The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-02-17
SENATE.

TWENTY. NINTH DAY, MONDAY, FEB, g..
The Senate was called to order by
Lieut.. Gov. Holt and was led in prayer
by Rev. DIR. Pittinger, of this city.
Tbejournalo of Saturday was approved.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Mr.. Grigsby's amendment to sec. S
of the railroad commission bill came
up as unfinished business. The amend
nent offered by Nh. Griggsby was as
follows:
That each railroad or other corpora
ton named in this act shall within 80
days after the appointment of the
commissioners file with them q SEIZED.
uIe of their rates of charges for freight
and passenger tariffs. That the com,
m~issioners shall carefully examine the
same to ascertain if the rates be rea,
sonable and just, and such rates when
approved by the commissioners shall
be observed by such company or com.
panies doing business in this State. In
considering such rates, they shall o
slider as far as practicable the actual
value of the employment capital of the
corporation, the earnings of the rail
road, and the costs Of operating the
same, the competition of rival lines Of
water or railroad transportation com
panies in the State, and any and al
other matters proper to be considered
by them, they shall also examine into
the charges made by railroad compa
MES at stations for the necessary
handling and delivering of freight and
see that the ame are just and reason
able; shall make such just and reason
able rules and regulations Us may be
necessary for preventing unjust dis
elimination in the transportation of
freight and passengers on all the rail
roads in the State, shall consider the
rates of charges for the use of railroad
cars carrying any and all kinds of
freight and passengers, 40 matter by
whom owned or carried, and see that
the same are just AMI reasonable; and
shall make just and reasonable rules
and regulations to be observed bysaid
railroad companies on said railroads;
TO prevent the paying, giving and re.
ceiVing of any rebate or bonus directly
or indirectly, and from misleading or
deceiving the public in any manner as
to the real rates chargedfo freight Or
passengers.
The amendment was lost.
Amendments to the bill, offered by
Mr.. Griggsby, were taken up in order.
Amendment to section six was lost.
Amendment to section seven was as
follows:
To strike out section Z down to
when" in line II, and insert section z.
That the said commissioners are here,
oy authorized and required, upon their
consideration of the schedules and
rates and fares and charges of all kinds
mentioned in section S, to examine
and ascertain if the same be just and
reasonable and to notify such railroad
or other compan. es of any change
which they deem requisite in order to
make such fares just and reasonable;
ana any railroad or other company
falling to make such changes, if the
tares, rates and charges be not reason.
Able and inst, shall be lisole to the
PENALTIES provided in section 8 and the
decision of the commissioners shall be
taken in all courts of this State as
PT'mG taciG evidence that the rates
and charges for the transportation of
passengers and freight and cars upon
the railroads, and said commissioners
snail from time to time when a change
OF circumstances may require, cause
the schedule to be revised.
Amendment to section seven, stri-
KING out all from line lO4 to and In.
GLIDING line l58.
Mr.. Griggsby said he favored the
Amendmant- because bein Ainstruntada
70 vote againBs the biz Ro19dm1ure
the west.
MI. Butler said that all parties had
: Ialr hearing before the commit and
sne railroads had not objected to this
''cEon' He thought that if Mr..