The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-24

ing without delay was ordered en-
rolled
Bill passed providing for the adnlis-
son Of deposition OF superintenden.s
Of insane asylum as evidence in certain !
cases. !
The bill providing that county COM
missioners car upon petition Of eiti- |
zens of any school district order an
election for special school tax for
either race. came up and Winbourne |
explained 1t. stating that IL the old
decisions of the North Carolina Su-
preme court were followed the bill
would not accomplish the object that
was intended it TO do, but that since
the old decisions. the United States
Supreme court had rendered decis-
ions which made this law now q con-
stitutionai one. He said that Gov
ernor Glenn heartily approved Of this
bill and had received assurances that
the State Supreme court considered Ii
constitutional WinDourne said that
he had had introduced the bill to
take the place of his bill amending
the state constitution.
Graham Of Granville, said that the
bill was Of very great Importance and
SoA%@ Oh I0AS IN
from the judiciary committee. Win
bourne said that committee was in
favor of the bin, but owing to the
decision of the Supreme court 10
which he had referred on the act
known as the Dortch law. it was
thought best to report the bill without
prejudice. Since the decision on the
| Dortoh law the United States Supreme
court had in affppf TaaIa rod fho+ sim
liar acts in other states were consti-
tutional n there was no question
now that the Supreme court here
would now so decide on this bill.
Graham moved to refer the bill to the
committee on education, saying the
very fact h judiciary doubted its
constitutionality would be a good rea-
son for killing it. Cover and Alex
| ander of Mecklenburg advocated the
bill, urged its passage and opposed
further delay, as sought by the mo-
| ton to refer it to the committee on
education. RedWine opposed the bill,
declaring that the Supreme court had
decided a similar bill unconstitutional
and for that reason among others he
thought the bill should be defeated.
| Fisher of Roheson spoke in opposi-
uIOI 10 Tie Oil. Ballard opposed the
bill, saying President Roosevelt was
now considering the question of reduc-
ing congressional aprortionment in
the south, n if after disfranchising
negroes we proceeded to prevent their
getting education, he feared it would
be a plain case of discrimination and
besides he was a friend to the negro
and did not believe in discouraging
IL ~cc~4 "a
bourne declared the bill would not
take a single dollar for the school
facilities the white race was already
providing for the negroes. The pre-
+ vicus question was called on Ora
hams motion to refer and the bill
was referred to the committee on ed
ucation, which means its death.
The bin prohibiting the fishing for
herring and shad with Duf1ch nets On
Tan and PamiiCo rivers etWeem March
land May 1 was reported unfavora-
bly, by committee but came up cn a
minority report from three members
Ia~ughinghouse urged the passing Of the
bill, saying Cofield it's author was at
home sick but that the law was badly
needed. Branc said the bill was
practically the same cE1e introduced
earlier in the session by LaughinghOlose
In 1lNLN ceSh1 ' NJ
feated after am unfavorabTe report ky
the committee. Woodland of Pamlico
moved Ito lay the bill or the liable. The
motion failed, tWenty-four to twenty
mime. n the bill came UP OIL second
reading. Laughinghouse said it was
an effort to protect Pamlco and Tar,
identical with the object of the VaIrn
bin which had passed the House .oday
for the protection of AlbeInar1es ADD
Pamlico sounds. A new debate opened
and speeches in opposition We're made
by Branch, Woodland and Jones. The
bill passed ~forty-six to twenty-one but
ON objection by Woodland was o al
lowed TO be taken up ON third read
ing and SO went on the calendar.
On motion of Mitchell the House at
2:15 adjourned Gin honor Of General
George Washington, the Father of his
| Country"
SIMMONS PLEASED AT TRIBUTE
PAID HGSG.
State Chairman Simmons before leav-
ing for Washington expressed deep sat
isfaction at the tribute paid him last
night by the speech of Cameron Mort;-
son and the applause which followed
it and which lasted several nlinutes
and at the tribute paid him by the not
able demonstration at the end OF his
two hour speech after 2. o'clock this
morning. The Ward bill will receive so
or more votes in the House where it
comes UP Saturday. 1t is understood
that Crawford Biggs and Wescott
Robson who have been against the
bill will vote for it.
The revenue bill is completed and in
type and will be laid on the desks Of
members tomorrow.
Mrs. Walker Taylor and Miss Stella
Divine LAY gone to New York on Il