Raleigh, March 3—Senator Woodson of Rowan was successful in getting passed his bill requiring the corporation commission to establish through fast passenger service from east to west across the state, after an amendment offered to Senator Sams of Forsyth was voted down by 15 to 17 against. The bill now goes to the house.
Sams wanted to provide that nothing in the bill should refer to trains No. 21 and 22 and this brought on considerable good natured sparing between Winston-Salem, High Point and Salisbury representatives. Senator Woodson opposed this on the ground that he did not want to tie the hands of the corporation commission and thought that Commissioner Pell would be amply able to take care of Winston’s needs, and that Salisbury was not going after these trains. Among bills passed was a most important one giving the state highway commission greater powers in dealing with elimination of grade crossings. This bill has already passed the House. Chairman Page backed this bill as being highly necessary to this department. Other bills passed relating to codifying laws; relating to public schools; relating to Menhaden fishing; to place a monument to North Carolina troops at Vicksburg, Miss.; provide for printing in department of public instruction; provide for reindexing consolidated statues; relative to death of Governor Bickett; allow prison board to sell bricks now on hand; provide Australian ballot in New Hampshire county.
From the front page of The Concord Times, Monday, March 5, 1923
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