The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-03-14

Eaminering at Business with Vigor-
SENATE.
FRIDAY. MARCH >TH--JisT DAY.
The senate was called To order al lo
u'clork a. ~, by Lieutenant Governor /
Dou-hlon. Prayer by Rev. Levi Bran /
-on. nt the city.
THK MoKSISG HOUR
was taken up by reports from the com |
mittee- and other routine cuisines. al |
ter which
THE CALENDER
was taken up and -uudry minor bills |
passed their final reading and We're or
dered cngro-sed or enrolled.
THE SPECIAL ORDER
being "The Revenue Act" Mr.. Paddi- |
son moved that the Senate 90 into the
committee Of the whole. Motion pre-
vailed and the President called SEN
ator Forbes of Pitt to the chair. The
bill was taken up by sections, and sec
tions and > adopted.
In section ) Mr.. Fortune sent up an
amendment TO strike out sixteen and
insert twenty cents for public school
purposes. Mr.. Mctaskey and Mr.. Ad-
ans both sent up amendments to strik"
purposes.
Mr.. Starbuck advocated to increase
school tax and said unless this was
done he would vote against appropria-
ton for University and normal
schools.
Mr.. White of Alexander said this
move in behalf of the poor children
had 10 lobbyists in their behalf. The
Senators OH this floor had to do their
duty.
Mr.. Fortunes amendment was lost.
Mr.. McCaskey's amendment was adopt
cd increasing school levy to Is
cents.
Mr.. Fortune sent up an amendment
to section =, providing that any school
teacher who teaches four months a
year shall pay tax of $500, and if
| they teach eight months a year they
| shall pay Il tax OF $1,000.
Mr.. Fowler opposed this amendment
as Ridiculous, and an outrage upon the
poorly paid teacher. He thought it
about as well to tax preachers and peo-
| pie who went to prayer meeting.
Mr.. Fortune spoke to his amend
ment, and thought that as lawyers and
| doctors We're taxed so should school
| teachers be.
Mr.. Mewborne thought the amend
ment a bad one and inconsistent.
| The amendment was lost.
| Mr.. MeWbOrne sent up an amend
ment to increase the pension levy from
pa to 313 cents, and said this Cen
eral Assembly had added quite num-
Der of new pensioners to the list, and if
this was not done trouble would arise.
| The amendment was adopted.
| SpriInn recon nl1l tn
tify the equation for poll and twenty
four was stricken out and tWenty-nine
inserted, and the total ad vaIorem
tax was necessarily increased by
amendment to 43 cents.
Section TO 10 were adopted.
Section 20 added shall not apply to
manufacturers of cigars, cherOots and
cigaretts, and as amended was adopt
ed.
Section %, Mr.. Rice to amend that
: druggist shall not duplicate physicians
prescriptions, and only one package
shall be sold on any one prescription
Mr.. Hoover, to strike out 1.-The drug
gist obtaining license under this act
shall not be liable for tax by any coun-
, ty, city or town." adopted.
Mr.. Rice. that any druggist who al
lows liquor drank on his premises shall
: have regular retail dealers license
adopted.
This section az amended was adopt
ed.
Sections % to % adopted.
Section %, amended tax on fire in
lsurance company shall be 500, for life
companies $500.
Section 80, 81 and 81 adopted.
5 Section 80, amended to included any
, social club or association which furn
ishes malt, vinous or spurious liquors
to its members or guests, requires
, them to take out license, adopted.
Sections "a to 40 adopted.
= A new section Was offered creating
tax OF p one per cent. per pound upOl
smoking and plug tobacco manu1ac-
r Jurers, and cents per hundred CT
CARS and CherOOtS; withdrawn.
The committee arose and the Senat
S being in session, Mr.. MeWborne re
: ported that the Senate in committee 0
' the whole had had under consideration
t the revenue act, which had been amend
ed, and as amended the committee rec
> Ommended the bill do pass, and upon
y roll call the bill passed its second read
I ing,ayes 80 noes l.
: The machinery act was taken up ant
!, passed its second reading.
y Evening Session.
y The Senate was called to order at
| o'clock by the President and
THE CALENDAR
d was taken up and a large number 0
;, minor local bills were disposed Of;
Bills establishing new township
e We're finally disposed of as follows II
4 Mcdowell and Ashe counties.
Bill passed third readings incOr
e poratiug the town Of South CASTOR, i
% Halifax county, the town OF. Berryville
I French Broad Railroad company
6 Bank of Lumberton; Farmers an
and Merchants bank, BrysOn City; \
G. Savings and Trust company; tn
o leading racket store in Durham; New
" bern Street Railway company an
electric company; Cherokee Lodge,
y F.and A. NJ, Murphy, \. c. Mechanic
= Dime Savings bank; the Stannl
~ Wynne fund; South Side Manufactur
l. ing company, Salem.
~ Bills passed third reading amendin
= the charter of LincOlnton; Camden an
Currituck Railroad company.
20 Bills establishing Graded School
were passed for the towns OF WARSAW
K Hendersonville and Washington.
DillS w pi Wv ilI @Ot " VI hlDS, 1OduS
=. Moore, Ashe, Wautauga, Stokes, Cas-
l. well, Richmond, Wake, BuncOmb
counties, passed their several reading
% Bills authorizing special taxes wer
passed for Nash, Arson and Crave
u counties.
or Bills TO authorize bond issues fo
- public Improvements We're passed fC
" stanly county, Mount Holly and Kin
20 stOn.
PASSED THIRD READING.
is Bills to transfer patients from Cha,
\ ham county in the Morganton hospit,
to the insane asylum at Ralei III.
Iel Bill to abolish free tuition in th
If State University; not to apply to youn
. men now attending the college an
o. shall not bar any young man becaus
s OF his inability to pay cash or max
note.
Bill creating an additional term {
J Wake Superior court.