The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-06
North Carolina He also spoke Of Chair
man Braxton as the gentleman from

North Carolina. He also spoke Of Chair
man Braxton as the gentleman from
Augusta, Ga
He read comparative sections from his
bill and the interstate commerce act to
show how defects IN the latter had been
corrected in his.
The minority report was as strong in
regard to secret rebates as the majority
one, an6 1t was generally conceded that
The trouble was not In rates, but In Sc
cret rebates. When this evil was pseVen-
led, the whole cause for further COM
plant would disappear.
Mr.. Hinton discussed recent rallroad
litigation in principles upon which de-
cisions had been founded. saying that
s here had been an entire misconceptiou
in the popular mind aus to the real merits
of those controversies. He also showed
how impracticable and misleading the
argument in favor of any maximum rate
NECESSARILY was. The ordinance pro-
posed by the majority was an inducement
and an incentive to the railroads to con-
tinue just such political conduct as nao
been going on in Virginia for years. he
earnestly desired to break it UP, and the
majority report If adopted, would be the
strongest encouragement to the railroads
to continue in course that they very
much regretted, were tired or and earn
estly desired to discontinue.
He called attention to the numerous ex-
celent reforms that had been brought
about by the convention, by which from
one standpoint more than quarter OF
million dollars had been saved each year.
He then asked II passing such drastic
law as the one proposed would not affect
votes In the convention on the subject OF
proclamation or submission of the Con-
stitution and If submitted to the people
was it worth while to endanger the adop-
ton Of the Constitution by Incorporating
in 1t law that might compel the corpo-
rations to feel that the security of their
property rights and their actually invest
ed capita1 demanded the defeat of the
Constitution.
Mr.. Hunton closed his argument after
having spoken for three hours, and was
literally appIauded at its conclusion.
In concluding his argument Mr.. Hunton
referred to the common practice OF dis
credting an argument made because the
advocate happened to be corporation
lawyer. He declared that men who were
thoroughly conversant with corporate
law were entitled to the highest consid-
Grafton, provided they were men Of intes-
rity Of character.
MIGRANTS FINE SPEECH.
Judge Ingram. Of the committee. made
a vigorous and able reply to Mr.. Hunton's
,rgument He referred to the chance OF
the adoption Of the report making Viz
einia the most radical and populist1c OF
States. and said that from the first day
Of it's existence Virginia had always taken
The lead In movements to ameliorate OPP
preston or attempted oppression OF the
lights or liberties of the people, and IN
that sense had always been radical
State and would ever be until the blood
IT her citizens ancestors. the Lees,
Henrys, Washingtons. Jeffersons and
others. and all such radicals Of the past,
had dried I'D in their veins. Great APP
plause)
In answer to the statement that the
trouble was not in rates but in secret
.ebates. a letter was read from very
prominent merchant in Virginia statiro
hat since the purchase Of a certain road
-ates had gone up more than fifty per
cent, and agents would demand more
han the face of the bill of ladlns called
for and upon failure to pay the advanced
-ates. the agent would also charge stor-
age for delay; there was no redress
The letter urged the adoption of some or
dinanoe which would curb such out
rageous conduct.
Judge ingram was proceeding to dis
cuss and dissect the minority plall. with
some particularly, when the hour or
wo arrived, the committee arose. and the
convention adjourned until to-day at ~
o'clock.