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

of the mire and filth of politics. He
said the trustees were to be paid 81 a
day and mileage.
Mr.. Nelson said that it was under
stood when the bill was passed ten
days G creating the new board of
agriculture and increasing it by two
members. nat the board was amply
large enough to look after the college.
He declared that the new bill was
simply to create fifteen new places and
that the matter Of expenses Of the
board were left to il.
Mr.. Sutton, Of Cumberland, offered
and amendment which was adopted.
providing that the directors shall not
receive any pay or per diem, but only
their travelling expenses ana snail
meet only four times in each year.
The bill as amended passed its read
ings with but few a
The " omnibus bill" prohibiting the
sale of liquor near some 800 churces
! passed.
! Mir. Cook moved to take up the bill
! TO repeal section ) Of the county gov
N law of 1895. which allowed APP
pointment by judge of two additional
democratic county commissioners. Mr..
Johnson said it was agreed another
bill providing for appointment of two
| commissi )ners should be reported at
the same time. Both bills passed
Mr.. Johnson's bill provides that upon
VI ~ lioAA VI SAANNA
free holders, that there is mismanage-
| ment. the judge shall look into the m at
ter and if he finds there is misman-
agament shall appoint two commission
ers of opposite parties.
The Louisburg dispensary bill was
taken UP on ina reading.
Mr.. Blackburn offered an amendment
leaving it to the vote of the people or
Louisburg township. 1t was voted
down and the bill passed. On motion
of Mr.. Sutton, of Cumberland, the
"clincher" was put on it.
The bill passed to make he board of
railway commissioners a board for
| equalization of taxes, the board receiV-
ing no additional compensation.
The bill was taken up placing Orange
| county in the Fourth district and
| Vance in the Fifth, with the committee
amendment placing Surry in the
| Fifth. A clamor arose. At this point
the house adjourned until 2 o'clock a.
m. tomorrow.
Raleigh, N. c., March 4.-The senate
met at 10 o'clock. Lieutenant Governor
Reynolds presiding.
Senator Ashburn introduced a res
! olutiOn tina when the senate adjourn
that it do so in honor of Hon. William
Mckinley, who today will be
ted president of the United States,
and from whose administration we
expect prosperity, peace and happl-
ness
Senator Ray opposed the consldera-
ton of such a resolution as it was, in
the first place out of order, and again
it may be an administration that
would be against the interests of ev-
ery man, woman and child in North
Carolina.
The resolution was placed on the CAL
endar.
The following bills were passed:
To improve the public roads of An
son county.
To amend the charter of the town
Of Lilesville, in Arson county.
To drain Carriers creek, in DAVE
county.
To establish a graded school in the
district to be known as Chapel Hill
district.
To amend chapter $50, laws of 1887,
relating to working convicts on public
roads.
To authorize the school commission
ers of Raleigh township to issue school,
bonds.
To establish the graded school OF
Hayesville, in Clay county.
To allow Iredell county to levy a
special tax.
For relief of t. NJ. Page, clerk of the
superior court of Henderson.
To repeal section 2, chapter 541, laws
of 1891.
To prohibit sale Of obscene and i'm
moral books.
To regulate the liabilities of stock
holders in banks chartered by the state
passed its second reading.
To require all bankers and stock
holders of same and officers, stock
holders, directors and officers Of rail.
roads and other corporations, to take
an oath.
To prohibit taking clans in the wa.
tiers of Columbus county.
To pay Mrs. Sarah "A. Knox her pen
sion for 1896.
A Joint resolution to proceed to cleo
trustees of the University Of NORTH
Carolina on Thursday, March 4th, a
II m.
At II O'Clock Mr.. McCaskey made &
motion that the senate resolve itself il
committee of the whole to consider thu
act to raise revenue.
The motion adopted and on motion O
Senator Smathers the lieutenant gov.
ernor was elected chairman. The &C
was taken up by sections.
While the committee was considering
the revenue act Senator Rollins Of
fered a resolution that for twenty
years it had been the time hOnOred Gus
tom for the senator from Buncombe
(ROllins) every four years to rise III
his seat and NOV that the senate ad'
JOuIH III IOllO1 VI liz SAoA6C III oA
ministration from one party to mother
and he asked the senate to adjourn N
minute in honor Of this government
passing from the hands Of the demo.
cratic party into the hands Of that no
BILE and pure statesman Mckinley.
Senator Ray opposed the resolution
He said it was out of order AS the sen
ate was not in session, but was in com
mittee Of the whole.
Senator McCoskey (bolting populist
moved that the committee arise anC
adopt the resolution.
The committee rose, but Senator Ra!
objected to the resolution.
Senator McCaskey moved the rules
be suspended and the resolution b'
passed. The motion prevailed and th'
resolution was adopted by a viva VOC
vote, democrats and straight populist!
voting against it and the boiling pop
ulists voting with the republicans.
Consideration of the revenue act wa
resumed. Section %, in relation to tn,
purchase tax is different from the las