The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-25
ASSAULT MADE ON
MEMBER OF HOUSE
Opponent of Bill He Introduces
Dishgures Currituck Repre-
sentative.
CASE NOT ONE OF CONTEMPT
Senate Passes Justice Antitrust
Measure, With Several
Amendments.
Special to The Tlmes-Dispatch

VI.
Raleigh, y. c., February e4.-In the
lower branch of the North Carolina
General Assembly, at the evening ses-
sion to-day Representatives Long
Doughton and Gather were appointed
to investigate an assault made earlier
Iii the evening on Representative
Payne. of Currituck County. by T. r.
Johnson, well-known merchant OF
/ Currituck. Tho eye and nose OF Rep
rcseutativc Payne were much disfig-
urcd By blow dealt him. The SER
eeant-at-arms brought johnson before
the bar of the House on the charge
OF contempt. in making Il wanton and
malicious assault upon the Represent
alive from Currituck.
Payne had introduced n bill to in
crease the membership of the Curri-
tuck Board OF Education from three
To five, and Johnson. who was here
opposing the bill, approached Payne
I'm the corridor OF the Capitol, and the
assault followed.
me committee reported that IL found
the case not being ono showing con-
tempt such as the House should take
lurther action Of that neither the
House nor any committee was I'm SEES
sion at the time OF the assault; that
not words had been passed by both
men: that during the Investigation
Representative Payne and Mr.. John
son became reconciled and that i'm tho
opinion of the committee. no further
action should be taken.
The report Of the committees wns
adopted, and Speaker onner announced
mat Mr. Johnson was discharged from
further custody. He was n member of
the Senate from Currituck County In
1909. "
The House passed n substitute for
the senate resolution asking President
Taft not TO veto the Webb X enyon bill.
the substitute being by Mr.. Murphy,
ana merely expressing qualification
tnat North Carolina congressman sup
ported the bill. and providing that n
telegram to this effect be sent the
President
The Senate passed the Justice anti
trust bill. with several minor amend
mehts. one amendment that came from
the Senate committee strikes out the
words as much az 80 percentum in
quantity from subsection OF section $,
SO that it is made unlawful to buy or
sell any article to injurc or destroy.
senator Bryant. who had feared that
section 10. infiicting n fine Of not less
than $1,000 upon any corporation re-
fusng or neglccting to furnish the in
formation requested. might hurt some
OF the small industries. feeling sure
mat not one OF tho big corporations
: o"i' pe tduSnt, ana believing that
;he amount OF tho fine should be LEFT
10 the discretion of the court. Welded
ms objection on this point However.
nc offered an amendment inserting the
word "unlawfully" before the words
refusing or neglccting." This Senator
Hobgood accepted.
The Wcatherspoon search and seizure
act as amended by the House as a spe-
cial order went over until Thursday
night
y number OF bills were passed. in
Guiding the following.
Senate bill establishing standard uni
form provision tor health and accident
Insurance policies
Senate resolution for the appointment
or three business men by the Governor
10 investigate during the vacation the
methods of employing state convtcts
and report to the next General Assem-
bly, the advisability OF selling all or
part of the state farms. with view to
using the convicts on tho public roads.
the committee to serve without com
penaation save actual expenses
Amend charter of AshevilIc and East
Tennessee Railway.
President Daughtridge named Sena
tors Ward and Jones on the committees
to investigate the sale of the Atlantic
and fadkin Valley Railroad.