The daily state chronicle., 1891-03-04

tellers on the part of he House.
Bi Is Passed Third Reading.
To authorize New Berne to issue bonds: |
to incorporate the Greensboro, RoXboro |
and Eastern railway; to incorporate the |
town Of jacksonville, Onslow county !; |
to incorporate the Rocky Point Phos-
phate and Impro1 ement company; to
prevent the firing of pistols, &C., near
depots, &c. in Arson and Rockingham
counties; to provide for stock. law limits
near Gieenville; to provide for tax in
Salem township, Granville county; 10
allow Charlotte to issue bonds; to incor-
porate the Wilson and Carolina railroad
company; to authorize Durham to issue
school bonds; to amend the charter of
the town of Salisbury; to allow Mellow.
ell county to levy special tax; to incor-
porate Dobson, in Surry county.
Trustees of the Training School.
The report Of the committee on Trus.
tees of the Female Training School was
taken up. Il Eas adopted. The follow
ing are the trus ,ees:
1st district, W. P. Shaw; 81 district,
R 81. Stancell; Sd district, B. F. Aycock;
4th district, I. Mex, Goodwin; 5th dis
trict, H g. Chatham; 9Th district, NJ.
G. S. Noble; 7th district, A. @. McAlis-
ter; 9Th district, j. NJ. Spainhour; oh
district, r. d. Gilmer. Several votes
were cast for Martin Holt, 5th district,
and for n c. English, 7th district, and
one for r. E. Young, I'd district.
The A. * N. c. Extension.
AS a special order, the House took up
the bill providing for the extension of
the Atlantic and North Carolina Railway.
| Mr. Henry offered amendments so as to
permit the morUgaging Of that part of
| the line between Morehead and Colds
boro, save for the building of lines be-
tween those points, and to SO allow the
section which provides that the State
shall receive IN payment for convict
labor the roads bonds at their face value,
as to provide that the payment shall be
in bonds at their actual cash value. Mr..
Whitfield spoke in support Of the bill.
The road, he said, had been eXpensively
built and had never paid the State any
Il iog The extension was a necessity.
| The Wilmington and Weldon road had
tried to get the road, and failing to dc
this, had tapped the road at Kinston.
The proposed extension would be TO
wards Charlotte, through new country
The State officers framed this bill, think
ing it the only way to save the State in
tereSt.
Mr.. Henry said the state officials die
not favor the bill as it stood. He hat
had two consultations with the governo
and at his suggestion offered these Yer,
amendments Mr.. Whitfield said tn
road could stand another mortgage Of
the road. The State would never ge
anything out Of the road anyway. Il
declared that the amendments were 70
the purpose.of defeating the bill. MI
Skinner said in this case the committe
found itself dealing with the States ow
/ property and interests, and IN the bi
) had not given the State as much author
ity as it had given private corporations
, Under the debt settlement the State ha
: actually III the road $780, 900. The ]
! & D. and the W. &. ". system hay
tepped and bled the road. The NJ or
. gage on the road is 1926 900. UnleS
> there is an extension the States interes
in the road will default and then thel
: will be only two bidders for the prope
! ty-the W. q w. and the &. & D. raj
ways. The people living on the roa
. come forward IN mass and as
q aid in the struggle against corporation
q which this legislature is trying to thro
: tie. Mr. Ray spoke in favor of the bill
g and offered an amendment, which Nj
= Skinner accepted, allowing the road
"a have its outlet towards Georgia. Thi
\ Mr.. Sutton opposed, and favored tt
vi Fo
a etteville to Charlotte. Mr.. Mann STATE
that the bill could not be carried in
effect save by consent Of a majority
, the private stockholders. Mr.. Ray
> amendment was adopted. Mr.. Henry
3. amendments were all lost. Mr.. Peebl
90 offered an amendment providing that
70 bonds should not be sold for less tn
face value. Mr. PEBBLES said the Hou
m was striving evidently and desired
4 pass the bill without consideration.
declared that the measure was Troj
an horse. It was scheme to depri
h. the State of its stock and rigl
in the roads. He explained the wol
Mt ings of 'Sconstruction companies, "whi
he now are cloaks for so much rascality a
on chicanery. His amendment would gus
m the States best interests. Mr.. SUIT
ch said if this amendment was adopted
N. bill might as we'll be put on the tat
ID No bonds could find purchaser. 81
at was the long desired opportunity to
IN. this road out of that country.
ew Bryan, Of Wayne, said Mr.. PEBBLES
.ch used every means to defeat this bill.
ret Holman declared against the bill, say
it was fatal policy for the State
TO charter road which would parallel
ich other line, the North Carolina rallW
ro- Mr.. Skinner said the Governor and
ion States proxy could at any time prev
on the sacrifice of the bonds. Mr.. Brin
nee said the amendment was unjust beca
,ol- it imposed conditions placed on no OF
de: road. Mr.. Sutton said Mr.. Robins
nes the States proxy, had drawn the
ate and further that the road would not
Ter. allel the N. G. railway. Mr.. Bryan
,rs. Wayne desired to know if the leglsla'
lio proposed to allow the road to stoE
1er- Goldsboro and be throttled there
ret; other corporations Mr.. PEBBLES
MS the State could get $3.50 year
tive the road. II the State worked III
,ey. this bill and allowed the sale OF the be
fish at less than par, its interest will be
ton there will be a sale under foreclo
Su. and then the State would have to bu
the the road. As to the prosecutions reg
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