The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-10


Raleigh, ". c., February THE SEN
ate met at 10 o'clock.
A resolution was adopted that one
member from the senate and two from
the house be appointed TO ascertain
from the governor the vacancies in the
penitentiary board and report.
Bills were introduced as follows: By
Senator Brown, to make fences four
feet high lawful fences in Columbus.
By Senator Jones, to provide new school
districts for Sampson. To require sher-
ifs to keep record of their prisoners.
To provide for the safety of street cal
employees. To give additional justices
of the peace to Craven. To abolish
the merchants purchase tax and sub
stitute license tax.
The bill again came UP, providing
that local option elections shall be held
nee in two years on petition of one
third of the qualified voters of a
ty, and in any month Of the year, in
stead of June, as formerly.
Senator Brown, said the effect of the
passage of the bill would be distinctly
bad; that it would enable the people
to travel from county to county con-
tinually stirring up feeling and having
local option elections.
Amendments excepting county after
county were sent in Finally Senator
Glenn asked permission to withdraw
the bill and was allowed to do so.
M. L. Bryan, of Madison, and w. c.
Newland, of Catawba, were elected di-
rectors Of the penitentiary.
Bills passed as follows: To make
lower Little river, Cumberland coun-
ty, a lawful fence. To provide for
stock law district in Sampson county.
Senator Brown introduced a bill to
change the inscription on the buildings
Of the institute for the blind. The bill
provides that the corner stones in new
buildings erected in 1898 shall be
changed so as to show only the date
of founding of sal institute and the
date of erection of the buildings.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
A resolution from the senate raising
a joint committee to ask the governor
as to the vacancies on the board of
directors of the states prison was con-
Cured in.
Bills were introduced as follows: To
reduce fees on crop liens. 70 provide
for appointment of directors n state
proxy of the North Carolina railroad.
To amend article 6 of the constitution
by adding new section, which will limit
~legibility to all elective state and oun
ty offices to three successive terms. To
repeal the act of 1897, which requires
dentists to pass examination. To al
low citizens Of Union to vote on the
question of a ~dispensary.
The bill regarding directors of the
North Carolina railroad provides that
they shall be elected by the state
board of internal improvements, and
the board shall also a power to
remove them and fill vacancies.
The reply of the state treasurer to
the resolution of inquiry as to what
sums. of money he had paid out to the
penitentiary and lawyers was received
and placed in hands of the finance COM
mittee. 1t shows that in the last two
years he had advanced $55, 900 to the
penitentiary and it had returned $36, 900
of the advane.
Mr.. Winston read the reply Of the
governor to the inquiry as to what
vacancies there were on the board of
directors of the p~enitentiary. The re-
ply said there were two-from the Sew
enth and Ninth districts. Mr.. Wins
ton said one Of these had occurred
within the past forty-eight hours. He
said the democrats had in caucus last
night luckily nominated men from
these particular districs. He then
placed in nomination William G. New
land from the Seventh and Marion L.
Bryan from the Ninth, who were elect
ed.
The bill passed amending the act put
ting the penitentiary in democratic
hands by providing that if the board
of directors finds hat for any cause it
| cannot meet at the p~enitentiary Feb
ruary 10th, it shall have leave to meet
at any place in Raleigh it may select.
Fusionists voted against this bill.
Bills passed as follows: Allowing
| Richmond county to pay special venire
men. To incorporate the Carolina
| Northern Railway Company. To regu-
late the bonds of officers in Craven.
BY leave Mr.. Mcneil introduced a
bill to reduce the rates of the Bruins
wick Bridge n Ferry Company AT
Wilmington. Mr.. Allen, of Wayne, a
bill TO establish a graded school at Mt.
Olive. Mr.. Carroll, a bill to repeal Sec
ton 3131 of the Code n enact a sub
stitute providing that local option
| elections may De held at any time in
the year, but not Oftener thar once IN
two years, upon petition of one-third
of the qualified voters.
The bill passed making Duncan Nc
Eachern and Gabriel Holmes additional
commissioners of New Hanover.