The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-17

Under the Dome.
ITO be sung, if anybody wants to sing,
to the tune of the Boweryl
Henry Miller is fair for to see,
Henry Miller is SEGA tee-ree.
The SEGA tee-ree of Col. A. B.
Smooth as the hum of the humble-bee
So flowery.
So fowery,
He's the nosegay of the House floor.
Henry Miller is in for to win,
He has the passes, he has the TIM
He has cute way of taking your fin,
That gives a green member a gladstone
grin.
O'erpowery,
a O'erpowery,
He's the pct of the lobby House floor.
Henry Miller has got great eye
For men voting mo" and men voting
eye"
jolly good fellow and won't pass you
by,
He will give you ride or a railroad tie
It's showery,
It's showery,
When he don't like your voting anymore.
All legislators had better walk chalk,
Or Henry Miller will make you all walk;
Against the Durham Depot you all better
talk.
Or over to him your free passes fork.
So soW-ery.
So sow-ery,
It will make him so awfully sore.
Health to our glad-handed sec-ater-ree,
He thinks the House shouldn't come to-
gether till he
Makes his appearance in the crowded
lob-bee,
In the lobby all crowded with people
you see.
He's Our-ery,
He's Our-ery,
He's our darling Henree ever more.
The Joint sub Committee named by the
Finance Committee to consider the reve-
nue. bill will meet at the State Treas
urers office on Monday night to COM
mencc its labors. The work Of this COM
mittee is the most important entrusted
to anv committee in the General Assem-
blv. The committee will give hearing
to any citizens who desire to be heard.
There is much interest felt in the bill
introduced by Senator Goodwin to exclude
from North Carolina all insurance com
NAMES which have an agreement as to
rates. It is aimed at the Southeastern
Tariff Association. Mr. A. w. McAllls-
ter, head of the Greensboro fire insur-
ance companies, which have had some
disagreement with the Southeastern AS
ISOLATION, has been interviewed by the
Greensboro Record about the Goodwin
bill and is quoted as saying:
Senator Godwins purpose is doubtless
to secure lower rates of insurance for
North Carolina, and one would naturally
suppose that his plan would produce this
result. but the same measure has failed
to accomplish it in other States. About
three year ago a similar anti-compact
law was enacted in Virginia and after
two years trial last year was repealed,
the supposed benefits having failed to
materialize South Carolina has had for
several years a similar anti-compact law,
but the rates of insurance in South Caro-
lima are considerably higher than they
are in North Carolina. For example,
thousand dollars of insurance costing $40
for three years in North Carolina, costs
SIS in Virginia or South Carolina on
identcally the same property, and rates
of fire insurance are from % to SO 1-3
per cent lower in North Carolina than
in any other Southern State. This diff
ference is due to the States magnificent
fire record during the last four years
under Insurance Commissioner Youngs
administration and to the presence In
North Carolina of larger number of in
dependent local State fire insurance com
panies than are to be found in any other
Southern State, and the surest way to
maintain the advantage which North
Carolina now has in insurance rates and
the Surest way to secure still lower
rates is to adhere to the legislative
policy pursued by the legislatures of
1899 and 1901, which was to extend the
powers of the insurance commissioner
looking to protection against fire and the
prevention of fires and to foster by
liberal legislation the North Carolina in
surance companies which we already
have, and to encourage the organization
of new ones. If the insurance commits
sioner is allowed without interruption
to carry out the policy of his department
and to perfect the system of fire pre-
venton, which he has naugura ted, and
if North Carolina insurance companies
continue to be encouraged by liberal
laws, North Carolina is sure to continue
to get lower insurance rates than her
neighbors, and there are manifest advant-
ages other than lower rates which will
accrue to the state from such a broad
and equitable policy.
Il have no connection with tho South
Eastern Tariff Association. and have
never had and am speaking from the
standpoint Of independent North Caro-
lima insurance companies"
Tho solidty of the Western Democracy
In support Of Hon. Locke Craik is every
where remarked upon. From Burke to
the Cherokee line there is rot break
in tho support Of the Western Democracy
of Mr.. Craig's candidacy. It is not only
solid but j. Is enthusiastic and deter
mined TO win If victory Is possible.
Since the opening of the Legislature
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