The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-18
A LONG LIST OF BILLS INTRODUCED IN
BOTH HOUSES
AN ANTI-CIGARETTE MEASURE
A Bill to Prohibit Their Sale in the
State-AnotherA Antitrust Bill-More'
Money for Public Schools-For state
Fertilizer Factory-Bill for General
Stock Law - House Judiciary Com
Personal Privilege.
SENATE.
Especial to the Messenger.)

fSdlelSn, N u, January 1b.-Lleuten-
ant Governor Turner called the senate
to order.
Senator James, of Pitt who has
been absent thus far because of sick
ness, took the oath.
ExSenators McRae, Smith, Jones,
Twitty, King, j. S. Cunningham, Rich
mond, George Smathers, F. l. Osborne,
l.. S. Overman, j. A. Cheek, and J. c.
Buxton were invited to seats on the
floor.
The following were offered: By Sen
ator Robson, dispositions in the Ken
nedyCurrie contested election case:
by Senator Henderson, memorial of
the North Carolina Bar Association for
| a code commission; by Senator Justice,
a memorial of the Bar Association for
an increase in the number of judicial
| districts to sixteen; by Senator McIn-
tyre, a petition of citizens of Robson
relative to stock law in ST. HAUL town.
ship, for incorporation of Bethany
| Baptist church and Smith chapel.
Senator Justice said the committee
appointed to wait on the governor had
done SO and he had no message to send
| in at present.
Bills were introduced as follows: By
| Senator Ward, to amend the law re-
garding separate apartments on rail-
| roads for the white and the colored
| races; also a bill to protect trade and
commerce from conSplracieS and mo-
nopolies; by Senator Foushee, to revise
| the corporation laws; by Senator Hen
| derSon, relating to the form Of ac-
| acknowledgement in Chapter 8 laws of
| 1899; to amend section S21 of the code;
| to regulate settlement of partnership
| by surviving partners; to amend sec
| ton 500 of the code; by Senator Mar
| shall, to prohibit the sale of cigarettes
| in North Carolina; to incorporate the
| Southport Northwestern Railroad Com
pany; by Senator Smith, 10 appropriate
100000 for public schools; by Senator
Henderson, revising and codifying the
| laws relating to private corporations
The following bills passed third
| reading: Senator Gudger'S bill, allow
| ing a national forestry reserve in North
| Carolina passed it's third reading; bill
| allowing cotton weigherS in Jones coun-
ty; the senate bill to repeal the laws
| of 1889 prohibiting the formation of cor
| porations with over S1,000,000 capital
| stock.
| Senator McIntrye introduced Z bill
| to incorporate East Lumberton; also
! to amend the charter of the Lumber
4 lol INdlllotu COMPANY.
| The senate ordered the antitrust
| bill (by Senator Ward) the act revis-
| ing the corporation laws (by Senator
| Foushee) and the cOdifying and reViS-
| ing the laws on corporations (by Sena-
| tor Henderson, printed. Senator Ward s
bill repeals the present antitrust law
| and enactS one modelled after the Tex
as and Nebraska statutes. 1t is es-
| pecially intended to prevent the organ
| ization of a combination to control the
price of pine lumber in North Carolina.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
| Speaker Moore convened the house
| at IL o'clock.
The following were introduced: By
| Mr.. Rountree, memorial of the North
| Carolina Bar Association for a code
commission; by Mr.. Rheinhardt, pc
tition from the Western North Carroll
ma conference for a reformatory; by
| Mr.. Carr, a bill to incorporate Apple
| Tree, in Green county; by Mr.. Mclean.
| of Scotland; bill to authorize the pen-
| itentiary to buy or build an establish
ment to manufacture fertilizers. (Mr.
Mclean asked that his bill be read and
| referred to the committee on agricui-
| ture, stating that no bill of more i'm
portance to the farmers of North Car
olina would be introduced or passed at
this Session;) by Mr.. Hood, a bill to in
corporate the Bank of Mt. Olive: by
Mr.. Parker. a bill for a graded school
in Enfield; by Mr.. Oliver, a bill to
| change Union City to Ashpole; by Mr..
Daughteridge. a bill regulating fees for
charters Of interpretations, fixing fees
of charters at $25 for $1,000 charter.
and graduated up to $3.50 for $1,000. 900
| charter, the charter to be void unless
receipt for the fee appears; by Mr..
/ Patterson, bill to incorporate Robe
i son County Loan and Trust Company;
II hv Mr. ROHntrQa hill tn amend chan
tfer $50 Of laws of 1891; also to incorpor-
/ ate the Hilton Railroad and Logging
i Company; by Mr.. Beddingfield, a bill
| totpay guards on prison and farms bet
ter wages; by Mr.. Bivens. by request,
a bill to prevent shooting and bad
language on public highways; by Mr..
! Willard, a bill to make the first Mon
day of September labor day; to pro-
vide for a general stock law; by Mr..
White; a bill to protect communities
adjacent to state farms; by Mr.. Mich
OILS, a bill to incorporate WintervilIe
high school, Pitt county; bill to
amend stock law Of Edgecombe county
bill to prevent fishing and shooting
from bridges across Neuse and Trent
| rivers in Craven county.
The speaker announced committee on
judiciary: Allen, Of Wayne, chairman;
Connor, Graham, Rountree, Gattis
Craig, Duls, Patterson, Green, Haynes,
Mason, Nicholson, Robertson, Robinson,
| Spainhour, Smith, Stewart, Stubbbs
/ Simms, Thompson, Winston. Wright
| Wilson, Marlborough, Baldwin. Brad
shaw, Britain, Blount, Daniels, of
Warren, Carleton, Gather, Hoey, Har-
ris, Hood. Lawrence, Mann, McKeth-
an, Morgan. Seawell, Shannonhouse,
White Of Jones. Whitaker OF Guilford,
IEbbs. Blythe. Benbow.
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