The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-19
MAY Be PUT UNDER
ANTITRUST LAW
Bill TO Include Fire Insurance
Business i'll Existing
Measure.
BLOW AIMED AT LOBBYISTS"
McPhaul in Fight Against Cigar
cttcs--Charters by State,
Others News.
Especial to The rimes-Dispatch.l

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Raleigh. n. c.. January 1S.-Repre-
tentative Nooncc introduced in the
House to-day a bill TO includ. tho bust
ness OF fire insurance in the state anti
trust law. by adding subsection &C."
TO make II unlawful to conspire to
increase orr maintain tho rates OF
prciums or charges for Insurance. or
; Indemnity against fire loss. or reduce
or Keep down compensation TO agents.
bin by Wooten, of Lcnoir. would
mike it misdemeanor to lobby"
among the members of the General
Assembly. 10 unduIy influence legisla-
ton. fines Of 500 to $1,000 being pre-
scribed.
poughton. OF Allegheny, introduced
the legislatlv. committees Till for the
creation of The State fish commission
ana revising the fishiLs laws. there
being presented with the bill the re-
port OF the Legislative commission on
IT'S investigation of hshing conditions
and needs carried on the past Two
years
Senator Elect a. Z, Kitchiu. OF Halt
ian, appeared for the first time, ana
took the oath OF Office.
The upper branch considered local
bills exclusively.
Representative Mum Of Craven has
Introduced IN the House bill HAVING
the Endorsement of the State insurance
commissioner and the Attorney Gen-
eral, providing for the liquidation OF
Insurance companies In the state when
they have failed to come up to tho re-.
pulrements of the law, o. committed
acts tantamount to serious impairment,
of their capital.
Pensions far Veterans
bill OF great Importance has been
offered In the House by Mr. AIajctte. of
iNrcll, providing that in addition to
pensions already paid by the State 10
Confederate veterans and their widows.
the counties should pay them not less
nan four dollars per month aud that
noth the State and county pensions
should be paid monthly. Only those
In the Soldiers Home are to be eN
Guided from this monthly payment
pr w. y. McPhaul. Representative
in the House from Robeson. is back
from stay OF several days NJ his
nome. enthusiastic over the encourage
nent he Is resolving over his anti
cigarette Bill. which he has introduced
in the General Assembly lie saws ne
could not hope for better encourage
ment. and that he has received mum
erous concentrations In the highest
terms for Introducing the bill He as
serts that he anticipates very littla
opposition except from those who
manufacture cigarettes. and that no
/ INCONSISTENCIES the American Tobacco
! company wants TO be hear, when Il
comes IN before a hearing before the
committee.
The will OF the late Captain j. i.
THOMAS, for twenty years or more a
prominent banker of Raleigh. lust
Med for probate. shows that lie lett
an estate valued at $4,000. The home
place, on the corner of Ioncs and Nc
powell Streets, Captain Thomas be-
rucather to his widow. to bt hers dur
ing her lifetime. and then TO 20 10
his son. MIR. j. j. Thomas. Jr.
Colonel +, y. Olds. the weh known
newspaper correspondent and secretary
OF the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
| mas gone on a trip of several months
| through the southern States and will
also visit Mexico. While away, he will
spend some time with his son in Texas.
Program of work.
The North Carolina Board OF Geo
ioelcal survey, in annual session here
to-day, adopted program Tor work
during the coming year as mapped out
Il BY state Geoiogist Joseph Hyde Pratt
II includes vigorous prosecution OF the
investigation of the peat deposits In
Eastern Carolina. and the possibilities
. Tor IT'S profitable utIlization: the inyes-
! 'igation of the copper deposits west
! OF the Blue Ridge; the study OF the
I drainage possibilities in the State es.
pecialiy the entertainment OF what
I swamp sections can be prontahiy