The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-10

Ai. AGAOiu : JOkG I'll JLC alllhlC1 anu
its work in connection with the session.
The Alliance had put up its best men,
and had put its opponents on their metal
at all times. The result Of this had
been that good men had been chosen.
Another Presentation.
On behalf Of the pages Of the House,
Mr.. Gilmer presented Mr.. Sutton with
gold pen. Both gentlemen made naa5
speeches
The Railway Tax Bill.
The House at 80 again resumed the
| consideration Of the bill TO repeal the
charter OF the Georgia, Carolina &
Northern railway Mr.. Sutton said he
| feared his county would suffer grea5
damage IL case the Petersburg railway
declined to take the charter granted for
Two years He feared aso Dad Effects
If this bill passed. He declared this
vas not the y 10 redress a wrong.
Re said that though tE5 Seaboard AR
Line had aptagonized The other roads,
/ yG, he lid Los be.4oyo - ..4-sa sAt.4s.is...
rhat line, for two wrongs do not make 8
[ riekt. He could never vote tc repeal
tao charter Of a road which was il 0pe-
ration He defended the action Of Sena-
tors Turner aud Aycock IL this matter
Mr.. Jones said ne hal not shifted lis
position. He had never been wiling to
take away from roads charters wuich
they have. This action OF the Senate
went much further thau anything he
bad done.
The Wilmington and Weldon had
asked for franchise worth from two to
three millions of dollars. He would
never vote for this. But to be magnani-
nous be mad urged q charter for two
years to the Petersburg Railway. He
would never give a corporation rights Of
exemption from taxation. He said the
charter Of the Seaboard Railway could
not be repealed. The charter Of the
Raleigh and CASTOR road could not be
touched, yet the Senate had passed this
strange bill 70 repeal the charter Of the
G.. G. and n, granted IN 1897. He said
be wanted to b just to the corporations,
though they had opposed his coming
here.
Mr. Skinner said he had tried TO be
just to all corporations. Here in the
'a.t HRS came up the question whether
tnere should be pressure put upon
these roads that would force them
|
steps had been taken against the
Petersburg road. That question
is now referred to the country, and
when two years roll around, if public
opinion says stop, there Will be stop
and if it says go on, the matter will con
tiuue. There will be square issue-the
railways on one side and the people on
the other-and statute will decide the
: matter. Mr. Alexander asked if it was
not unconstitutional to pass this bill
why were Mr. Jones and Mr. Sutton
fighting it? He spoke in behalf OF the
tax payers who wished no special privi-
, leges granted one corporation over an
other or over the payers. He de-
clared ,nav 4a woGli support the bill
! Mr.. Sutton said the bill had been be-
fore no committee of the House. Who
could demand the previous question and
also the yeas and noes?
Mr.. PEBBLES said the question had moi
! been stated. It was simply that the Leg
/ islature proposed to stop the building Of
!: a road into Georgia, because the Sea
!, board ana the Raleigh and CASTOR had
2 certain privileges in their charter. i
e was not legitimate measure. He had
/, co operated with the Alliance in 81
4 legitimate measures to force corporations
to pay taxes This latter proposition
b would not have the endorsement Of ths
! farmers
b Mr.. Ray asked if members were willing
s to vote against this bill and to go OF
record in that way Mr. Hudson said
the farmers had been called on. lie dc
Y not wish to vote for such an unJu5
S measure at this late stage Of affairs
}. He declared that it would damage thf
$ interests Of the farmers.
Y Mr.. Morton called attention to tn
! fact that it was noon. On motion OF Mr.
L Hall, Of Halifax, the time was extended
} five minutes
0 The House voted on the bill. The re
# suit was ayes 10, noes 25, as follows:
q AYES -Messrs. Alexander, Beck, Bid
. dix, Brake, Buchanan, Galloway, Cowan
/ Currie, Dickson, Edmundson, Franck
Nash, Prince, Ray, Skinner, Stroup
) Taylor, White, Wilson-10
n Noes -Messrs Bryan Of Wayne, Bryan 0
d Wilkes, Gilmer, Cover, Hall Of Halifax
e Hendricks, Holman, Hudson, Jones
4 Kirby, Long Of Warren, Lowry, Mann
,e Mcclure, Morton, Patterson, PEBBLES
), Reed, SMELL, Sorrell, Sutton, Walker
st Wiley, Williams, Zachary-25.
Speaker Doughton's Address.
:, At 1906, Speaker Doughton made
" brief address, He said:
~ FELLOW MEMBERS: Permit me to retur
% . to you my sincere and heartfelt thank
= for the kindness, courtesy and consldei
'" alton with which you have treated 10
20 during the entire session. Ny relation
x wi b eaca and all Of you, botn persona
', and official, have been exceedingly plea:
y anti may say cordial
: shall carry home with me kindl
remem brance of you all that will exist 9
long as life itself shall continue.
or | have endeavored to discharge N
on duties as presiding officer of the Rous
Mt fairly and impartially without referenc
a. to party, section or class, and now
g the closing hours of the session. l hav
ly been gratitied by the personal assuracc c
n from the members, one and all, that ~
ed course is appreciated.