The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-02-10


the Petersburg railway COMPANY.
The letter demanded thai ma, 30
sent to Washington to treat with P;t4o1
house. Mr.. PEBBLES sail he wanfaa tho
legislature to take no action which
woulo look ike endorsing Rittenhonse
wnose character and purposes have been
SHOWN at Atlanta and elsewhere. He
cailec Tor the reconsideration Of the re
solution and the passage of the bill Civ
ing the road the charter desired
MT Jones said he saw in the reports
or the Petersburg company that + has
trust fund of 81 $50. 900 He said
IL was easy to have the INVESTIGATION. If
would cost The State nothing to get tha
information. He said the y & y. had
mad q powerful lobby and he wanted it
known that this lobby coul6 be disnens-
ed with. The investigating committees
report did rot go into the matter az
fu!ly az he liked He wanted more ljeht
Mr. PeeOles asked Mr Jones jf 9is sole
purpose IL desiring to withhold this
charfer was not 10 force the ". & W
railway to surrender its right under its
charter. Mr.. Jones replied that this was
MS purpose aud he had SO stated. He be-
!leved the time had come, ana that the
men were now IN the Legislature t0 do
what was right, and force the W. & Y.
road to do what was right. These pe0ple
nave grown 50 rich and fat and have
such power that the represen tatives here
who propose to get justice and bring the
road under the reach Of the law are i'm
pugned. it was absolutely necessary 10
bring them within the reach Of the law.
Mr.. Morton asked if the Legislature was
treating the Petersburg railroad fairly
and as it treated other roads. That
road does not ask immunity from taxa
ton. Ii tie road Is prevented from get
ting this char, er it will build another
line to the Virginia line, and on this will
pay no taxes on such new branch or con-
! nection. Mr.. Jones said it was com
pletely "bottled up" That was one Of
the matters which the proposed com
! mittee would Investigate Air. Morton
| asserted that this power cid exist and
the road could build connections, and
thus the State would lose any taE -
| said the Rlttenhouse letter was a reye-
| lation.
Mr.. Sutton said it Was the duty Of the
| House, for It's own personal horor.to set
these matters right and not appear to be
hostile to every corporation. This ques-
ton Is one which cannot be lodged
can the chartering CT 8 seven mile rail
way be held IN terrorem over a great
road like the Wilmington q Weldon
road The issue is clear cut The Rail
way Commission which will probably be
passed by the House tomorrow, will be
fully able to walk into all these matters.
Mr.. PEBBLES expressed his regrat that
Mr.. Jones had been led on the wrong
track by the infamous letter from Wash
ington and its demands He did not
think Mr.. Jo94pfes3 s fslsg Gg.aaily oaly applying
to the w. Il W.) the Petersburg rosd.
He alluded to the latter road as not a
rich corporation, yet it was sought to
use it as lever against the powerful
". & W. oorporation The Legislature
is bY reason of these things charged with
hostility to the railways.
Mr.. Jones declared the House had.
} after care and deliberation, adopted tbs
, resolution raising the committee. 1t ia;
bad policy TO 90 backwards. He wanteC
5 light on this matter. The Legislature
3 cannot get this light unless the matter
| be looked into.
Mr.. Skinner said his sole object wa
to do exact Justice to the corporation
!; and to the people If there was any wa,
Y to make the Wilmington and Weldol
8 come in and pay its taxes, if that coul'
: be done,wa right he was for lt. But b
! did not want to do wrong TO make
l. corporation do something which he con
o ceiyed to be right. All the Peter3our
y railroad is in Northampton county
!, There is no local objection to the rechal
10 tering. The charter Of the road expire
l. some months ago. He alluded to 1t 9
r one of the most important roads IN til
to country. The Wilmington u Weldon
N not entirely dependent upon the recha
er ter of the Petersburg. A charter ca
to be had in Virginia and by building tV
r. and half miles of road the conDectlc
ty can be made. He wanted light OF ii
TO subject, but thought there vas bett
lg way to get this He sent up and ha
be read as a part of his remarks al amen
Of ment to the railway commission bl
70 giving the commission the rlg
he 20 investigate any property OF "a
to ways on which the State should |
ok ceiye taxes, and to order actions proug
To- to recover these taxes. he desired
i'd State to receive every cent OF taxes que
IL by any anu al CoclpaAloo. Aio 'ooN
rg casion to pay high compliment to
or committee on investigation for its gr'
ir. work. He thought the profits of the
& & ". railway a legitimate subject,
to taxation. Mr.. Skinner said he also
is; a letter from Mr.. Rittenhouse On
my subject in question.
md Mr.. Alexander was opposed to any
,es- consideration. If Sheriff went to Sc
Mr.. a warrant on man who had sfo
of goods in his house the man would re-
a row; but if they were not in his ho
ab- he would say to the Sheriff to enter
and search away. Laughter.) The railv
in this case is raising row and It IS
ced to see the cause of it, He would
.sh vote to charter the Petersburg roa
its owners had in their pocket nc
{ as which belonged to the people OF
lie a State.
Mr Ray spoke warmly in reply to
was Alexander saying his remarks were
: at lust to the com mmittee on judiciary
had the bill to charter been before
all. committee and was before another @
mittee. The matter of immunity OF
tbe W &. ". from taxation had been ta
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