The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-15
Governor Heartily AppIauded by
Members and Spectators.
One Hour and Twenty Minutes Con-
sun,ed in Reading: Message-At Con-
clusion Senators Returned TO Their
Chamber and Both Bodies Settled
Down &c BuSiness-Many Bills In
PRODUCED in senate and House
Standing Committees Appointed.
Especial TO The Messenger

HdlelSn, January 1U.-lle senate
convened at II o'clock. President Win
ston in the chair and Rev. NJ. VI. Mar
shall of Christ Episcopal church offer
ed the opening prayer. Reports OF the
standing committees We're called fol-
n that ON rules reported through Mr.
burton, OF Forsyth, recommending the
adoption of the rules of the last SEES
sion with some notifications, the mos
important changes being the redEc-
ton OF the size Of all committees 10
. members, and the creation of two
committees instead of one on deaf
mutes and blind institutions, the 1e-
duction in the number of employees
TO twelve pages and eleven labor
ers, and allowing the president TO en-
ploy the necessary stenOgraphers. The
report was adopted on motion Of Mr..
Fleming of Pitt.
On motion of Mr.. Graham, Of Orange.
several senators who were not sworn
in yesterday were given permission TO
vote. A letter came from the governor
transmitting his message and thanking
the senate for its courtesy in inviting
him to read it.
The following bills were introduced:
By Fleming. of Pitt, to pay solicitors
a stipulated salary instead of fees,
and by Long, of Iredell, one of the
same tenor, both going to the commit
tee on salaries and fees. BY Webb, of
Buncombe, to amend the charter Of
the CabarTus Savings Bank. BY Pharr,
OF Mecklenburg to incorporate the
Tryon Light and Electric Company.
By Long ofIredell, to increase num-
Der Of commissioners of that county
from 3 to 5 and that the additional
ones be appointed. BY Wedd of Bun
combe, to amend Chapter GIG Public
Laws 1905, relating to the issue of
ond by BuncOmbe and creating a
highway commission in that county.
By Reinhardt,of Lincoln, to amend the
ndlord n tenant act as to that
county. BY Kluttz, of Rowan, to amend
Section 20S of the Revisal regarding
conditions precedent to practicinz law.
Longs bill regarding Iredell county
commissioners was passed, appointing
H. c. Somers and J. w. Hagan, COM
m%issiOne1S, TO begin their terms upon
the ratification Of the act.
AT ITO o'clock the senator's returned
to their hall and adopted a joint reso-
luton ON Mr. Buttons motion to print
800 copies of the governors message.
President Winston announced the ap-
Of the following committees
that the remaining n would
be named at Fridays session:
Judicial Districts-Stubbs, Mclean.
Blair, Redwine, Kluttz, Mason Breese. |
Fish and Ffsheries-Bellamy Mitch
ell, Fleming, Ormond, Burton, Nc
Loughlin, Goodwin, Ballinger.
Finance-Odell, Aycock, Drewry. |
Mitchell Lovill, B%allinger, Hicks, Nc
.aughlin, Efird.
Internal 1mprOvements-Breese, Or |
lpond, Mclaughlin, Eflrd, Lovil.
Mines ard Mining-Wood, Maunay, |
Wilson, Rives.
Claims-Ballinger, Buxton, O'Dell. I
Harrington, Brown.
Federal Relationships, Graham,
Mason, Bellamy, Daniels, Buxton,
Oickey.
Judiciary-Daniels, Graham, Mason,
Buxton, Mclean. Stubs, Reid, Blair.
Iowafd.
Election Hawthorne, Long, Weob.
)rmond, Breese Greer, Goodwin. Wood,
Insurance-Drewry, Aycock, Mitcn-
IL. AAN2A vi A4uIAld i IlOl lie, Il 1dII. I11E - I
Howard.
Revisal Of the Laws.-Redwine,
71eming, Pharr, Seawell, Hicks.
horne, Polk. Kluttz, Turner.
Observation-Disclosures, LOvill, E
I'd. Drewry, Daniels, Davis, Ballinger.
.lcLoughlin, Burlison.
experimentation, Mason, Sea-
-ell, Goodwin, Fleming, Long, Breese.
ok.
Railroads-Graham, Hicks. Mitcn-
Il, Holt, Aycock, Ormond, Etheridge
eawell.
Counties, Cities and Towns-Pharr,
Webb, Dawes, Burton, Long. OdelI,
King, Drewry.
Corporation Commission.-Maeon. I
Lovill, Hicks, Reed, Aycock,
ives, Webb, Turner. Z
Pensions and Soldiers Hom@Rein- [
ardt. Graham, Mauney. LoyiIl. Per- I
TT, Ballinger Burlisen.
Mitchell Of Berthe made a motionl {
the vote by which the house res I
luIlon nxlng the pay Of the formerI .
'rgeant at arms had been adopted be :
considered. He said the custom had ;
for the at arms to re- 4
in his Office until his successor was h
ected and took charge. The conten- I,
on was that the former Sergeant att :.
ms had assisted in organizing theI :,
ouse. and that the house desired that q
ileage, as well as one lays salary be II
Aid il. The senate had concurred inl 4
&c resolution but with an amendment T.
riking out the word mileage. Mitchell !,
sired that mileage be also paid. =