The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-03-14
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the remainder of the session was,
and dispatched business with a rush.
Thursday was q strenuous day in
the senate, and a multiplicity of
bills OF general and some of great
Importance to the people and the
interests Of the state, were passed.
The aeefhpuls6ry education bltwass
voted into law, after the adoption of
amendments which left the question
of voting compulsory attendance
upon the schools which the school
district cor township as the unit I'M
stead of the county, as the original
bill provided.
The High school bill also passed
the senate, carrying with it a modest
appropriation for the establishment
of the Eastern Carolina Training
School, to be located in the Eastern
town which offers the best induce
ments. Uuder this bill the County
Board of Education may appropriate
a sum for the maintenance of a high
school, and does not make it compul-
sorry, so that only those, counties
which are ready for the advance
movement will take advantage of the
act. b ,1 tG = $3.50
The. Buxton-Preston immigration
bill passed the senate and carries
with it an annual appropriation of
$4,000 for five years, half of this
amount to come from the. state treas
ury, the remainder to be taken from
the state department. Of agriculture.
The bill creates an immigration bu-
reau, whose efforts to secure immi- |
grants shall be limited to the United
States, Canada and nations of Celtic
OF Ieutonie oIigil, except in the in
stance of . few Eastern counties,
which will be permitted to secure I'M
migrants from Northern Italy.
The usual excitement which at
tends the senate debates on vital is
sues was observed during the dis
cussion of Mr. Reds substitute anti
trust BILL and the Hobbies and gal
leries were not disappointed if they
expected to hear something inter-
esting and hot. oF .i6a5t1r
The Revenue Bill.
Consideration of the revenue bill
was resumed. Mr.. Webb proposed
an amendment to section % which
struck out the last paragraph and
inserting after the word ''dollars''
IN line 4 of the section the words,
IF SO, what was that excess" The
amendment would do away with the
income question blank, which the
corporation commission has, during
the years 19O5-'O6. sent to tax payers
and restores the revenue act to what
it was in 1903. - %
The amendment was adopted. Mr.,
Webb also offered an amendment to
section SO, to re-enact section 55 Of
the revenue, act of$l905, on Estate
banks, private Bankers" etc., the,
committee having recommended the
adoption of that section. The amend
nent was lost by vote of Is to 10. J
Buxton's amendment to sections
IS, 20, II, 70, 80, 81 and SO, adding
the words: provided moth d
ng herein shall prevent any city or {
own from requiring license tax, not :
% exceed $25. annually" was adopt :
ID. -e4 sf.v III t4gEl
The amendment of Mr.. Turner to {
rs; adding thereto a provis- q
merchants or dealers who sell :
eyeglasses the same as it~inerant oc- 1
'ullsts was lost. The amendment of .
Mr.. Webb to section SO to strike ont |
he word H'banks" in line 81 of that 6
was lost. y
Mr.. Odell called the previous oues- C
ion, and the motion prevailed.
Tho rovon,a Iii 80 H. h
is third reading as amended and 0
arried. n
The Machinery Act. a
The machinery act, to provide for
he assessment of property and the =
objection of taxes, was taken up on =
SINAI reading, amendments to Sec Il
81 and 90 were given by Mr.. b
Webb striking out in the house Il
mendment all relating to New Han n
yer and Cabarrus; county, relating
D sherlf's collecting taxes and re. f,
B per cent taxes, the house h
mendment allowing the sheriffs of Il
lose counties to receive one hundred a
er cent or more than the sheriffs of i.
tner counties receive for collecting as
xeess taxes. The amendment was 4,
.t- Igf r
Mr.. Webb offered an amendment Il
section 90 by striking out subsec- in
3 and inserting the commits D,
ons allowed by Laws The amend al
ent was adopted. E.I, al
MI. Bellamy offered an amendment AZ
section 81 allowing the sheriff of n
ew Hanover county to receive 5 Der 81
mt on all county and special taxes III
the amendment was adopted. 81
Mr.. Odell moved the previous oues- sT
On, and the bill then passed its final it
aiding. 81
Corporation Commissions Powers be
The bill to enlarge the powers of pl
e North Carolina corporation CON- 70
lsslon, being a substitute to the J !.