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

,SD TIE SENATE OF 1891 AD-
JOURNS SINE DIS.

Hundreds OF Bills Ratiiied---Two Inn
pDrtnut Railroad Measures Pass. A
Farewell Feast.
Lieut.. GOV. Holt called the Senate to
order at o'clock, aud proceeded to
sign his name - bills which had been
enrolled
Sir. Bcllamy moved to suspend the
rules Ga3 take up the question OF grant
ms charter 10 the Petersburg railroad
aad the bill to prevent them from
using charter hitherto granted Or obtain
iug charter from Secretary of State.
Nj. Turner Speaks.
Nj Taluer said that the only ques
ton .hl had been troubling him was
whether gas his duty to further op-
nos, the passage Of this bill lie had no
\ question IN G.S miad that d mistake
would be made TO try TO use co ercion
ON th, " * W Railroad as a eondli 4
z pret 5tgs % grantiug their charter.
\ ~ sJo1eh, lp,Glng ought to be III the
4 wa nf the passage OF the oul
now penalus uad'r the creum
cumstaucas | think the passage ot such
legislation Is ve"y nNiSe We put our
selves in the attitu !e of altdgou 4 lg
Il captsgi. aul SIC viii today DO what viii
. hayea ten ,sacy 30 keep capital irom our
T state / Ave had interviews with the
Prya5ap # the Wilmington u Weldon
RIlrJl& company and with the Attor-
uey Of Tat company, and M interviews
have u4 been with view TO affecting
compromises aud trying to secure the
best interests of the State. | drafted an
amandmeul asking them to MAKE an aD
Solutp surrender of their rights TO eX-
emptiol from .iXI.ion, aud IN all ways
" / son ,al u secure that uncond.tlona
IA surrender After eXhauStlug every re-
source 10 secure tins end, we thought,
4 uuicg the circumstances, the acceptance
& Of tht proposition was then the best
thing ghat could be done
In their wis iom the majority OF the
. Ssnu, decided that il was not best to
accept that proposition and that the
state ought to stand on its legal rights.
III they were right the future viii decide
H. ra., mg course will be approved
A. apy la'e, have the consciousness OF
LUa sought in all things to DO my
duty al3 10 serve what L conceived t
b9 tse 6ss interests Of the people OF th'
Stale.
Mr. Turner then sent forward me
m9ra, from a majority of the STOCK
holders o. the Petersburg railroad con,
parF. protesting against the prOp0sltlo.
10 uake lhsir charter dependent upo.
tha a.yHa.t at taxes by the Wilm!ugt7
4 Weldon railroad. They state that th,4
have NO a,ageetion with the W. ~ v,
railroad. sad have no pc yer to comig
'ts' rad Ray taxes, and 10 conclH
sion tbay appeal % the Legislature { u
10 deny item charter in the attempt u
coerce the W. & W. railroad TO p
taxes.
Explaining Their Votes.
Mr.. Bishop said upon its second reSl
in be had voted against the chart
bat a. this was in the interest OF pei
he would vote for It.
Mr.. Bowers said that ne would vote 1
ta}a compromise.
Mr.. G.lmIn said he could not vote
this question as he was paire! with Sc
ator Williams. tie did not want to pd
distractions in the way of the passage
this bill aud that If he had been diSpoS,
TO do so, he could have consumed Il
whole of the morning hour and proven
cd thC passage of the bill.
Mr. Galloway, in explaining his vote
said ne did not think it right 10 suspen
the operations OF the road and that
would iujure eastern North Carolina. Il
wanted to see the Wilmington IL We
don Railroad pay tax but did not b9liey
this was the way to do it. The bill
graut a two years charter to the Peter
a h,x1g IiV1yr Iry
vote Of 80 TO O..
To "Bottlc up'' The w. ~. w. Raj
road.
The bill TO suspend the operations
chapter 40 Of the Code so as to prever
the w. a. w. Railroad to obtain cha
ter or TO use any charter heretofore graz
ted TO make Northern connections can
IN on il third reading, and without
bate or argument passed its third rea
inc. and thus settled mooted Bnd tro
blesome question az least for the prese1
TO @ROttle up'' the ScabOard Air Lin
Mr.. Aycock introduced the followi
bill We print it as it was amended al
passed the Senate
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF Nor
CAROLINA DO ENACT
section i. lnAJ CnapJeF Z, Ol Ile ldWS
1851, being the act to incorporate t
Georgia, Carolina and Northern Railw
Company, be and the same is hereby
peal d.
Sec . This act shall not take eff
until two years after its ratification, a
shall not take effect at all il, prior to Il
time, the Seaboard and Roanoke Railw
Company and the Raleigh and Cast
Railroad Company shall make an absoll
surrender To the state of North CarOllI
by sufficient action on the part of s.
Corporation, OF all aud being the rights
exemption from taxation claimed by 81
companies respectively and under q
provisions contained In their respect
charters.
Sec g. That chapter 40, of volume l
the Code, be and the same is hereby
pealed so far as any right may be CLAIM
under the same by said Raleigh and q
ton and Roanoke ana Seaboard Railr
Compauies or any other road control
by said companies or in which they |
sess an interest.
Sec. 4. The said X. Il G.. and $. =
Railroad Companies shall not com
with any road leading out of the Stat'
North Carolina.