The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-29
Bill Recommended by Both Senate
and House Committees.
INTRODUCED BY MIR DILLINGHAM;
Bills Passed Prohibiting Non-Rcsidcnts
of State Gathering shell Fish in
Brunswick. and Fixing Rate OF In
tereSt OF Loans ON Household FuFni-
turc AT q Per Cent.
Especial to The Messenger

AoP~~"A W ~ AAO1o~AeNI-F
Raleigh, January 2i.-The senate met
ut II O'Clock and was led III prayer by!
Rev. J. J. Hall Of the Fayetteville Bap-
fist church, senators joining hir; in
repeating the Lord's prayer.
Bills We're introduced as follows. By
Burton 10 amend the revisal regard ,ngl
public drunkenness. By Breese, to
amend the revisal regarding the sale
OF real estate for taxes. BY Odel:, 10
limit poll a. in the state. BY Wood,
to prohibit corporations from holdlnGI
more than 800 acres OF land. By
Drewrys to regulate the running OF au-
tomObileS over the roads Ia the State.
By Hoke, to increase pay of jurors in
GuilfOrd; also, to define trusts and pun
ish those concerned III them or parties
to them. By REEVES, to require high
schools n colleges which have asl
many as so roOming pupils TO have
night watchmen. By Daniels, to amend
the revisal as to freight rendered to
railways and other transportation CON-
Ddl1lSS anu 10 lEldhc uIOIC SpCtQN snip
ments of freight.
Thorne presented a petition FROM the
| Rocky Mount fire company for legis-I
latiOn in favor of better fire protection
to apply to the whole state. !;
Bills passed third reading regarding
the graded schools at Plymouth; to-
prohibit ~nOn-residents of the state
from gathering CLAIMS, oysters and ter
rapins in Brunswick county; to amend
the law regarding the passage of fish
in the Cape Fear and North rivers.
Bills were ratified: To give the United
| States exclusive jurisdiction CVer lands
on which there are public buildings OF
the government; abOlishing the March
term of Onslow court; also a joint res
olution giving the senate committee
on the railroads and house committee
on public service corporations I'VE
to send for persons and papers per
tanning to passenger traffic and freight
rates.
The special order was BuXtOn's bill
providing that no rate of interest great
or ;nan 6 per cent. shall be paid for
lDdlS o4l llcUoS1Io1o "AN
tune. There was some debate and
an amendment offered by Turner Oh
Iredell. was accepted and adopted that
any new mortgage shall recite the old
! mortgage and the new n be given
additional security. The bill passed.
i Bills were introduced to change he
name OF AshpOle, Robson county &c
2 Fairmont: to prevent the spreading OF
infectious and contagious diseases III
Robson.
Speaker Justice called the house 10
order at 1890 and Rev. M. NJ. Mar
s shall of Christ Church offered prayer.
Petitions were presented from citizens
y of Southport asking protection OF dla
mond back terrapins in that section;
" and also the extension Of the open
season for hunting deer.
Bills were introduced as follows: b
Parker, to increase the pay or jurors
e in Jones. BY Dilling to require at
c tendance on the public schools Tor a.
n least 16 weeks each year OF children
W between the ages Of 8 to "A years. BY
Y Kitchin to amend section 1851 OF the
~revisal. so as TO extend it to all PR
sons who stand in the place OF a par
d ent. BY Weaver, requiring railways
to furnish cars: by Taylor to allow
Brunswick county to provide a sinhins
e fund.
1. DilIingham's bill, introduced today
is one of the most important blfoI'
Is the legislature and 500 copies OF II ar
d ordered printed. 1t is understood ma
this bill is recommended by he senate
and house committees on education
after a long and careful considerable
and it carries out the views OF II'
state Superintendent of public lnstruc
o ton as expressed in his report; ais
the views of the state labor commls
sioner: the North Carolina teachers
II assembly and other organizations. /
i nroyides hat the qualified voters il
Iyi any district. township or county ma,
petition the county board or educa
a ton asking that compulsory attend
III ance be ordered on any scnoC
and the board, if it finds the petition
s. has been signed by a majority OF sue
81 voters NAV in its discretion order con
20 pulsory attendance. The board may
ID upon such petition, hold an election
submitting to the voters of such dis
lie trict, township or county the ques
ae ton OF such compulsory ATTENDANCE