The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-03-01
THE SOUTHERN WINS
1t Gets a Compromise Bill Through the
North Carolina Senate.
THIS STOPS THE BITTER FIGHT
If the Compromise Does Not Pass the
House, 1t Will Prevent the Anti
Lease Bill from Passing.

Raleigh. n. c., February 26 -(Special)-
The house devoted today's session to con-
sideration of the revenue act in committee
OF the whole end fixed the taxes at Si.SS
per poll, q 1-3 cents for general state
purposes. 81 1-3 cent for pension and ~
cents for schools.
In the senate a bill was introduced TO
allow women to vote at local option cleo
lions.
The session of the senate was devoted
to a discussion of the bill to annul the lease
of the North Carolina railway. The SEN
ate chamber was packed. many representa-
tives of the Southern and Seaboard Rail-
ways being present. The majority or the
special committee on the present lease of
the road reported that it had found no
fraud or suspicion of fraud in the making
of the lease Tho minority of the com
rnittee made a report that it did not concur
in the majority report because the COM
mittee would not summon and examine ex-
Governor Carr. A. b. Andrews and r. {.
Hoffman. and they found that the facts
could not be obtained without their evil
dence.
The maj ority of the committee offered
substitute for the bill to annul the lease
(this being the substitute offered by Sena-
tor Grant. which was summarized last
nighO. The minority recommended that
the substitute should not pass
The debate occupied nearly four hours
and was at times warm. Amendments were
offered to the substitute. providing thal
the directors Of the North Carolina railway
shall also assent to modincatloh "a
thirty-six years by June 1st next also al
A.. ri emit
the Southern railways directors ran TO
assent TO this modification of the lease
Other amendments were offered TO the suo-
stltute. which names per cent as ti.o
rate of rental. one of them name" "
per cent another 8 and another per cent
These were defeated. There was Tie
vote on the per cent amendment whlch
the president broke by voting on the sub
stltute which was adopted-yeas %. noes -.
Then the bill was passed to It's second ana
third readings and was clinched.
Some OF the senators said In voting
against the bill that they would take the
question into politics. Four populists voted
for the substitute. Governor RusSeI mao
felt confident up to almost the last moment
that the substitute would be defeated. one
Of tho incidents OF the day was an encoun-
ter In the senate lobby between Senator
Hyatt and the governors private secretary,
Alexander. The senator charged that the
secretary was OfeTlnE MN an tilAt1 AZ
bride to vote against the substitute.
This the private secretary denies.
The Southern has a contract to pay the
state $3.50 600 rental annually. The Seaboard
after the contract had been signed and
ratified offered $4,000 for the purpose OF
embarrassing It's competitor.
Says He Was Offered a Bride.
Raleigh, n c. Februay 26.-(Speciail-
In a special interview tonight State Senator
Hyatt positively declares that Governor
R,.zsc"s private secretary directly offered
him today the position OF secretary to the
board of agriculture If he would vote for
the bill to annul the lease Of the North
Carolina railway.
Hyatt struck the private secretary. Al
exander. ana denounced him as contempt
ible coward. and declared he would rise
IN the senate and see whether the governor
could with impunity offer brides 10 legis-
lators.
Alexander denied that any position was
offered