The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-10

bills passed as follows:
To prevent the false measuring Of Ii
guilds.
To increase the salary oPthe superin-
tendent Of public instructions to $1,000.
y resolution concerning the improve
ment of upper Cape Fear river.
To protect telephone and electric light
wires.
To add the inspection of canals and
turnpikes to the duties Of the board
Of internal improvements.
To elect magistrates and boards Of
education for the entire state.
To prohibit the manufacture and sale
of liquor near many churches in North
Carolina.
Amending the state text book law by
providing for more book repositories in
each county if desired
To place foreign corporations on an
equality with home corporations. in
making reports.
To prevent discrimination among the
directors of state institutions.
To grant the commissioners of New
Hanover power to issue liquor license
TO hotels.
To amend the code. relative to
weights and measures.
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Wilson and Greene.
To define the ownership of land bOun>
ded by water in New Hanover.
To provide for better protection.
where corporations act as trustees and
guardians.
\ resolution in favor of the election
of United States senators by the people
was tabled. as was the bill requiring
tests for Illuminating oils.
The house bill requiring all saloons
TO close at s p. m. was made up with
an unfavOrable report from the judi
ciary committee. and a favorable mi
nOrity report by London and Pharr.
London advocated the passage of the
bill. saying that Charlotte. the most
progressive town in the state now
closed its saloons early. The bill was
tabled, % to -.
The bill passed incorporating the
Baptist Ministers Annuity Association.
The bill to consolidate the seven ne
grO normal schools vas tabled.
Afternoon Session of House.
At the afternoon session Of the house
bills passed as follows:
Incorporating the Southern Security
and Trust Company.
To prohibit hunting II Jones without
land owners consent.
To incorporate the piedmont Central
railway.
To legalize all STOOL elections in
North Carolina.
To incorporate t. YanceyvilIe, Reds
Vile and Burling / railway.
To allow the a continent Of temper
airy COrOners
To nrpy-ar+ ~ y-TIIino IF hir1c in VIII
son county.
To prevent determinations.
To establis'- a state historical ON
mission.
Nigh Session of House.
A resolut L for the relief of Hartford
county cyc-yne sufferers, was adopted.
Bills pa sed as follows:
To am5 ii the laws regarding conta>
gious dis Asses among children at school.
To IL .0rpOrate Myrtle, Brunswick
county.
To restrict the sale of LIQUOR in War
rem county.
To allow commissioners of Lenoir.
Jones and Onslow to build a public
road.
To allow commissioners to examine
warrants drawn on the state treasurer.
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To change the May term of Wilson
superior court.
To regulate the enrolment of bills
and abolish engrossing department.
To proven, public drunkenness in Ca
barrus.
Bills passed as follows:
To the Protection InSur-
ance Company.
To appoint an official court stenogra>
pher for craven county.
To protect railroad conductors and
steamboat officers.
To repeal the act submitting to War
rem county. the question of working the
roads by taxation.
To repeal the law creating the board
of examiners of state institutions. The
bill to incorporate the distillery town
of Frankfort was tabled.
The house took up appropriation bill
and sections adopted as follows:
School for the deaf. dumb and blind
$4,000 annually for maintenance. $1,000
for deficit.
State hospital at Raleigh $1.50O for
maintenance. $1,000 for waterworkes.
State hospital at Morganton s125,OO
for maintenance. $1,000 to pay outstand-
ing debt.
GoIdsbOro hospital s5S.000 annually,
S4.766-95 for the payment of debt
For the criminal insane So 600 annual
y. $1,000 for equipment.
Soldiers home $4,000 annually, $4,000
for repairs.
The University of North Carolina $751;
500 annually, $500 for water and pay
mert Of damage to owners of water
rights and the further sum of $4,000 for
a department. of physics.
For the public schools of the state
500. 900.
Culowhee High school $4,000, annual
appropriation for maintenance, $4,000 to
complete buildings under construction.
State Normal and Industrial college
$4,000 annually, $4,000 for Improvements
$4,000 for adding to dormitory room.
The Agricultural and Mechanical col
lege at Raleigh SO. 600 annually n an
additional appropriation of So 900 from