The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-15
SENATE.

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ate to order at IL o'clock. i
Senator Justice submitted the report
of the caucus last night naming the
senate committees. The report was
adopted.
Senator Mcneil said he had been
made chairman of the committee on
mining and would like some republican
senator from the mining section to be
put in his place, as the people of Cum !
berland were not engaged in mining.
Bills were introduced as follows: To
the Bank of Fremont: to
amend section 1876 of the code relative
to trustees; to repeal sections 2493 and
2494 OF the code: to amend section 1881
of the code, giving The husband the
same right to sell property as wife in
certain cases; to repeal the section of
the code prohibiting the formation of
corporations with capital of over ST.
OOO. 600; to authorize the formation of
street railway corporations under the
general law.
By permission Senator Ward with
drew his bill OF yesterday to amend
the trust, pool and conspiracy law SO
as to include lumber companies.
Senator Morrison. of the committee
on salaries and fees, ~favOrably report-
ed the bill of Senator Justice to amend
the code increasing the governors SAL
airy to $4,000, Senators Scott and
Thomas dissenting.
enato Dulla's motion to refer it to
the judiciary committee was lost and
the bill ~passed-ayes. SIS, noes, II. The
following voted in the negative: Sen
atOrs Buchanan, Gambler. Crisp. Mar
shall, Michael. Miller of Caldwell, Pin
nix, Robson, Stikeleather (republicans)
and Lindsay, Scott and Thomas (dem-
-ocratS). Senator AycOCk was excused
from voting.
The senate then went into the cleo
ton of an enrolling clerk. E. B. Nor
veil received 81 votes.
Senator NOushe sent up a petition
from the Durham school teachers for
compulsory school law.
Senator WoOdward's bill relative to
divorces allows a wife a divorce when
the husband is convicted of felony and
sentenced to Imprisonment for a term of
five years or more. The bill applies
only where the husband is convicted.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Speaker Moore convened the house at
II o'clock.
Mr.. S-hannonhouse. of Mecklenburg,
was added to the committee on privi-
leges and elections.
Bills were introduced as follows: By
Mr.. COwden, to incorporate Rose Hill:
by Mr.. Carlton, to require subject
matter of bills to be stated in the t
ties; by Mr.. Whitaker. of F~orsythe, to
facilitate business, requiring all bills
to be in duplicate and all bills of pub
lie matter to be printed. if the speak
err so orders; by Mr.. SimmS. appropriate
ing $3.50, 900 for public schools; by Mr..
Smith, to systematic and regulate
special proceedings; by Mr.. Carlton, to
prevent obstruction 10 passage of fish
in Cape Fear and North East rivers;
by Mr.. Hayes. to prevent kidnapping
and secure custody of children; by Mr..
Owen, to regulate the cost of claim
and delivery; by Mr.. Wright, to re-
move the disabilities of married wom-
en-; by Mr.. Rountree, to permit the
commissioners of New Hanove to sell
the old court house and lot, and to per-
init them to pay the chairman a fixed
salary, and for relief of Sheriff Mac
Rae; by Mr.. Mcclellan. to repeal law
of 1899 relating to Cumberland; by Mr..
RefnhaTdt, for relief Of the state hos
pital at MOrganton; by Mr.. Daughter
idge, to allow Rocky Mount to issue
bonds for electric lights and sewerage
SYSTEM: by Mr. Lawrence. to provide
for foreclosure of mortgages; by Mr..
BrittOn, to repea CHAPTER %, laws of
1898: by Mr.. Wright, to repeal the laws
relating to divorce; by Mr.. Mason, to
repeal chapter 81, laws OF 1895; by Mr..
Stewart. to appoint justices of the
peace for Harnett; by Mr.. Bivens, to
appoint Iredell Hillfard a Justice of the
peace for Harnett; by Mr.. Wright, to
have the Bible taught IN public schools;
by Mr.. Allen, to expedite the trial OF
civil actions; by Mr.. Common, to employ
a typewriter for the clerk Of the SUI
preme court.
The bill appointing additional jus.
tees OF the peace for Harnett passed
The Greensboro dispensary bill came
up.
Mr.. Mclean, Of Scotland. asked thai
it be referred to committee.
Mr.. Robinson, of Guilford. urged thai
the bill be passed Immediately to car
ry out the pledge of the representative:
of the county in obedience to wishes o
the 1000 majority of white voters o
Guilford.
Mr.. Allen, of Wayne, said tine bill
ought to pass at once in obedience t.
the expressed will of the people an,
agreement made by all parties.
Mr.. Wilson urged the passage Of tn,
bill.
MI. McKethan, of Cumberland, sal,
he was in favor of a dispensary onl,
after a primary and urged the passag
of the bill.
The bill then passed its ina reading
Mr.. Gle withdrawing the motto
to send it to a committee.
The house 'balloted for an enrollin
clerk. E. B. Norvell. of Cherokee, 60
every vote.
The bill increasing the salary of tn
governor to $4,000 was. on motion c
Mr.. Rountree, referred to a specie
committee to report. The speaker az
pointed as the special committe
Messrs. Rountree, Hood, Hayes, Co
Inns and Robinson.
No News Yet of Bass Frazer.
$4,000 .--