The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-06
Night Session of Senate.


A bill was introduced to require fl
oils to bear of certain test.
The bill to amend the charter of Ra-
leigh and extend the city's limits pass
ed second reading.
The following bills passed senate and
were sent to house:
10 extend the time for organizing
the carolina and Southwestern rail-
Iroad.
To amend the charter of Sanford.
To appoint court stenographers for
Mecklenburg.
To amend the charter Of the Atlantic
land Western railroad.
To incorporate Moore Turnpike Com
pany.
To punish the use of liquor to buy
votes, applying only to Mcdowell
Icounty. and making it a felony to buy
or sell votes.
The following house bills passed final
reading:
To incorporate the Bank of Ayden IN
Pitt.
To allow the clerk Of Lenoir to an
lsent himself from his office.
'Io prohibit fishing in Little River
with drag seines.
To incorporate the High Point Fire
Insurance Company
To protect clans and oysters IN
Brunswick.
To regulate the manufacture and sale
of liquor in Alamance.
To charter the Bank of Rich Square.
To promote the fish industries in in
land waters of North Carolina.
To change township lines in Robson.
The revenue bill was taken up in
committee of the whole. The section
taking Deddlers Of clocks, stoves and
ranges 500 for each county was amend
ed SO. the words mo other tax shall be
Levied by any town or county" was
stricken out. Brown moved to strike
out section IS, as to persons, firms, cor
porations selling oil, and substitute a
section of the committees bill, which
taxes each tank $50 and S. OH each
wagon, the substitute was adopted. The
following substitute was adopted for
section Sc, upon every meat packing
mouse doing business in this state.
dealers in fish and oysters ~excepted)
800 for each county in which said
business is carried on. Section 60 tax
ing liquor dealers was amended by
raising the tax from 500 to $3.50. The
same section was amended so that a
firm Or corporation paying the tax for
Irectifying shall not have to pay the
Wholesale dealers license, and every
Wholesale liquor dealer may deliver
sealed packages of n gallon or more
to common carriers without an addi-
Itional tax. On motion OF Mr.. Woodland
1.-THE word "shall' was stricken out and
t"may" was substituted so that it is
discretionary with the commissioners
on taxing liquor dealers the same as
the state
Mr.. Gillian wanted the tax on deal
ers in futures increased and declared
that he wished all Injurious businesses
could be driven from the state. He Of
fered an amendment for a graduated
tax of from 5000 to $500, which was
adopted.
The senate bill to determine conflict
ing claims passed. A bill was introduced
by Lamb to compel dealers in salt,
ETC., to stamp the weight on the sacks.
What the Appropriations Will he.
The joint committee ON aEpTHDria-
ltions tonight completed its G"iuous
work. Reviewing what appru priations
shall be-, Chairman Guiors: sal { ne ap-
Preparations Will run at ieast a hum
iderd thousand dollars under hose
Imade two years ago. That committee
found it could lot give appropriations
for permanent improvements out of the
general funds, that all deficits are
provided for; that a bond issue Of four
hundred thousand dollars will be used
Ito pay the deficits. of about a hundred
fifty thousand dollars for the state
and the remainder for de-
Ificits of school fund and pensions; that
the deficit is $4s9, 0O0 while III the treas
is $40, ESQ, having an actual deficit
of S429, 0O0: that a bond issue with a
premium on bonds and revenues in eX-
Icess of fixed charges will free the state
Of debt, free all state institutions n
furnish ample means for support of
the latter; that the appropria tons ask
led for were scaled down and a saving
OF $40, 900 effected; that all appropria-
Iti0ns to institutions are substantially
as they were two years ago; that direct
appropriations OF $4,000 annually for
tire Agricultural and Mechanical Col
Ilege is made by the committee; that
the State University gets $4,000 regu-
liar appropriation and $500 special for
wytter works and some other things.
Liquor at Resort Hotels.
A bill was today ratified allowing all
isummer and winter resort hotels at
lCarolina Beach, WrightsVIlle and
Wrightsville Beach to sell liquor.