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


To amend section 1891 OF The Code by
adding after the word 'lunatic" the
words 'or confined in the hospital for
insane"
In relation 10 pay If clerks and en-
ployees Of the general assembly, pro,
viding that the Auditor can demand a
certificate 10 show they AVE done thu
work for which they want pay
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The following bills and resolutions
were introduced:
By Mr.. Crumpler, a resolution 10 ad-
journ sine die March 9Th.
By Mr.. Carter, to allow the stock
law district in Nash to have tax levy
BY Mr.. Cunningham, to regulate fire
insurance companies by allowing the
secretary or state to investigate rates
and prevent discrimination.
By Mr.. Lusk, to make the salary Of
the attorney generals clerk $780,
BY Mr.. Ward, to amend the charter
of Warsaw.
By Mr.. Person. to allow Wilson coun-
ty to issue bonds.
To incorporate Wake County Live
Stock and Poultry Association, giving
1t the right to have cock fights at any
place in Wake county, this being done
by provision in the bill which sus-
pends the provisions Of the chapter Of
The Code which forbids cruelty to an
imals. This bill was drawn by a Rail-
eigh magistrate.
By Mr.. Chilcutt. to repeal the special
tax on practicing physicians.
By Mr.. Chilcutt, to allow the state
medical board to grant license to ply
sicians who have practiced ten years.
The calendar was taken up and bills
passed as follows:
To make it discretionary with the
state treasurer as to making state de-
pOSitS in certain banks.
To require all bankers and officers
and directors OF railways and state
banks or other corporations created or
chartered by the legislature to take
an official oath.
To make the stockholders Of every
bank chartered by the state individu-
ally liable and responsible, equally
and ratably and not one for another
for all contracts, debts and agree
mentS of such association to the ex-
tent of the amount Of their stock there.
in at par value thereof in addition to
the amount invested in such share and
all exemptions in any bank chartered
are repealed and to forbid any bank
from lending any one person over one
tenth of it's capital.
By leave Mr.. Murphy, by request, in
trOduced a bill to amend the insurance
laws by providing that no fire insur-
ance company shall do any business in
the state unless it has at least 500, 900
of actual cash capital paid up or as
sets invested in bonds or stocks or in
mortgages worth double the amount
for which mortgaged, and all fire COM
panies shall deposit with the state
treasurer $4,000 of bonds which are
valid. Whenever any loss by fire oc-
cure loser is to notify the state auditor
of the tendency of said loss and the
amount claimed and if there is not a
prompt settlement, may ask for re.
ceiver to take charge Of enough bonds
to satisfy the judgment.
BY leave Mr.. Parker, of Perquimans,
by request, introduced a bill to regu-
late the payment of wages to employees
of manufacturing corporations which
carry on stores in connection with their
business 1t requires such corporations
which have stores or mercantile busi-
ness, owned by itself or in which any
officer of said corporation is interested
to pay laborers and employees of said
corporations at least once a week all
sums due said laborers and employees
in actual money, and makes it unlawful
for any such corporation to pay any
laborer or employe in any order for
goods on any store, the violation Of
the provisions Of the act to be punish
able by fine Of 800.
The bill to provide a dispensary for
Asheville upon a vote Of the people Of
BuncOmbe, was passed-76 to 23-after
a long and warm debate. The report
OF the majority of the committee was
unfavorable.
The supplemental Halifax county
fence law bill came up as special or
der. 1t provides that the act letting
stock go at large shall not go into ef-
feet until January l, 1899
Mr.. Hancock moved to indefinitely
postpone, which meant the bill could
come up no more this session.
Mr.. Mckenzie demanded the yeas
and nays and Messrs. Hancock and
Sutton, Of New Hanover stirred like
motion to indefinitely postpone was
yeas, 40; noes, 81.
Mr.. Brown said Senator Clark had
come to him yesterday and said he
wanted the supplementary bill passed.
Mr.. Hancock said senator Clark had
mentary bill killed.
Mr.. McCrary said senator Clark
wanted the bill passed.
At this point Senator Clark entered
the hall with Mr.. Hancock and the lat
ter said: Here is Senator Clark him
self"
McCrary said: Il don't care II he
is, I repeat he told me he wanted thd
supplemental bill passed.
Mr.. Sutton, Of Cumberland. said the
matter was an issue in politics in Hall
fax.
Mr. Sutton. OF New Hanover. said
Senator Clark had asked him to kill
the substitute.
Mr.. Hancock, after much filibuster-
ing, moved to table the bill.
Mr. McClelland demanded the yeas
and nays and the vote was-yeas, SO;
nays, 81.
The house took a recess from 2:3O
O'Clock to 4.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
AT the afternoon session bills passed
to forbid fire insurance companies not
incorporated under the laws Of this
state to write policies in North Caro- |
lima save through regularly appointed |
and licensed agents.
The bill was tabled to regulate as
This was McCrary's bill
several times discussed. |
On motion of Mr.. Blackburn the
Charlotte police commission bill was
made a special order for Tuesday at |
noon. |
The bill to provide for court steno-
graphers was tabled