The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-12
FORTY itfITH DAY.
Nttinc-Ias. March 9Th.

i GH4ltiutA WEkt&i8 fttF state Of Norm
carolina which interfere uith trade
! and commerce. being thu House anti
trust bin. which III. Reid Yesterday
offered in tile senate aS i substitute.
for his own bill. Which Was returned
from the hands II the senate Judicia-
~ committee in = helpless and harm
less condition. The debate on The
bill became as interesting a. the Sen-
ate consideration IT tn railroad pas
Senger rate bill and the verbal night
upon il is not over. Al least one If
the two Senators who are opposing
! know what the effects Of the bin
would be, but formed his opinion
from what ne had heard somebody
say in the House. There were pointed
! cOlioquies during the debate. and the
lobbieS and galleries became crowd
ed. The constituencies operations Of
the Tobacco and Standard oil Trusts
were exposed, and it was recalled no"
these combinations had taken the
life from competition in North Caro-
lima. and had with a relentless pros
ecution of the methods which would
be made by the bin unlawful. destroy
ed the existence Of Independent com
panieS.
The Hous bill is nearly like the
original Reid bill. and the battle <
upon that. some senators in the dis
cuSsion made the charge that those
who were opposing the bill were en-
! pl0ying methods 10 divert the argu-
ment 50 as to delay action on tie
matter.
The consideration Of the bill Will be
resumed this morning.
The Buxton bill To create a State
Board Of Eyualization.t TO consist Of the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS state Auditor.
/ Secretary of state. Treasurer. .Attor-
nov Cnnnra1 md tha. choirJn3D nf Ihp
/ Corporation commission. was passed
+! bN the Senate. The object Of the law
is to enualize valuations of real eS-
tate in North Carolina.
There was a breezy discussion III the
House over the freight rate bill oN1r
its third reading, but il was passed b.
a large majority. The Justice amend
ment restoring the penalties was
adopted.
The House lost on the vote the bill
Of Representative Douglass. OF NdEe.
Is repeal the London libel law.
Both sides held night sessions =
the House met in the afternoon also.
passed Final Reading.
i The following bills passed their
third. and fnal reading:
To revise and consolidate the char
ter of the city Of Raleigh.
To CONSOLIDATE the charter Of CON
cord.
To allow Yadkin and Surry counties
to levy q tax for building 4 bridge.
10 prevent townships in Davidson
county to levy a tax for schools.
To authorize certain territory III
/ Moore county to levy a tax for schools.
To incorporate Denton.
To provide for ElizabethtoWn town
ship, Baden county. To vote on pond
issue.
To amend the charter of Asheville.
To establish graded schools in Moore
ounty.
Mr.. Blair asked consent of the sen
| ate to withdraw the bill he introduced
Tuesday to allow Mr.. Page to tear UP
the track on his road from BiScoe to
| Troy. saving he did not want to be re-
! ~sponsibTe for the bill, as he could not
| support it. and his town had contrib
uted the right-of-WaY and had othef
interests in the road. and if Mr.. Page
desired to get some other person TO IN
troduce the bill a second time ne
might do so. Mr.. Graham, chairman
Of the senate committee on Railroads,
| stated tina the bill had a favorable re-
port. The president put the matter TO
| the Senate. and consent was given Mr..
| Blair to withdraw the bill. which be
! did.
The following bills passed their final
| reading:
/ Resolution to pay expenses of visit
| inc committee to the State University
and State Normal and Industrial Col
lege.
To regulate pay Of jurors in Burke
county.
To regulate municipal elections in
| Elizabeth City.
To submit to voters of Lake Landing
school district in Hyde county the
| question Of bonde~.
TO prohibit sal" or manufacture Of
liquor within one mile of a church in
! Alexander county.
To amend the charter of Elizabeth
| Civ Fire COMPANY No. I.
To re-cstablish county line public
school district in Iredell ana Alexander
counties.
To incorporate Liledon church and
school in Alexander county
To prohibit sale of wine within two
miles of Sidney church, Beaufort coun-
~.
To change time for cotton weishers
Of Mooresville - take oath Of office.
To rc-cStabliSh free school district
in McDowen county.
To elect tax collector for a school
district in Carteret county.
To fix compensation of surveyor Of
Arson county.
To require non-resident hunters TO
secure license before hunting in RAN
GoIph.
For the government Of the town OF
10 incorporate ~Laurinburg Seminary
Company.
To extend time for hunting deer III
Brunswick.
TO amend the law relative TO the
powers of the aldermen of Bryson
City.
To appoint a Finance Committee for
Pender county.
To incorporate the Ladies CIVIC So
ciety of Fayetteville.
To extend time for commencing on
southport. Northern and Western Rail
road Company.
TO appoint trustees To take over the
railroad bond fund of Iredel county
till the bonds become due.
To authorize certain citizens To erect
stock gates across roads in
%icounty.
| To protect bridges and roads in
Pender county.
To amend the charter of urban
For the relief Of sheriff and tax col
: lector of Lincoln county.