The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-15
THE DISpENSARY QUESTION UP.
Code Commission-To Amend the
Taxes of the Races to Education-To
Notwithstanding Child Labor In the
Education.
SENATE.
Education.
Especial to the Messenger.)

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Raleigh, n. c.. January 10.-At noon
the senate met, Rev. DR.. Marshall, Of
Christ church offered prayer.
The governors message was received
and read.
A resolution offered by enato Wood
ard to print 500 copies of the message
was adopted.
Senator Robson sent forward notice
of the contest by Kennedy for Senator
Curry's seat from the Fourteenth dis
trict.
A resolution offered by senator Brown
was adopted, to print $50 copies of the
reasons for pardons given by the gov
ernor, which latter was submitted with
the message.
Senator Gudger, of Buncombe, laid
the matter of the Appalachian Park
Association before the senate in the
nature of a petition. He will introduce
a bill on the subject.
The bill to change the name of the
Guardian Security Trust and Deposit
Company, of Wilmington, to the Peo-
pies Savings bank passed.
A communication from the state hos
pital for the insane was read, asking
for an appropriation Immediately for
the are of dangerous insane who were
not provided for in the appropriations.
The bill to repeal the Greensboro dis
pensary law of 1899 passed. 1t pro-
vides tina the dispensary board shall
nave until next July to dispose of all
the liquors on hand and make a formal
report to the county commissioners.
Senator McNeill said a white primary
l.4l Ioa,, oo1ln1 in III m hQr1Q Id fn de-
eide the question there, and he would
abide by the Judgment.
Senator Aycock spoke of the neces-
sity of raising money for public schools
and thought taxing liquor was the best
way to do it, wen if it was necessary
for the state to go into the ~dispensary
business. He wanted the senate to slow
down on this bill.
Senator Morton said the 1000 white
majority in Guilford was the best COM
mittee he knew of to pass upon the bill.
The following bills were
By Senate Glenn, to incorporate the
Life Annuity Insurance Company; by
Senator Ward, to incorporate the Bank
of Plymouth; ~ Senator Calvert, to
abolish the office of standard keeper In
Northampton; by Senator Ward, to
amend the law of 1899 regarding pools,
trusts and c~onspiracies so as to include
lumber companies; by Senator Michael,
to amend the general law on county NJ
nances; by Senator Mcintyre, for relief
of P. D. Jones and Peter Carve, of Rob-
eson county.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Speaker Moore called the house to
order al IL o'clock. Prayer was Offer
ed by DIR. Marshall of the Baptist
hurch
Mr.. Williams, of Dare, presented his
oarfi6ooto and was sworn in.
The following were as
pages: R. c. Hockaday, T. w. Farror,
Robert Lee, Tudor Hardy, Mac Oliver,
Ben Dawson, Ray Leatherwood, Balsam
Digger, Joe Jerome, Carl Daniels,
Robert Denny, job Clendenning.
The following bills were introduced:
BY Mr.. Nichols, to amend the code in
reference to the school law: By Mr..
Blount. to amend the law relative to
the races on steamboats, and railroads;
by Mr.. Wright, to regulate labor In
textile factories; by Mr.. Whitaker, of
Forsyth, to amend the charter of the
Winston-Salem Railway and Electric
Company; by Mr.. Blythe, to incorporate
the Bank of Hendersonville; by Mr..
Rountree, to revise n digest the laws
of North Carolina; by Mr.. Craig, to
increase the number of judges and to
abolish criminal courts; by Mr.. Daugh-
teridge, to amend the stock law Of
Edgecombe county; by Mr.. Wright, to