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

tice introduced a bill to promote the
comfort Inc safety Of travellers on rail-
Dads. This was put upon it's immedi-
ate passage and passed it's third read
ing, as did the bills to regulate fire
insurance n other companies. To
abolish the railroad commission. To
require the secretary of state to pub
lish 200 copies of the act regulating
the shell fish interests. To abolish
county boards of education and super
visors. To authorize the board of in
ternal improvements elect, in the event
the directors of the Atlantic and North
Carolina railway refuse to give control
to the board recently appointed.
The bill to restore to clerks and en-
ployes of the general assembly the pay
received prior to the reduction made
by this Legislature, was lost by a vote
of 20 to q. Clerks have saved $1,000 to
the state.
The bill passed to establish a graded
school at Mount Olive.
The bill to consolidate and increase
the efficiency of the colored normal
schools came UP as a special order. 1t
was submitted by the committee. 1t
provides that the normal schools for
the colored race heretofore conducted
under the auspices of the state at Sal
isbury and Winston shall be conduct
ed hereafter as the nornal department
of the Agricultural and Mechanical COL
lege at Greensboro under direction Of
the board of trustees of that institu-
ton; that normal work for the color
ed race be concentrated at Goldsboro,
or at such point to east of Raleigh as
offers the best inducements for the
school; hat 5000 be appropriated for
the support n maintenance of the
school; that the government of the
school shall be vested in a board of
trustees to consist of the superintend-
ent OF public instruction and six other
citizens of the state, the term Of office
to be six years, and all shall
be filled by the general assembly.
enato Wilson and others spoke in
favor of the bill and the ACCESSIBILITY
of the construction of the schools.
Senator Glenn offered a substitute
bill. 1t was lOSt-ayes, II; noes, %.
The bill submitted by the committee
was not voted upon.
The bill to regulate the holding OF
courts in the Third district passed its
final reading, as did the bill to estab-
lish the North Carolina Corporation
commission, successor to the railway
cOmmisSion.)
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Bills passed: To repeal the public
road law in Wilson. To establish q
criminal court for Mitchell. To raise
revenue. To regulate time for holding
courts in the Twelfth district. To pro
vide for assessment for property anC
collection of taxes. To extend time fol
organizing Lumherton and Lumber
River railway. To allow Fayetteville
to issue bonds. To allow commission
ers Of Person to fund it's debt. To al.
low Concord to issue bonds. To incOr
pOrate Cape Fear Terminal railway
To amend the charter of MaXton. tt
authorize he commissioners of Cald
well to levy a special tax to build {
Jail. To authorize the commissioner
of Person to issue bonds. To allow tn
town commissioners of Davidson tt
issue bonds. To incorporate the town
of Granite Falls. To provide a dis
pensary for Warren. To authOriZ,
AsheviIle to issue bonds: To incOrpor
ate the town of Mint Hill, Mecklen
burg county. To authorize Rocking
ham to issue bonds. To incorporate tn
Salisbury and Cape Fear railway. T.
authorize Duplin to build a causewa.
over Goshen swamp To condense AM
codify the laws relating to laborer
and mechanics. To prevent fishing TO
two years in Black river, Fender coun
ty. To appoint justices of the peac
for Johnston. To lei the charte
of Concord graded school. To amen
tho 1nuy with rnfnrannn fn onxynrn m N
of deaf, dumb and blind. provide
for the appointment of four additions
directors.) To establish the Easter
district criminal circuit. To provid
for a ~janitor of the supreme cour
building. To incorporate the Mer
chants and Manufacturers Storag
Company; to change the time of hold
ing courts in Union and Stanly.
A bill to p~erpetuate the name c
Zebulon B.. Vance by a]ppropriatin
So 5000 to be added to 1900 in the hand
of Jos. G. Brown here, and to erect
bronze statue of Vance in the capit'
square, was introduced by Senate
Speight, and enatorsF Franks, Whita
ker, Cooke, Williams, Glenn. Hick
Smith, Fuller and Bryan spoke in Ell
. logy of Vance
Senator Bryan offered an amendmer
that the state give $4,000, making tn
total 81, 900.
The amendment was adopted by
rising vote.
Bills passed: To allow the commi:
sioners of Burke to build a bride ovt
Catawba river. To amend the chartt
of Wilson. To extend the corpora
limits of the towns of Trenton an
Saratoga. To incorporate the Kinsto
n Jacksonville railway. To devise
plan for marking confederate graves
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The house met at II o'clock. Bill
were introduced as follows: BY M
Rountree, to protect oysters in Ne
Hanover county. Regarding holding
superior courts, compelling judges
remain until the docket is cleared.
On Mr.. Rountree's motion, the bill
appropriate 10000 annually to the so
diers' home was smade a special ord
for tomorrow morning.
The bill passed to appoint three jul