The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-10
MESSAGE IS READ
TO LEGISLATURE
Governor kitchin Makes Many
Recommendations to Cen
eral Assembly.
MUST PROVIDE FOR DEFICIT
Joint Resolution introduced for
Appropriation OF S., 600 to Fight
Rate Determinations.
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Especial 10 The Times Dispatch
Raleigh. y. e.. January Ex-Governor
kitchin's message 10 the General As
sembly transmitted this morning was
a feature both in the senate and House
to-day. As 10 antitrust legislation. ht
urges enactment OF a subsection MAX
nS unlawful any contract or comb
nation To form "A trust or otherwise.
or conspire with any other person.
firm. corporation or association. i'm re-
stIaint OF trade. commerce o. manu-
iacture In this state" Also "for any
person. firm or corporation o. associa-
tIoh 10 monCpOiiZc or ATTEMPT 10
mcnopOlize, or combine OF conspiTe with
any otrer person. corporation o. as
aocltlon 20 monopolize any part Of
trade. commerce or manufacture in this
state"
lie recommends rural credit system
Ter North Carolina. and tho send ny
90 two delegates 10 Europe to investi-
gate. the provision OF funds for counsel
ana other aid for the Corporation
Commission in lighting for eiimina ton
OF freight rate determinations In in
ieIstate business asains: North Caro-
lima points the converting Of the pres
ent penitentiary building into use Tor
Inc state School for the Blind and use
c. the state farm for receiving state
ccnvivts. along with a system OF work
he aole-bodied convicts Oh public
roads.
lie also recommends stat. aid for
counties IN road building through the
issuing of State bonds to take over.
county bonds 50 that they Will llqui-
GATE within forty years. a general
s"srch and seizure law for aiding pro-
hioition enforcement; legslized primary
system: travelling auditors for equaIine
tax assessments the State over. and
that the Governor be given the veto
power He would have the LegisIe-
iure provide for the $3.50. 600 deficit in
the state treasury snd see that the
sarin. MT Il cut according to the cloth
IN appTopriat tons at this session He
believes there are two billions OF dol
lars worth OF taxable property IN the
state. and yet only about one-third
Of that amount IS on the tax books.
lie recommends that the railroad
companies be required 10 draw niles ge
In the trains again: that there be
state inspection OF factories as to tho
observance Of child labor laws. thai
four additional Judges be provided anc
four new judicial districts be created
that there be an Investigation OF in.
as TO the operation of the Southeastern
Tariff Association.
Bellamy. OF Brunswick. introduced a
bill in the House TO establish State
commission 20 have in ma nd the regu-
lation Of automobiles and other motto.
vehicles as suggested in the recon-
Inendations OF Gcverno. kitchin and
Secretary Of state J. Bryan Grimes.
Representative T. J. Justice. OF Gail
ford. offered joint resolution declar-
ing The views OF the General Assembly
with reference TO interstate passenger
and freight rates and charges. and for
other purposes, which set out that IN
the view Of the General ASSEMBLY
Congress should declare ILLEGAL. under
any and all circumstances. any greater
charge by any pubic service corpora
ton for transporting passen myers or
freight Of any given kind and quality
shorter distance than is charged for
transporting the same a longer dis
tance in the same direction. when the
shorter haul is included in the longer.
that Senators and representatives. n
Congress from this state he requested
ana urged to support a bill repeating
the frst and second provisos TO section
four of the interstate commerce act.
that pending the ena ctment in law by
Congress of these principles this State
press before the Interstate Commerce
Commission objections TO the injustice
OF allowing such Determinations
against North Carolina points. and that
the Governor. as well as the CORPORA
ton Commission. have power 20 inst
tute and prosecute cases before the
Interstate Commerce Commission for
relief to the people i'm this respect in
corporation with or independent of
the Corporation Commissin and for this
purpose 5000 a year he appropriated.