The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-03-07
DOUBLE WORK.
WILL ADJOURN THE llTH
OR 18TH INST.
Mansion 10 be Sold
Railroad Commission Killed
Poland Property Tax.-Rate
Of Interest Not Reduced.
CLINTON CEMETERY INCORPORATED.
iRegular Cor. OF CAucAsIAN.)
RALEi9np n. c., |
March 4th, 1889. 4


March 4th, 1889.
AS the session OF the General
Assembly approaches It's Gloss
the House and Senatcare vieing
with each other In industry.
They hold two sessions a day
even held night session tonight,
Saturday. The clerks are
worked almost to the limit OF
endurance. The day Of final
adjournment has not been fixsd,
1t is impossible to tell at this
writing whether 1t will be tho
11th or 18th instant. IL the
former. as many say ii must Do,
much work more important than
q great deal that has been done
will be left to die upon the cal
eudars. -. -.
The work of the week has not
been satisfactory TO those In
favor of pushing business.
The Senate consumed three
days on the Railroad Commis-
sion bill and failed to pass it on
its second reading by vote Of
% to %. Every Senator voted.
Fifteen Democrats and all the
Depublicans voted against 1t.
The discussion of this measure.
was the most lengthy for many
years in the Senate. Senator
Kerr, of Sampson, vade two
able aud eloquent speeches in
opposition to the bill. Senators
Blair, of Caldwell, Barber, Of
Wilkes, and Thomas, Of David
son, also spoke on that side.
Senators Payne, of Robson,
Turner, Of Iredell, Williams, OF
Pitt, Pou, Of johnson, Lucas, of
Hyde, LeGrand, of Richmond,
did the principal speaking on
its favor. During the discussion
the lobbies were full of gentle
men interested on both sides.
The leaders in favor Of 1t say
that it is q question that will
not down, and that IL will be
demanded more strongly two
years hence than ever. As an
item Of interest to your readers
the discussion developed that
the w. q w. Railroad charges
$500 more on a car load OF fer
tilizers from Wilmington to Clin-
ton than to Fayetteville. The
distance to Clinton is 81 miles,
to Fayetteville 1873 miles. There
are competing lines to Fayette-
vflle-none TO Clinton. A car
load Of guano costs $500 freight
to. Clinton from Warsaw, Is
miles. Rocky Mount to Tarboro.
! eighteen miles, S1.O0. On this
conclusion / will mention that
Senator Payne, has introduced .
bill in the Senate against dis
elimination ill freights and un-
, just passenger rates. / do not
know the full purport Of it, but
it scared the railroad people.
At least one railroad attorney
was in the clerks Office reading
it in an hour after it was intro
duced, and another copied it
that day. IF a railroad com
| mission cannot help the peopI
how can it hurt the railroadsF
.: it will not hurt the railroads, On
lesson their income, why da
|. they oppose it SO persistently
! These are questions worth. the
while Of of thinking people to
consider. ''s 49, -
The Senate has passed a bill
to sell the Governors Mansion
fer not less than S35, 900. and
devote $4,000 to the purchase
> of a house for the Governor. II
: is hanging fire on a motion to
4 re ee6nsider. - e,i
q The Senate failed, to pass the
d bill to reduce the rate Of in.
. torest under control to 6 pei
cent on its third reading.
il The bill to appropriate S75,
Z 600 year to the Peniteptiary
k passed the Senate with a slight
J amendment and goes back te
k the House for concurrence: Elk
d cept those on the w. N. G. R.R
o and those on Broad Creek Cana
O Hyde Co., the convicts are to b.
" hired out and their earnings Il
7 be coverted into the State frea
r. sury, whence the PenitentiaFj
N authorities can draw not mor'
r than $4,000, including tn
d S75, 1000, for the support Of tn
i institution.
a. The Senate has passed a bill
IA to appropriate $4,000 to sur
v port the D. D. and B. Asylum
i This is an increase of s., ZOO, ,bu
+ there 81 more pupils thar
- two years ago. l understand
,e the appropriation to the Insan
"a Asylum will be slightly reduc
Il ed per capita. SO -
in The Senate has passed q bil
N to incorporate the Clinton Gene
"A terry cOmpany. and both house