The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-02-28
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What Our State Lawmakers are Do
ing Raleigh.
Considering the Revenue Bill.

In the chair. Doughtony chairman
of the finance committee in charge
of the bill, said there had been no
changes in the sections up to 5 of
the present act, and these we're adopt
ed without reading. A slight amend
ment by the committee to section 6,
regarding the inheritance tax, was
adopted. From that section to sec
ton % there was. no change from the
old law and there was adoption with
out reading. Section %, requiring
the taxpayer to send certificates of
income to the corporation commission
was changed SO hat it is to be sent
to the tax-lister. Section 81 was
amended so as to include exhibitors
of moving pictures and magic lantern
pictures III 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 eircuses. Gallert offered an
amendment making the tax the same
as at present, and fervid speeches IN
behalf of c~ircuses 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.
Having reached section 35 without
material amendment of the commit
tees report, the committee of the
whole arose, the House resumed its
session, MaeRae being speaker pro
TEN, and Chairman Register reported
the progress of the committee and the
the adoption of the bills up to section
81. Consideration will be resumed
Fridey morning.
The Senate bill to authorize street
and m~ter-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.
Preston's immigration Bill Passed.
At 8 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-
JGnO1uS Tia IuC SCdICllN VI 1oUO1 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 immi-
grafton would mjure labOrers by COM
petition Strong arguments for, the
bill were made by Preston, Neil, Nc
Rae, Doughton, Laughinghouse,
Blount, Parson, Galloway, Julian and
Clifford.
The Rate Bill.
Mclean then spoke about his W
bill, providing a fiat 2-cent rate
for the big railroads and a Scent rate
for the others. Daniel declared that
Mclean by his own argument, had
proved his own bill illegal, that Dan
iels' was illegal. He said further
that Mclean had taken parts of his
own bill from parts of the House bill
and that two sections of McLean's
bill and Daniels bill were alike, so
mat McLaln was really opposing his
own bill. Reid sair at first hes TODD
Tor to two-fare rate, but now thought
this would cOmplicate the situation
and might nvalidate the law and
was convinced that it should be only
one rate. The only question is how
much shall the reduction be-. 1t must
be substantial. The substitute of
Daniel pleased him better than any
other bill before the Senate and he
would support it. He answered Nc
Leans argument that the bill inter-
tered with Interstate rate, saying
that 1nfnTfQroIIon 1ri46 41Oeo 81 $40
Scr1bIng them are but two very diff
ferent things, and that North Caro-
lima ought to get its just proportion
of the rates charged from points in
the State to points out of it and from
points without to points within.
Mason declared that CASTOR county
people paid more money for freight
in 10 days than for passenger fares
IN a year. He offered an amendment
to Graham's bill fixing first-class
fare at 2 IA cents, s~econd-class at
2 IA, leaving the remainder of Ora
hams bill as 1t now stands. Aycock
spoke in support of Daniels substi-
tute. He said that no opponent Of
rate reduction had introduced a bill
to reduce freight rates, though it was
now within two weeks of the end of
the session. He said he had asked
the railway officials to reduce the
freight rates and remove the dis
examinations against North Carolina
while the Legislature was in session, !
= but that the railways had not done
this and would not do it until forced.
Holt said he deplored the sending
out by lobbyists the impression that
this was a. Legislature of Communists
and Socialists, while it was a very
conservative body. He regretted the
statement by Senators that vested
rights of stockholders of railways
would be destroyed and their proper
~ confscated. He opposed leaving