The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-11
SENATE
Especial to the Messenger.)

lature met at 400 After perfecting
organization, eIecting clerical force, ap-
pointing committees to wait on the
governor and arranging for a commit
tee on inaugural ceremonies, the body
adjourned until tomorrow.
At tomorrow's session the governors
message will be read in both houses.
Lieutenant Governor Reynolds called
the senate to order. Rev. DR.. Marshall,
of the First Baptist church, offered
prayer.
The clerk of the last senate, Mr..
Charles Daniels, called the roll of the
districts, and the following senators
were sworn in by thc lieutenant govern
or:
Bray and Vann, First district; Miller
and Ward, Second; Calvert, Third;
Travis, Fourth; Spreight, Fifth; Ar
rington and Woodland, Seventh; Sugg
and Warren, Eighth; Aycock and Foy,
Ninth; Morton, Tenth; Burroughs,
Eleventh; Broughton, Twelfth; Smith,
Thirteenth; Curry and Robson, popu-
list, Fourteenth; Brown and Mcintyre,
Fifteenth; Mcneil, Sixteenth; Long,
Seventeenth; Scott and Foushee, Eigh-
tenth; Lon3on, Nineteenth; Lindsey,
Twentieth; Glenn, Tw~enty-first; Wood,
Twenty-secOnd; Morrison and Leak,
Twenty-third; McAlister, Twenty
fourth; Alexander, Twenty-ffth; Hen
derson and Thomas, Twenty-sixth;
Pinnix, republican, n ~Stikeleather
CpopuIist), Twenty-seventh; Marshall,
(republican), Twenty-eighth; Dulla,
Gepublican), and Mcintosh, CpopulisD
Twenty-ninth; Michael, (r~epublican)
Thirtieth; Miller, G~epublican,) and Blu
chanan, (~republican) Thirty-first; JUS
tice and Webb, Thirty-second; Gudger
and Struggled, Thirty-third; Chandler
(republicanO Thirty-fourth; Crisp, ire
publican) Thirty-ffth.
senator James is sick, and Senator
Aycock states he will not be in be-
fore Monday.
Among the visitors in the hall were:
Cyrus B. Watson, and r.. B. Glenn, OF
Winston; z. F. Lamb, of Elizabeth
City; Wiley Rush, of Randolph.
When Senator Springfield, of Bun
combe, was sworn, notice was given by
the chair that there was a contest for
the seat. Struggled took the oath.
a. J. Maxwell, principal clerk, Walter
A CahoOn, reading clerk, F. A. Clinard,
engrossing clerk; Biggerstaf, assistant
doOrkeeper; H. A. London, for prest-
dent pro tem-all received SO votes, the
democratic strength, except Clinard.
VINO got %, olIlhcledlDSI, NLCpuDiNSdLj
voting for him. The officers were sworn
in by the lieutenant governor.
4 committee was appointed to inform
the governor that the general assembly
was ready to receive any communica-
ton from him. Senators London, Jus
tice and Crisp were named as the COM
mittee.
Senator Brown offered a resolution
that the senate and house meet in joint
session January 18th and canvass the
return for state officers and that the
officers be inaugurated at noon that
day, and a committee of three senators
and four representatives be appointed
to arrange for the ceremonies-adopted,
and Senators Webb, Wood and Warren
were named as the committee.
Senator Speight introduced a bill APP
propriating 1000 fer better ventilation
of the senate and house chambers.
Senotors Aycock and Gambler opposed
this expense. The bill went to the COM
mittee on finance.
The rules of the last n were
adopted.
Senator Marshall, (republican) intro
duced a bill to repeal the present cleo
ton law. 1t was promptly tabled.
Senator Vann offered a bill to extend
the limits of Hartford and to incorpor-
ate the HEREFORD Banking Company.
Bills by Senator Wood to incorporate
the Bank of Randleman. and by Sena-
tor Marshall, to amend the election laws
were introduced, also a bill to establish
graded schools in Rocky Mount, by
Senator Arlington, and by Senator
Morton to amend the charter of How
ard Relief Fire Company, of Wilmong-
ton.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Chief Clerk Nixon called the house
to order, and prayer was offered by
Rev. DR.. Bagwal.
Mr.. Connor was called to preside N
the members We're sworn in, by tens, by
Justice Clark. Of the supreme court. OF
% present of the 120 members, the
following thirty-fve only Of h last
session have been returned: Alien, OF
Columbus; Allen, of Wayne; Beasly,
Barnhill. Craig. Curtis, Carr, Way, Con-
nor, Dees. Elm, Gattis. Garrett, Hoey.
Hartley. Lane, Mcneil, Mclean, Nc
lntcsh. Nicholson. Nichols, oliver, Pat
terSon, Parker, Petree. Rinehardt,
ROuntree, Smith. Stubs, Thompson.
Winston, W1lch, Williams, White, of
Halifax; Willard, Wilson.
Speaker pro tenn Common announced
hat i majority of the members being
present the house would proceed to Or
ganize by the election of a speaker.
Mr.. Winston, of BERTHE, nominated
Walter E. Moore. of Jackson, paying
a tribute to his character and attain
ments.
Messrs. Craig. of Buncombe, and
Stubs, of Martin, made ~seconding
speeches.
Mr. Blythe, republican. of Hender-