The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-24

Carolina general assembly at IL
O'Clock, President Francis d. Winston
and Speaker E. J. Justice presiding re-
spectively, DR.. T. N. Ivey. of the Raj
eigh Christian Advocate, offering the
prayer in the senate, and DR.. w. G.
Tyree, of the Frist Baptist church. in
the house.
THE SENATE.
The roll-eall in the senate showed
forty-five senators present. The proc
lamation of Governor Glenn calling
the general assembly together was
read.
A resolution was offered by Senator
Mitchell and adopted, notifying the
house that the senate was organized
and ready for business. A message
was in turn received from the house
to the effect that that body was ready
for business.
Senator Holt offered a joint resolu-
ton providing committee on the
part Of both houses to wait on Govern
er Glenn and inform him that the as
sembly was ready for the reception Of
his message. Senators Holt and Low
i'll were named on this committee. The
message was conveyed to the senate
by Private Secretary A. H. Arlington.
1t was in printed form and was read
by Reading Clerk Bolton, the senators
giving cose attention,
Following the reading of the mes
sage Senator Graham offered a reso-
luton referring it to the committee on
railroads and instructing that commit
tee to report bill in regard to passen-
ger and freight rates in accordance
with the recommendations of the gov
ernor. Speaking of the resolution he
had introduced Senator Graham dec.ar-
ed that he had nothing to say as TO
what had been done in the past but
that he was convinced that the peo-
pie of the state would gladly hail a
settlement of this rate contest and an
end of the whole matter. He review
ed conditions. How that stock in one
railroad has gone down from l6s TO so
and below and the stock Of still an
other railroad made to look like thir-
ty cents" Personally he did not ap-
prove the governors recommendations
hut he was willing 10 waive his views
and vote for the compromise in order
to secure peace and normal business
conditions. He believed the people Of
The state preferred 10 have the old
rates.
Senator Reid offered an amendment
to the Graham resolution to the ef-
feet that the term in accordance with
the governors message be stricken
out. He contended that the commit
tee should be at liberty to draw a
bill in its own discretion.
Senator Buxton objected to the
Reid amendment, saying that the legis-
lature had been called to act on the
proposed compromise that hal been
agreed to between the state authori.
ties and the railroads and that seri
Gus complications would attend e.
forts for deviation from the terms In
legislation passed at this sEme.-
Senator Webb argued for the Reid
Iamendmen' saying that there yer,
delegations Of railway conductors and
others here for hearings before tbs
railroad committee and he wanted nj
gentlemen who desired to be heard q
have an opportunity and there wou,t
hardly be reason fos hearing them I!
the committee was confined to the com
promise terms in the bill It shOuit
introduce. There would. he said. b
a meeting Of the committee I'm th'
afternoon at I o'clock.
Senator MacLean took the GROUND
that there should be no limit TO tbs
scope Of the bills tina. should be con
sidered on the rate question and 4
for himself he would not be c3afin
ed TO the compromise terms II b.
considered some other course By IN
Legislature was for the best interest
|. Of the people.
+ Finally Senator Graham announces
that he would accept the Reid amend
ment and adoption followed.
A message came from the Foyerno
with a communication from the corpc
rrat.31 co1ugM4i - sttacbed IN regsr
70 the denomination Of impg"tun
trains by raijr@al. without notice E
Or requet fts .he connissioB. .
, governor asking that Law be paase
making Il q miadeIrc1aor Tor aGra Fl
cal trains to liz cat OF without fla
, spbmtt'ing the matter 10 'he ,9w
mission. This message went 10 tb
railroad committee.
Mere was also presented a mes 70.
! from the governor transmitting con
municatlons from the order u RAJ
way conductors and otner railway g.:
ployes asking a hearing before "a
!. committee ON railroads on petition
they have for the railroad passenga
rate 20 be- made cents fat with Z
cent mileage books n order tha' r.
auctions in wage scaleB that seem in
z fnlneBt under the present cUndii ion
+. may be ayeried. This also went |
8 the committee on railroads. and III
senate took recess until II o'clock D.
morrow morning.
5 HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
= The roll call IN Tho hpiiwn Ehuwa