The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-07

ford, Cleveland, Montgomery anC
Brunswick. These we're accepted by
Carroll and the bill thus amended
passed it's readings and was for the
second time ordered enrolled.
At II :3O, on Overman's motion, the
House took up the revenue bill. Viii
lard, in charge of the bill, moved the
previous question.
O7erman ordered an amendment in
the nature of a substitute. 1t was read
IS folio VS.:
THAT for the purpose of raising rev
enue and e%qualizing taxation the rail
road commission or any other body
succeeding to it's powers is hereby re-
uuired and directed as soon as practic
able, and in time for the levy OF 1899,
to revise the assessments for taxation
of the entire railroad property OF the
State, and in doing so, it should take
into consideration the value OF the
franchise, the gross earnings and net
income of railroad. That said assess
ors shall 80 increase assessments, when
such increase is justified, as will make
each part and parcel of railroad prop
erty bear it's fair proportion Of the bur
dens of to alton" On this Overman
asked the yeas and nays. The Speaker
ordered them. At first the vote was a
tie-48 to 48, but Giles, Of Chatham,
and Mcneil, OF Brunswick, voted no,
making the result yeas 48, nays so.
There was applause at the announce
ment.
The vote on Mr.. Overman's amend,
ment was as follows:
Ayes: Speaker, Messrs. Abbott, Al
len, of Columbus; Allen, Of Wayne;
Austin, Barnhill, Burrow, BeasIey,
Boggs, Boushall, Brown, of Johnston ;
Brown, of Stanly; Bryan, of Madison;
Bunch, Carr, Carraway, Carroll, Clark
son, Coates, Cochran, Council, Craig,
Crumpler, Currie of Blsden Currie, Of
Moore; Curtis, Davis, of Hay wood;
Ellen, Fleming, FJushee, Gambill,
Giles, Gillian, Hampton, Hartsell,
Hauser, Henderson, HendreD, Hoey,
Hoffman, Holman, James, Johnson, Of
Sampson johnson, of Johnston Julian,
J Justice, of Med DWELL Justus, Kenneth,
Lane, Leaks.
Noes: Messrs. L9atherWood, Leigh,
Lowery, Lyon, Mcintosh, Maitland,
Mauney, M Farland, Mclean, of Har-
nett; Mclean, of Richmond; McNeill,
Moore, Nichols, Nicholson, of Beau
fort; Nicholson, of Perquimans; Noble,
Overman, Patterson, of Caldwell; Pat
terson, of Robson; Petree, Powell,
Ransom, Ray, of Macon;
Reeves, Reinhardt, Robinson, Roun-
tree, Russell, Snipes, Stevens, Stubs,
Sugg, TRrkenton, Thompson, of David
son; Thompson, of Onslow; Wall,
WEIGH, Whitfield, Willard, Williams,
of Graham; WiIliams, of IredelI; Viii
Of Yadkln; Wilson, Winston,
Wood, Wrenn, Wright-5O.
The revenue bill, railroad taxation
and all, then passed it's third reading
by a vote Of yeas 80, nays 6. Several
who voted for it announced that they
did so under protest.
Russell made a motion to recall the
bill ordered enrolled in regard to fish.
ing with Dutch nets in Neuse river,
it was unjust to the people Of
Carteret county. WEIGH opposed, say
ing the Dutch nets in rivers four or
five miles wide did not stop the fish
that the Dutch net was the best net.
Russell's motion prevailed.
The oyster claim bill, to pay some
g, 900 for clerks fees in the famous
Pamlico oyster cases, came up. Ran
son offered a substitute, which pro
vides that Thomas Caupen is paid
1924; that the Speaker of the House
and the chairman OF the Senate judici.
airy committee appoint six commits,
sioners to see what is due Festus Miller,
clerk of Pamlico court, on such oyster
claims, the Governor &C pay expenses
of counsel to represent the State.
Council asked that the substitute be
referred to the committee.
Rountree spoke in support of his
substitute. Justice said that commit
tee had devoted 80 hours to this matter
and had decided that these oyster
should be reduce from q, 800
to 81, $50; that some of the summons
had been written out and never served.
Of Wayne, said that he had
to the Supreme Court that if
there was any claim of fraud that part
of the money would not be taken. He
said there was no question that the
clerk had issued all the summons that
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