The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-15
SENATE.

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Miller, of Pamlico. stated. that had
they been present they would have
voted aye" Senators Warren and
Morton said hey voted AYE" but were
not recorded.
Bills passed third reading as follows:
House bill, TO incorporate the Wayne
and Sampson railroad; house bill, to
establish stock law in parts of Jones
county.
Senator Henderson moved to r~e-refer
the bill providing pay for the court of
Impeachment 70 the judiciary commit
tee-adopted.
The senate went into committee of
the whole. Senator Glenn in the chair,
on the revenue bill. Schedule A, sections
1. 2 and 3 were adopted.
Schedule B, section 80. Defining
Taxes Under This Section was adop-
ed.
To section 36-"Theaters'-Senator
Morton sent up an amendment striking
out 5000 and inserting $3.50. saying the
North Carolina tax was higher than in
South Carolina or Georgia. The amend
ment was lost and the section adopted.
Section 37-"Traveling Theatrical
Companies"-was adopted.
To section 3S-"Circuses, Menageries,
etc. "-Senator Henderson sent an
amendment to prohibit commissioners
form levying a tax greater than the
state tax. The amendment was adopt
edo to 10.
Senator Morton offered an amendment
substituting the laws of 1~S99-adopted.
Senator Henderson declared that if this
bill passed. as it is now stood, it would
be the most unpopular revenue law
since the war,
The senate c]Oncurred in the house
amendment to the London libel law.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The sena resumed consideration of
the revenue bill in committee of the
whole. Section 40, imposing license tax
Of s. on attorneys, physicians and dent
lists was adopted. as We're sections Al.
AZ. 43. A. 40. 46 adopted.
Senator Webb sent up a substitute
for section A. which was adopted and
reads as follows:
"On all persons. firms and corpora
tiOns who buy or sell horses or mules
as a business for profit, an annual tax
of SO to the state and no tax to coun-
ty."
Section As imposes a tax of $50 for
each county on peddlers of eyeglasses
or s~pectacles, clocks. stoves or ranges
Senator Ward moved to strike out
Eye Glasses or Spectacles'-adopted.
Sections IS. 80. 80. 81, % and % were
adopted. section 80 taxing pawn brokers
$1OO annually.
The committee rose and reported pro-
gress.
The conference committee on the
A1n-,r - L. Al -
Stitute for the amendment in contro-
versy. which was adopted and the bill
ordered enrolled.
NIGHT SESSION.
The following bills passed third read
ing: House bill. to amend the charter
of the Charlotte Electric Power Con
pany; house bill. to amend the charter
of Charlotte and establish a recorders
court house bill. to amend and CONSOLE
date the Union county dispensary laws.
The senate again went into commit
tee Of the whole on the revenue bill.
Senator eileen in the chair.
: At 10 o'clock the committee rose re-
ported progress.
Senator Morrison moved to adjourn
until morning-lost.
The bill was h forced through it's
second reading. Senator's Lindsay, Nor
rison and Morton declaring that gag
law had ee1 applied and they vote1
no as a protest.
The revenue bill passed it's second
reading-ayes. %; noe. 10. Two republic
cans, Senators Gambler and S~tikeleather,
voted for the bill. and that saved II.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Sheets announced that he de-
sired to change his vote on the perma-
nent registration roll bill from 'no" TO
aye"
4 bill was introduced by Mr.. Graham.
to provide for the remov Of the state
arsenal and for the storage of records.
Bills passed as follows: To provide
S0r removal of the state arsenal; to a.
low county commissioners to summon
additional number of jurors; to regu-
late insurance of public buildings and
other state property.
The machinery act came up as a spe-
cial order.
Mr. Graham moved to amend section
10. so as to provide for the reassess-
ment of all property in the state IN
April. 1901, instead of April, 1908 He
said the readjustment of the values Of
property was absolutely necessary ID
meet the demands upon the treasury.
Mr.. Watts said the appropriations
ought to be made to fit the treasury
and not enlarge the Ike to fit the ap-
preparations.
Mr.. Baldwin said the revenue law
Just passed was bad enough. but II.
in addition to that. a -reappraisment
Of property was ordered the people
would raise a storm that could not be
si1enced.
The Graham amendment was lost.
Mr.. Smith moved to amend by str1k-
ing out of article one of this act sections
l to II, providing for state board tax
commissioners and all machinery con-
nected Herewith.
Mr.. Willard said article 1 was the
most valuable part of the whole act.
The amendment was lost, and the bin
then passed its final reading.
Mr. Conner asked leave TO introduce
a resolution and asked that it be adopt
ed unanimously. He said it related
TO zone of the most venerable, gifted and
patriotic North Carolinians.
Colonel Creecy." remarked several.