, 1873-12-31
THE DEAD-HEADS.

Thoir Lust Dny Has Dnwnctl--Tllo
Free-pnss Systom Dying Out.
Tho new year will SEQ the beginning Of tho
frat substantial effort to roform tho " deatl-
head " abuao on tho Western railways. The
regulations adopted July wore only partial
Thcy did not revoke tho passas outstanding
Theso expire with tho year. flencoforth, actual
employees aro to pass over tho railways With
which they arc connected. and tho five, or por-
haps six, lending general officers will DO furnAl-
cd with exchange tickets oyor other lines. Tho
agontB Of the principal express, telegraph, and
transportation companies, whose contracts cali
for passcs, will also be supplied to limited ex-
tent, beyond which privileged few a1l Glasses
politicians, State otIicala, army oilicors clergy
mon, college Presidents, aud tho vast horde Of
chronic dead-hoatls-will be alike compelled to
pay the full regular fare.
Some little interest attaches to tho course OF
tho Railway Commissioners OF Illinois. The nv
creating tho Dpard assulnnd to ontltlo tbem to
travel FREQ over any railway in tho State. They
havo always done 40. Now The railway ompa-
MICS will ignore thoir Claims. and refuse to pass
thom. If they attempt to pass OK oi,lcio, It Is
very probable they will bo put of tho trains;
mud the companies would quito enjoy suit
brought against thorn to test the right of tho
State to decree that thoy shall carry three pnr-
ticular. mon froe without being consulted i'll the
matter.
Tho rcaoluto determination to cut of tho
clergyC.en from tia half-fare pslvt1ace g;:l
infect conElderabie portion OF the population.
The oxistonco Of the rnlo allowing thena passos
oe saon er osnsrs :? ss
ths extsnt Of Over l,55S half-iare per- r.
mits from each company. OF course
there were not that mauy sottled pastors resi-
pont along each line; but every matt who, ut
any time, "held forth" to a congregation,
claimed the cotirtosy. Some Of the Gompauios
wore exceedingly anxious to supply recognized
elelgymen with passes, but to do so would yio-
door against tho pulpit.
Tho bittetest onset against tho reform ia OK
pected to come from tho disappointed poll
tfcians, btnte officers, and country editors. All
to by the monbors Of the sevoral Legislatures
to induco tho ob1urate Companies to lot them
into tho FREQ list. But tho Companies ars re-
solved vigorously to adhere to the regulations.
There will consequently be less travelling during
Tho coming year and better returns to tho rail-
roads.
1t will be- remembered TINT thirteen companies
wero represented ut tho meeting hold i'll this
city on the 10th inst. when tho sweeping rogt-
attached ita signature to tho revolutions. Thcy
wore: tho Chlcago Burlington i Quincy, llli-
no!s Contra1, Chicago g. Northwestern, Winona
4 st. Potter, Milwaukee, It. st. Paul, Woatorn
Union, Chicago, Rock Island u Pacific Chiongo
u 1owa, Chlcago, pekln y southwestern, Gill
nan, Clinton a. Springfield Chicago Il Alton,
Ohicago d Paducah. and Chicago, Danyllle Il
Vinccnncs Rnilruad Companies. Si1lce then, tho
Secretary OF the meeting has communicated Will,
other Companies and has secured the additional
s'gnatqIVess " Vss Of the Ioledo, Peoria q warsaw,
Woat Wisconsin, Dcs Moinos Wiley, Dakota
Southern, lrand Tower y Carbondalo, Cairo 3
vt. LouB. Chicago d Pacitios ehoboygan j. Fond
d Lac, Peoria Il ltock lHland, Mineral Point,
Sioux City d Pacific, Burlington j. Southwest
ert. Flint d Iero Marquette, aid, contlltlonally,
those of the indianapolis, bloomington Wost-
9TH and Ioledot Peoria u Warsaw Hallway Com
panieH.
1n requesting exchange tickets, copy OF tile
pasH-regnutionB accompanies each request.
These arc surprisingly small. compared with lust
years Lists: They average five ottcers, viz:
pros1ont Fice-presldent, General Superlntend-
ent, General Freight Agent, aud Gpneral Ticket
Agent. The Assistants, secreta1ios, Auditors,
alo Itoaslircrs nro lett out ~ the oold. Illls
o., cuttnlueAt ~ manly owing 10 tne reaolntlon or
tho threo 1naih Enstorn lines TO iHsue but five
exchanges to each Company.
The new ordor Of things considerably re1ucea
Heretofore, at this season, two or thrco clerks in
each railway office were kept busy, until far into
FeOrnary, i1lllDB out passes tor Judges, bAorlf6,
Gnd the rest Of the 'doad-lead" CORDS, One
rnnn ran nnw 1ais1 re]v isa,1n tho fn.3 that nro
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