheard. Why. breth-
rem; with no more sense dan dat ter
rapin got, he won't eben let God AL
mighty sprinkle him.
Among the bills that fell by the
wayside was the bill introduced by
Senator Foushee. of Durham to de-
fine and prevent usurious contracts
and transactions in North Carolina.
Before the judiciary Committee Mr..
Foushee made an earnest plea for his
bill. but the judiciary Committee re-
ported the bill unfaVorably and all
the eloquence of the Senator from
Durham could no. save it.
enjoys more popularity than the Hon.
Waiter Cohoon, reading clerk of the
Senate. His countenance is perpetual
ly enlightened by smiles and his voice
always rings of good cheer, and the
Senate Monday, by vote unani-
nous and hearty. accorded to him the
honor of being entitled to the best
that body ever had. Mr. Cohoon him
self is a newspaper man of ability,
and has been courteous and consider
ate to the fraternity. He delivered
several able speeches advocating bills
and he never had one bill which he
favored to be reported unfavorably by
any committee.
A gentleman in the Senate perpe-
trated the following on the House:
There were no streets in the House,
but there is an Alley, on which were
located a Laughinghouse and an Eh-
ringhaus. In the first named there
was Young Little Butler, with Won
derful Powers. He was good Fisher
and a good Fowler, though he loved
Redwine. He would go to a Glenn by
the Holbrook with a Bowman to lis
ten to Byrd on a Brunch in a Cofleld
sing a Ballard. So
In the Hall of Ehringhaus were AL
exander, who was Boney. Andrews,
the Taylor, Rives, the Rector with
Olive complexion, who said to Muir
phey, dare to to be Daniel Stronach,
who wanted someone to play the
Campbells are coming; Halves, the
Shipman, afraid of a Gayle; Jones, the
Joyner. Cox, who was Crisp, and
Lockhart, who was hungry and who
called for the Stewart, who said there
was nothing to eat but Cunningham
and some Graham waters and no
water, as there was only a HolloweH. |
In the opinion of many one of the
most meritorious bills introduced at
the last session of the General Assem- |
bly, was the bill of Mr.. Cover, of john !
ston county, to establish "A Colony
for Epileptics and Feeble Minded !
Children of the State" The bin re-
ceiyed q favorable report from the |
committee to which it was referred |
The Committee on Appropriations en- |
dorsed it, but had not the funds to !
recommend its passage, and some of |
the leading members said it ought to |
be established by the next LeRisla-
ture.
Death of Dr. A. b. Currie.