The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-25
Only TWenty-six Votes We're Cast
Against Him.
IMPORTANT BILLS INTRODUCED
New Hanover County Excepted From
Provisions OF Bill to Regulate Speed
OF Automobiles-BilI To Prevent
Fraudulent Sale of Merchandise in
Bulk Passed Final Reading I'm House.
Especial to The Messenger

OpcIldI W l4H MSoSSuScT-J
Raleigh. January 22.-Senate session
began al II o'clock, Rev. r. l.. T. Vann
Offering prayer.
Bills We're introduced as follows: BY
Seawall, TO fix Il reasonable time limit
for transportation of freight. BY Bux
ton to provide for the relief or the IN
digent aged and infirm. By Burton. TO
forbid the sale Of certain toy fireworks.
BY Breese to prevent drunken persons
from travelling on railways or street
cars. BY Bellamy, TO enlarge the power
of the Southern Mutual Home Com
| pany. BY Daniel, to lessen the NUM-
der Of challenges allowed defendants Ill
civil and criminal actions. BY Mitch
ell TO make it unlawful for any tenant
to leave his landlord until all debt
| are paid. BY Drewry regulating the
retirement of capital stock in certain
cases. By Long, to provide for sepa-
rate quarters for prisoners suffering
from tuberculosis. BY Buxton to pre-
| vent discrimination in freight rates by
railways.
At noon President Winston announC-
ed that the hour had come for the cleo
ton of a United States senator and
nominations were in order. Drewry
said it was always pleasant to perform
a duty in harmony with the best I'M
/ pulses of the heart. The democratic
caucus with but n voice had elected
f. M. Simmons to succeed himself.
Drewry spoke feelingly Of the patriortc
| services of Simmons, making him we'll
worthy to represent North Carolina.
| He declared that Simmons knew no
sections in the state; had restored TO
| North Carolina her place in the past
and guaranteed it in the future. He
| then nominated Simmons, declaring
him worthy of the highest honor the
| legislature could bestow. Carter, re-
publican, said it was a pleasant duty
and a golden opportunity to use super
| lativeS but in h manufacture of a
United States senator, brevity was the
soul of wit, anyway whatever he might
say would be breath wasted on the des-
ert air. The legislature he declared had
no higher honor to bestOw THAI that
of membership in the greatest legisll-
tive body in the world. He did not
rise to nominate a stranger to the peo-
| pie of North Carolina, o a stranger
to craftsmanship, but q man who had
heard duty's call, had shirked no pup
| lie trust, aevsr yielded to glittering
temptations, bat sne in every way
! worthy of the high Office. This man
was born like other great and noble
statesmen in a log cabin and rocked
in poverty's cradle, but had grasped the
! skirts of opportunity, had not hidden
his talents, was a man of high eX-
perience, and character, and above re-
| proach. This man he declared was
| Spencer B. Adams, whom he h NOM
! mated. Mitchell seconded the nomina-
! tion of the choice of the democratic
| caucus. BurlesOn seconded the nomi-
nation of Adams. Drewry and Carter
were appointed tellers. Their report
shows that Simmons received 80 votes
and Adams 3. 1t was announced that
| the joint session of the house and SEN
| ate, at which the result of this ballot
| ing would be announced, would be held
Thursday at noon.