The news & observer., 1901-03-08
A Per Centum Tax on the
Gross Earnings.
JUDGE GRAHAM's AMENDMENT
The Railroad Forces Seeking It's Life
After It's Adoption.
RECONSIDERATION ON THEIR PROGRAM
The Governor Did No, in Compromising the Re.
cent Suits, Promise the Railroads That
They Should Not be Thus
I -axsd,

Yesterday afternoons session of the
lIcuse ended in what is familiary known
as a row. Such a scene of excitement and
disorder has not been witnessed there II,
many years.
1t arose ever Judge Graham's proposi-
ticn 20 tax the gross earnings OF railroads,
and this is hcw il happened:
There was IN the Revenue Act sec
tion IevyiGg 4 ansall graduated PAX on the
gross earnings OF railroads. beginning
With a tax Of 81 per mile en- roads haying
rross ccrninss Cf $1,000 per mile ara
ending with a tax Of s. per mile on roads
earning $4,000 per mile.
This Judge Graham. OF Orange, moved
ta amend as follows:
when the gross earnings per mile
exceed $1,000 and dc not exceed $4,000
= tax cf per ccntCm per annum upon
said gross earnings, when the gross earn
ipga per mite exceed ST. oG0 per mile q
tax Of 3 per ccntum upon said gross
earnings.
Gross eernings in this section shall
be construed TO mean gross receipt"
ulon all business done in this State ar;
the Ttorortional share OF receipts on
through tusiness."
On rhis amendment Judge Graham
catlcd fcy the ayes and noes. TIE call
. Wsa sustained and the vote resulted in its
adoption: 80 ayes and 81 noes.
Those voting fer the amendment We're:
.1essrs Zimmerman. Barnhill. Beasley.
Dioant Erittain. Carraway. Carlton, Cole
man. Collins. Curtis Daughtridge, Dean,
Dcos Ehba. Fields Gaither Garrett Gra-
faIa. Harris, Hartley, jenkins. Lane
Mcuncy Mcintosh. Morgan, Morris. Men
els Pearee Pearson, Shelton. Stewart,
Williams. Wilson, Yarborough-S5
Those voting against it were:
Messra Alexander Allen CT Wayne, Ar
Grey Baldwin Barco Beddingfold. Bia-
Iock, Bradsher, Burnett, Daniels OF War
rem Ga,tis Hocy Hood, Lawrence, Long,
MeCullcch, Mclean. Nash. Page, Parker.
Patterson. ReiEhardt, Robinson, Roth
rock. Russell Shannonhouse, Smith.
Welch. White OF Jones, Winston, Wright.
I'll
Mr. Yarborcugh: II move to reconsider
the vote by which the amendment passed
and lay slat motion on the table
Mr. Winston 'Tha. won't do. it carries
The whole bill
Mr. Marlborough withdrew his motion.
The bill as q whole vas then put or
It's third and final reading. The roll call
on its passage resulted: Ayes, 81; noes
q
These vo.rls for the bill as amended
by Judge Graham were:
MeSsrs. Alcxard der. Allen Of Columbus
ATGrey, Barco Barnhill. Beasley. Bed
dingneld, Bla,cck. I3lount. Bradsher.
Britain, Carraway Carlton. Collins.
Curtis. Daniels Of Warren, Daughtridge.
Dean. Dees. Field, Garrett, Graham,
Harris, Hartley Heed Lane, Lawrence.
Long, Mauney. McCuloch. McIver. Nc
Lean. Morgan. Morris Nash, Nichols.
Parker Patterson, Pearce, Pearson.
teinhardt. Robinson Ross. Rothrock.
Russell Shelton. Smith WEIGH. White
nf jones. Williams. Wilson Winston.
Wright and Yarborough--5A.
These voting against the bill were:
Messrs. baldwin. Burnett Coleman,
i,bbs. Gather, Green, MaStin, Payne
and Sheets.
The result Of the vote or Judge Gra
ham's amendment was evidently a sur
prise to the lai'road folks, The time con-
sumcd in taking the vote on the bill had
allowed them time to form their plans.
Immediately OF announcement of the