The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-12
TO BE No IMPEACHMENT
Is the Current Opinion TN Ralefgh-The
Legislature Determined Corpora
lions Shall Pay Their Proportion of
the Taxes.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, N. c., February 6.

Raleigh, N. C., February 8.
The current impression here today is
that there will be no impeachment of
| judges Furches and Douglas. Not a
few democrats declare the party made
a mistake in starting any proceedings.
The belief now is there will be a reso-
will probably be decided on tomorrow
night, when the judiciary committee
will hold an adjourned session.
The attorney general and state SUI
perinIendent are investigating the area
of the state lands which are under. the
control of the board of education. They
will give out a report. The attorney
| general said today: You can say for
me that L intend to prosecute any and
all trespasserS upon such lands"
DR.. w. r. Capehart, of Avoca, owner
of the greatest shad fishery, is here.
He says the seines will be put in about
March 1st. Shad are not yet in those
waters.
The senate passed a bill providing
hat only practical farmers shall be on
the board of agriculture. There is a
movement to amend this in the house
by adding a proviSo that the secretary
to the board shall be a practical farm
er. This amendment is in the interest
of one man n is aimed at one of the
two most useful of all state officials,
T. K. Bruner the veteran secretary OF
the board, whom it is no fattery to
| term invaluable both to the state at
large and to the board in particular.
1t appears to be we'll assured that the
legislature will not make any issue of
state bonds for any purpose.
1t is the plan to secure $3.50, 900 as a
direct appropriation for h public
schools.
There is another election contest be-
fore the senate. Argument in it was
heard today. 1t is that Of Stamey
VS.. Struggled, from the Thirty-third
district. The contest hinges on II re-
publican votes which were thrown out
at one precinct. The republicans charge
this was by design; the democrats that
it was by accident.
The republicans in the house made
some complaint that they did not have
a properly large representation on the
privilege and election committee. This
the speaker has remedied.
The revenue act is nearly ready for
submission by the committee. 1t is
proposed that railways shall pay a
privilege tax, in like proportion as 9TH
er corporations. This is yet open. 1t
is also proposed to levy a graduated
tax on whiskey distilleries, based on
the amount of corn or other grain they
use. The bill will get at tax on corpor-
atoms in a more direct way han here
tofore, by providing that h treasurer
of each corporation shall pay directly
to the state treasurer a tax graduated
by the value of the stock, that is, the
actual value. 1t is also proposed that
banks shall be assessed on a valuation
made by the state treasurer and audi
tor and not by the county commission
ers as at present. In other words, the
act proposes to get much more closely
and directly at the taxes properly due
by corporations of all kinds. The two
things not finally settled are the taxes
on banks and railways. By Frida- all
will be arranged. The a. on insur-
ance companies will be practically the
same as at present and the methods of
| collection the same.