The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-03

DOllars-The Atlantic Coast Line Of
South Carolina Chartered-The Sens
ate Still on the Insanity Code Bill.
Adopted.
Especial to The Messenger)
SENATE.
Raleigh, N. c., February 1.-The SEN
ate met at 10 o'clock.
Bills were introduced as follows: By
Senator Hill, to appoint justices of the
peace for Duplin county. To give two
additional commissioners and addition
al justices of the peace to Northamp-
ton county.
z The bill passed to incorporate New
Bern.
The minority report of Senator
Campbell, republican, in the contested
election case of Lambert and Eaves
against Kerley and Southers, was read.
He asked that the attorney of Kerley
and Southers be allowed to appear be-
fore the senate and argue the law and
facts in the case.
Senator Glenn opposed this, as being
without precedent.
The motion that the lawyers on both
sides should appear before the senate
was lost.
The minority report was rejected by
a vote of "a to 6. Lambert and Eaves
! were sworn in by Lieutenant Governor
Reynolds.
| The senate went into committee of
! the whole for further consideration of
| the bill to amend, consolidate and codi-
| fly the insanity laws Of the state 1t
/ was decided that in the admission of
4 patients to any state hospital, prior
lily of admission shall be given to the
iydigent insane; provided, the boards
! OF an ectors may regulate adrnIssions,
/, having in view the durability Of pa
| tents, the welfare Of the institution
/ and particular cases; provided further,
! that said boards may, if there be suf-
| f1cient room, admit other than indi-
i gent patients. If any inmate of an
asylum shall require private apart
ments, extras or private nurses, the
directors, if practicable, shall provide
the same at a fair price, to be paid by
said patient.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
| The house met at 10 o'clock.
Bills were introduced as follows: To
strike out the fine in bastardy proceed
ings. To appropriate $4,000 annually
| for the state guard. To protect hotels
and boarding houses by forbidding
| transient guests from taking away
trunks or other baggage before they
pay bills, or give proper security for
| payment. To amend section S72 of The
! Code relative to service of process, SO
in case Of debt process can be serv-
| ed through a magistrate in the credi-
tors county and the debtor be brought
| to trial in such county if he resides
| in another.
| Bills passed as follows: Giving New
| Hanover county the road law and tax.
| Repeating the charter of New Bern,
| appointing five trustees to take charge
| Of all property held by said city, the
! erts, L. H. Cutler, r. K. Jones and
: T. A. Green, the act to take effect
! seven days after ratification.
| The bill to make John A. Park treas
! urer Of Surry county, failed to pass
yeas, 80; nays, 81; after a long de-
bate.
The bill passed providing that the
legislature and not the board of pub
lie buildings and grounds shall appoint
the keeper of the capitol.
By leave, bills were introduced: To
promote the dairy interest of the state,
appropriating $500 to pay the expenses
of the annual meeting of theAState
Dairy Association. By Messrs Wall
and Mclean, to incorporate the own
of Gibson.
Bills passed to prohibit hunting, fish
ing, netting and trapping game in
Moore county, save by permission OF
land owners. To ratify the consolida-
ton of the Wilmington, Columbia and
Augusta, and the Cheraw and OAR
lington and other railroads as the At
lantic Coast Line Of South Carolina,
and to incorporate said railroad In
North Carolina.
Mr.. s. A. Fackler, Editor of the MI
and children, suffered terribly from La
r Grippe. One Minute Cough Cure was
the only remedy that helped them. Il
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