Show I II FOREIGN CORPORATIONS GIVEN EQUAL RIGHTS The house yesterday passed house bill No 2 extending to foreign corporations the right of eminent domain the same as the right may IDa be exercised by b domestic corporations Mr r Baker explained that the purpose of ot the bill was WAI to make this right more clear and certain that there had been a suggestion of doubt as to whether the present statute covers all the points necessary The bill said Mr Baker does dOts not enlarge the privileges now c tn n nn Jo JOYed ed bj b any corporation but only fixes them Mr Mi 11 McRae MeRac made so sore sone one remarks on the I bill in the course of which he took occa occasion occasion sion cion to say lay that if the bill were intended to enlarge the privileges of the tile smelting companies which are dumping their fumes and smoke on the land he were t certainly against It When the vote was as taken Mr Ir McRae voted first In favor of ot the thc bill blU but before the speakers announcement he changed his vote ote to no |