The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-27
Especial to The Messenger.)
SENATE.

R~@A
SENATE.
Raleigh, ~. c., January 23.-Favor-
able reports OF committees were made
on the following bills: To repeal the
charter OF New Bern. To enable mar
ried women TO contract a. femes sole.
The following bills were introduced:
By enator Bryan, TO prohibit asst
riding and driving in Craven county.
To remove defects in wills in Pamlico
county. By Senator Daniels, (by re-
quest) to amend the charter Of the
Goldsboro Lumber Company. To pro-
vide for appointment of court stenog-
raphers.
The following bills passed: To amend
chapter 153, avs 1893. Incorporating
Fayettevil1e.) To improve roads in
Arson. To amend section 1908 OF the
Code, with regard to drainage OF low
lands. To change the name of Har-
riston, Pitt county.
Senators Thomas, Ward and Skinner
were added, respectively, to the COM
mittee on penal institutions. railroads
aild "Aiu pioKO-
sitions and grievances. The commit
tee on railroads and railroad commits
sion postponed indefinitely considera-
ton of Senator Wards bill to investi-
gate railroad rates, as this subject will
come up in a bill on railroad commits
sion and insurance, which will be in
troduced shortly.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Evangelist Leavitt, of Fayetteville.
opened the house session with prayer.
Divine blessing was invoked on the
different branches of the government
and especially upon the governor who,
the minister declared, 80 needs our
prayers at this time"
The judiciary committee ~unfavorably
reported the bill allowing persons to
carry concealed
The following bills were introduced:
By Mr.. R%ountree, to amend section SOB
of the Code To protect land owners
against depredations of tenants. To
| regulate salaries and fees of registers
of deeds. BY Mr.. Willard, to provide
a new stock law for New Hanover.
(This bill will be found on another page
Of this issue of the Messenger.) To
provide separate waiting rooms for the
races in depots. BY Mr.. Stevens, of
Union, antitrust bill. BY Mr.. Robin
son, of Fayetteville, additional petit
tons against a ~dispensary. To give
| judges power to debar attorneys from
practice in courts, when guilty of i'm
moral and disreputable acts, and power
of appeal is given such attorneys to
! the supreme court. To validate the
probate of deeds. By Mr.. Stubs. II
amend section 2, article 9, of the con-
stitution so as to provide for equita-
Die distribution Of the school fund,
raised under the general law, between
the races, and in addition to the funds
under the general law provided that
people of any race, living in any coun-
ty, city or township, by act of the gen.
eral assembly may levy for educational
purposes property or poll tax on citi-
! zens of that race. By Mr.. ountr
to incorporate divisions of the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad Company under
the laws of North Carolina as follows:
To amend and re-enact chapter 2s4 OF
laws of 1893 concerning the Whining
ton and Weldon Railroad Company, and
to authorize that company to change
its name to the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Company of North Carolina;
70 ratify the consolidation of the Pc
tersburg Railroad Company with the
Richmond aud Petersburg Railroad
Company under the name of the At
lantic Coast Lin Railroad Company
of Virginia in North Carolina; to like
Atlantic Coas Line Railroad Company
of Virginia and North Carolina, to like.
wise incorporate the Wilmington. Co.
lumbia and Augusta railroad and tn
Cheraw n Darlington Railroad Com.
pany Of South Carolina under the name
of the Atlantic Coast Lin Railroad
Company in the state of North Caro-.
lima; to declare the South Easter
Railroad Company a duly Incorporated
company, and to amend and enlarge
its charter. By Mr.. Rountree, to au-
thorize the commissioners of New Han.
over to deed the Did court house Il
the Wilmington division of the Nava
Reserves.
The bill for relief of married women
removing disabilities as to real estat,
rights, passed its third reading withou.
objection.
The bill for the relief OF A. L. Swim.
son, of Goldsboro, enrolling clerk of tn.
/ last fusion IapisIarura uyar dnha,na T.,
lively fashion. On a yea and nay vot.
the bill was defeated-ayes, 81; noes
so.
The bill to exchange the boundar-
line Of White Hous and Bridge town
ships, Robson county, passed.
The bill allowing roller -four mill
TO levy certain tolls provoked consider
able discussion. 1t was defeated.
L Thu hffl - 1900