The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-24
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Laughingnouse: To prohibit fishing
with Dutch nets in Pamlico and Tar
BY Ryes: To prevent damage of
bridges by traction engines in Chatham.
Hutchinson: To regulate freight
rates.
Crisp: To extend corporate limits CT
SGranite Falls.
Redwine: To protect telephone mes
sages by Furnishing wilful or. mischiev-
lous listeners.
Little: To appoint q cotton wei-he-
lat Ayden. Pitt county.
Cowies: To ~re-establish the Office of
treasurer In Wilkes.
Waddell: To regulate sale Of liquor
In Forsyth.
| Robertson: To amend the law and pro-
wide for the punishment of the oTcnsa
or taking n horse for temporary pur-
poses.
Cover: Regarding running freight
trains on Sunday. making ii a misde-
meanor.
Hanes: To compei railway section
masters to report killing OF stock in
Fender.
| Hollowen: To regulate dealing in fu-
lures.
Stokes: To amend the law relative to
lbarbed wire fence in Rockingham coun-
ity.
Stuart: To appoint justices of the
peace in Harnett.
Sledge: To allow Caswell to levy a
special tax.
Etheridge: TO allow Dare county 10
llevy a special tax.
Byrd: To appoint justices OF the
peace in Madison county.
VestaI: To amend the law establish
ling graded schools at Rocky Mount.
Frizwell: To establish a convict sys-
item for working roads in Greene.
| Bowman: To amend the law reia-
tive TO killing fish with dynamite.
TRIBUTE TO GENERAL LEE AND
COLONEL PARKER.
AT the expiration Of the morning
hour. Mr.. McGill of Cumberland offered
"a resolution that in honor of the men,
Iory OF Robert E. Lee and with respect
flor that of Francis NJ. Parker, Colonel
Iof the 3Sth North Carolina Regiment,
who passed away this week the House
Iadjouln. Mr.. McGill made an eloquent
speech, in the course Of which he paid
a tender ribute to the splendid life and
service of Colonel Parker. Other
speeches, BETTING the occasion were
made by Messrs. Graham of Granville.
Meekins Of Tyrrell. Warburton Of
Richmond, Cunningham of Person.
Powers Of Rutherford, Winborne Of
HEREFORD. Wood Of Randolph and Nc
Ninch of Mecklenburg. On motion Of
Mr.. Biggs of Durham the resolution of
fered by Mr.. McGill was adopted by Il
rising vote. every member standing
when the vote was taken. Mr.. Lock-
hart of Arson moved that as a further
mark of respect there be no committee
meeting during the day Or night. This
was objected 20 by Representatives
,Warburton, Alexander, Ehringhaus,
and Redwine, who stated that a very
important committee meeting had been
specially arranged for the afternoon,
and that people from all parts Of :he
state had come to attend it. Mr.. Lock-
hart then withdrew his motion.
During the proceedings relative to
the adoption of the memorial resolu-
,tions, Mr.. Laughinghouse, of Pitt, who
went into the army at Is and who had
the honor of bein gthe youngest captain
i'm the service, having been promoted
to that position before he was seven
teen. presided as speaker pro tempo-e,
having been called to the chair by
ISpeaker Guion.
MIR. McGILL'S RESOLUTION.
The following is the text of the me-
mortal resolution offered by Mr.. McGil,
and adopted: In obediance TO the SEN
Itiments of the people of North Carolina,
iWho reverence the memory and valor of
those patriots who sacrificed their lives
and fortunes to the sacred cause of
Southern independence and to COM
,memorate the birthday OF the immortal
leader of the Confederate armies. this
the anniversary of the birthday of Rob-
Iert E. Lee has been made a legal holi-
day in North Carolina Therefore be 1t
resolved, That in memory of General
Robert E. Lee, and also in honor Of
that gallant North Carolinian, Colonc,
FRANCIS M. Parker, who died yesterday,
the House of Representatives will now
adjourn until tomorrow"
PROHIBITION FOR RICHMOND.
The House committee on liquor traffic
heard argument on the senate bill for
prohibition in Richmond county four
hours and voted to report the same i'd
vorably. There was an immense crowd
lpresent at the hearing. Speeches for it
iwere made by cameron Morrison, John
ID. Shaw and John D. Shaw, Jr., Scna-
tor Everitt, Stephen Mcintyre, Hector
Mclean and others. Attorneys McClen~
don, of Wadesboro, and Williams, OF
Hamlet represented the anti-Prohibi-
ton forces, pleading for an election to
be held on the question by the people
of the county Burton, the Democratic
representative from Richmond was the
!only member Of the committee voting
la against a favorable report, saying he
promised the people on the stump in
his campaign to stand by the Watts
law. Advocates of the bill read a tele-
lgram from A. D. Watts endorsing the
tbill and asking it's passage. The hear
ling was held in the hall of the House
of Representatives after the accident
at the library hall, floor, Hobbies n
galleries being packed. Petitions and
delegates from eleven counties conrisu-
ious to Richmond, and from South Car
!olina were poured in on the committee
asking the passage Of the bill and at
least three hundred visiting members
Ito the temperance convention were
present.
The House committee on cities n
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