The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-06

Mr.. Lusk said if he was hurt Mr..
Blackburn would not be here to see
his misery.
The result Of the vote was-yeas. Al.
| nays, "a. Before il was announced Mr..
| changed his vote from yea
TO nay SO as to be in the majority. in
| order TO be able to lodge a motion to
| reconsider. He then lodged il. but was
! ruled out Of order as the previous
| question was ordered. The bll came
up on its second reading and Mr..
| Blackburn again demanded the yeas
| and nays. He attacked the ruling Of
| the chair Cook vas in the chair and
| said he knew he was in the minority.
that the minority had quit thinking.
| Mr.. Dixon said he was sorry 10 know
that the legislature had turned over
all Of its thinking TO that beardless
| youth from Ashe t~BlaCkburn.D
| The vote was-yeas. -. nays. s.. Il
| then passed its third reading.
Mr.. Sutton moved 10 put on thu
! "clincher' and 1t was put on and ap-
| plause from the advocates OF the meas
| ure.
The calendar was taken up. The bill!
| 10 increase The pay of the clerk to the
| attorney general 10 5000 was voted on.
Mr.. Bryan, Of Chatham, moved 10
| table. This prevailed.
The bill passed providing for work
ing by taxation the roads OF Wilson.
Wayne and Green counties. tPitt
| stricken Out.)
At noon the house went into the
| election Of trustees Of the university
and Mr.. Hancock, chairman OF the
| committee, read the nominations.
Messrs. Hancock, Person and Johnson
| We're appointed tellers. The romina-
tons Of the committee were elected.
| Mr.. Roberts, republican, mad a mo-
ton to adjourn for one minute in hon
/ or of yNilltan NfnEin1av II uas nyar-
whelmingly voted down and Mr.. Rob-
erts angrily cried out: We'll, it's all
| right anyhow"
Bills passed as follows:
To allow Whiteville to charge $500
for liquor license.
To amend chapter 125, acts OF 1893.
by striking out these words: Nor shall
the provisions Of this act apply TO rail
ways chartered prior to January /.
1885,"
To place Orange county in the
Fourth congressional district and
Vance and Surry in the Fifth.
To fix the compensation of the
treasurer of Harnet county.
To declare Cape Fear and lower Lit
tie rivers in Harnett county awful
fences.
To give Harnett county a second
1 week of November court.
Mr.. PinniX advocated his bill to take
AIOOIc = ANoTln 1dTOllfla history Out OF
the public school list. He said it was
partisan and that from it you could
not tell who was governor from 1872
to 1876.
Mr.. Mckenzie asked Mr.. Pinnix if
he favored state adoption.
He said Yes"
Mr.. Mckenzie then said: Why not
leave it to the state board?"
Mr.. Eddins said this was the only
| state history.
Mr.. Sutton, of New hanover, said
the history was bad. Kill it and some
body will write a fair history.
| Mr.. Dixon moVed to table-lost. The
bill passed-54 to 40.
| Bills also passed as follows:
| To extend the corporate limits Of Mt.
| Olive.
To change the voting precinct at
| Falling Creek, Lenoir county.
To give Sanford township, Moor
county, the "~alternative' system of
working the public roads.
To appropriate 5000 for the purchase
of the battle ground of Moore's Creek.
in Fender county. (Mr. Bryan, Of
Chatham, opposing.)
To incorporate the Tar River and
Carolina Railway Company.
To allow Sampson county to issue
81, 900 in ponds.
To appropriate $500 to colored nor
NAL school at Elizabeth City.
To prevent the Introduction and dis
semination of dangerous insects and
diseases and weeds which may affect
crops, creating a commission to Sc
cure the e~Xtirpation Of the San Jose
fruit scale.)
To incorporate the state grand lodge
of the Grand United Order Of odd
Fellows.
To give Tyrrell county a road law.
To regulate the keeping of stock in
Tyrrell county.
To require railway companies 10 re-
deem unused mileage tickets if pre-
sented in one year from date of sale
or else allow the ticket to be used.
Bryan, of Chatham's bill to provide
for the election of the clerk of the rail
way commission by legislature came
up.
Mr.. Bryan said said it was simply to
Dust the democratic clerk and put in
a populist, that was all.
Inc democrats moved to table-lost.
The bill passed it's second reading.
NIGHT SESSION.
The bill to appropriate $4,000 addi-
tional 10 the colored state normal
schools, making a total Of s14, 900, or
$4,000 for each school, came up.
Mr.. Bryan, of Chatham. populist,
moved to table-lost; and the bill
passed.
blHS passed as fOllOWS:
To equalize mounts paid the state
colOred normal schools.
To allow the governor to appoint
three directors on the part Of the state
Of the Oxford colored orphan asylum
and to increase the annual a~ppropria-
ton from $4,000 to $3.50.
At . o'clock, Speaker Hileman, who
had been on trial at a magistrate'e
court, for breaking into Enrolling
Clerk Swinson's office, appeared and
was given an ovation.
Effort was made to take up the bill
TO prevent silent partners by requir-
ing ali persons in partnership to regis
ter their names. but IL was found n
"~cllncher' had been put on il and i,
was tabled beyond recall.
The bill to tax male dogs 20 cents and
female dogs 81 introduced by Parkc,
Of Wayne) was defeated.
Bills passed. making it a misdemean.
or TO adulterate spirits of t%urpentint
with Kerosene oil; to authorize the
state board Of agriculture to complet