The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-05

the general law n could not be TRIM
lined to local conditions.
Senator Speights amendment was
| lost.
Senator Morton sent an amendment
| saying they shall not teach public
| schools"
Senator Henderson offered an amend
ment that no superintendent should
/ teach school while public schools are
in session. unless he shall have been SUI
perintendent for two and shall
be allowed to do 50 by unanimous vote
| of the board-Iost.
Senator Morton sent up an amend
ment, not to allow a superintendent TO
| do any other kind OF work except his
official work-lost.
Senator Speight sent In amendment
to increase h superintendent's salary
| lost.
| A bill was introduced by Senator Ay-
| cock, providing that the state board of
| shall select not less than
one, or more than three supervisors, TO
assist the superintendent of public in
| Sfructions, salary to be 81, 500.
| AT IL o'clock h senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The following bills We're introduced:
By Mr.. Daughteridge. to amend the
i charter OF Rocky Mount: by Mr.. Allen,
Of Wayne, (by request). to establish a
~dispensary at Goldsboro: by Mr.. White
to appoint justices of the peace for
Jones county; by Mr.. Carr, for relief
Of the confederate soldiers Of Greene
county.
To Validate registration of certain
| conveyanceS in Greene county; to
amend the charter OF the Salisbury and
| Coast Line railroad: to allow Duplin
county to sell the county home and
other public grounds: to allow Harnett
county to issue bonds: to incorporate
the French Broad and Southern rail-
road; to protect owners of boats, skiffs
and nets.
Five hours of the session was de-
voted to the discussion of the senate
bill abolishing the Fayetteville dispen-
sary.
Mr.. McKethan made a hot speech, in
the course of which he said there was
something curious in the whisRey ques-
ton in his county. for it made men
drung who never took a drop. Good
men on both sides of this question have
lost their judgment and sense of JUS
tice to their representatives. Attorney
Nimmocks had deceived Representa-
, tive Hall into withdrawing his sanction
to the primary by convincing MIN that
as the board of elections Quiz not call
it. there was no way to call it. Mr.. Hal
was not a lawyer and could be easily
thus misled. The same tactics were
tried on McKethan. but he knew better.
My friends of the ~dispensary hung
back on the day of the primary and
saw me cut to pieces, n only thirty
four of them took my advice and voted.
Now they are here. after standing by
and seeing me slaughtered, declaring
that they will punish me still further
for daring to obey the result of the
primary.
Mr.. Hall. of Cumberland. opposed the
bill, saying that many who voted
against the -dispensary in the primary
did so under absolute guarantee that
the county commissioners would not
grant license to any one to sell liquor
in Cumberland. He said: "Over eleven
hundred of the best women in the
world have signed these petitions and
many of them are on their knees now
praying for the defeat of this bill"
Mr.. Allen, of Columbus. opposed the
bill.
Mr.. Thompson, of Onslow, favored it.
: The vote was taken at 4 o'clock, re-
sulting-ayes, 40; noes. so. and the
clincher was put upo the vote.
NIGHT SESSION.
AT the house night session bills pass
ed as follows: To withdraw authority
for Mt. Airy to issue bonds; to prevent
public drunkenness; to amend the char
ter of Greenville Ito provide for cleo
ton of two tax collectors for MeckIen-
burg.
The bill to establish a dispensary in
tJohnston county came p. Another dis
pensary debate was at this point infict-
ed upon the house. the two members
from Johnston taking opposite sides
Morgan for, Richardson against.
Mr.. Winston moved to table the bill
adopted.
The cOmmitte of the who'll consider
ed the revenue act. Sections 5, 6 and
Z, relating to tax on corporate loans.
municipal loans and the residence OF
holders of evidence of debt were pass
ed over.
Sections, taxing building and loan as
sociations. tsimilar to the present law
was adopted.
Section 9, reports from corporations,
, was amended by striking out the de.
mand on corporations formed outside
of the state. There was a long debate
lon an amendment to strike out uues.
Ition II, the amount of profit added tc
the singing fund during said year.
Messrs. Rountree. Duls and Gatti:
spoke for. and Messrs. Willard an6
Graham against.
The amendment was adopted. anG
section 9 was then adopted.
Section IL. requiring the state auditor
to certify the amount and value OF
stock to the register of deeds.
Section u. corporation taxes payable
TO the state treasurer, was adopted
and section Is, penalty for failure Il
furnish reports was amended by strik
ing out 10 Der cent. and inserting 5 pc
cent.
Section IA. relating to tax exemptions
!, was adopted.
AT 10:40 o'clock the committee rose
and the house adjourned.
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