The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-17
Especial to The Mesenger.)
SENATE.

SENATE.
Raleigh, n. c., February 15.-Bills
were introduced as follows: To abolish
the office Of county treasurer, to take
effect in 1900. To prevent the sale of
liquor at LaGrange. To require rail-
ways to give better transportation to
truck companies. To extend the no.
fence law in Pitt and Greene counties.
To amend the charter of Chadbourn.
The chair announced the time had ar
rived for the special business, Judge
Norwood's Impeachment.
Senator Osborne stated it well
known there was delay in the mail SER
vice between here and Judge Norwood's
home, and asked that the senate delay
proceedings until Judge Norwood couid
be heard from by post.
The request was granted and tomor-
row morning was fixed for hearing the
matter.
Bills were passed as follows To
amend the charter of Farmville. To re-
store white government to Washington
county by appointing additional COM
missiOners. To amend chapter 2S4, laws
of 1893, allowing the Wilmington and
Weldon Railroad Company to consoli
date with other roads. To incorporate
the North Carolina Society of Cincin-
natl. To incorporate the Piedmont
Savings bank. To require the supreme
court to file written opinions on all as
sgnments of error, decisions or judg-
ments rendered by said court. To elect
directors of the deaf and dumb school
at Morganton on February 18th. To in
corporate the Carolina and Northern
Railway Company. For a dispensary
in Whiteville. To allow the town Of
Castalia to elect it's own officers
A joint resolution was adopted pro-
Viding a committee to secure better
ventilation for the legislative halls.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
The house met at 10 o'clock.
The judiciary committee made a re-
port on the resolution introduced by
Mr. White, republican, Of Davie, yes
terday, charging that it was reported
that Judge George H. Brown, Jr., was
intoxicated. The report said that on
full evidence the charge was found to
be baseless; that Mr.. White desired to
withdraw the resolution; that leading
republicans, such as 'Messrs. Hampton
and Petree, said it was no party meas
urt, and that Mr.. White had been mis-
led.
Mr.. White said as there was a public
rumor as to the matter he had offered
the resolution, without prejudice or
malice. He asked leave to withdraw
the resolution, saying after full evil
dence it was shown there was no foun-
dation for the rumors. He further ask
ed that the entire matter be expunged
from the record. His requests were
complied with.
Bills were introduced as follows: TIC
prevent minors from congregating in
barrooms and to prevent barkeepers
from giving free lunches. To enforce
collection Of taxes upon lands sold fol
taxes. To incorporate the Emancipa-
tion Proclamation Association. TIC
charter the Western North Carolina
Medical college at Pilot Mountain. TIC
amend chapter 145, acts 1895, as to Pitt
and Greene. To regulate fishing in AL.
bemarle sound. To establish a dispen-
sary at Lexington. To repeal the Will.
son county road law. To incorporate
the Bank of Alamance. BY Mr.. Thomp.
son, of Onslow, to allow the peniten
tiary to complete the Quaker Bridge
road in Onslow and Jones counties. Oh,
says $4,000 has been expended on thi
road, but it has never been completed
it runs through state swamp lands.
BY Mr.. Robinson, to incorporate th'
Atlantic and Yadkin galway; also t
limit the length of attorneys speeches
save in capital cases. To make Labo
day a legal holiday. To direct th
state treasurer to pay pensions quar-
terly.
On motion of Mr.. Mclean, of Har
nett, the house took up the committee
substitute bill to provide separate rail
road accommodations for whites an,
negroes.
The bill provides for a first class ca
for each race and a divided secont
class car, the railway commission t
be given charge of the regulation OF tn
matter and to be given the power t
except roads whose income does not ex
ceed $1,5O0 per mile.
Mr. Winston sent forward a substi
tute.
Mr.. Gillian made a motion that tn
bill and substitutes of Messrs. McLea
and Winston, together with othe