The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-03-05

REGARDING the election OF United States
Senators BY a direct vote 81 the peo-
pie: 20 preserve birds in Union county.
The House went into committee O:
the whole for the further confederation
Of the revenue bin. be5.anIns with seS-
ton IS. relat ng TO the tax on State
banks and private bankers. The sec
tion provided q tax O! 81 on every ST.
03o dollars enrlc-si 4 capliat CEe%-
~ noved 20 make the tax 30 cea-s -
stead OF 81. The amendmen: va '5s'
and the section adopted.
Section Sc levying a taI OF 500 On
agents OF packing houses was adopted.
Section 81 which provides that tax
OF $500 be placed on all breweries aai
a tax of $50 on agents OF brewerles in
each place the business is carried on.
was adopted.
Section So as adopted imposes tax
OF 5000 as license on each oil company
doing business in the State and %
cents on each 500 worth OF sales.
Section SO provides a graduated tax
On dealers In futures according to the
population of the town where business
Is carried on; in towns OF less than
5000 $50: more than 5000 and less than
10 900 500; more than 10000 and less
than $4,000 5000; more than 1900 $500.
This refers TO trading in what is COM
monty known as futures"
Section 60 is in reference tc the tax
on liquor dealers. 1t imposes tax Of
$3.50 semi annually on dealers selling
in quantities OF less than five gallons:
FIVE gallons and more. 500; rectitying.
$500: malt liquors exclusively, $50.
These amounts are TO be collected
every six months. Each county shall
levy like tax for county purposes;
Mr. Morton moved to amend by
making the annual tax $500 on retail
dealers; $500 on rectifying: $500 on
VIII olesale; two-thirds 10 go TO the
Stote and one-tAird to the county. This
| he declared. is double the license tax
and as much as the business will
stand.
Mr.. Graham moved To amend by re-
! quiring dealers in liquors to pay 10
| cents for every gallon Uf liquor sold.
! cents for every gallU1 of wine, ,
cents fer every gallon cf malt liquors.
5 cents for every gallon OF medicated
i.bitters or other beverage that will pro
| duce iEtoxicatiOn.
| Dealers shall make monthly reports
and it shall be considered perjury 70
make any false return. punishable by
! heavy fine and imprison Judge
| Graham estimated that Jhe tax would
raise S54 600 year.
Mr. Gattis moved to amend by max
ing the tax on retail dealers $40 0each
six months instead of $3.50. Mr.. Nor
tons amendment was lost. Mr.. Ora
hams was withdrawn. and Mr.. Gattis
was adopted. Section 60 as amended
! was adopted.
Section 61 and G2 relating to dealers
in rice beer. medicated btters. drug
gists selling liquors. are the same as
now in force.
Section GO places tax on grain deal
ers based upon the number Of bushels
+ consumed,
Section Ga as adopted provides for q
State liquor tax to be applied one-hal1
to the Treasury. and the other half tC
the treasury of the county board Of cd
ucatiOn.
Section 65 leaves an annual tag Of
per cent. On receipts from dispensaries
Mr. Kinsland moved to exempt the
WaynesvilIe dispensary.
PASSED FINAL READING.
An act to incorporate the Bank o!
Whitakers.
! An act to regulate fishing in Roa.
noke river.
TRUSTEES OF THE STATE UNI
VERSITY.
The Senate and House met at /:
O'Clock in joint session 10 elect trus-
tees of the State University. The fol
lowing were chosen:
NJ. j. Hawkins, of Warren; E. NJ
Armfeld. of Guilford; Victor S. Bryan,
of Durham; c. Thomas Bailey, OF
Wake; W. H. S. Burgwyn, Of Halifax
r. B. Creecy, of Pasquotank; John w
Graham, of Orange; Chas. W. Worth
of New Hanover; F. G. James, Of Pitt;
r. B. Redwine, of Union; R. A John.
son, of Richmond; J o. Atkinson, O.
Alamance: Walter Murphy. of Rowan:
Fred l.. Carr, of Greene; Perrin Bus.
bee, Of Wake; Chas. McNamee Of Bun
cOmbe; Lee t. Mann, of CASTOR: Geo
Rountree, of New Hanover; T. V
Walser, of Davidson; F. D. Winston
of Bertie.
Owen H. Guion, of Craven, was elec-
ted in place of w. T. Mccarthy, de-
ceased, for tenn ending November so
1905. The following fer sane term:
William r. kenan. of New Hanover
in place of William H. Chadbourn. de.
ceased; J. Allen Holt, of Guilford. in
place Of George e. Butler; A. H. Gallo
way, of Rockingham, in place OF ThCs
B. Keogh: A. ". Graham, Of Granville
in place of Edward H. Meadows; Thos
S. Rollins, of Madison. in place OF ~
W. Rollins.
The following for the term eodine
November 90, 1907: Daniel e Eud gins
of Mcdowell county,in place of JohI
A. Robebling. resigned.
The following for the term endins
November 80, 1909: George Stephen:
of Mecklenburg. in place of Warren G
Elliott, resigned
Mr.. NJ O. Sheriff. was reelected
State Librarian, and the joint sessio.
adjourned.
A OIL - reCu', .. nsorcco.
'ru hrandinE .: crt;c9 seed meal va.
discussed at some length atr. McNeill
d Scotland. opposed tde bill, saying
he believed it Disseminated agains
the farmers. Messrs. Daughtridge. O
Edgecombe; White. OF Halifax; Whit
aker, of Wake, and Scott. of Alamance
all large farmers. favored the bill. be
lieving there was no discrimination il
the bill. The bill passed its severa
readings and wes sent to the Senat
without ergrossment.
An act to incorporate Bethel Bapds
church. in Orange county.
[CoNrINUED ON THIRD PAGE.
Judge Tompkins Dead.