Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-02
What the Railroads Pay An
nually in Taxes.
SIX PER. CENT INTEREST
Firsi North S"roiInn Expected Ho me
From Cuba tn HIny-Thc Election
Law Practically Completed - TIAc
"Jim Crow Car Biil-No Appro.
priatIou for Negro SanitnriIuu-
The Charter or Now Bern Repealed

Raleigh, N c., Feb. 1.-The railway
people to-day prepared a statement
which shows that the railways now pay
$500. 900 annually in taxes. They say
the provision as TO making corporations
pay taxes on gross earnings is really
aimed at the railways, and proposes to
make them pay about $4,000 more in
taxes.
1t is now the opinion at military
headquarters here that the First North
Carolina regiment Will return here from
Cuba late in May for musterout.
SIN PER CENT. TO STAND.
The decision of the majority i'll the
Legislature TO let the per cent. inter
est rate stand was fully expected. III
fact, any opposition to that rate was
OF Il scattering character.
Another cold snap has come, with
light snow, scct and severe freeze.
The county roads are in Il dcplora bic
condition, due to snow and rain; yet
only 26 counties in the State are spent
ing money in improving the roads
Last evening state GcologIst Holmes
lccturcd before the Legislature OH the
subject of public roads.
To-day ended the fourth week of the
! legislative session. Ii has done much
work. and has much cut out to be
quickly done. The taking charge of all
the public institutions goes on. this be-
ing done by ousting enough fusion di-
rectors TO outvote the fusion boards
ELECTION LAW PRACTICALLY
COMPLETED.
The election law is practically com.
pleted. and the franchise amendment
TO the constitution is nearly so. Some
doubts nave been expressed of the pas
sage by the Legislature of the bill
which places this amendment before
me people There need be no fear on
tnis score. Assurances are given that
the required number of votes will be
forthcoming.
SEPARATE CAR BILL.
The main idea of the separate car
Dill is in hand. The subcommittee
which will draft the bill has the basis
Ieauy The model seems to be the
South Carolina law.
inc Agricultural and Mechanical
Conege mere has at last secured excel
lent grounds for baseball and football
games. The college has purcha sed
some additional lands. and on the best
part the new athletic grounds are To-
Gated.
The Legislative Committee on Health
uecilhed TO report favorably the bill
G.
gro Consumptives $4,000 year
ONE OF RUSSELL'S WITNESSES
George w. Justice. the Asheville law
yer who has been in Jail here on tho
charge OF stealing law books. is Out
on bail. He is one of Gov. Russell's
witnesses In the latter's prosecution of
the Wilson's. eX-Railway Commission
erS.
THE LEGISLATURE TODAY.
To-day's session of the Legislature
was very embarrassing. The Senate
devoted most of its session TO the in
sane asylum bill. A bill was intrnduc
ed in the House to appropriate $40 600
annually to the state Guard.
a bill passed repeating New Berne's
charter and putting that town in the
hands of five trustees until n new
charter is granted. This acr0usry- me
Republicans and negroes from control.
There was long argument before
committee on tho bin to create the
county of Scotland and it was at times
exciting. No conclusion is yet reach
ed.
a committee Is considering whether
Judge Norwood. of the Twelfth Dis
trict. shall be impca ched for drunken
ness. The matter will be settled Fri
day. The odds are he will be impeach-
ed.