The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-18


| feature. After hearing this feature of
the bill ably discussed from its va
IriouS sIandpoints, | I'm convinced that
/ can consistently vote for the bill,
and | take pleasure in voting -.
Those absent or not voting were
| Biggs buchanan. CoWleS. Crisp.
Halves. Holbrook, Morgan, Morphew.
Owens. Patterson, phipps, PITT t;y
burn, Williams, Young.-I5.
The House then adjourned till II
| O'Clock this morning.
Senatc-1weIfth Day.
The President called The Senate to
order at / O'clock and playe" was
offered by Rev. r. \. Bishop, OF Cen
tril Methodist Church.
calendar.
The bill 10 incorporate the Winston
Salem Southbouud Railroad Company,
/ which involves 4 debt. passed its final
reading.
! The bill 10 provide for the erection
! Of memorials for the deeds OF the
| North Carolina soldiers at AopctO-
nattox Courthouse PASSED its readings
! An amendment had been attached 10
the bill of the House which inserted
the word actual before the words
necessary expenses" in the bill. which
allows money 10 the States representa-
tvs who viii have charge OF the plot
on the historic battlefield, and which
! also im.ted the time during which ,he
/ state should pay for the expenses Of
her representatives. 10 six days.
Mr.. Scales, of Gulford, opposed the
amendment. and said that honorable
gentlemen. eX-Confederate soldiers.
could be appointed TO visit Appoto
mattoX. and that they should and can
! he trusted He called the amendment
| Il "pcanut provision.
Mr.. Mason, of Northampton, stated
| That Mr. Everett. senator from Rich
mond, desired 10 speak on the bill, and
! he being absent, asked that further
consideration Of the bill be deferred
iuntil Mr.. Everett could be present,
lYhiS course was taken.
| The bill TO incorporate the Granite
| Fails graded school. of Caldwell coun-
ItN, which involves the leVying OF a
| special Tux, passed its first reading, and
will be voted upon again today.
The pill for the relief of sheriifs and
| tax collectors, as amended by the com
mittee. passed its readings.
The House bin relating TO the col
| lection of taxes IN Person county, PASS
cd ITS readings.
The bill Of Mr.. Toms, of Henderson.
| for the projections o. growers Of gin
seng. passed its readings. There was
a little opposition to the passage of
the bll, but in the final vote not more
! than three voices were against il.
This bill provided that all persons
shall be allowed to dig ginseng ut any
| { me Of the year for the purpose of
| YeDlanting the "a me, and that any
person who shall take and carry
away any ginseng growing upon the
! lands OF another person, with intent
| to steal the same, snail be guilty OF
q felony, and shah he imprisoned not
n, s..,,
years. i'm the discretion Of the court:
provided that such ginseng at the
time the same be 50 taken shall be in
beds and the lama upon which such
beds are located snail be surrounded
by Il barbed wire fence at least six
feet high, composed of strands OF
we're ot exceeding ten inches apart.
Nh. Toms Was called upon 20 eN-
plain the bill and said that ginseng isl
a very valuable plant. and that there
are less than twenty-five acres of ii inI
| the United States. He said that the
Senate was doubtless not aware of
the great value oi this plant; tta;
many people In his section oi the
State had now embarked ia this III.
iustiy. ana that afttll grown CROP OF
ginseng was estimated to be worth at
least $240,000 rhc bin, he cont nu-
ed. was calculated to protect persons
who planted ginseng in beds aud sur
rounded the same With Il baYbWire
fence six feet high, and in his opin-
ion person who broke enclosure END
carried OF the ginseng inside should
be severely punished.
Senator Webb said that il appeared
that the bill was too drastic, and pro-
vided for about the same punishment
as was melted out to the horse thief
Mr. Toms replied that this was true,
but that ne thought it Was ght for
the reason that the production was
equally as valuable as the horse
Mr. BragaW suggested through Mr.
Toms that the penalty for horse steal
ing ir some places was lyrching,
which created ripple OF fun in the
Senate.
Mr. Webb said he knew of no large
ginseng farm IN the State, and Mr.
toms said that he did not know
whether he was fortunate or unfor
tunate. but that he now had on hand
about $4,000 worth iii his crop. which
he expected 10 be worth many times
that i'll Il few years. and that he isl
continu ng TO plant more on 4 larger
scale
Mr.. Mclean. chairman Of the Asr- |
cGltuItll Committee, said that afterl
careful consideration Of the bill the
committee had recommended lha, il
make any amendments 1he bll.
passed it's final reading with only three
totes against it.
Tine bill to amend ChaEtt. 10, !
Public Laws of 1888. for the protec~ |
lion of crops in certa II localities in !
Craven county, passed its readings
This bill abolshes Neuse RIVER as a |
lawful fence IN certain parts OF Craven
county.
Petitions
BY Williams, of Day. dson TO pro- /!
vide for the inducing of immigrants |
10 come to North Caroline to work in
the mills. TO Committee on IInmiGra- |
ton.
Fly Scales, OF Guilford TO restore
the name Of Bruce township in Gull |
ford county. cities and ToWns
BY Z0llicoffer of Vance; Relative |
&c the amendment of the divorce laws. |
Jude airy.
Introduce. on OF Bills.
BY Turrentine. OF Alamance; TO /!