North Carolina Newspapers

Sp3clal Prociiu CAUCASIAN HAS A LARGER ATCN THAN ANY OTHER Offer to Vcarly Subscribers on the Fourth Pone! r ;3i;SHD :n NORTH CAR. '. ) ) t 4 4 PPC. Our I j . . a . , tf M n ; ;A A AY m &-vy mm w v m m. as w r v a m. a m am av asa ..,a , . ii I- tot ON VOL. XV. WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE. vorBity Appropriation 3 Pro ckei Bitter Opposition Finally Passed the House. BUTLER'S SCHOOL BILL ..., ll,lro Keaolrg la tho ( Bate n il Agalait UtlilXna'rMti killed la i. llwa Tha Neaata Yalta Kstra fav Ia('nt (h Mdoi ,t Labor ra Mr. rerrell'a Hill la K. ajard to Kalelgh i i. Hon Wrlghara I'aaaad llotb Itranrhaa Dihor Mtaiarii KeiM.rtari. MDM1MT-4UI li.U (naif. Vote W. have only counted the i Ik r or dflja in actual erssion, k Sundays nre included in the ,1, 13 m h bhimq the above (41 it iy lead (ome readers in error time that tie General As ml:.' Mil COntlDUtt 1U HeSMOU. Inn h cxpiro March Gtb, 1897. i Uure may prol ng its Res mwtubf m ar.j not entitled to ; niter that date. Et tint) wet at 12 o'clffck m. it t l jvrrnor Reynold pre- l iay. r ly Rev. W. C. Nor- Ins city. 1 I a a I J II' i 1 r 1 1 i I .Mi resolutions introduced I ' . I'tU-y, to Authorize the col i k taxes due tho city of i i . l'tl'yto amend the char i !i town cf Apex in Wake ! ' r lYrson, a bill to lessen the tiicp of prisoners. I , .Mr. Butler, a hill to amend '2;J. laws of lb!)5, relating 1 i weigher for Sampson coun- I Mr. Butler, a bill to regulate , i ilii printing. I'.v Mr. M yp, a bill to repeal chap r ..", relating to fuea of clerk of u; t and rt'tfister of doid in Pitt i.l,. v. i.'itiiliir of minor bills passed k 'i i ami unru reauinc. au- ii ; . 1 until Tuesday a. m. II o una. i ! ll.mse met at 10 o'ebek. Only ! w bills were introduced. 1 v I'.rower, to prorido for fur rim; tho laws of the Kiilway "Hiiiii.-thion. I'.v Crunipler, to allow Sampson unty to employ convicts on its i "in- rouus. !'.y Wilson, to allow the people of tston county to vote on the re val of the court house from Da! i to Oastonia. Hy Johnson, to provide for public it ws in oampson county. The speaker announced the fol xait as assistant enrolling clerks h,irin Kbrurv 11: J. 11 White. ijV-rtiv, Jin'8 C. White, of Itan Ipb; W. II. V'i'k, W. F. Younp, tncs Dlythe. The House confirm- tho appointments. The iusane asylum biH, which is Jto reported by the committee tujfo the names as follows: The ate Hospital for the eolored in- if, thtJ Western Hospital for the -in and the Central Hjspiral for u infant; eaco la ua unutr me itiHemfnt of nve directorj to rv four yeartj to be appointed bv o (iovernor ud confirmed by the nU; the office of superintendent the Rfjlums is abolished; trustees shall eUct a iQcipal and resident pbjs cian for (ft: U to serve four years; salary $2 t'.'uli; the trustees to assemble lurch Uth at MorcantoD. Kaleieh Ifuldsboro and elect officer of Hsylum. It is Dot the intention t tiie trustees shall be officers thiu the meaning of the section Article 14, of the Constitution, thry are declared to ba special liatPts for the SDecial Durposes of M act. The three hosDitals are rattd corDorationa. The Drovis- x ot chapter J, volume of the Je, as moditied by this act are re set d. tie bill introduced by McCrary, rruhtte assignments and other lavryauces, which was tabled Feb- ry J, but which was several days t.nkt n from the table, was taken . Mid provoked considerable dis i u. McCrirv. Ward, and Lnsk kke s a favor of it, and Cook op- fhe U xt of the bill is as follows; tr.2 a substitute recommended thn Judiciary committee Febru l'J: That all conditional sales, .kTuairnt. mortcraires, deeds in t or i n fusions of judgment cx Ftiu. u;hi1a or pion bv anv debtor urn ot ii, creditor upon an ac - a v s Fiti or other obligation which are fcuted, m:iJr or given to secure luave theiffect of securing any v o.i ffvuuu, uoio or vuuu wuivu reference to any creditor of maker shall be absolutely void Jto pvcf sisting creditors; provid- FQ&t su h acts or convevances shall i ar whpn axecnted. made or a for a new, presented and bona c-uteration. t 2 o'clock the Honse took a re- i uatil 7:i0. f-Ujrt nicht Roaiinn waa held I'K tl bills were taken up '1 upon. ltUAT-4iU DAT. inat. and he Stnate met at 10 o'clock at ; jvernor Reynolds presiding. FJer by Senator Ashburn. . '' ; wtre iBtroduced as follows: 7 Mc. AUxander A bill to xegu tai lamination of criminal? f r the aid of the deaf, dumb bund. J Jlr. Utley A bill to provide tae additional equipment, re aDd support of tne University mh Carolina and Industna 'n. Ihia parnea an aDDroona "f $5 000 for the University and ' 0 to the Normal and Indus- school. lis on seeond and third reading o DrovidA for thn udditiona ipment, repairs and support o nuersity of North Carolina 1 ' T. Cama an anni-.tnria.tinn O '00 annuallv. ViAi1 p what is now - - - w waai aavwvakvva) aw a ropriatfd. r. Alwater vn m rwtaofi to an- pruting the additional $5 000 on its second reading demanded a roll call, wbieh was toitained n bin ptaied second acd third fading; the vote cn onl read iotr vii;itM 30. noes 10. To provide for the additional qoip- manr, repairs and support of the normal and industrial school. Tbia bill earring an annual appropriation wi ti-,.w aooitionai to that already apr-fi riatd. This will be a Mtal or VIZ 000, the satne that the LV "iiiij i ioria varoiina geia. lat bill paisd second and third retd inff", without a diatentiog vot. lo rjfolata the appointment of cotton weighers for the city of lial tigb providfstbat they hll b ap pointed Il lioatd cf County oo3misiooers or Wake county tt 1 1.. 1 1 i . . . . . . . f oeu moTea io reeocaiuer. Mr. Ltley favored the bill rajing that the bill had pasned tnw House sev ral days ago, aad that it wai un derstood that the bill should be fought out in the committee; that the cotton men of the esehang had been befora the committee of the Senate and had fought the bill, but B,-naie and fight the bill. Tne cot ton exchacg" don't want the bill to be passed. II said he was here to represent Wake county, and he ap pealed to the Manator to stand to him. Mr. Whedbce opposed the bill. He had petitions from cotton growers assiog that the law remain as it if; that tbev were pleased with the present system. It is wrong for the law to be changed, and cs pcially to pive it into the hands of the County Commissioners. He thought the best thing t? do was to re commit the bill, as there was not but three members of the committee present when the bill was consider ed, and there not being a quorum present it should b re-refrred. The bill passed second reading. Objec tion was made on third reading. lhe president of the .Senate ap pointed the following as committee on (lection of trustees of the Uni versity cf North Carolina: Messrs. Kjllins, Kamsoy, Shaw, Butler, Scales and Anthony. To change the name of the Crimi nal Circuit Court of Buncombe, Madison, Haywood and Henderson counties to "Circuit Court," and the bill allows the Judge to practice law, also passed second and third lead ings; to amend section 2940 of the Code, relating to restoration of citi zenship, passed second and third readings. At 'J o clock the Senate adjourned. Uuhm. The Speaker rapped for order in the Housa of Representatives promptly at 10 o'clock. Rav. Dr. Daniel, of the city, conducted the devotional exercises. HILLS INTRODUCKI. Mr. Pinnix Bill to drop Moore's School History from the list of pub lic school text books. Mr. King Bill to provide for the treatment and cure of indigent ine briates, by placing them In institu tions for treatment at the expense of the county in which they reside. Mr. Hancock Bill to amend chapter 270,'laws of 1895 providing that the sheriff j bond shall be fifty per cent, of tax levy. Mr. Adams Bill to validate the marriage of A. O. Biuer and R& cbael Blythe, of Wake county. Mr. Cathy Bill to promote edu cation in North Carolina. .It pro vides that if the present lease of the North Carolina road be annulled and the road is re-leased for a greater sum than that paid by the Southern, the excess money shall be appro priated by the State Board of Edu cation to the counties for school purposes. Mr. Qreen (by request) Bill to authorize and provide for the elec tion on the question of State aid to lgber education. It requires that thetfficersof the regular election provide separate boxes for the vote, sing tickets "For State Aid to Higher Education," and "Against State Aid to Higher Education.' Mr. Lusk Resolution regarding the introduction of bills by provid ing that no bills be introduced in the General Assembly after March 1. Mr. Ferrell Bill to enlarge the jurisdiction of justices of tne peace in Wake county. Bill to amend the charter of the city of Wilmington was put upon second reading. Mr. oat ton ex plained the provisions of the bill. He said that, under the present charter, the Governor appoints five police commissioners and the amend ment provides that the Governor appoint instead five city aldermen. There is also a provision that the mayor may be impeached for drunk enness and removed for physical or mental inability. Mr. Walters (Democrat) said tnat although the bill was undemocratic, unrepubhean and unpopulistic, he would not oppose tne bill, tie said it made the Governor of the State absolute power as the czar of the town. He thought that condition would be better than to allow the officers to be elected by a popular vote, as local self government would be disastrous to the best of inter ests of the property holders of Wil mington. Mr. Hancock said that the bill was not nearly so extreme in its provis ions, so far as usurping local self government is concerned, as many laws enacted during iemocraiic reign. Mr. Sutton called the previous question, and Mr. Hartness de manded a roll call vote, which was sustained. There were numerous rennesta to explain rotes. The bill came ud as a caucus measure, nav --- , ing been endorsed by the Republi can caucus on Monday evening. Despite this fact, a number of Re publicans voted against the bill. Others left the hall or failed to an swer to their names. At the last, when the summary of the ballot was being made, demands were made that various members were required to vote. When Mr. Sutton . of. New Hano ver "saw that his bill was doomed to defeat, he changed his vote from yea to no, so that he could lodge mntion tn reconsider. The vote announced was 52 to 44 against the bill. SPICIAL OBDIE. The special order bill for the pro- ..... 1 ' A MAA nihition or aiserimiuamuu feral tender United States money wai pat upon its readings. Mr table the yea bill, acd The motion was lost by a nay vot of 52 to 4S. Col. Loak iff end amidmbt: the following "Provided that if the eonsidert tion of said note, ehek or othr ob ligation was created io a specific kind or money, then said debt may be dircbarg'd in money of like kind and the provisions of this aet shall not apply to sueh contract, bat said debt may be contracted to be paid in money of like kind. The vote upon the adoption of th amendment was by roll call and stod 56 to 47 for the amendment. When the amended bill was pnt upon its passage, it was evident that its advocates realized that Col Lnak's amendment dtfeated the purpose of the measure. This vote ws als- by roll call, bsing 75 to 35 against the bill. Mr. llaneock, as soon as the vote was announced, moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was lost and lay that motion on the table. The motion prevailed, and the bill is killed beyond all possibility of be ing ressurrcted. l he House took a recess until 7:30 o'clock. xvtyiyo SIS3I0N. The House re-aesembled at 7:30 o'clock and resumed calendar work. A Senate bill to appropriate $31 500 to be used in improving and enlarging the Deaf, Dumb acd Blind Institute engendered considerable discussion. Col. Sutton msvtd to table the bill. The ballot was bv roll call. The vote stood 14 to 53 against the motion to table. Mr. Pinnix moved that the bill be made a special order for next Fri day at 12 o'clock. The motion was los. Mr. Hancock rffered an amend ment that $15,000 be appropriated for 1S97 and $19 500 during 1893. The question of the adoption of the amendment offered by Mr. Han cock was called and a roll call de manded. However, Mr. Johnson, of the finance committee, accented theamsdment and the roll call was bad on the passage of the bill as amended upon the third reading The vote stood 55 to 44 for the passage of the bill. It was ordered sent to the Senate fjr the concurrence of that body in the Houe amendment as to the piyment cf the appropriation. Mr. Johnson, as churman of the fi nance committee, introduced the ma chinery act and nq-ifsted that 200 copies ba printed. It was so ordered. B.ll to amend the charter of the city cf Newberne was put upon sec ond reading. Mr. Hancock rff-rtd a substitute for the pending bill, which he said was the same except that the ap pointive power of the Governor was stricken out and the mayor was elected by the popular vote and the alderman to ba elected by the vari ous wards of the city. When the reading of the substitute had been concluded, the previous question was called by Mr. Hancock. This was the adoption of the substitute. A roll call was demanded. The vote on the substitute's adop tion was 64 to 34 for adoption. It then passed second and third read ing. The speaker announced the follow ing committee additions University Trustees B rower, Han cock, Schulken, Bryan of Chatham, Dixon of Cleveland, Alexander. White of Randolph and Carrie. Committee on Public Printing Aiken, Freeman, White of Ran dolph, Alexander, Blackburn and Allen. Hous3 adjourned until 10 o'clock Tuesday. WEDNESDAY 45d DAY. The Senate met at the appointed hour, Lieut. Governor Reynolds pre siding. Owing to the absence of a number of Senators, that body trans acted only business of a local char acter. The session was brief. HoniP. Wednesday's session of the House of Representatives was opened at 10 o'clock with prayer by Rev. Dr. Dixon. Mr. Young Bill to make appro priations to the State Normal Col ored schools, providing that $4,000 be appropriated annually over and above the regular appropria tions, to these institutions, seven in number. Mr. Babbitt of Pamlico county made an effort to put the bill, relat ing to the stock law in Halifax, upon its readings. The Speaker refused because it was a bill strongly op posed, and he had promised mem bers who went to Newbern, that no sueh bills should be passed upon in heir absence. Mr. Babbitt then moved that the bill be made a spe cial order for Thursday at 11 o'clock. This motion was voted down. Bill to provide coton weighers for he towns of Fremont and Mt. Olive. Passed. Bill to provide a cotton seed weigher for the- city of Goldsboro was put upon its readings. Mr. Parker of Wayne opposed the bill, Mr. Person, the introducer of the bill, said Mr. Parker was represent ing only the oil mills of Wayne, and had only one farmer who opposed the measure. Mr. Parker moved that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Agriculture. The motion was lost, and the bill passed second and third readings. Bill for the removal of the court house in Gaston county, authorizing an election upon the question of changing county seat from Dallas to Gastonia. . Passed. Bill to authorize the Governor to have the streets paved around the Capitol square was put upon its readings. It provides that the Gov ernor pave one half of each street around the square, except where the State owns property on both sides, in which ease it shall pave both sides, with convict labor. Pro vision is also made that the city of Raleigh snail pave tne remaining sides of these streets at the same time. Passed. Bill to authorize Beaufort county to levy a special tax and issue bonds was put upon its readings, with an unfavorable report from the com' mittee. Mr. Hodges said that the met was very much desired by the commissioners of his county, and urged that - members vote for the bill. Passed seeond reading. Continued from third page. Hancock moved to RALEIGH. N. C, THURSDAY, AMERICAN UA1IH00D Supplanted and Orirridden Bj CI aii Legi.lation in the In terest of the Monej Power LEGISLATION CO STROLLED. By tfca aa Crlealaal t'aa af Maaay Feal Caaaalracy agaiaat laa Paaala roily to V xpert fatara Proa rltf VVbaa tba Country la Daaalaatad By th 814 Sjodlcata BlmatallU Carrrary tha Ooly Hopa tea Mitwi. For The Caucasian.! There wsa a period when the pro we' a na coiyairr or inia reouhlie com manded th public confidence and the reapect of all nationalities. But the greed of money, the power of capital and public plunder have supplanted the paternal protection of its citizens and if unchecked will eventuate in its premature decay and ultimate ob ecurity. What greater calamity can befall any country than the civilization of it currency by class legislation to en rich banker, bondholders and capi talists by the subjugation of its citi zens ta their monopolizing and op pressive power. What more elTective means to paraljze its commerce and industries and the enslavement of the toiling masses who are the produc ers of its wealth? Da thee require no protectjon or relief when Idleness, want and starvation take the place of thrift and prosperity? Do they not exist in every section of this country unabated and without remedy or re lief? Upon the monument of fame io in scribed in unfading and ineffl;able letters the virtues and valorous deeds of nations which live in perpetual mem ry and beyond the flight of Time unless the Finger of Fate points to their premature dissolution and decay instigated by ambition! Corruption! Oppressive rule and the greed of power! The future destiny and history of this republic is wantful and is be ing written by the usurpation of the sovereign rights of its citizens be queathed them by the Magna Cbarta framed by the founders of their gov ernment. Their sovereignty has already been supplanted and over ridden by the monopolizing power of capital in all its varied forms of oppression and been employed to control the suffrage of tbe ignorant and uneducated masses. to acquire .political ascendency and triumph over the long established principles written in the Federal constitution. Is there no danger in this aggression and abuse of their civil jurisdiction and inalienable power. When money becomes a factor greater than the sovereign power of the citizens then the election-of their rerresentatives is controlled by its criminal and unlicensed employment. Are not tne iree institutions of this republic deliberately assailed and en dangered by tbe corrupt leaders of po litical parties who engage in tbe crim inal practice? Is it not equally tru'e that the constitution and laws of 'bis republic was framed for the protection or ineir rree institutions and sover eign power? And have they not been publicly and deliberately assailed and trodden down with impunity and the sceptre of their power deliberately denied by political monsters? If the idolators of gold, both foreign and domestic, who worship only at this shrine are permitted to violate with impunity the constitution and laws of this republic or State without con gressional restraint, how long will its citizens tolerate this unlicensed audacity without revolution and in tercection strife! "Catalinj" in his iniquitious and diabolical conspiracy against tbe Roman Empire never. con ceived a more treacherous plot than that recently employed to subjugate tbe sovereign power of tbe citizens of this republic by the unlicensed use of money ! The fame of these conspira tors deserves the full measure of exe cration for their nefarious deeds, for when capital can subjugate Its citizens to its monopolizing power and tri umph over their constitution and laws and enslave them to its sover eign jurisdiction. Civil liberty ceases to exist and becomes sepulchral in the same tombs with its ruined republic. Mr. Editor, it is . idle to anticipate future prosperity of this country whe'n its citizens and their commerce and industries are made dependent upon a banking system fostered and protect ed by class legislation to enrich its capitalists at tbe expense and ruin of commercial industries. IG. is idle to attribute its ruinous effects to the nomical markets of Europe, when its evils exist at borne and were formu lated years since by fanatics and by the conspiracy of British gold to plunder our country. Its prosperity and relief is virtually dependent upon a change of its present financial sys tem and the suppression of trust and other monied corporations which are rapidly exhausting the credit and con suming the resources of its citizens Fast reducing tbe public revenues and repairing tbe public credit and with out reform will absolutely bankrupt the entire country : Destroy its free industries and cause the establishment of a monied aristocracy and monar chial form of government pounded upon and controlled in tbe interest and bv the power of capital. A bimetallic currency of gold and silver is demanded by its business. No safer or sounder currency could be employed to suffice its foreign and domestic trade or sooner meet the immense sacrifice of property which has already entailed a general bank ruptcy of its citizens and the loss of incalculable millions and still contin ues without relief or abatement. To depend on foreign nations for financial relief is simply prepostrous Its future destiny had as well be con fided to bankers, bondholders and cap italists, without futher consideration or delay with the surrender of its magna charta. Its citizens should arouse from their legarthic slumber and take warning by their suffering and oppressed country and acquaint themselves with etealtbful con spiracy of capital which is enslaving them to its ruinuous and oppressive power and remember tbe "Gods only help those who help themselves.' It is folly to expect future pros perity when the entire resources of the country are handicapped by tbe monopolizing power of capital and are controlled entirely by banker trust companies and other corpora tions possessed of special privileges to plunder and impoverish its citizens without limit or restraint. It is idle to expect ic when an annual tax of millions is levied on its citizens in support of their institutions who do not receive a quid proquo in return on less in the form of general bankruptcy and tbe foreclosure of the mortgage, or their property caused by the exorbi tant rates charged for the us, of their money. These institutions were cre- MARCH 4, at4 acd orgabifr a rat itiert aed aot for tb (r. rrprily of tt commit, but wfcoil tor lta of Miopoiisir pitr sod mmvty era 4t tb roof r I of tanker at4 epti. t, a plai ol y ! hi biud by it prt t -foe eoe!aln4 a tfc. at f Cra. wb,fb cbartcrl tbm. This puwtr atxMild b regulated back to tb Mbi. aftdtb act repealed. A govrrxnct tbat exacts to raacb of iisciltica and lapoae aoch a burden of taxation Std ryfuaes to pay its Uf.l'n.at, a.. Joat obllfatioBs doet its cititrBa ean not b respected at bom or abrr-ad. Haws Kti. POT POUftRI. Callatf i lrm Vtcaaaraa aa Kala af taa Day. 8ome of Pritehard'a PopuliaU at Raleigh seem to be getting impati Qt about tbe division c f the spoils. They know that is the laat last slice of -pie" they'll rtr get and they want to begin to gnaw it jaat as noon as possible, if cot sooner. Tbia "pie" Las cost them the n-spect and confidence of their constituency at home and they are cot in favur of doinar without it much lorger. Oar Home. The Republicans atd "pio-neer Populists" are in favor of taking charge of every offije ia the State atd when they find an fflce that they can't get bold of, they propose to abolish it. Tbey do cot hesitate to say that their paramount object is to scoop in the spoils. That's all they want and all they care for. Nice little band of McKinlev patri ot?, isn't it! -Oar Home. It is said that Mr. Piitchard's Populists want to "abolish" the State chairman of the Peoples Par ty and then have one of their num ber elected chairman by the Repub lic in legislature. Wont that be just loveljV'-Our Home. Capt. Buck Kitchin who once mis took himself to be a Populist, has been heard from again. Last week he gave the News and Observer an "address." He goes for Senator Batler with gloves eff and imagin ed that he was literally demolish ing the young North Carolina Sena tor. We expect the Senator felt mighty bad to get such a licking by Capt. Kitchin but may be he'll re cover. He's so used to that kind of lickings that he really doesn't seem to give tnem much attention. Peo ples Paper. It is said that Mr. Pritchard's Populists have a series of "ad dresses to isiae in which they in tend to attempt to explain their po sition. It is. not necessary to do that. A blind man can see and nn derstand their position. Peoples Paper. Tom Watson, the Gaorgie States man, used about five long columns of his paper last week in abnsinir Senator Butler and other Pooulista who didn't vote for McKinlev. Ac cording to the Hon. Tom, a Popu- lst who supported Bryan committed an unpardonable sin against the party. In this respect he is in line with the North Carolina bolters: for they, too, believe the only good Pop ulists are those who vote r jr Reoub- icans, in preference to nominees of their own paity. Hickory Mercury. One of the chief planks in the Al- iance and Populist platforms was to annul the 99-year lease of the North Carolina railroad to tbe Southern, but it seems that about one-third of the reform party is op posed to it and will vote against it. aip the lease will stand, it seems. Is this the promised reform? Warren ton Gazette. If every depositor in national banks in the country were to make demand for his money to-day. these depositories would be all closed tomorrow from inability to mett the demand upon them. If 5,000 postal savings banks should be established throughout the country, and en eh of them made the custodian of $50, 000 belonging to the people, when the demand came for any portion of his vast sum, or all of it, it would be forthcoming, to the last nickel, without discount or rake-off. Bat this system would compel tens of thousands of people, who now fat ten and thrive upon the labor of the depositors to seek some other mode of livelihood. For this reason the money system is proposed to be put into the hands of the banks, and rob the people of many millions of dollars annually. Tacoma Item. The Jtsaitimore ueraid heads an item "Mrs. Cleveland will leave Washington." I am almighty glad of that. From the way Grover has been piling up a fortune since he has been President I feared the Cleve land family might take Washington with tnem. Uncle Sam The wave of prosperity, brought about by a Democratic administra tion, will end March 4, but the coun try has been promised another wave by the Republicans. Since the English syndicates are gobbling up so much of our land and are buying so many of our bonds, it has become absolutely dangerous for a fallow to sing "My Country 'Tis of Thee" as he is liable to be run in for grand larceny. Iowa Bimet- taliist. How to Make Money. The following is by an unknown hero, but nevertheless a good way to make 'money : "Take a dollar bill and fold it several times, each way. Then a . m ... a. m unioio it and you will nod it in creases." Keep tbe increase but send (he original bill to tbe printer who put yon on to tbe scheme. Then "take a silver dollar and drop ic on the coun ter, and notice the ring it makes, Send tbe ring to your best girl and tbe ii to tne printer and everybody wu be bappy. . The middle classes are the greatest readers of advertising. They read adverliserrnts as a matter of domes tie economy, so as to make their dollars go to the utmost limit. 1897. SOURCES OF REfENUE. HOLDERS OfEAlt STOCf tVtiSUV tVADliC TAXATi0lCUY CM HA HO AltO ElCAflf Ka Cwalai Sal m laa rata-TWa Dieraa la r-r-mm Pt. raa fraaa Oiaara-a4at Ct4lta Mtaa Dartag UaUag Ttaaa. Times are hard. Ual property ia shown to be depreciation ia valar; and yet it sterns there ia to way ta detrraae tases. In faet this can't be done unlet the pabhc insiita'ioLi shall be crippled. Tfaeae cocditiots hata potiome people lo thickitg. There are lota cf thiora which e cur toacyVMdy who will think a ht tle bit. While times are had, they j are not hard enough, to make ary body believe that tfce average value of taxaHle land in tbia State ia worth '. only J 91 pr acre, jet that is the average price on which tax- an paid. It is pretty hard to believe that hogg are worth oaly $137 r r bead, but that s what the tax tK,k show. Mit any kind of a cow ia worth tS.OO, bat taking all tbe rovr in the State goc and bad, and th ir tax valuation i i$.3'J. There aeetua to be no way to rtimdy theae thing. The legislature seems to have no time for such matters. It is too alt fired busy in tr icg to see wbat fel lows sb 11 get office and what kind of an c i: they shall have. But it may be that tbe majority of owners of land, cattle and hog would not be able to pay taxes on any higher valuation?. "They prob ably could not. They can hardly pay taxes now. But something had to be done to make up for tbe loo in revenue that must result from th recent depreciation in values. In trying to do this the State Aud.tor has sought to discover some sources of revenue from which taxes could be collected without imposing any burden or hardship, and has made the following suggestions; Ralii;h. Jan."J5, y7. To licrijr.i : Tne attention of sheriffs and tax collectors is especially directed to a phase of business which, it ap pears, has been common in the State, but from which the State is not re ceiving the tax imposed by law. Section 10, Schedule B, of Reve nue Act, provides that "any gift en terprise. or any person or establish ment offering any article for sale and proposing to present purchasers with any gift or prize as an induce ment to purchase," is subject to a tax of twenty dollars. This Department notes that vari ous establishments are publicly an nouncing gifts and prizes to be given to purchases effring fucL articles as clocks, dolls, bicycles, through a plan of issuing tickets to purchasers, and by other methods. Every person or establishment making such offer is subject to a tax of twenty dollars, and it is the imperative duty of sheriffs and tax collectors to collect and reDort suah tax to this Department. Other phases of which, in the opinion of this Departmont, are sub let to this tax, are the off-rs cf cer- cam prizes ior tne collection ot so many soap wrappers, cigarette pic tures, & ?. It is known that-cijrar wheels and similar devices are being xtensively pirated in tne Mate. All such e n- erprises are subj 'ct to the regulat ions of section lo, Schedule B, and sheriffs and collectors are derelict in duty if they fail tt take such cog nizance of them as is required by aw. In addition to the above, the State Auditor has sought to investi gate other sources of revenue from which the proper amount of revenue is not derived, and has called the at tention of the finance committee to some facts and offered some sugges tions among which are tbe follow ing: SUGGESTION'S OFFERED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. "An examination of the report cf the State Treasurer will bow that the banking institutions of the State report bank stock to the amount of $5,436,970.04 The Treasure re ceives from these institutions for tbe State the tax on this amount at tbe rate imposed by law. "A comparison of tbe reports o the Treasurer and Auditor shows i vast discrepancy in th amount o bank stock as reported by the banks to the Treasurer, and as listed for taxation-in the counties by stock holders and reported to tHe Auditor or while the bank report stock to the amount of $5 430 970 01 t tbe Treasurer, the amount reported to the counties and subi-ct to couuty tax is only $2,003 912.00. It thus appears that there is a diff-rence o $3,2IS,03S 05 between the amount o DanK siocs on wnicu a:aie tax is paid, and the amount on which county' tax i3 paid. At the present rate of taxation the counties lose annually by thi3 discrepancy in listirg, the amount of $1S,S93. "Another item which seems V. require more attention than ha nereioiore Deen given is mat or yc posits and money on ban!'. Th aggregate amount of deposits re ported oy in oanss m tne o:ate is $10 004,470 00, for tho year 1S9G fni a . m i- ine total amonnt oi 'money on hand and on deposit, as reported from the counties to the Auditor for 1S9G is $4 135.000. It appear tneror, mat mere is a a.iiarcnce of $5 929,476 between the amount o deposits reported cy tne oanss, and the amonnt of deposits listed in the counties for taxation. At the pres ent rate of taxation it appears from this discrepancy that the State loses Annually from this source of reve nue the amonnt of $ 14,650, and tbe.t the counties Insa annually the amonnt of $25,450. ."Another item to which attention may be directed as an instance of laxity on the part of certain sheriff 4 and . tax collectors is this: Tne last Auditor's report shows that taxs were collected during 1S9C from 1,879 lawyers, doctors and dentist?. Branson's North Carolina Directory gives then ams and posteffiee ad dresses of 2.276 of these practition ers, and this cannot be the maxi mum number of members of these professions in the State, for the re ports from some counties are in com- pate. H f tUs wvre ta tUI 68 . tt wa14 aw Ua.1 tSt ml f tkaaa rr.eniira 1rtm kick ta aiitt! iata tat of 1$ aot e4!at4, asi tkta feUar t rl !t'5'ti!i tjt u Hi a Imi of ft 0 fof t&atatr IK - S CltCB ?1. of a&aala'a It. Uaa- Aft, n-itirtta'4 scrtaat s4 dealers l report, avrry i aaaf ba. tbe total atBoatt f ftcx!a prt kateJ by them, aal fay a rrtdaat J d valorem tat o trb traa 1 be revenue Jt'TJ 1 turns t ta rra matt4 t fIJt i, t(t ahovs tfeat all tbe roJa e?4 ttr rhaedi r-arettaa by all tea seer rbatjts ia the fcta'e !btic tfca l!-''" attoutlfj to otly ft 7!M.aj' Tbia is aa avtrr o tMut 1 1 t.j ft,r eeh of tha 1 7o0 ! pe.Sa of Ua tvate. It is ;ii'e rra a thata't&a to La ia tho S'at r. rebate a maay goods in on year a are r P'UteU from th whole iMat. If ror-er ru'urna f srrhtca wer inada and tb taa was t.aid ,n ik.n bare woald t as addi'ioeal rae tuo to the h!at frn tt.j x.n.r. brc of Uti'o 1).0 aid MJ.. IHJO." 'The cutDKr of pol'a l avd tot J in the .S'ate waa J"17 CM Tbe uuuiUr cf ruters in tbe laat election aa .'Ul.l'J Thn ahoea an eiceat f 9 1 '.7 Votera over fll tax ptyera. uere are at leaat .U BuO-turi n the Mate and thraa .!.!. t t. il 7 W : I ! frtkli.. a ...... . It I . - otera ot r poll tainavers. It etua ncrdible that thre i larr a uumWr of adult in tilt S;te who are "poll tax free." The pnatt-at dudarr of tatatiwn n the Matf i "slreut credita." A solvent crtdit ia an account which u collectible either bv the abilitv at.l WllliDgUt ts of the debt ir to ntr. or olltrtible by r-at.a of th security given by the debtor. Ordinarily a solvent credit" is a note or tout gage bearing inttreat, and secured y such collateral as makes it ret ain that tbe debt ran be collected. Such "solvent credit" almost inra rtably draw interest, and ought to pay the tai; but such tax is rrosalv evaded by failure of the holders to ist them for taxation. Suggestions lave been off red bv the Auditor which, it ia thought. will remtdy in part, at least, some of these irregularities and ahortcom- DgS. For instance be suggests that every interest-bearing note or mort gage representing solvent credits ball bear a certificate or some evi dence that it has been listed; and if such noe or morteatre thall not bow official evidence of having been Jisttd for taxttion each vear shall be non-collectible by law This would eurely brine a larce amount of bidirg folrent credits to be front, and would secure revenue rom a source that is able to pay it. Another kugreitin i with refer ence to bank fctock. It is ahown above that less than half of such stock is l:ted in the counties. It i suggested that the cashier of each bauk be required to furniah the Auditor with a lift of the names of stockholders and their addrcsa This would enable the Auditor to as- ... certain ana report to the various counties when the full amount of such stock in each county has been isted. Another suggestion as to poll tax is to impose a penally of thirty days T7ork on the public r ads for failure to list polls, and thirty days more for failure to pay such poll tat. various other surg'stions have been mad- to remedy the irreguUri ties in otbrr matters of taxation. which it is hoped will hare couider ati'in and be so amended as t meet th exigencies which may aie R R. COMMISSIONER WILSON JO I . En IONS. It is also pr-poel by Rvlroad ommiesioner U.ho Wilson to have the section of the revenue act relating to express companies chang ed so as to increase the State's reve nue soan $3,000 pr annum. This he proposes to do by making tb companies pay tax on wba'tver bui ncss is done in North Cro!ina and not on the receipts in the Htata aa the act now provide?. The railroad cf the State he sy, revive from express compinies $229,032, where as thrse same companies r.y 2 per cent tax on only about $G50oJ, or only $1,300. Mr. Wilson proposes also to in- dud-ia this law the tt-lgraph and telephone companies, atd to rtqaire them to make returns tothRiil roai Commission. Altogether it is eslinaf d that this act. if it beomes a law. would rnaa an additional rev.hne to the State of about I5,0oQ. Idaha'a New M -tia tor. Ilenry HeitfieM, the newly elected United States Senator from Idaho, was born in Loui, in January, 1S55. His father. Henry Hti'firlJ. was of German birth. The fature Idaho Senator atteLdd the common fchools of St. Louis until 1S70, when, with bis mot&er, he moved to S'ceca, kancas. lie lived there un til 152, bticg employed a farm work acd learning tbe trale oi eft e mason. In 1S32 Mr. Ueitfield moved to the Northwest, locatinz at Pome roy. Washington. F. r a time he wotked in the shop of the Northern Pacifij railroad at Spragn. remain ing there until the fail of 1SS5. when he became a resident of Nz Pereea county, Idaho. S.nce that tima he has been engaged as a farmer, fru'.t grower ard cattle mn. ia pontics Mr. Heitfield was a Democratic until he i ined the Populist party. He it a member of the Farmers Alliance, and it wa3 throuzh bis connection with that orginizttion that be was influenced to ally himself with the Populist party. De was elected to the State Senate aa a Populist in 1891 acd again ia 1SL-G The'fiasl vote stood, Heitfild, 39; Dubois, 30; Nelson, 1. Fourteen Democrats j ined the Populists on the lat vote, and the sioele Repub lican als) voted for Bettfield. Iaterveatlam. Philadelphia Kortb American.J After all reasonable allowance has been made for the inaccuracies of mis informed or sympathetically imagina tive correspondents tbe fact remains that tbe existing condition of affairs in Cuba is sorb as not only to warrant, but to demand, tbe prompt ana imper ative intervention of tbe United States government. NO. n; All INFAUOUS MEASURE. Sftatcr Estler Tie Uzi FfitM's Acviil Crviu Taa (a. ai .... at ' ta .un.4 ra. r a mm) t aaaat a aa a laa ta a fae at -aa- Hoi.t NM a aa. aaat . - rf iMin.tMO,, ut, a,4 ,,, t a Ua.t aaa laa M !. a r'- a. a W.a4 SLaa . n, raa a1 . M . t a. j,, t ra atataa t .... , . tmm Lata raaa. !. ('l.tMtta tia I. a t.l a ta aa luuiMtkMia4ta aaM. 1f H'kMl Vraaa la ktiw aaat aa t t aiee 1 1.- rt ..rar-j t'ea 'fi lt". trj at 1 ,aj. t j a majirit) tfjH-rt n J a fa rai.'e re lKrtntbe t mj4 I'oatSt t.;l tor I'.a'Ur 1 1 tie b i iim atid fate tt.l.e itm , m, f,jar a auUtitu'r !, r tt.e tr.l aid n.aae a uiitiurttf rrj-..r. it, , tair n.a l the COII.Itiitteee tt t' 'fT..ea a tit I'oat Ka!a fe'rrrl tie t'li tu tt.e erate. I reaet.llfjj; tie tta;.f.t re port fat.riff the Lll. before .ia?, a a t a a . a nuiifrroyig ri I.. a mitir:j retMt reaJy. W lerru;oo tal.r l;nr roa in tte er.ate auj entered a t r.t t aajainat t! ti:l a f. I...a . Ma. lit" tia -Mr. rrr.M. I ..i,M not detain tbe Sfi,' t, at tl.ia u-r b.Kir. were It tiot tt at tbia ca.,r.t) reMrt t.a route tp from tl, I'wai i- nrc- tiitttuiitee, it ahlrb 1 am a n, m Urr. I ant t.j jnej tutbe bill. I do iH.t concur in the r ixrt niatla tit a tuajority ( ttie r-umnuTre. I ani re t arm-a minority rt. If ttatre Mrt w re ready atdtut. gnlt.it t, li-crJ .n tb a:iie rtaj with r n i- j rity report. 1 would t- kuim,! t wail till ll.ia bill abu'd tx taken ai fur action. 'I lie tun, only r(nrt mill not b ready tfre f rtjurruw. 1 can not aibiw tbe msj fity rMrt i g into the Itvcurd today I lMit alat ing brirrljr sutn f uiy t,j- t mna to till linat lileToi.a liieaaort. The real Ufja of tbia n::aure do tint appear on its fare. Ita real urMMe, r at leaat ia erleta if it alioubl be Otoe a law. are far r rarl.n, f and datigtroua. 'I be (oi l rit g. tb IiitioMilir. Slid tfua a alrad cm irol tbe atetiuea atid acen-iea of rapid -oiiiiiiuiiirat im and it.ieil fence. 1 bey filter and rotitrol tbe tiew that a esi in tbe daily rea ea b nioriiioa-. J hey now ae k tt.ru'Kti I bia till to el up. a far aa Hait.e, tt.e ot ly atet tie Lit free and neti. Ibis bill la ask ing to run tbe cantlrl t ('orreaa tin der fatae pretenaea. Tbe frietida cf tbia bill, keotan aa tbe f.iu1 Mtal lull, rom to 'tfigreaa uuder tbe gu e of reform at 1 .t.M my and ak you to pa a b.ll A bill tbatwiMdo wtiat? A bill I tat will rut out ot tt.e mtila a la'cr I art .f the literature tha' tb -oj.le to-day receive, deair to recetae, tbrotifh lb nails a aerond-rla ra'ra. A bill to do wbat? A bill todeprite tbe people who live along tbe atar rout-a oi,e balf of the privilrares wbiett ibey to day receive frotn lb potal 1eia of i Li country ; a bill intended if t,ot intended, that Would belbe reault to cut out from tb maila all alatidard works now publibd ir cheap form i'h pap r rover; It at la, tb works of Dirkena, .N-ott. Ilawtborn, Hib inion Irtu.-r. ainl t.nnOreda ,f oLera whi'b are row being pubh-bed in c beap form and are s:ir ar tl rourb th fnaiu, a ront-ciaa rat a. I. ten e'i'er'a I nabridged l'ic:iunary t- day goes to teople out in lb- country :n cti-ap fri with pajr covir. f ,oin a Miihiieial Jm boot and bucka oitnavainti lisve got. ti.r urn ILe mail to Mihly etery nice In Atnerira, atid more ar gutt.g. Ibis bill ruta all thee booka out of Ik man. I tnat the tittrrtoa of tho who favor tbia bill? lb tnan who livea in a city ran buy them at a tie atatid. 1 be man who livea in tbe :ountry and who reli-a upja tbe poa! "a'm ti bring bint In touch with rivilixttion la d-pendet.t U(xn ib mall to give boa the bt-efit that the man who live in a ri'y or who rides frequently upon a tram ia r.ot so depetidet.t up- a. l b profea d reaa on for Id t bol la -Worm and etonomy, t.utttie bo rom and ak yu to pa it in the interest of economy sre thoe wbi Vote for ui re autjaitliea, t boe who vnfe to take no re milliotia out of th Treauy f the ; vern ment than any other rlaa cf men io lb Senate aid in tt IIoue. At,d jet. in tti r am of ref rm at d in tb name of economy, tbey rom fere and akyoutopa a bill that rb tb eop! of ba f tbe teneflra tby to-day get frotn tbe pout a 1 rjatem. Mr. Treaid-tit, the bill would be in famous in i'a resultaii it abould aa. If the people of tbia rout, try a near wbit i1i tt bill. tber would be audi indignation from ocean to mean a bav not been eeen for twenty yeara. The American p'-oj-t" wi'.l never lul-r-ate aucb a ma-ure when tbey know what ia In it and wbat will be i s tr aul:a. 1 will prcfeLt a mintrity report t o rtorrojr, and if tho who profes to want reform rteaa reform io tb io tereata of tbe getitral ptJb'.i-, if tbose who profeaa towstitto at'p tbe de ficit in lb I'oet tiflJce department mean that io g-od laith, I can point them to a way to acmptib tha' re mit. I can how bow tbe Iat-Ofnc Department cao ave Irora llOWajo foflzO'i'tO'a year, a! the deficit now i Lut ii.'iw:x. u can save hjkjOOoo ayear by simply paying (the railroad fcr tbe mail act Ball y bauied and at tbe contract rrict and no more. The (Government pays tbe ra Iroads for a great deal more mt If at than the rua4a really haul. It is tbe fault of tb Govercmett that this is tfjne. B-tiles. tbe contract prise is eotireiy too high. During tbe laat twenty years lregni ratea save neato reduced about n pr cent, ye ice G jverrmentia now paying aout tbe time rates that it did twenty years ago. Why do not th j who are so much eoD--roeJ about lot oencit in tbe l'oat-Oclce Department turn their attention to tbse big leakages and gross abu? L;t those who profess to favor economy ani reform balf to correct tbee abuef. Mr. President, we to-day not only pay tbe railroad nearly 133J0000CW a year to haul mails, nut we alo pay ibrto rent for the cars in which the miil is carried. Wby pay rent for cars when we pay freight charges? Besides, tbe rent we pay for tbe cars ICoylajtsd est Srd