The news & observer., 1901-01-17
REVISION OF COR
PORAT|ON LAWS
Senators Foushee and Hen
derson offer Such Bills.
NEW ANTITRUST BILL
Senator Wards Measure Aimed at
Lumber Monopoly.
SENATOR BROWN AGAINST CIGARETTES
Senator Smith Wants 100000 For Public
Schools. Distinguished Visitors on the
Floor of the Senate. Several Inn
uortant Bills Presented.

portant Bills Presented.
The Senate held briefer session than
usual yesterday but adjourned only
after having exhausted the calendar
Several highly important measures were
introduced. however. and they will give
The Senate committees some serious work
in the near future.
The Senate ordered three bills offered
Yesterday printed and distributed among
the Senators for their examination. The
first of these was the antitrust, or bill
to protect trade and commerce from con-
spiraeies and monopolies, introduced by
Senator Ward, of Washington. This
measure is intended to repeal and take
the place of the present statute against
trusts and the Senator stated that IL
was drawn with The special view OF frus-
trating the efforts now contemplated to
secure a monopoly on pine lumber III
eastern North Carolina. Senator Foushee
offered bill to revise the private cor
poration laws of the State, which is in
tended to take the place of all the gen
eral laws of the State on the subject,
defining their powers and limitations In
view of its importance this bill was or
dered printed, as was bill by Senator
Henderson concerning private corpora
tians for revising and codifying the laws
relating to them. Senator Brown intro
duced a bill prohibiting the sale of ciga-
rattes which caused a smile over the
Senate. Sena-or Smith offered bill ap-
propriating 100000 for schools.
M. fxxo of
interest Yesterday, one offered by Senator
Gudger. of Buncombe. authorizing Con-
gress 10 secure land in Western Carolina
for a National forestry reserve and the
other by Senator Henderson repeating
the amendment to the Code adopted by
the Legislature of 1889 forbidding the
formation OF corporations under the laws
Of this State with capital stock of more
than 81 .000, COO Senator Henderson stated
briefly that he could see no reason for
the statute and ne thought it injurious
One mining company in Rowan county
had a capital of s., 600 900, and was in
corporated under the laws of another
State because they could not take out
articles of Incorporation in North Caro-
lima This company had already spent
81 500 GOO IN this State.
DISTINGUISHED NISlIORo.
Many distinguished visitors we're in the
Senate chamber yesterday. Among those
who. upon motion, were invited TO seats
upon the floor of the chamber, We're ex-
Senator MacRae. ex-senator Smith, ex-
Senator Jones, Col. Jno S. Cunningham
ex-senator King, ex-Attorney General +.
l. Osborne, Hon. J. c. Buxton, Hon. Lee
5. Overman, Congressman Richmond Pear
son, ex-senator Smathers and ex-senator
Cheek.
THE SESSION
Lieutenant Governor Turner called the
Senate TO order at eleven and Rev. DR.. Nj.
NJ Marshall offered prayer. The journal
was read and approved.
senator James. of Pitt county who has
been absent from the previous sessions
on account OF sickness, appeared at the
bar of the Senate and Lieutenant Cover
nor Turner administered the oath. Sen
ator Warren was granted leave of abb
sence.
Senator Justice announced from the
committee to wait upon Governor Aycock
that he had nothing to communicate to
the body at present.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Petitions were presented as follows and
referred to proper committees:
Robeson: Dispositions in contested cleo
ton case of Kennedy against Currie
Henderson. Memorial of the North
Carolina Bar Association for code COM
mission.
Justice: Memorial of the Bar Associa-
tion for an increase in the number OF
judicial districts.
Marshall: Petition of certain citizens
to place j. L. MCGEE, of Surry, ON the
pension roll.
McIntyre Petition of certain citi-
zons in regard to the stock law in st.
Paul's township, Robson county; to in
corporate Bethany Baptist church, Robe
son county: to incorporate Smith Chapel
Methodist church in Robson county.
Ward Petition to prevent the sale
OF liquor in one mile of Philips church
Vann: Petition of citizens of Camden
against Senate bill 36 in regard to ferry
rights,
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Bills were introduced by Senator's as
follows and referred:
Ward: To amend chapter 3S4, Laws of
1869. regarding separate apartments ON
railroads and steamboats, for white and
colored races.
Ward To protect trade and commerce
from conspiraeies and monopolies Or
dared on motion that 100 copies of the
bill be printed.
Webb: To allow H. Caverness to prac-