The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-03

state, and in doing so, it should take
into consideration the value Of fran
chise. gross earnings and net income OF
each road; that said assessors so in
crease the assessments, when such in
crease is justified, as will make each
par and parcel Of railway property
Deal it's fair proportion of burdens of
taxation" On this, Mr.. Overman asked
the yeas and nays. The result was
yeas AS; nays, so. There was applause
at the announcement.
Mr.. Rountree offered an amendment
to section ga of the bill by striking
out the words regarding applications
for liquor licenses: provided no per-
son shall sign the application of more
han one applicant" This was lost.
Mr.. Nicholson offered an amendment,
which was also lost, to put building
and a associations on the same foot
ing as individuals in the matter OF tax
alton on mortgages.
Mr.. Stevens offered an amendment
which was voted down amid great
laughter, and which got only his vote.
It's text was as follows: That the rail-
way commission is hereby directed to
so raise the valuation of railway prop
erty in this state that the additional
taxes paid by said railways in future
shall not be less annually than $50, 900
in excess of the amount received from
the same source in 1898"
The bill then passed it's third read
ing-yeas, so; nays, 6. Several who
voted for it announced that they did SO
under protest.
On Mr.. Stubs motion, his proposed
amendment to the constitution in re-
gard to public school funds was made
a special order for Wednesday. The in
surance bill was made a special order
for tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Russell made a motion to recall
the bill ordered enrolled in regard to
fishing with Dutch nets in Neuse river,
saying it was unjust to the people Of
Carteret county. The motion prevailed.
The machinery act was made a spe-
cial order for tomorrow.
The oyster claim bill, to pay some
81, 200 for clerks fees in the Pamlico
oyster cases came up
Mr.. Rountree offered a substitute,
which provides hat the speaker of the
house and the chairman of the judi
ciary committee appoint commissioners
to see what is due the clerk of Pamli-
co court or the oyster claims, the gov
ernor to a the expenses of the coun-
sci to represent the state.
Mr.. Justice said the committee had
devoted thirty hours to the matter and
had decided hat these claims should be
reduced from 81, 800 to 1850.
Mr.. Allen, of Wayne, said the state
treasurer had been sued for libel and
that the state had sent two lawyers to
Pamlico, mainly to get up evidence to
sustain the treasurer in his libel suit.
He said here vas only the unsupported
statements of these lawyers as one side
of the case, and that they had been
paid $1,000.
h substitute was lost-15 to 48. The
bill passed it's readings. The next bill,
for oyster fees in Carteret, 1924, passed.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for use
by the new executive board in meet
ing the Immediate necessary inciden-
tai of the states prison, was
passed, the republicans voting NO"
Mr.. Council introduced a bill to
change the time of holding courts in
Wilson.
The house took up the bill to appoint
for the term of six years justices Of the
peace in various townships in the state
The list is of great lengt l.. Mr.. Noble
in charge of the bill, said there were nc
negroes among the appointees, this be-
ing in reply to inquiry made by Mr.
BOushall.
Mr.. White, republican, Of Davie, sale
he hoped no negroes had been appoint.
ed for his county.
The bill passed it's readings, repubIi.
cans voting NO" at which the demo
Gratis laughed very audibly indeed.
The bill also passed to change the
mode of electing justices of the peace
in a number Of counties, returning tt
the old system, by which the legisla
ture appoints the justices and the lat
ter elect the county commissioners. I
applies to Washington, Granville
Vance, Warren, Forsyth, Caswell, Pas
quotank, Harnett, Edgecombe, Chow
an, Montgomery and BERTHE. Anothel
bill along the same line then passed. I
is for the appointment of additional
justices in Granville, Washington, Cas-
we'll, Warren and Vance. The name
of persons appointed are named in thi
bill.
The bill to abolish the office Of ia:
collector in Mecklenburg was tabled.
The house then took a recess.
The house met at 4 o'clock n too
up the calendar.
Bills passed as follows: To protec
the water supply Of cities and towns
two examinations a year to be mad
of the watersheds and one each yea
to be made under direction of the sec
rotary of the state board of health i
cases where the supply is artesian; 70
the examination of supplies Of SINAI
towns and rural districts $500 is ap
propriated. To incorporate the Trans
Appalachian railway. To incorporat