The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-05
JUDGE WINSTON
IS INDICATED
Senate Endorses His Ruling and Senate Chamber
Rings With Great Applause

for two fares, of two and two and one
half cents. and the flat rate Of two
f and one-c:sa:ter cents Upon an
average two and quarter cents is
4 practically the same as was provided
for in the Graham bill In regard to
classification. too there had been Il
change. the compromise having
subs tituteG mileage b. sis in
stead Of gross earnings basis
upon which to fix the rates. The
better provision is made for the
shorter roads ne said in the Confer
ence bill than was in either the Grl-
ham bill. the Daniel substitute or the
House bill The Conference commit
tee presents to the Senate the best
effort il could make in accordance
with the platform upon which the
Democratic members were elected
Mr.. Nilsson asked if this Conference
bill We're not more drastic than the
original House bill.
Mr.. Daniel answered: Il think not"
Mr.. Mason queried again if this bill
will not afford to the railroads less
revenue han the original House bill.
Again Mr. Daniel replied: i think
4 not
Mr.. Mason asked How about the
/ Carolina and Northwestern, which
affects my town.
Mr.. Daniel said that road earned
over $500.
Mr. Blair asked if under the sixty
mile provision did not take in every
road in the State except the Page
road.
Mr.. Daniel said he was just about to
Speak about the Page road. Under the
Graham bill, he said, it required that
the railroads shall issue mileage books
to any person. SO far as the Page
road was concerned. he said. during
the examination Mr.. Page had stated
that he himself was issuing mileage
al two cents q mile
Mr. BUXTON asked how much Of the
Norfolk and Western there was in
North Carolina and he replied over 81
miles He thought the CORRESPONDENT
in the afternoon paper ought to have
investigated the matter before 1t made
the statement that the Page road was
the only small road which the bill
would affect.
Nr Howard asked about the chair s
rule and the president stated that the
Conference committees bill could not
be amended. that it could be adopted
or rejected ana Mr.. Howard said he
would appeal from the ruling Of the
chair.
The chair said there was ~ amend
ment, before the Senate.
Mr.. Lovill moved to amend the
bill by striking out "siXtv' in line Il,
page 4. and insert in lieu thereof lone
hundred.
The chair cited the Senate to the
General Rule IN .JeTersOn's manual.
that this report cannot be altered or
amended as report Of Il committee
may be If the Senate desired to
amend the bill it could only reject
the bill. and new conference COM
mittee would have to be appointed
Mr.. Mclean arose and said he de-
! sired to offer q few remarks regard
ing the pending amendment
The chair stated that the amend
ment was not in order
Mr. Mclean said that it would be
conceded that there was only one
course to be pursued when q confer
ence report comes before Il body. The
report is one thing. he said. and the
bill is another. The conference rec
ommends a bill. and it is true that the
bill is attached 20 the report. and that
the report would be complete With
out the bill. but he regarded the bill
as independent. He said a report from
a committee on Il bill is altogether
different from the bin. There is no
disposition on the part of Mr. Loyiil
or anybody else he said to change the
report of the committee.
Mr.. Webb arose to the point of or
der that the Senator from Robson
was out of order. unless he was af-
fecting from the ruling Of the chair.
ME-. N cLcdll Sdlu ne MAS proceeding
with the consent of the chair. that he
was orderly but the Senator from
Buncombe was disorderly. He asked
what use was it in coming here With
hands tied and being able only to re-
ject or accept the bill He demanded
that there be allowed division. and
that the Senate be allowed to amend
the bill OF change it in any way the
Senate might desire.
The chair ruled that the bill and
the report were one and the same in
admissible that the adontion Of the
report % the committee was the
adoption of the bill
Mr.. Buxton asked if the bill levied
q tax what would be the ruling Of
the chair. and the chair stated that
no such bill was before the Senate.
Mr.. Mclean said he would appeal
from the ruling of the chair.
The chair repeated its ruling. and
the question before the senate was
whether the ruling Of the Senate
should be sustained.
MI Graham spoke on the question
contendtng that the bill was not be-
fore the Senate. saying that the bill
had been introduced in neither the
House nor the Senate. and called it z
body without any daddy. He held
that u. position OF the Senator
from E.oDeson was correct.
Mr.. Webb asked Mr.. Graham if this
were merely 4 report without the bill
what would be the action of the Sen
ate.
Nj. Graham said, EITHER to adopt
il or reject it,
Mr. Webb asked then if the
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