The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-27
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, N. c., January 23.-The SEN
ate convened at II o'clock, Lieutenant
Governor Winston presiding and Rev.
S. J.. Best. of Raleigh offered prayer.
RESOLUTIONS.
Fleming, of Pitt, presented a petition
regarding the duties of wives towards
their husbands.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Bills were presented as follows:
Ey Senator Kicks, relative to the ne
gotiable instrument law.
By Senator Aaron: To incorporate the
Mount Olive Benevolent Society.
By senator Coke: To amend the code
regarding the place of trial Of action.
BY Senator Foushee: To amend the
law creating the corporation commits
sion by reducing railway fares and
making them uniform.
By Senator Vann: To amend the
charter of the Chowan and Aulander
railway.
By Senator Webb: To cure defective
orders in registration of deeds.
BY Senator Sinclaire: Relative to the
working of the roads in Cumberland
county.
By senator Ward: Regulating manu-
facture and sale of liquor in the state.
BY Senator Webb: To provide for
holding primary elections in Asheville
and in Buncombe county.
FINAL READING.
The following bills passed final read
ing:
To incorporate Troutman, Iredell
county.
To amend the law authorizing the
bond issue and reduction Of poll tax at
Mooresville.
To authorize Winston township and
other townships in Forsythe county to
issue bonds to aid in the construction
and equipment of the street railway
from that place to High Point.
To authorize Brunswick county to
levy a special tax.
The session was brief and adjourn
ment was had until Tuesday morning
al II o'clock.
THE HOUSE.
The House proceedings were brief.
Speaker Guion called the body to order
and Rev. DR.. Bumpuss, of the NJ. E.
church, offered prayer.
MEMORIAL PRESENTED.
Graham, of Alamance, presented a
memorial from the North Carolina and
Virginia conference asking repeal of
the divorce laws. The pensions COM
mittee reported u%nfavorably foul bills,
granting special pensions and these
were tabled.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Bills were introduced.
Stronach: To amend charter of the
Raleigh and Pamlico Sound railway.
Stuart: To prohibit operations OF
bucket shops.
West: To regulate catching fish in
Cherokee and to amend it's o law.
Meekins: To protect public travel in
Tyrell county.
Waddill: To regulate pay Of venlre-
men and jurors in Forsythe.
Buchanan: To amend education law
in Clay.
Williams: To regulate sale of patent
medicines, containing alcohol, cocaine
anu OPIUM, anu also 10 reg ulGte III SdIS
of cider.
Davis: To provide graded schools at
Morganton.
Cover: To encourage purity in art,
by regulating advertisements in news
papers.
Taylor: To authorize the mayor Of
Southport to make a deed to a lodge. ;
Byrd: To amend the road law of
Yancey.
Patterson: To incorporate Almond.
Swain county.
Taylor: To repeal charter Of Myrtle.
Brunswick county.
Boney: To repeal acts 1901, relative
to a bon held by T. 81. Cheek.
Alley: To apply the Watts law ID
jackson county, by repeating act 1899
Young: To levy a special tax in Ashe
Ethridge: To amend act 1901, relating
to oysters.
Shipman: To extend the corporate
limits of Boardman.
Shipman: To prohibit sale of liquor
in two miles of certain churches in Co
lumbus county
Roberts: To allow Madison county {,
issue bonds.
FINAL READING.
The following bills passed ina read
ing:
To amend the charter OF the states
vile and Air Line railway.
To amend the code relative to erect
ing gates across public highways.