The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-02-06
(Special to The Messenger


Raleigh, N. c., February Ain the
senate bills were introduced as follows:
By Hoey to provide for holding mu-
nicipal elections.
Rv Webb TO encourage professional
school teachers
By Allerson, to refund to state Ireas-
urer Lacy $500 stolen from him oy w.
n Martin ex-clerk of the treasury
Bills passed as follows:
establishing graded schools at swan
| quarter.
To allow Jones to levy special tax.
| To allow Washington to levy special
tax.
To incorporate Forster. Edgecombe
Company.
| 70 mako it unnecessary to kiss the
bible in taking oath.
| The Fuller union depot bill was nlaoe
a special order for next Thursday week.
| Hoey's bill provides that reg-stfas
ond Judges Of municipal elections shall
no made by county boards CT election.
/
or MAGISTRATES to appoint persons TO
Eho,d inouest when the office Of coroner
is vacant.
In the house today the watts nquor
regulation bill was reported by conllliI-
tea favorably, as amended ana was
made a special order for next Iuesoay
at noon.
| Bills were introduced.
By Parker, of Wayne, to regulate the
jurisdiction of magistrates
Rv Bullard to allow Fayetteville TO
! issue bonds.
Ry Hooker to regulate the use OIL
bridges in Beaufort and to allow tnat
,, county to levy a special tax.
Rv Daughteridge to incorporate the
North Carolina Farmers Protective AS
ISOLATION. giving it the right to build
warehouses and elevators, to DO ire IN
surance business and many other
: things, including manufacture ana
mercantile agencies. 1ncorporators
! ! named in bill are John S. Cunningham.
lJ. J. Laughlingnouse, r. H. Spelght.
, and w F. Parker.
Bills were also introduced:
, BY Murphy to define purjury by max
: ing it perjury to swear falsely TO any
thing in giving evidence, whether ger
name to the case or not.
o By Fuller to amend the code Dy IN
r cludirg fowls as live stock
+ Bills passed as fellows:
incorporating Stokes, Pitt county.
4 Esta blishing a graded school at La
= Grange.
TO prohibit the sale Of fire cracker:
over three inches long, air and sprlne
d guns and toy pistols, dealers being g'V'
: ell thirty days to dispose OF the stocs
l: on hand.
IL To allow Mt. Olive to vote on gradet
:, school.
a "a To prevent the spread OF contageou
II diseases among domestic animals.
!. To prevent seduction and abduction
Of married women.
= To protect timber dealers.
: TO amend charters Of Underwriters
r Southern Stock, Mutual and Home
- three insurance companies. all o
Greensboro.
- Committee Ee20rtS.
q The house committee on railway
- agrees to favorably report the bi
:. chartering the Hiwassee Valley Rail
20 way. Raleigh and Eastern Railway an
Of North Carolina and Tennessee South
III ern. the latter line from Franklin, Ma
tn con county to the Tennessee line. Con
nt ulittee also decides to favorably rspol
"a the bill exempting telegraph operator
r from jury duty.
he The senate committee on couT
ties. cities and towns decides
favorab bly, report the bill giving sam
sc son county local self government VII
100 four commissioners, and to estaoIs
the office of county treasurer.
Charter for n Railroad.
lse - .ho l..
, Application will be made to the le
ne tslature for a charter for the Nor
W Carolina and Ohio railway, to run fro
oi Norfolk through several counties alo
-. the northern border Of North Caroll
and then through several counties
IN Southern Virginia, thence on to OF
Prohibition for Wilkes.
the The house committee on proposlt'o
the and grievances mad a long hearing
IAN the bill giving Wilkes county prom
he ton. Representative Bryan OF tt
the county Offered an amendment leaVl
It to 4 vote OF the people next Ju