The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-10

the whole matter. The motion was lost
"a to 43. Watts offered an amendment
Mat h town limit be a circle with a
rauIus OF a quarter Of a mile from the
~poslofice. Murphy's amendment was
adontad. Both of Watts amendments
were lost, SO to 81 and the bill passed
second reading, 81 to 40.
The bill OF Alexander OF Mecklenburs.
requiring all saloons in the state to
close at s p. m. and not open until 6 a.
m. was next considered. Morton said
he was sorry such legislation was at
tempted so late in the session and that
il was another stab at the rights of 10,
cal self-government. King said the bill
another temperance measure TX
the anti-jug law which had been voted
down. Graham said the bill was a most
salutary measure, and would tend I,
break I'd nue. Of the evils Of soc q.
drinking. Alexander. of Neck enbu~%
supported his bill in an earnes temper
anca speech. 1t passed secon reading
so to 81.
Assessment VIII Increase Revenue.
State Auditor Dixon was interviewed
today regarding the prospective levs>
nue. of the state. He said he though
that at least Is to 20 percent increase
in the valuation Of property in the STATE
would be the result of this years as
sessment. Regarding the apprOpria-
lions mad by the committee on appro-
priations, he said hat if they passe I
the legislature, in view of the bonds
issued and the money borrowed from
the literary fund he is confident that the
states expenditures Will be we'll within
the limit of its
Nominations by the Governor.
Governor Aycock sent the following
nominations to the senate. which wer~
confirmed: j. L. Ludlow of Winston.
member of the state board CT health:
+. g. Beckwith of Raleigh, and *. w
Ballard Of Franklin county, directors of
the hoard of public Improvement: J.
r. Stokes'of BERTHE. r. B. Scott Of IA.
nance, R. L. Doughton Of Alagh ny.
members of the board of Agriculture:
Elisha Porter of Fender, D. w. Bullock
Of New Hanover, r. s. Mccain of
Vance. and L. D. Bynum of Chatham.
directors of the hospital for the colored
insane at Goldsboro; ]. F. Sawy7r Of
Buncombe, J. 2. Caldwell Of Necklon-
burg, j. G. Hall of Caldwell and r. L.
Holt of Alamance, directors OF the hos
pital for the insane at M%orcanton; ].
B. Boylan of Arson, and James D
Moore Of CASTOR, d reotors Of the school
for the blind at Raleigh; Frank Thomp-
son of Onslow, director Of the d -af mute
school at Morganton; John w. Thomp-
son Of Wake, J.. g.. Hunt Of Granv IL.
and S. o. Middleton Of Duplin, directors
of the hospital for the insane at r.
leigh; w. l.. Kluttz. Of Rowan. S. Bry-
ant Of Randolph, NJ. w. Bell of Chero
kee, NJ. c S. Noble, George T. Dunlap
and J.. I. Foust at large, directors of the
colored Agricultural and Mechanical!
college ct Greensboro.
Night Session of House.
The following bills passed the third
reading:
To provide court stenographers for
Mecklenburg.
To protect quail in Brunswick.
TIC give a stock law to certain terri
tory in Pitt.
dance at Washington.
To regulate public schools of More
To amend the laws in relation to the
branding Of fertilizers.
To prevent the. telling of trees In GER
tain streams in Onslow.
To prevent hunting on the Ian s q
another without consent in BLADDER
county.
The bin to provide for holding mu0ic.
ipal elections, by empowering the coun.
~ boards of elections to appoint regis
trars and poll holders, was discussed a
- 49, n,o, ~ "a,
on election laws.
Wooten introduced a bill to limit tbs
duties Of the commissioners of LenOi;
county in reference to the stock Jaw
The house declined 20 concur in tn
senate amendments TO the bill to erect
an agricultural building at the Agricul'
tural and Mecanical colleg= and Guion
Daughteridge and Doughton were ap'
pointed a conference committee.
The machinery act, which is an &C
to provide for the assessment OF prop
erty and collection of taxes, was con
sidered. A great majority Of the sec
tons are identical with those IN tn
act of 1901. A few sections, about which
there was a difference OF opinion, were
passed over, because Of the small atten'
dance. except in a few instances o.
IllIllOE liz pOIldHCt bOuSIllol SdIu 81
| points Of difference would be easily ad
iusted and the bill would be passed to-
morrow.
The bills passed final reading.
To appoint court ~stenographer to-
| Union.
Bills passed to confer certain power!
on the commissioners of Robson coun
ty, and to repeal certain laws OF 100
relating to Robson:
To establish rural free Libraries il
Edgecombe.
To regulate life insurance companie
and their government.
For the better regulation Of fire n
slrance and to increase the public rev
| enue.
Ntcht Session of Senate.
The following house hills passed:
| To improve the highways of Robson
To allow Wilmington to vote on &C
| coping the Carnegie gift library.
The house bill TO allow two year
abandonment. prior to January Is