The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-22
SHORT SESSION
BIG MEASURES
Mr.. Robinson Gives House
an Antitrust Bill.
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NRIIMPACKER AM0MG liz
CRUMPACKER AMONG Us
A Bill of Much Interest to Insurance
Men, by Mr.. Mcclellan.

. Men, by Mr.. Mcclellan.
The House session yesterday was short,
only lasting xabut two hours, but several
bills were tintroduced that are likely to
make sorRe mighty long sessions. Among
these ware an antitrust bill, an act to
legaliz6 primaries, bill defining the
liabilFy of insurance companies,
''Crampacker" concoction from "our
friends the enemy" and a plea for the
restoration of the writ of mandamus to
its ancient dignity"
Mr.. Robinson, of Anson, introduced the
antitrust bill, to prohibit pools, trusts
monopolies and conspiracies from control
ing business and prices of articles. The
full title CT this bill is given below, and
it's provisions are practically the same
as the ne introduced a few days ago
in the Senate, and printed in these col
umnS
The measure to legalize primaries was
fathered by Representative Duls, of
Mecllenburg. This bill, too. had it's coun-
terpart in the Senate soon after that
body convened
McKETHAN'S INSURANCE BILL.
Mr. McKethan's bill is one that will
doubtless accession much discussion in
fire insurance circles. The text of the
measure is as follows
The General Assembly of North Caro-
lima do enact:
Section /. That whenever any policy of
insurance shall be written to insure any
real property in this State, and the prop
erty insured shall be wholly destroyed,
without criminal fault on the part of the
insured or his assigns, the amount of in
surance written in such policy shall be
taken conclusivelv to be the true value
OF the property when insured and the
true amount of loss and measure of
damages when destroyed.
Section .. That this act shall apply to
all policies of insurance hereafter made
or written upon real property in this
State, and also to the renewals, which
shall hereafter be made of all policies
heretofore written in this State. and the
contracts made by such policies and re-
neWals shall be construed to be contracts
made under the laws of this State
THE "CRUMPACKER" CONCOCTION.
And it was yesterday we found out we
had a Crumpacker among us. Carson is
he vclept, of Alexander, and he got in his
work yesterday with bill that aims to
reduce the representation in the General
Assembly from the Eastern counties
This is apparent from the following pro-
visions:
That sections 4, 5, and Article l of
the Constitution be abrogated, and in
lieu thereof shall be substituted the fol-
living
Section 4. The Senate districts shall be
so altered by the General Assembly of
1903 that each Senate district shall con-
tain, as near as may be, an equal number
inhabitants, excluding negroes, aliens
and Indians not taxed
Section ). The House of Representatives
shall be composed of 120 representatives,
TO be elected by the counties respectively
according to population. excluding
negroes, aliens and Indians not taxed.
Section 6. In making the apportionment
in the House of Representatives. the
ratio of representation shall be ascer-
tanned by dividing the amount Of popula-
tion of the State excluding negroes,
aliens and Indians not taxed, exclusive
of that comprehended within the counties
which do not severally contain the 12Oth
part of the population Of the State, by
number assigned to such counties.
This same Republican warrior makes
an attack from another quarter with an
act to repeal sections SS and 80 of the
Election Law under which the last gen
eral election was held. He wants back the
power of the writ of mandamus And all
this goes to show that our foes are dying
game.
Speaker Moore called the House to or
der at IL o'clock and Rev. DR.. Eugene
Daniel, pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, this city, made the opening
prayer.
The reading of the journal was dis
pensed with, on motion of Mr.. Curtis, of
BuHcombe.
An invitation was received from Prin-
ciral John e. Ray, requesting the pres
ence of the members OF the House at a
recital by the pupils of the School for the
Deaf and Blind in honor of the State Off
GERS and General Assembly, to be given on
Thursday, January cath, at 7:30 p. m.
The following petitions and memorials
were presented:
By Mr.. Burnett of Swain, petition from
citizens of Swain county to construct two
bridges in said county
Swain county, asking the General Assem-
bly, for an act to construct two bridges
in said county.
Mr.. Barco, petition from citizens of
Camden county, asking for a ferry across
Pasquotank River at Elizabeth City, and
against the passage of the bill to repeal
chapter 103, Laws of 1897.
Mr. Whitaker of Forsyth, petition for
an roO,irino c+rept tluav co1nponiac
to protect motormen
MIR. Baldwin. of Forsyth, petition from
members of the Winston Salem Assoca-
tion of the Alumni of the University Of
North Carolina, asking an increase in
the annual appropriations to the Uniyer-
sity
Mr.. Curtis, OF Buacombe. petition OF