The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-30
THE NJ C. LEGISLATURE
Proceedings In Detail of Both Houses
Of the General Assembly.
Election April 28th.

In the house Monday night the
State Prohibition bill was fully dis
cussed and passed, fixing April 2sth
as the time for the election. Several
changes were made in the original
bill.
In the Senate the special order was
the passenger rate bill. Burton Of
fered an amendment that after next
January the corporation commission
shall have full power to fix rates.
Graham, in charge of the bill, said
the State faced a condition and not
theory, and that after full hearing
the committee on railways had re-
ported this bill. He declared he was
willing to yield anything for the
Democratic party. He opposed any
preference of independently owned
and operated railways as he thought
the courts would not uphold this.
He said the bill was drafted by The
Council of State and not by himself.
Ut has been published as Graham S
own billy. He opposed the section
providing that the rate for any leased
or otherwise controlled road shall be
controlled by that railway which ope-
rates it. He declared that the rail-
way men were going to be factor in
this years political campaign, and
hat if the rates were lowered so thae
their wages were cut the political
complexion of North Carolina will be
changed. He declared the railway
agitation had done good, as there is
now better service and schedules than
before the rate legislation.
Buxton offered an amendment that
the railways pay not over $1,000 for
costs Of rate litigation. Buxton said
Judge Long had made mistake in
imposing the 100000 fine on Southern
Railway. The Supreme Court had
made the first correction of this AMI
now the Legislature is to make a sec
ond correction He believes the State
would lose its case in the United
States Supreme Court and that the
railway would win.
Turner said he would be delighted
if the Legislature would adjourn with
out passing a bill, and Klutz, who
said he favored the bill, said rest
and confidence were needed, and that
after all this agitation Governor
was needed who could be silent In
seven languages.
The House met at II o'clock and
Rev. w Noodall, pastor of the M.
E. Chuch, offered prayer. Bills were
introduced as follows
By Peele: To. better pay the
clerks Of court of Scotland county,
and to regulate the speed Of auto
mobiles there.
By MeMackin: To amend the law
regarding salaries of officers in Co
lulnbus county.
By Davidson: To amend the char
ter of Murphy.
By Gillian: To protect banks
which issued scrip.
By Harris: To provide for local
tax election for schools at Raleigh,
and to increase the pay of the pen
sion board Of Wake.
Grant presented resolution ask
ing the Governor to furnish to the
House his correspondence with the
railways regarding the rate matter,
and also information as 10 whether
his visits to Atlanta and other points
out of the State were made in an
official capacity. at the expense OF
the State, or if not, at whose ex-
pense.
Ninborne made a motion that the
resolution be referred to the COM
mittee on public service corpora
tions, and this course was taken.
Acts Ratified.
A number Of bills were ratified, in
cluding the following:
To amend the charter of the Mon
tesla Trust Company, of Henderson
county.
To amend the charter of the North
Carolina Savings Bank and Trust
Company.
To allow a change of site OF
Rutherford court house.
To allow the commissioners to
make Wilmington gateway port.
TO protect game IN Richmond
county.
To allow the Town Of Rockingham
to pay commissioners for bond
sale.
To amend the law regarding sale
of liquor in Rutherford county by
making it complete.
To- amend the stock law IN parts
of Pitt.
To give Ashe two additional terms
of Superior Court.
Blount of Washington, asked to
be allowed to introduce a bill pro-
hibiting banks from lending money
to their officers. A resolution had
been adopted Friday that after
Saturday no bills could be introduced
without unanimous consent and tho
House refused to suspend this rule,
and so Blount s bill was not enter