The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-31
Especial to The Messanger.)

Especial to The Messanger)
Raleigh. N. c., Jan. 26.-The Senate
met at II o'clock with Lieutenant Gov
erElor Winston in the caaIr and prayer
was offered by Rev. G.. l.. Reed of NJ. E.
church.
PETITIONS.
Petitions for the repeal of the Mer-
chants purchase Tax were presented
by Senators Toms and pearson.
BY Senator Wright, Of Rowan, from
citizens OF Gold Hill, that selling
Of liquor be prohibited within five miles
Of that place.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following bills were introduced:
BY senator Pearson, by request; to
enforce the use Of fiat wire on roads.
BY Senator Wright: To prohibit sales
of liquor with five miles of Gold Hill.
by senator webb: To amend the di-
vorce law.
BY Senator Thorne: To protect Hall
NoI~LiLy Gill
BY Senator zollicoffer: To allow the
Mercantile Banking Company time to
organize.
by Senator Ellington: To settle debt
due by the state to f. S. Tucker.
A message came over from the House
with the bill repeating the act passed
yesterday refunding State Treasurer
Lacy 1914 which a been stolen from
him. Webb asked that the bill go to
the calendar. Gillian objected and the
bill was referred to the committee on.
claims. Scales then said this vas done
under a misrepresentation, and he moved
to recall the bill and place it on the CAL
endar. His motion prevailed.
PASSAGE OF BILLS.
To amend the acts Of 1887 regarding
Reidsville graded school.
To amend act of 1899 regarding Wood
township, Warren county.
The bill to fix the weight and regulate
the trade in corn meal came up. Scales
said he objected yesterday to the bill
because it would be dangerous to the
mills of this state. He mo yed a refer
ence to the judiciary committee. Gill
lam said the bill not only provided for
standard weight of meal, but makes
other provisions that e shall not be
offered for sale except in certain guam
titles. His opinion that this was no
proper subject for legislature. out in
volved an important departure. He
wanted the bill referred to the judiciary
committee and this was done.
The bill passed amending the act of
1899. a~bolishing the three days of grace
n making negotiable paper laws uni
form.
Another bill passed relieves county
commissioners in regard to verification
of claims, and making certain of their
acts misdemeanors.
FISHING IN CERTAIN SOUNDS.
The bill to regulate fishing in Abe
marie and amlico sounds and their
tributaries came up. in the shape Of a
substitute reported ~favOrably by the
committee. Stubbs submitted a minor
ity report for the committee recon-
mending another bill, n said he fled
this report at the request of citizens of
Dare county. The majority report was
adopted by only a small majority Of the
large joint committee. The question is
an important one and the Senate could
not vote upon it without first hearing
the just claims Of opponents. The bill
was made special order for Tuesday
INCREASED SALARIES FOR THE.
JUDGES.
The Senate took up the bill regulating
judiciary salaries, increasing them to
$4,000, and repeating the act allowing
Superior court judges $3.50 for expenses.
Williams asked what had become Of the
bill allowing a. thousand dollars to the
governor for expenses, and declared
that If this allowance were not made
he would oppose the bid. Scales ex-.
planned that the bill before the Senate
was a unanimous compromise. Nc.
Culloch said he had hoped consideration
of this bill would be delayed until other
needs vastly more pressing had been
looked after. and as to it's being undulyI
pressed he would be compelled to OPP
pose it.
He sail there was a large class of
unfortunates in the state, and pursuing
the sole object of increasing the salaries
of judges, regardless of the necessities
Aef the needy, the insane, afflicted n
siminais, was not CONSTANT and was
not the duty of the senate. The Con-.
federate veterans and institutions of
the state must be provided for, and
more money must be appropriated for
them and they should be cared for first
but where is the o to come from
He said that the argument that the