The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-22
Senate Requests Governor to At
tend Meeting in Washington.
BUSY DAY IN THE LEGISLATURE
Bill Introduced Amendin. Law Re
rdi of Passage of Fish
i'll Cape FcaT-PctitiOn~
for Repeal OF Homestead Law and
suppression of Nornlonism.
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Baptist, offered prayer. Among n
committee reports, favorable were the
following: On the bill amending the
law regulating sale OF seed cotton in
Mecklenburg, Nash and Warren: al
lowing Mitchell to levy a special tax;
to allow the commissioners of Union
to be in special session three days; 20
cede to the United States lands tor
various federal buildings; t. allow
judges in trial of cases or %felonious
| assault and attempted feloniOus assault
to exclude from the court o per-
sons not connected with the case; al
lowing county commissioners to force
clerks of court to increase bonds; 10
make indictable attempted assault
upon an innocent woman, u~nfaVOraDlv
reported, the law already covering this
matter, there being also an unfaVof-
able report on the bill amending the
law as to requirements before grant
ing license to attorneys, another Dill
Of the same character being before
the legislature with q favorable report.
A third unfaVOr2ble report was GA the
bill to define and punish battery by
lawyers, and yet another on the r
requiring sheriffS to keep record OF
| processes for services and to have OF
fetal seal: favorable reports were
| made on bills to prevent exposure H.
sale Of indecent pictures and prohibit
ing indecent shows, and to prevent the
| uSury and eXtOrtiOn on mortgages on
household goods, ETC.; bill to secure the
| pensioners the amounts allowed them
by pension boards; to compel water
companies to supply wholesome drink
ing water; to prohibit the collection
Of q sum in excess OF the regular fare
from passengers who for reasonable
| excuse did not have tickets. Irera
was a report without prejudice on the
bill prescribing the manne in which
! passengers should enter n leave
trains. 1t was stated that nearly Al
the railway bills went Over until next
Thursday.
The following bills were introduced:
By REEVES, to require railways TO FUR
| ntsh cars when shipments OF freight
| are rendered them. BY Bellamy to
| amend the law regarding the passage
| of fish in the Cape Fear river. By VIII
son providing for the care of white
| idiots and epileptics. BY Ormond to
! provide for the punishment Of youthful
| offenders by the establishment OF a
reformatory. By OrmOnd to amend the
revisal regarding taking of appeals to
| the superior court. BY Kluttz, to force
| the prompt transmission n delivery
| of kilograms. BY Drewry TO prohibit
Misrepresentation by life insurance
| companies.
A message came from the governor
in regard to the Importance or the
| Appalachian Park Forest Reservation,
| and Mr.. Buxton offered the following
Joint resolution which was adopted.
| Requesting senators and representa-
| tives to urge the passage of the OIL
now pending in congress to establish
forest reserves in h southern Appa'
lachians and the White mountains, tnd
that senators and congressman Hs2
their best efforts to secure the enact
ment Of this bill into law and that
Governor Glenn be requested, II pos
sible to attend a meeting of the several
| states interested in the passage OF this
bill at Washington.
The next matter taken up was n
Mason bill in regard to the quall1lca-
ton of applicants for attorneys license
by requiring the applicants to satisfy
the supreme court justices that they
| have good moral characters. The bill
passed.
The bill allowing the trial judge in
cases Of felontous assault and attempt
ed felonious assault to exclude from
the court Oom all persons not direct
w connected with the case was con-
sidered. The bill was made a special
order for Friday at noon.
THE HOUSE.
The house under the new rule met at
1920 and as no minister was present,
there was no prayer. Several petitions
were introduced for the repeal of the
homestead law, the suppression of Nor
monism, and the abolition Of saloons
in Morganton, counties in tina: section
seeming 70 specially desire this latter
measure.
Among the bills introduced were the
following:
To enlarge the powers of the state
board of pharmacy; by Morton I o sep
arate white and colored persons on
street railways. By Preston to Ell
courage immigration. BY KOOnce to
create a state insurance board, with
the governor as chairman, also TO fix
the punishment in cases of conviction
of carrying concealed weapons. By Gal
loway, to prevent the waving Of bills
Of Indictment. BY Winborne, to pro-
mote the writing Of the histories of
counties established prior to 1861. By
Mangum to amend the Revfsal as To
delays in transporting freight; also re-
quiring railway companies TO furnish
freight cars. BY Price to extend the
pension law to certain ex-Confederate
soldiers. BY Mauney TO authorize the
corporation commission to require
railway employees. By Lockhart uo
trains and make connections. By Peel
to prevent and punish negligence of
railway employees. By Lockhart to
amend the Revisal regarding nnui-