The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-03-07
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Especial to The Messenger)
Raleigh, n. G., March 4-In the Sen
ate bills were introduced as follows and
passed. Webb. to amend the charter
of Asheville. Long. to repeal the ex-
emption from taxations OF municipal
bonds heretofore exempted. Thorne. to
invite investors and good farmers from
the north and northeast to come to this
state and make exhibit at the State
Fair. O'DeH, to allow Concord to sell
vacant lot: also to amend the charter
Of Concord.
PASSAGE OF BILLS.
Bills which passed incorporated
Creedmoor. Amended charter OF Rose
Hill. Authorized commissioners OF
Harnett to work convicts on public
roads. To submit to voters extension
OF the school district of Oxford To
amend the charter OF Pilot Mountain
graded school. Establish a school at
Kings Mountain. To amend charter of
Spencer. To change the corporate limits
of Lumberton- To incorporate South
port and Northwestern railway. To
regulate the Bladen county stock law.
To authorize Washington to issue more
bonds. To incorporate Richlands. Tie
bill to settle the debt due South Dakota
and Schafer Bros. of New York came
up and passed second reading. Webb
moved that Senator's Crisp, Bayles and
Taylor, Republicans, be required to
vote, they not having responded when
their names were called. All voted noe
but after consideration changed their
votes, SO that every Senator present.
81 in all, We're reported as voting for
the bill.
Bills passed to establish a board of
police. fire and health for Charlotte. To
amend Granville's road law. To pro-
tect public monuments. To provide for
the protection of state property against
fire by allowing insurance to the
amount of a million and a half of dol
lars to be placed upon It by the insur-
ance commissioner, premiums not to
exceed s19000.
The bill to regulate the payment OF
county liabilities was tabled. as was
the bill to regulate trial of capital cases
by reducing number OF challenges.
The Senate concurred in House
amendment to the resolution for the
renovation of the capitol, the cost not
to exceed 5000 and in the House
amendments TO the bill providing Cor a
dispensary at Pikevilie.
PASSAGE OF BILLS.
Bills passed to incorporate the Hick-
ory Railway and Power Company. To
amend the act authorizing Beaufort
county TO issue bonds. To extend the
corporate limits Of Jonesboro. To
amend the law regarding the sale OF
peanuts in bulk at night. To repeal the
game law in Yadkin. To amend the
law regarding wrecks in Dare county.
To amend the oyster law. To incorpor-
ate the camp meetings in Dare. To
prohibit the sale OF cigarettes or cigar
cite tobacco at Wilingate. Regarding
the date OF marriage OF widows OF Con-
federate soldiers. Regarding the analy-
sis OF fertilizers. Amending the code
regarding administration of oaths By
registers of deeds. The bill to faciii-
tate the trial OF civil and criminal ac-
tons by allowing Judges to summon
venires from other counties failed to
pass.
PAY FOR SOLICITORS.
The bill TO pay solicitors salary OF
$500 instead Of fees came up. GILLIAN
said the system was radically wrong
and that every officer should bs put On
a salary and not to fees which he woul4
multiply at his pleasure. That law
could not be enacted which would gain
more general appreciation than this.
Wright offered an amendment 70 mako
the salary 5000 and Mason one that
the act should not go into effect until
January 1st, 1896. This was adopted
as was one by Zollicoffer, virtually the
same as Masons. E1ler offered an
amendment to make the salary $2.750
but was lost. as was wrights amend
ment- Mason Of CASTOR opposed the
bill. The latter passed second reading
q TO 10. Warren objected 70 q third
reading. but a motion BY Fleming for