The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-07
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SENATE.

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SENATE.
Raleigh, N. c., February 4.-The sem
duced as follows: By Senator McIn-
tyre, to incorporate the Fire Insurance
Company Of Robson county. To in
corporate the Granville Railroad Com
pany. By Senator Brown, to change
ChadbOurn township line. By Senator
Williams, to prevent live stock from
running at large in Cumberland coun-
ty. By Senator Hill, to prohibit the
sale of whiskey in Gidensville Samp-
son county. By Senator Daniels, to in
crease the permanent school fund of
the state. To amend The Code by al
lowing the general assembly to elect
the state librarian and provide for a
board of trustees Of five residents Of
Raleigh, to be elected by the legisla-
ture. To amend the charter of the
Raleigh and CASTOR Railfoad Compa-
ny and to enable it to cooperate with
other roads.
Bill passed as follows: To repeal the
act creating the state board of tax
equalization. To increase the number
Of commissioners for Northampton and
Warren. To give telephone and tele-
graph companies greater rights in con-
demnation of right of way. To amend
the charter of ChadbOurn. To provide
- for election of keeper Of the capitol
by the Legislature.
ha iyoca Lro,
up in committee of the whole The
amendments of the subcommittee
were unanimously endorsed, They pro-
vide that the dangerous insane shall
be cared for In wards heretofore as
signed for that purpose; that said
wards shall be known as the hospital
for dangerous and criminal insane, and
the board of directors Of the state hos
pital at Raleigh shall have full con-
troll and management of said hospital;
that said board shall by partitions, and
walls, separate said hospital from the
penitentiary, and the hospital shall not
be considered part of the penitentiary,
but as entirely separate therefrOm;
that the board of directors of the PEN
itentiary shall furnish all labor free
of charge, and all material at cost
necessary for building said walls and
partitions and placing the ward. and
apartments herein referred to in such
condition as the board of directors Of
the state hospital at Raleigh may, in
their discretion, require. The sexes and
races shall be kept in separate wards,
and apartments. The patients are to
be under the care of physicians select
ed by the board Inebrates to be con-
fined in any hospital must be such as
are described in section 1871 of The
Code, and the acts amendatory thereof.
Chapters 265 and 500 of the public laws
of 1897 are repealed, and all laws regu-
lating the subjects referred to in said
acts are also repealed.
resolution was adopted that vacan-
cies in the board of penitentiary direc-
tors shall be filled by election next
Friday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The house met at 10 o'clock.
Favorable report was made on the
bill to create the county of Scotland
out of the four lower townships OF
Richmond.
The speaker announced the following
as a committee on election of justice:
of the peace: Noble, chairman, Ellen
Allen of Columbus. Bryan of Gran
Vile, Crumpler and Yarboro.
The Scotland county bill is made {
spe,.,l order for Tuesday, giving eacl
So one and one-half hours debate.
Ills were introduced as follows: T.
provide for the management of tn
no normal school at Franklin. T,
pr>,-ct landlords in Pitt. To regulat
fees for probating certain instrument
in 49, AXE, Johnston and Duplin. T
charter Kinston. To amend section 193
of -'.e Coder-so as to require that tn
residence of domestic corporations
e.: railway and telephone compa
ni-s .-.al be in the county wherein
the corporation has it's principal office
By WIZARD, to amend the charter o
Wilmington. To regulate the appoint
i, mt of guards over convicts on stat
farms. To regulate trials of civil ac
t:s~= before justices of the peace. 7
3 Raleigh to issue 100000 of i'm
=; rement bonds upon a vote of tn
=. bill to abolish the bureau of la
b statistics was tabled.
--:.e bill to reduce the fees Of count