The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-01

| Sampson county has already bonded $lo,-
900, and that the taxpayers protest
| against more The final hearing was post
/ poned until Monday.
A delegation of Charlotte citizC VIZ
| headed by Mayor Mccall and Heriol
/ GARRISON are here to secure the passage
| Of a bill to legalize primaries in that city
| Charlotte seems to be in for an exciting
| mayoralty election
State Senator Henry A. London, who is
| a member of the subcommittee on FL
nance that prepared the original revenue
| bill writes as follows of the revenue
| bill in this weeks Chatham Record:
There has been much unjust criti-
| cism and condemnation of the revenue
bill prepared by the Senate and House
Committees on Finance Most Of this crit
icism arose from a misunderstanding or
misconstruction of certain features of the
BILL especially the tax on corporation.
An erroneous impression was created
that double tax was levied on certain
corporations. OF course such tax should
have been condemned if it had been
levied, but in fact it was not levied. The
representatives CT many corporations
especially of cotton mill companies-ap-
pear before the committee, and, after
being correctly informed as to the pro-
posed tax expressed themselves as per-
fectly satisfied.
IF The revenue and machinery bills
are passed by the Legislature just as
prepared and reported by the Finance
committee, we confidently predict that
they will be heartily approved by the con-
scrvati5e element of the State. The com
mittcc have earnestly striven to prepare
a bill that will raise sufficient revenue
for the increased demands on the treas
ury in as just and impartial a manner
as possible. and this writer is quite will
ing to bear any just criticism for his part
in It's PREPARATION
MIR. NJ. L. Reid. chairman of the board
of county commissioners of BuncOmbe
county is in the city. The Buncombc
board has recently undertaken to compel
parties owning solvent credits to list them
for taxation. Mr. Reid informs us that
in one day fifty thousand dollars was
listed for taxation. He confidently be-
lieves that two hundred thousand dollars
worth of property is not now taxed by
reason of this investigation. The other
counties of the State are looking with in
terest at The good work being done by
Mr. Reid and the Buncombe bard. There
is very much property of this kind not
listed for taxation that ought to be taxed
and ali the boards of commissioners of
the State ought to follow the good exam
pie set by the Buncombe board.
Mr.. Heriot Clarson, of Charlotte, menu
Der of the House of 1899, is in the city.
Mr. Clarkson says that Charlotte is in tnc
throes of big contest for mayor and
that the contest will be very interest
ing one and warmly contested. The can
didates are p. NJ. Brown and DR.. Bre-
ward.
Yesterday at the conclusion Of the elo
quent speech of Senator London, OF Chat
ham, in favor of the bill for an increased
appropriation for the Soldiers Hone. he
was presented by the ladies of the p3"gh-
tiers. of the Confederacy. with a tearti-
full boquet with this inscription:
Compliments of
The Ladies' Auxiliary Corps
l.. OBJ. Branch Camp, No. 10,
U. V. c.
February 2S. 1901.
II was presented on behalf vi the ladies
by one of the most beautiful yruIg wam'
in Raleigh with the grace of The .)scly
Daughters of the ConfedcracY.
Mr. c. w Mitchell. eX-State Senator
from BERTHE, is in the city. and heard
the debate on the Fayetteville dispensary.
He was deeply impressed with the speech
of Senator Mcintyre and said it was
one of the greatest he had heard deliv-
cred IN that Chamber.
There is a big fight on to move the
court house in CASTOR county from Dallas
TO Gastonia. Delegations from both places
have arrived to press the matter Mr..
Mason is placed in a very embarrassing
position by reason of the agitation Dur
ing the last campaign he declared that
he would oppose the removal of the
court house 10 Gastonia. Since that time
the jail al Dallas has been burned and
the advocates removal insist that this
has put new phase on the situation
Gastonia is large. growing place whlle
Dallas is a small village and is not grow
ing MIR. Mason, who would keep his
word ana give the pound OF flesh II de-
will oppose removal If the Dal-
las people demand II, lnOuBn he tHiHhN
that Gastonia is the proper place for
the location OF the court house for the
The question is one thai Gastonia
is deeply interested in, and the conscn-
sus of opinion outside the county is that
the best thing to 90 would be. since
4 new jail is to be built. to take this
as the proper time TO put the county seat
in the metropolis OF the county.
The bill to amend the charter CT Wax
haw had an amendment attached OK
ceptinG the. territory of the town occu-
pied bv cotton mills the object being
10 EXEMPT mills from town taxes. j.
]. Jerome favored the amendment. eA-
hibiting n contract With the town au-
thorities made six years ago to induce
the factory to locate. agreeing TO cN-
empt it from taxation for ten years. IL
is very interesting ease and VIII be
strongly contested. The hearing was
continued until Friday. A. M. Stack told
the committee that the territory sought
10 be eliminated from the town corpor-
alton was in the heart Of the town.
Jerome said if the contract TO exempt
from taxation for ten years had NOT
been made WaXhaw would not have Sc
cured tho factory, which is very large
one and has made WaXhaw what 1t Is.