The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-31

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he was transferred to the National cap
ital. He is here in consultation with
Attorney General Gilmer upon some
legal business.
l was talking yesterday with a gentle
man about the bill to require the State
Treasurer to give his bond in a Surety
company and deposit the State funds in
State bank. and he said:
THE bill before the Legislature in
reference to bonding of State Treasurer,
repeal of franchise tax on, and deposit
of States funds in State banks. is one
which has no feature of Injustice. when
it is remembered that the National banks
are the sole repositories of the United
States Government moneys, which are ma
turally much in excess of our State depos-
its.
There is difference between Nation
al and State banks, Raleighite, to the con-
trary Notwithstanding; for the former does
not pay any franchise tax to the State,
and the latter does Is this not not a
discrimination which places the State
banks at an unfair advantage? And how
can National bank influences with any
degree of justice and good will oppose
this feature Of the bill
rs not the bonding of the treasurer by
an indemnity company right, upon prin
ciple? And can or will it be opposed by
other than National banks? If not, why
not?
THE man untrammeled with National
bank affiliations who opposes the bill as
whole, will be worthy of a place in the
Curio Department of the State Museum.
Watch the contest.
THE State by repeating the franchise
tax now upon her own institutions, can
easily replace the revenue, if necessary,
in a tax that will fall alike on both ma
tional and State banks
with good will to all and malice to-
ward none. we say let the bill pass or
fall upon its merits alone
Senator Mcintyre was again in his seat
yesterday after a short absence He was
ness.
Senator Woodland obtained leave of alb
sence today and left for short trip on
legal business
The report that the officers of the
Winston Salem street railway were fight
ing Representative Whitakers hill to re-
qulre street car companies to provide yes
tibules to protect motormen is incorrect.
The Winston Sentinel quotes President
Henry E. Fries as saying that he had
proposed certain amendments which were
acceptable to Mr.. Whitaker. Good. The
measure is so good that it ought to pass
without opposition.
At meeting Of the sub committee Of
the Joint Committee on the Insane Asy-
lums, DR.. Kirby was asked if he was will
ing to take the criminal insane patients
from his district, from the apartment of
the penitentiary. back into the hospital,
or if he should prefer their remaining
in the penitentiary. Dr. Kirby replied
that he certainly would prefer having
them in the hospital to their remaining
in their present quarters at the peni-
tertiary, and would do this solely in the
interest of the patients and the State.
Dr. John II. McAden of Charlotte, who
has been in Raleigh, tells The Charlotte
Observer that he is pleased with the
Legislature, and adds:
objects will be covered in an omnibus
bill So far, the Legislature is merely
on the skirmsh line and no definite ac-
tion has been agreed upon. At present
tho consideration is the bond issue of
$2,00O,O0O, but from what l could learn.
by talks with the members, / am led to
believe that this sum will be cut down,
and that the bill. when finally passed,
will call for an issue of $1,000 600. That.
also, is the opinion of Capt. B. Alex
ander, Senator from Mecklenburg."
Representative Wilson. of Caswell,
has been confined to his room several
days with grippe.
The Senate Judiciary committee has
decided on substitute for the bill
providing a treasurer for Surry
county. The substitute bill creates the
office and provides that the Governor
shall make the appointment until the
next general action. The bill further
stipulates that a penalty of $1,000 shall
be imposed on the sheriff of the coun-
ty if he should refuse to turn over the
treasurer's books to the Governors APP
pointee, the PENALTY to be recovered by
suit.
The bills by Representative Wright,
of Rowan, allowing defendants to appeal
from peace bond, and permitting the
removal of cases from the mayor to the
mayor pro tenn, respectively, have re-
ceived a favorable report from the Sen
ate Judiciary Commute
The joint COMMITTEES on public print
ing yesterday considered Senator
Stringfields bill to facilitate the print
ing of the records of North Carolina
Confederate regiments in the Civil
war, which was authorized in Chapter
%, Laws of 1899. The work is under
the supervision of Justice Walter
Clark. Senator Stringfeld's bill was
referred to a sub committee composed
of Messrs. Hoey, Calvert and Simms.
They amended it in several respects
and reported back to the full commit
tee. The bill will now receive favor
able report from the committee. AS
amended it provides for printing 1000
copies, the contract for the work to be
let by special committee of two Sena-
tors and three representatives. This
work is not to be included in the con-