The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-12
NEW REGULATIONS ADOPTED
Board of Officers of National
Guard Finish its Work.
Crowds About Capital not as Large a
Usual-Important Work Yet
ON Before the Iegislature-Evi
lent That There WIZ be a Fight a
to Labor Education.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, N. c., February 7

1A~oSSh5VL DuIL ouI
Raleigh, N. c., February 7.
The board of officers of the national
guard of this state has finished its
work n the new regulations, special
iy prepared by it, will go to the print
erS at once. There are a good man.
changes in the regulations, these being
made SO as to conform to those by
the army. One of the new features IS
that Of prizes for rife practice, to com
panies $500, 5000 and 500, and to indl-
Viduad soldiers, 500, SIS, and $50.
There is also provision for gallery
practice for each company. The amount
to be paid enlisted men called OUT on
riot or other duty in the field, not at
encampment, is increased from bets,
the present rate, to 81 per day. There
Is also d provision for allowances Of
300 to each company of infantry, hos
Dital corps and division of naVa re-
serves and light battery, While the al
l0wance for bands is increased from
500 to $3.50. The care and account
ability for public property, arms, equip
ments, clothing etc, Is also thorough
iy provided for. Each year the guar
termaster general is TO ascertain the
needs of each organization, report these
TO the governor and an advisory board
composed of the adjutant genera,
quartermaster general, brigade COM
mander and commanders oil regiments
who will meet at governors call to con-
slider these reports as to the needs ana
recommend as to the equipment and Is
sue. There has also been drafted by
the board a bill to be submitted TO tie
Legislature carrying $25, 900 additional
appropriation in order to more thor
Oughly care for the governments prop
erty and meet other expenses incurred
in bringing the force up to the require
ments of the United States. The new
wal department orders Of January 9Th
of this year are taken as a basis for
much that has been done. The bill
drafted carries exemption from roads.
jury and other public duties of that
nature, and also allows rs c~OntriJut-
ing members to each company, who
upon an annual payment OF not less
than $40, shall be entitled to the am
exemption.
On the 18th inst. the officers Of the
second regiment will meet at Wilson
to elect a lieutenant colonel to succeed
r.. G. James, resigned.
A charter is granted the Franklin
Lumber Company of Macon county,
and the Mayes Manufacturing Com
- ~ TIorlnttn io oIJthOTjZp6 tn IN
crease it's capital stock to $500, 000, Ole
half Of this to be preferred stock.
The great measures are yet to c0n1e
before the legislatures; with the ex-
ception of the insane asylum approprl-
alton which has already been brought
forward. There is a fight on h bond
Issue question the News and Observer
very warmly antagonizing it, while on
the other hand the advocates OF some
of the important measures say they re-
gard a bond issue as pract1cally GER
tain. The view of the governor rs
regards this matter has been ami Is
very guarded. OF course there will be
considerably larger receipts this year
than heretofore owing to increased val
uations, etc, but there will be very
large demands.
AS yet relatively little has been
heard about the enlargement OF the
capitol or the erection Of another pub
lie building and hat whole plan seems
thus far to nave been given very i:ti:e
attention indeed by the Legislators.
one remarked that not until the
big railway matters were out o. the
way would things of this kind be taken
up. The railway people are on The
watch for the bills which come in
every day and the telegraph people arc
also on the watch and are concerned
about the penalty suits and about those
for what is known a. menri anguish.
1t is rather noticeable that the
about the legislative halls are
not as large as they have usually been
in past years, the attendance Of the
lobbyists being H. : thinner. OF
there are plenty Of lobbyists,
but they can do their work outside the
and even if there were a }aN
requiring them 10 register most Of the
sharp ones would not bother about tGat
as in fact they would not so near the
building,
The impression of the labor commits !
sioner and of the superintendent Of
instruction is that the compul-
sorry education law will go through in
The modified form. It is quite evident
hat there will be a fight as to labor
particularly as 10 the LABOR
If children in factories. The labor COM
missioner has made some recommended
ions in regard to this matter which
has struck a popular choro. No z
Knows the number Of little children in
he mills, as no census has been taken
he present law not permitting such
but the commissioner Of
abor has openly stated that there were
Iome mills in the state which we're not
,beying the law. 1t is not expected