The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-24

charitable. educational. literary or bene-
VIOLENT institutions or orders, and also
cemeteries. There is a provision that no
property used for speculation or rent
shall be exempt.
Mr. Morton thought that the rents de-
rived from Offices in Masonic buildings,
etc, should be excepted, unless there
was some profit accruing that was not
used for charitable purposes. He offered
an amendment to that effect.
Mr.. Guion and Judge Graham also sent
forward amendments to the same effect.
The committee accepted the following,
offered by Judge Graham: UNLESS said
rent shall be used exclusively for char
liable or benevolent purposes or the in
terest upon the bonded Indebtedness Of
said religious, charitable or benevolent
institutions"
Mr.. Robertson proposed to except coun-
ty fairs also.
COUNTY FAIRS.
Mr.. Quickel opposed this, fearing it
tended to establish a precedent that
would open the door to church denomina-
lions getting too many privileges. as in
some of the European countries. He
sions against such exemptions.
Judge Graham cited the case of the
United Brethren against the Commits
sioners, to show that we had the right
to exempt sub rents. But he did not
think that the Constitution could be con-
strued broadly enough to take in county
fairs.
Mr. Blount said that his objection was
that the county fairs had grown to be
an intolerable nuisance instead of an
educational institution. The kind of in
formation that was disseminated at these
fairs was as debauching to the people as
the grog- shops. The House must know
that he referred to the mid ways and
side shows.
Mr.. Robertson said that he was much
surprised to hear the remarks of the
gentleman from Washington, and would
venture the assertion that he had never
seen the Guilford County Fair He said
at the last fair the Governor had attend
cd and the young ladies from the Normal
College. Would the gentleman consider
them an intolerable nuisance? A county
fair was an educational institution, and
the State should not discriminate be-
tween the State Fair and its branches.
Mr. Blount asked if Mr.. Robertson con-
sidered the Governor and the young
ladies in good company with the mid
way.
Mr.. Robertson said that he did not
imagine that either the Governor or the
young ladies visited the midway.
Mr. Scott stated that he was presi-
dent of the Alamance Fair, and he GER
tainly considered it educational in its
influences. He would admit that two
years ago the midway had some objec-
tionable features. But he had declined
recollection as president unless the di-
rectors would promise to keep out all
such features, and last year they had
clean fair
Mr. Whitaker, of Guilford, said that
he considered last years fair at Guilford
contained no Objectionable features, and
had done a great educational work
Mr. Gattis amended that the exemption
should not apply to any fair having a
midway where games of chance,
hoochee- koochee dances and other i'm
moral exhibitions were permitted
In speaking to this amendment, Mr..
Gattis said that ~ s he educational
institutions aes ever 7ited Orange
county, theso u ere the most
immoral and repataa tApplause.)
He considered lla I..H he direc-
tors of any fair permitted debauch-
ing and corruptins a@..u's.oo, not one
cent of the peopl, money Should be
allowed them, and the should taXed
to the fullest extent Of Che law APP
plause.)
He doubted very much tho amead-
ment exempting fairs was constitution
AS an after thought he adde5 ''snake-
eat" after "hoochee- l<oochee da4e.
Governor Doughton suggested tina ae
wording of the amendment sh1dlt ag
least be altered, as it did no. read verE
smoothly in connection with res and
charitable and benevoleD asset at.cae
Qaughter)
INHERITANCE TA...
The matter was pas sed over for while,
and Schedule IA, az ii 'rauea Tax,
was taken up
Mr.. White, Of Haua-F a.a9sed the
whole idea of er inner a.h AK. His
county convention nta pass resolutions
against it. an haQ insEa.r MIN to vote
for striking o.. tae whole inheritance
tax. He cons Tered aa principle al
wrong. 1t was dis, latiOn.
MIR. King also oppos d it,
Mr.. Britain, of Randolph said he was
from county that had been fusion. In
those days they called such laws as this
bone-yard legislation. If it was bone
yard legislation in 1895 and 1897, it was
bone-yard legislation in 1908 He had
voted against it two years ago. In fact.
he had voted against the whole Revenue
Bill two years ago.
Judge Graham said that he was sur
rrised that the gentlemen should take
fright at this tax. 1t was no new thing
1t had been imposed in North Carolina
before the war. Tho only difference was
that then the tax was upon real as well
as personal property. The tax proposed
was only upon personal property. More
over. such a tax had been imposed in
England for more than 300 years.
Mr.. Watts asked how much had been
raised by this tax
Judge Graham said that in 1901 the law