The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-01
Passes eeond Reading In the Senate
With Amendment Excepting New
Hanover Counry-Senate Passes Bill
Repeating Act OF 1899 as to Oysters
I'm New Hanover County-The House
sends to Committee the Four-Months
deity Companies.
SENATE.
Especial to the Messenger

tlOQS LOT state nOSplIdlS, ny ScldloT
Currie. to establish graded schools in
Clinton; by Senate Aycock, to pre-
vent live stock from running at large
in parts of Wayne county: by Senator
Travis, to amend the charter of Scot
land; by Senator Mcintosh, to re-enac
and consolidate the school law.
The following bills passed second
reading: House bill, to provide for
the establishment of waterworbs and
sewerage at Elizabeth City; house bill.
TO authorize Kinston to issue school
bonds; the Smith bill. to establish
graded schools at Edenton; house bill,
to amend the charter Of Kinston.
The road law bill ccme up and Sen
ator Alexander said his attention had
been called to the fact that creating a
county road commission composed or
certain county officers would make
the latter hold two offices.
Senator Morton offered an amend
ment to exempt New Hanover, which
was dopted
Senator Alexander said all things
had beer looked into. A state hlgh-
way commission was created, winch
will furnish information and aid AT
no additional cost.
Senator Travis offered an amendment
that the act shall not apply to any
county unless adopted by the county
commissioners and then 1t shall super
sede and abrogate all other road acts
applying to that county. This was
adopted and the bill passed its second
reading.
The senate bill, to establish a prison
parole comm. ssion passed it's second
reading.
The senate bill, to repeal chapter 523,
laws of 1899, with reference to oysters
in waters of New Hanover, passed it's
third reading.
and abandoned children passed it's
third reading.
The divorce bill came up as a special
order.
Senator Webb's amendment, allow
ing divorce for three years abandon
ment prior to January 1, 1901, provid-
ing that guilty party shall not be al
lowed to remarry, was a~dopted-30 to
IA.
Senator Morton's amendment strik-
ing out prior to Jar"ary /, 1901" vas
LAST to 81.
Senate Woodard'S amendment, al
lowing divorce when the husband at
temptS or commits rape was adopted
IT to Is.
Senator Gudger's amendment, pre-
venting the guilty person under the
acts repealed from remarrying was
adopted-36 to 4.
The bill passed it's second reading
ayes, 27; noes, II.
Senator Morr son said: "Of course
1 cannot deter this senate from it's de-
termination to undermine and shatter
the marriage relation. This bill will
foster the lust of man and increase the
weakness of women Vote the bill
down now"
The bill passed it's third reading-30
to Is, the negative votes beng Sena-
tors Broughton, Calvert, Crisp, Dula.
Gudger, Henderson, Lindsay, London,
Long. Mcintyre, Miller of Caldwell.
Morrison. Scott. Struggled and Wood
The cl1ncher was put on the bill.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Bills were introduced as follows: To
change the name of the Wake Banking
and Insurance Company. to the Caro-
lima Trust Company: by Hr. Stewart,
to incorporate the Cape Fear Free Will
Baptist Conference; by Mr.. Carraway,
to repeal the laws Of 1899 making
Neuse river a lawful fence: by Mr.. AL
len, of Wayne. to amend the charter OF
Ny X"1. "IllldIIlS, " pTG-
vent killing sea gulls for ornaments;
also to protect Ean1e in Dare county.
The following bills passed final read
ing: To incorporate the proprietors OF
wilmington cemetery; to allow the Sea-
a Air Line to consolidate with its
branch roads; to incorporate the
White Oak River and Onslow County
Tramway Company: to incorporate
Portland, Robson county; to estab.
lish graded schools in Selma; to incor.
porate the Charlotte and Monroe rail.
to establish supplemental schoo
district in Chadbourn township, Co.
lumbus county; to establish graded
schools in Mount Olive: to incorporate
the Raleigh and Virginia Railwa,
Company; to create the office Of treas
urer of Beaufort county: to appoin,
justices of the peace in Pitt county: t.
provide a short form of crop liens ant
chattel mortgages and to regulate th<
fees; to protect wild owl in Curritucl
county.
The bill came up to amend the law OF
1899 regulating fidelity companies.
Mr.. Willard explained the bill, say.
ing the bonding companies refused t.
guarantee county officers bonds unde,
the present law. 1t provided for q
bank Of deposit Of county funds to bs
directed by the board OF commissioner
instead Of at the pleasure of the off.
GERS as at present.
The hour arrived for consideration Oh
MI. Smiths bill t. carry out the con.
stitutional requirements in regard tc
public schools.
Mr.. Connor moved TO refer to the
committee On education.
Mr.. Smith opposed recommitting and
asked that the bill be made a special
order for Friday.
Mr.. Mason did not think the bill
ought to be considered until the school
law was acted on.
Mr.. Como said a majority of the
committee on education had never con
sidered this bill or reported on 1t favor
ably.
Mr.. Rountree said the bill would Ger.
tainly have to go before the commit
tee on appropriations before it wa.
disposed of.
The bill was ~re-referred to the com
mittee on education.
Consideration of Mr.. Wizards bill I,
amend the law relating t. fidelity com.
panies was resumed.
Nh. Willard said the bill should ap