Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-03-11
vote of 81 to Al. The bill pa ID
all readings

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all readings
SenaIe-Bills were introduced
by Grant to incorporate the I'm.
derwii els Of Goldst orc, passed
all readings under suspension
OF the rules; by Grant, to char
ter the town of Goldsboro; te
protect real estate SOLD under
mortgage or deed of trust. tha
after to day no bills shall be in.
troduced at the present session,
unless by suspension of the rules
the bill TO amend the charter Of
Wilmington passed third reading
yeas. "a; nays. 18.
The Legislature is distinctive>
ly d prohibition body, Every
dispensary measure brought ul
SO far has been passed or acteo
upon f.vorably.
A general dispensary bill pro
viding that every county in the
s tate can vote on the question
will be introduced. It will in all
probability pass.
Raleigh, N. c.. March 3 1.-The
House met this morning at
o'clock. The calendar was taken
up and hill passed to allow stock
to run at large at certain sea.
sons of the year in parts OF
! Mosely Hall township, Lenoir
county.
Johnson moved to put the
"clincher" on the tabling of the
resolution to create the p. D. B.
Arlington investigating COM
mit.ee. The motion prevailed
ard the matter can come up no
more this session.
Sutton, of ( cumberland, intro
duced resolution providing that
the Legislature adjourn sine die
next Tuesday. There was some
debate. Luss expressed his
readiness to remain until busi-
ness was finished if it was next
Summer. Hancock offered an
amendment to adjourn next We'd
nesday. This was voted down
and. .Sutton's resolution adopted.
| The session ends at noon Tues
day.
The Revenue act was taken
up. johnson, chairman of the
Committee on Finance, moved to
reinstate section SO, which i'm
poses tax of $50 en- all drum
mers. He said this would carry
with it exemption from all other
taxes and this was desired by the
drummers of the State, who were
now taxed heavily in cities and
towns. Lusk said that the drums
mers of this State had been
driven out of business and the
business turned over to foreign
| drummers. He said the drum
mers were Ishmaelites. They
asked him to secure the protec.
ton such tax would give
Nelson thought it might work
hardship on the small manufac-
turers. Hartness said drummels
from other States could not be
forced to pay the tax. McCrary
said the drummers for the big
wholesale houses wanted this
tax so they could crush out the
smaller Fouses; that it was a
! strike at TIE business of the
State; that nonresident drum
liners could not be taxed.
Hauser asked if foreign drum
mers could not be taxed. McCra-
| Iy said, "Most assuredly not.''
The vote was taken on reinstat-
ing section SO and it was reinstat-
ed. The Revenue act, as then
amended, passed third reading
yeas ga, nays II. A number of
Republicans changed their vote
from yea to nay. Lusk attacked
them for this.
The bill permitting appointment
of two additional county commits
sioners, was SO amended that upon
complaint of twelve good citizens
to a Judge that the affair of the
county would be mismanaged, he
shall investigate and appoint such
commissioners if the facts Justify.
Louisburg dispensary bill passed
third reading.
The bill separating the A. & M.
College from the Agricultural De-
partment and creating board Of
directors to the number of fifteen,
providing that the directors shall
not receive pay for over a day,
passed.
Bills passed to amend the char
ter of the city of Newbern; to
provide for working the public
roads of Wilson county: for re-
lief of r. 0 Pittman. ex Sheriff
of Robson: to make the clerk of
the Superior Court of Robson
clerk ex officio Of the Criminal
Court of that county; to enable
the commissioners of Arson
county to ccmpleie the Jail; to
| amend sections 421 and 422 of
the Code, providing that trials
can be had on written testimony;
to work the roads of Bladen
county by taxation; to amend the
charter of the town Of Lilesville,
in Arson county; to amend the
charter Of Goldsboro by creating
a Police Commission, one of
which is Senator Grant. Grant
said his name was not put on at
his request. Maxwell, chairman
of the committee, stated that the
bill was before his committee and