The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-04
ton to increase tax levy from so cents

ton to increase tax levy from so cents
to 81.
To enable Arson county to complete
it's Jail.
To allow Lilesville to levy a special
tax.
The bill to charter the winston-Sa-
lem ~Southbound railway came up with
favorable report.
Lieutenant Governor Reynolds. one
OF the ~incorporators, was present and
expressed a desire for the bill to come
up.
Mr.. McCrary declared that the road
was in direct competition with the
North Carolina railway in which the
state had so great interest; that it
would compete at Lexington or at Sal
isbury; that the charter gave it a right
to run to Charlotte. He said the peo-
pie of Davidson did not want the road
chartered. He moved to table the bill.
Mr.. Sutton, Of Cumberland, said he
favored the bill. He said he thought
the matter ought to 60 over under to-
days agreement that no bill to which
there was opposition was to be dis
cussed.
Mr.. Walters said it was a serious
and grave matter and had been dis
cussed for ten years past.
Mr.. Sutton moved that the bill be
passed over until the excur-
sionists returned. The motion prevail
BY leave Mr.. Person OF Wayne, in
troduced a bill to amend chapter 81,
acts of 1895. fixing the maximum
schedule Of charges for selling leaf to-
bacco by all warehousemen in the
state as follows:
In section 1, line 4, strike out Is and
insert 5; in line 5 strike out 25 and IN
sert 10; in line 6 strike out 10 n in
sert 5 and in line 8 strike out 10 and in
sert S."
SENATE.
Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, N. c., February 25.-The fol-
lowing bills were introduced:
BY Senator Smathers, to amend Sec
ton 10 Of The Code as follows: mo
clerk or any person connected in law
business with him shall as counsel or
attorney-at-law draft any deed, bond
or other instrument Of writing upon
which he may be required to pass
either in probate or auditing Of the
same and he shall not give legal con-
StructiOn to any such paper except in
the discharge Of his official duty"
BY Senator Geddie, to regulate the
sale Of liquor in Cumberland and to
establish a dispensary.
BY Senator Justice, to establish a
dispensary for Rutherfordton; also to
aid in the construction Of the Winston
Salem SOuthbOund railroad.
BY Senator Atwater, to amend chap
ter $50, laws 1889, by striking out all
Of section 2 after the word "misde-
in line 2.
BY Senator Walker, to promote the
dairy interest Of the state.
BY Senator Grant, to prescribe the
terms upon which foreign roads may
become incorporated in this state and
for other purposes. (This bill, appears
in full in another column).
The following bills passed.
To amend the acts incorporating
MOrven.
To establish a graded school at
GreenVille.
To incorporate Saratoga, Wilson
county.
To aid in construction of Winston
Salem Southbound railroad. This bill
requires the governor to furnish sur
veyors, also to furnish convicts to
grade the road, the state to take stock in
the road in payment for the labor of
convicts and whatever money the state
shall expend in it's construction.
To protect creditors and innocent
purchasers of personal property mort
gagged in other states.
To regulate the appointment of cot
ton weighers for Raleigh.
TO authorize the auditor to draw
a warrant on the state treasurer for S.
extra for each page of the general as
semb1y.
~ oll'" 3 dIIuCIllluIeu OIL oX-
slaves to inherit property.
Senator Rutler introduced a bill to
protect employees, passengers and ship
pers and to elect railroad commits
sioners by the vote of the people.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The senate reassembled at 4:3O o'clock
The special order was taken up, be
ing the bill to revive and improve the
public school system of North Carolina.
The gist of the bill is that the state
board of education shall appoint bien-
nially a state board of examiners, who
shall consist of three professional
school teachers, and the state superin-
tendent of public instruction, shall be
ex-Ofticio chairman Of said board. The
latter shall prepare and Recommend to
the public school eachers of the state
a course of reading and professional
study for teachers and such outlines Of
methods Of teaching and school govern
ment as may be helpful in school room
work. They shall nave power to grant
first grade life certificates which shall
be reneWed every five years. Meetings
Of the state board Of examiners shall be
held at the call Of the governor. The
office Of county examiner is hereby
abolished, to take effect the first Mon
day In next July. Third grade teach
ers' certificates are abolished. The pro-
visions Of this act shall not apply to
city PUBIC SCnOOl systems now Operat-
ing under special laws or charters.
nat Butler, promoter Of the meas
ure, spoke in favor Of the bill. saying
he had spent a good deal of time in
perfecting it; that it had not been hur-
riedly done, but that he had consulted
the school systems Of different states
n that he had advice from a good
many prominent educators and that he
a submitted his bill to some Of them
n they had pronounced it to be a
splendid bill. He moved the previous
question, which was ordered, on Sec
ond reading. The bill passed-ayes, 81;
noes 10.
On motion of Senator Butler the rules
were suspended and the bill was placed
on it's final reading.
Senator Grant favored the bill, as it
was a good measure. The educational
interest of North Carolina was advance
ing and school laws had to be enacted
to meet the requirements of advanced
education.