The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-02-08

lhlb8ton weldon railway and to The
fetersbu;g road, hich is really a part Of
't. He thought the Legislature should
carefully investigate al matters relative
10 1he great privileges asked for by TIE
former road. Mr. Morton offered an
amendment providing that TIE two roe IS
oe not coupled together in the matter of
inquiry. He continued that the corpo-
ralons We're distinct and separate, and |
tha[ their affairs should b6 coOsidered |
separately. He said the Petersburg read !
had only miles in North Caroline. A |
refusal 20 grant that road s charter
Woutd be Discrimination. TIE CON
mltsec, i one il appointed, should con
slier tEe roads separately Il was rot |
proper Or Just 70 refuse Eha Petersburg
roaa charter because of something |
"hica fhe Wilmington &c Weldon rail- |
way hsd doce OF ned not done The
fe'ershnIs road had not asked Of us
SPECIAL PRIVILEGES or exemptions.
hr Joles offered an amendment nro-
FldtAS Snat the committee saai inye3ti
gate the facts as to whether the " & W.
road owes back taxes probably amount
lag 70 $50 OO0j lie SAID correspondent
haa n the past few days asserted that
the W. & ". road had 3 trust fund, as
It IS called, amounting to $500, coo.
He alluded TO the mmuni.y from taxa.
ton which the Ioad had enjoyed. I'M
mnnity from taxation was in fact re-
tusa TO bear g pus}ic burden. He de
ciaced that the ". y Y. oWn 9 aooutr0ll-
ing interest in the Petersburg road. He
said that as long as tle W q w. road
had immunity from taxation be would
for on6 never vote to grant charter to
the Petersburg 2oad and its northern out
let. Mr.. Hail, OF Halifax, did not think it
right TO try to force one railway to sur
render certain bridges, by refusing to
grant q charter to another road. The
Wilmington q Weldon has the right to
buiId branches free of taxation. II the
charter is not granted to the Petersburg
road the Wilmington j Weldon will
build branch road from Weldon to the
Virginia lire He asserted that it would
be unjust toi aSe one corpclation as = lavnr
against another. Mr. Peebles, il v1-
pressing his great regret at the fact that
there was single road 10 North Caro-
lima exempt from taxation, reoounted 5be
early history Of the road. He said there
was heSiv0 remedy, and that as, that if
the railways brought suit against persons
| for injury to their property, the state
| should require the road to say that they
bad paid their taxes, or else they must
! deiond ther own property. There waS
2 legal right to withhold new charter
TO the Petersburg road, bat not moral
right, for he had no doubt that the people
who took that road believed that when
its charter expired q new one would be
granted. he urged action st once in
granting the charter 70 the Petersburg
road. AS G corporation the ". & W.
road has 40 stock IN The Petersburg road
The same syndicate owns stock in both
| He had introduced be bill TO re-charter
the Petersburg road. The road had
complied with every demand made. He
was wiling TO go to any length to make
the roads pay tag, but could nos vote to
pnnish one road f,r alleged faults CT
another. hir. Bryan said bis sole idea
was to raise committee to look into the
financial, legal aud moral questions IN
volved.
Mr.. M0rton's amendment to consider
the matters as to the two roads sepa
rately was lost. An aye and nay vote
Was bSlubli.iCu AaIi. oi-OS aIliChc
requiring the investigation as TO whether
the " & w. road owed back taxes hav.
ing been accepted by Mr. Bryan. Sey
eral members explained their votes.
Mr. PEBBLES sad: 4 committee of the
last General Assembly having inyesti
gated the questi iou Of whether the Pc
ters burg Railroad Co. owes 80 the State
any taxes st heavy expense to the StaJ'
and said committee having reported tha
said company owes 10 taxes to NOTtu
Carolina, aud thee being no charge
thai said report is incorrect, | am not
willing to incur additional expense fo
no good and | therefore vote no.
Mr Holman, chairman Of the Finance
} Committee, saying If it were found here
, after that back taxes could be collected
that matter could easily be attended to
} and entering against the resolution. Th
} vote was adopted-yeas 45; nays 10
7 Many condiments We're paid the carei u
: work done by the committee inyestigat
. ing the taxation Of railways. a motion
: for reconsideration was lodged.
Q The following bills passed third read
0 ing: To incorporate Maxton; to Civ
s Buncombe county the alternative rOa
: law; TO change the March term OF Ala
: nance court; to al;ow Warren county t
0 levy a special tax; to incorporate th
: town Of E.yesville; 10 amend the char
n ter Of Marion; to allow Moore count
q to levy special tax.
/ The unfinished business, the bill
n exempt ordained and other minister
g from working on the public roads W.
/ taken up, and there was again consldel
e able argument. Messrs. Sutton. LoWr1
e Ray and Skinner spoke in favor OF tt
y bill, Mr.. Morton and Mr.. Mann takin
le ground against it. Mr.. Alexand'
o offered an amendment that the bi
should apply only to those engaged
r. pastoral work. Mr.. Sutton otf5;ed q
i amendment that the matter Of grantlr
d this exemption be left il the disc etl<
le of the County Commissioners NJ Ale
p, ander's amendment was adopted, 33
ic 81. Mr. Sution's amendment was los
al Mr.. Long offered an amendment leaVlL
Jy the Iuatter entirely to the supervisors
t. roads, which WAS lost. sha bill tn
ic passed its third reading, As 70 ~ :
x o'clock the House adjourned-
~ ~ LABOR DAY PCsTPONED.