The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-15


Senator Morrison withdrew his
amendment. Senator Browns amend
ment was adopted, and the bill passed
its second reading.
Senator Ward ask that "satisfacto-
rily' be inserted before appears
Senator Aycock was confident the
amendments had ruined the bill and
wanted it referred.
Senators Justice and Morrison did
not think it was damaged.
Senator Travis wanted it to go over
until tomorrow.
The motion to recommit was lost.
Senator Travis motion failed. The
bill passed it's third reading.
Senators Linney and Woodard were
appointed on the special committee to
investigate the blind institute.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Speaker pro tenn. Gattis, convened
the house at 10 o'clock.
Bills were introduced as follows: BY
Mr.. Carlton. to charter the James
Sprunt institute; by Mr.. Willard. to regu-
late insurance of public buildings; by
Mr.. Wright, to regulate crop liens: by
Mr.. Simms by request, to establish the
North Carolina Veterinary Association;
by Mr.. Carr, to allow Greene county
to levy special tax; by Mr.. Harris. to
allow Northampton county to levy a
special tax; by Mr.. Gather, to pre-
vent sale or gift of liquor to minors, idi-
OTIS and insane persons; by Mr.. Nichols,
to protect game in Pitt county; also
to incorporate the Theological seminary
at Ayden; by Mr.. Ellen, to establish
dispensary at Nashville; b. Mr.. Whita-
ker, of Guilford, to provide for COM
pulsory attendance at public schools.
The house elected a speaker pro tenn.
Mr.. Winr.on nominated Mr.. S. NJ. Cat
and seventy nine voting for Mr.. Gattis,
and seventynine voting FOR Mr.. Gattis,
Mr.. Connor presiding announced he
had been duly elected speaker.
Bills passed final reading as follows:
To enable the Norfolk and Western
Railroad Company to locate and con-
struct branch lines; to require street
railway companies to use tenders and
vestibuled fronts on cars subject to
exemption by the corporation commits
sion; to incorporate the Elizabeth City
Water Works Company; to provide
for insane persons using their property
after being restored to sanity; to in
corporate the Vance Banking and Loan
Company; to amend the charter of
Elizabethtown; to require executions
of all criminals to be private; to regu-
late the return of property seized un-
der attachment and to repeal sections
273 and 274 of the code.
The bill came up to provide that
only practical farmers be elected on
the board of agriculture.
Mr.. Daughteridge said it was nothing
but right that men killed in the prac-
tice as we'll as the science of agricul-
ture should direct the affairs of the
greatest of all interests in the state.
Asked by Morrison he stated there
was not a word of truth in the report
that this was a bill to deprive Mr.. Bru-
ner of the position as secretary of the
board; that he was perfectly satisfied
with Mr.. Bruner and thought him an
excellent man for the position.
Blalock said the committee had no in
tention of debarring lawyers or doc
tors who were practical farmers, but
simply wished to call attention to the
forgotten man. Not a word was said
about Mr.. Bruner. He was perfectly
satisfactory to all the committee.
Mr.. Mclean said the board could be
a year and under the constitution it
could not be used by any body else.
They appropriated ever so much for
the state fair. l am opposed to that,
They have spent over $4,000 employing
lawyers. We want business farmers on
the board and we are going to have
them.
Mr.. Barnhill said lawyers had been
directors heretofore. and he wanted to
thing in the future.
The bill then passed its third reading.
The bill came up to repeal section 4,
chapter IA, volume 2 Of the code, and
to amend the act of the adjourned seS-
sion of 1900 relating thereto.
Mr. Rountree explained the bill, said
the fusion rule in North Carolina was
too we'll known and remembered to
need recapitulation; that people were
.-l-
to this. They wanted peace now. This
act is one of amnesty. 1t provides that
no indictment begun under the elec-
ton law in code and of 1900. unless be-
gun thirty days after the offense, shall
be prosecuted to conviction.
Mr. Ebbs said he was afraid this
was covering up something wrong and
opposed it.
Mr.. Rountree said a good many pop
ulists and republicans had been indict-
ed and it was thought advisable to
pass this bill of amnesty; that after
the days of the kuklux trouble a bill of
amnesty was passed.
Mr.. Ebbs made a long republican
campaign speech, which provoke no re-
ply.
The bill passed the final reading.
The most important bill introduced
in the house today was by Mr.. Whit
aker. of Guilford. 1t provides that on
the petition of a township, county or
| city, the county commissioners shall
call an election for compulsory educa-
| tion in said district. On a majority
| vote for such, all children between II
and Is years of age shall attend public
| school. unless educated by other means
| until they can read and write any sec
| ton of the constitution in the English
| language. Children mentally and phys
| ically unable to attend school are ex-
| empted. The law Is imperative If the
building is too small to seat the child
rem forced to attend the school under
| the provision OF the act.
AVessel Burned in Manila Harbor.
| Seattle, Wash, February 12-Ad-