The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-02-21

This + TIE Asreeneut Reached ~ The
Pail Hllsass Matter "A License Tax
On Trusk Brokers h Askst for
Larry Nsnbsr q IseaI Biils Passed
Friday Night

Raleigh, Feb. 20.--The revenue bill.
- completed by the finance commit
tees OF the senate and house and Just
presented TO the house In printed
form. makes yeryifew changes In the
act passed TWO years ago.
]. II Increases the tax on horse dealers
from SIS TO $50; tax on peddlers OF
clocks. stoves and ranges from SIS
to $50; reduces the tax on sewing ma
chine manufacturers from $3.50 to
$500 and increases the tax on agents
from - TO $40; increases the tax on
piano and organ dealers from $50 to
500 and local dealers tax from $40
TO $40. II increases the tax on ex-
press companies for municipalities
from t25 10 $50. These are practically
all the material changes in the act.
Some Of the other acts are changed
AZ to wording. but not involving
actual taxes imposed
Per Two Ticket Windows.
The contest over Senator Bagget,'s
bin and other similar bills to require
railroads TO pun mileage on trains In
Nerth Carolina has simmcred down 70
an agreement BY the senate committee
on railroads 10 have n subcommittee
redrsft the substitute 10 require rail-
roads 10 maintain two ticket windows
al stations In towns Of over two thou
sand population. Representative
Ewar's BIN. bearing on the same SUD
ject. has passed second reading In the
hoase. and n Il passes third reading
the subcommittee will probably merge
n with tn rcdrxfted substitute. This
question has been aired al several
hearings before the committee at
tended by numbers OF prominent rail-
road oficisis and conductors. who
entered vigorous protest against The
measure.
wasn't Track Brokers Licensed
President w. u. Springer. OF the
East Carolina Truckers association.
and other ofhcers or me organization,
conferred yesterday with members OF
the joint committees Of the legisia-
ture In agriculture and the commits
sioner OF agriculture relative 10
legislation that viii provide for the
association revenue 10 maintain or
xanixation. MIA the result that bill
IL prepared for immediate introduce
ton that requires license tar on
truck brokers. graduated from 81 To
IS. The licenses are 10 be issued by
the commissioner Of agriculture and
the fund accumulated turned over 10
the Truckers association.
Lscal Bllls Passed.
The senate Lass night passed 4 large
number OF local bills and they we're
ordered enrolled. among them being
an act to refund the commissioners
aud highway commission OF 0uilford
county amounts they had repaid 10
the county treasurer which they had
received for committee work. also a
bill placing of'ccrs OF person county
on salary and creating once OF audi
tor for that county. Among the bills
passed and sent 20 the house was one
comforting civil and criminal jurixdic-
ton on the recorders court Of New
Hanover county. and another relative
to the oficial bond OF the treasurer Of
AeoklenburE county; also Joint reso-
luton Of appreciation Of David
schenck and Joseph N. Morehead for
their services In the preservation OF
Gnilford battle-ground.
Substitute BeIss Prepared.
Al Senator Cobb's request a substI-
tutn Is being prepared by the senate
judiciary committee for his bill chang
Ing the name OF the Croatan Indians
TO the Cherokee indians Of Robson
county. and Il provides that the
croatsns shall hereafter be known AZ
the indians OF Robson county.s