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

Senator McCaskey said his people
were entirely wiling to join with the
republicans on tbs business.
During the counting of the vote SEN
ator Smathers came in and desired to
vote.
Senator Moye objected, because he
was outside the chamber when the vote
was AIKEN.
The president stated that he thought
Senator Smathers should be allowed to
vote hecausC he was out attending to
some business for the chair: that an Of
ficer Of h law was on the outside Of
the chamber waiting to arrest him
t~Es@ynoldsD for breaking a lock in the
enrolling clerks office tSwinson's Of
fice.)
The following were named by the
chair as the committee to consider the
election law. Grant. Maultsby. Nc
Caskey. Butler and Justice.
The revenue act WIS again taken UP.
In section 30. relating to fire. accident
and life insurance. s1e0 was fixed as tn
tax. Another amendment adopted was
that no manufacturer OF s]pirituouS
liquors shall sell in quantities Of less
than fiXe gallons, and the fact that n
distiller has a United States retail Ii
cense shall be prima facie evidence -
is Violating the provisions of this act.
The section was adopted imposing a
tax OF 50 on every practicing lawyer,
pHy Sicldl ana u3HilSt ana "a OF i per
cent. on al gross iIcOme3 OF over 81. 900.
1t provides that no city. town or county
shall levy additional tax. 1t also pro-
vlded that any and all persons who
shall write deeds, mortgages, onvey
ances or other legal instruments for
pecuniary consideration shall be Deem
ed practicing law and subject to the
tax imposed. The section taxing do
nestle drummers was stricken out.
NIGHT SESSION.
The bill to encourage local taxation
for public school was taken up. 1t
has passed the house.
Senator Sharp, of Wilson, offered a
substitute for section l, (Which was
adOpted), that for h rpO Of carry
ing out the provisions Of the bill $50, 600
or SO much thereof as may be necessary
is appropriated annually for three
years out of the educational fund and
the same amount out Of the general
fund. The first section of the house
bill was that the entire 500, 900 be ap-
propriated out of the general fund.
Senator Butler offered an amendment
that no township shall receive more
than $3.50 any one year, thought it may
tax itself as much more as it desires.
The amendment was adopted and the
bill passed it's second reading-ayes, So:
noes, s; and on the third reading was
iiouC SpSCldl III tOIIlO IO".
The bill concerning the College of
Agricultural n Mechanical Arts. to
organize a board of directors, allow
ing the governor to name them passed.
The bill passed to establish a graded
school in Clinton.
The bill to regulate sale of liquor in
Union county came up.
Senator Sharp, of Iredell, offered an
amendment to leave to the vote of the
people in the county.
Senator O1om favored the amend
ment and opposed the bill, and Senator
Abel said he could nOt see why repub-
lican members should oppose this par
ticular bill. 1t YVES because q boiling
populist (OGom) was opposed to it and
a straight pOpulist was in favor of it;
that republicans would take the bolt
ers into their bosoms as long as they
could work them"
The amendment was lost and the bill
passed it's third reading.
At II o'clock the senate went into eX-
ecutive session to consider a message
from the governor nominating John r.
Smith, of Goldsboro, superintendent of
the penitentiary and confirmed the
nomination.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The house met at 9 o'clock and the
calendar was taken up inc the follow
ing bills passed:
To extend the time for organization
of the Bank of Lumberton.
To allow special township school
taxes in Person county and in Tyrrell
county.
To incorporate the snow Hill rail
road.
To incorporate the Chatham, Moore
and Harne bank at Sanford.
To repeal the act of 1895 for working
POlt county roads by taxation.
To create Beaver Dam township,
Washington county.
To allow Halifax to levy a special
tax.
To protect deer and wild turkeys in
Moore county.
To give children in Yadkin county
the right to cross lands on their way to
school.
To work Halifax county's roads by
taxation.
Mr.. Lusk rose to a question of order
n said the house was the most dis
orderly body he had ever seen. He said
it was a disgrace to the constituents
of members and the state.
The speaker sal hat the behavior
was certainly a disgrace; that his ap-
peals for order were not needed.
Mr.. Lusk said that the ~doorkeeper
could not manage the members; that
the latter refused to heed him.. He ad-
Ueu lila Inc uuDUuD was So great Indt
he could not hear the speech of a mem
Der six feet away.
The special order, the bill to estab-
lish a ~dispensary for Cumberland coun-
ty, came up and Mr.. Sutton explained
it. He said it was like the other bills.
Mr.. Dockery offered an amendment
leaving the matter to a vote of Fay
etteville.
Mr.. Sutton opposed this and said its
aIA~ts~~ -x1,l1 I'm 49, In. H.. 49,
liquor dealers were powerful.
Mr.. Dockery then aid he learned
the bill affected the whole county OF
Cumberland and he modified his
amendment so as to leave it to the
vote of the county.
Mr.. Sutton said that the liquor in
terest could purchase votes.
Mr.. Dockery said Richmond county
had been dry put had voted whiskey
in. He insisted that the people must
have a chance to vote on these meas.
| ureS.
| Mr.. Gambler spoke in support of the
bill. Mr.. Wemyss said that there wa:
no man in Cumberland who dared pur