The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-20
Especial to The Messenger.)

Raleigh, N. c. February 16.-In the
senate bills were introduced as fol ows
To amend the charter of the Durham
and Charlotte railway by allowing it to
build from a point in Chatham county
to Greensboro.
To define the word "Employe" in
North CaIonna.
: BY Lamb to establish graded schools
for Cross Creek township, Cumberland
county.
BY Blow. to incorporate Oakley, Pitt
county.
BY Mann. to incorporate the Washing
ton and Vaudemeer Mill railway.
BY Hicks. for the better government
of state institutions by p. DIVIDING that
the governor shall appoint to all vacan-
cles on the board of hospitals for in
sane noe for leaf mutes ana
blind. not more than three directors TO
be from the same county; directors to
receive ST per day when serving md
their travelling expenses, terms TO De six
yeacs. NO principal or superintendent
to be "A eX-oiiicio $nemLer or secretary
o. Il board.
by Norris, for an apprOprJat on of
$12.50O annually for = years to complete
the buildings began ! Agricultural and
Mechanical college Ire. and $15,O Ol an
nuaIly for current expenses.
Bills passed in". reading as follows:
Incorporating tt Raleigh and West
ern railway.
Incorporating dudley.
Protecting CLAIMS in Pender
To continue n force the charter OF
the Winston-S- EN- S~outhbound rail-
railway.
Establishing graded schools at Wei
don.
AbolishirS the board of examiners of
state insti. Itions.
To inco' porate the Wilson Trust and
Savings I.ank.
The House.
Bills were introduced in the house to-
day as follows:
by Dockery, to REGULATE the sale and
manufacture of liquor in Richmond
cOuUTy.
BY Wooten, to aftix the pay of jurors
In LenOir and to appoint magistrates
for that county.
By Willis, TO establish a ferry at
White Hall on the Cape Fear river.
By West. to provide for compulsory
attendance at the schools in Cherokee
county.
BY Love. to allow the people of Gas
ton county to vote on removal of the
court house from Dallas to Gastonia.
BY BeaSley, to incorporate Currituck
county railway.
By King, TO provide for township
meeting houses.
BY Robertson to incorporate the High
Point Fire Insurance Company.
By Fuller to amend the state guard
laws
Bills passed final reading as follows:
To establish graded schools at Green
Vile.
To authorize the Norfolk and West
ern railway to extend Its lines and op-
ate them in North Carolina.
To increase the number of commas
Sioners for LenOir county and allow
stock to run at large there from No
vember 18th to February 18th.
Watts offered an amendment to his
bin regulating the whiskey traffic, pro-
vtding for an election in cities and
towns to determine first, whether in
tOXicating liquors shall be manufacture
ed in said city or town; md whether
bar rooms or saloons shall be establish
I'd there: Srd whether d!spensaries shall
i've established there. Elections TO ha
held UpOn the petition of one-third ~
the voters. ard questions to be deter
mined by Il majority of the votes cast.
pOuShtOn offered an amendment TO
the Watts bill by striking out the part
restricting the manufacture Of brandy
and providing that it may be manufac-
tured and sold in ORIGINAL packages Of
not less than five gallons.
All these amendments VIII be con-
sid'red when the, bill comes up Tues
day as unfinished business
Bills passed authorizing Jones county
to levy special tax to build fire proof
vaults.
To authorize Cumberland to issue
bonds for public road Improvement.
To establish graded schools at Ere
mont.
Hearings before Committees.
The joint finance committee tonight
save 4 hearing TO lightning rod men.
The committee Il recommended an in
crease of the state tax to $50. but decid-
ed tonight to reduce this to SIS, he
is 50 more than at present.
Representatives of Oil Companies
also appeared before the committees
and urged a reduction of tax on oil
tanks, which the committee had raised
to $50. The subcommittee was ap-
pointed to see whether it was not hest
to tax gross receipts on the sales of
oil. This is the idea Of Senator JUS
tice.
The senate judiciary committee ia