The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-14
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger
Raleigh, N. c., February 9.-The Sem
ate convened at 1920 o'clock, Lit. Gov
ernor Winston presiding and prayer
was offered by C. L. Reed.
PETITIONS.
The following petitions were intro
duced:
By Senator Foushee-From the cit
zens of Caswell county asking that
the distilleries be not removed from
Milton.
By Senator Scales-A memorial for
the East Bend Friends Sunday School
asking for the repeal Of the charters
of the towns of Shore and Williams.
By Senator Scales-Asking for pro-
hibition from whiskey in Yadkin Dun
ty; also, a memorial asking for the
repeal of the charters of the towns Of
Williams and Shore from the mayor
and citizens of the town of East Ben
By Senator Scales-Asking for prohi-
bition from manufacture and sa L of
liquor in Yadkin county.
By Senator Scales-A memorial from
the East Bend Sunday School asking
the repeal of the charter of Shores r
Williams.
By Senator Odell-A petition from the
citizens and ladies of East Bend relat
ing to liquor selling in the towns Of
Shore and Williams.
By Senator ADMINISTRATIVE to
public roads in Davidson county.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following bills were introduced:
To enable the board of commissioners
~r L. O.
ton of their chairman.
By Senator .Bryan-To amend public
laws. of 1903 relative to public roads
of Madison county.
-' By Senator Crisp-To amend chapter
198, laws of 1901 relative to the date of
marriage of Confederate soldiers and
their widows.
By Senate Everitt-To establish the
county treasurer of Richmond county.
By Senator Vann-To amend the
charter of the town of Edenton.
By Senator Arendell-To incorporate
Beaufort and Western Railways.
by Senat Mason of GaStOn-TO au-
thOriZe the county commissioners Of
CASTOR county to issue bonds in the
amour of $500, 900 to improve public
roads.
By Senator Scales-To prevent the
throwing and dumping of sawdust N
the creeks of Guilford county; also. to
provide a method for drawing juries
for courts of Guilford county.
BY Senate FOushee-FOr the relief
of David F. Patrick.
By Senator F~leming-By request to
establish a local school tax district in
portions of Pitt county.
BY senator Webb-To amend section
4 Of the public laws of 1895. relative
to the election of Justices of the Peace.
BY Senator Foushee-To amend the
charter of the city of Durham.
BY Senator Jones-To provide for the
stopping of passenger trains at all
county seats through which railroads
run
By senator Empie-To make the fac
|. simile signature of a certain justice
of the peace his lawful signature
by Senator Scales-A memorial of the
temperance union asking for the estab-
lishment of a reformatory.
FINAL READING.
The following bills passed their final
readings:
For prevention of fraudulent trad
ing. The bill provides against the use
of a name, not that of the proprietor,
and against a married woman con-
Quoting the home of her husband with
out her own name. 1t prevents fraud
ulent trading by men in the name of
their wives, and if a woman does bus
mess in her own name, the act make
her a freetrader.
ADJOURNMENT OUT OF RESPECT
TO REPRESENTATIVE PHIPPS.
A message was received from the
House in a resolution on the death OF
Representative Phipps, and asking that
a committee of four from the House and
two from Senate be appointed to ac-
company the body home. The memOr-
ial was adopted and Senators Taylor
and Long, of Iredell, were appointed
the Senate committee. Mr.. Taylor
moved that the Senate adjourn on ac-
count of the death of Mr.. Phipps. Mr..
Ward moved that the special order fo1
today, the liquor bill; he made a special
order for tomorrow at II o'clock. The
motion was carried. The Senate then
adjourned until tomorrow.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Speaker Guion called the House to
Border at 1890, prayer being offered
q Representative Graham of Lincoln.
K DEATH OF DIR. Philips.
Immediately after the prayer the
formal announcement was made of
h death OF DR.. w. C.. Phipps. rep
resentative from Watauga county at
six o'clock this morning, and on mo-
ton the House took a recess for fit
teen minutes tic make arrangements
for the funeral. After the recess Mr..
Graham of Lincoln announcing the
death of Dr phinnc said that he had