The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-14
Especial to The Messenger :,
SENATE.

counties to levy special tax and fund
indebtedness. To allo " Castolla to
elect officers.
The following bills were passed: To
allow Tyrrell to levy a special tax. To
incorporate the North and South Car
DINA railway. To establish a graded
school at Winston. To incorporate the
Presbyterian female college in Meek
enb0rg- For relief of the blind ex-
confederate soldiers. To establish a
~dfspensary at Madison. To restore
white government to the counties Of
North Carolina. To appoint a joint
committee on justices of the peace. To
appoint additional justice of the peace
for Craven.
Senators Hicks and Mason were ap-
pointed as senatesznembers of the joint
committee on justice Of the peace
The bill to increase the number of
commissioners for Northampton, pass
ed it's final reading.
Mr.. Winston's bin to regulate the
payment of salaries due officers and
employees of the states prison and
sale of crops belonging thereto, which
passed the house will come up in the
senate Monday. 1t provides:
THAT it shall be the duty of the ex-
ecutive board of the states prison, E..
L. Travis, w. III. Osborne and W.. H.
Newland to examine and audi all bills
and accounts presented for payment
against the prison, and it shall be un-
lawful for the state treasurer to pay
any such bill or account until ordered
to do so by the executive board in writ
ing. Any person violating any section
OF provision of this act shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor, and upon convic-
ton shall be fined not less tina $500
and imprisoned not less thar three
months"
This bill was held up in the senate
today by w. H. Days friends who
hope to effect some arrangement by
which Day will drop out as superin-
tendent. 1t is said if Day does not do so
by Monday, the bill will be promptly
passed. 1t takes all power from him
and the fusion directors.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. Winston introduced a bill which
was Immediately passed, to regulate the
payment of salaries of p~enitentiary Off
GERS; also sale of the crops.
The resolution introduced by Mr.. Hol-
man, chairman Of the finance commit
tee, was also adopted, providing that all
bills which have passed the house car
rying appropriations be held up in the
senate until it could be seen what they
all amount to.
Mr.. Holman stated that this was in
tended to include any and all a~ppropri-
alton bills so that all can be passed
upon by a special committee on appro-
priations.
The insurance bill was made a special
order for next Tuesday at moor and
ordered printed.
Bills were introduced as follows: By
Mr.. Patterson, of Robson, to amend |
the charter of Red Springs seminary. |
To extend the time of organization of
the Bank Of Maxton. By Mr.. Winston, !
to repeal chapter 544, acts of 1891, in
certain cases. To add Northampton |
county to the Eastern circuit court. To |
amend the law in regard to crop lien |
fees in BERTHE and Northampton. BY
MI. James, to drain Angola bay, Pen
der county, n protect oysters in Top
sial township, Fender county By Mr..
Garrett, to abolish office of conductor
of farmers institutes now held by D.
Reid Parker. By Mr.. Currie, of Moore,
to incorporate Manly and Pin Bluff
and Almond and amend the charter of
Sanford. By Mr.. Sugg, to give Greene
county better government. By Mr..
to give Greene county two addi-
tional commissioners. BY Mr.. Boushall.
to incorporate the Methodist orphanage.
Tp prescribe manner in which new GER
tihcates of stock shall be issued in place
of lost ones. BY Mr.. Allen, of Wayne,
TO incorporate the Commercial and Saw
angs bank, of Goldsboro. To amend
section 1886 Of the Code regarding appli-
cations for pardons. To amend chap
ter 122, acts 1897, regarding Atlantic
and North Carolina railroad.
The huose took up as the special or
der the resolution of the judiciary COM
declaring in favor of the i'm
parchment OF W. L. Norwood.
MI. Allen, of Wayne, as chairman.
explained the action of the
read the evidence in the case in
the resignation of Norwood and
the correspondence between the latter
and Governor Russell, including Nor
woods declaration that Lusk had no
right to send in his resignation. Mr..
Alien said 1t was contended by the mi
nority of the committee that Norwood
Is not judge and that the agreement
Win Lusk was not binding. Others
neid that lin any event, Norwood is {
whether as de facto or
jure judge. He held court after his So
called resignation, and on January 4tb
1899, he signed orders and on .Janu- l
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