The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-23

the question, but yielded to Mr.. Parker,
of Wayne.
Mr.. Parker: II respect the rights OF
| railroads and all corporations. l wish
| it were possible that we could enact
some law to invite and encourage out
| side capital to come into the State and
| am not unmindful of the advantages
of having railroads. But, sir, the rall
roads have not been restricted or taxed
out of existence. They have grown
wealthy and powerful. AS member OF
the committee l voted for that BILL
recognized that tire people have a right
| to control the common carriers. For that
reason they established the Corporation
| Commission, and gave it the power 10
establish stations wherever needed. NOW
| there might come time when necessity
| demanded a union station. There is no
tribunal except this body once in two
years. Therefore there should be some
| tribunal before which the railroads and
| tho people might present case.
| Mr. Britain: II have known some
| thing of this Corporation Commission,
and 7 think it has the power to make
| any railroad company build a suitable
| depot But / shall certainly oppose dele
! eating to it the power to compel two or
| more railroads to inter marry and build
| a union station.
MIR. Self: Il want to know something
about the right to appeal. In the act
of SO 1 do not find any right of appeal
except in the matter of rates"
Mr.. Fuller: LAS l understand it, this
is only an amendment to that act, and
the right of appeal lies with the Supreme
Court. 1 again ask that the question
be put"
Judge Graham called for the ayes and
noes, and the call was sustained.
The vote is given above.
When DR.. l. G.. Riddick. OF Youngs-
vile, explained his vote, he said:
IF l had been undecided before. the
progress of this vote would have decided
me-. l have always been taught that
when the Republicans vote against a
measure, 1 ought to vote for it." Laugh
ter and applause)
This brought Mr.. Bowman, of Mitchell,
| to his feet to correct the gentleman. He
| had voted aye"
DR.. Riddick: "Well. there is one good
! Republican. More laughter.)
| SOME IMPORTANT BILLS.
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| A bill by Mr.. Drewry would require all
| trained nurses to be registered by the
| State 1t provides that until January
1st 1904, nurses shall be eligible for
| license and registration who are % years
or over, who hold certificates of training
! from some incorporated hospital or from
| a State Hospital for the Insane or who
can furnish proof of four consecutive
years of experience in a hospital.
A State Board of Examiners of Train
| ed Nurses is provided for, consisting of
| seven members, three physicians, ap-
pointed by the Governor from list of
seven submitted by the State Medical
Society, and four licensed nurses, men,
bers of the North Carolina State Nurses
| Association, from a list of nine submit
ted. This board is to examine the can
ddates for license. 1t is to be elected for
| three years
| Mr.. Erwin proposes by bill that all
| hospitals homes or schools for the insane
| shall become part of the system of public
| charities of the State. When it is deem
| ed advisable to detain a person in any
private hospital, two persons, one of
| whom must be physician not connected
| with any private hospital, shall make
| affidavit before justice of the peace or
| a clerk of the Superior Court that they
| believe him to be a fit subject for COM
| mitment The clerk of the court may,
| if he sees fit, issue warrants and have
| the alleged insane person brought be-
| fore him. In the case of inebriates, a
period of not more than six months de-
tention shall be prescribed by the clerk
| of the court.
The expected bill to provide for the
revision of The Code made it's appear
ance. 1t was introduced by Mr.. Daniel,
of Warren. and authorized the Governor
| to appoint a commission consisting of
three members and a secretary, to do the
work The members are to receive as
| compensation $1,000 year for two years
| beginning at the adjournment of this
General Assembly.
THE DAY IN DETAIL
The House at ten o'clock was called
to order by Speaker Gattis and opened
with prayer by Rev. Mr.. Bradshaw.
The journal was read and approved, it
taking twenty minutes for the reading.
PETITIONS.
of London bill for temperance.
Danel,> of Warren: For temperance
legislation.
Daniel, of Vance: Petitions for and
against temperance legislation
Like petitions were presented by rep
rescntatives from Mecklenburg, Samp-
son, Carteret, Catawba. Pitt. Forsyth,
Edgecombe and Northampton counties
King, of Pitt: From Pitt in favor of
Reformatory
BILLS REPORTED FAVORABLY.
To repeal law relating to time of set
Element of taxes by sheriff of Haywood
count
To authorize Haywood count yto levy
special tax to build bridge.
To allow Graham county to issue bonds.
To allow Waynesville to issue bonds.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Phillips: Memorial to Congress for APP
preparation to clean out Shallotte river
in Brunswick county.
Nroh 1 of