The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-03
Especial to The Messenger.)
SENATE.

Raleigh, N. c., February 27-The SEN
ate met at 10 O'Clock.
A number Of purely local bills passed
final reading.
The Jim Crow" car bill was made a
special order for tomorrow n'@ht.
Senator Wilson introduced D1lls to
provide sewerage at the state univer-
sity ard Greensboro Normal and In
dustrial college.
The bill to provide s. 1000 for immedi-
Eeincidental expenses of the state
,. prison passed. 1t was explained that
H. state prison was unable to even
raise sufficient money to pay for ex-
penses of return of escaped convicts,
some of who were in Washington
city.
The bill passed to establish a dispen-
sary at Seaboard.
The bill to reduce the salaries of
state officials came up.
Senator Franks offered as a substi-
tute: Resolved, That the state Of
North Carolina go into bankruptcy"
A motion was made to table the sub
Fstitute. 1t was stated that this would
carry the Dill WILL II. LII IIlOllOh ~
table was lost-ayes, IL; noes, 20. The
bill was then referred to the committee
on salaries and fees.
The bill to amend the charter of Will
mington passed it's final reading after
several amendments had been adopted.
The senate took a recess.
The senate met at 5 o'clock in special
order TO comDlata consideration of the
act to revise and consolidate the public
school laws. Section SO was the only
section unconsidered. 1t provides that
the county board of school directors
shall adopt a series of text books,
which shall be used for three years;
said adoption shall occur at a meeting
of said board on the first Monday in
June, 1901, and every three years there
after, provided that no sectional or
political books shall be used in public
zchools, and provided, further, that
Next books now prescribed and in use
in said schools shall not be changed,
nor prices raised prior to said date, and
that the list of such books, and their
prices, as now recorded upon the min
utes of county boards of education,
and any list Of books hereafter under
provisions of this law, n prices of
same, shall be recorded Upon said min
utes for inspection of the public; pro-
vided that the county board of school
directors shall cause the names and
prices of all public school books to be
printed on cardboard and kept posted
in each and every public school house.
After a discussion of two and a half
hours the section as it stands was
adopted.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Overman offered the following
resolution, which was adopted: That
a committee of three members of the
house be appointed by the speaker to
audit all accounts incurred by the
house for incidental expenses, and that
no bill shall be paid until approved by
said committee"
Messrs Williams of Iredell, Currie of
Moore, and Ransom, were appointed
as the committee.
The resolution was adopted to pay
Senator Jones 5000 expenses incurred
in his contest for his seat.
Bills were introduced as follows: BY
Mr.. Winston, to provide for more per-
feet ventilation of the senate and
mouse. by NIL. S~dIId"dS, W ploNI u
for the better working of public roads.
CThis is the bill prepared by State Ge-
2logist HoImes.) By Mr.. Patterson, of
Nobeson, to repeal chapter los, acts of
1897, relative to public wharves and
depots.
Mr.. Mclean, of Harnett, called up
the bill to forbid the state treasurer
from paying out any money upon the
warrant of the old board of trustees
of the institution for the deaf, dumb
and blind, and to honor the warrants
of the new committee.
The bill changes the name to the
state school for blind and deaf anc
puts it under the charge of a board
of seven directors. 1t passed its read
ings. 1t provides for the election Of
trustees by the legislature.
The bill which passed Saturday
changing from tune to August the time
for holding local option elections wa:
brought back from the enrolling clerk:
office, a number of s~uperf1uous amend
ments having been attached to 1T.
Mr.. Allen, of Wayne, urged that al
amendments excepting counties b.
withdrawn, as August was a bette
time than June to hold elections. Elec
tons are to be held on "off years.
Mr.. Moore moved that all amend
mentS be stricken out.
Finally the bill was re-read, and al
order made to destroy all amendments
and that such new ones be sent in a
might be desired. Among counties ex
cepted are Camden, Beaufort, Arson
Jones, Gates, Washington, Craven
Martin. HEREFORD and Brunswick. TIL
Bill thus amended passed it's readings
The house took up the revenue bill
and Mr.. Willard, in charge of the bill
moved the previous question.
Mr.. Overman offered an amendmen
in the nature of a substitute as fol
Flows:
THAT for the purpose of raisin
revenue and equalizing taxation tn
railway commission, or any other bod
succeeding to it's powers, is hereby re
quired to and directed, as soon as prac
ticable, and in time for this years lev,
to raise the assessments for taxatio
of the entire railway property in tn