The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-03
Especial to The Messenger

Raleigh, N. c., January 30.-The Sem
ate convened at IL O'Clock, Lieutenant
Governor Winston presiding. Rev. r..
F. Bumpass offered prayer.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Bills were introduced as follows:
By Senator Duls-To amend the char
ter of the Presbyterian College.
By Senator Foushee-To amend acts
of 1s1 regarding holding the special
election in townships and counties.
By Senator Ward-To incorporate
Rouse Banking Company.
BY Long Of Person-To es-
taolish a state laboratory Of hygiene.
PASSAGE OF BILLS.
The following bills passed:
TO amend the charter of Woodside.
To authorize Rutherford county TO
authorize special taxes.
10 authorize the trutees OF the Will
son graded school districts to issue
bonds.
To establish a graded school at Pin
nacle, Stokes county.
To mend the charter of enc
To incorporate the Citizens Trust
and Banking Company.
TO provide for the election of county
commissioners and magistrates in War
rem county.
To regulate the holding superior
court sin HEREFORD.
To amend the act of 1899, establish
ing the corporation commission by
giving the commission power to ap-I
peal, and for the issue by the judge
presiding in Wake county of a peremp-
tory mandamus at the request OF the
commission EnrrChaa Gfotn1 %hnf fH.-
bill was drawn in order to give the
commission power to enforce obedience
to it's orders, and that it was drawn at
the instance of Chairman McNeill Of
the corporation commission.
To amend the charter Of the Chowan
and Aulander railway.
To prevent obstruction OF public
roads in the town of Keyser, Moore,
county.
SOUTH DAKOTA BOND CASE.
The Senate took up a resolution re-
garding the South Dakota bonds, It
being the n recommended by the SEN
ate and House committees on claims,
authorizing h two committees to in
vestigate the claims of South Dakota
against North Carolina. Williams sa.
this was a lame thing to do. He did
not question the competency of the
join committees, but said the commit
tees were large n were already au-
thorized to make any Investigations
they desired, n as for that matter
every Senator was already doing this
as his duty; the resolution providing
further that the committees shall con-
fer with the state officers in regard 10
the matter, while this also is a privil-
eye of every Senator. To h provision
in the resolution delegating the entire
joint committee to make recommends
tons as to what the Legislature should
do, ne especially objected and aid it
should be put in the hands Of a special
joint committee, small and concrete.
He declared the resolution was indcfi-
mite and directing nothing; that the
committees are agents and can take
charge only of such matters for The
o nyenience of the Senate and House.
This resolution is not definite enough
to engage attention, n his matter
of such unusual importance should be
put in the hands Of a special commit
tee, being probably the greatest and
most momentous question TO come be-
fore this session of the legislature. He
declared the legislature was placing it
self in the position of recognizing the
validity of the claim. Webb offered an
amendment providing that in section /
the words and the bond of the issue
upon which said judgment was obtain
ed" be stricken out. Zollicoffer oppo3-
ed he resolution and made a motion
to table it, which prevailed.
PASSAGE OF BILLS.
Bills passed amending the charter Of
the Chowan and Aulander railway.
To abolish the second week Of me
spring term of Lincoln superior court.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
A message was received from the
governor containing nominations and
the Senate went into executive session,
and after this ended Senator Burton
announced that the Senate had con-
members of the board Of directors at
the State Normal and Industrial Col
lege at Greensboro. for the term be-
the Fifth district, James Sprunt for
Ninth. The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Speaker Guion called IN House to OF
der at noon and Rev. DIR. Moore. OF the
Pittsboro NJ. E. church, offered prayer.
PETITIONS.
Little, of Pitt, presented a petition
from citizens of Bethel asking a repeal
of the act of 1908. prohibiting the sac
of liquor within two miles of a church
there.
BILLS RATIFIED.
The speaker announced the following
bills ratified: