The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-17
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Raleigh. N. c., February I'm the
senate today bills We're introduced
BY Brown to revise the navigation
md pilotage laws of the port of ~
nington and the Cape Fear river.
Brown asked reference to the commit
ee on propositions and grievances.
3ellamy said the bill was against the
wishes of himself and Morton and ask
ID reference to the judiciary commit
ee. Bellamy's motion prevailed.l
BY Travis to establish graded schools
It Weldon.
BY Hicks to prevent the spread OF
mallpox and scarlet fever.
To authorize Pitt county to levy spe-
Iai tax.
To allCw the Grand Lodge of Masons
\ issue Masonic Temple bonds.
Raising a committee to examine the
;ost of converting the ~penitentiary in
- hospital for the insane.
The house bill authorizing the cor
C~ratioL commission to compei rail
Ways, where two or more enter the
ilnIe Town to build a union depot cam,
~ HS special Order, and after 4 lOES
.ebate and several amendments OF
minor character, passed second reading
md third, q to S. One amendment
adopted tcrtJds the ordering o. union
ArpOtS where separate GepOr IRE Suf-
.iCient. Another amendment requires
,uClI depotS TO be convenient j; We'll as
adequate and sufficient for public &C
-CmmOdatiOn.
Bills were also introduced as follows:
BY Woodland to amend Wilson's cnar-
ter.
BY London to appropriate $4,000 ror
North Cardinals exhibit at ST. Louis.
BY Hoey requiring fire for all
public buildings. theatres. etc.
The House.
In the house the joint resolution re-
garding the cost of enlargement Of the
capitol building INC q resolution on the
question Of electing United States sen
.itorS by direct vote of the people were
introduced by Graham.
Bills were introduced as follows:
BY Phillips to change the lme OF
courts in Brunswick.
BY Kicks 10 protect game in Nash
and Edgecompe.
By Billiard to substitute an act for
in Cumberland and enlarge
the stock law territory there.
BY Croker to incorporate the Farm
Ars' Development Company.
BY Morton to protect buyers of salt.
BY Thompson to create additional
magistrates for Onslow. and to author
|lZe. special tax in OrslOw and protec
the fish interest there.
BY Mason to incorporate the Bank OF
|Carteret at Morehead City.
by DreWrN to cur proper super
vision arl payment OF taxes by aIl :
surance con- anIeS. SSOciatiOnS or or
IderS, and requiring all state property
TO be insured at not less than % pei
lcent. nor more than so per cent. of its
valuation.
Watts bill to regulate the manufac.
|ture and sale of liquor came up as Z
special order. Morton OF New Hanove
lspoke an hour against it. He declared
that upon the fate of this bill, depend
ed the fate of the democratic party, ant
Inc might say the destiny of NORTH
lCarolina. He offered an amendment
THAT the bill shall apply to no county
until ratified by the vote Of the peopl'
lUf such county. Cowan, of Jackson
land Lucas, of Hyde, spoke very strong
lily in support of the bill. There was {
lgreat audience to hear the debate
l~scores of ladies being in the gallerie:
land Hobbies. The debate will be con
ltinued tomorrow.
amendments to Military Law.
Committee of officers OF the STATE
Guard has completed the bill amend
ling n military law. This will be in
produced in a day Or two. It make!
l~active militia oe the State Nationa
lGuard of North Carolina; provides tina
line governor shall appoint a brigade
general to command the guard as a
lpresert organized; gives batteries OF ar
Itiile.y the same annual allowance a
THAT to infantry companies and allow
leach band 500 annually.
The senate committee on proposition
and grievances this afternoon in tn
~Ipreseuce OF a great crowd took up tn
London liquor regulation bill. Vanl
land Warren Of the committee spok
against the bill, while Brown, Beasley
and Goodwin argued in it's favor.
Several amendmentt were adopted
Two of these being reduction of the siz
of Incorporated towns in which liquo
may be manufactured from LOCO to 50
land OF the size of own in which i
can be sold from 500 to 800. An add
ltion to one section was Eidde that tn
law shall not proven. any person r
manufacturing and selling cider an
lother liquors made from fruits AM
Iberries grown on his OWN land, sucl
lsales to be made i'll quantities of a gal
Ion or more.
Another amendment adopted is tina
only one-third of the voters in territOr,
have TO sign a petition for license. Tn
bill originally required a majority o
the voters to sign. The date when tn
law is to become effective is change
from the date of ratification of the bill
to July 1st next. The bill thus amended
was adopted by h committee
lamb. Brown, Marshall. BeasIe7. tIick'
lrf Dunlin and Goodwin voting for it
Innd t'ris0 Warren, Hunter AMI Walk
voting against IL.
Chairman Warren of the senaTe ON
I%.nittne on penitentiary has issued
Isul,-po"na for W. Y. Wilson. : dis
IcI.argec employe Of the ~perit-ntiary
Iw1" las made charges of c"u-!.
against Warden Fleming. Ware
lsays the c.ru mittee will also tak. eVi