The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-07
PEMI[N|lARY DIRECTORS
Legislature Elects the
New Board.
FOR MORE D~lSPENSARlES
hills a. TO and SmishnetA
Passed by the senase-A Bili 60 aun.
prove shc Rncampsnens Grounds az
wrtghtsvfile-The Btll Taxing Bank
S~sock-Senats Passes the Rili Relicv.
tng Dtsa bilitfcs OF Married Women.
eew Measures Proposed.
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SENATE.

Kew Measures Proposed.
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SENATE.
Raleigh. y. G.. February 3.-The SEN
ate met IT 10 o'clock.
Bills were introduced as follows: For
justices OF peace in Washington coun-
~. To provide FOR safety OF travellers
and employees on railroads.
Bills passed as follows: To establish
dlspensary at Jackson. To remove dis
abilities Of married women. For re-
, lief of sherlffs and tax collectors al
lowing them uncollected taxes for 1895.
1896 and 1897. To amend the charter
OF the Wilmington Gas Light Com
pany.
The bill to establish a state veteri-
nary association was tabled.
Senator W%inston's bill making cohab-
itation between whites and blacks a
felony was, by request, placed on the
| calendar, despite the adverse report OF
the judiciary committee. II was tabled
and the "clincher" put on IL.
Bills passed NJ reading as follows:
To authorize Fayetteville to accept IS
per cent. OF taxes OF 1895 as settlement
in full. To re-enact the act OF 1855, re-
lating to stock law in Robson. To
amend the charter OF Southport.
The same p~enitentiary directors as
chosen in the house were elected by
unanimous vote OF the senate.
The bill to establish a dispensary at
Smithheld passed it's npal reading as
| 1i1 fhn fnt1nVyfnr htll1. W. hrfn 800.
within the law prohibiting running at
large OF stock. To abolish county
boards OF education. To provide Tor APP
pointment OF twenty-eight justices for
Washington county.
Resolutions were adopted, requesting
our representatives at Washington to
secure an appropriation sufficient to
cover the states war claims against
the government.
Senator Justice introduced a bin to
establish a dispansary at Greensboro.
A resolution to pay f. i. Jones 500
as expenses in his contested election
case was adopted.
Ex-Governor Jarvis was extended
privileges of the floor.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The house met at 10 O'Clock.
A resolution was introduced by Mr..
Mcintosh against the acquisition OF
foreign territory by the United States.
blllS NtEe Introduced dS LOllDN ~ By
Mr.. Thompson, OF Onsiow, to stablish
a public highway through state lands
in Onslow. By Mr.. Willard, To protect
sturgeon; also to protect outfitters who
fit out fishermen. BY Mr.. Winston, to
regulate and reduce fees OF county Of
fcers; also TO increase the number OF
commissioners in Northampton. BY Mr..
Rountree, to improve the state encamp-
ment grounds at Wrightsville. BY Mr..
Justice, to require purchasers Of rail-
ways sold under judicial sale to organ
iZe new corporations.
The bill passed to amend the law as
to limited partnerships. The resolution
for the removal OF the arsenal from the
capitol square was adopted.
There was discussion of the bill to
allow the commissioners OF Pitt coun-
ty to put Migrants at work on the pub
J lie roads or county farms. Many MEM
bers said the bill ought to be general.
The bill was referred to the judiciary
committee. 1t was shown this was
only a bill which reaches Migrants.
By leave, Mr.. Rountree introduced
bills to incorporate the United Benefit
Society of Wilmington, and Linden
Grove Council, Order Of Druids, at Will
mington; Mr.. Reeves a bill regarding
patent medicines. ct provides that
1T shall be unlawful for any mer-
chant, druggist or other person or per-
sons to sell or offer for sale any patent
or proprietary medicines or other like
nostrums which do not have printed on
label in plain Roman letters and In the
English language the name and exact
amount Of each ingredient from which
the compound is made.)
Mr.. Ranson'S bill regarding taxation
OF bank stock provides that stock hold
ers Of every bank located in this state
whether state or national, shall be as
sessed and taxed on value OF shares
therein in county, town, precinct, VIII
lage or city where such bank or bank
ing association is located Inc not else
where, whether such stakeholder re-
sides in such place or not.
Mr.. Leigh introduced a bill To define
and regulate fraternal or beneficial as
sociations or societies; Mr.. Robinson,
a bill to revise the act extending he
time for beginning OF work on Fayette-
vile and Albemarle Railway; Mr.. Ray,
OF Cumberland, a bill to amend the
stock law; Mr.. White, of Halifax. to
create a dispensary for Warren county.
Ex-Governor Jarvis was invited 10
a seat on the floor, and was applauded.
The house went into the election OF
twelve additional directors for the
states prison, one for each judicial dis
trict. The following were elected:
First district, Benjamin II. Thompson.
of Beaufort; Second. Edward L. Ira
Wis, OF Halifax; Third, Robert III. Kicks.
OF Nash; Fourth. Joseph w. Perry. OF
Johnston; Fifth, VIM. III. Osborne, OF
Guilford; Sixth, James G. Davis. OF
Carteret; Seventh, James T.. LeGrand,
or Richmond; Eighth. Alfred Il. Young.
or Cabarrus; Ninth, John L. GwaIt,
ney, or Alexander: Tenth, Marion f.
Morphew. OF Mcdowell: Eleventh, =
OF ~Mecklenburg; Twelfth, Samuel L.
Rogers Of Macon. Messrs. Brown. OF
johnston, and Brown, OF Madison.
were appointed tellers. Smith (coIoredl
OF Craven, nominated r. w. William
son. colored. from the Second district.
Snpes, ~fusionist, said Williamson was
not a candidate Of the minority.
Or the fusionists, some voted for a
list they had prepared, some for scat
tering names, some for only oAe man,
Hampton said quite a lot of repubII-
cans got into the ~penitentiary and he
really thought b republicans ough,
10 nave SOM members on the board
"A resolution by Mr.. Winston to &c
into the election Tuesday OF three peni.
adopted. "a<
biiis passed as follows: To incorpo.