The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-17
the New Districts.

On is thlrd read1nS as a Specldl Order.
Mr.. Stevens demanded the yeas and
nays.
Mr.. Gillian asked if the penalty for
violation of the law was not made a
felony. Mr.. Stevens said he thought it
was.
Mr.. Gattis offered an amendment to
section 8 so as to obviate any change
Of the rules Of evidence.
Mr.. Lowery offered an amendment to
prevent trusts from entering this state
and putting prices down SO as to Grip
pie state concerns.
Mr.. Boushall offered an amendment
that nothing shall effect investments of
charitable or educational institutions.
Mr.. Stevens said he was willing to
except present investments.
Mr.. Boushall took issue with him
sharply, saying that if 5000, 900 were
offered to Wake Forest college tomor-
row by the Standard Oil Company he,
| would favor it's acceptance.
Mr.. Thompson, of Onslow, took
ground against Mr.. BoushalTs amend
ment, saying churches and colleges
ought to be above even the appearance
Of evil.
Mr.. Robinson offered an amendment
10 Mr.. BoushalPs amendment, to make
the term present investments"
I Mr.. Thompson said he would like to
| force colleges to sell what trust stock
they now nave.
, Mr.. Boushall accepted the word pres
ent," and his amendment as amended
was accepted by Mr.. Stevens.
Mr.. Gattis' amendment was lost; also
Mr.. Lowrey's amendment. Mr.. Gilliam's
amendment to strike out section 13 and
make the act effective after January
LIST, 1900, was lost in a torrent of noes.
The bill passed it's third reading-ayes,
6S: noes, 6.
Mr.. FOushee offered a resolution rails
ing a committee of five to ar
ticles of impeachment of Judge Nor
wood. Under suspension of the rules it
was Immediately adopted.
By leave, the following bills were in
reduced By Mr.. Mclean, of Har-
nett, to appoint additional directors for
the institutions for deaf-muteS and
blind at Raleigh, and place them in
democratic control.
The house took up as a special order
the bill to give the county of Perquim-
ans two additional commissioners. The
bill passed-49 to q.
AT 12:45 o'clock Messrs. Craige, F'ou-
shee and Allen, committee, appeared
and Mr.. Craige announced that they
had, as directed in the resolution adopt
ed Saturday, appeared before the bar of
the senate and formally impeached w.
L. Norwood in the name of the people
of the state.
The bill passed to put the control of
the deaf-mute school at Morganton in
democratic hands.
The resolution to pay w. L. Nor
wood his salary for June, July and Au-
gust ($5SS) was adopted.
By leave Mr.. Clarkson introduced a
bill to establish a dispensary at Char
lotte.
Bills passed to change the name of
Ashpole to Union City, and to incor-
| porate it; also to allow Raleigh to issue
800, 900 Of street improvement bonds.
NIGHT SESSION.
Bills passed as follows: To reduce
toll rates of Brunswick Bridg, and Fer
| ry Company. To prohibit manufacture
| and sale of spirituous liquors within
three miles of the Presbyterian church
/ at Davidson, Iredell. To repeal chap
| ter 500, acts 1897. To refund money to
| persons reached by failure of the
| Freedman Savings antitrust Company.
To drain low lands of Muddy creek.
To repeal laws relative to public roads
| of Halifax and Nash. To incorporate
| the North State Electrical Power Com
| pany. To appoint j. w. Johnston, d.
b. Campbell and David Ray justices of
| the peace in Cumberland. To prevent
| telling trees in water courses of Cher
okee and Clay. To incorporate the
| North Carolina Society of~the Cincin-
natl. To protect mountain trout in
| Graham, Watauga, Cherokee, Clay, Ma
con, Haywood and Caldwell. To pro-
vide for management of colored nor
NAL school of Franklinton. To require
applicants for physicians license to ex-
hibit diploma from and proof of three
years attendance at a reputable medi-
cal college.
The senate judiciary committee de-
cides favorably on the bill providing
hat upon all points raised and assign
ed on error and upon all decisions and
judgments rendered by the supreme
court. it shall be the duty Of said court
to file a written opinion, setting forth
the reason for such assignment, decis-
ion or judgment.
The bill to regulate the payment of
, salaries of officers and other employees
of the state prison and the disposal of
the crops will be reported unfavorably.
This bill shuts off the old penitentiary
board from all material functions of Of
fee by providing that 40 salaries shall
be paid or crops disposed Of except by
written order of the new executive
board.
w. H. Day, superintendent, was be-
fore the committee this afternoon and
denounced the bill and its sponsors in
. severe terms. He said the passage of the
measure meant either of the
convicts or their unconditional pardon
by the governor. AS for himself. he
said that all along it had been his in
tention to resign as superintendent
. March 1st, but if the committee pre-
ferred he would now sign a blank paper