The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-03-05
OUR LEGISLATURE.
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Friday, 45th day.

FRIDAY, 4Otn Gay.
SENATE Senator Travis introd uced
the following bill:
Section l. That every railroa COM
pany doing business In North Carolina
is required asa franchise tax additional
to all taxes imposed by the Revenue
Bill, or otherwise, to furnish, oyer It's
roads within the State, free annual
transportation tor each year to all tae
executive officers of the State, and to
all Judges of the Supreme and Supe-
rior Courts.
Sec. 2. That If any railroad COM
pany doing business in the State shall
fail or refuse to furnish fres trarspor-
tation to any of said officers, it shall be
the duty of the Corporation Commits
sion, upon icing notified by such Off
Ger of such failure or refusal, to add to
the franchise tax of each company re-
fuslng tolcomply with this act one hun
dred dollars for each officer 80 refused
to be Transported free, for The year in
which such refusal occurs. The
amount thus added shall be collected
in the same manner as the franchise
tax i'm posed by the Revenue Bill.
Sec. 3. That this act shall be in
torce from and after the first day of
April, 1903.
Bills for graded schools in Will ANS
eon passed final reading.
Bill! for graded schools and electric
lights in Scotland Neck passed third
reading.
HoUsE-The House promptly passed
Mr.. Erwln's bill to prevent over charges
III freight rates, unreasonable delays in
shipments and indiscriminate confsca-
ton of coal.
Twenty-eight new trustees were elect
ID for the University Of North Carroll
"a.
The pension bill came back from the
Senate, and the House, after some dis
crssion, finally voted to concur in Sen
,;or London's amendment to pay the
c2en.bers Of the County Boards Of Ex-
an,iners $500 a Cay for three days.
This provision was in the commit
tees bill as originally reported to the
House, but was voted down on that
day.
Az important bill passed was the sub
stitute OF the Committee on Agricul-
| ture for Senator Mitchell's bill, putting
| twenty cents tonnage tax on cotton
seed meal, and requiring the meal to be
| analysed and marked accordingly. This
will prevent the selling of adulterated
m sal, OF which so much has been sole
in the past
Mr.. Erwin's bill, as passed, provides
that an excess arising from overchargt
ln freight shall be paid back by the
r,ilroad company within sixty days at
| tar the claim is fixed that sh1pmen
lust be made within four days aftel
the delivery Of freight that there shall
| e no delay of more than forty-eigh1
'ours at intermediate stations thai
notice OF confscation OF coal shall b.
sent to the owner.within four days, ant
that payment for such confiscated Goa
hall be made within thirty days.
A bill was introduced by Jones Full
lsr to allow lawyers OF over five years
sanding in other States to practice il
North Carolina without standing TIT
examination, and by merely making
certain statements ON the application.
| Commit:ee's substitute for Senate
niitchells bill, to place tonnage tax Q
zoe. On cotton seed meal, and requir
it 10 be analysed and marked accord
ingly.
Mr.. Mcneil thought the bill discrim
mated against the farmer because n
tax was required when the meal is sol
, to the mill men, and tax OF 20c.
} ten when sold to the',farmers.
Mr.. Hall. OF Robson, thought tn
bill good one.
Mr.. White, Of Halifax, also favore
the bill. He said the time for tn
farmer to protect himself was when b
was exchanging his cotton seed for tn
meal.
Mr.. Whitaker, Of Wake, said he re
grettad to see any opposition to th'
bill. As farmer, he knew there wa
a great deal OF adulteration in cotto
seed meal, AMI the farmer needed Pre-
lection.
Saturday, 46th day.
SENATE--The bill placing municipa
, elections under the contfol Of til
County Boards of Election was argue
and finally passed. Senator Hoe.
stated that is was absolutely necessar
so as to prevent the Republicans from
putting names on the registration book
-. by which test could be made OF tn