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

are those for New Hanover, Wilmington
township: S. F. Craig, ]. z. Thomp-
son, j. A.. Everett. Jr.. c. E. O'Berry,
w. H. Bernard, H. NJ. Chas, F. V.
Ortmann, A. D. Brown, Henry Terrell,
William Sheehan, ST., George HarIiss,
b. c. Moore, r. N. Sweet. 3. +. John
son, John S. Harriss, B. 3. George H.
Nc Queen, Daniel Q%uinIivan. n. ]. Will
Hams, G. w. Chestnut. Louis E. Hall,
". r. Smith, T. a. Baxter, D. C. Love,
Isaiah West, ]. H. Sweeney, MOI gan
I~urrentine, w. r SIN tn. DIT IUI-
nett, William Goodman, c.. ". Harr:ss,
II. I. Beaman. w. a. Wilson, Jr., ]. G.
Morrison. j. F. Divine. VIM. Trrkel.
j. r. Turrentine, Jr., George H. Ward.
G.. l.. Morton. H. w. Malloy, z E. MIR
rill, B.. F. burlington. Mas0nbOro
township; D.. D. George, D. W. Trask,
W. G.. Fergus. Cape Fear township:
W. H. Shearin. Harnett township w.
Il. Stokeley, George Croft, Giles West
brook.
Tonight the joint committee on APP
preparations through Chairmen Bald
win and Gui0n reported the apprOpria-
ton bill as follows.
Annual Appropriation for tn school
for deaf mutes $42, 500 regular IS, 600 spe-
cial.
School for white blind ard for negro
deaf mutes and blind $50, 900 ragulAr
SIC, 900 special.
For hospital for insane at Raj Ugh
SIS. 600, regular. $4,000 special.
For the western hospital at Morgan
ton s125, 900 regular $1,000 special.
For the state hospital at Goldsbolo
$5S mn raCIJIar 81 zen SnooiaI
For the criminal insane $40, 900 regu-
lar.
For the Soldiers home 49, OO regular,
81 400 special.
For the State University s37, 500 regu-
lar. $500 special.
For CuIloWhee High School $1,000 reg
ular, $1,000 special.
For the State Normal and Industrial
college $4,000 az, 500 special.
For the Agricultural and Mechanical
college OF Raleigh $40, 600 regular and
$4,000 from the Agricultural depart
ment revenues, the said board of agrI-
culture to also provide out Of the fer
tilize- tax a fund, not over 1900 an
nually to complete buildings and SOS. 7SS
being appropriated out of the treasury
to pay the debts now existing. After
the passage of this act the scholarships
OF this college are limited to one to
each member of the house of represent
tatives and no more.
The Agricultural and Mechanical COL
lege for negroes at Greensboro receives
$500 regular and all other appropria-
tfons are revoked.
No greater sum than is appropriated
h be expended by any institution or
any officer thereof and no part Of any
appropriation shall be used save fer
the specific purpose named, and no debt
shall be contracted by the directors of
institutions, it being made a misde>
meanOr to divert or assent to the di-
version Of any part of the sum herein ap-
propriated from the purposes to which
1t is specifically appropriated. And it
IS made unlawful for the treasurer to
pay to the credit of any institution any
greater sum han appropriated by this
act.
The house committee on counties,
cities and towns heard arguments for
and against the bill to remove the court
house from Lumberton to Pembroke
and lecided to report It unfavorably.
Night Session of House.
n following bills passed fnal read
ing.
To in, corporate the Bank of Warsaw.
To incn ~porate the Lumberton and
Raleigh ral. lroad.
To extend the time for organization
of the South Aiastern North Carolina
To incorporate tie Moore Corr.t-
Turnpike Company.
To extend Flea Hill D l Cedar Creek
Law territory in c. 'mberland.
To max the term of the state libra
rian four years instead OF two.
To extend the corporate limits nj
Asheville. CThis bill was put q tbs
third reading on roll cal ana the So@c
ayes SO. noes 81, so failed to pas.f
The investigating committee on
charges of cruelty against the peniten-
tiary authorities made their report. The !
charges were not sustained. !
Graham offered a substitute resolu- !
for the resolution offered several
days ago to borrow 500. COO to pay the |
school fund deficit. The substitute pro-
rides for borrowing money from the
fund now in the hands of the
state treasurer. This was a omprn-
mise agreement between the Opposing
and those who favored the orig
nal resolution. In conjunction with
his 1SrcernelI WIS Ilc IuIlueI dSiIC-
to reduce the proposed bond issue
from $500. 900 to 100000 ten year term
bonds as originally proposed.
y substitute bond dill was also re-
ported and the resolution and BIZ were
considered together. Doughton eX-
the present deficit Of $4,000 OF
this amount: 100000 is for money Dor
In New York. 100000 due the
public schools of the state Il Sl5z''g'
due = number OF gentlemen. There Is
at present $4,000 available for the pay
ment of these claims, leaving $+22.'oo
.lnprovlded for. The substitute resolu-
.ion passed IS to ;. The substitute Dill
passed SO to IS.
+, Hicht Session Of the Senate
Tho following house bills passed:
To incorporate the Cumberland RAIL
wav company and the Carolina Coast
Railroad Company
To extend the corporate limits OF Ra-
leigh
r, the state Veterinary