The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-27
CAPE FEAR PILOT
LAW NOT CHANGED
To Loan 100000 to Build
New School Houses.
AN ENDLESS CHAIN FUND
Proposal to Change School Law so as 10 Elect
The County Boards Of Education by
the General AS
stmbIy.


The session yesterday was largely de-
voted to clearing the calendar, introduc-
ing bills and taking care of the House
bills that were received
The Cape Fear pilotage question was TOD
the front as soon as unfinished business
came, and there were speeches for and
against the present pilotage law, which j
is championed by Senator Bellamy.
Senator Mitchell led off for the re-
peal OF the law. He held that the pilots
had compact trust and if at the ex-
pense of the people this was to continue
it would be cheaper to pension them and
not allow them to throttle the commerce
of Wilmington and by 1t the State
Senator Woodard urged that the law
stand The people who wanted the re-
peal, the people who owned 75 per cent
of the capital in Wilmington he thought
was the real trust and it sought to crush
the pilots who took great risks. He
| referred to the patriotism of the pilots
in time of war and in civil life and plead
their cause.
Senator Hicks was against the pilots
and urged the passage of the bill to re-
peal the law. He sarcastically touched
up the speeches of Senator Wellborn and
Senator Woodard in which reference had
been made to the patriotism of the pilots
and held that the organized monopoly
| that was injuring the trade of Whining
ton should be ended.
Senator Lamb sent forward a letter
which he had received from the Fayette-
vile Chamber of Commerce asking that
he support the repeal as the Wilmington
| Chamber had asked it to do so.s
though the letter said that the Fayette-
vile Chamber knew little of the case
Mr.. Lamb said that he had investigated
it, was opposed to the repeal and would
vote against it.
Senator Spruill called the previous
question and the bill to repeal was tabled
ON motion of Senator Bellamy, the vote
being 20 to H. Senator Bellamy, who
antagonized the bill, worked earnestly
and vigorously against 1t and was re-
joced that ne could tell the pilots that
the law had not been changed.
The House bill which provides that the
members of County Boards of Education
be elected by the General Assembly and
| that vacancies be filled by the State
| Board of Education was brought up.
Some opposition was manifested and the
bill was left over for discussion today
Senator Gillian is in favor of the elec-
tion of these boards by the people and
so stated in his remarks yesterday.
The bill of Senator White which pro-
poses to create a State Literary Fund for
building and repairing school houses was
| reported 1t provides that from the $780,
00G available from the permanent edu-
catonal fund loans be made to counties
for the purpose of having school houses
built. These loans are to be repaid in
ten annual installments and to bear four
per cent interest. If the whole amount is
| loaned it would mean that each year
,0C0 would be returned which could
be again loaned The State Board of
Education is also made a corporation
so that it can receive bequests or dona-
tions.
Senator Henderson, who reported the
bill favorably from the Committee on
Education, spoke for it, as also did Sen
ator Beasley, who said that the loan
would do an immense amount of good
and would be perfectly safe one. The
bill was made special order for one
o'clock today
The bill presented by Senator Goodwin,
which relates to the insurance business,
was heard for few moments yesterday,
and discussion on it was set for twelve
clock today.
The fate of the States vessel of war,
the Lily, was sealed yesterday. A House
bill was before the Senate which pro-
yides for its sale and for the purchase
of light draught launches to look after
the infringers of the oyster laws. 1t
was passed and the Lily will be ours
no longer
AIamance county had an educational
day yesterday. A reading OF the de-
tailed proceedings will show that many
graded schools in that county were pro-
yided for by the lawmakers.
A free pass bill was proposed by Sen
ator Wellborn. This is that the rail-
reads furnish free passes to certain ex-
Confederate soldiers under conditions
prescribed.
SENATE-FORTY- FOURTH DAY.
The Senate met at 1O.30 yesterday with
Lieutenant Governor Turner presiding.
There was no prayer and the Journal
was read and approved.
The reading of committee reports made
work which came up later on the Cal |
endar. The bills which had passed the
House we're received for concurrence. |
Most Of se were referred to suitable /!
committees, some being taken up during
the day by request of Senators interest |
ed.
PETITIONS. ;
McBryde, by request: From 1000 voters
of Robson county for a vote on the re