The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-10-07

With probably One-thlrd OF tne
members absent on leave for the day,
little was done yesterday in either
branch more thar to pass a good num-
her Of local bills and more completely
clear the decks for action on the con-
stitutional amendments and other
portant State matters the coming
week. The senate hardly made n
attempt to do more than pass local
bills The House made an attempt at
& on consideration of h con-
stitutional amendment, but without
much success. None of the measures
relating to railroads were taken up.
The House, in committee Of the
whole, yesterday spent an hour debat-
ing, discussing and attempting to get
together on the Revenue
amendment. found itself unable to
harmonic its various elements and
positions of various Of
some OF its provisions n finally re-
ferred sections n n SIX with
amendments thereto offered, to the
committee on constitutional amend
ments with the hope that the commit
tee ould harmonic the different
views and reports unanimously on the
sections, especially SECTION SIX, about
which there had developed SO much
tAO StNS - ~
disposed Of this amendment for the
time being, the committee of the
whole took up and adopted without
contest the proposed amendment sub
~stituting words "War Between the
States" for the word rebellion
There was no contest on this amend.
ment.
The House. in scommittee Of thu
whole. had begun consideration Of thu
Revenue Taxation amendment Friday
but had made little or nc progress OF
it, Yesterday the same amendmen
was taken up section by section ant
adopted without amendment section
one, two. three and four. Section fiv,
was adopted after an amendment b,
Representative Doughton,. had beef
adopted to increase the ad valcrem ia,
limit on real and personal prOpert,
for all State and county purposes from
so cents as proposed by the Specia
Commission, to Sc "a cents. Mos
OF the available time was spent O.
section six, which reads:
The SnAg Section.
1.-THE General Assembly may pro
vide for a capitalization tax on ever
male inhabitant of the State owe
twenty-one and under fifty years c
age. but not exceeding two dollar
t$2) per annum for all purposes. TIL
General Assembly may also provide
by general law, for the exemptio
from payment OF said c%apitation ia
special cases on account Of povert
and infrmity.'
Amendments to this section wei
offered by the three new members
the House. MeSsrs. Graham, Dowd an
Rufiin. Judge Graham's amendmel
would limit the two dollars poll ia
TO State and county tt
Dowd amendment would provide tn,
a poll tax municipal poll tax migl
toe levied up to the same amount
levied for county and State purpose
Mr.. Ruffin's amendment would pr
hibit the use of funds derived fro
the two dollars poll tax for other pu
poses than education and charitab
purposes. Much discussion was pr
cipitated. 1t promised 70 prove en-
less. Consequently that section a,
proposed amendments were REFER
to the committee, which spent mo
hal an hour in an unsuccessful effC
to reach ar agreement and finally a
journed to meet again Monday NOR
ing at 10 o'clock. The Graham a
Doud amendments were combin
into n TO which both agreed. AT,
considerable discussion a vote "
taken n a majority veted against
The several members of the Spec