The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-22
Reduced Rates 60 Into Effect on all Rail-.
''.i roads on The 23rd of March.
NO MORE PASSES FOR NEWSPAPER MEN
The Progr an,mc Not to tho Liking of
the Governor, who Wanted TO
and stop tho wnr-FEnncock's Cnso
from n Political Standpoint.

Raleish, y. c., Feb. 2l.--(Special.)-
The Railway Commission to-day de-
csdsd 10 make the rate of passenger
fare even lower than Commissioner
Pearson yesterday said 1t would go. He
wanted the rate to be 2% and pa, but
finally deferred 10 Chairman Caldwelrz
view. and introduced the following.
which was adopted. Caldwell and Pear
son voting for It and Abbott against:
THAT on and after March 90 next,
fares for the transportation Of passen-
gers shall be "a follows: 2h cents per
mile for first-class tickets; cents per
mile for seCond-class tickets on the fol-
lowing railroads in North Carolina, to
wit: The Wilmington and Weldon.
from Wilmington TO Weldon and that
part Of the Wilmington and Weldon
from Contentnea TO the South Carolina
line; the Petersburg, from Weldon to
the Virginia line: that part of the Tar
boro branch from Rocky Mount 10 Tar
boro. and the Norfolk and Carolina.
from Tarboro to the Virginia line; the
Raleigh and CASTOR, from Weldon to
Raleigh; the Seaboard and Roanoke.
from Weldon to the Virginia line, and
the Raleigh and Augusta Air Line,
from Raleigh to Gibson; the North
Carolina, from Goldsboro TO Charlotte;
the Piedmont, from Greensboro to the
Virginia line; the North Western North
Carolina. from Greensboro to Winston:
the Western North Carolina, from Salis-
bury to Paint Rock; the Atlantic, Ten
nessre and Ohio. from Charlotte to
Statesville; the Atlanta and Charlotte
Air Line, from Charlotte to the South
Carolina line, and the Charlotte, Colun>-
hia and Augusta, from Charlotte to the
South Carolina line"
1t Is stated that the railways will
carry this matter into the courts. and
that an Injunction VIII be Immediately
obt TIMED. United States District At
torney Bernard so said at the Railway
Commission Office this afternoon.
Another radical measure was the fol-
lowing resolution by Chairman Cald-
well, for which he and Pearson voted:
Whereas, Section 4. Chapter 320,
Acts of the General Assembly, session
1881, known as the Railroad Commission
act makes 1t unlawful for any common
carrier within the State. either directly
or indirectly, by any special rate, re-
bate, drawback or device, to charge,
demand, collect or receive, from any
person or persons greater or less COM
pensatlon for any service rendered or
to be rendered In the transportation of
passengers than 1t charges. demands,
collects or receives from any other per-
Son or persons; and
Whereas. Section 25 Of said act
enumeraI;es the exceptions alone per-
mitted; and
Whereas, Absolute equality is the de-
mand Of the law:
SRCsolyed Tina. el!d act condemns
and prohibits free passes, free mileage,
transportation 10 all editors, staff cor
respondents and employees of the news
papers Of the State; that said act ap-
plies with equal force 10 free passes or
Tree mileage transportation to attor-
neys within the State not actually en-
pioyed by the common carriers for Il
certain and definite sum and not the
actual and bona Gde employees of the
same"
Commissioner Abbott did not vote and
SAID he understood there was 10 be a
hearing on this matter. whereas there
was none at all and only a few minutes
discussion
Commissioner Caldwell was inter-
viewed as to this free pass order, and
said: I'VE want TO test the matter.
The courts will have to decide whether
we are right or wrong. we dom, know
what particular editors have passes so
as TO bring suit for their issue"
1t was learned yesterday that the
railway Commission Cor rather CaTI-