The news & observer., 1901-01-13
ron BETTER VENTILATION.
PRIVATE BILLS.

Senate Bill prohibiting sale of liquor in
.hree miles of Methodist church at Have
lock, Craven county. passed second and
third readings after explanation by Sena-
tor Warren.
Senate Bill for relief of James NJ Mon
roe, ex-sheriff of Rowan. giving him the
power to collect taxes for eight years
back passed second and third readings
Senator Gudger expressed the belief that
all such measures should be put into g
general bill and save the State expense
in printing them. He added with laugh
The acts of the Legislature have become
so bulky that a lawyer has TO have a
special clerk to carry them around for
him"
Senate Bill to establish graded school
at Rocky Mount. after explanation by
Senator Arlington, passed second reading
On roll call
Senate Bill for relief of PNar Carver
,olored, of Robeson, passed final readings
Senate Bill for relief of N. H. Jones
1f Robson, passed both readings after 6
statement hy Senator Mcintyre.
DEBATE ON coRPCRATIoN's POWERS.
Senate Bill to amend the charter Of the
Whitney Reduction Company of Rowan
was then read. The bill gives the com
amy power to construct dams on the Yad-
t:n river 10 construct railroads and
ramways. to build factories, establish and
operate street railways and other rights
the assembly could confer under the
Constitution. Section OF the act, gave
the corporation the right of eminent do
main and permitted condemnirg private
property for sites for factories, depots,
etc, provided the owners were given q
reasonable compensation as prescribed
by law The committee OH corporations
recommended that this section taree be
stricken out and as amended the bill do
sass.
Senator Henderson, the introducer of
the bill. explained that the Whitney Re-
luction Company was corporation with
powerful backing located at Rose Hill. It's
purpose was the mining of gold and he
had drawn .he bill giving the company
IS broad rights as any other corporation
in the State possessed because it was a
great enterprise and would bring thou
sands of dollars into the State, he believed
and honed.
me that this bill gives most remarkable
and unusual powers. unheard of in the
State so far as / know. There is provi-
sion under which they would have the
right to go into any town or city and
build street railway It's right seems
unlimited under that bill"
Senator Henderson, 81 think that they
would have 70 get the right of way from
The municipality before a street car line
could be bui1t in any town"
Senator Morrison: "This appears to be
a giant CORPORATION and while we should
encourage capital there is no reason to be
lax and noE careful in it's charter. This
Dill certainly gives the company dan
gerous powers. North Carolina does not
want to get into the clutches Of great
corporations and I should like for the bill
to go to the Judiciary committee for
scrutiny and investigation before this
Senate votes on it. | move that II be
re-referred, to that committee"
Senator Morton. chairman of the Cor
ooration committee, explained that this
vas a great company already doing busi-
ness in the State and that very fact caus-
ed the committee TO BE- more lenient
than it would otherwise have been in Civ
ing it a very broad charter. The only bad
feature he thought was section three Civ
ing the right to condemn private prop
erty for factories and that had been
stricken out b. the committee. Senator
Norton believed n encouraging capital
to invest, in -|orth Carolina end develop
the States resources 80 this company
wanted Ito do. anl he thodght the Ill.