The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-28
PROVIDES Z IL CENT RATE
Certain Railroads Exempted From
Provision of Act
Report Made Special Order for Mon
day Night-Reason Why Governor
Called Extra Session Subject of Re-
solution Introduced i'm HOuse-A
Motion to Table Resolution Failed.


Raleigh, N c., January 25.-Cowles.
republican, in the house offered a res
olution calling on Governor Glenn to
transmit all correspondence between
him and all parties regarding matters
leading up to the calling of the extra
session regarding railway rate legisla.
tion Debate followed and motion was
made to table Cowles' resolution,
which was characterized by Doughton
as peanut politics, but the house re-
fused to table, members saying they
were perfectly willing to go on record
in this matter.
Chairman Manning Of the committee
having in charge the railway rate mat
ter, which has had numerous hearings
presented it's report, which is of great
| length and reviews the ease I'm the
federal courts and before the standing
master. The committee finds the tes-
| timony shows that the IA rate was
! confscatory and that the Southern
| Railways basis of calculation OF
| freight and passenger express wrong;
that the question of conflict of juris-
authorities had been passed ON by the
state supreme court favOrably for
| North Carolina and is now presented
| in an orderly was to the United States
| supreme court; that the United States
| circuit court has no jurisdiction to en-
| tertain equity suits brought to enjoin
! the operations of the rate established
h To-
fore the testimony before Standing
| Master Montgomery will finally go for
nothing, as he had no jurisdiction or
power to hear.
Bills were introduced in the senate
creating committees to investigate
| railways in the state and to compel
blind children to attend the state
school for them. The senate adopted
the report of the rules committee that
no bills should be introduced after to-
day.
There was much argument ON the
bill suggested by Governor Glenn, al
lowing the governor $4,000 for counsel
to appear before the Interstate COM
merce commission in the suits to pre-
vent discrimination in freight rates
against North Carolina. 1t was claim
ed the bill was being attacked in be-
half of the corporation commission,
and that the commission was both
criticised and praised, while Governor
Glenn's name was brought into the de-
ed the committee In it's work On the
rate bill. The bill passed % to 9.
A resolution was introduced by SEN
ator Holt, refusing to accept the s17,-
500 which Governor Glenn and the
Southern Railway had agreed should
be paid for attorneys fees and costs
in the passenger rate suit. The bill
was referred to the railroad commit
tee.
In the senate Chairman Graham, of
the railway committee reported the
passenger rate bill. It is made special
order for Monday night 1t provides
that a rate of 1-2 cents per mile;
provides that Independently owned
and operated railroads whose mileage
is 100 or less shall charge not over 3
cents, this provision not to extend to
branch lines of companies controlling
over 100 miles Of road, whether char
tered in or out of the state; newly
constructed roads to be exempt from
the operations of the act two years
after completion and may charge ;
cents. Fifteen cents may be added to
the fare of any passenger when paid
on the train if the ticket could have
been procured within reasonable
time before the train started The
rate of fare on any railway owned by
any other railroad doing business in
the state shall be determined by
the railroad which thus controls,
operates or controls the same. Vio-
lation of this act shall be a misde-
meaner and the railway company on
conviction shall be fined not less than
| five hundred dollars nor more than five
thousand dollars and any agent SER
want or employee of any railway vio-
lating this act shall be guilty of mis-