The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-19
Remitted Fine and Paid Lawyers
Out of Treasury.
RESOLUTION OF INQUIRY PASSED
Passenger Rate Bill Made Special Or
der for Tuesday Nisht-Fish Bill
gle Was PaSsed-Insurancc Bill
Laid on Table
Especial TO The Messenger.)

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Raleigh, n. c., February 16.-Ths
senate met at 10 o'clock and begun the
speakings without prayer for the first
time this session, no minister being on
hand and Senator Brown, of Yadkin,
icing absent, On motion Of Bellamy
800 copies of the pilotage bill. intro
Luced by him were ordered printed.
sBiIs were introduced as follows: By
Webb, to amend certain sections of the
1eVisal regarding hospitals for the in
sane. By Torne, to allow Rocky Mount
to issue street bonds, also to establish
the Rocky Mount road district in Nash
and Edgecombe and provide for work
ing the roads there.
The boiler makers of the state sent
in a petition asking for boiler inspec-
tons.
The senate took up the bill amend
ing section 1883 of the revisal by ELL
1arging the power of stockholders in
corporations in the election Of direc-
tors Hicks offered an amendment
which was adopted and the bill passed.
BuxtOn's bill to amend the law re-
garding telephone lines by providing
that section 3,S45 of the reVisal shall
not prohibit private persons from dis
connecting wires attached to buildings
or trees on their premises without
their consent, was taken up The sec
ton as it now stands imposes heavy
penalty upon persons thus disconnect-
ing wires, whether consent was given
or not It was claimed that as re-
suit Of the section much damage had
been done to property in all parts OF
the state The bill was then re-re>
ferred.
Bills passed prohibiting public drink
ing of whiskey ON trains, this not to
apply to dining, smoking, or private
cars or in smoking rooms; the penalty
being not less than $40 or over $50 and
imprisonment not over so days.
Bill passed to prevent delay in set
Ting statements of cases on appeals OF
the supreme court A number of acts
Were ratified, the total number up t.
date being 289.
Bills passed to allow Lenoir to vote
on bonds. To allow Brunswick to take
stock in Wilmington Brunswick and
Southern railway. To allow Rocking.
ham to issue waterworks and sewer
age bonds. To establish the Wades.
boro graded school district. To give
Sampson the road law. To pay cOun-
ty commissioners So a day instead o,
81. To allow the governor to employ
counsel to appear before the interstate
commerce commission at Washington
a sum to be expended not to exceed
81 1000.
The bill to restore the practice o1
dentistry to its former position as
branch Of theprofession Of medicine
| and surgery also passed. It limits prac
tice to diseases Of the teeth, and ad
! iacent parts, associated with disease
/! of the teeth and gives the right to pre-
scribe drugs, or perform such surgica
! operation as may be necessary to the
| proper treatment Of the teeth and futh
| er provides that il any person, once
! convicted of pracicing dentistry con
j trary to the revisal, and is guilty or
second offense, he shall be guilty or
misdemeanor punishable by a fine O
Imprisonment
Bills passed amending the law re
! garding days of grace, and to dis
! courage disorderly and bawdy house
f, by making the reputation OF sucl
plac S evidence of their character. Al
amendment by Buxton, changing tn
title of the bill to one ito change tn
ru1e of evidence in certain cases" Lon
spoke in advocacy Of this bill. TIL
$ nte then adjourned until IL o'cloc
Monday.