The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-02-26
Who Will BE IL. Il. Commission
ers ?--T'he All-AbsOrbing
Question.
THE SCHOOL BILL INCREAS-
ING THE TAX FROM l2i TO
IA CEN rs PASSES THE
HOUSE.
The Geological Survey Bill Pass
es the Senate.


es the Senate.
SENATE CHAMBER, n. G.,
RALEIGH, Feb. "a, '91.
Editorial Correspondence.l
The House amendments to the r.
Il. Commission bill were all concur
red in by the Senate except the clause
relative to stock kill, which is now
before conference committee. The
woods, and especially Raleigh, is
full of candidates for Commission
ers. The Legislature should and we
think will use great care in selecting
the men, for the success or failure of
the Commission will depend almost
entirely upon the qualifications of
the men selected for the important
positions. The large towns and
cities are pushing their candidates,
but the Commission is designed more
especially to protect small stations,
OF rather places where there is NO
competition; but above I'll we must
have men of ability, integrity, en-
ergy and judicial fairness. If such
men are not selected, it were better
that the bill had not been passed.
There was a warm discussion and
a close contest over the bill to reduce
interest to six per centum. There
was a majority in favor Of the bill,
but it was defeated by amendments
TO exempt certain counties from the
provisions of the bill. Some Of the
Senators who favored 6 pei cent. un-
thOughtedly voted for the amend
ments. The vote stood 20 ayes and
90 noes. The President of the Sen
ate cast his vole to exempt the coun-
ties. This sealed the fate of the
measure, for those who favored six
per cent. could not vote for an inter-
est law applying to any certain coun-
ties. If the House will take up the
matter and pass the bill, we think
then it may pass the Senate.
A bill was introduced in the House
to raise tie school tax to 16s cents,
but was cut down TO IA cents, and
in that shape passed. 1t remains to
be seen what the Senate will do with
the matter.
A billto establish a Geological Sur
vey has passed the Senate. This
measure if it becomes law will do
more to advertize the State, and to
attract capital here to develop our
resources than would an exhibit
at the Chicago Fair that would cost
five times the amount.
The past week has been the busi-
est of the session 80 far. Both Eou-
ses are behind with their calendars
and are working hard to catch up,
The House has held several night
sessions already, and the senate be-
gins them tonight. If tine General
Assembly adjourns at the expiration
of the sixty days for which the
members are paid, the next two
weeks will be the busiest this writer
has ever witnessed in four Legisla
lures.
The Revenue bill has simply beer
introduced in the House and is nov
in the hands Of the printer.
The Machinery Act and nearly al
the appropriation bills are yet to b.
considered, besid' the hundreds o
bills now on the Calendar. No time
has been wasted, except, perhaps
a little unnecessary talk ''for Bun
combe." No body OF men coul'
work more faithfully than those
now assembled here. The Who'll
truth is the Legislature ought t.
,neet less often and sit longer. Six
ty days is not time enough to con
slider deliberately and decide intelli
gently the many measures proposed
} The Senate did not concur in al
, the House amendment to the Rail
, road Commission bill, notably i
the one requiring the railroads t
pay triple value for stock kille
when they refuse to pay tho valu
} assessed by the owner, and the Con
mission should find the owners va
. uation not excessive. So the bill
| not yet law. A committee of col
. ference has been appointed to recor
0 cile the difference between the tw
s Houses upon it and they will doub
less agree very soon and make the
report.
The bill to make it unlawful
!. charge and receive more than 81
per cent. interest was tabled in til
Senate after hard fight. This bi
! elected as much outside discussiC
: as any measure that has claimed a
: tention, scarcely excepting the Raj
road Commission.
The Senate has passed a bill divi
!. ing the crime Of murder into tv