The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-23
Especial to The Messenger.)


Raleigh, n. c., January 21.-In the
senate today among the bills intro
duced were:
Providing an arsenal and hall #
records building to cost $4,000.
Prohibiting the insurance Of lives Of
children under ten years of age.
Repairing and restoring CasWelrs
monument at kinston.
Allowing husband and wife to re-
marry after five years of divorce.
Amending the law by allowing cor
porations to sell bonds for less than
par.
Fixing the penalty for carrying con-
cealed weapons. Regulating child la
Dor. A bill was passed requiring tax
TO be paid on bills amending the char
ters of corporations.
In the house there was a joint ses-
sion of senate and house at noon to
declare the result of ballot yesterday
| in the two houses for senator. The re-
port of the tellers showing no one re-
ceived a majority of the votes of either
branch-the joint bodies proceeded to
ballot for senator. about hundred pei
sons being voted for, and no one elect
ed. An adjournment of the joint Ses-
sion was had until noon tomorrow,
when the joint session will be repeated.
and so on until democratic caucus
agrees on candidate. The republicans
| voted solidly for Pritchard, he receiv-
! Ing 20 votes.
The senate passed the house bill to
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use surplus of special tax fund fer
| county expenses.
| There were favorable reports on bills:
To prevent the spreading of disease
J among hogs in Currituck.
| To prevent seduction and abduction
! of married women.
| To prohibit the sale Of fire crackers
| more than three inches long and toy
pistols.
The committee on health reported
favorably a bill that the house be car
| peted with heavy cork carpet and that
| temperature be kept not lower than d
| degrees, nor higher than 70 and fires
| be kept all the time in fire places.
| The House.
| Among the bills introduced were:
Incorporating the bank of Duplin.
Appointing justices of peace in c.
lumbus.
| Amending the law relating to divorce
for abandonment.
! Amending laws relating to public
banking system.
The balance of the session was tak"r
up in a prolonged discussion of the bill
to allow additional clerical assistan -
ar two thousand dollars to insuran-'
commissioners department. 1t Wa
bitterly fought, but passed the secont
reading by a majority Of one. the thir'
| reading being postponed until tonor
row. An amendment. cutting to six
teen hundred had tie vote, the speake
voting no.
Bill introduced in the house by Carl
ton to incorporate the Bank of Dupl1r
BY Guion to regulate sewerage, wa
ter and electric li-hts in New BeTl
and appoint q commissioner.
. To make available $500 appropriate
to New Bern collegiate institute.
f BY Willis to incorporate the town {
= B!adenboro and Abbottsburg.
Anti-saIoon Liquidation.
e The legislative joint committee o
e propositions and grievances will tax
= UP the anti-saloon legislation mex
= Wednesday and Thursday, Januar
{. 2Sth and o9th.
State Chairman Bailey Of the ant
! saloon league says masS-meetlngs ar
= | being held in many places ana petltlon
! are IN circulation in every county
favor of the London bill.
" a prominent legislator told Bale
today that there are hundred attol
> neys here working for the saloon asst
,. station.
J. Hearing on the Watts Bill.
: There was a large delegation here
day before the joint senate and hou'
i committees on proposition and grle'
J. ances. from Iredell county for ar
n against the Watts bill regulating II
= sale and manufacture Of LIQUOR in tt
state. Hoffman of Statesville presen
ell long petition asking that Il
'' provisions Of law be submitted to
"a vote of the people. Speeches we
3, made against the measure by Camert
70 end Morrison. in behalf Of the dist
T. lers, and by Webb of Statesville
le favor of submitting 1t to the vote
h the people as petitioned. Hartlness
a.. -, al nf Irof3,