The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-27

Lexington and township of Lexington
| and Cotton Grove, in Davidson county.
BY Green, to establish an independent
| school district composed of parts of
Burke, Mitchell and Mcdowell.
BY johnson, to protect fish in Black
| river.
| By Allen to incorporate Diamond Star
| Lodge, /. O. O. t., at Ashboro,
| BY Hancock, to create office OF prose
cutting attorney for the Eastern Criminal
| Circuit Court, to get same pay as soli-
citors, to be appointed by the Governor
and to serve four years.
BY Spruill, to provide for working
| Washington cOunty's public roads by
| taxation
| BY 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 % 2-3 cents
| for State purposes 3 1-3 for pensions,
| and 90 cents for public schools. Drew
| offered an amendment making the rate
| for schools % cents, but withdrew it.
| Sutton offered an amendment making
| the rate for schools 1S. He said there
was large sum, S195, 900, of the edu-
cation fund on hand Young
said it was understood that
| the general tax should be
q 2-5 cents. Sutton said that it was the
understanding that the school tax should
be IS cents. Parker, OF Wayne, said thai
as to the $4,000 it could not be ap-
propriated to the schools; that it already
| belonged to the schools He wanted
| direct appropriation from the general
| fund. He opposed any reduction of the
rate for schools. Blackburn offered an
amendment making the rate of general
| tax q 2-3. This amendment Chairman
Johnson accepted. Hauser said that the
money was all appropriated and now it
| was proposed to cut down the school tax.
| Alexander offered an amendment making
the general tax Il 2-3 cents and tn,
/ total tax 45 cents, instead of 46. Bryan,
| of Chatham, said he was glad to see the
| House scattered to-day and he attacked
| Sutton's amendment, and said the high
| appropriation men were the ones who an
| tagonized the increase Of the school tax
| Dockery, Lusk and Young called Bryan
| down. Bryan said he was for 20 cents,
i dln diSp iOC d O1EeEb appropriation OF
100000. Dockery and Lusk spoke force
| fully in support of ~ cents. Sutton then
| withdrew his amendment of IS cents.
| Blackburn withdrew his amendment and
| accepted that OF Alexander. Hauser Of
| fered an amendment making the tax
| for schools. Lusk ridiculed this. Only
| Hauser voted for the amendment Al
| exander's amendment was adopted with
| only one "no." Then the poll tax rate
was fixed. Lyle seconded an amendment
to make it $1.35. This was adopted.
| Alexander said he wanted the
| journal to show how Hauser
had tried to get the school tax reduced
The taxes as fixed are: On polls, 81 80;
general, 81 % cents; pensions, 1-3;
| schools 20.
/ Section 8 was adopted, making tax
on gross profits and incomes not taxed
5 per cent; on gross income derived from
l salaries and fees, public or private, u Of
! per cent on the excess over 81 900; and
/ on gross income from other sources II
of per cent. Section 6 was also adopted
| repeating any limitation Of or exemption
| from taxation.
| Schedule b was taken up, and Terrell
moved to strike out section Z, which INF
| poses license tax for carrying on bust
ness. lie said it imposed tax on going
| into business. Blackburn asked Terrell
| whether he objected to the license tax
| on lawyers and doctors. Terrell said
| yes. The section ~ was then adopted
When section is was reached, levying
a tax of 500 on billiard or pool tables an
| amendment was offered but was with
1 Z fnn g
| Bryan, of Chatham. was aroused by this
amendment and said it was an infringe
ment Of liberty. There was quite a dis
cussion Of section 10, taxing dealers in
horses or mules as a business for profit
$50 annual tax and $40 in each county
| and each person who keeps horses or
mules to let so cents for each animal for
| each 6 months. McCrary offered an
amendment TO strike out the whole sec
ton and denounced it as unjust There
was quite sharp quarrel between him
and McCrary, but Sutton, Of Cumber
land, hoisted flag Of truce.
| At this point (noon) the committee rose
| and reported progress to the House on
| the bill, showing the amendments in
section 2 and 3, and showing that II
other sections were adopted without any
| amendment
| The House took UP a special order, the
bill TO give the people of Halifax county
| time before the act allowing cattle to
run at large three months in the year
goes into effect Hancock said I'VE viii
kill that BILL" johnson said that the
people of Halifax had been writing for
| action on this supplemental bill Nc
| Kenzie said that the farmers OF Halifax
were up in arms about the bill which has
passed; that Halifax people were brave;
| that 10000 acres of State farm lands
were in Halifax. Lusk said he under
stood that the matter in dispute was
in some way of adjustment. Hancock
moved to postpone consideration until
noon to-morroy. johnson said he OPP
posed postponement. A vote was taken,
| the Republicans voting solidly for post
| ponement. Mckenzie and other Demo
Gratis called for tellers, but the Speaker
paid no heed to the call The House de-
| cided to postpone, all Democrats and