The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-15

should hold that the dPfenSeS OF the
defendants were conflicting, in which
case each should be allowed six. There
are. also. too many challenges to the
favor, for why should good men, sim
ply because their property did not
consist OF realty. OF they had q suit
in court, or had neglected, perhaps,
because absent, to pay their taxes,
diSqualify them from serving on he
jury? There also should be very few
exemptions from jury duty 10 he end
that the best and intelligent clti-
zen should serve. Also, in a county
where there is feeling for or against
the defendant, in case you reduce the
number of challenges, / recommend
that the trial judge be authorized 10
send into an adjoining county and
summon good and lawful men TO attend
the court where the trial is to be neld
10 serve as jurors.
VAGRANCY.
| also urge that the vagrancy Law
be amended. giving adequate punish
ment in the discretion of the superior
court. Migrants furnish a great per
cent. Of the burglars, treSpasserS,
murderers. etc, proving the truth OF
the Old adage that AN idle brain is
the DEVILS Workshop. Putting these
idlers to work will be Il great stride
towards answering the veXed question
as to where. labor will come from.
CORPORATIONS.
BY some means and in some mauner
the old law in The Code, o |. Sec
ton 666, regulating how much land
corporations might own, was repealed,
and now any corporation can acquire
and own all the realty it desires. Many
corporations have taken advantage OF
this repeal and are o buying up vast
boundaries of land, and unless some
check is placed upon the mount they
| may hold. our people will soon become
tenants on their former lands. l re-
commend the re-enactment OF me
old law, even making it stronger.
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION.
Another way of aiding immigration
| and advertising u states
is for North Carolina to make Il cred
| liable exhibit at the jamestown Expo
sitiOn. The last general assembly ap-
propriated $50, 900 for this purpose and
| authorized the use Of $50, 900 for a state
building.
| sincerely hope you will o au ex-
| ira appropriation of $25,0 900. as l. Will
| require all of this amount to make i
showing commensurate with the dig
nifty of the state and adequate to
thoroughly advertising our resources.
OYSTER AND FISH INDUSTRY.
Being a western man | confess |
know but little about what is best for
the oyster and fish interests, and on"
, eastern friends, who are deeply con-
| cerned about these industries, diheE
so widely in their views that 1t is
| hardly possible to advise you what Is
| best to be done. so that both these i'm
| Dortant sources of livelihood should
be protected, and at the same time
some revenue be paid the state fof sdli
| protection. In order to get all Inc
| facts possible, l appointed a committee
with the state geolOgist as chairman, 70
| carefully and fully investigate ana
| make a report Of their findings. Ihey
| suggest many changes i'll the old law
! and advocate new methods. l transmit
| 70 YOU all their recommendations, and
suggest that you bring certalnn mem
bers OF the committee before you,
so that you may have the tull
benefit of it's information. In partlcu-
lar 7 call yOuI attention to certain
CHANCES on pages Is, II, and 10 OF the
repOrt. relative 10 fisl: and ID pages
81 to Il inclusive. concerning oysters
and CLANS AT present we get toe lttie
reyen &c from the ;o industries, out II
is hoped the suggested han VII
give both better results and large "e'
ceipts.
PENSIONS
Send for the auditor-limselt a vet
eran-and GnI out what the veterans
require: then do all we can. thus prov
ing ourselves worthy descendants o
such soldiers.
MORALS.
Our neoDie were neTer sc sober ant
Industrious as they are today. Ih'
passage of the Watss n Ward Dill
has certainly accomplished mucn goo'
in bringing about s~oberness, peace
and good order. Later, L may d
something more 10 say abou thl
question, but at present content m!'el
with advising that no backward St9l
in the cause of temperance be taken.
STATE CAPITOL OR OTHER IN
PROVEMENTS.
The efficiency with which the state
business is dispatched is very niue
retarded. and the safekeeping OF al
:, public and historic records greatly IL
dangered, by the condition and lnSul
fciency of our state buiiCln2S- Nv
remedies have been suggested
First. The enlargement OF the capl
., toll. The capitol, for not more tina
$780, 900 or $500 0 payable as needle
l in three years, can be 50 enlarged q
not in the least to affect It's preSen
architectural beauty, but, on the con
+. trary, will make the building more IN
posing and stately. With TINS enlarge
ment, the encouragement, superln
, tendent of public instruction, n ST
l preme court, the corporation commits
. sion, the insurance commissioner an
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