The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-27
NO DOUBT OF CALL,
BUT DATE NOT FIXED.
Governor Glenn Says 1t Is Pretty
Certain That Legislature
Will Be Convened.
COAST LINE MUST FIGHT.
Action OF Stockholders Renders
Officers Unable to Withdraw.
Soldiers to Get Pay.
COAST LINE MUST FIGHT
fspecta, TO Tho Tine..pis,n,cb i

Especial to The Times DisEntch
RALEIGH, n. c., December 60
Asked as to the progress OF the rail-
road rate legislation and the trend OF
of tho General Assembly in special
session to ratify the pending compro-
mise, Governor Glenn said this morn
ing that he was expecting almost any
tick of the clock to mark the arrival
of a communication for which he is
waiting before taking some important
action in the matter.
Something is really about to hap
pen, then?" queried the newspaper man.
"Oh, yes. don't consider that there
is really any doubt about the assem-
bling Of the Leg!slature," was the Cow
-ernor's response. 1T is only a question
of just when the call Will be issued
and for what date"
To Press the Case.
1t is q fact not generally known that
the counsel for the Atlantic Coast Line
branch offthe rate litigation have reit-
Grated their definite purpose to press
the Coast Line cases to final deter
mination before the United States Su-
prema Court. The fact Is that under
the peculiar institution OF the Coas t
Line case the railroad companyi is really
powerless ITO take any action for stop
ping the litigation. The suit is by
stockholders enjoinlng the officials or
the railroad company from putting on
the III -cent rate prescribed by the leg
islative act. while the cases of the
Southern and the other roads are by
the respective companies against 1.-THE
Corporation Commission and the Attor-
ney- General. enjoin.ng them from TAX
ing action that would lead to enforce
ing the rate.
So 1t would be necessary for the
officials of the Atlantic Coast Line to
be relieved of the restraining order
procured in the United States Court
against tn EN- by the stockholders of the
company before they could do anyr
thing whatever In the matter of COM
ing into the compromise adjustment,
Practically the same issues of contis-
cation Of property and unconstitutlon.
atty on other grounds are involved
in the Coast Line suit of the stock
suits about to be settled out OF court
through compromise and legislative
ratification.
VIII Get Their Money.
The members Of the three regiments
of North Carolina troops who served
in the Spanish American War and were
that war, will now be able to collect
balance due them ranging from $2.G0
to $50, according to rank and time OF
service, balance for the collection OF
which efforts have boon In progress
for several years. The pay roll for
this balance due was received Christi
mas Day from Washington, and will
the Governor says, be paid out Just as
fast as proofs of service and Identity
are presented By claimants. Each SOL
dier must prove his identity. and the
name must agree with the name on the
official pay roll. There must also be
presented the discharge and tho proofs
that he was the man discharged. The
total balance due is about $4,000
There will be a deduction of about 2
per cent. for cost Of collection. the case
having been pressed to a successful
issue by Messrs. Manly and Hendren
of Winston-Salem.
The West End Fire Company. Of
High Point, for fire fighting purposes
WAS chartered to-day. with nine tncor'
porators. There is also an amendment
for the charter of the High Poin
Piano and Organ Company, changing
the name to Shipman Organ Compan,
and increasing the capital to $4,000