The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-20
Legislature
Continued from First Page.)

iHers of state institutions was recon
sidered after having passed the third
reading yesterday. Spence opposed the
bill and declared the work of the board
was more thorough than that of leg
~islative committees. Glenn. webb.
Mitchell, Marshall and LonCon and
Woodland favored the bill. Latter pass
ed third reading q to IS.
Dockerys bill authorizing any board
of county commissioners to construct
three miles Of road each way from the
county seat and levy n tax to pay Tor
the same was referred to the commit
tee on roads after % counties had ask
ed to be excepted from its provisions.
The House.
Bills were introduced in the house
as follows:
Ry to increase the number
IF commissioners for Richmond and
1 appoint magistrates for that coun-
ty.
Rv Mason. TO authorize the oyster
patrol teamer Lilly.
BY Phillips. to provide for the cleo
ton OF county school superintendents.
By Simpson, to require boards of
road supervisors to meet in regular
session.
BY Price. to prohibit public drunk
enness in Stanley.
By King. to provide for the working
% roads in Pitt.
BY Hunter. to compensate the own
ers of stolen property.
Bills passed final reading as fol-
bows:
To Prohibit the manufacture and
BALE of liquor in Harnett.
The Watts liquor regulation bill VS.
taken UP rs n special order. ThOmD-
son. of OnslOW. opposed it. chiefly on
the ground that he believed it would
injure the democratic party: Gui0n
supported the bill strongly and scored
Bryan of Wilkes. republican. for hav-
Ing suggested the appointment of
Governor Aycock and Senator Sim
mons as stOrekeeper and gauger and
Smith. of Gates, supported the bill
ne had offered as Il substitute and
compared the advocates of the Watts
bill to a man standing on a whisky
barrel in n town. and cureine bar
rooms in the country. Grant. of Davia.
opposed the bill and favored an
amendment to leave the question to
popular vote. Morton VIGOROUSLY on
posed the bill and urged the abolition
Of his amendment. leaving the ques-
ton to the vote of the people in everv
EOuntv. Curtis, of Buncombe. favored
the bill.
To De8n Practice of Medicine.
There was a great crowd in the SEN
ate chamber this afternoon to hear the
argument before the joint committee on
Representative Davidson'c bill TO d.
fine the practice of medi inc in North
Carolina the purpose bling to knock
out Christian Science. c@tenpathy ard
other such practices. T"Gera were ab"ut
thirty ladies present. headed by Miss
Mary Hatch Harrison. head OF the
Christian Science business in North
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and 40 did Charles - Busbee. Thomas
y. WOmaCk. and V. w. Clark. her at
tOrneys while DR. Richard r. Lewis.
BeCretary of the 8 tie Medical Assoc ia
ton spoke in sur1Ort of the bill. Tbs
committee adjourned without tak'n@
action. but it is f.aliaved will report the
bill favOrably. This bill ,,assed the
house but stra'i-e to say the %enactin%
clause was omitted. 1t went to the
senate, but w&5 recalled and is now be-
fore tho hons.
Hearing on Erwins Bill.
Senate ami house committee on rail-
ways his afternoon heard argument
by railvay officials against ETWtns
bill. requiring railways 10 pay over
charge Claims within 80 days. II. NJ
Emerson. of the Atlantic Coast Line
and II. w. Miller of the Southern
spoke. 1t was decided to nave Il sub
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Ply and Morton, draft a new bill. One
of the provisions of the present Lii
yalidates any rates which an agent
may insert i'm the bill of ladings.
Night Session OF the House.
At tOnight's session ofthe house. the
Watts liquor bill was again discussed.
Murphy spoke in favor of his substi-
tute. Moore. of Cumberland. favored
the Watts bill. Alexander aid he was
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he thought the London bill the best.
Graham said he was inclined to the
Smith bill. but would rather have q
state d~isDensaty. Parker. uf Wayne.
favored the Watts bill. White. of
Halifax. favored the Smith bill. Bryan,
of Wilkes. closed against the bill. There
are several speeches yet to be made.
louise adjourned at II o'clock.
COnmittees on Insurance.
The Joint committee on insurance
gave q hearing this afternoon to in
surance men on the building and in
EpeCtiOn law. Speeches in favor of the
bill. which was introduced by Senator
Goodwin were made by \. w. McAllis-
ter and a. NJ. Scales. of Greensboro.
A. I. Smith. Of Charlotte, and Alex
snder Webb of Raleigh. 4 favorable
report will be unanimously made.
The house committee on insurance
then met and faVorably reported Sem
ator Pharrs bill to incorporate the
Peoples Mutual Accident and Sick
Benefit of Charlotte. the house bill to
incorporate the High Point Insurance
Company. the house bill. which re-
quires all kinds of insurance COM
pInies or associations. to be under the
Jurisdiction OF the insurance commits
sion. the house bill to give insurance
commissioner charge of the insurance
Of buildings md the bill to amend the
charter of the Greensboro Life ard
Annuity COmpany.
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