The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-08
Appropriation Increased From
S275,000 to S4O0,OOO
ANTITRUST BILL IN THE SENATE
Freight Fate Bill Passed by House
Bill IL Repeal London Libel Law
TabIed-Senate Committee Reported
Unfavorakly BiiI Establishin. Fund
for Firemen,
Especial 10 The Messenger

| ate met at $50, Senator Brown offer
ing prayer Blair asked consent Ia
withdraw the bill he introduced yes
terday TO allow Henry A. Page % tea
up the track of his railway from BIS
coe to Troy. Blair said that he did
not wish II lie responsible for The bill
as he could not support it and his
town had given the right-of-way, and
had other interests in the road, and
that if Mr.. Page desired to get some
other person TO introduce the bill the
second time he might do so. Chair
man Graham OF the Railway Commit
tee said the bill had a favorable re-
port. Consent was given that Blair
withdraw the bill. which he did.
| Bills passed TO establish graded
schools in Moore To regulate the
pay of juro"s in Burke To .egulate
the elections in Elizabeth City for
mayor and aldermen. To amend the
| charter OF Beaufort. To incorporate
Laurinburg Seminary. To extend
time for hunting deer in Bruins wicS.
To appoint a finance committee for
! Pender To incorporate the Lalies'
| Civic Society of Fayetteville To ex-
tend the time for beginning work on
the Southport, Northern and Western
| Railway. To protect bridges ard
roads in Pender. To regulate salary
of jurors in Cumberland. To abolish
4 tor i,, Thnrnlyao To
late bird hunting in Montgomery.
Buxton's bill to establish state
/ I capitalization for the purpose
| of equaliZing the valuation of pro-
perty came up as unfinished business
from last nights session. 1t passed
third reading and Was sent to the
House
The Reid Antitrust Bill came up
as another special order and it and
the committees substitute were dis
cussed, Reid declaring that there was
a great demand for antitrust legis-
lation: lie spoke at great length
Fleming said he favored trust regula-
ton Of a national character, b;t be-
lieved the only legislation this State
could enact would injure North Caro-
lima. Mclean asked Reid if it could
be shown that the bill did not affec.
every trust, would he accept an amend
ment that woul1 -eech every one and
wanted to know further whether the
Associated Press Tust was included
in the bill Reid said that in orieg
to keep his pledges and those made by
his party to the people he wanted to
offer the house bill as a substitute
for the bill as amended by the com
mittee, doing this to save the very
life of the demochatic party. Odcsl Of
fered IN amendment to Reid's sub
stitute making it unlawful for any
newspaper agency to give exclusive
service in any specific territory.
MCLAUGHLIN opposed the bill, be-
cause it would not operate against all
the trusts, but would gladly vote for
one which would. The debate was
prolonged, there being no time limit
and nearly everybody had say at
the bill. The discussion was sus-
pended while a great number of bills
were ratified, and then it was decided
upon motion to resume the discussion
at tonight's session.
The senate Insurance committee
this afternoon reported unfavoraby
the bill which Iassed the house estab-
fishing as 2 fund for firemen Contri-
button of one percent from hEe IN
| surance companies Of their gross pre-
miums.
THE HOUSE.
The house net at $50 without
prayer.
| The speciaI order, the committee bill
| to regulate freight rates was taken up,
Manning giving notice that he would
call the previous question at 1890 and
announcing that he would support the
amendment introduced at last nights
session by Justice, and that this amead
ment, if adopted, would be a substitute
! for section Of the bill as amended
on second reading by the Douglas
amendment, limiting penalties for FAIL
ure to delivevr goods three times the
value Of the article, the Justice amend
ment making the law notice to the
railway, the law taking the place OF
actual notice by the shipper Of the
importance of prompt delivery.
The amendment offered by Justice as
a substitute for section 4 was adopted
The bill then passed its third aud
final reading by a vote of "a to q.
The following bills passed: To allow
insurance companies having . capital
OF t100.00 to invest In securities In
such manner as may be prescribed by
the insurance commissioner; to amend