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

Rowan county to prevent drunken :
ness there.
TO settle the debt by the State To
Florence P Tucker. In 1853 the
treasurer was destitute Of funds for
the State asylum and the treasurer
borrowed sum of money and r. s.
Tucker, deceased, bought of one OF
the men Who loaned the money to the
State, his interest. s1,825. and the bill
authorizes the State auditor to dray
his warrant for the amount and be
paid to Mrs. Florence p. Tucker, exc
ecutrix Of r. S. Tucker, deceased. Mr..
Mason said the State should go slow
on this motion as there was no neces-
sity to hurry it, that he was not OPP
posed to the bill, but would vote for
it heartily, but thought that there
should be a full report in regard to it,
as it had been hanging fire a long
time. He suggested that it be re-re-
ferred to another committee. Mr..
Webb asked if Mr.. Mason thought
that was a proper course to be pur-
sued as one committee had thorough
ly considered and reported it favor
ably. Mr.. Mason said that in order
not to cause any trouble he withdrew
all objections to immediate consider
alton. Mr.. Toms moved that it be
made a special order for Tuesday at
IL o'clock Mr.. Burton said he was
willing to trust the committee and saw
no reason for making il a special or
der. Mr.. Fleming said that as a mem
Der of the committee that approved
the bill the committee had considered
|, it fully, but he thought every man
who desired to know the bill an in
vestigate it, he would favor special
order. The motion carried and the
bill was made a special order for next
Tuesday at IL o'clock.
CONFEDERATE PENSIONS.
To amend the public laws of 1903 FOR
the relief Of certain Confederate sailors
and soldiers. The original bill was in
troduced and the substitute by Senator
Odell. which provides for an increase
Of $97. 900 in pensions was considered
Mr. Odell said the original bill provid-
ed for an increase OF between 5000, 900
and 100000 and the substitute provides
for an increase of about $97. 900 allowing
the first class of pensioners $50; second
class s45; third class s35: and fourth
class $40. He hopes this bill would
not be re-referred. The old soldiers
really deserved more than the bill pro-
vided for, but this amount was as much
as the state could give it at present.
Mr.. ZolIicoffer said aus the bill carried
an appropriation Of 100000, an addi-
| tional appropriation Of 100000. should
| go before the committee on approprla-
| tions as it could ascertain what amount
! could be properly paid, as this bill car
! red the appropriation that would be
carried before the Legislature. He was
not opposed to the bill but said there
! could not possibly come any harm to
| the bill if it should be re-referred to
the proper committee. He said the bill
| for the department Of the insane is
| even more important than this bill, and
| will carry with it the next largest ap-
preparation. The Legislature is trustee
| for the state and cannot distribute its
| funds in an improper way. MI Zolll-
! Golfer made the motion that the bill
| be re-referred to the committee on ap-
propriations. Mr.. Struggled said he
regretted that a motion had been made
| to take the bill away from the proper
/ committee, and hoped Senator Zollicof-
| fer would withdraw his motions. Mr.
| Zollicoffer said his motion was his
| thorough conviction and he could not
!conscientously Withdraw it. Mr.. Mason
| OF Northampton said this bill had had
| the serious cOnsiderat ton Of the Board
| of Pensions and had been thought over
! seriously with the consideration OF the
other cases that were to be made upon
| the treasury The trasury of North
Carolina will never be depleted in doing
honor to Confederate veterans. In a
few days this Assembly will have the
honor of receiving before it that great
son of North Carolina, General r. F.
Hoke, and it will soon do honor to the
memory of Confederates on the Apo
mattox battle ground and no honor
could be more greater than to pay to the
rapidly passing away Confederate vet
erans Mr.. Zollicoffer said his motion
did not mean that he opposed any trib-
ute to the Confederate soldiers, and
if he thought his motion would take
one cent from them whom he honoreo
he would bow his head in shame, but
his motion did not approve the bill. Mr.
Pearson said he thought the bill shouio
be voted upon, as all the Senators ia
vored it and there was no reason to de-
lay action. MIR. scales said 1t Woulc
lot take long for the bill to go before
the committee on appropriations anc
ii was not o discourtesy to the com
mittee on pensions. All other bills
carrying with them appropriations 81
to the committee on appropriations AT
ter they have been passed upon favora
bly, by other committees. Mr.. Odel
said it was matter of difference O
opinion and he wanted the bill to pas:
without going to the committee on ap
propriations because it would be {
| compliment to the old soldiers. He hat
been told there would be a surplus t
| appropriate to the old soldiers and n
| hoped the motion would be voted down
Mr.. Mclean hoped the motion would b.
| voted down. The motion was put, am
| those onnoSed To the motion carried i