The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-26
SOLDIERS
PENSIONS
House Passes a Bill Appro=
Il. prlating 100000.
REVENUE BILL DISCUSSED
The House is Going Over the Measure
Section by Section and the Amend
ments Adopted are ofvery Gen
craI Interest All over State.

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RALEIGH. NJ c.. February 1.-THE
House OF Representatives passed tho tho bill Dill
to. day nppropriatlng 100000 for pensions 'A
to Confederate soldiers.
nfr. Britain, Of Randolph. filed written
protest against the paasage OF tho nili
incorporating tho State Veterinary Asso--
ciatlon. n
The House spent good part OF tho daS
in committee OF the whole, working 1rlsi On
the revenue bill. There was much 1ta ' us
cusslon OF sections 20 and %, with reior'-
ence to listing incomes and what ma 5qa w
inns ahould be on the listing blanks. Ex-
Governor Doughton con Intended that the
did $lnw was too inqulsitorinl, ana ina.
the modification In the present Dill sn t, VIC
be adopted. An amendment BY MI MI t6 11r.
ham, that tho section remain as II was . ~ ~
Ii The 1901 law, was adopted by q vote OF ~
to 81. s.5s i. IS u. Y. 4
Section "a MS to undertakers tax, wa" was
changed from a uniform tax OF w =, ~ q
tax ranging from s. for towns OF oooV
TO s25 for cities OF LEGO and more people
section &c. as to pedlars Of clocks. stoves,
etc, 81 as to bicycle dealers. 81 as 10
merchandise brokers. oil same as Old
law. were adopted. Section 40, as to
awnbrokers Haschanged to apply to al
persons FIRMS and corporal - conduct
Ing the business OF lending money, ana
holding chatel mortgages therefor ana
charging more than the legal rate or M
terest y
section 81, as to livery stables; A. as
to sewing machine agents 10 as -
zen tl1er renoyators; A, as to pedlars; 49,
as to mercantile agencies; 40. as to Gyp-
=, 10 nd fortune teliers, were adopted. NO
change from old law.
q section A. taxing lightning-rod agents
A,as amended to reduce tax from soO 10
sa5. Section 4s, tax on hotels, adopted.
sactIo1, 40. as to cotton compresses adopt
ed Section 60, Il new one. providoes t Ia
ing billiard and pool tables and poWhng
alleys, adopted. Section 81 as TO gltt en-
terprises photographers prizes. etc.,
odonted. Section &c, providing $3.50 tax
on eliot machines, was amended to slo,
and adopted. Section So. as to bagatelle
tables; 81, as to stock brokers', were
adopted. y
BILLS PASSED.
Among the bills passed by the Senate
were the following:
To amend the law regarding rebuilding
depots destroyed by fire.
To regulate contests 1o- seats IN the
General Assembly
TO Incorporate Norlina, Warrenton and
Carolina Railway Company Il ssS
|. To prevent spread OF smallpox and
scarlet fever. III
To empower county boards OF education
to appoint judges and registrars OF cleo
lions (passed second reading, and on OBJ.
lection, went over until to-morrow).
To amend corporation laws SO street
railway companies can BIO incorporated
under the general law.
& Mr.. Bellamy's bill to provide revolving
chairs for public school teachers was
tabled, as were bills to create a board of
barber examin ers, regulate town eiec-
tons, to raise revenue.
NIGHT SESSION.
The House was In session tonight un>
It'll 1890, workin, on the revenue bill. The
remaining sections We're gone oyer and
\ the bill put on passage Of second read
Ing However. 1t developed that there
was no quorum present, ten members be-
Ing lacking. Sergeant alarms was sent
cut to bring in sufficient number. In
the meantime while the officers of the
House were hauling someS members ont
of bed to make a quorum. those In the
half adjourned. SO the bill went over to
c-morrow. 1t can be passed on only one
reading each day. So seven Will be re-
CURED to put 1t through both branches.
The only change OF note made tonight
was In the tax on saloons, an amend
ment being adopted prescribing that they
shall be taxed $500 for State and 5000 for
county this being more than double the
tax heretofore. n gfs