The news & observer., 1897-03-04
Aud ssas 0 Librarian Elected III
Both Houses.
TWO RADICALS CHOSEN
SENATOR'S RAY AND SMATHERS
MAKE EXPLANATIONS.
MACHINERY ACT DISCUSSED
Newbern Charter Changed. -Goldsboro
is Hirarn (srautized- Cook Tries to
ExI4s,n e,is Denunciation OF
Dung Preachers at
wake Forest.

wake Forest.
At 9 o'clock the House met. The call
,ondar was taken up and bills passed:
To extend time for tax collector of Clay
10 collect taxes
To allow stock TO run at large at GER
tain seasons of the year in part of Nose
lev Hall township Lenoir county.
johnson moved TO put the "clincher'
on the tabling of the resolution to create
the p. ID. b. Arlington committee. The
motion prevailed and the matter can not
come up more this season.
Sutton. of Cumberland introduced a
resolution providing that the Legislature
adjourn sine die next Tuesday. There
was some debate. Iusk expressed hls
readiness to remain until business was
done, if 1t was until next summer. dah-
cock offered an amendment making next
Wednesday the date This was voted
down and Sutton's was adopted, so II the
Senate concurs the session ends at noon
Tuesday, 9th
Cook rising to a question Of personal
privilege, said it was charged IN the news
and Observer that he had said the STU
dents at Wake Forest college had com
mitte,I perialry in the late election. lie
denied this absolutely. he at hrst
Thought that Duffy in his speech had made
this charge. but found that it was
nawsnaper statement Duffy said if the
House found against the students 1t
would be equal to saying they perjured.,
ICook virtually said what was publish
e,l in the News and Observer, and hls
argument was made to prove that uhey
voted wrongfully. He made fun of the
voung ministers and reflected upon them.
No denial will change that. Ed
The revenue act was taken up. John-
SON. chairman of the committee ON mn
ance. moved to re-insert section o., wnlch
imposes a tax of $50 ON each drummer.
He said this would carry with at exemp-
ton from all other taxes, and THAT uhls
was desired by the drummers OF uhls
State, who We're now taxed neaVlly III
cities and towns Lusk said the drum
mers of this State had been driven out
of business and the drumIners were
Ishmaelites They asked him to secure
the protection such tax would give.
Nelson thought it might work a hard
shin ON the small manufacturers. John-
SON said that manufacturers in the State
could sell their products. Hartness
said wholesale drummers were not sub
retail drummers were taxed. he
said that drummers from other
States could not be forced to pay tax.
Johnson said that wholesale drummers
were paying this tax in all the cities and
towns. Hartness said he was sure It
was incorrect There was no law for
Il. McCrary said the drummers for the
big wholesale houses wanted this tax
so they could crush out the smaller
houses. that the section would create
monopoly for the big drummers;t that it
was a strike at the business of the State;
that our resident drummers certainly
c0ud not be taxed Hauser asked II
foreign dr1lrnmers could not be taxed.
McCrary said most assuredly not. Ihe
vote was taken on re-instating section o.
and it was re-instated. The revenue act
as thus amended passed third reading,
yeas GA, nays 27. All amendments voted
down. A number Of Republicans chang
ed their votes from yea to nay. Lusk
attacked them for this.
Resolution to pay josiah Turner inter-
est on balance due for public printing
was tabled.
The machinery act was taken up by the
House. 1t was read and discussed by
sections Lusk offered an amendment
taxing persons, non-residents, who lease
shooting and hunting privileges in this
State to pay tax in proportion to the
amount they pay for the privilege. Black
burn thought this unfair, as farms were
taxed what hey were worth. Lusk asked
If the hunting privilege was not a thing
of value. Blackburn said the idea was
a bad one.
At IL o'clock the Speaker announced
as a special order the election Of railway
commissioners and State Librarian. Han
cock nominated for railway commission
er DIR. d. III. Abbott, of Pamlico county.
Parker, of Perquimans (bolting Popu-
list) second the nomination and expressed
the hope that the election would be
unanimous Nelson nominated Il. q.
Beddingfeld. Duffy seconded the NOM
ination and like Nelson spoke IN high
terms of Beddingfield as man and as
an official. Ward (straight PopuhsD
nominated John Graham, Of Warren
county. Lusk said that during the past
four years good deal had been said
about the "pie," and that he had dis
cerned that all the parties wanted PIE.
He expressed surprise at the Democrats
and Populists wanting pie. Carter sa3d
the Populists wanted pie, but wanted it
Lusk pleaded for such division OF ple
as would give the Republicans one rail-
way commissioner. He said that this was
fair, but that the Populists and Demo
Gratis wanted to starve out the poor Re
publicans. He endorsed Abbotts NOM
inatiOn Johnson said he did not know
the Republicans wanted this place. Cum
nfngham, seconding Beddingfeld's nomin-
alton, speaking in high terms of him as a
capable and efficient man and represen-
tative Of the farmers. Cook said he did
not believe John Graham had author
lied the use Of his name. Mckenzie
asked if Graham would decline the Of
flee if elected. Cook replied that Graham
woe o patriot and would do what was
right.
Mr SchuIken said Mr. Graham's name
would he kept in as a candidate. He
wanted 10 know il Mr.. Cook was Gra-
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