The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-01-17
Charities In presented herewith. and
the attention Of the General Assem
bly, 10 called 10 its esommendAtlons.


lu1tltuIon OuHu IL 70 DC ocII~oupP01t-
ing IN the fature-
The Legislature some years ago,
BY special enactment. created THAT
il known as the Criminal or DAN
gerous Insane Dap psrtment," and To-
Gated il in the west end Of the peni-
tentiary bu' 'lding. This, the man
sgement OF this Institution thinks,
with ell good citiseus who have Civ
On serious thought 20 the matter.
was . Rrievous mistake. There can
be no such thing - an insane cTimi-
nal, for an insane person cannot CON-
nit crime, aud the few unfortunates
Who are slowed away In one corns
Of the States prison are perhaps no
more dangerous than many ot those
col q oed in the hospitals at Rsleagh.
Moreauton and Goldsooro. Il is q
discrimination that should not b.
made. The depar snt is . menace
to this institution, Its estabilsb
an I'M ustice 70 these u"fortun stes.
STATE GUARD.
The State Guard has steadily in.
creas d In useful ness and is nov On .
splendid basis. The Appropriation
from the General Government bas
been more than doubled during the
past two years. This fact has made
possible q much better equipment for
all the com paules. No ancsmpmeut
was ordered during the past year or
account Of lack OF IN ads for this
purpose. Annual encampments are
Of vital importance to the Guard. and
am pie provision should be made for
| holding them. Whenever the troops
have been needed to aid in the en-
fmcem out Of the law. prompt and
NEST efficient service has been rem.
dered. The time has come in our
history when a spirit Of lust liberal
Try should be manifested toward the
States military forces. North Csro
lima is far behind her sister States in
The matter OF appropriations for sup.
porting her State Guard. This con.
dition ought not to exist.
THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
The attention of the Legislature
Is especially called to the eighth
biennial report Of the State Board
OF Health. The attention of your
Honorable Body is particularly
called to the report of the commit
tee of that Board transmitted here.
with upon the subject of the venti.
latlon of the State capitol
The Board Of Health during the
last two fiscal years has performed
more favorable services In the lines
Of its particular employment than
1t has ever performed in any simi
lar period heretofore.
1t is earnestly hoped that the
Legislature will make liberal pro
visions for the continuance of the
work Of this very important Board
LITIGATION INVOLVING sTATI's IN
TEREsTs.
The railroad litigation, in which
the state has been concerned for ths
last four years, has been more ex
tensive and important than that in
which /. has ever before been en-
gagged. 1t has chiefly arisen
through the action of the Railroad
and Corporation Commissions Th'
gu. stions presented to these Com
missions, their decisions and tn,
consequent litigation, have been o
vital interest to the people, involv
ing great principles and large sums
OF money. They have, Of necessity
been attended with expens ses some
= what commensurate with these in.
e terests.
: The most important litigation
+ during the last two years has beer
Q that which arose In the "Passenge
t Rate Cases." the Telegraph Rat,
: Case" and the "Railroad and 1ele
= graph Injunction Tax Cases."
e The Railroad Com mission reduc
t ed passenger rates on the Whining
, ton and Weldon Railroad from thre,
e and one-fourth TO two and three
o fourths cents per mile for frs
{ class, and from two aud three
} fourths to two cents per mile TO
I second class passengers. This ap
piled to intra-state traffic only Thi
{ reduction was intended as q tes
G case, the railroads being under
Y stood to deny the power Of the Com
g missi,sn to make such reduction:
The Wilmington and Weldon Rail
J. road Company promptly obtaine,
e an Injunction from the q. s. Gil
e cult Court and several hearing
Is were had In the cause. The Legii
: lature of 1899 passed an act whicl
& seemingly abolished the Railroa
y Commission. The North Carolin
II Corporation Commission, its sus
1t cessor, restored the former rates.
II subsequently increased the assess
ie ment Of railroad property in th
,. State. Serious litigation ensue,
D and pending it's result, the corpor,
.. tion Commission deemed it vii
70 not to continue the contest as
n the passenger rates for the presen
20 So the case was terminated witt
o out prejudice to the future actio
% Of the Board.
y This case, involved the right
Ee the State to reduce the passens'
At fares on ever railroad in the Stat
,e and thus presented questions reacl
"a Ing far into the future. These lars
n and important interests fully just
.. fed the employment o; speci
I'D counsel in the premises. Their sc
ed vices have been arduous and 81
m compensation which they have T
Of ceived is deemed reasonable A hi
t. tory OF this litigation may be four
Id In the Railroad Commission repo
81 for 1898 from pages l6S 70 334, /
er elusive.
tn In 1898 the Railrod Commissit
ht reduced the rate for messages ov
OIL the lines of the Western Union II
egraph Company between poin
-. within this State, from twenty-fl
. to q teen cents for q message of +
ha words. The company secured
Injunction from the Federal Cou
restraining the Commissions ord