The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-01
TAX ON CORPORATION BONDS
to the Reyenue Bill by the
Finance Committee Public Sshod
Statistics House Must SIT DurIps
Impeachment Triai-Appropriatfo
Agreed Upon for Soldiers Home
Temporary Arrangement for the
Proceedings.
Especial to The Messenger3

Raleigh, N. c.. February 27.-The
joint committee on the insane decides
to favorably report the bill providing
that the criminal insane shall remain
in the penitentiary and be under the
charge Of the penitentiary directorate
and officers. but the latter be as q
separate corporation. Walls are to bs
built entirely separating them from
the convicts. both as to buildings
and grounds. 1t is the universal opin-
ion this arrangement 10 merely tempo
rary and that the State will make
other provisions as soon as it is able.
Penitentfary and insane asylum au-
thorities and the governor approve the
plan now agreed on
1t is found by the state superintend-
ent of instruction that twenty-eight
terms, New Hanover leading with 2S1z
weeks, Durham having z7A. Buncombe
Il, Mecklenburg 1S1a. Wake l71a. Mr..
Smiths bill will add two weeks to av-
erage Of all the counties and will give
four months schools. calling for about
100000. There are now 7.4S7 school
districts, 1873 schools, average length
of term 1886 weeks. amount now exr
pended $1,051.327.
Representative Craig tells me it is
now thought the house will have to be
in session until the trial of the judges
ends, as the senate cannot sit indie
pendently C the house. He says the
house will sit without pay and will do
no business. He smtlingly remarked
that there would be business enough of
one sort or another to keep the legisla-
ture in session all the while.
This afternoon there was q session Of
the joint committee on judicial dis
tricts and its subcommittee reported.
Mr.. Spainhour from the western and
Mr.. Woodward for the eastern dis
tricts. For two weeks or more work
on this scheme of districts has gone on.
The report is as follows:
First District-Beaufort. Currituck,
Camden, Pasquotank. Cnowan, Per-
quimans, Washington. Gates. Hertford.
Second ct-Northampton, Hall
fax, Warren, Edgecombe.
Third District-Martin. Pitt, Wilson.
Nash. Franklin.
Fourth District Wake. Wayne.
Harnett, Johnston.
Fifth District - Craven. Carteret,
Pamlico, Dare, Hyde. Tyrell, Jones.
Onslow. Greene.
Sixth District-Leno!r. Duplin, Samp-
son, New Hanover. Brunswick.
Seventh District-Robeson Cumber-
land, Columbus. Bladen.
Eighth District-Union. Stanley, An
sn, Richmond, Moore. Scotland.
Ninth District-Guilford. Alamance,
Orange, Durham. Granville.
Tenth District-Yadkin. Davie, Row
an, Iredell, Davidson. Randolph, Mont
gomery.
Eleventh District-wilkes. Surry,
Stokes, Forsyth, Rockingham, Caswell,
Person.
Twelfth District-Cabarrus. Cleve-
land, Lincoln, CASTOR. Mecklenburg.
Thirteenth District-Mitchell, Wa
tauga, Ashe, Allegheny. Caldwell,
Alexander. Catawba.
Four teenth District - Yancey, Nc
Dowell. Burke. Rutherford. Polk, Hen
derson.
Fifteenth District-Madison, Bun
combe, Transylvania.
Sixteenth Observation-Disclosures, Gra-
ham, Clay, Swain. Macon. Jackson.
Haywood
Messrs. Shannonhouse and Ward
kicked hard against this arrangement.
Mr. Shannonhouse wanted Mecklen-
burg in a new district and thought it
was entitled to a judge. owing to its
Importance. He was asked to suggest
a district and submit 1t tomorrow af-
ternoon.
Mr.. Ward wanted to consult Judge
Brown about the first district and give
him a hearing. Judge Brown was down
stairs and came up ana looked over
the proposed scheme. but did not ap-
pear before the committee. On motion
Of Mr.. Rountree. the committee meets
again tomorrow afternoon.
Mr.. Patterson Is also kicking against
the scheme Of districts. It is general
belief that it Will stand. Some speak
ers said 50.
The Joint finance committee gave q
hearing today to number OF millown-
ers among them. D. r. Mclean, w. r.
OdeH, S. j. Smith. and others. who dis
cussed particularly the section in the
revenue bill regarding taxation OF cor
poration loans. The committee decid-
ed to amend this 50 as to exclude prom
isory notes. Mr.. London. Of the COM
mfttee, insisted that the bill did this
any way, but the amendment made 1t
certain.
The committee on the soldiers home
met and decided to report favorably
the bill carrying $4,000 annual appro-
buildings and improvements. This is
a reduction Of $1,000 and 81 900 respec-
lively.
The senate committee on PROPOSE
ositions and grievances viii report ia
vorably tomorrow the bill giving
Transylvania county the stock law.
George vanderbilt's Biltmore forest
Of 5000 acres is in that county, and is
under wire fence. People cut this
and turn in their cattle, and this con-
duct has become outrageous. Com
mittee will also report favorably the
bill giving prohibition to Ashe. Biader
and Yancey and to allow Rowan &c
vote on the dispensary question
The pension bill, which passed the
house today. carries nearly 800. 900 ad-
ditional.