The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-16
HOUSE-FIFrY FIRST DAY.

Bills we're introduced as follows:
Hodges, to establish gr8dtd schools
at Washington.
James, to provide for the purchase
of the battle ground of Moore's Creek,
for 5000.
Murphy, to amend the charter of
Salisbury, by allowing a special tax Of
% on the 800.
Alexander, of Tyrrell, to allow that
county to liquidate it's debt and levy a
tax to build bridges.
Pearson, for relief Of Clerk of Burke
Superior Court.
Duffy, to amend the charter Of Jack
sonvIlle.
McCrary, for relief of town of Lex
ington and township of lexington and
Cotton Grove, and Davidson county.
Green, to establish an independen Mt
school district composed Of parts Of
Burke, Mitchell and Mcdowell.
Johnson, to protect fish in Black
river.
Allen to incorporate Diamond Star
Lodge, I o 0 F., at Ashboro.
Hancock, to create Office of p~rosecut-
ing attorney for the Eastern Criminal
Circuit Court, to get some pay as solicit
tors, to be appointed by the Governor
aad to serve four years.
Spruill, to provide for working Wash
iDgton county's public roads by taxa
ton.
Lusk, to allow county commission
ers to elect an auditor.
The House went into committee of
the whole on the Revenue bill, with
Cook in the chair. The bill was taken
up by sections
There was quite a debate on the third
section, which provided for 228 cents
for State purposes, 81 for pensions, anG
20 cents for pu0lIc schools. Drew
offered an amendment making the rate
for schools % cents, but withdreWit
Sutton offered an amendment making
the rate for schools 18 He said there
was a large sum-, $195, 900, of the edu
cation fund on hand. Young said it
was understood that the general tax
should be 2125 cents. Sutton said
that it vas the understanding that the
school tax should be Is cents. Parker,
Of Wayne, said that SIS to the 1896, GOO
it could be appropriated to the schools;
that it already belonged to the schools
He wanted a direct appropriation from
the general fund. He opposed any re
duction of the rate for schools. Black
burn offered an amendment making
the rate of g~eneraltax 218. This amend
ment Chairman johnson accepted.
Hauser said that the money was all
appropriated and now it was proposed
to cuJdown the school tax. Alexander
offered an amendment making the gen
eral tax 21t cents and the total tax 45
cents, instead of 46 Bryan, of Chat
ham, said he was glad to see the House
scattered to day and he attacked SUIT
toms amendment, and said the high
appropriation men were the me who
antagonized the increase OF the school
tax. Dockery, Lusk and Young called
Bryan down. Bryan said he was for
20 cents, and also for a direct appro-
priation Of $40, 900. Dockery and Lusk
spoke forcefully in support of 90 cents.
Sutton then withdrew his amendment
of Is cents. Blackburn withdrew his
amendment and accepted that of Alex
ander. HRuser offered an amendment
making the tax for schools. Lusk ridi-
culed this. Only Hauser voted for the
amendment. Alexander's amendment
was adopted with only one no" Then
the poll tax rate was fixed. Lyle Sec
onded an amendment to make it 81 IS
This was adopted. The taxes as fixed
are: On polls, 81 IS; general, 21B cents;
pensions, 81; schools, 90.
Section 5 ~as adopted, making tax
on gross profits and incomes not taxed
> per cent on gross income derived
from salaries and fees, public or pri
Vate, ! of l per cent. on the excess over
SI,OOO; and on gross income from other
sources / of 1 per cent. Section 6 was
also adopted repeating any Limitation
or or exemption from taxation.
Scnedule B was taken up, and Fer
reu moved to strike out section z, which
imposes license tax for carrying on
business. He said it imposed q tax on
going into business. Blackburn asked
Terrell whether he objected to the