The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-01
ONLY PRACTICAL FARMERS ON THE
BOARD OF AGRlCUL TURE
|, THE HENDERSON DIVORCE BILL
Defeated I'm the senate After Lengthy y
Passed Final Readings Additional
the Lamb Ferry Bill-BiIls Ratified.
sage from the Governor.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Especial to The Messenger)
Raleigh, n. c., January 3O.-The SEN
ate met at 10 o'clock.
The senate bill to authorize Green
Vile to issue bonds passed it's third
reading.
The senate bill to incorporate the
Rutherfordton Railroad Company pass
ed it's second reading.
The senate bill providing that none
but practical farmers shall be ap-
pointed on the state board of agricul-
ture passed it's third reading.
The house bill to amend the charter
of the Moore County Railroad Com
pany passed it's final reading.
The house bill to amend the charter
of the Aberdeen and Rockfish railroad
passed its final reading.
The house bill to incorporate the Hill
ton Railroad and Logging Company
passed it's final reading.
The house bill to protect deer in Ons-
low county passed its final reading.
The house bill to incorporate the Will
mington lodge Of Elks passed it's final
reading.
The house bill to incorporate the
chamber of commerce of Washington
passed it's final reading.
The house bill to prohibit hunting
without consent of the land owner in
Craven passed it's final reading.
The senate bill to allow allmony In
case of divorces a vinculo matrimon1t
was taken up.
Senator Ward offered ala amendment
that there shall be no alimony allowed
after the marriage of the divorced hus-
band. He contended against the idea
of a woman, on securing a divorce from
her husband, who remarries, reforms
and becomes a valuable citizen, being
permitted to draw alimony from that
husband after the second marriage.
Senator Henderson, the introducer.
advocated the bill. According to the
common law there was no absolute di-
vorce except for causes that existed
before marriage, and if she brought
suit she was not allowed alimony be-
cause she had never been real wife.
The vote was taken and resulted
ayes, Is; noes, 20: so the bill was de-
feated.
The house bill to increase the number
of commissioners of Hertford passed
its third reading.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The house met at 10 O'Clock.
Petitions were presented as follows:
BY Mr.. Spainhour. from citizens Of
Burke county, asking for compulsory
school law; by Mr.. McCulloch, from
the Union Christian Endeavor Society,
asking for a reformatory; by Mr.. Nor
gan, from citizens of Johnston county,
asking for a dispensary.
Bills were introduced as follows: By
Mr.. Stewart, to allow Dunn to issue
bonds; by Mr.. Watts. TO authorize Ire
dell county to work convicts on pub
lie or private property; by Mr.. Wright,
70 T1Ia al soldiers over
90 years of age and not worth over
$500 on the pension roll: by Mr.. Craig.
to allow the Asheville and Spartan
burg railroad to become consolidated;
by Mr.. Allen, Of Wayne, to reform
youthful criminals; by Mr.. Richard
son, to allow Johnston county to work
convicts on roads; by Mr.. Spainhour,
to provide better system for eXamin-
ing school teachers; by Mr.. Morris, to
reduce price of school books.
A message was received from Gov
ernor Aycock submitting reports of the
labor bureau, auditor. commissioner
of agriculture and finance committee.
The speaker announced the following
committees
Courts and Judicial Districts Spain
hour, chairman; Lawrence. Daniels OF
Warren, Allen of Wayne. Marlborough
Robson of Guf1ford. Rountree, Patter-
son, Wright. Green. Gather. Shannon
house, Craig. Benbow. Owen
Apportionment of House of Repre-
sentatives Whitaker of Guilforo
chairman: Mann, Carr. Hall. Richard
son, Wilson, Mclean. stevenson
Fields. Mauney, Carson. Benbow, Dun
can.
Senatorial Distr1cts-watts, chair
man; Stubbs, Parker. Stewart, Brit
tain, Robson of Guilford. Patterson
Whitaker Of Forsyth. Morphew, Car
son, Duncan.
The bill passed to allow the city OF
Charlotte TO issue bonds.
The committee on elections, in the
: contested election case Of Cowel aga1ns
Dees, from Pamfico. made report tha
the votes of Bayboro precinct were
properly thrown out by the canvasslne
board on account of stuffing the ballo
box, and voting ballots OF the wrong
size.
Mr.. Lawrence said two question!
were before committee. Was the Bay
boro box carried for the contestant by
fraud? Second, Were the ballots cas-
for the contestant Of illegal size? Al
the evidence showed this and the elec
ton board of Pamlfco county so de-
cided when they gave the certificate o
election to Mr.. Dees-
Mr.. Blythe asked for roll cali ON the
! adoption of the resolution. The rol
call showed-ayes, II: noes, 10.
Bills were ratified as follows: To au-
tf1orize graded schools OF Goldsboro tt
issue bonds: to- incorporate the Banl
OF Fremont; to establish a graded
school at Rocky Mount; to provide
Jury list for Scotland county; to incor-
porate the Goldsboro OH Company; tt
fix the lines of Chadbourn township
The bill passed final reading TO alioN
Wilson to issue bonds.
The Lamb ferry bill. which passed the
senate came up.
Mr.. Marco sent forward a petition