The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-07
Especial to The Messenger.)
SENATE.

Raleigh, N. c., March 2.-The senat
met at 10 o'clock.
A bill was introduced by Senator
Daniels TO incorporate the Kinston and
Jackson railroad.
Bills passed as follows: To repeal the
law establishing the railroad commits
sion. To change the Western criminal
circuit court. To codify the laws OF
the Agricultural and Mechanical COL
Iege at Raleigh and provide that the
trustees shall be paid only mileage and
hotel expenses when in attendance
upon the board meetings. To provide
for the election of an agricultural COM
missioner by the people and to reor-
ganize the agricultural department. To
incorporate the Carolina Loan and
Banking Company. To incorporate the
North Carolina Bar Association. To in
corporate the Methodist orphanage. To
incorporate the Carolina Trust Com
pany. To protect oysters in Topsail
township, Fender county.
Senate Speight introduced a bill 70
make an appropriation for the danger
Gus insane. This provides that 5000
be appropriated to fit I'D wards at the
states prison for dangerous insane and
for their support 1t was Immediately
passed.
Senator Wilson introduced a bill to
i. provide for improvements at the state
Normal and Industrial college and ap-
propriate $50 OO to build a library and
gymnasium
Senator Justice said the bill for $1O,-
900 appropriation for the university
would come up tomorrow and he would
vote against it. He did not think it
right at this time that SO many insti-
tutions should be asking for money.
The bill to incorporate the Cape Fear
Terminal Railway Company passed it's
final reading, as did bills to give Cum
berland county additional terms of the
superior court. To amend the charter
of Maxton To authorize the commits
sioners of Rockingham to issue bonds.
To incorporate the Salisbury and Fay
etteville Coast Line railway.
The election law came up as a spe-
cial order. Fourteen separate amend
ments were offered by Senator Frank
These provided for full representation
of republicans and populists on the
election board and that the registrars
shall make oaths before justices of the
peace to faithfully perform their duties
according to law. The amendments
were lost.
Senator Campbell gave notice, trium-
phantly, that the populist party is not
dead, and that it would blow the dem
Ocratic party from the face Of the
earth when it came to vote at the mex
election.
Senator Fuller, as a constitutional
ioI+ aN4n-n n rrntno rnin thn
passage of the act.
Senator Glenn offered an amendment
which was accepted, that seven instead
of five discreet persons compose the
state board Of elections. Senator Glenn
then paid his respects to the republi-
cans and fusionists. He was not COM
plimentary in the least. He stated that
the democratic party was perfectly
willing to accept the responsibility of
this act. 1t was a white mans work,
and NEAR white supremacy.
The vote on the bill was-ayes, 80;
noes, 6. Senators Campbell, Crisp,
Franks, Fuller, Goodwin and Newsome
voting in the negative.
The joint resolution to appoint one
member from the senate and two from
the house to nominate sever members
of the board of elections, was adopted.
Senator Glenn was appointed as the
member from the senate.
Mr.. Stevens antitrust bill came up
with favorable report from the judi
ciary committee.
Senator Daniels said he wanted to
stricken out the amendment providing
that the act do not apply to agricul-
tural implements and articles used in
cultivation of farms. He believed this
provision as part of the bill might
leave farmers at the mercy of trusts
and combines.
Senator Brown offered the following
amendment: But no person or firm
shall be deemed to be the agent of a
trust because Of the sale Of trust man.
ufactured goods, when said person or
firm buys said goods and sells the
same as his or it's own property" This
was adopted.
The bill passed its second reading
and was re-referred to the judiciary
committee for careful consideration.
The bill to extend the time for or
ganizing the Lumberton n Lumber
Bridge railroad passed, as did bills tc
provide for working roads in Samp-
son.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The house met at 10 o'clock, Mr.
Hampton in the chair. Bills passed as
follows: To appoint additional justices
for Harnett. To establish a highway
through the state lands in Onsiow
county. To amend the charter of Dunn
To amend the charter Of Nashville. TIC
establish graded schools at New Bern
To extend the time for organizing the
Southeastern North Carolina railway
Resolution to recall from the office OF
secretary Of state an act allowing the
use of Dutch nets in Neuse river. TIC
appoint D. Worthington a justice of the
peace in Wilson. Resolution blowing
a Joint committee to sit not over fit
teen days and investigate, during leg.
islative recess, the agricultural depart
,ment. (The resolution which the SEN
ate had adopted was then defeated
To allow the penitentiary to complete
the Quaker Bridge road, in Onslow
and Jones counties. Resolution direct
ing the secretary Of state to publish
the new shell fish law. To prohibit
transfers of cases from one magistrate
to another in New Hanover, except as
required by law. To regulate sturgeon
fishing in New Hanover. To put North.