The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-01-20
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NEW C8&TEs DISCUSSED
Committee Propositions and
Grievances eard Arguments on
Bill to crqte Legislative Com.
mission - Investigate Fire
Insurance Companies.

Raleigh, Jan. 19.-The senate
judiciary committee appoints Sena-
tors Thorne and starbuck as a sub
committee to draft substitute for
the bill reducing the number Of
peremptory challenges in capital
cases from 20, and the number will
most likely be made 10. ,The judi
ciary committee reports unfavoraoly
on the bills relating TO the exposure
Of infants and providing punishment
for making false statements to OBJ
tain credit, and amends the bill to
conserve the cattle supply OF the
state by limiting 1t to Lincoln county.
The senate and house committees
on counties, cities and towns are
wrestling with the proposition TO
establish the county Of Avery out OF
positions of Mitchell and Caldwell
counties. The claims OF, the adye-
Gates OF the new county were pre-
sented at a joint meeting last night
and another joint hearing win be
held tonight to hear the opposition.
II will be several days before the
committees will be ready to report.
These committees will also be called
upon TO hear the claims for the
establishment of three other new
counties. Hoke, Piedmont and Ran,
som. The joint hearing on the Hoke
county matter has been set for jan
nary cath, the idea being 70 form
'Hoke county out of Cumberland and
Robson. The Piedmont county ad.
yocates are TO be heard January 31st.
They propose to create Piedmont
county out OF Guilford. Davidson
and Randolph. Both OF these propo-
sitions will be strongly opposed. A
bill has been prepared creating Ran
som county out OF portions OF Wake,
Franklin. Nash and Johnston, but Il
mas not yet been introduced In the
general assembly.
Fire Insurance Eli.
The house committee on PROPOSE
tons and grievances heard argument
last evening on the proposition to
create legislative commission TO In
yestigate the conduct OF FIRE insur-
anoe companies in this state as pro.
posed in the bill Of koonce. OF On.
slow, who is chairman Of the com
mittee, the hearing TO be resumed on
Wednesday OF next week. Col. Wal.
ter Taylor. OF Wilmington, promi.
nent local agent for insurance. was
the principal speaker. clearly stir.
ring a decided sentiment against the
necessity OF any investigation. lie
insisted that he was not opposing an
investigation. but merely reciting the
conditions and leaving II to the legis.
lature as TO the existence of the
necessity. lie insisted. however, an
investigation would raise the pre-.
sumption in the public mind that
there was something wrong as TO In.
surance in this state, which Is moi
the fact as he views the situation
lie explained the work Of the South.
eastern Tariff association as schedul.
ing and equalizing rates for the con.
yenlence and economy Of all the com,
panies rather than in any wise q
trust Furthermore, that the com.
panies IL repr, sents do less than 81
per cent OF the business in this
STATES. 50 that Il could not be trusl
in any way. OF lac insurance com.
panies licensed 10 do business Ia
North Carolina, only "A are mem
bers OF the southeastern Tarifi az
ISOLATION. lie quoted insuranc,
rates 70 show that North Carolina
now has the lowest average rates o.
any southern state, the others run
ming much higher. with Florida al
the head with a rate OF s21.40
Some Of the northern and eastern
states had lower rates because o.
different construction of houses du,
10 climatic necessities as we'll Al
through insurance precaution and 4
the far greater volume Of business
lie showed that OF the s2i. goo, 90,
paid to insurance companies Il
North Carolina during the past lei
years, the companies taking the risk
only received si,550.0OO. or Al
average or only .2s9 per company
the remainder remaining in the stat,
In pay TO agents, taxes. fire lossc
and other effort beneficial 20 th,
state. II this shows any necessitl
OF Investigation. declared Coione
Taylor. then let us have II by al
means. Colonel Taylor answere,
many questions By Chairman Koonce
scoring against the necessity OF in
vestieation in every one. lie an
swered the positions taken BY. Gov
ernor Kitchin In his message 10 tn
legislature insisting that the posi-
tIons Of the executive have beef