The news & observer., 1897-03-05
THE NEWS AND ogsE2vrR, MARCH 5. 1897.

10 improve the public roads of Anson
| county. Passed.
| To amend the charter of the town of
| Lilesville, Anson county. Passed.
| To drain Carriers creek, in Davie coun-
| ty Passed.
To establish graded schools in a district
| to hc known as Chapel Hill district Pass
ed.
10 atucm, chapter 800, Laws of 1897,
| relating to working conYicts on public
ra0Gs. Passed,
To authorize the School Commissioners
f Raleigh township to issue school bonds.
| Passed.
10 establish graded school at Hayes
| yifc Ia Clay county. Passed.
70 allow lredell county to levy a special
tax. Passed
For The relief OF II. NJ. Pace, clerk of
| Passed.
Ter the relief of consumptives at South
ern Pines. Passed.
10 repeal section >, chapter 541, laws
Of 1891. Passed.
To prohibit the sale of obscene and inn
moral books. Passed.
TO regulate the liability Of stockholders
In banks chartered by the State Passed
second reading.
TO require all banks and stockholders
Of same and officers and stockholders and
directors and officers of railroads and
other corporations to take an oath.
Passed
70 prohibit the taking of CLAIMS in the
waters of Columbus county. Passed.
To pay Mrs. Sarah A Knox her pen
sion for 1896. Passed.
Joint resolution to proceed TO elect trus-
tees of the University of North Carolina
on Thursday. March 4. at IL IN. Passed.
At II o'clock Mr.. McCaskey made
motion that the Senate resolve itself into
committee of the whole to consider the
act to raise revenue.
The motion was adopted, and on motion
of Mr. Smathers. the Lieutenant Govern
or Was elected chairman. The act was
taken up by sections.
Section / was adopted.
While the committee was considering
the Revenue Act, Mr.. Rollins offered
resolution that for twenty years it had
been time-honored custom for the Sena-
tor from Buncombe (Rollins) every four
years to rise in his seat and move that
the Senate adjourn in honor Of the change
Of administration from one party TO an
other, and / now move the Senate do
adjourn for one minute in honor of this
government passing from the hands of
the Democratic party into the hands OF
that pure statesman, William Mckinley.
Mr.. Ray opposed the resolution, and
said it was out of order, as the Senate
was not in session, but was resolved in
Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. MeCaskey (bolting Populist) moved
that the committee arise and adopt the
resolution.
The committee arose, but Mr.. Ray OBJ
jected to the resolution.
Mr. McCaskey moved the rules be sus-
pended and the resolution adopted by
viva voce vote, the Democrats and
straight Populists voting against the reso-
luton, and the boiling Populists voting
with the Republicans Cor is supposed to
have done sol, as their leader, McCaskey,
favored the resolution and moved the sus-
pension Of the rules TO permit its passage.
Mr.. Rollins, from the committee, sent
forward the report Of election OF trustees
for the University OF North Carolina. The
report was adopted.
The Senate again went into Committee
of the Whole, and took up the further
consideration of the Revenue Act.
Sections ?, 3. 4, 5, G, Z, 8, o, 10, II,
L., 13, il and Is were adopted as passed
by the House. In section 16 where it
taxes billiard tables, pool tables, etc,
if kept in private residence of a gentle
man for the use of his family alone, there
was much opposition.
Mr.. Scales said it was not right or just
The Legislature might just as well say
that a man could not have a checker
board, parcheesi or tiddle-de- winks in
his home.
II I,ycftrn offC 20
strike out in line the word private"
Amendment was adopted, and section
adopted as amended.
In section Is, Mr. Ray offered an
amendment that in line 4, after the word
return" insert "on oath" Adopted
Sections 10, 20 and q were adopted.
Section %, in relation to the purchase
tax, the present section is different from
the last Revenue Act, tO-wit: 1t exempts
druggists and merchants from the tax on
purchases Of farm products from the pro-
ducers.
Mr. Scales opposed the whole section,
as he Thought, and had always thought
the purchase tax was an unjust tax.
Mr. Smathers was Of the same opinion.
Section adopted as passed by the House.
To section %, Mr.. Smathers offered the
following amendment: In line 8, add after
the word section, provided further,
that no retail dealer shall pay purchase
tax on the United Stacs Internal stamps.
Amendment lost.
Mr.. Parker offered an amendment that
all druggists in cities or towns of more
than 1900 population shall pay tax OF
$50 for selling spirituous liquors, and in
| smaller towns, a tax of $25. Adopted.
Section 81 adopted.
At 2 o'clock the committee arose to
meet again at o'clock.
Mr.. Grant desired to introduce substi
| tute to the election law.
Mr.. Scales objected; that this was no
| time, and the committee had never passed
on the substitute.
Mr.. Grant wanted the chair to appoint
| a special committee to investigate the
substitute. He did not like the complex
l ion Of the committee to whom it should go.
| He wanted another committee that would
| give it a favorable report
4 Mr. Moi clyav Al,