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

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NIGHT SESSION.
House Was called to order by spG ker
Dough,on.
Mr.. Jones believed that the fcw
amendments offered 10y the comm it,ee
ought 10 b. adopted. aud made an ear
hest plea for bis amendment, aud FOR =
| wise and just bull.
Mr.. Norton advocated his amend.
| ment 10 Sec 5. and hoped the closure
rule would not he adopted. The State
mas no right 10 appoint any set o. men
IL control his property. The state can
only see that the citizens ar,
not injured by the corporations
My anlendnen; provides tha, the
three Commissioners shall stand to-
tween the people and the COMMISSIONER
| aud compel equity and Justice The
Commissioners Will fight our grievan ,es
with corporations. A citizen unaided
| cannot cope with railroads Let Us have
| the Commissioners. rs arbiters, but not
give them power 10 control a msns indi
vidual property, | would never oppress
any people or clas., of people.
am a friend of commission, but
dc not want TO Sec any citizen hampersd.
We have numerous new railroads but If
you take the control and management
| from the company, you will impair their
prosperity and njure them. l want to
| see many roads here aud To give every
| encouragement 10 secure roads | would
as socn vote for bill TO control any fac
| tory or mill as for tins bill There Is no
difference between them.
Mr.. Mortou's amendment was lost
Er. Coiiieid offered All amend ment
providing that nothing in this bill should
| prevent railroads from extending tho
| usual courtesies to STATE officials. While
| there has been some com c..aints OF the
free pass system, do not believe 1t has
warped judgment These courtesiex ar"
given merely as courtesies. and TO take
pasats from Judges Is to mean nothing
,nore nor less than taking 81, 900 ont of
the State Treasury TO pay the expenses
of judges. We are not able to do this.
Mr.. Sutton favored the amend ment
The hardship of having to pay travel
ling expenses would fall upon the Judges
We ought to pay these expenses il we do
not allow them to accept passes.
Mr.. Jones opposed the amendment.
Mr. COf1ield demanded the ayes and
noes. Amendment was lost by q vote o.
.3 to %.
Mr.. Alexander did not think it right
for officials to ride on free passes. Mr.
Brinson took the same view. Mr.. Mann
said he had never used free pass, but
rather than throw a stigma upon
chose who had, he would vote aye.
Section adopted.
Mr.. Morton offered an amendment to
Section z, and said he did that so that
me right of appeal could never be
abridged. He did not want anything
put Ill the way of An appeal. Lost
L Mr.
line 32, section 2. 1t was to secure, he
said, an appeal to railroads on questions
affecting q substantial right Lost Sec
ton adopted.
| Mr.. Morton offered to amend section
8 by striking it all out. He said he
wanted to warn the members and say
hat it was most dangerous right to
| allow three men to examine private
books and papers of any individual or
| corporation.
Mr.. Jones replied and said il this sec
| ton is stricken out the Com nj issoners
cannot enforce this bill. This section il
found in the Massachusetts, law. and is
wise one Amendment lost, and sec
| ton adopted.
| Section 10 adopted.
Section II unanimously adopted.
| Section IL adopted.
Section 13 adopted.
Section IA adopted.
Section Is adopted.
Section 16 adopted.
Section II ad ,pted.
Mr.. Henry moved to strike out Section
Is. and said that it would prevent the
railroads from making u per cent.
Capt. PEBBLES replied and said that such
was not the purpose, but it was desired
to do fair and impartial justice. We do
not expect to get pick-pockets and
thieves as Com mmissioners. Mr.. sutton
advocated the amendment. Capt Pee
bles said that when the Legislature
sought to prevent DETERMINATIONS, the
railroads slipped in an amendment to
nullify it. II the railroads will show the
facts. the Commissioners will not com
pei them to make less than 6 per cent.
The amendment was lost, and Section
1S was adopted.
Section 10 was adopted.
Mr.. Henry moved TO strike ont section
90 Mr.. Zachary protested against swal-
lowing the bill without consideration.
fear this bill will give opportunities 70
strong corporations TO hurt the weak
We may have had Com miss toner's, and
they may bankrupt the roor railroads.
MI. Denny, Of Surry, was instructed
for Railroad Commission. 1t seems
fashionable to vote down amendments
l can't, with good conscience, vote for
it with Section 20 in, and if you have an y
feelings for me, strike it out.
| Capt. PEBBLES said that it was neces
sary to compel railroads to provide good
Accommodations and have good depots
This section compels better accommo
datlons. and also prevents the removal
OF depots because the people would moi
give them land. (Joyners in Wilson
county was such station.)
A Lite Spat.
Mr.. Mort on said this was dangerou'
power to give any men, and that some
members Of the Legislature had said theJ
, would burn bridges and tear up roads
Upon being asked who had said sucf
things, he said that Mr.. Jones and Capt
PEBBLES had spoken to that effect
! Mr.. Jones replied that be had made M
such statements; that be was opposed Il
, the charter Of the Petersburg railroad q
long as they had injection with the VI
Il w. railroad, but that he had made n
.uch incendiary statements He addet
that this section is found in the Massa
schusetts Law. A little angry colioqu,
followed between him and Mr.. Norton
and the Speaker had to rap with his g
: vel for order.
, He had stated that be wanted corpora
! tions topay taxes. and he never said b,
/ would burn down bridges. Amendmen
! lost and section 20 adopted
! Mr.. Vestal moved TO strike out Sec
: ton 81. Section adopted-Section 2.
, adopted, Mr.. Cole (col } moved to ament
: Section % by providing that no discrim
nations oe allowed as to race. NJ
r Watson (col J of Vance county rose to
! point of order, and moved TO lay the
: amendment on the table. Point OF orje
? not we'll taken.
: Mr.. Cole said he usually bought q frs