The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-14
Resolution Reported to
the House.
AID OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Bill introduced ln Each ksouse for APP.
preparation Therefor 81 100000.
More Towns Wanting Disp&,nsarics.
The House Passes che extile school
and the County Of Scotland BilIs-The
Antitrust Bill Made special Order
for Today
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SENATE.

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SENATE.
Raleigh, y. c., February 10.-The fol-
lowing bills were introduced: By Sen
ator Robinson (by request) TO establish
a dispensary at Clinton. To protect
BONA fide creditors. To prohibit hunt
ing on a mans lands without permis-
sion. To prohibit fishing with nets half
a mile long in Neuse river. To provide
that the supreme court shall pas upon
all points raised in appeal and shall
not be barred by te~chnicality from rem
dering opinion.
Bills passed as follows: Declaring the
Southeastern railroad duly Incorporate
ed. To amend the charter of Red
Springs. To remove the state arsenal
from the capitol square. To improve
the roads in Arson. To give telegraph
and telephone companies equal rights.
To establish a ~dispensary at Madison,
Rockingham county.
By leave, Senator Mcintyre intro
duced a bill to appropriate 500, 600 to
the public schools.
Bills passed as follows: To incorpo-
rate the North and South Carolina
railroad. To incorporate the bank at
Chapel Hill. To incorporate Coleman
cotton mill. To establish a dispensary
at Clayton. To incorporate the Great
Council of North Carolina Order of Red
Men.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Bills were introduced as follows: By
| Mr.. Patterson, of RobeSon, to extend
the time for beginning work by the
Lumbe Bridge and Lnmberton rail-
( way, Also TO allow RNNesON 70 Work
convicts on public roads. By Mr.. Cur
rie, to amend the charter of Elizabeth
town. By Mr.. Carr, Of Duplin, to
amend the charter of Kenansville; also
to incorporate the tow of Wallace. By
Mr.. James, to prohibit picking deer
tongue. without consent of land owner:
BY Ny, SNWSMAM, 70 &MNNNSNlS We
board Of Internal improvements to sell
the Atlantic and North Carolina rail-
way at the minimum price Of not less
than $500, 900 and to allow the private
stockholders to come in if they desire
to do so at the same price. By Mr..
Currie, OF Moore, to amend the charter
of Sanford. To establish a department
of agriculture and mechanic arts.
] The report of the judiciary commit
tee in favor of the impeachment of w.
L. Norwood as judge was presented by
Mr.. Foushee, and made a special or
der for tomorrow. A resolution was
!. embodied in the report providing that
a committee of three from the house
impeach Norwood at the bar of the SEN
: ate of high crimes, and misdemeanors,
and declared that the house will prove
it's charges, and that Norwood be
. brought before the senate to answer
, the charges made.
By leave Mr.. Holman introduced a
bill to appropriate from the general
; fund 500, 900 to the public schools.
The committee on congressional dis
, tricts presented a bill with a favorable
report placing Catawba, Cleveland,
: CASTOR and Mitchell counties in the
Eighth district, and Davie and rad
kin in the Seventh district.
The bill to establish the Vance tex
2 tile school as a department Of the Ag-
: ricultural and Mechanical college came
up on it's third reading, and passed
ayes, IS; noes, &c.
o The bill to create the county Of Scot
land out Of four southern townships OF
e Richmond came up on it's third read
ing.
Mr.. Patterson, of Robson, endeav-
: ored to secure a -postponement because
of the absence of Mr.. Wall, of Rich
a mond, but the house declined to post
pone. The bill passed-ayes. rs; noes. 9
By leave, Mr.. Robinson introduced q
/. bill to incorporate the bank Of Cumber-
land, at Fayetteville.
The house took up a. a special order
the Stevens antitrust bill. The com.
mittee had amended the bill so it die
not apply to jobbers, canning, fishing
: Or cotton mill corporations which art
n not agents of any trust.
Mr.. Robinson said the bill was nov
t, aimed directly at trusts, and did no
injure any of the mercantile or manu-
featuring inductries of North Carolina
Mr.. Williams, of Iredell, asked if i
would interfere with the buying ant
selling Of fertilizers.
Mr.. Stevens said it would depend upol
whether the goods were made by a trus
: or not. He said it would not affect thi
e years sale of fertilizers, but that i
e had prohibited a combination to con
troll prices.
The bill passed it's second readin,
. without debate. 1t is entitled can Ac
to Punish Pools, Trusts n Conspira
: cies." On third reading there was
debate.
Ell MI. Mcneil asked whether section
q of the bill did not put a premium oil
:, dishonesty, and Mr.. Stevens replied
|, mo"
= Messrs. and Stevens had
d colloquy as to the Virginia and caro-
e lima Fertilizer Co. Mr.. Stevens sal
y the thing to do was for North Carolin;
. firms in that trust to get out of it.
. Mr.. Patterson, of Robson, said tina
with section 5 in it the bill was a stronI
one. He denied that section 5 encour
oSCQ QISLOIlCSlys dIo NolNCIdCo 4
!, would not encourage dishonesty.
Mr.. Williams offered an amendmen
y to strike out section 5 and said in hi
: oDinion it put a premium on dishonesty
l. yesterday the committee on MI
Foushee's motion decided to strike on
= section 5. This morning it appears, i
consideration of Mr.. Stevens agreein
to certain amendments of the bill sec
ton 5 was allowed to stand.) NJ
Boushail said he was not prepared t
vote on the bill finally today. He nov
to reconsider the vote by which the bi
was ordered on its third reading.
Mr.. Stevens finally agreed that tn
bill should become a special order a
5 noon tomorrow.
The bill passed to change from Apr
1st to February LIST the date of expira
ton of turpentine leases. Brunswic
Cumberland and some other countie
are excepted.
The bill to make an appropriation fc
the white institution for the blind an
tha nnn for tho naOrn daofrrya an