The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-04

did not want to give the democrats
| such a good chance for political cap
: tai. 1t was a bill that would not suit
the people.
Senator Odum moved to table the mo-
tion which the senate refused to do and
Senator Mault;by's motion was carried
! and the bill was recommitted.
! The co-operationists were hot and did
not know how to get out.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
No bills were introduced today and
! only one report was made by commit
tee, this being (without prejudice) to
appoint E. S. Simmons, a blind demo-
crat, justice Of the peace.
The North Carolina railway lease bill:
| was made special order for next Fri
day at noon
Bills passed as follows:
To allow Craven county to levy a spe-
cial tax.
To allow Raleigh township school
committee to isue $4,000 Of bonds for
school houses.
To appropriate $23, 900 for new build
ing and other improvements at the col
ored deaf mute and blind institution
here, $11, 500 for each Of the years 1878.
| The vote " AS unanimous On the passage
Of this bill
The bill to increase the annual ap-
[ porpriation to the state guard to $12,-
900 came up with favorable report and
was referred to the finance committee.
The bill to appropriate $4,000 for
each Of years 1878 for the deaf mute
school at Morganton passed after some
debate, Mr.. Dixon. Of Cleveland. max
| ing the statement that the strongest
| argument the democrats met during
the late campaign was the republican,
populist liberality in 1895 in making ap-
porpriatiOns to institutions, and that
| he hoped the fine record would not be
broken.
| Bills passed TO allow a cOlored ply
| sican to be employed at the colored in
| stitution for deaf mutes and blind here
and to establish graded schools at
| Washington.
Mr.. Schulken chairman Of the spec
| ial committee to investigate the charges
Of fraud and bribery in the election Of
United States senator made a long re-
| port. 1t contained the examination of
many witnesses sworn and examined
| by committee. Some Of the evidence
| caused a laugh, particularly that part
! in which Senator D. Reid Harker said
! he had discovered that he had peculiar
| fitness for the position Of commissioner
| Of agriculture. Y. c. MortOn's state
ment was that D. M. Morrison, chair
man of the republican committee of
Richmond ha6 ho
, have $1,4o0 revenue place at Wash
| ington if he voted for and used his
! influence for Pritchard. Senator Utley
said that in a boarding house here the
pOpulist bolters who were in conference
said there were 200 good places to be
| given out to friends Of Pritchard and
| that he recognized the voice Of Repre-
| sentative Parker, of Perqumans, as
| prominent in this talk. Morrison de-
MED all Mortons assertions. Parker
denied the statements of Utley.
Mr.. Dockery brought up his bill to
| prevent the use Of "fillers'' or worth
| less substances in fertilizers. It's text
| is as follows:
ger or fertilizing material shall be an
| alyZed as required by law and sroh an
| alysis shall show the presence in such
| fertilizers Of hair, hoofmeal, horn,
| leather scraps,m mari or other deleterious
| materials known as filters, publication
| shall be made in the monthly bulletin
/ by the department Of agriculture, show
| ing the result Of such analysis and call
| ing the attention Of the public to the
| presence in such fertilizers Of such sub
stances and the same shall be seized
| and condemned as provided by law in
! other cases.
| Mr.. Dockery offered the following
! amendment:
| Strike out the words mari or other
[ deleterious materials known as filters"
b. and substitute "Or other substances
! non available for plants, but which con-
| tain ingredients that go to make up
required or guaranteed analysis
! The amendment was adopted and the
bill passed.
The special order was taken up, be-
| ing the bill to provide a police commits
| sion for Charlotte.
! Mr.. Walters, of Rockingham, de-
! manded the reading Of the bill in full
| There was half an hours debate, Mr..
i Hancock speaking in support Of the
! bill and Mr.. Freeman, republican,
| against 1t.
MIR. Craven, populist Of Mecklenburg,
| opposed it and Mr.. Clanton, Of Neck
! lenburg, republican, favored it.
| There was intense interest in the vote
. on the second reading which was-ayes,
| A. noes 60. There was loud applause
! at this failure of the bill to pass. and
i the ''clincher'' was put on it, SO it can
come up no more this session
| Three hours were then devoted to the
contested election case Of n. B. Brough-
ton against James H. Young from
Wake
Mr.. Cook, republican, spoke in sup |
port Of the majority report, which |
favored Young, while Mr.. Duffy cham |
pioned Mr.. Broughton, as did also Mr.. |
Cunningham. The majority report |