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

Raleigh, n. c., February 2S.-Bills
were introduced in the senate as fol-
lows:
BY Gillian, to incorporate Denton,
Edgecombe county.
By Blow, to create a stock law in
parts of Pitt.
By Richardson, to incorporate the
Bank of Harnett.
BY Brown, to incorporate the South
port and Northeastern railway.
To incorporate the Aulander High
school
There was a discussion on the bill TO
allow the people of Robson county TO
vote on the question of moving the
court house from Lumberton to Penn
broke. An amendment was sent in
postponing the election for one year,
that is until August 10Th. McBTyde,
Webb and Baldwin said that this cleo
tiOn was not held this year an off year.
This was lost; White withdrew his
amendment: Marshall offered an
amendment making the election at the
same time as the general election. Tnls
was lost. The bill passed 20 to IA on the
second reading. several senators voting
for it who are understood to oppose it.
Bills passed as follows.
To establish a stock law territory in
certain parts of BERTHE.
To amend the law regarding graded
schools at Mt. Olive.
To amend Wilson charter and author
ize a bond issue.
To
Williamson.
To authorize Smithfield to issue
bonds.
To charter the Savings Bank and
Trust Company, of Elizabeth City.
The senate went into committee of
the whole on the revenue bill. London
explained some of the changes in the
taW; the bill was made special order
for next Monday at noon.
The House.
Bills Introduced in the house as fol-
lows:
To protect fish in Columbus.
To extend the stock law in Richmoni
To prevent public drunkenness II
Cabarras.
To secure the taking OF agricultural
statistics.
To provide for circulating libraries for
public schools.
To tax dealers in coco-cola.
To protect partridges in Sampson.
To protect fish in Beaufort county.
To prohibit hunting in Wayne coun-
ty, without the consent of the land
owner.
To provide the registration of trade
marks and labels
Bills passed as follows:
To prevent overchargef IN freight
and demurrage, and delay in handling
cars.
To regulate the sale, inspection and
branding of all cotton seed meal with
tax upon it of 90 cents per ton. Nc
NeiIi, Of Scotland opposed this bill, de-
claring that it Disseminated against
the farmers DaughteridSe, White.
Whitaker and Scott all farmers declar-
ed there was no discrimination.
NfcRae introduced a bill TO charter
the Merchants Railway.
Daughteridge introduced a bill to in
corporate the town of Anderson in
EdgecOmbe.
Election of University Trustees.
The senate and house met in joint
session to elect the trustees OF the
State University, and chose the follow
ing: Madison ]. Hawkins OF Warren,
z. N. Armf1eld of Guilford, Victor S.
Bryant of Durham, C. T. Baily of Wake
". H S. Burgwyn Of Halifax, r. B.
Creecy OF Pasquotank, John w. Gra-
ham of Orange, Charles w. Worth Of
New Hanover, F. G. James of Pitt, r
B. Redwine of Union, R. A Johnson OF
Richmond, J. o. Atkinson of Alamance
Walter Murphy of Rowan, Fred l.
Carr of Green, Perrin Busbee of Wake
Charles McNamee of Buncombe, Lee T
Mann of CASTOR, George Rountree OF
New Hanover, z. V. Walzer of David
son, F. d. Winston of Bertie. Owen H
Guion of Craven, William r. Kenan OF
New Hanover, J. Allen Holt of Guilford
A. II. Galloway of Rockingham, a. w
Graham OF Granville Thomas S. Rollin!
Of Madison. Daniel Hudgins of Nc
Doweu, George G. Stephens of Mecklen
burg
NJ o. Sheriff. was reelected as stat.