The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-02-26

was Withdrawn. 1t was then re-re- |
1erred to the committee on corporations
and made special order for Saturday !
The Revenue Bill.
The consideration Of the revenue bill |
was resumed, the House going into com
mlttee of the whole Mr. Sutton in the |
chair. The bill was taken up at section
"a and that and All the other sections |
following were adopted. Sections and |
3 Which yesterday were informally pass
ed over. were taken up. To section 2,
imposing IS cents poll tax, Mr.. Alexan-
der offered an amendment making it G62 |
Mr.. Perry and Mr.. Mcclure spoke in |
opposition TO this
Mr. Mcclure said there was
q current belief that the pen
ltentiary was self sustaining, but
that this was not true 1t lacks just $35,
600 Of paying expenses. The peniten-
tlary board does not expect to do quite
as we'll In the next two years as in the
past two. Mr. Hood SAID the Finance
committee had prepared bill which
they believed would do the best possible
10 bo done for North Carolina. He op-
posed any reduction because it was not
Legislature might have to be called to-
gether IN special session to levy another
tax. MIR. Bryan, Of Wayne, said if it
could DE shown that we could get along
| with lower taxes he would favor the
! reduction, but for his part he did not
see how matters could be carried out
even at the present rate. There is now
no margin. The only hope IS from an
increase Of taxes under the new assess
ment Of property. He would be happy
| if there were no increase Of taxa
| ton. Mr.. Wood thought the situation
was to him an anomalous one. With
the increase in the value Of property and
the great reduction Of the cost Of the
penifentiary he thought the fax rate
could be reduced as proposed by Mr..
Alexander. He said that thousands Of
dollars would come in from the increased
tax on railways. Mr. Mcclure said the
Treasurer did not expect to get a cent
more Of taxes from the railways in the
next two years. Mr. Wood replied that
til re was discrepancy between the
statements Of the Treasurer and the rail
way tax investigation committee. Mr.
Vestal offered an amendment making
the tax sixty cents.
The vote WAS first taken on this
amendment. 1t was lost. Mr. AlaXan-
der'5 amendment making the rate 66 2 :;
W3s lest, 36 to 40. The section was then
adopted.
Sec 3. fixing 25 cents as the al val
orem tax, Was taken up. Mr.. AleXand8!
offered an Amendment to make the rats
23 cents Mr.. Holman rose to poin
of order, saying thai the Constitution
requires the observance Of the equation
The chairman ruled that the amendment
cond be offered. Nj Alexander apok
} ID favor Of his amendment, saying tin
people had been promised reaucio'
of cents. Mr. Holman spoke in favo
OF the section as reported. There was
, growth Of the demand for money, th
needs for it, and with the increase, th
! increase in the value Of property wa
) not quite keeping pace. Mr.. Alexander
amendment was lost by large majority
The committee rose and Mr.. Suttol
:. reported progress The bill then passe,
It's second reading, ayes 67, noes 20.
Bills Passed Third Reading.
: : To allow Stokes county to levy a spec
= ial tax; to incorporate the town Of Po1
: tia; (resolution) that no member spea
;, more than five minutes on one question
! to incorporate the town of Paint Rock
: to allow Concord to issue bonds; to il
j corporate the town Of ShdWneehaW, W.
tauga county; for the better drainage {
, the loWlands Of Lincoln and CataWb
- counties; to amend the charter of o.
:, ford: to incorporate the Hendersonvil]
b and Breyard railway, telegraph and tel'
! phone company; to give Cheroke,
= Swain, Macon, Graham and Clay cOul
ties the alternative road law; to inco
= pOrate BueEa Vista, BuDcombe county;
e allow treasurer Of Randolph county
- pay a school claim; to incorporate tt
" Farmers and Merchants Bank of Greer
~ ~ vile; 10 establish scale of fees of II
! clerk Of Pitt court; to incorporate tW
~ academies in Ashboro; to amend tt
: Code so as to admit II iians into tt
-, white Insane aSylumS, to restrict tishiE
!, in Brunswick and Columbus counties;
=. amend the law III regard to local Optio
!. to protect debtors against fraudule!
T. creditors; to incorporate the Nor
- Carolina Electric Power Compan
Jl Ie to regulate the fees OF sherffs and co
:, stables; to allow Alamance county
30 sells its home for the eyed and firm;
y levy special tax and pay the debt
IA Beaufort county; 10 amend the chart
~ IF the town Of Edwards S Mill, Beanfo
20 county; to repeal the act making j1s
u ces of the peace Ineligible to the office
ha county commissioners; TO allow $50 t
"a rebindng Supreme Court reports;
"a amend the charter Of the Ashevil1e f
= Line ard Suburban Railway; for t
,S relief Of the clerk Of Cumberland Sup
30 ior court; to amend the charter of I
" Wilmington, Onsiow aud East Carroll
Ia Railway, 10y allowing it to acquire
- East Carolina land and railway compai
ho and TO allow the former road to char
its name to the Wilmington and Nor
,ar ern; to drain Lyons Swamp n Pent
r county.
,ri- Furnishing the Governors Manson
out A bill. Ca substitute, the finance Go
TO mittee) 10 appropriate 50, 900 for fu
ere shirg the executive mansion, was tai
ed up. Mr.. Hileman al once moved TO
sry bic. Mr.Sutton opposed such a mOti
the saying the blll was proper and ought
Mr. pass. saying the legislature could not
yes on record voting against thus taking C
ere of public property. Mr.. Holman salt