The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-31
ELECTION IN May
ON PROHIBITION
North Carolina Senate and House
Have at Last Reached
a Conclusion.
STILL DEBATING RATE LAW
tspeeini to The Times Dlspatch.l

RALEIGH, n. c., January Gothic
Sc nate to-day amended the d-Long
bin for an election on State prohibition
SO that the election be held May Goth.
Instead OF April asth. and so that cider
can be sold In any quantities by apple
growers Instead of in two and one-haIf
gallons, as wine. The House this ar
ternoon concurred in the amendments.
land the bill is ordered enrolled for
ratification.
The Senate tabled the Reed bill. to
Idenounce conduct which interferes with
trade and commerce in this State. 1t
is tha old section A feature of the anti
trust bill passed upon at the last ses-
sion. 1t was an aye and no vote that
tabled tt-22 to Is. The Senate took
recess until II o'clock Tomorrow, after.
Passing long string OF uni,nportant
local bills.
The Senate is now waiting for the
House to dispose of the rate com
promise issue and when this is done
and conference committee has gotten
together on differences between the
two law-making bodies. the Senate will
be ready to adjourn. All business vii,
| pc cleared by Saturday. but final ad-
1ournment may not be taken until
Monday.
Rate Matter In The House.
Heh the House convened this morn
ing Representative Coolies, Repub.t.
can, sent forward another resolution
calling on Governor Glenn to transmit
10 the House all correspondence and
! other documents relating TO the com
promises. Unanimous consent was re-
fused, and the resolution had to. ps
recalled. Representative Cobles got In
q resolution that the State do not ra
Iceive the s17,50O from the railroads IN
connection with whatever compromise
| terms the Legislature might ratffy.
I This was tabled The committee report
ed unfavorably the bill by Mr.. Harshaw
1, oitered yesterday for the repeal OF tile
Ia cent passenger rate act. Mr..
Preston, of Charlotte, was the first
speaker when the discussion OF tile IN ID
| bills was resumed. He advocated the
| Weaver compromise bill. Mr.. Dour-
las. OF Wake. took the view that tie
railroads We're entitled to protection
!! as a.. We'll as TO regulation. The proposed
/ mileage book concessions were. no mora
/ wrong than for water companies 20
give lower rate to those using large
lquantlties of water. He urged the House
to ADOPT tho Weaver bill. Representa-
tive Parsons advocated the rat!fica-
rton of sthe compromises.
The SPEAKER Speaks.
Speaker Justice took the floor ana
sent forward an amendment to the
Y ~. wy; Dtti, ieaiHS lo8tHe aCOrQltlOuS
4 that must be complied with before the
4 2 IL cent ticket rate could be charffa a.
4 The railroads SO increasing fare must
have put into operation tho act Of
i tho last session regulating freight
4 rates in North Carolina, this beina
4 Chapter 217. Public Laws OF 1907. He
Il Endorsed the feature OF the Weave
4 bill that would make the higher Off
I. Gals rather than the agents liable "a
terminal prosecution in85the eyent 81
s. violation OF law. He urged that the
i House support the Weaver bill, which,
i If amended as he had stipulated would
!; leave the 21-l cent rate in the
/. act and enable the railroads to charge
i'll the increased rate of 2 IL? cents FOR
1, tickets when they shall have but on
:, sale the 2 and . IL cent mileage books,
n land have put in operation the act
re gl,lating flsight rates in North Car
). olina, against the enforcement OF which
II the railroads have secured from the
Federal courts restraining orders max
! ing the act at least for the present a
: dead letter
!. The IIouse OF Representatives, decided
!. Inot tn continue the discussion az TIE
ftIsrate bills tonight, but To to- kesa recess
aEurtll to-nlorrow Wornlng. Members Ii
/, Edlsc,1ssion believe the hallStirg On III ti,t
!. Impending Bills will not begin before 10
Z morrow AFTERNOON ar n'gtt, ana tina
y the Weaver bill. or. posttbly the Win
], Borne bill, en- GYMS the sssentia
4 adopted along the fame lines nj TIL
y ill'alraadv passed by the Senate II
fact the Senate bill will probably 5,
!, offered a= snstitute tor all cthe:
: bills pending, US