The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-17
THE INSURANCE BILL
Made a Special order for Thursday.
Senate Passes bill TO Improve the
Roads Of New Hanover-A BiII 10
Provide %1niunctive Relief In state
Courts Against ForefSn Corporations.
House Passes bill Placing the Insane
Asylums Under Democratic Control.
SENATE
Especial 10 the Messenger

Raleigh, n. c., February 14.-Bi!ls
were introduced as follows: By Sem
ator Robinson, TO repeal chapter 100,
laws 1895. BY Senator Cole TO amend
section 2S16 Of the Code. BY Senator
Daniels, TO incorporate Goldsboro; also
10 incorporate the North Carolina In
dustrial and Benevolent Society. BY
Senator Travis, TO authorize and regu-
late an action to test the possession or
control Of the state prison. tThis
bill was placed upon immediate pas
sage, and passed its third reading, as
did another new bill, which provides
that the state treasurer shall pay per
diem, and mileage of the newly ap-
pointed directors Of the state PRISON.
By Senator Brown, TO authorize the
prohibition of sale of liquor in Column
bus and TO provide a ~dispensary al
Whiteville.
AT request Of the house the Norwood
Impeachment matter was postponed
until tomorrow.
Bills were passed as follows: To
improve roads of New Hanover. To
promote comfort of passengers on rail
road trains. To empower the commits
sioners of Pitt to levy a special tax.
To incorporate the North State Elec-
trical Power Company.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Bills were introduced as follows:
To incorporate the Carolina Banking,
Loan and, Trust Company. To incor-
porate the Mechanics Dime Savings
bank. To provide for i%njunctive re-
lief against foreign corporations.
(This provides that in all actions now
pending or which may hereafte~ be
brought in a court of this state, 10
which a foreign corporation is a party,
the courts shall have the same power
in orders and injunctions and to grant
injunctive relief against such foreign
corporation as said courts have power
and jurisdiction to issue restraining
orders and injunctions and to grant i'll
junctive relief against corporations
created by the laws Of this stata.) To
allow the states prison directors to
furnish twenty-five ~able-bodied con-
victs to Forsyth county. To give GER
tain parts of Nash county the stock
law. To incorporate the Ohio River:
Franklin and Tidewater railway,
Kope Elias and others incorporates,
capital stock 81, 900, 900, principal Of
fee at Franklin, Macon county. To
incorporate the Black Diamond Com
pany, with 500, 900 capital, to build
railways. To give Swain a dispensary.
By Mr.. Rountree, to amend the pilotage
laws.
Bills passed as follows: To fix The
fees of registers Of deeds for register
ing crop liens in Arson. To provide a
short form of agricultural liens, and
to fix fees for recording and ~probating
the same in Johnston. To incorporate
the City Electric Railway and Subur-
ban Light and Power Company, of
Charlotte.
A report Of the rules committee, in
the shape of a resolution allowing the
speaker to vote on a roll calls was
adopted.
AS a special order, the house took
UP the senate bill to give the demo-
Gratis charge of the hospitals for in
sane at Morganton, Raleigh and
Goldsboro, placing them in charge Of
a board Of nine directors for each to be
nominated by the governor and con
frmed by the senate.
Mr.. Boushall offered an amendment,
striking out the part which says two
directors shall reside in the same coun-
ty-lost.
Mr.. McNeill objected 10 the section
which provides for the keeping of dan
/ gerOus insane or criminal insane in the
~penitentiary, but no change was made.
The bill provides that a wall shall
be built 50 as to entirely separate the
criminal insane ward or hospital from
the p~enitentiary. The bill passed its
Their debate.
The bill passed TO incorporate the
Olivia Raney Free Library Of Raleigh.
r. H. Battle, Bishop Cheshire, AMI
| others trustees. 1t was explained by
| Mr.. Patterson, of Caldwell, who said
the building was to be a memorial 20
| the late Mrs. r. B. Raney, and would
be a free circulating library. open to
white people.
The insurance bill, made a special
order for today, was not printed, and
so was made a special order for Thurs
| day al noon. by which time it will be
| printed.
BY leave, Mr.. Rountree introduced
a bill to provide for a mode of pro-
cedure fer having proper credits. en-
! tered upon judgments.
Mr.. White, of Davie, republican, in
PRODUCED a resolution declaring that il
was a matter Of public notoriety that
Judge George H. Brown, Jr., was pub
Iicly drunk at a reception given by the
Capital Club on January 18th, and
raising a committee TO investigate and
report whether Judge Brown was pub
licly drunk, and has given just ground
for impeachment.
Mr.. Julian at once moved 10 nail that
bill to the table, and Mr.. Leather
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