The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-02-17

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Greek; Mr.. Beck, TO ipcOrporats HoIo.
ways Missionary Baptist Chapel,
Davidson county; Mr.. Grier, to allow
compensation to Sheriff of Mecklen-
burg county; Mr.. Newsom, to trans
fer certain records from Forsyth 10
Stokes; Mr.. Hopkins, TO incorporate
the Dan vile & East Tennessee Rail
road; Mr.. Pickett, to amend the Code
as to notice to tenants; Mr. DoughtOn,
to authorize Allegheny to levy , spec
ial tax, and to renew and amend char
ter of road from New lkesboro to
Mouth of Wilson, Va; Mr.. Bryan, of
Wilkes, 70 incorporate the bank Of
New Wilkesboro.
A bill passed third reading to est4b-
lish free ferries across the Cape Fear
and Brunswick rivers ct Wilmington.
Mr.. Skinner (by lesve) introduced
bills t. extend the charter of the
Washington and Kinston railway.
The Railroad Commission bill (set
as a special order for 4 p. N.Y. WAS
made a special order for moor tomor-
row.
Tho bill 20 pay Solicitors q salary
was made q special order for Thurs.
day at oOn
THE FIGHT OVER THE PETERSBURG RAIL
x ROAD OHARTER.
Mr. Hood moved to reconsider the
vote by which the resolution Intro
duced by Mr.. Bryan, of Wayne)
passed the House SaturdAy-this reso-
luton being to raise 3 special commit
tee to investigate matters relative to
the Wilmington & Weldon and Peters
burg railways, and to IS certain if the
latter road did not owe the State $50.
900 on back taxes. Mr.. PEBBLES op
posed the resolution, and said the
whole matter was caused by The ap-
plication by the Petersburg road for a
re charter. He said it did not appear
in the report of the special committee
on railway taxation that there 81
any back taxes due on a trust fund.
He sent up a letter which was read,
regarding the matter. This letter vas
dated at Arlington. D. c., aad was
from D, H. Rittenhouse, and was to
the president of the Petersburg Rail
way Company.
The letter demanded that a man be
sent to Washington to treat with Rit-
tenhouse. Mr.. PEBBLES said he vant.
ed the Legislature to take no action
which would look like endors ny Rit
tenhouse whose character and purposes
have been shown at Atlanta and else.
where. He called for the re-considers.
ton of the resolution and the passage
of the bill giving the road the charter
desired.
Mr.. Jones said he saw in the re-
ports of the Petersburg Company that
it has a trust fund of ST., $50, 900. He
said it was easy 20 have the investiga-
tion. 1t would cost the State nothing
to get the information. He said the
Wilmington & Weldon had had a
powerful LOBBY and he wanted it
known that this lobby could be dis
pensed with. The investigating com
mittee's report did not go into the
matter as fully as he liked. H. want.
ed more light.
Mr.. Peeoles asked Mr. Jones if his
sole purpose in desiring to withhold
Ghis charter was not TO force the W.
& w. railway to surrender its right
under it's charter. Mr.. Jones replied
that this was his purpose and he had
so stated. He believed the time had
come, and that the men we're now in
the Legislature to do what was right,
and force the W. & w. road to do
what was right. The people have
grown so rich and fat and have such
power that the representatives here
who propose to get justice and bring
the road under the reach of the law
are impugned. It was absolutely
necessary to bring them within the
reach of the law.
Mr.. Mort On asked if the Legislature
was treating the Petersburg Railroad
fairly as it treated other roads. That
road does not ask immunity from
taxation. If the road is prevented
from getting this charter it will build
another line to the Virginia line, and
on tulS Will pay no taxes Oh SUCH ne"
branch or connection. Mr.. Jones
said it was completely "bottled up"
That Wal one of the matters which
the proposed committee would investi
gate. Mr. Morton asserted that this
po yer did exist and the road could
build connections, and thus the State
would lose any tax. He said the
Rittenhouse letter was a revelation.
Nj. Sutton said it was the duty of
the House, for its own personal honor,
to set these matters right and not
appear to be hostile to every corpora
ton. This question is one which
connot &c dodged-can the chartering
of a mile railway be held in
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