The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-07

would TreTnst 1egi.imane trading. Tha.
the purpose OF the bill was good but
the zeal OF the movement did not eraEi-
cate both wheat and tares. that tbs
Ward bill was a direct blow at the COM
mercial and Industrial interests. that
his amendment allowed members OF the
legitimate dealers, merchants and man
ufacturers, and would allow MS consti-
uentS to conduct their legitimate bust
Tess, save On the markets Of the world
and ne would favor a bill which would
make prima facie evidence Of gambling
Mclean opposed both amendments, cd
yocating the original bills. Mason OF
CASTOR said North Carolina manufac-
tureTs mus conduct business accordins
to now they exist. not according 10
how they should exist He favored
the Duls amendment. Foushee said
this amounted to tweededee and twee
diedun, the only difference being
in the names. hat the amend
menL removed speculation. Odel4
said if the manufacturers and the
b~usinesse men OF the state violate the
law they should be punished as a man
who goes into a game of chance for
cents. 1t was not for
ufacturers and business men to gamble
Fleming offered an amendment to the
Eler amendment, including in the mall
AIM SANSp[CL
from the bill the cotton farmers also
saying If there was a class in the state
which should be protected by exemption
this was the one. Mason Of Northanp-
ton said this bill was to make the Ia
of 1899 effective and expressed his sur
prise at the arguments made saying
1hey tended to say that gambling vas
not a vice and that it should be broad
cast of the lands among manufactur
Ill., -
the most wicked in The world. VIII
liaFns said members of the Senate were
mistaken about the matter Of bucket
| shops and legitimate exchanges, thai
a bucket shop will take SO but an ex-
change member viii not register a dea
for less than $500. He favored the Duls
amendment and opposed Eller. Pre-
vious question was ordered. Ellel
amendment had already been adopted
Duls amendment failed 6 to %. Flem-
| ing's amendment was lost and the bill
| passed third reading unanimously.
PRESENT TO WINSTON.
III Senate then took a recess til
three o'clock when it went into commit
tee of the whole upon revenue act bul
| before it did so Senator Mason, in he
half of the Senate, presented to 1t
Governor Winston a silver service
v 11lS11 Tx 1SpC(>1 49, Ao -
both gentlemen being refined in East:
and full Of feeling.
AFTERNOON SESSION OF HOUSE
The House in afternoon defeated the
bill providing an appropriation for cen
trail heating and lighting plant FOR the
Agricultural college at Raleigh, passed
bills allowing ten thousand dollars
special appropriation to he orsantoT
hospital; concurring in he Senate
amendments to the anti-bucket shop
bill; amending the road law Of Char
lotte township; limiting poll taxes in
Mecklenburg to two dollars stale and
county and two dollars city; increasing
the board of education of Mecklensurg
from three to five, INK providing eo1
election of same by popular vote.
SUBSTITUTE DIVORCE BILL.
The substitute divorce bill adopted by
the senate was agreed to n passed
| with amendment, making a1othc,
cause, that known as venereal disease
provision. McNinch plead hard that
no amendment be adopted for fear the
whole bill would fail, as the Senate mad
adjourned until Monday and its failure
to concur might cause defeat OF the
entire measure, but the amendment
was adopted, loud applause following
the announcement. The bill goes hack
to the Senate for concurrence in
amendment.