The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-07
Especial to The Messenger.1

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh. N. c., February 2.-Tho
Senate convened at II o'clock. lien
tenant Governor Winston presiding.
prayer being offered by Rev. McNeelev
of st. Mary's School.
PETITIONS.
Petitions were introduced as fol-
lows:
Long. of Iredell, from women OF
boonVille. Yadkin county, asking that
whiskey legislation he taken out Of
yadkin county.
Long. from citizens of Yadkin, ask
ing the prohibiting Of the sale and
manufacture of whiskey in Yadki,
comfy.
Elier. from qualified voters of Yad-
KIN and Forsythe counties. in regard
to county of Shore.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS,
The following bills were i~ntroduced.
By Senator Toms-To INCORPORATE
flat ROCK School District in TENDER
son county.
by Senator Toms-To amend law
felatfVe to draining Of Mud Creek in
Henderson county.
Ry Senator SincIair-To amend Tho
charter of the town of Raeford il
cumberland county.
by Senator Broddie-To abI
the Graded Schools In Franklin county
FRANKLIN county.
BY Senator Foushee-To permit
county commissioners to regulate the
speed OF automobiles on the public
roads.
BY enato Misunderstanding ,
school district in Wayne county.
BY Senator Eller-To amend section
2222 Of the code so as to
agriculture by the holding Of country
fairs.
Ey Senator Everatt-To require re-
running and r~e-working of the bound
airy lines between North and South
Carolina.
BY Senator Wright-To confer po-
lice w upon deputies in certain
townships in Rowan county.
Ry Senator Observation-Disclosures the
ANFT J1dIIofS1 SOuIlly NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
TO establish q workhouse.
By Senator Arendell-To increase
- number Of county commissioners
r. ~ar-"rct county.
" eDato McLean-From citizens
8" Tsdkin county, asking for pro-
l."If.0n for that county.
~ Senator Toms-To drain Cleak
Geek. IN Henderson county.
PASSED THIRD READING.
The following bills passed third
reading:
TO amend the law of descendants
which allows all children Of a mother
to inherit from their mother, whether
legitimate or illegitimate; this law
provides simply that illegitimate may
inherit from their common mother
provided they get nothing h a is left
by h father.
To prevent the killing Of squirrels In
the counties of Jones and Franklin.
To provide for the holding Of pri-
mary elections in Buncombe county.
To protect fish within twelve miles
of the summit of Grandfather's Moun-
tain, in Mitchell county.
Resolution of the Senate to a gov
SF11Or = expenses VI HIS dtIoL.
The resolution authorizes the auditor
to draw his warrant on the State
treasurer for the amounts set forward
in the resolution. The entire amount
does not exceed $500.
To fix the time for selling real estate
for taxes in Jackson county.
To relieve the board of agriculture
from contributing to the current ex-
penses Of A. and NJ. College at
Raleigh. Mr.. Scales said he did not
oppose the bill, but it should go be-
fore the committee on appropriations
as although it relieved the board OF
agriculture from contributing to the
college, it provided for an appropria-
ton. Mr.. Mclean, chairman of the
agricultural committee which reported
the bill f~avorably asked the bill be
not re-referred: he asked that his
original bill which vas set for a spe'
cial order be withdrawn and a hi.
which carried unanimously in TIT
House containing the same reports, bt
substituted. MI. Mclean said tn
board Of agriculture should not ap'
proprate their funds to the A. and M
College; that these amounts should
not come from h pockets of Thu
farmers alone. He hoped Mr.. Scale!
motion would be voted down. Mr.
Scales said the bill carried with it ar