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

nanI Governor Winston called the Sen
ate to order at eleven and Rev. ]. l..
Foster, of the Christian Church offered
prayer. Senator Long, of Iredell pre-
sented a petition from the citizens of
East Yadkin, against the sale of liquor
at Shore
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Bills were introduced as follows:
By Senator Foushee-To amend act
1899, regarding railways.
BY Senator Ellington-To appoint
Charles Seapark a magistrate fo-
Wake.
By Senator Sinclair-To amend act
1899 regulating fire insurance and other
companies.
By Senator Bales-To protect game
in Surry.
BY Senator Shaw-To amend act 1901
relating to special school tax districts.
BY Senator Turrentine-To place
certain widows on the pension roll
FINAL READING.
Bills Assed final reading extending
corporate limits of Monroe, this bill
having caused considerable discussion
on second reading, and having bean
passed tday by 3S votes, none in the
negative.
To incorporate Tabor, Columbus
county.
To repeal act 1903, relative to the
shell fish industry and to protect that
industry in Brunswick
To amend act 1903 relating to work
ing roads in Cherokee.
To prevent catching bear in traps in
Swain.
To better protect clans in New Han
over waters.
To amend section 2,225 of the code
of 1883, relating to gates across high
ways.
tMESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR
A message was received from Gov
ernor Glenn, transmitting resolution
adopted by the State University trus-
tees regarding better equipment for
the University and also a list Of the
vacancies on the board of trustees.
WARDS LIQUOR REGULATION
BILL.
The bill amending chapter 233, ac:s
1903 (the Watts liquor regulation iaw)
regulating the sale of liquor in North
Carolina came up this being Ward S
he had introduced a substitute. TINS
was read in full. Turner of Catawba
offered an amendment, striking out the
words 1,5OO as applied to the population
Of towns allowed to grant license TOR
the sale and manufacture of liquor and
insert the word 1000. Ward accepted
this amendment. Fleming offered
substitute which added two sections
after section 10 OF the Watts law, pro-
oil limo orr q n
ufacturing shall keep salaried police
officers, whose duties shall be to make
daily inspections and monthly reports
to the authorities of the town, the Sec
ond section of the addition making the
possession of a United States license TO
sell liquor where the sale is prohibited
prima facie evidence of violation OF
the law. Fleming asked that the OIL
be made special order Tor neXt
Thursday and made motion to tha1
effect. Ward said the matter had been
pending for some time and that the
substitute old not make any changes
which would require consideration ara
| that as members should be absent nsxs
| week, he hoped the motion to postpone
would fail. Stubbs said that since the
| bill introduced by Long Of Iredeli hau
| been withdrawn, the present oiiis
| would probably be the only liquor Iegis-
| latiOn to come DeIOFe THIS ScSsfoh, i4i'-
/ Ii involved vital principles OF the Ut
| most Importance and he hoped the mo-
| tion to postpone would prevail. Mason
| Of CASTOR said there should be GOODNESS
| in The consideration of this bill and
/ that the Senate should move SLOWLY
His county would not be effected by tht
| bin as it had ironclad prohibition, hn'
| he was not a wild-eyed prohibitions.
| and had not fully considered the bill
hence he did not know whether M
| would vote for or against IL Burtoi
| said that from a political standpoint
| the bill should be considered mature
| ly. and that the Senate must act ac'
| visedly. F1eming's motion to postpone
| was adopted almost unanimously.
FINAL READING.
Bills passed final reading:
/ To enable married men whose wives
| are insane or Iunatics to convey theil
| land free of dover upon the certificate
of the superintendent of hospital fol
the insane.