The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-01
Legislation For Fish Pro.
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names on the petition asking that the
| Dill be defeated We're of people not
! living in Monroe
Mr.. Ode!l said this bin was con-
/ sidered Yesterday, the committee re-
! ported the bill unfavorably four
against two. He said the minority
have rights. and i'm this instance the
| minority were those outside the town
and the only object of the extension
seemed to. take in the cotton
mi Is and make them pay the city's
taxes The mills We're located outside
/ primarily because they We're assured
| they would not be taken in, and now
the town would violate its promises
| He said it was difficult for the poor
/ people to Keen health on account Of
the high taxes. The enterprise, too.
that built up the town, should have
| their rights respected. He said the
owners of these mills live in the tow~l
and pay one-fifth or the taxes Of
! Monroe.
Mr.. Mclean said he was opposed to
/ the county people going to towns on
general principles. but it went more
strongly against his grain when they
were 10 be forced into towns, and he
opposed the bill.
Mr.. Webb said as he was member
of the minority in the committee he
desired to make some remarks. Every
argument in opposition to every bill
of this character, he said, was always
made exactly as the opponents of this
! bill were making. He said the same
fight was made in Raleigh two years
ago, the fight was now on in AShe-
| vile. Durham had experienced it,
and other towns had had it. Every
industry which is getting the bene-
fits of the town should assist in pay
ing for them. Simply because a man
is a millionaire is no reason why he
should not pay taxes on more than
900 worth of property. He said
this was one of the most meritorious
cases of the kind of which ne ever
heard.
Mr. Williams read an affidavit the
siEner swearing that he carried a
petition around endeavoring to secure
signatures favoring the towns extern
sion, and that he did not secure a
single signature from the great num-
Der of people engaged at the mills,
and further, that he had heard that
w. C. Heath, owner of the mills, said
that if any operator of the mills
should sign any such petition he
should forfeit his position.
This. Mr.. Williams said. was
the reason why there had
been more petitions from
outside the limits for the passage OF
the bin. Mr.. Williams read another
taffidavit saying that twenty-six peti-
TONERS against annexation were not
ltaX payers, and were disreputable
unworthy men. He asked that the
bill be passed.
Mr. Jones, the second member OF
the minority of the committee. said
the gentlemen representing that dis
/ trict knew best what was needed and
best, and therefore he would vote for
the bill.
The roll was called and resulted IN
20 for and s against the bill.
Those voting in the affirmative wer4:
Senators Aaron, Beasley, Boddie, Boy
les, Bragaw, Burton, Coke, Crisp Duls,
Eller Ellington, Empie, Everett,
Fleming, Foushee Gillian Grady,
Jones Long. of Iredell, Moore. Pear
son, Shaw. Sinclair. Struggled, Tay-
| Tor, Turner Turrentine. Nann, Webb,
! Williams-29.
| Those voting in the negative We're:
Senators Alexander, Bryan Mclean,
| OdelI, Kicks, Scales, Watkins Zolli-
| Golfers.
Liquor Bill.
| The Long, of Iredell. liquor bill
! came - snecial order, and Nh.
| Long said since then Mr.. Ward had
! introduced a substitute bin and he
wished to give the Ward bill his un-
qualified support and withdrew his
own. He requested that Mr.. Ward 8
| special order, but Mr.. Burton objected
and the bill took IFS place on the call
endar.
The liquor bill was not reached
and at 220 the Senate adjourned I'M
iii this morning at O'clock