The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-13
WITH THE LAWMAKERS.
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WITH THE LAWMAKERS.
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tives in Congress to assist in secur-
ing an international agreement on
the cotton tare question.
Another Senate bill passed was one
allowing sheriffs and other officers to
sue for rewards for capture of crimi-
nails. This was amended so as not To
apply to crimes committed in the
county of such sheriff OF officer.
Tuesdays Proceedings.
President Daughtridge also an
nOunces the names Of the members
from the Senate on the joint commits
sion to report on the advisability of
the State selling its stock in the At
lantic & North Carolina Railroad.
They are Senator PearsOns. Gillian
and Weaver. The House passed
resolution to pay these A & y. c.
commissioners expenses for fourteen
days.
The bills for twenty judicial dis
trIcts and fixing terms of courts com
pleted consideration in both houses
and is enrolled for ratification. The
Senate cOncurred in the new machin-
cry bill, after it was scathinglv de-
nounced by Chairman Cook of the
Senate Finance Committee, and then
passed bills directing sheriffs and
other taX-collecting agencies to col
lect arrears in Schedule B and c
taxes and inheritance taxes in the
counties for four years back, insist
ing that several hundred thousand
dollars can be raised in this way.
Revenue Bill frankly Unjust"
The House passed the revenue bill
on second reading with minor
changes, Chairman Williams. of the
Conference Committee, declaring that
it is rankly unjust and crying to high
heaven with discrimination against
the poor man and in favor of the rich
and big corporations. The increased
tax rate and the Senate increasing
many license taxes and reducing fran
chlse taxes on corporation he had in
mind especially, he said
The House had a warm contest
over the Senate bill to allow women
on school boards, committees and as
members of textbook commissions
and passed the bill by ten majority.
The Senate spent an hour on the
machinery act as it came from the
House. Chairman Cook, of the FL
nance Committee, complained bitterly
of the treatment the Finance Com
mittee had received, in that interests
had been allowed to get the upper
hand and procure the defeat of i'm
portant measures for the financial
betterment of the State. He had re-
ceived anonymous letters, and been
otherwise impeded in his work.
Criticises Corporation Commission.
He criticised the Corporation Com
mission as inefficient as a State Tax
Commission, and regretted that the
provision for a separate State Tax
Commission had been defeated.
The House, he said, sent as a ma
chinery bill a mongrel product with
which he was unfamiliar
The Senate voted down the Carson
bill for cutting out the annual appro-
priation of ST., 500 to the State Fair
The compulsory school attendance
bill, as it came from the House put
ting the ages of eight to twelve and
requiring attendance for four months
was passed.
After a hot fight the Senate de-
feated the uniform examination and
certification bill for teachers of the
State by a vote of 10 to 81.
The special committee on the ma
chinery act reported recommending,
in the first place, the passage of bill
introduced during the afternoon by
Senator Mcleod providing for the col
lection of privilege and license taxes
and corporate excess unpaid for the
last four years, giving the sheriff the
same power to collect these arrears
as he has for the collection of other
taxes. The bill was passed at once
and sent to the House.
Midnight Session.
At nine minutes past midnight the
House opened a formal session for
Wednesday morning, sixty-fourth day
of the session. to put the revenue bill
through final reading. The Senate
then adopted the report.
The Finish.
All except salary bills Jared bad in
the Legislature yesterday. There
were a large number of bills to be act