The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-10

Mr. Winston, paying a tribute 10
Vance, said he knew Of no more pro-
pitious hour than this to erect the mon
ument to one man who had made North
Carolina honored throughout the union.
Mr.. Mclean, of Harnett. expressed
his qualification at being able TO vote
for the monument.
Mr.. Ray. of Macon, sent up an
amendment to appropriate 5000 for a
monument to Thomas l. Clingman,
whom he termed the greatest mar
North Carolina had EVER produced. This
was lost.
The resolution then passed its read
ings.
The bill 10 appropriate nor at the
rate of 5000 a year for pupils in excess
Of 200 at the blind and deaf-mute insti-
buttons here came up, amended by the
senate with an appropriation OF $500
tor to SIS I5ndpolt nsh's anu repairs fsaua
A motion hat the house concur in the
senate amendments (S52, 500 for main
tenance and SIS. 600 for improvements
for two years, 1s99-1900J was adopted.
The house concurred Nn the senate
amendments TO the bill making appro-
priations TO school for deaf-mutes at
Morganton. $40, 900 for maintenance.
and s., 500 for addition to buildings).
The bill making appropriations 10
three hospitals for insane passed. Il
appropriates $50, 900 for maintenance and
$40, 900 for two buildings for male and
female patients at Eastern hospital at
Goldsboro; $50, 00G for maintenance, s12,-
049> for debts and s., 800 for repairs and
additions TO buildings at the Central
hospital at Raleigh.
The bill passed allowing the state
treasurer to lend the Agricultural and
Mechanical college at Raleigh 81, 800 for
a sewerage system.
The bill to establish a ~dispensary at
B~attieboro was tabled.
Bills passed: Amending the act fxing
the terms of court in the Second dis
trict. To give Halifax additional jus
tees of the peace.
The fevenue act came over from the
senate with many amendments, the
principal one being TO strike out the tax
on gross earnings of railways.
Mr.. Holman moved inconvenience.
A conference committee was appointed,
consisting Of Messrs. Holman, Overman
and Allen, of Wayne.
NIGHT SESSION.
Messrs. Boushall, of Wake, and Hart,
f Edgecombe, were appointed the house
branch of the committee to select statue
of Vance.
Bills passed: To regulate trials before
justices of the peace in New Hanover.
To prohibit games Of chance at fair
I'll
There was an interesting discussion
by Overman and Craig in. support and
Rountree against the bill to require
automatic couplers to be placed on all
rains. Mr.. Council said the bill was
practically a reaffirmation of the opin-
ion Of the supreme court. An amend
ment was offered to make the date July
5th next. Mr.. Overman offered this
saying he desired it to take effect in
stantly. The amendment was lost and
the bill passed by an overwhelming
vote.
N~inety-two bills with favorable COM
nittee reports die on the ous calendar,
while 325 with unfavorable reports go
into the "archives of gravity"
The president of the senate says no
bills with favorable reports will die on
the senate calendar.
About 900 acts have been ratified up
to $3.50 o'clock tonight.
Chairman Hoey, of the printing COM
mittee, says that under the new con-
tract which the legislature makes a
large saving is effected, as compared
with that under the lowest bid arrange
ment; that 80 cents per 1000 ems will
be the price for type setting n tokens
will be of sixteen pages instead Of
light.