The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-27
SENATE.
Especial to The Messeger.)


Raleigh, N c., January 24.-The
senate met at 10 o'clock. Evangelist
Lee prayed.
There was a favorable committee re-
port on the bill to authorize the COM
missioners of Moore county to fund the
county debt and an unfavorable report
on the bill to provide court stenogra-
pliers.
Bills were introduced as follows: To
compel timber cutters to mark all lines
before cutting timber. For protection
of crops in Craven. To protect cattle
from splentic fever.
Bills passed final reading as follows:
To repeal chapter 500, acts of 1897, SO
far as relates to Wayne county. To re-
peal the charter of New Bern. To re-
duce the price of supreme court reports
to $3.50. To repeal chapter 353, acts
1897, relative to stock law elections.
(This bill was so amended as not to
apply to Pamlico and Cumberland coun-
ties.) To allow the clerks of superior
courts to appoint commissioners to
take depositions where witnesses to
wills live further than seventy-five
miles. The bill to appoint a commit
tee to investigate the colored Agricul-
tural and Mechanical college at Green's
boro was taken from the calendar and
passed it's final reading, as did the bill
to incorporate the Roanoke Railroad
and Bridge Company, and the bill to
ratify and approve the consolidation of
the South Carolina and Georgia exten-
sion.
The committee decided this evening
to report favorably the bill to make
turpentine contracts date from January
1st instead of April 1st., and to enable
the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal
Company to collect tolls.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The house met at 10 o'clock.
Many petitions were presented, ask
ing repeal of the merchants purchase
tax
Mr. Willard presented petitions for
and against the stock law in New
Hanover.
The committee reported in favor of a
bill to increase the number of county
commissioners of Craven.
The bill providing for investigation
of the agricultural department, the
State treasurer's office and the charl-
table institutions was reported favor
ably, as was the bill to amend the char
ter of Southport.
Bills were introduced as follows:
BY Mr.. Mclean, of Harnett, to incor-
porate Buies Creek Academy. By
Isaac Smith, of Craven, to provide for
compulsory education of children be-
tween 6 and II years of age in that
county. BY Mr. Currie, of Bladen, to
repeal chapter $780, laws of 1897. By
Mr.. Allen, of Wayne, to amend the act
as to Wilson graded schools. By Mr..
oliver, for relief of the executor of ex-
Sheriff Mclean, of Harnett. By Mr..
Currie, of Bladen, to amend section l,
chapter 253, laws of 1897 By Mr.. Carr,
of Duplin, to regulate the hours of
holding courts. To increase the pres
ent revenues ct provides for levy of
2 per cent tax on gross earnings of all
railroads, express, telegraph, and
steamboat companies in the state.) By
Mr. Willard, to amend oyster law OF
1897; also to provide for investigation
of incendiary fires; also providing for
a revision and digesting of the public
laws. To provide for election of the
state librarian by a board of trustees
to be composed of members of the
faculty of the university, of Wake For
est Trinity, Davidson and the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical college.
Mr.. Boushall introduced bill relat-
ing to uniform commercial law (this
bill is codifcation and classification
of the laws now in use in many states
and largely in this state.
Mr.. Willard introduced bill regulat-
ing insurance business. (This bill
creates a department of insurance and
provides for the Office of superintendent