The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-09
NORTH CAROLINA
LEGISLATURE.
A Bill to Limit the Eligibility Of COun-
ty and State Officials.
TAX ON RAILROADS EARNINGS,
sixty Merchants Appear in a Body
Before the Committec-Ih Pcni-
tertiary Board May Meet Amy
Where They Please.

RALEIGH. n. c.. Feb. s.-Spec.al-A
bill has been introduced in the House
entitled AN amendment to limit
eligibility 80 an executive, county and
state officers to three successive terms
II is not thought this bin viii ever
have time TO be considered in the COM
m.ttee. for they have now SO much On
their hands
The railroad men we're given hear
ing Yesterday before the Joint House and
Senate Committees on Finance. as TO the
proposed tax on gross earnings ct rad-
roads A 2 per cent. tax was first iGo-
posed on all gross earnings. tnSn - vas
amended SO that a graduated tex was
10 be made.
FOR REPEAL OF PURCHASE TAX.
There arc great many merchants
here. who to-day appeared before the
legislative committee 10 urge the repeal
OF the merchants purchase tax law
About sixty merchants went in body
before the committee
State Treasurer Worth has paid ont
for penions this year sii0s6. There
still remains about 5000 pension money
on hand.
Mr. George Mordecai Little a Raleigh
boy who for several years has been i'm
the Southern railway Offices ip Wash
iugton city. has been put I'm charge
of this railroad uptown ticket office
10 this CITY.
THE PENITENTIARY DIRECTORS.
A bin was passed. authorizing the new
directors Of the penitentiary to meet
az any place I'm Raleigh they choose.
This knocks out all chances Of the fus-
ionists declining 10 admit the new board
into tho peniientiary. and then declar-
ing the meeting Illegal, because they
did not meet there.
ii was feared Superintendent Day
would do this. Now he is powerless.
A new election law has been agreed
upon. Il provides for a State Board OF
Elections Of five. and requires the state
elections 10 be held in August Instead OF
IN November.
superintendent Day. Of the peniten-
tiary. to-day offered William Ledbetter
the position Of deputy warden Ledbet-
ter had held the position under Demo-
cratic rule. but he declined 10 hold il
under the present questionable rule Day
is talking lots. Should he be able 20 hold
on 10 his Russell position. he will be
shorn of an power. and be a mere fig
ure head drawing salary.
JIM GROW CARS
Senator Ward. Democrat has intro
duced the following separate car bill'
as a substitute for the subcommittee
bin:
Section I. That all railroad companies,
steamboat companies and all common
carriers transporting passengers for hire
IN this State shall provide separate cars
or compartments for the races.
Section g. That when railroad car
IS divided into compartments, the space
set apart OF provided for white and
c0i0red persons respectively, may be pro-
vided according 10 the proportion .of or
binary and usual travel by each race or
the road which said cars are used.
Section g. That officers or employees
having charge Of such railway cars shall
not allow white and cOlored passengers
10 occupy the same car or compartment.
and for violation Of this section any
such officer or employee shall be guilty
Of a misdemean0r.
Section THAT any passenger going
and remaining In any car or compart-
ment. or seat other than that Co which
ne may have been assigned, shall be
guilty of "a misdemeanOr The conductor
and any and an employees OF such cars.
boats or other common carriers, are
hereby clothed with power 10 eject from
the train or car or compartment any
passenger who refuses 10 remain I'm such
car or compartment as may be assigned
10 him. and the company shall not be
liable therefor
Section That this act shall not ap-
ply 10 Pullman cars. nor through eX-
press cars. nor through vestlbuled trains.
Section That this act shall not up
ply to nurses or servants in attendance
on their employers.
The directors Of the penitentiary as
appointed boy the Legislature are as fol-
lows.
The three directors at large arc N. J..
Bryan. of Madison, w c. Newland OF
Caldwell and r. 3. Crowder. Of Wake.
The other directors are Benz. II Thomp-
son. Of Beaufort: Edward j. Travis. Of
Halifax: Robert II. Kicks of Nash; Jo-
seph w. Perry. OF Johnston; w II. Os-
borne Of Gulf0rd: James c. Davis Of
Beaufort. r. j. Legrand Of Richmond:
Alfred B. Young, Of Cabarrus. j. T.
Gwaltney. Of Alexander: NJ H. Morphew.
Of Mcdowell j. II. Wellington. Of Neck
lenburg: Samuel J.. Rogers, Of Macon.