The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-13
Especial to The Messenger.)

Raleigh, N. c., January 1.-THE Sem
ate was called to order by Lieutenant
Governor Turner and prayer was Offer
ed by Rev. DR.. NJ. NJ. Marshall, Of
Christ Church.
The reading of the journal was dis
pensed with, and the re- ports of conf
mittees called for.
Thorne,-S. B. IS. To amend Chapter
SO, laws of 1893, provide working roads
land highways of Halifax county. Cal
endar.
Tonls-65: For the protection of
growers of gensing
Ricks: To appoint justices of the
peace for Nash county. Mr. ERicks ex-
planned that this was to place a justice
|of the peace in town where no justice
(of peace was in four miles calling.
|Calendar.
Everette: To protect quail in Rich
mond county. Calendar.
Senators Ward, Webb and Vann were
added to the committee on publication
Of the laws.
The following names were added to
the committees: On roads, Miller; en-
rolled bills, Boyies; penal institutions,
Boyles; education, Wright: railroads,
Long of Iredell and Arendell; cities,
counties and towns, Bryan.
SECOND AND THIRD READING.
To provide for the erection of a me-
mortal at Appomattox. The deed was
given to the state by a Confederate Of
ficpr he Of Mo r.iy,or hor
memorials to commemorate the deeds
on that field Of this state. The bill
authorizes the governor to receive -he
deed for this site, and to appoint a
North Carolina Appomattox Commits
sion. The commissioners will have
charge Of the site and erection of me-
MORALS. The bill was passed favorably
by the judiciary committee, and Sena-
tor Everette, of Richmond, spoke III
favor Of the bill. Senator Williams said
he would vote against the bill, and was
sorry for some things he must say. He
declared this bill dangerous precedent
and that the state could not comment
crate every brilliant achievement of
this state. He said s., 200 wa a very
small amount but that hereafter more
would be appropriated. He said that
if the bill proposed to maintain some
widow or orphans of Confederate vet
not to beautify some spot in Virginia
beyond our borders. He did not think
it proper consideration of the old SOL
diers
- Mr.. Foushee said he trusted the DILL
would pass by a very large vote. 1t
was the intention of Major London. he
said, to erect a monument where Cox s
brigade Of Grimes division. made the
last charge Of the war. The state
I~1 l.
with these monuments, when the rapid
ly passing away veterans may point
with pride to the field where these ;slo-
rious deeds were performed. This IS
a small appropria ton. The Confederate
veterans favored il and he did not con-
slider it a dangerous precedent.
Mr.. Mason, of Northampton said he
would accord to Mr.. Williams every
patriotic motive, but he assured that
gentleman that North Carolina could
never go too far toward honoring her
dead. He said Major London spoke be-
fore the judiciary committee and that
it was but another act turning the eye
toward that long line OF graves Of men
who wore the gray. This is not an in
gredious distinction of one man VINO
stood in our front four years, but it is
the commemoration of the finality, the
closing chapter of that long strugge.
anu NOTIn SdTOitDd was SlSJldli-
ing the eulogy OF great cause to her
immortal glory. When the north says
that sacrificial altar shall not be for
gotten. shall we st here and say il
shall2 No. it is not a question Of a
81 900, but the question of having NorI1
Carolina where she belongs. I trust
this General Assembly will do this one
act to commemorate that one great and
glorious event nd crown the history CT
North Carolina.
Mr.. Long. Of Person. asked that Sen
ator Williams withdraw his objection
and let the bin pass unanimously
Mr. Williams explained that he did
not intend that the monument would
be TO the memory. Of single man. but
that il this were indeed so great a
thing. why s1.oo0 Is an insignificant
thing. ard as Virginia has erected a
monument costing a great deal more
North Carolina should erect one not in
ferior TO that OF virginia
The bill passed second and third read