The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-01-30

failed to pass. The 18th amendment
to the Federal Constitution was rati-
fed by the Senate and House. No
measures of great Importance have
yet been enacted into law.
Thursday.
Justice, in discussing his joint res
North Carolina Legislature in de-
nouncing and resisting discrimina-
tory interstate freight rate put on
North Carolina cities compared with
lower rates to Virginia cities, warn
ed railroad companies that IL they
persisted in these determinations
they nay expect retalia.ory legisla-
ton and predicted that 1t might come
at this session.
He suggested that 1t is possible to
annu1 the lease Of the North Caro-
lima Railroad and a number of other
things might be done. His resolution
which was reported favorably from
the Committee on Public service Cor
porations, has to 90 to the Commit
tee on Appropriations, because it car
ries a $4,000 appropriation for the
Governor to begin suits concurrent
ly with the Corporation Commission.
The Justice resolution for the
House to invite w. J. Bryan, Wood
row Wilson and r. M. LaFollette to
address the members of the House on
initiative and referendum, in spite
of the fact that the Senate voted
down his joint resolution to that eff
feet, went down in defeat Thursday
in the House, after the stormiest de-
bate of the session, opposition TO the
measure making it clear. as did the
Senate, that it is the proposed theme
of these men, and not the personality
of those intended to be invited, that
was voted against.
When the resolution came up as
special order Williams, of Buncombe,
offered substitute that by joint
resolution Bryan, Wilson and Under
wood be invited TO discuss any topics
they desired. instead of featuring
initiative and referendum
He insisted that it would not do TO
invite LaFollette and pay him the
high tribute of the Justice resolution
would be Republican campaign lit
erature later.
Mr. Reavis, Republican, offered an
amendment to the Justice resolution
that Colonel Roosevelt be invited in
stead of LaFollette. and insisted that
no politics should enter into the
movements for proposing constitu-
tional amendments.
Mr. Justice urged his House bill.
insisting that he did not care to have
this matter thrust on the Senate. He
pleaded that to refuse to invite La
ness.
Mr.. Doughton criticised severely
the unfairness of coupling an invita-
tion for Bryan and Wilson to speak
with that of contenancing the initia-
tive and referendum. He wanted
nothing of 1t.
Speaker Connor criticized Mr.. JUS
tive for attempting 10 force the
House to vote its sentiment on initia-
tive and referendum at this time with
invitations to great Democratic lead
ers as a rider.
After much heated discussion the
Legislature decided no one could in
form them as to the initiative and
referendum and the resolution was
killed
After hearing from railroad attor-
neys on one side and locomotive en-
gineers on the other, the Senate Com
mittee on Judiciary No. and the
House Committee on Judiciary No. 1,
voting separately decided unanimous
ly to report favorably the employers
liability bill, introduced In the Senate
by Bryant, of Durham, and In the
House by Kellum. of New Hanover.
There are penalties for failably the
bill offered in the House by Williams.
of Buncombe, for vital statistics. II
reuires the appointment of township