The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-05
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! this section asking the Legislature to
enact law recurring that the ran-
! roads pay their pro-rata of stock law
| tax in the stock law territory II
seems that they are not doing this ut
| present The railroads are benefited
as much if not more than any one else
! by the stock law and should be re-
Quifad to pay this tax. They are not
annoyed by stock and if stock are
killed by the trains the railroad COM
panies are not liable for damages -
sanford Express.
j Mr. Covers bill TO put a stop TO the
violation OF the anti-Sunday law az
10 freight trains, is a popular meas
IRE. Here is g statement taken from
Ia private letter to the editor:
4 trainman on the Southern Rail
way WAS telling me how six freight
| trains We're moved one Sunday last
| year from one OF our leading towns
/ by putting Il crate of cabbage in a car
OF each train and calling the whole
! periShable freight. This was an NC
| tual occurrence. and shows how easy
| it is to evade the sunday law as to
running freight trains
| Talking about the Lau~hingnouse
bill to reduce passenger fares to . l-2
cents. a prominent citizen Of North
! Carolina in q private letter says:
| "Thirty-five years ago / was travel
! inc through New York on the New
York Central Railroad, and paid
only two cents a mile for my ticket
which. by the way, was only n local
! ticket, viz: one bought at Albany foi
! Buffalo. North Carolina thirty-flve
years later pays 3 Ia cents for The
same or inferior accommodations for
there is probably no ordinary first
class ca car on any railroad in North
Carolina today that compares in neat
ness. comfort and security With those
| on tho New York Central I:ailr"aa as
far back AS 1870.
OF all the contemplated genera
temperance legislation two hills. the
Ward bill and the Fleming substitute
stand out more prominently than any
others ard il is reasonably certain thai
one Of these bills will become q law
OF the two the Ward bin command;
The more attention, and IS it appears
to us should be the one selected to
meet the demands for general temper
ancc legisation.-- kinston Free Pr, s.
There seems 10 be considerable
doubt about hte Legislature establish.
ing Il reformatory for young criminals
This is one of the States greatest
needs and should receive consideration
at the HANDS Of hat body. It seems
10 Us that this might be done without
4 very large expenditure Of money
The number is not SO great that
large institution woulG be required 81
first ana as necessity demanded II
could be enlarged Washington Pro.
gress.
There is q bill pending before tbs
Legislature to make q single rate al
two and one half cents fare on ~
railroads in North Carolina for nj,
passengers, and do away wiJh scc0nC
class fares and cars. This law is t.
apply to ali railroads except small
branch lines Considering the large
income derived from passenger fare
as shown by the report for the las; ter
years. il is due the travelling publ
that there should be a reduction il
rates. The bill ought TO pass ana be-
come = law.-~-Frankiin Press
The biz offered by Hon s T. Wood
ard 80 abolish bucket shops and III
manner Of gambling is a good one ;,nt
VIII meet the approval Of ali good cit
i2ens-not only lit Wilson but every
county in this good old State.-Wi4o'.
News.
Advance, In Dayic county. has been
made dry by the Legislature. VIII,
did not CIV; law makers includ" I'll
towns CD of Shore and Williams in
the sumo bill" 1t would have rcnn
saving Of time and would have re
ElCvcG q Legislative diSgrac e enacted
by the last General Assembly. TilAs
so-Called towns are not towns in fdc
aDC they were incorporated for nC
'ther reason than that of allowing
WhiShcN 10 be made. Tho prcSen
Legislature will hc expected - corrcc
this miserable bIundcr. Stop the man
utacture OF whiSkev at these so-c;lilet
towns or the people will lnoM thu
roasoa why. The good people Of Yad
kin county can See no reason VIII, Will
al 1.-The balance Of the county ,inde
prohibition. whiskey should be allow
cd 10 be made ut these places. w
want consistent giSlation.--Elkii
Times.
Nhile the legislature is whacking
away at booze. morphine. cocaine.
opium and tho like. ii might also give
some attention to cigarettes. The
Cigarette habit has become a great
evil among tho youth OF North caro-
lima, SO much SO that prompt attention
is VERY Observation-Disclosures Enterprise
The Committee on the Blind hae
fayorahly reported the bill to appoin'
trustees for the Blind Institution
Senator Foushce's bill now pending
in the Legislature providing that tho
Corporation Commission should have
greater power 10 enforce IT'S mandates
through the courts is a good one. L
such a hoGy cannot compel = corpora.
ton tc Go exactly what Il says II car
be productive Of little good. Of course
the corporations should have the riga
to appca, to the higher court but il
should not be so Easy for them t.
avoid doing what they are compelled
iy law to do.-Winston Sentinel
Judg" Graham. oC Granville. has in
PRODUCED Il bill taking away from de-
PENDANTS all challenges but the mum.
Der allowed The state in S. homicide
cases ana 70 make The use of deadly
weapon in he game cases simply
malice and murder in the first degree
This bill viii have the hearty apnroyd,
Of the bloody editors Of the state who
are hungcriag and thirstng f0r =
i1uuriu,y an all Oera SioDS Tho ,il'