The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-02-28
THE N. C. LEGISLATURE
What Our State Lawmakers are Do
ing Raleigh.

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At noon the House resolved itself
into a committee of the whole aud
considered tie revenue bill, Royster
In the chair. Doughton, chairman
OF the finance committee In charge
OF the bill, said there had been no
changes in the sections up 10 OF
the present act, and these were adopt
ed without reading. A slight amend
ment by the committee 10 section =,
regarding the Inheritance tax, was
adopted. From that section TO sec
ton % there was no change from the
old law and there vas adoption with
out reading. Section 23, requiring
the taxpayer to send certificates OF
income to the corporation commission
was changed so that it is to be sent
TO the tax-lister. Section q was
amended so as to include exhibitors
of moving pictures and magic lantern
pictures in the 50 per day class for
taxes, provided they do not give con-
tinuous performances. There was
prolonged debate over the committee
amendment to section %, imposing
a tax of $500 instead of the present
5000 on circuses. Gallert offered an
amendment making the tax the same
as at present, and fervid speeches III
behalf of eircuses privileges for the
people and in support of the amend
ment were made by him and Beckett,
Galloway, of Greene, Kennedy and
Peel. The amendment was defeated.
material amendment of the commit
| tees report, the committee of the
/ whole arose, the House resumed its
session, MacRae being speaker pro
tenn, and Chairman Royster reported
| the progress of the committee and the
the adoption of the bills up to section
| 80. Consideration will be resumed
Fridey morning.
| The Senate bill to authorize street
and inter-urban railways to build and
maintain water power plants passed
and the House adjourned.
A short session of the house was
held at night, during which only
bills, on which there was no contest,
was considered.
| TISSlUu ldclOh 4SA1A i es'OSA'
At 0 o'clock Preston s immigration
bill came up as special order. Speech
es in opposition to any immigration
of any kind were made by Stevens
Peele and Price, of Rockingham, con-
tending that the scarcity of labor was
a blessing in disguise by decreasing
the products of farm, shop and fac,
tory and enhancing their prices, while
labor could command higher wages
and be more independent, and imml.
grafton would injure laborers by com
petition. Strong arguments for thu
bill were made by Preston, Neil, Me
Rae, Doughton, Aaughinghouse
Blount, Parson, Galloway, Julian ane
Clifford.
The Rate Bsll.
Mclean then spoke about his owl
bill, providing a fiat 2-oent rat
for the big railroads and a Scent rat
for the others. Daniel declared tha
Mclean by bis own argument, ha'
proved his own bill illegal, that Dan
iels' was illegal. He said furthe
that Mclean had taken parts Of hi
'. own bill from parts Of the House bill
and that two sections Of Mclean
bill and Daniels bill were alike, s
that McLain was really opposing hi
own bill. Reid sair at first hes too
for to two-fare rate, but now though
this would complicate the situatio
and might invalidate the law an
was convinced that it should be onl
one rate. The only question is ho7
much shall the reduction be. It mus
be substantial. The substitute c
. Daniel pleased him better than an
other bill before the Senate and b
would support it. He answered NJ
= Leans argument that the bill inte'
fered with Interstate rate, sayin
!, that interfering with these and pr
"A scribing them are but two very dl
: ferent things, and that North Car
g lima ought to get its just proportio
Is Of the rates charged from points
the State to points out Of it and fro
:, points without to points within.
p" Mason declared that CASTOR coun
people paid more money for freig
&c in 10 days than for passenger far
Il in a year. He offered an amendme
II to Graham's bill fixing tirst-cla
= fare at 2 IA cents, seeond-class
. 2 IA, leaving the remainder OF Cir
hams bill as it now stands. Ayco
- spoke in support of Daniels subs
y tute. He said that no opponent
a. ~ rate reduction had introduced b
: to reduce freight rates, though it W
Z now within two weeks of the end
=, the session. He said he had ask
- ~ the railway officials to reduce t
=" freight rates and remove the d
examinations against North Carroll
~ while the Legislature was i'll sessi'
~ but that the railways had not dc
!, this and would not do it until fore
~ ~ Holt said he deplored the sendl
=: out by lobbyists the impression Il
=, !, this was Legislature Of Communi
us and Socialists, while it was W
~ y. conservative body. He regretted
~ statement by Senators that YES
l rights of stockholders of rallw;
81 would be destroyed and their prop
ty confscated. He opposed leav
the matter with the corporation ct
ny mission, saying the people and