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


Come Up Today-Eastern Circuit Solici.
tor Bill KiIl-d-Wilson Charter Bill De-
feated-Asyiums SpoIiation Bill Passed
by Vote of President Reynolds.
Especial to The Messenger.)
SENATE.
Raleigh, March 5.-The senate TOOK
up as special order the bill to encour-
age local taxation for public schools.
This is the bill which provides that an
election shall be held in the townships
Of the different counties to declde
whether they shall vote for tax Tor
any amount up 10 $ZoV, lhe Slale "
give a like amount.
Senator Grant said he believed local
taxation was the entering wedge to-
wards increasing the puDlc School iunu
and usefulness OF the system ana he
believed before long, under local taxa
ton, schools could do away WIN state
aid.
Senator Utley amended Ey srbstitrt-
ing 'districts' for 'tOWnShlpS'-
adopted.
Senator Ashburn offered an amend
ment to strike out section l approprlat-
ing s1OO, 900 The roll call was demand
ed and result ed-ayes, "a; noes, 70. The
amendment was adopted which Vlr-
tually kills the bill.
Senator McCaskey moved to table the
bill-carried
Senator McCaskey moved to lay on
the table the vote to reconsider-lost,
and the vote to reconsider prevailed
and the bill was again before the SEN
ate.
Senator Grant moved to refer the bill
to q special Ommittee-adOpted, and
the chair appointed Senators Grant,
Justice, Utlcy and AtWater
The house bill to place Cleveland and
CASTOR counties in the Seventh con-
gressiCnal district and Yadl<in and
Davie in the Eighth district came up.
Senator Moyc said he was told the rea-
son they wanted to change the districts
was because Brewer, representative In
the house from Surry wanted to go to
congress and the only thing he had
done during this legislature was to in
troduce this bill and get it passed.
The roll call was ordered and the bill
failed to passages, %; noes,26
The revenue act was amended by
striking out five gallons and inserting
one gallon and passed it's third read
ing; also the bill to incorporate the
New Hanover Society for Prevention Of
Crime; also the bills to amend the
charters of Laurinburg and Of New
Bern. -.E
NIGHT SESSION.
The senate reassembled at O'Clock.
Bills passed as follows:
To Incorporate the Bladen and Co
lumbus Railway and Lumber Com
pany.
T incorporate the Duplin and Wayne
Railway and Lumber Company.
To create the state board of equallza-
tiOn.
The special order was taken up be-
ing the bill to revise and consolidate
the charter of Wilson.
This bill was reported unfaVOrably
by the committee on corporations. a
ing its passage.
Senator Grant said the democrats
were in the majority when the COM
mttee met.
Senator Ray said not single demo-
crat voted ON the bill in committee
either one way or the other.
Senator McCaskey said the demo-
Gratis voted by a rising vote.
Senator Ray denounced it and de-
fled any man to prove that 2 single
democrat voted either by rising or
viva vOce.
Senator Grant showed by his speech
that he did not care whether the COM
mttee's report was unfavOrable or
not. that he would vote for the bill
because it was republican measure.
and though the populists on the COM
mittee voted unfavorable he would
still support the bill.
Senator Anderson, republican, said
of which he was chairman. several
persons. OF different political parties.
who opposed the passage OF the Dill
and that was the reason 1t was re-
ported unfavorably: that prominent
republicans and populfsts appeared be-
fore the committee and opposed the
bill and he (Anderson) would stand
by the report
Senator Sharpe, Of Iredell, said he
did not know whether 1T was a good
measure or not. From his speech 1t
was gathered that his object in want
ing the bill to pass was 1T would make
the representative from Wilson coun-
ty one OF the commissioners.
Senator Justice opposed turning over
cities and towns to negroes and IRE
sponsible parties and he expected TO
do 80 as long as he lived. He asked
Senator Sharp, of Wilson, VINO the
person was who is named as one or
the police commissioners.
Senator Sharpe answered he was a
member of the house from Wilson.
Who is Bach?
He is a citizen of Wilson"
How long he he lived in the town.
Not long, believe. but he has been
in the county some time"
Who is Peacock, named as a COM
missioner"
"Oh. he is a colored man.
We'll" said Senator Justice this is
town"
Senator Justice moved to table the
bill and the motion prevailed.
The bill came up TO take the asy-
Gums at Raleigh, Morganton and Colds
oolo out Cf present hands and give
them to the cooperation and allow
ans the governor to appoint directors.
Person. cClnred, offered an amend
-neRt to strike out appoint and in
sert the word elect" This would
take it out of the governors hands.
Person said he now knew that the re-
puniieans were going to break faith
with what they had promised and he
was opposed to the bill. He had been
told Ly prominent republicans at
Washin gton not to let the people both
er the Raleigh asylum and he had the
manhood to stand here and oppose the
passage of the bill. He stood here to
say that he opposed his party when II
ignores four-ffths of the republican
rartS. Negroes have as much right to
white blicAnS because