The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-12

Bin-KepOrt to Error i'm Enrolling
the 'ROlling Exposition Hill-Hireing
Out of COnvicts Provided fOr-KesO1u.
tion of Thanks to Presiding Officers and
Others.
Especial to The Messenger
SENATE.
Raleigh, N. c., March 9.-The senate
session was dull. The bill passed to
regulate liabilities of stockholders in
banks chartered by this state which
forbids loaning of more than 10 per
cent. OF the capital stock to one person
or corporation or company, by a bank
having less than 100000 capital.
Senator Ray offered resolution that
the thanks Of the senate be rendered
Lieutenant Governor Reynolds for the
impartial and courteous bearing which
he had manifested toward all senator's
and moved that the resolution be
spread upon the journal.
Senator Scales took the chair and
said: II have been called to the chair
to show our respect for one Of the most
impartial, honest and high minded pre-
siding officers the senate has ever had"
Senator Parker of Alamance, said it
was a pleasure to- say the president
was a just, impartial and courteous
presiding officer. He then as a token of
appreciation presented the silver ser
vice in the pame Of every member of
the senate.
The lieutenant governor spoke feel
ingly in reply to Senator Parker
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The session of the house was tame
today. Barely a quorum was present
most OF the day.
Mr.. Hancock, of the special commit
tee to investigate the enrolment Of the
bill to appropriate $4,000 to the Rolling
Exposition" reported that in the en-
crossed copy the entire first section,
making the appropriation was stricken
out and that the bill was correctly en-
rolled.
Mr.. Pagan said there was something
wrong and that the amendment was in
the words: Strike out appropriation Of
$4,000 to be made by the state and add
following: Provided there shall be no
cost or expense to the state whatever"
Mr.. Sutton said there was a "Cat in
the meal tub He thought the eager
ness Of the advocates of the measure
vote on the legality Of the bill.
The vote was-yeas, 35; nays, %.
The bill to appropriate $500 to the
Agricultural and Mechanical college
here for hospital and new biller came
up.
Mr.. Fagan moved to table-lost.
Mr.. Cook advocated the bill, saying
the need Of hospital was urgent.
Mr.. Dixon, of Cleveland, favored and
so did Messrs. Walters, Lusk and Free
man.
Mr.. White. of Randolph, antagonized
any appropriation.
The bill passed it's third reading.
The bin to restore Surry to the Fifth
district and to put Orange in the
Fourth came up on it's third reading.
Mr. Person sa id the time had not
come to relistrict the state; that the
senate had tabled this bill.
Young moved to table and the vote
was-yeas, Al; nays, IL.
The bill came up t, , allow the super
intendent Of the pen 'tentiary to lease
out convicts for roat work between
July 18th and March Is IT,
Mr.. Freeman favored it; so did Mr.
Cunningham, who said Mr.. Dockery
had last night shown tina the penlten-
tiary was not self support ing.
Mr.. Freeman declared it vas the most
meritorious measure Of the session.
an amendment: That the state con-
victs shall only be hired out 'pon sucn
terms as the superintendent o! tne
shall prescribe" ms was
voted down and the bill passed Is read
ings with a rush.
The senate amendments to tn asy-
lum bill were concurred in. The
duce the appropriations $23,50O. .
The bill to require fire insurance jim
panies to charge no higher rate on fa IN IN
prope ty than is charged in Virgin tas
passed, after being supported by M T.
Cunningham.
The bill allowing the supreme court
to pay it's reporter $3.50 annually, if it
wished to do so, passed.
The speaker announced the following
committee on the part of the house to |
examine the books of the state treasur-
er and auditor: Messrs. Dixon or
Cleveland, Ormsby and Brown.
Mr.. Crews offered a resolution of
thanks TO Speaker Hileman and ex-
pressing sympathy for him in his ILL
ness and this, after being amended SO
as to include the clerks, employees and
newspapers reporters. the latter OF
whom were declared by Mr.. Bryan Of
Wilkes ("Red Fox'') to have been very
efficient. was unanimously adopted.
PRINCIPAL Clerk Masten was thanked
by a rising vote.
The senate resolution to adjourn sine
die at 6 o'clock p. m. was concurreo IN.
Senate Committed on Foreign Relations
Washington, March 1O.-The senate
committee on foreign relations did not !
take up the general treaty of aroltra-
ton between the United States and