The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-03

thereby. To authorize taking of dep
ositlons of the superintendent or any
Of the officers of the hospital for the
insane. To provide for q severe pun
ishment for the violation of the law
forbidden district around hundreds of
churches and schools. Regarding the
jamestown exposition, carrying $50
eco appropriation, part Of it for :.
building. the state building to cost not
less than O,OOG. there being two
bills on the same subject. The bill
was referred to the appropriations
committee.
FOR STATE SCHOOL OF TECH
NOLOGY.
The message was received from the
governor, transmitting a proposition
made to him last Tuesday, this being
a gift of a tract Of land at Spray. in
Rockingham county, for The establish
ment Of a State School of Technology.
The message was referred to the corl-
mittee on education. Mclean moved
that the bill be referred to the apprO-
T~fations committee and the motion pre-
vailed. Bill to relieve DR.. C. L. Cooke
of Wilkes was tabled. A resolution
was adopted providing for renovating
the Senate chamber and also House of
Representatives. The bill to limit poll
AK so that no city or town shall levy
over 81 was referred to the judiciary
com .nittee.
INTRODUCED OUT OF ORDER.
The following bills We're introduced
out of order; Long of Iredell, to make
place Of sale of liquor in Iredell, where
the liquor is delivered, also to amend
chapter 1441 acts 1901 regarding con-
gressional districts. Eller, To repeal
chapter 1886 public laws of 1897 regard
ing drainage of lands in Davie, also
to repeal the act regarding public 4
in Forsyth; also to prevent hroWin
saWdust in streams in Forsyth. EN-
pie, TO amend section 9O7 of the code
regarding to remova of mayors Of
tWns,a also to amend section 100 of the
code regarding costs in several cases
applying Only to New HanOve cOun-
ty.
The president appointed as the COM
mittee to confer with the House COM
mittee on the Senate amendment to the
anti-jug bill, Senators Vann, DulS n
Stubbs Senate then adjourned.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE.
Speaker Guion called the House to
order at 10 o'clock, Rev. DR.. Marshall
of Christ church leading in prayer.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following bills were introduced,
all OF IneI1 De1ilS pIdCVu pIi liz OdiSI-
dar:
Woodland, To appoint E. S. Simmons A
justice of the peace in coun-
ty. Halves, to protect fish in Jack
river. Dobson, for relief Of J. T. Black
burn; also to amend the graded school
charter of Pilot Mountain. SimsOn, TO
amend the charter of Monroe and es-
tablish fire company. Davis, to lncor-
porate the Avery Mcdowell Confeder-
ate lamp. Grant, to repeal the law eX-
emptfng E. B. Davis from license tax.
Joyner, resolution for reduction of
acreage in cotton. Feinster, to amend
the code relative to the sale and manu-
facture of liquor. Murphy of Buncombe.
to provide for the payment of costs IN
the Supreme court. Waddill, to better
regulate the sale and manufacture OF
liquor. Jones, to amend the oyster law
of 1908. Bowman, TO prevent throwing
saWdust in certain streams in Mitchell
county. Pitt, to repeal the law lncor-
porAting the auxiliary board of health
for Edgecombe county. Mitchell, 10 IN
corporate Palmville Methodist church.
Shipman, to increase the number OIL
commissioners of Columbus county.
Simpson, to allow commissioners O.
Arson and Union to survey the lines
between those counties. Patterson, res
olution of the House adjourn Mafcn
4th.
FINAL READING.
The following bills passed final read
ing:
The omnibus liquor bill, Incorporate
ing many churches and school houses,
and protecting them from the sale ana
manufacture of liquor within a RADIUS
OF from 1 to 8 miles. To PROVIDE 1or
having the walks of the capitol
rI-z D~I-;-o Hill 1nCi0na6 IN
break up specializing in witness k
in criminal cases and to run out scalp
ers by allowing them only 10 per cent
advance on price paid for tickets pro-
duced such a storm of confusion and
excitement by members rushing up ano
offering amendments exempting then
counties, that action on the bill was
deferred. To regulate the probate OF
certain deeds and conveyances. T.
place tablets to North Carolina troops
at Bethel and C~hickamauga.
ROARD AT THE STATE NORMAL.
To amend the charter of the State
Normal and Industrial college. The
bill failed to pass by vote of Is to "A
Judge Graham changed his vote from
aye to noe, and then moved to recon
slider the vote by which the bill was de-
feated, saying the bill had been recon-
mended by the Chairman of the Com
fnittee on Education, who was thor
- oughly acquainted with the needs O.
the institution. He was satlshed th'
bill had not been understood, for II i
had 1t would nave passed without an!
opposition. 1T only gave permission q
the state Normal and Industrial col
4ege to charge 81 a month for board IN
stead of restricting it to SIS as the cnar