The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-05
ALL WANT OFFICES
IN NEW BUILDING
Contest Between Various De-
partments May End in Legis-
lative Fight.
GOVERNOR SENDS MESSAGE
Appoints Commission to Take
Up Matter of Discrimina-
tory Freight Rates.
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Raleigh, y. c.. February 1.-THE ini-
tial move is impending for big leg
islatiVe fight over the occupancy OF
the S250,00O fireproof State Building
that is TO be delivered to the state
completed. except for the furnishings
on or about February 10. The Depart
ment of Insurance, the Department or
Education, and other state depart
nents are clamoring for quarters In
the building. on the ground that the
allotments that have already been maze
are not fair to other crowded depart
ments. 4 resolution has been prepared
for introduction In the General Assem-
bly, for a legislative commission 10 De
appointed to make a thorough lnves-
tigatiOn and report back TO the Legls-
lature, with recommendations Inc
legislative committee. ii is proposed.
will be composed OF three Senators and
five members OF the House. inns
coursa is declared to be necessary IN
order that the Legislature may nave
light. on the subject OF what dlsposi-
ION to make of impending bills for
s75.OOO TO furnish the new building
and bills to provide for two other
Stat. buildings-the Agricultural
Huilding and the Aycock Memorial
Educational Building. This contest
will involve an effort TO have the Su-
nreme Court remain where 1t is, In
the old building, with ADDITIONS 10 OF
fees for the justices. ana putting INC
Department OF Insurance and the De-
partrnant of Education in the new
huildinc. Some Of the judges of the
Sunreme Court have indicated their
willingness to remain in. the old oulid-
ing In that even the state LIBRARY
would be given the big two-storN sec
ton of the new building extending
through the third and fourth hocrs ior
quarters, instead of the first moor as
now assigned. II would also Involve
The changing of several other assign
ments of quarters that the Stdte
Building Commission has made.
II is Droposed in n bill introduced TO-
dav by Representative Williams. OF
Runcombe. to establish a great park on
the tor of Mount Mitchell. in honor OF
the famous explorer of the mountain
and stay the hand of timber Destroy
ers now making terrible lnroaos on
the timber. The bill provides for
park commission.
\ message from Governor Craig 10
the General Assembly reported the APP
pointment of Senator w. Il. council
representatives =. J. Justice and \. Is.
Broughton as the Legislative cominls-
sion to confer with railroad oihclals as
TO the possibility of eliminating inter
state freight rate determinations
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amicably. and report back to the Leg
islature by February 20.
The Senate passed the joint resolu-
ton from the House TO increase the
number of judges, judicial districts
and solicitors from sixteen to twenty
and tabled motion TO reconsider. as
did the House. in order that the mat
ter cannot be reopened or receded
from during this session.
The House Committee on Constitu-
tional Amendments decided to propose
an amendment to the joint resolution
for a commission to formulate propos-
ed amendments to be reported TO Spe-
cial Legislature next fall. The amend
ment provides that the Governor,
Speaker of the House and President OF
the Senate shall each nominate their
respective number of the commission
ers. to be confirmed by a vote of two
of the three.