The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-20
MATTERS BEFORE LEGISLATURE
Revenue Bill and Machinery Act n
Very Fine MISREPRESENTATION OF
Senatorial Gossip - Funeral of
Capt. benson.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c., January 16.

Raleigh, N. c., January 16.
The finance committee of the senate
and of the house met in joint session
last evening and appointed d sub-com-
mittee to which is submitted the work
of preparing the revenue bill and ma
chinery act, or rather TO make any
necessary changes in the present one.
Senator London of the committee says
very few changes will be made. The
treasurer, auditor and chairman of the
corporation and tax commission We're
before the committee nj state frank
iy that the present revenue and ma.
chinery act are the best the state has
ever had. Governor Aycock so de-
clared in his message to the legisla-
ture. The subcommittee will hold
meetings nightly. beginning next Mon
day night for the special purpose of
hearing complaints or suggestions
from business men, manufacturers ana
other interests. Senator London says
the purpose is to ave the bill pre-
pared ready for submission quite early
in the session and not wait as hereto
fore until late to consider this most
important measure.
Nine tenths OF the talk about the
senatorship contest today was as to-
whether the Craig forces would stick.
or whether their strength would be
thrown to Oyerman or Watson. The
Craig men have all along claimed that
they could never be induced to Waver
and they have been remarkably soliG.
There are people who have all along
commended that there would be No
nomination until Monday night which,
is the last before the balloting is to
hHOi1 IN nDzn cnccin-0 nf nnIJrCo &c
said before. there is politics within po-I
liticS in this senatorial contest and the
gO~VernOrship is the real storm center OF
the situation. Hence there have been
persons VINO have limited that in a
crisis the OVeTlnan people might throw
their strength for Craig and thus deep
ly gr2tify certain interests which have
been loyal 20 OVerman all along.
Representative Guion has introduced
a bill TO furnish artificial legs free toI
eX-Confederate veterans who lost their
limbs in active service.
The funeral service over the remainsI
of Captain Claude 3. benson. were
held At Christ church this afternoon
AT one O'Clock. Many Of the state Of
fcialS nj members OF the legislature.
teachers and former pupils of the Ra,
leigh Male Academy and the P~ittsboro
Academy were present, while L. o. B..
Branch Camp Confederate Veterans
was TIE special escort. The remainsi
were taken to PittsboTo on a special
train and were buried there. 4 largaI
number of Raleigh people accOmpan-i
led the remains to Pittsboro. Captainl
benson was greatly esteemed, = mani
of noble impulse, a true soldier anal
citizen. a ripe scholar ana q mar whose
life had for forty two years been De-
voted to the state of his adoption.
Next Monday Is Lees birthday. al
state holiday. and the legislature Will
adjourn as q mark OF respect Thel
Daughters of the Confederacy ana thei
Confederate veterans will nave special,
exercises and there will also DE rXec-!
ciseS at the Soldiers Home.
There is a bill before the house pro-
viding that in case either party breaks!
a contract for farm labor before the
misdemeanOr.
\ large delegation of Durham people
were here today to appear before the
committee on railroads, in support of
the bill introduced by Representative
Fuller, of Durham, to force the rail-
ways, four of which enter that town,
to build a union passenger station.
Adjutant General Register will by
Monday issue the call for the convent
ton OF State Guard officers here, 20
make arrangements to meet the re-
q~uirements OF the Dick National Guard
bill. This bill which will be Il law as
soon as signed by the president viii
put the National Guard of this. statei
on q perfect footing, give it encamp-i
ments, and complete instruction annual
~, re-arn It with magazine rifles, n