The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-26
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SAYS mr.. GRAHAM.
North Carolina Senator Thus Re
~ fcrs 70 Act OF Lieutenant
Governor Winston.
DOES NOT LIKE COMMITTEE
MIR. Graham Declares That Part
played BY Northumberland
III is Not Even Peanut Politics.

Special to The IiiNcS-l)ls
RALEIGH, n. g., February 25.--At
noon to-day the biggest sensation OF TIE
& present session of the General Assembly
a was sprung In the Senate chamber, when
Senator j. w. Graham, of Orange, arosc
& to n question OF high personal privilege
( and denounced IN most scathng terms the
action of observation-disclosures Winston, as
President of the Senate In appointing on
the conference committee to adjust. With
4 q. similar committee from the House OK
Representative the differences between
n the two branches of the assembly on the
4 railroad passenger rate question, the Housc
being committed TO a two-cent rate hat
and the Senate to n two-and-a -half-cent
1irst-class and two-cent sccond-cass rate.
& President Winston had named on the
Z committee three Senators--Danicl, OF Hal
I ifaS: Webb, of Buncombc. and Aycock.
2 of Wayne--al of whom arc committed 20
a fiat rate of two and n half cents While
Senator Graham, author of the, bill which
had passed the Senate for two and half
and two cents. and chairman Of the Rail
road Committee, had been left off OF
the conference committee entirely, ami
no Senator named who favored the bill
which had passed the Senate He de-
no,inced the action of President Winston
as contemplate.
Sharp Play in Politics.
s;s He had heard 1t called "a sharp play
4 in politics." but he declared that it
did not rise TO the dignity of even
# ..peanut politics." The conduct of the
lieutenant Governor, amounted, he de-
cleared. to gross insult to him sald
The Senate. He had stood in the Senate.
chamber in years gone by and offered
Z n resolution which had resultcN in the
Impeachment of a Governor and his
disbarment from eyer after particle
5pating in the affairs of his State. The
president of this body had. lie said,
tried and executed himself He Of
fercd resolution that the joint con-
ference committee appointed Saturday
he discharged. The matter was passed
over by the Senate, to be taken up
y later
Hold a Caucus.
M The Democratic members OF the Sen
. ate were in session Tonight from
TO 1880 O'Clock considering the sitna-
) ton as to railroad rate legislation, pre-
cipitated to-day by the sensational per-
8sonal privilege speech made in the
Senate by Senator Graham.
When the caucus adjourned the mem
hers were pledged to reveal nothing that
Z TRANSFERRED except that the whole matter
had been adjusted. II Is safe state
ment, however, that there will be no
& change in the personnel of the confer
ence committee. 1t is certain also that
the caucus discussed at length the
question of what adjustment of rates by
the conference committee would be ac-
y Gentahlss 20 the Democratic majority In
the Senate, and it is a safe statement
that the sentiment was that an agree
3nent that the provisions of the Daniel
substitute for 1-4-cent flat would be
acceptable if first and second-class
w agreement could not be reached by the
Joint committee. 1t Is stated that the
meetings of the Joint conference commit
tee will begin tomorrow with view to
adjusting the rate question.