The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-25
North Carolina Legislature TO
Consider Rate Regulation and
Amendments to c Constitution.
MURPHY SPEAKER OF HOUSE
Governor Craig in Favor of Ac-
cepting Latest Offer of
Railroads.

Raleigh. n. c.. September 24.-Tho
"ened In Special session ut / o'clock this
morning, and perfected organization of
Senate and House, and tomorrow will
reoc!Ye from Governor Craig his rncs-
sugo treating the matters for which
tho lawmakers arc especially called to-
Sothcr: Consideration OF freight rate
regulation, including acceptance or rc-
:ection' of the latest proposal or the
railroads for settlement or differences
MS to Interstate rates. and considcra-
zion or proposals for amending tho
Stats Constitutions prepared by n spc-
cial Legislative commission.
III perfecting organization J. II.
Burnett, OF Pendcr County, was chosen
clerk Charles w. Davis. of Cartcret.
was elected. vacancies having occurred
&: these positions.
Senator Council brought up tho Gues-
sion OF limiting tho legislation for this
special session Ia the matters for
which the session Is called
Senator Studdert. of Beaufort. read OF
Tho great iosses sustained In Eastern
Carolina through the recent storm and
OF tho obstruction OF 100000 worth
OF bridges. for tho restoration Of which
thero Will have to be special legiala-
ton. These matters must be taken
caro- OF. he insisted. Tho matter Of
scope OF legislation for tho special SEES
Sion was referred to the Committee on
Rules.
The Committee on Rules. after adj
tournament decided 10 report tomorrow
rule that Will coulne the bills intro
huccd ut this session TO matters bear
Ing on tho special purposes for which
the special session Is called. except
that there can DO considered bills to
correct errors In acts of tho regular
session and local bills to takc care OF
rpccial emergencies that have arisen,
mono TO DC offered after October l.
Murphy for Speaker.
In organizing the House. Represen-
tatlvc Page nominated Walter Muir
ply. Of Rowan. for Speaker: Beaver,
OF Transatlantic. presented Williams. OF
Cabarrus, for the Republicans. and the
roll call showed Murphy. 81: williams.
49,
Mr Murphy accepted tho honor
gracefully, believing, he said. when
this session shall have adjourned. every
member could say Guthfully that he
had rendered his State some service
Representative Justice said the
freight rate commission. which had al
ready reported to the Governor, would
make moro extended report to the
House in fow days
-,
resolution against the Introduction OF
miscellaneous bills. and II Will not be
acted on until the rules committee re-
ports Tomorrow.
Thomas OF Arson introduced a reso-
luton to simplify court procedure and
authorizing the appointment of a com
mission OF three, one OF whom shall be
n member of the Supreme Court and
tho other two active practitioners, to
take the matter up.
Favored by Crnig.
II have examined the proposition as
best I could. and II is my opinion that
II Is such a proposition as the people
Of North Carolina can afford TO nc-
ccpt," declared Governor Craig this af-
ternoon. IN addressing the meeting Of
the State Just Freight Rate Associa-
ton. and the members OF the General
Assembly, In the auditorium, on the
latest proposal Of the railroad compa-
MES for adjusting freight rates. He
said that he realized. that the proposal
as amended By the railroad companies
still does not give the shippers OF the
State all they are entitled 10, but that
as beginning in the right direction,
1t is we'll worth while. He would ac-
cept II for the two years specified he
said, and press along every other pos
sble avenue for additional relief as it
is obtainablc.
There were possibly $500 people In
the auditorium when President Tate,
Of the Just FreiGh Rates Association,
called the mass meeting TO order, and
received. In spite OF the sense of tho
association members that the proposal
should not DO accepted. Indeed later