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

fourths square miles were embraced
within it's boundary. The hearing will
be concluded tomorrow.
The Bond Issue.
There was an interesting hearing be-
fore the house finance committee of
Doughton's bill to issue $500, 900 in state
bonds to cover a deficit. Graham
Fought the bond issue and wanted a
temporary loan. Treasurer Lacy who
was present said 5000 0 of the deficit
was outside of the appropriations and
hat of this, SAT, 900 went to the Agricul-
tural n Mechanical College which
had been authorized 20 borrow it. These
vas hus S44, 900 beyond what was au-
rhorized. but all this was necessary for
The maintenance of the state institu-
tons which increased prices and other
things forced upon them. Doughton
spoke f~orcefully in favor of the bill
and said a bond issue was the only
Orope thing, that S319, COG was already
owed and that 500. 900 was now due
% keep the public schools open four
months, a debt of honor. That the
1earing 4 l 2 per cent. interest. By a
vote of 9 to 4 the committee decided
TO report the bill favorably.
Night Session OF House.
The following bills passe fnal read
ing:
To incorporate the Guaranty Life and
indemnity Company of Charlotte.
To incorporate the Merchants Rail-
way Company.
To incorporate the Mecklenburg
Trust Company.
To prevent drunkenness and disor-
'erly conduct in Cabarrus and CleVe-
land.
10 prohibit the manufacture or sale
# liquor in Wautauga county.
"A Joint resolution to inve~tieate I'M
lawful discrimination in L. eight rates
was read. Morton read a letter from
he wholesale merchants of Wilmington
stating that such a course would ent9il
unnecessary expense and % absolGt 'lv
worthless. Norton then spoke against
he resolution. Blount spoke for :he
)ill Davidson also supported it and it
,assed it's several readings.
The act to extend the corporate lunits
# Asheville came up on the second
eading as a special order and n
strongly supported by Davidson and
opposed by Curtis the other represent
tive from BuncOmhe.
Bills passed final reading.
To establish Obelisk Graded school
or Cross Creek township. Cumberland
.ounty.
To incorporate the Elizabeth City
md Carolina Through Line railway.
To incorporate the Washington md
Vandemere Railroad Company.
To incorporate Buies Creek. Harnett
-ounty.
To establish graded schools at Spring
Hope.
To incorporate Abbottsburs, Bl1den
county. and Davidson, Edgecombe
.ounty.
To amend the charter of Fremont.
To incorporate Ellington. Harnett
county.
To establish graded schools at Eden
rOn.
To amend Penders road law.
To authorize the trustees of Wilson
school district to issue bonds.
To incorporate COkely. Fdgeeonbe
county.
To amend the public school law Of the
town of Mr.. Airy and to confer other
powers.
To establish a graded school in Eliza
beth City.
Night Session of Senate.
Following bills were introduced: To
incorporate the Farmers and Merchants
Bank of Wilson.
To establish a diSpensary at Edward
in Beaufort county.
To fix the compensation of jurors IL
Lenoir at $50 per day.
10 permit the SAFE Oh IlIuDG al certain
resort hotels in New Hanover
To repeal c~prtnir lows ~~~"1~+:~e the
shooting of wild tow il Carterett.
To establish a dispensary III oxford.
The bill to allow damages for mental
anguish was tabled.
Bills passed as follows
To regulate roads and drainage in
Robson.
To provide the mode of procedure for
entering credits on judgments.
To validate the franchise of the Sam
ford and ~JOnesboro to atlantic and
Western railroad.
To regulate the sale and inspection
of cotton seed meal.
To amend section Of the code reluir-
ing railroads to take loaded cars ten
dered at a siding.
To fix the time when commissioner
can exempt from poll tax
To incorporate the town of Williams
came UP. Lamb offered an amend
ment that no liquor should be made
there. This was lost. Glenn Williams
is named as Mayor in the bill. Mr..
Mitchell said that he could not let such
a measure go through without his pro-
test. 1t utterly put the Watts bill to
nOushI ~ n.uhIng a diStillery q town.
White said he could not vote for the
bill that was afraid to go before the
committee. The bill passed the second
reading is to 8. White objected to the
third reading.
The senate took up the revenue bill
in committee of the whole. Section "a
was amended. so as to place dealers in
collins under the same tax as under
takers. Section So taxing horse dealers
was amended SO that counties. towns
and cities can levy additional tax and
not imposed Oh those dealing solely in
horses and mules of their own raising,
raised v-i+Hir tho c+ata.