The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-07-22

menus and report them to the Cover
o This commission has completed
~ YORK An extra session Of the
General Assembly is therefore neces-
sary.'
Negotiations Not Justifa BILE.
Continuing, he said: The negotia-
ton between the representatives Of
the railroads and the Corporation
Commission have not in my opinion
resulted IN any understanding suf-
flcIently definite to delay the call Of
the extra session.
Hopes for Adjustment.
These negotiations will not be in
terfered with by this call, and before
the meeting Of the General Assembly
on the cath Of September. there is |
ample time in which to arrive at an
agreement. ! earnestly hope that there
Will be an amicable adjustment Of our
differences with the railroads.
Questions Submitted t o People.
Il cannot do otherwise than sub
NIT these questions, so vitality affecting
the people Of North Carolina, to their
chosen representatives.
Following the issuing of the procla-
nation for an extraordinary session Of
the Legislature, Governor Craig was
asked last night concerning the date
on which he had determined to issue
the call for vacancies occurring in the
House n Senat since the adjourn
ment of the General Assembly. He
stated that full time wOul be ex-
tended in advance for the election of
Senators and Representatives.. The
minimum limit required by law is
thirty days and the Governor antici-
| pates on giving ample advance notice
Of the call for elections. A vacancy
in the House and two in the Senate
are to be supplied before the extra
-, o~c:o- M not
ton Of speaker is vacant by reason
Of the appointment of former Speaker
George w. COnnOr to a judgeship.
Vacancies in the Senate are to be sup
piled by reasons of the appointment
of A. D.. Watts, Senator from Iredell
county, to the office Of Internal Rev
enue Collector Of the Western North
Carolina district, and the Gre
ated in the Senate from Cabarrus
county by the appointment of Sena-
tor J. p. Cook, as secretary-treasurer
Of the North Carolina Railroad COM
pany.
Many Urged Call.
Governor Craig might not have call
ed the session before late fall or early
spring, though he had not set the
time, but the demand from all sec
tons Of the State was pressing.
1t had been contemplated all along
that a special session would be called
to submit constitutional amendments
The States instrument was in great
need OF overhauling and twelve
amendments have been proposed. The
list has been man times
and they will be fought out before thu
General Assembly.
Since the first meeting of railroads
: and States representatives, there Ma!
been a growing conviction that IN
General Assembly would have TO TAX
e I'D the rate fight in special session
Governor Craig was often besouGh
to call together the Legislature t
= take I'D this question Immediately
The Governor did not do so until tn
n Constitutional Commission had hnish
4 ed it's work and the way was clea
for ouble action.
n State Organized.
In the meantime the State organ
q lied as il never has done for a hgh
j. against freight determinations. Ever
8 day or two a town or a city W0ul0 Se
e together. organize freight rate asso
q Citations and call upon the Goyerno
n to convene the General Assembly. =
n Governor in North Carolina ever ha
At such pressure from Withou anu III
s call had to come.
The special session follows furthe
negotiations between, the roads an
IF the State and the issues may be Sc
N tied. While the Governor does ne
ID think negotiations have reached IN
ID quitting stage, he does not think II
" matter impossible that the roads an
the people may get together. II the
do. there is work enough for the con
ne mission which must submit matte'
to for the next election in 1914.
lie The call indicates no methods tn;
will be adopted in the settlement
j. the rate evils.
n That the State has remedy is n
nv flo,,btaA hv anVDoAv and 1t Will f1nO {
ne application. Many have been hint'
at and there have been measures su
is. gested whereby the leases ~of rOa'
Of built by the State may be investlgat'
ed with a view to annuinent rms Hld
ar ter came up at one of the freight ra
associations meetings here IN M:
and has been much talked at 9th
r times The State is not helpless.
In the meantime, every 'eHort
being made to settle the most ob1e
tionable part Of this fight at once a
to get Justice for the State before I