The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
Bill Is Withdrawn


petition for the pension ba withdravyn,
( The Senator from Watauga. Mr.. Tovail-
VINO introduced tho petition. giving his
consent that course was pursued. at
Ter tae adoption of the suggestion OF
senator Webb. Of Bunco1nbe that the
letter OF Mrs Jackson be spread ,,non
/ the senate journal and be made a part
or the Official records OF the State
Nne lower House OF the General As
sembly had spirited fight to-day over
the solicitors salary clause of tho bill
charging tho powers of the Attorney
/ General 500 that DE can control corpo-
ratious and making the solicitors %
the various judicial districts OF tho
/ state ms assistants and putting them
on salaries instead Of fees as at rres-
emit The fight resulted IN limiting the
salaries 20 $4,000. where the fees
amount TO that. and I'm cases where rha
Tees We're less than that the solicitor
should receive oniy the aggregate %
the fees
Do addition 10 regulating the salaries
I 81 solicitors. the bin. as passed empow-
/ ers the Attorney General To investigate
[ 'oipot itons and ferret oGt and punish
combinations to control prices and obtain
iuonopohes. IL is the bin introduced some
days ago by Speaker Justice
A. P. Thorn Speaks.
From 10 6 o'clock last evening the
Senate Committee on Railroads and
House Committee on Public Service Cor
pcrauons heard argument on the pending
bills for railroad rate reduction and rail-
r'ad regulation. the whole time being
taken up with masterful speech by 5
J.. ihom general counsel for the Southern
Railroad Company.
Speaker Justice. OF tho House. who
questioned President Finley. OF the South
ern. yesterday and created some feeling
oy requiring the administration OF the
oaiA 90 Mr- Finley in the midst
OF his discussion. sent "a COM
muuicat0n this evening To the Joint
COMMITTEES. insisting that FORMER Presi-
dent Barr. o. the Seaboard. bc communi-
Gated with as o. Fiuley's denial that his
company had threatened reprisals or the
Seahoard Railway IL il entered Greensboro:
also that the S6utH~n bc compelled to
show Tile salaries paid officials. each SAL
i'rt. as well 10 1-Src-.ate. and amounts
spent for lobbying and invested in news
papers in this Stute since 1900. No action
was taken by the committee.
When General Counsel Thorn came for
ward 20 speak. Williams, or Duplin. raised
tile point OF requiring him 10 take oath
The Senate committee did not care 20 re-
Qulre oaths but tho House committee
did. Mr. Thorn said. IT the people Of
North Carolina think it adds anything
20 the credlbiltv OF gentleman To be
sworn am willing To be sworn" Where
Doe had practlced a lawyer was always
under OATH H. proceeded without the
Ie deplored the spirit Of luminosity that
seemed to be growing between the peo-
p.e and public service corporations In
speaking ol officers OF the Southern and
t4clr interest in North Carolina and
the South Doe declared that the work
OF First Vice President A. =. Andrews in
developns tie roads IN Western and Cen
trail Carolina would be- monument 10
hla in generations % come.
Money for University.
In its report. just transmitted 10 ths
General Assembly. the trustees OF the
University or North Carolina ask an adj
diuonM $500 annual appropriation for
t4e University Tor current expenses. and
5000 annually % he devoted TO the cree
ton OF new buildings for which there IS
pressing necessity. These new BUILDINGS
needed are enumerated. tho aggregate being
S265 600. and include new dining han. new
Iecitaton-ruoms. infrmary. medical build
Ink. law building. biological laboratory.
pharmacy building. physical laboratory.
and geology. mining and museum build
ing.