Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-06

Large Alimony Sales of Cotton In Nov
ember New Paper in Raleigh.
Raleigh. N. c., Dec. 5.-When the
legislature meets here in January it will
find condition and not theory con-
fronting it,
The condition is that the,$State is
living beyond it's means. The prob
lem that the solons Will. therefore, be
called upon to solve will be how 10
raise more revenue. since the expenses
of the government cannot he well re-
duced.
There are only three ways in which
this can be done: Increase the tax
rate, find new subjects for taxation or
make the railroads pay their lust pro-
portion of tax.
The last-named method being the
more Just OF the three mentioned should
or course be the one adopted by the
legislature.
or the states revenue is absolutely
necessary is shown by the forthcoming
report or both the State treasurer and
the auditor.
THE AUDITORS REPORT.
An extract from the treasurcr's re-
-
port, showing the condition of The
states finances. was published several
DAYS ago. The auditors report will
make the following showing:
Money on hand December
- L, !S99 Observation-Disclosures 97Oi95l
Receipts from general sour
CcS .....s........ 473 2O2 o1
By sale OF North Carolina
TOUR per cent. bonds . 14iSOO 90
Total e. -,-,., A.,
disbursements during 1900. 1GiG, 3Sl.lS
From these figures it will be seen
thnt the treasurer, TO make both ends
meet during the past year. had to sell
S4i,SoV worth OF bonds. Had he not
done this the statement would have
been as follows
disbursements during the
Scur ...;..:... ............. 81 GAG, 3S1.1S
Receipts during the year. 1913, 303. 81
i'enci' '........ ............$ 173.O77.27
And even after You add the balance
S97,0i9.5D on hand at the end of Iast
year ana spend that, there is still
aohcit OF S16,02S.7G. And no more bonds
IN the treasury fer sale.
nEis IS, therefore, the condition that
WI confront the solons when they
meet here next month: A natural do.
melt In the State treasury of Sl73 600
ana over 100000 due the State by the
rallfoads FOR the past two years ana
A TAX COMMISSION.
treasurer Worth recommends in his
forthcoming report to the governor the
appointment OF tax commission.
whose duty IL shall be to devise some
method of listing taxes whereby ali
property Will he given in and put on the
lists 1t may be that the result OF the
testimony in the case of the railroads
against corporation commission will he
valuation of all real and personal pro
perry 10 be Increased thirty-three ner
cent. This would add ninety-four mill
mons to the present taxable value of all
the property given in for taxation.
EXPLORATORY NEEDED.
There is an imperative need Of a re-
forinatory for young offenders against
the criminal law. There arc now in
Wake county Jail four young bows who
ought to be sent to a reformatory in
stitution, where they would be given
instruction in the common English
branches and to be taught a trade of
some kind. 10 put such bows among
the hardened criminals Is simply TO
ruin them for all time. If it is posi-
bic by any means the legislature Should
not fail to make an ample appropria-
ton for such an institution.
AL1MONY IN ARREARS.
The recent decision OF our supreme
court in the case of Mrs Pattie ID. Il.
Arlington against her husband is that
the statute of limitations does not bar
her suits for six hundred dollars Der
year alimony as allowed her by the IL
linois court, where the divorce was
obtained. There is now six thousand
dollars due Mrs. Arlington for the past
ten years since the divorce was OBJ
tanned.
SALE OF COTTON
During the last month 4.O44 bales of
cotton were sold here. In November
1899. the receipts We're 3,475 bales. The
price this year is 95s as against 75s last
year. The receipts by weeks for the
four weeks of November, 1900. were
first week ai6 bales; second week, 946
bales; third week. 1,l00 bales; and
fourth week. 1,252 bales. The total
amount OF cotton sold here from Sep
TENDER 1st to December LIST. 1899 was
9,7S5 bales, for the corresponding period
this year, 1885 bales.
A NEW RALEIGH NEWSPAPER.
1t is said that the publication of
weekly newspaper will be commenced
IN this city between this and the 18th
instant
Those interested in the publica ton
claim that it will be specially devoted
to the cause of labor, giving the news
IN condensed form of the doings of the
different labor organizations through
out the country. 1t Will be nonparti-
san and nonsectarian. The Union Pub
ishing Company will issue the paper
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