The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-12
Douglas DenounCes Editor of
Lincoln News as a Cur.
PETITIONS FROM WILMINGTON.
One From Fircmcn and One From Jr
.. A. M.-McDowen County Given
Complete Prohibition-BiH Allowing
New Hanover to Have an Auditor.
To Allow 5000 for Governors Travel
ing Expenses
Especial 20 The Messenger.)

Raleigh, n. c., February 11.-Sena.e
met at noon, Rev. J. c. Massee offer
ing prayer.
Bills were introduced as follows: BY
Howard, to allow Tarboro to hold an
election on the issue of street I'M
prOVement bonds. By Pharr, TO punish
intOXication of railway employees, also
to amend the law regarding applicants
for license as doctors.
Petitions were received for a fire.
proof hall Of history and from firemen
Of Wilmington for the creation of a
firemen's relief fund.
The senate took up the bill to give
Mcdowell county complete prohibi-
ton. Long of Iredell said an agree
melrt had been reached between the
advocates and opponents Of the bill
and he offered an amendment which
he said would cause ali opposition to
be withdrawn, the amendment provid-
ing that the bill shall go into effect,
June LIST, 1908 Webb demanded the
yeas and nays and the bill passed third
reading by q vote Of 26 TO 10, those
voting no being: Bellamy, Bre2se, Car
ter, Ethridge, Greer, Graham, Howard
Reid, Stubbs and Webb.
Bills passed to amend the Columbus
county road law. To allow New Han
over to have an auditor To provide
that magistrates shall hold their OF
fee two years from the first Monday N
December after their election.
The senate took up the transpOTta-
ton of freight in the shape Of bill
to amend the reyisal regarding reason
able time for transporting freight, by
striking cut ali of section 1922 after
the wo ,ds stations, and adding Ana
delay Of two days at the initial point
and As hours for each 100 miles OF
distance Or fraction thereof over which
said freight was transported shall nC-
be charged against said transportation
company as unreasonable and shall be
held to be prima facie and a failure
to transport within such time shall Dc
declared unreasonable provided that
the first day shall be excluded and the
last included but if the last day be Sun
day it shall be excluded.
THE HOUSE.
The house was called to order III
1890 by Speaker Pro Tenn Doughton-
Rev. R. F. Bumpas of Raleigh leading
in prayer.
Petition presented by Morton, nom
Junior Order United American Me
chanics, of Wilmington, for compul-
sorry education and for a reformatory.
The following bills were introduced
and referred to the regular standing
committees By Peal, to allow Laurln-
burg to refund outstanding indebted
ness. By Null, to amend the charter
of Waco, in Cumberland county. By
Morton, to validate certain prooateS
and registrations By Koonce, to pro-
vide punishment for secret assaults.
The bill chartering the Transconu-
mental railway coming up as a speclal
order. on motion of Mr.. burlington II
was re-referred to the appropriations
committees.
Mr.. Douglas. rising to question or
personal privilege, read an edltorlai
from the Lincoln News, in which ne
was charged with having introduced
antelope bill for the purpose OF sell
ing Celiko. He denounced those state
men as false and the editor OF the
paper as a contemplate cur, declaring
that it was a shame that sworn
member of this body should De COM
nelled to resort to civil suit against
such editors TO protect his good name
from e,cb cowardlv ISLANDERS. He
thought there should be some means
for the house to protect itself against
such libels by yanking up sucn editors
and have them before the par OF tne
house for contempt. kener OF Lincoln
said the editor Of the News was me
gentleman and since his name was
mentioned in the article he desired 10
say that if Douglas in his remarks IN
tended TO refer to him, he demanded
personal apo.bgy. He then explained
that he had only told the editor that
Douglas was charged on the door OF
the house with being Interested In
Celiko, but the editor had written the
article in his own way. Douglas said
no one in the house could construe his
remark at all as referring to kener
50 the breeze subsided.
Bill passed third reading: To repeal
the special tax law in BurgaW town
ship. Pender county.
When the oyster bill OF Davis OF
Hyde, came up on second reading ne