The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-21
Senate Bill to Tax Rail-
roads For These.
A NEW WHISKEY BILL
Action in House On Bill Providing For
a New Trial in Criminal Cases
For Newly Discovered Evidence
Pending an Appeal Again
Postponed.

yesterday which would tax the rail-
issue passes to certain officers of the
state. The bill pleyides taaat the
President or other chief officer in the
State of all railroads doing business,
and receiving franchises and rights
from the State of North Carolina, are
authorized and directed to deposit with
the State Treasurer an annual pass
over all their roads within the State,
for the use and benefit of the Gov
ernor, Leutenant-Governor, Attorney
General, superintendent of Public In
Struction, Commissioner OF Insurance.
Immigration Agent or Commissioner,
and Commissioner Of Labor and Print
ing. The bill was referred to the Ju-
dietary Committee. 1t had been stated
that Governor Glenn was i'll favor of
this bill, as it is claimed that il will
save many thousands of dollars year
ly to the State, and cannot possibly.
oblgate the State to the railroads. 1t
is also understood that there are many
opponents to this bill.
Senator Long, of Iredell, introduced
bill amending section 1850 of The
Code, chapter 355, relative to giving
further jurisdiction TO process officers
and manufacturing OF Intoxicating IL
quors. The bill at present is local.
but Mr.. Long will endeavor to have it
| enacted as q general law. The bill
provides that any person who shall
| knowingly permit any distillery to be
| set up for operation on lands in his
possession or control in any territory
where the manufacture or sale of Ii
quor is prohibited by the State laws,
~ fy nf do,
it shall be the duty of any officer
mentioned in the act to search for
and seize any distillery used in viola
ton of any State law or laws of the
| United States government, and to de-
| liver the still TO the United States au-
thorities for confscation. 1t will also
be the duties of the officers to seize
any liquors not tax paid and stamped.
and 60 deliver them to the Federal au-
thorities The sheriff and his depu-
ties or any police officers are author
lied to procure warrants and arrest Of
tenders of the nature stated above.
and to subpoena all persons who may
have information concerning the COM
| mission of the offense charged against
the party arrested. Any person who
Shall procure and deliver any liquor
to another shall be deemed and held
in law to be the agent Of the person
selling liquor, and shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor. Whenever the solicitor
of any judicial district shall have good
reason to believe that liquor has been
illegally sold, or of the existence of
an illicit distillcry i'm his district, 1t
shall be lawful for the solicitor to APP
ply to the clerk of the Superior court
to issue subpoenaS for the persons
having knowledge OF the offenscS, to
appear bfeore the next grand jury. The
last section provides that any officer
mentioned in the act who shall fail or
refuse to use due diligence in the exc
cution of the provisions of the act af-
ter having been informed Of violations.
shall be guilty Of lacheS in office. and
this will be cause for his removal.
Senator Struggled introduced a
joint resolution requesting the Sena-
tors and members of Congress from
this State TO introduce and support an
amendment to the Pension Laws,
which shall place upon the pension
rolls all deserving and disabled sol
dicrs The resolution says that in the
passage Of years the bitterness of the
great struggle has abated and justice
demands that the soldiers of both
armies should receive the same PEN
sions from the Treasury OF q united
country. The bill suggested would
place upon the Federal roll the Con-
federate veterans in the same manner
and on the same conditions as now
allowed the armies Of the Union, save
only that no arreageS of pensions
would be allowed Confederate soldiers
copy of the resolution. il adopted
will be sent to President Roosevelt, ''in
recognition Of the statesman ut
terances of himself and President Nc
KinAey in recommending magnamity
and Justice to the soldiery of the
South. whose fame is now the COM
mon heritage Of the whole people of
this Union"
SENATE-FORTY-F DAY.
The Senate convened at IL o'clock
Lieutenant-Go Winston presid-
ing. and prayer was offered by Rev. j.
G.. Massee of the Baptist Tabernacle.
The House Joint Resolution inviting
General Fitzhugh Lee to address the
General Assembly was read and adopt
ed by the Senate.
New Bills
New bills were introduced as fol-
lows
BY Toms: To exempt certain dis
trictS from taxation in Henderson,
county. Counties. Cities and Towns.
Ily Wright: To provide burial
place for whites residing at Culamcc.
Davie county. Calendar.
BY Pearson: Relating to certain
deeds made by corporations in North
Carolina. Judiciary.
BY Ward: To amend the charter of
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