The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-07

Woodard, Of WilSOn-To prevent the
aScape eff convicts.
By Morphew, of Buncombe-To
amend the charter Of Asheville.
By Murphy, of RoWan-To appoint
II. j. Overton a justice of the peace in
Rowan county.
By Murphy, of Buncombe-To make
criminal the embeZzlement of funds by
a fiduciary.
PASSED THIRD READING.
To allGw commissioners of Duplin to
sell county home for other purposes.
To incorporate Lakewood, in Hay
wood county.
To incorporate Troutman, in IredelI
county.
For the better working of the pubic
roads in Rutherford county.
10 Incorporate Tuckaseegee Railway
Company.
To incorporate Andrews, in Cherokee
county.
Relative to Reidsville school district.
To authorize Chatham county to is
Il bonds to pay off floating debt.
To allow criminal cases to be tried
at the February term Of Cumberland
court.
To amend charter of Woodside in
Rowan county.
TO establish graded school in Pin
w., II okohSSs
TO provide the better working Of
roads in Chatham.
To authorize removal of action be-
fore g justice of the peace when the
same dies or because otherwise dis
qualified.
To provide for the cancellation Of
mortgages given in lieu of bond in
criminal actions.
Amending laws relative to publica-
ton of notice Of sale under mortgages
n deeds of trust.
Amending law relative to court stem
ographers in Richmond county.
To prevent the telling of trees in
Moore's Creek in Rowan.
To amend charter of Pembroke, in
Robson.
To allow commissioners of Caldwell
county to sell old court house.
To prevent fast driving and riding
over public bride at Rhodhiss. N. C.
For the relief of G. G.. l.. Julia NJ.
Lee, Albert Biglow and A. w. Moore,
school teachers, of Caswe1I county.
To amend chapter 164, laws Of 1899,
providing for the establishment of the
North Carolina corporation commits
sion. regulating appeals from the de-
cision of the commission;. providing
for Tho erection OF an office for the
superintendent of schools of Rocking
ham county; relative to killing bear
in Cedar Fork and Beever Dam own
ships, In Cumberland; to amend the
charter of Wingate.
ANTI-JUG BILL.
When this hill came up on its Sec
ond reading, Mr.. McNinch said he and
the other champions of the measure
did not antagonize the repeal of the
present jug law, and they had acted
in good faith. And now the temper
ance forces would not fight the
amendments of any members of the
House who wanted to except their
county.
Mr.. Murphy moved to postpone I'M
til the day after the Senate had acted
upon the other bill to repeal.
Mr.. Woodard, OF Wilson, amended
the motion by postponing it to be taken
up in not less h a one week upon three
Gays notice.
Mr.. McNinch objected to postpone
ment and said the bill was meeting
opposition right at the threshold and
it would hurt no one for the bill to
pass the second reading.
Mr. Mitchell, of BERTHE, amended the
motion to postpone and make the bill
g. special order for Tuesday, February
18th.
! Mr.. Murphy. of Rowan, made a mo-
ton to have $50 copies of the bill print
ed, which was carried.
Mr.. Biggs moved that the bill in
creasing the judges salaries be made
the special order for February 18th at
12 O'Clock. The motion was carried.
The calendar being entirely cleared
the House adjourned until 1880 Satuf-
day.
HELP FOR THE UNIVERSITY.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Biggs to-