The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-03

and hoped to find some wav to secure
tax alton upon the same basis as all others
pay. There is no power 10 make them
pay tax or prevent them making connec-
tons. Since 1898 We have not been
able to collect taxation. | believe thar
II we 90 not accept this We will get
nothlng- The responsibility falls upon
Senator's II you reject it, the Treasury
loses the money. If yen accept, YOU are
III better position TO repeal this than
the Old one as ii stands.
have always insisted that thev make
clean surrender, and have sought in
every way to get them to do so. But
they will not, and We must take this, as
believe, or nothing. AS TO the Peters
burg charter, is it right to crush out the
minority to compel the payment of taxa
tlonf Suppose you could repeal the
W. w. Railroad, it would 60 great in
justice, but it is contract and cannot
be done | have held out 70 the last and
tried to get better proposition, but
failing to do so, | gladly vote for this
proposition as the best thing that can be
done
Mr.. Avery said it is admitted that the
". Il. W. Railroad is exempt from tax.
Now they agree to pay certain tax. As
matter of law when they accept this
| bill they come in as if they had been
chartered under the present constitu ion.
II we accept future Legislature could
tax them greater, and the railroad would
have waived the right of exemption. If
we let this opportunity slip, We may
| never tax them.
Mr.. Butler said that he reioiced To
read Mr.. Aycock's dissenting opinion
last summer. This proposition is al
most the same as the first, and vet Mr..
Aycock then opposed the proposition.
On every stump | took the w. & ".
K. x. s proposition, and Sampson by
three fourth's vote was willing to bear
the burdens rather than accept the prop
osltlon. If this were the last chance,
would not take it. | would vote for
nothing that recogniZ ID different rate
of taxation. He replied to Mr.. Avery,
and said if he agreed with him be would
go with him as the best way to win the
principles. The Attorney General has
written an able letter against this propo-
sitlon.
t Mr. Aycock replied and said there
were many things in the proposition h'
did not like, bnt it Was the best am
l only thing we can do. The Auditor
7 report shows that the amount proposed
. to pay by the road was greater than an,
y other road of equal length. Last Sum
mer a proposition was made 10 the At
q torney General TO pay State tax, and Ii
was glad to get it and said it was grea
q thing The committee didn't agree wit
o the Attorney General, and wouldn't tax
J. it. Now he opposes this proposition
e There is as much devotion to principl
/ in those who advocate this propositio
( as those who oppose it. [ have devote
o the best endeavorS for two years to til
matter and have honestly tried to ser,
q the State.
Ie Mr.. Turner said that if any man W;
% in doubt he ought to vote for it on Sc
J. ond reading We are confronted vii
the decisions Of the Supreme Court.
re hope the trend Of decifions will chang
nc think if we accept this proposition '
i can amend the charter when We choos
70 Mr.. Bellamy spoke again against Il
al proposition, and said that he disagree,
'St with Mr.. Avery and read certain autho
u, ties.
ld Mr Lucas advocated the propositio
O. The Senate decided NOT to accept {
"a proposition. The vote stood: against :
Is, for A.