The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-28

year--a little over one-sixth of the
| time-and the expense is enormous.
! Go ask the county treasurer and he
! will tell YOU about 1t. And neary all
this time and expense is wasted on
| little frivolous cases. petty larceny,
pistol carrying, liquor selling, fights
and the like. Lawmakers, please give
us relief Give the magistrates
more jurisdiction and let them settle
/ these little 10-cent cases and stop
! this enormous cost. The county
treasury is constant drained of the
money that should go for building
bridges and for other improvements
/ all on account of the courtS.-Monrce
Enquirer.
The bill of Mr. r. H. Cover. of
! Johnston county, to prevent the run
ming Of freight trains on sunday is
| warmly supported by railroad en-
! ployes and thousands of others. He
| has been warmly commended for It's
! passage and the strong and effective
/ argument he made in favor of it be-
| fore the Committee on Railroads. His
| object lesson of one hundred worship
| pers in Johnston county being dis
| turbed on the Sabbath by the blowing
/ of a freight train. running contrary
| to law, IS a strong argument Tor the
| passage of his bill. The little pleas
antry in yesterdays paper about how
| the negro loves watermelon was not
printed for the purpose of detracting
| from the merits of Mr.. Covers bin
or his strong prosecution OF his case
Representative Gordon. of Guilford,
| has introduced memorials from the
Friends church for better divorce laws
| and better temperance legislation.
The railroads may get ready to dis
Dense with second class cars and re-
duce the passenger fare to IL cents,
according to the following bill intro
duced by Representative j. j. Laugh
irghouse, eff Pitt;
THE General Assembly of North Car
DINA do enact:
"Sect on l.. That the rate of fare
for passengers on steam railroads in
this State shall not exceed two and
one-half cents per mile, such fare 10
cover the transportation Of not more
than one hundred and fifty pounds
of baggage; that the Corporation Conn
nilsson may authorize independent
branch lines Of fifty miles or less in
length to charge not more than three
I nd one-fourth cents per mile.
"Sec. 2. That on railroad COM
any shall be required to sell second
lass tickets.
Sec. 3.-That all laws and clauses
laws in conflict with this act are
ereby repealed.
Sec A. That this act shall be in
orce from and after the first day of
uly, 1905"
DR.. NJ. 3. Pitt. one of Edgecombe's
BILE Representatives in the House,
imself an old soldier, has received
he following letter from what might
e called an expert.
The writer, Mi. J. ]. Lewis, of Edge
ombe, was not only an old veteran,
ut is one of those who lost an arm
nd speaks from experience.
St Lewis, n. c., Jan. 81, 1905.
Ion. NJ. 3. Pitt:
Dear Sir:-Do we see the condition
the old soldier as it really is? If
o. we see that the present pension law
ails to do justice to the one arm and
ne legged soldier Of this State, from
he fact that their suffering did not
My commence at the beginning of the
lar and stop at the close. as 1t did
With his more fortunate brother SOL
Ter; but has continued, and in many
ases suffering great pain. besides SUI
ering every disadvantages in nghtlng
he battles of life with their more for
innate brother soldier and their fell
oW man to gain and imbibe in the
many blessings and comforts of this
fe. There are but few of this class
f soldiers now living, record shows
hat they do not live to be old.
They ought to be paid at least $50
md $72 per year. Not because they
erved in the civil War-that was their
iuty-but for damages received by the
var to help them fi~ht the battles OF
ife more on an equal footing with
heir more fortunate fellow man in
his hour of peace. To Illustrate oy
aW of nature and law of the land.
! Tha of railroads have made
history and record for said roads
which their owners should feel proud
| #. They don't pay pensions to their
atrons because they ride on their
rains. but pay damages according 70
l he injury and damage to persons by
/ their trains. Now these unfortunate
| soldiers lost their arms and legs while
| battling for a State cause and it looks
| like the States Representatives should
see that they are first, and we'll cared
| for, not because they served in war,
| but for damages received by war; ana
| then if they see fit to do honor to the
| old soldier who never received an In
! jury or suffered a pain or a day of in
convenience by war, no more so than
! IL there had been no war. then honor
| him with a pension in accordance to
the will and ability of the tax payers
| of the State. All soldiers who lost
an arm or leg ought to be on the PEN
S4oit ioAi, a. iSooI IL ne 10 not WI III
over $1,000 (property at its assessed
value for taxes).
This statement is as / see and feel
the condition of the old soldier. from
| long experience and suffering the In
convenience from the loss of my right
arm above the elbow at battle Of
kelly's Ford, Va. November Z. 1868.
Very respectfully.
j. l LEWIS.
! i
A joint meeting of the Committee
/ on Railroa 10. n,,d Ionil,.nnd CsLA1nn.,ns--