The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1891-02-18

bill. He believed seas when the hill
thus anepded, weut back the Senate
would concur
Mr.. Zachary wanted railroad men
treated as citizens. They have as much
right to be considered assny amy man who
ofInxs preludices within this hall is un-
worthy TO be a member There is q diff
ference OF opinion between citizens and
rail roads. What the prima facie rsqui.
site of a Ccm mnissioner This bill Is to
make Determinations, aud prevent
man who is a hundredth cousin TO rail.
road attorney from teiug Commis-
sloner.
The members swore 10 enact laws OF
eqnal Justice 70 all. and If they vote for
this blA they will not be doing IT,
Talk aboat gag law Ptople protested
against il in November aud yet here is a
rev vel Of gag Law in horth Carolina
Why nos d-aw your par diem and 20
homo il you are going i, let the Com
n ttses run tue Le,,slat pni L., every
mend ment stand or fall on its merits
Mt Hendricks did not want to ex-
elute members of the General Assembly
1t seems to apply that something is rot
ten in Denmark
Mr.. Perry had convictions of his own.
but he also had high opinion of the
Com mittee. / advocate the bill and
the amendments proposed by the com
mittee, but he did not believe that any
members ought TO be disfranchised.
fhis was no new measure. Every body
expected Com 10 issiop, and it could
not be said that we have created offices.
Let every man be freeman and not
bar any from holding Office. do not
believe that any member here is a can
didate for Commissioner.
Capt PEBBLES thought that Sec. %
ought to be amended. 1t would carry
the Commissioners all over the State and
would not give the needed relief to
those losing stock. He didn't like max
ing a member of the General Assembly
Ineligible. have little stock in the
Il, Il q railroad company, and am in
eligible. and l can oppose tho precedent
without supposition that l want the
place. would not take it. be said
that this disqualification proposed was
not constitutional and put ourselves in ID
bad light before the woi!i. The man
who charges that this Ler. isl iture enacts
a law to provide offices for self, does 1t
with malice afOrethought Not mem-
Der here is a candidate, but il we think
a member is competent, let Us have him.
For years, through the influence of rail-
roads and the lobbyists, the demand OF
the people could not be heard. This
| legislature is different this year. W.
are here to comply with the demand of
the people to creale Commission, and
| cannot be deferred from voting for the
bill.
Mr. PEBBLES spoke in favor Of the
amendment and called the previous
question upon it. The amendment was
lost, by vote of ayes 43, noes So.
Explaining their Votes.
Mr. Alston said II there is any mem
Der of this house or of the Senate who
is candidate for Railroad Commission
er am not aware of it, but, sir, hope
and believe that every mem Der of this
assembly will SO conduct himself in the
future, as he has in the past, that no sus-
picion shall rest upon him; and, sir. be-
Iieving in the broad principles embodied
iii the Democratic platform and in the
hearts of all true men, equal rights to
| all and special privileges to none," am
| unwilling to place the members OF this
| house along with criminals under the
| laws of North Carolina, and say they
shall not be eligible to this or any other
| Office. l therefore vote aye.
Mr. Brinson said he opposed all
| the bil as ii came from tne committee.
| fhst vas the only sure way, as he saw it,
| 30 81 cure an early passage of the bill.
Mr. Ray said that IN order to divest
this Legisl la'ure of any suspicion Of max
| leg rffices for themselves, this amend
neDt ought to pass. The bill ought to
| be amended. Toe iron clad rules Of the
Railroad Commission Committee
tnat no amendments should be
| adopted ought to be changed
| The bill is against the material interest
of the State. If properly amended. will
vote for this bill But it sadly peeds
amendment. This amendment is coDsti
tutlonal He said that mems motives
bad been impugned. Mr.. PEBBLES asked
if he didn't know that every enemy OF
the bill stood with him on this amend
nent. Mr.. Ray desired to say that the
Senate passed this amendment. aud
asked, '.Are ell members OF the Senate,
who vote for this amendment, against
the commission?' I vote for this amend
ment to see if the ardor Of certain advo
Gates of the bill would continue il ineli
| gible to office.
Mr.. Skinner favored the original bill
but be opposed the amendments to make
| member of the General Assembly ineli
| SlDic auu W ICQuC0 tUO Ilc
woa'd never sanction bill to prescribe
members of the House. He would not
accept the position.
| Mr. Alexander, , there are features in this
bill that / object to, do not believe this
bill is what it should be, but if We all
vote against the bill because of some ob
jectionable feathers in the bill, we
would fail to pass any bill. North Caro-.
lima is infavor of rail road Commis
sion SO am I, therefore shall vote for
this bill.
Section 1 was then adopted as it came
from the ;enate.
Section Q, fixing the salary's of Com
missions at s., 900, was adopted without
amendment or debate; as was also sec
ton 3. .forbiddiug over charges; and Sec
4, forbiddng unj ust Determinations.
Mr. Jones offered the follow amend
ment to Section 5.
Amend Section 5, line, by striking ou
the words tmay, If they see 6t," anc
insert in lieu thereof the words ''shall
untess such railroad company or com
panies shall fail to finish the needed IN
formation"
add At the end dissection land ma.
make or cause.to be punished by the sew
; erai roads JOINT Through rates" upol
, the roads of the State.
, Mr.. Norton. offered as An amendmen
new section as follows:
Il Amend>hy striking out section 5 AM
, substitute the~following:
, That the sail commissioners appoint q
, as hereinafter provided shall receive al
, complaint. made by. any person, corpo
: fatija or ST of med doing business il
this State for any unjust Discrimination
: or extnr'ion o-aeiiced by any railroa
, company in the State, and when sal
. complaint has been lodged with sal
comnissionsrs ths. they shall invest e
their judgment, such unjust discrimius
| tion or exfoHfion. haa been nrncticAd