The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-12
SENATE.
(SDecal to The Messenger

mouse amendments to the public school
bill, and Senators Mcintyre and Hen
derson were named as a conference
committee.
Bills passed second reading: House
bill. TO regulate elections in Charlotte;
house bill. to regulate and provide for
m elections in Charlotte and
A~ackienburg county: house bill, to i'm
prove the quality Of garden and field
seeds sold in the state and to protect
purchasers.
The bill TO a witnesses attending
the court Of Impeachment passed.
The senate bill to prevent guarantee
companies from compelling counties to
deposit funds in only national banks
came UP.
Senator Aycock said it protected the
state banks from discrimination.
Senator Foushee thought it a very
doubtful bill.
Senator Travis said. as l~ncroducer,
many guarantee companies were fore
ing counties to send their moneys else
where 90 that it should go to national
banks.
Senator Travis sent up an amend
Ter but the county officials shall
have the power to deposit in either
national or state banks.
Bills passed third reading: House bill,
to regulate the sale of liduor N Colds
boro; senate bill, TO impose a tax of %
cents on male dogs and 81 on females
in Wayne. Mecklenburg and Cabarrus,
to buy books for poor children-
Senator Brown moved to add Column
bus. Senator London. 10 add Chatham,
Senator Mcintyre to add Robeson,
Senator Gambler to q Jackson, Sen
atOr Morton. to add New Hanover,
Senator BrOughtOn. to add Wake, Sem
atOr Michael, to add Watauga and Pas
quOtank.
Senator London moved that the act
not apply to Incorporated towns-lOst.
The bill passed IS to 10.
The house bill to prevent shippir
HquOr into BuncOmbe and Madison
counties except to liquor dealers and
licensed druggists passed.
The house bill to prohibit the manu-
factUTe and sale of liquor in Cumber-
land county passed its third reading
unanimously
The senate bill to put the Agricultur-
al and Mechanical college under the
department of agriculture passed.
Bills passed second reading: TO char
ter Kenansville Air Line railway; SEN
ate bill. to make a"ppOrtiOnment for
members OF the senate (amended so
the t~wenty-third district is MOntgom-
cry and Randolph and the Twenty
fourth AnsOn, Davidson. Stanly and
UniOn).
The bill for sixteen judicial districts
was made a special order for tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Bills passed final fading: To amend
the code so the clerk may appoint a
trustee in case of the death of the
first trusteA
The house went into committee of the
whole to consider the revenue bill.
Section II. taxing liquor dealers was
adopted without amendment.
Section Y. dealers in rice beer and
Rsedicated bitters. was amended by
adding champagne, peach and range
cider.
Section 73. druggists selling liquors,
was amended SO that the laws of 1867
and 1899 relating thereto are not modi-
fed.
Section "a. dispensaries. was adopted,
with an amendment inserting count
for state treasury.
Section IS, grain distilleries. was
adopted without amendment.
Section rs. social clubs. was adopted
without
Section n, as to application Of taxes,
was amended so as to make application
conform to section "A. as regards dis
~penSaries.
Section rs. relating to granting of IL
0ense for sale of liquor and regulating
sale and conduct OF the same was
adopted.
Section 20, merchants tax. was
amended by requiring merchants To ust
q sworn statement of gross sales twice
each year and pay taxes semi-month-
ly. instead OF once a year This section
taxes all retail merchants 81 annually
and 8 cents on each 500 whole volume
OF gross business transacted. Wholesale
merchants are to pay IS annually and
81 cents per 800 on gross volume OF
business transacted annually.
= Section 81. dealers in pistols. taxing
dealers in pistols. bowie knives. dirks.
dagEers. slingshots. loaded canes. brass.
iron or metallic knuckS, SO annually,
was adopted.
Section SIS. cigarette dealers and man.
u~facturerS of cigarettes. was amended
as follows: THE tax of IL cents 1.OOO
Hnder the manufacturer was stricken
out and the following tax submitted:
On factories whose output is $50. 600, DOC
or less $3.50. 500. 600, OOO or less $500, ex-
ceeding 500, ZOO, 600 $1,000.
The tax on dealers remains at SIS.
The committee again took up section
rs. relating to grain distillers. and
amended it to read that each grain dis
tillery operated at any time during the
year when liquor is SOLD at the place
OF manufacture or 100 yards therefrom,
in quantities of from one to four gallons
per day inclusive. shall pay a tax Of So
TO the state and S25 to the county.
Mr. Rotherock, of Rowan, offered
an amendment to be known as section
"a, taxing dogs 81 and excepting rat
terriers
Mr.. Zachary offered tj amend by ex-
empting "yaller dogs" Mr.. Watts
moved to exempt Iredell county. Mr
Britain spoke eloquently for the rights
of the dog. and resented his being tax
ID
htr. HOey moved to amend that tht
act should apply only to Rowan coun-
ty.
Mr.. Rathrock said if the resolution
was to be made a plaything OF, ne
would withdraw it. This was OBJECTED
10 and the resolution was defeated. witt
sfapforian roar of noes"