The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1891-03-11

5dIlHurG Whatever Will D. Tue FcSI
have tried TO do nv duty.
Mr.. Aycock said that hen them
mittee made its report. he dissei d
Amendments had since been made,D
be believed that tue Railroad Uominy
| had made great cOlcessions. II pre
is so much iuj jlstice in this proposi.n,
why don't those who oppose il offer soc
plan to tax the Wilmington d Webn
! Railroad IU is said 1--WE will wlthtid
the Petersburg charter" II has exphd
for SIX months, and yet If that would a
leverage they could and would haveot
"a charter from the Secretary Of Sic.
Our forefathers were wise, but tpy
ought 10 have put a limitation upontie
charter. The building Of this road va ii
great bes sing 10 the people. The en-
mittee has for year5 studied this VI K
and hoped 70 find some way to scare
taxation upon the same basis as all otkrs
pay There is no power to make tbm
pay tax or prevent them making conec
tions. Since 1888 we have not Ten
able to collect taxation. | believe hat
If we do uot accept this We Wil,et
nothing, The responsibility falls uon
Senators If you reject it, the Treasry
loses the money. II you accept, you are
Ai % pGtlCI kOoitlpl ~ &c pCe-A ILLS Tia -
the Old one as it stands
| have always insisted that they makt
q clean surrender, and | have sou2h hg II
every way to get them to do SO Bui
they will not, and We must take this, g.
believe, or nothing. as TO the Peters
burg charter, is it right to crush out The
minority to compel the payment of taxa
tion2 Suppose you could repeal the
do in
justice, but it is contract and cannot
De done. have held out to the last ano
tried to get a better proposition, but
failing to do so, gladly vote for this
| proposition as the best thing that can be
done.
Mr.. Avery said it is admitted that the
W. q. W. K ,ilroad is exempt from tax
Nov they agree to pay certain tax. a
d matter OF law vhsl they accept this
bill they come in as if they had been
chartered under The present constitution.
If we accept future Legislature could
tax them greater, and the railroad would
have waived the right Of exemption. II
we let this opportunity slip, we may
never tax them.
Mr.. Butler said that he rejoiced t<
read MIR. Aycock's dissenting opinion
last summer. This proposition is al
most the same as the first, and yet MI
Ayeock then opposed the proposition
On every stump | took tle W. q vi
r. r 5 proposition, and Sampson by
three fourth'S vote was willing to bea|
the burdens rather than accept the proI
osition. IT this were the last chance, Z,
would not take it. | would vote fot
nothing that recognized different rate
of taxation. He replied to Mr.. Avery,
and said if he agreed with him he would
go with him a. the best way to win the
principles. Tie Attorney General has
written all able letter against this propo.
sitlon.
Mr.. Aycock replied and said thers
were many things in the proposition hl
did not like, but it was the best and
only thing we can do. The Auditor
report shows that the amount proposed
to pay by the road was greater than anil
other road of equal length. Last Sum-
mer proposition was made to the Att
torney General to pay State tax, and hj
was glad to get it and said it was a greaI
thing The committee didn't agree Will
the Attorney General, and wouldn't TAX
it. Now he opposes this proposition|
There is as much devotion to principI|
in those who advocate this proposltio
as those who oppose it. | have devote
the best endeavors for two years to tb
matter and have honestly tried to sere
the State.
Mr.. Turner said that il any man VS.
in doubt he ought to vote for it on 81
ond reading. We are confronted " h
tie DECISIONS of the Supreme Court. l
nope the trend Of dec.fions viii ohare
think il We accept this prOpOsitior1e
can amend the charter when we chose
Mr.. Bellamy spoke again againsthe
proposition, ana said that he disageed
with Mr.. Avery land read certain autori-
ties.
Mr. Lucas advocated the proposion
The Senate decided NOT to accer the
proposition. The vote stood: again 2s,
for Ii.