The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-24
LEGISLATURE
Continued from First Page.)

Webb stated, was that the additional
clerks would be no additional cost to
the Senate, as heretofore bills have been
written with pen and ink, n they mad
60 be typewriter later, and the resolu-
ton required that all bills he made in
duplicate, one cop to be deposited with
the secretary of State, and the dupli-
cate with the State Printer, this is just
doing now what must be done later.
Mr.. Burton offered an amendment and
opposed the resolution. Mr.. Wright ia
vored the passing of the bill. Mr.. Moses
of CASTOR said he voted for the bill
formerly, but the-House voted the bill
down, and in Difference to the House,
he would not vote against it, and he
said too, that if stenographers were en-
ployed, the bills would ~miraculously
multiply.
Mr. Webb said the Senate was not
seking a bill for the House and it was
we'll known that the bill was detected
in the House because there were a larg-
er number of men in the House who
wanted positions for their constituents.
He said it was a matter OF economy
and the business Of the senate could be
dispatched more satisfactorily. Mr..
Webb said he sent forward the resolu-
ton because several days ago he had
sent up n so badly written the read
ing clerk made many mistakes in read
ing it, and that besides he had paid out
many dollars for having bills typewrit-
ten. Mr.. Buttons amendment, provid-
ed hat bills and amendments may or
ma not be typewriter. Mr.. Gillian
said either the amendment or the bill,
ought to be killed and that he would
oppose the bill. Mr.. Vann opposed ana
Mr.. Foushee favored the bill. The ma
jOrity of the Senators expressed them
selves regarding the bill. The amend
ment was lost and the original resolu-
. ton adopted, 80 to 16.
Bills passed making it unlawful to
fish with traps in the Little and Big
Contentnea creek in Greene county.
To give superintendent of police or
chief officer full jurisdiction of a justice
of the peace in criminal acts.
To include Jones county in Section 8.
Chapter SIS, Laws 1899.
To prevent injustice by hasty re-
straining orders and injunction without
notice.
To confer upon justices of the peace
jurisdiction of the offence of unlaWfully
riding upon railways.
To amend the Code by allowing IN in
crease in the number Of jurors in Ire
dell and Rowan.
To authorize the emoval of action
where justices of the peace die or be-
come incapacitated before the final de-
termination of the action.
To amend the Code, Section 1927 by
striking out all after the wore made
in line AZ.
To amend Chapter SO, Acts 1901, re-
garding elections by providing for the
insertion of the word sell or" before
the word give away, making it un-
lawful to sell liquor on election day.
To prohibit cities and towns not hav-
ing 200 qualified voters from selling OF
manufacturing liquor. This bill was
made a special order for Tuesday, Jan
| uary 31st.
| The Senate then adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
Speaker Guion called the House to
order at II O'Clock and President Vann
of the Baptist University for Women
offered prayer
Mr.. Webb presented a petition from
citizens of Carteret county asking for
compulsory education and Mr.. Taylor
one relative to the oyster industry or
Brunswick.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following bills were introduced:
Mr.. Mitchell (resolution) endorsing
the jamestown exposition and favorins
an appropriation for it by h United
States.
Mr.. Redwine: To protect landlor:
and tenants, employers and employees
MIR. Taylor: To repeal the oyster law
of 1903 so far as Brunswick county i:
concerned.
s Laughinghouse: To increase the ap
preparations for the soldiers home.
Crisp: To authorize an ex-sheriff o
Caldwell county to make a deed.
Harrison: To amend the Halifal
county road law.
tMitchell: To allow BERTHE count,
commissioners to sell the Jail lot.
Austin: To amend h act of 1870
so as to make it unlawful to sell liquos
in five miles of a polling place on ths
day Of election.
Phipps: To compel attendance in pub.
lie schools in Watauga county.
Alley: To fix the time for selling lant
for taxes in Jackson county.
Davis: To incorporate Hazlewood
Haywood county.
Byrd: To amend the stock law G
Yancey county.
Mcqueen: To amend act 1908, rela
tive to sale of scrap metal.
Gower: TO provide for the care o