The news & observer., 1897-03-07
THE PUBLIC PRINTER
The Whole Matter Left with
the Governors Council.
a HOT FIGHT OVER IT
NOT GIVEN TO THE LOWEST RE-
sPoNsIBLE BIDDER.
THE eoLosRoRo CITY CHARTER
oansed Another UnseemIY Row" Par
ker Refused to be Gagged Passed
One Reading and Was Dis
pIaced by Lease Bill.

One Reading and Was us
placed by Lease Bill
The House met at $50 and Rev. Dr'
Rranson offered prayer.
The calendar was at once taken up
Bills passed;
To amend the charter Oh Ihe nhii0h
and Asheville turnpike.
To incorporate Red Springs Seminary.
To regulate cotton weighing IN Edge
combe
There was considerable discussion OF
Cunninghams bill to prevent the taxing
OF property twice Cunningham spoke
strongly in support of it as far Dill,
that he knew of cases in which tax had
been Maid on tobacco prior to June /,
and that then after that date the tax
assessors listed for taxation the money
received for the same tobacco. Dockery
said the bill would disarrange the entlre
revenue law. He said Cunningham was
striving to arrive at just conclusion. lie
said that under the bill Il town could
levy no tax. johnson said the argu-
mont and view Of Cunningham was
right. but the bill would upset the rev
enue law. He moved 20 table tie olil.
Cunningham said the people of his coun-
ty had complained of this double tax
peyment. and had asked him to introduce
the bill. The bill was then tabled. Gun
ningham voted no.
freeman moved to take up the public
printing bill, saying it was an Important
matter, but while the bill was beng
looked for, Lusk moved that the Dill,
tabled March 4th to increase the salary
of the clerk of the Attorney-General
from 5000 to 5000, be taken from the
table. The motion prevailed. McCrary
supported the bill, and so did Lusk. say
ing man fit to do the work could not be
secured for 5000. Hauser said that tins
legislature had not reduced expenses one
cent in any department.; but that bills
increasing appropriations fairly flew
through the legislature, while no one
could get bill reducing salaries. Sutton,
of Cumberland, antagonized the bill.
Hauser demanded the yeas and nays.
The bill passed. The vote was, yeas, 40;
nays, AZ.
Bills passed to amend the charter of the
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians ito
correct gross errors made two years ago
in the enrolment of the bill)
To establish dispensary at Ruther-
fordton.
To establish dispensary in Cumber-
land county if the people at an election
in May so decide.
Bills to allow collection of back taxes
for eleven years i'll Raleigh was tabled
on motion of Young.
Bills passed. To incorporate trustees
of the Liberal Agricultural and lndustrl-
al School at Elizabeth City.
Dockery asked reconsideration of his
bill to forbid State banks from lending
more than one-tenth of their capital to
any one person The motion prevailed.
Then he found the bill had, without
order. been sent to the Senate without
engrossment He said he found that the
bill as it stood would injure the banks
in his county and that he wished to
amend it.
Freeman made another effort to get
up the Senate public printing bill. The
opponents of the bill made all sorts OF
efforts to stave off action. In an hour
the bill was found. Alexander said there
was a substitute in the shape of min
Ority report. The latter put all the public
printing under the control of the Council
OF State. The bill itself provided for 81
contract with Guy V. Barnes, with
prices not higher than those of 1893, all
work to be done in Raleigh, by Union Ia
Dor. Person, of Wayne, asked what was
the report of the committee. He was told
that it was favorable on the bill; that the
minority report, signed by Allen and
Alexander was the substitute. The
Speaker said this bill promised to cause
a lively fight.
Sutton, of New Hanover, spoke in be-
half of Stewart Brothers, otherwise the
minority report. He declared the public
printing was well and cheaply done. He
went on to say that the tax on lawyers
had been taken off, while any lawyer
who was fit to practice ought to be will
ling to pay $500 a year. He said there
was something hidden in the bill; that it
was for the personal benefit of some
body. He declared that the treasury had
been looted by this legislature. He want
ed to know what was the excuse for this
bill. He urged that the substitute be
adopted.
Freeman said he would tell Sutton the
excuse He said the bill passed the
Senate almost unanimously; that few
evenings dSO the JOlAI SonuALICSt On
printing considered this bill and also re.
ceiyed bids for the printing; that IA
yorable report was made, only two sign.
ing the minority report. This bin viii
stop the everlasting fuss which has fol-
two years gone on about the public print
ing. The committee had agreed to make
trade with Barnes, and that the bill
provided that books should be kept b5
him. Freeman said the substitute slap
ned the committee in the face. Th'
committee agreed that Barnes was tht
lowest bidder; and that the committe.
was to meet and give Barnes the print
ing at the terms Of the bid. This was th'
way to stop the printing fuss. Why d,
YOU want to give this public printin:
over to the Governors council-a whee
within a wheel.
Young said that as a member Of tn
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