The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-20
Passed by the House sf Representa-.
dges-Some Pertinent Speeches en-
the Aeasure-Russel Sends I'm the
So.CaIled Evidence on Which He Re.
moved the Railway Commissioners.
To Select Location for Monuments to
Generals Nash and Davidson.
SENATE.

prevent injustice and impositions
citizens by attorneys. To require
incorporated companies to be-
come domestic corporations and TO OBJ
tain license to transact business in
North Carolina. To exempt ex-confed-
crate soldiers from payins&peddler's
tax. To allow plaintiff in an action to
try the title of n state, county or
municipal Office. to make motion before
Judge of superior court of district in
which it is brought, to cause defendant |
to give bond for any fees or emolu-
ments that may come into the defend
ants hands, and that may be recovered
by the plaintiff in the action. To pro-
vide that railroad companies sold I'M
trust which have attempted to organize
prior to the passage of this act under
the laws as existing prior to
the passage of the act of 1897, be duly
organized and incorporated as domes-
tic corporations.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The house met at 10 o'clock. Elder
P. D.. Gold, of Wilson, offered prayer,
A favorable report was made on the
bill to allow Fayetteville to receive rs
per centage of last years taxes in full
settlement.
A message from the governor, giving
the reasons for removal of ]. w. Will
son and S. Ohio Wilson as railway
commissioners was received and read.
During the reading Ohio Wilson enter
ed the lobby and was an interested
listener. The message gave no evil
dence, but merely extracts from I'M
| signed letters to the governor saying
the Wilson's were interested in the
R und Knob hotel.
A joint resolution was introduced,
| setting forth that congress had apprO-
priated $500 for the erection of mon
uments to Generals Francis Nash and
William Lee Davidson, but had not
chosen locations for the monuments and
raising a joint committee to take charge
of the construction and locations.
Bills were introduced as follows:
By Mr.. Rountree, in relation to probate
of deeds and private examination of
married women; also to repeal certain
aus SldUllhS CACh1pIloh lloAh o1y SOA
vice. To amend the insurance laws and
to enable North Carolina manufacture
ers to procure the minimum rate of fire
insurance. To establish a state text
book commission By Mr.. Currie, to
reduce salaries and fees. By Mr.. Nc
Neill, to amend the charter of South
port. To regulate the workings of con-
victs and establish county farms. 1t
provides for a farm in each county,
upon which convicts are t work to
feed themselves and the poor of the
county and they are also to work the
public roads. The bill also provides for
discontinuance in 1900 of present pen
itentiary farms. To prevent the sale
Of adulterated and misbranded food.
The bill passed repeating the act OF
1897, which required elections to be
held each alternate August on the
question of special taxes for public
schools, state to pay an amount equal
to that voted by the townships. The
bill as passed excerpts those townships
which last yea voted the tax, SO they
can get the money this year, but nc
longer.
The bill passed to repeal the charter
of Dudley, Wayne county.
There was long discussion of the bill
for the better government of HEREFORD
county, giving it five new commission
ers, the latter to have the right to re.
fuse to accept bonds in surety compan.
les. K
in opposition.
Isaac H.. Smith, negro republican
/ c1I6 Mr. Snfnnc roo1n ornnt fo do nv
ing that all the present officers of Hert-
ford are white men, and that no doub
if negro officials were in power Mr.
Snipes would vote with the democrats
Smith said that as for himself he want
ed the wealth and intelligence to rule
and it was to the advantage of the ne
gro to have this state of things. H,
said he spoke for 500, 900 people, hi
race; that the democrats spoke for owe
1,2OO,0 OO, but that he did not know how
many Snipes represented. (Grea
laughter and applause.)
Mr.. Robinson, of Cumberland, sale
the leading issue in the late campaign
was white government and that Nortl
Carolina in the four years of fusion
government had suffered more in pres
tige than any twenty-five years of it
l post to GUST any officers in Hertfort
If they gave proper bonds, and the,
ought not to hold Office unless they dit
give proper bonds. He said that Hert
ford is not under white government
He denounced white men who in east
ern North Carolina had conspired a
midnight meetings with negroes AM
that it was the mission of the major
ity in this legislature to right thes'
) wrongs and protect the interest of tn,
state and that yer 1,200 while men o
Hartford had in mass meeting urge,
the legislature TO pass this bill.
Mr.. Gillian, of ~Edgecombe, said tn
. committee had found after careful con