The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-10
Proceedings Of the Legislature.
(From News and Observer, 5th.)

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The bill to provide for an Agricultural
Building for the A. and M. College
started a live and hot debate in the
Senate yesterday.
1t is the bill of Representatives Scott,
which went through the House Tues
day night. 1t apprOpriates $4,000 of
the funds of the Agricultural Depart
ment to erect the building and it was
received in a message from the House.
Senator Henderson moved to put it on
the calendar for Immediate passage, and
on this motion there arose a commotion
in the way OF opposition. Senator
Brown said the proper course was for
the bill to go to the Committee on
Appropriations as it involved an out
lay.
Senator Mitchell spoke against this
and asked that the bill pass at once. In
reply Senator Brown spoke vigorously
against a proposition which he character
lied as an attempt to railroad the bill
through the Senate, and criticized ex-
penditures for buildings made at the
college.
Senator Mitchell said he did not stand
for all the expenditures, but that hi
saw the necessity for the building asked
for, as all of the lines Of work taught
at the college the agricultural was
alone without a building and the pit
tance for this should not be refused.
Senator Brown declared that it was not
the fault of the State, that it had appro-
priated a sufficient amount for neces-
sary buildings.
Senator Justice urged that the bill
go to the Appropriations Committee, and
Senator Brown remarked that the plan
to put the bill through was part of a
general scheme for the appropriation
of money. In continuing Senator Justice
said there would be no exception and
hat the bill should go the regular route.
He declared that the farmers We're not
putting themselves in the proper light
by the present action. He spoke of
SGT, 900 spent at the A. and M. with
50, 900 on money borrowed. He said that
$48, 600 already used, $40, 900 for the col
lege and 500, 900 more for maintenance
was $S8, 900 and that now $50. 900 more
was asked for. He compared this S13S,-
600 with the s125, 900 given to Morgan
ton and nothing to it for buildings.
The Agricultural Department, he said
was as much a department of the State
as any other and should not alone be
in the hands of the farmers. but all the
people had an interest in it.
Senator Henderson again spoke
against the bill going to the Appropria-
ton Committee, saying it had already
been virtually killed there. Senator
Brown insisted that this scheme should
be heard by the committee, as did Sena-
tor Justice, while Senator Henderson
urged that it go on the calendar and be
passed at once.
Senator Brown inquired Of Senator
Henderson concerning his dep interest
in the bill and asked if he was a farmer.
Senator Henderson replied that he had
1000 acres Of farm land and had an in
terest in the bill. and in reply to Sena-
tor Spence as to why he did not want
the Committee on Appropriations to
consider the bill that it would kill the
bill and that he considered that as it
stood it had nothing to do with it.
The previous question was called and
a vote OF 81 to S carried this. Senator
Henderson moved for the immediate
consideration Of the bill. but this was
ruled out Of order. Their the rules were
suspended and the bill was put on the
calendar by a vote of 81 to 8. On mo
ton of Senator Webb it was made the
opONio oldCl Va toboy az IL SioSh
Those voting in the negative on the
proposition to put on the calendar are
Senators Beasley, Brown, Durham
Glenn, Hicks of Granville, Justice, Pol
lock, Pharr, Spence and Travis.
THE REVENUE BILL.
The discussion on the Revenue bill be.
gan with section &C, which imposes q
tax of $25 a year on druggists dealing
in yiquors. The last Revenue bill made
the tax $50 and this cut it in half. Sena-
tor Hoey thought s25 a year too much
and offered an amendment to reduce this
to $40, while Senator Wellborn Rep.)
wanted it 500. Both amendments were
killed and the tax was left at S25.
The distillery tax was next considered
1t is a graduated State tax, $50 a year
on a daily capacity of 8 to 6 bushels, 800
from 6 to II bushels. $3.50 from - to q
bushels, $3.50 from "a to As bushels, s4O(
a year on each with a daily capacity OF
4S bushels or more. The section made
the levy Of a like tax by the county
mandatory, but Senator Gillian en-
deavored to have the shall levy
changed to 'may levy" but this wa.
lost. To make clear that a distillery
rectifying business and wholesale bust.
ness all in one should pay
taxes on two lines an amend
ment by Senator Justice was adopted
This provides that when a distille1
r%ectifies his product and sells by thu
Wholesale, he shall pay as a manufa
turer and wholesale dealer.
Section GA shows the application o
the State liquor tax, one-half to State
One-half to the county board of educa
ton for the benefit of the school funt
of the county in which, the tax is col
lected. Senator Wellborn (Rep.) movet
to give the entire tax to the State AM
none to the boards Of education, bu
this was lost.
The discussion of section 65, concern
ing the license on dispensaries was Ions
drawn out and holly fought. At it
close the rate of annual license ha,
been raised from the two per cent. on tn
gross sales Of dispensaries to five pc
cent, this to come to the State and t
be paid by the officers of the dispen
saries within ten days after the frs
days of January and July of each year
Senator Gillian had first moved an in
crease to ten per cent, but Senate