The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-14


Raleigh, N. c., February 9.-The
senate met at 10 o'clock.
Bills were introduced as follows: To
protect wner of real estate. By Sen
ator Bryan, to establish a graded
school at New Bern. To regulate use
ures. To regulate trial Of criminal ac-
lions (This bill provides that no man
who has formed or expressed an opin-
ion in any criminal action shall be
allowed to serve as a juror
Bills passed as follows: To declare
the Southeastern Railroad Company
duly Incorporated. To amend chapter
246, laws of 1885, relative to stocklaw
in Pender. To prevent live stock from
running at large in Cross Creek town.
ship, Cumberland county. To allow
Jones county to sell the poor house.
To make a fence four feet high a law
full fence in Columbus county.
r. II. Hicks having declined to serve
on the board Of directors for the states
prison, B. w. Ballard, of Franklin,
was elected.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The house met at 10 o'clock.
A memorial from the people of the
town of Dunn was presented, asking
for a d~iSpensary.
Bills were introduced as follows: To
repeal the Greene county road law. To
amend the charter of Wadesboro. BY
Mr.. Mcneil, to incorporate the Cape
Fear Terminal railway. To incorporate
Saratoga, Wilson county. To require
Sideways for fish in Cape Fear river
in Harnett. To enable corporations an
names. 70 incorporate the Burlington
and Southern railway.
The resolution was adopted to pay
w. L. Norwood 1888 for salary during
June, July and August.
The bill passed appropriating SAC, 900
annually as the regular appropriation
for the lea mute school at Morgan
ton, and $1,000 as a special appropria-
ton, the latter for an addition to the
industrial department., cold storage,
heating and electric lighting, and
plumbing. 1t was stated that his
school was an institution against which
no complaint was ever heard; thai it
was perfectly managed, and that the
bill would enable eighty more pupils to
be accommodated.
The bill passed, taking from the
board of education and putting in the
hands of the board of public improve
ments the power to elect an "agent
for swamp lands" This bill knocked
out John A. Ramsey, republican, Of
Salisbury, as agent of the swamp
lands. The vote was rs to q, the fu-
sionists voting no. Johnson, populist,
Of Sampson, said it was dangerous leg
islation.
A resolution was adopted fixing Feb
ruary oath as the date of the first meet
ing of the state board of public i'm
provements. February 10th had been
named as the date.
A report was submitted by the COM
mittee, giving the democrats control
of the Agricultural and Mechanical col
lege. The substitute makes the num-
Der Of directors twenty instead of fiji
teen, and provides for their election
by the legislature instead of appoint
ment by the governor.
The house concurred in the senate
amendments to the bill taking from
the governor all power as regards the
Atlantic and North Carolina railway.
By leave a bill was introduced amend
ing the act regarding the sale of baled
cotton. (Applies to Union, Arson and
some other counties. The bill gives
in ase of fraud, or indictment for
false pretence.)
Bills passed as follows: To amend
chapter 127, acts of 1897, regarding non
suits. In the matter of waiver of ex-
ceptions. To prescribe a short crop
lien in Johnson and prescribe probate
fees On same.
The announcement hat
The announcement was made thai
the democratic caucus tonight worh
consider only one lause of the cleo
ton law; that is the clause fixing the
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proposed constitutional amendment al
to the public school fund. 1t was alsc
announced that the joint committee
on election law would meet tomorrow
afternoon to consider the entire cleo
ton law.
By leave, Mr.. Gillian introduced /;
bill to allow Tarboro to issue bond
for street lighting, w~aterworks am
sewerage; Julian a bill to Incorporate
the Salisbury and Fayetteville Coas
Line railway: Mr.. Rountree, a bill T.
appoint w. N. Harriss a justice OF tn
peace for New Hanover.
At noon the special order-the bill {
reate the county of Scotland GU
of the four southern townships o
Richmond-came up, with favorabl