The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-14
Curious Act of the Last
Legislature.
BOARD OF AGRICUL JU2E
Decides % Erect the Addition To- the
State Museum 1t Will Cooperate
Hatchery-Raaiwa Commission TO
Reduce Freight Rates ON CotIon-To
stock Wake County with Monaghan
PheaSants
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh y. c., March 10.

Inc cIeIhS VI me uodSc UTduCu On
the legislature have worked so rapidly
that today they turned over to the sec
rotary of state and the public printer
the journals of the session, complete.
The ground is becoming somewhat
dry, for the first time in over two
months, and farmers who came here
today say a little work is beginning. .
The railway commission is called TO
meet again April LIST. 1t will require
the Seaboard Air Line t reduce freight
rates on certain lines and it will also
cause a general reduction of rates on
cotton.
Grand Secretary Woodell of the
grand lodge OF Odd Fellows, reports
today that there are 120 working
lodges.
This month a number of the beauti-
full Monaghan ~pheasants will be turned
loose in this county, at several points.
They are protected by a special act of
the legislature. 1t is hoped that they
will thrive and multiply as they have
done il Washington and Oregon.
Later these birds will be SEN to other
sections of the state.
The queerest act of the legislature is
the one making it a misdemeanor to
kill a fox in Allegheny county for two
years. 1t is the first act of the kind
ever passed in the state Another act
for an eastern county, fnrbids hunting
save by permission of land owners,
fox hunters will with not less than
three hounds being excepted.
The penitentiary board is required
by the terms of the new act regarding
the criminal insane to furnish the lat
ter with light, heat and labor and also
to build a high wall, to entirely sepa-
rate the criminal insane department
from the convict quarters, all being in
one building. Yet the penitentiary
has nothing further t do with the
criminal insane, their government be-
ing entirely by the central hospital
here. There are now about forty Of
this class Of people.
The new officials Of the, agricultural
department will not take office until
June 18th. Thus there will be no
suits, as>he commissions Of the fusion
officials do not expire until that date.
Then there will be an entirely new or
~ganization, from top to bottom.
The discovery of copper ore in this
county was made two weeks ago, but
the assay was not completed until a
day or two ago.. 1t shows good ore.
The deposit is about ten miles south of
Raleigh.
The members of the New England
Newspaper League will be here, as
Raleigh's guests, on the Goth instant.
1t is now thought that the First
North Carolina regiment will return
here from Cuba by April 18th. 1t is
the senior regiment in General Lees
crops, and it is said also to be the senior
regiment among all the volunteers.
1t was mustered into service May End
The state board Of agriculture had a
meeting this morning in continuation
of the sessions. of yesterday. It was
decided to send a committee to South
ern Pines, in April to attend the meet
ing of investors, capitalists and home
seekers and that the pay of this COM
llIllLCC, do well 40 VI OlACl
should be 81 per diem and 5 cents mile
age.
There was a great deal Of discussion
over the annex to the museum, which
the fusion board was prevented com
mencing to build by the last legisla-
ture. 1t was agreed by the board thai
the extra room is greatly needed, ano
a committee composed of three mem
bers of the board and Professor
Holmes and T. K. Bruner, was ap-
pointed to arrange specifications and
receive bids for a contract, which will
be submitted TO the board at its mex
meeting on May 18th. Some objection
was shown by a few members to any
additional Improvements ON the grounc
that it best behooved the new board to
start out economically, at any rate, blu
this was removed when it was found
that the board has S31, 900 to its credi
and no pressing call for expenditure.
The board proposes to co-operat'
with the United States in the estab
lishment of the great fish hatchery OF
Albemarle sound.
The board adopted the following res
olution: No member of this boar
shall hold n official posI,lon unde
this board except in direct line of hi
duties as a member"
Joseph A. Holmes was by resolution
specially invited to cooperate as
member of fish commission.
On motion Of McCollom. Chairmal
Cunningham was requested to appea
before the railway commission, an
request reduction Of the minimum CO
load of fertilizers from fifteen TO re-
IONS.
J. c. l. Harris is retained on tn
executive board though no longer hav
ing any power at all. Dills, demo
cratic member, made a motion tina
John r. Smith and Harris have cor
troll until June 18th, but it was vote
down, and Harris asked that it b
withdrawn and not go on record. Thi
was done.