The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-24

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DECLARES II UNFAIR


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the words used yesterday BY Alex. b.
0uigun, d Kichmo1id. 10 describe !
BIN offered II mo senate ~ Louia
fsslkeHAsnhusG, o< Hsnetco county, "a
srsouirs railway corporations 10 -.
port ~ the Stats Corporation Com
mission namss Of ~ witnesses "a
saccidsnts. Others dsotared st ! pub
lie hearing b4kora tho ssna&s Commit-
tee on Roads that IL result q the
bill would b % increaSs 1ttigation
and 70 rive An Unfair advantage "a
l'shyster lawyers and ambuiAncs
lchassrs." Tho bill will - tAken %
again " the oommittse u executive
session Tuesday.
aar. wsnuenburg. speaking Tor ND
measurs. oonfsAdsd that Il only gaxs
An equal .snow 70 emp.eyes lnlursa
In course o9 duty. As ueeiased tnas
way TO Get names OK thpee WIn0 NV
the accident and that railway cUm.
,pantes are given every advAntatA
! Wan1e Square Oenls
Our sense ~ Justice ana our sease
.o1 humanity" uaid NJ. Wondonpuro,
should 1--WE "a the public : square
Ideal and equal rights with runway
companies. Railways should Me the
Information required Ia the htll, %
III Wilr become Z public record, The
burdsn u proof rests on the tlaan-
TIN and the railway escapes paylng
damages u the injured maA y un-
able 70 sst information of how he
WA injured, The railroads may claim
- vasaf - y s<eN 49,
damages Shouldn't khey BE- u the
|injursd man l. innocent ana he yaii.
way Il guilty OF ne6li9ancs2' r.
Gordon Cunaminss. representing the
sIectstc railway system u NeWpor1
INewA HAmpton aand Old Point. oe-
clAred khs prsseux Inv sewers Ill
pelnfs In tbs Wen00nburg bill, ana
said the etfect would ~ - rive fnose
opportunity and peWers 70 the Law.
yer who appears for litisants against
railways
.'Th1 sole erect 81 The iaw,. he
asserted. will be 70 gfve to The law.
|fAr who follows the injured moro In
formation about Whist witnesses
know o N accident. the supreme
Court has held that the duties Of
look out Tor the rights ~ the nab.
lie and not thu indiv1daAl II stAtas-
tics afa what they 40 after thay
an gst that information from year
y . -fgsr'' dlea.s ! $500,
10, = satisasA,. sAia Alex ,, Gut
iowsr Company. :.~ith ex,stins scSn.
dition& The commisston HIS rafused
Ito investigate individual oasss. Thsse
lis NO excuse for = consideration Of
the public nseds.''
PrajudIos With lndivIduai.
Can you put ; corporation and the
individual on equal footing. when
prejudice u always with the individ-
ual? Under this bill the defense win
be forced to disclose, it, whole hand
to the litiSAnt Il gives too eroAt
an advantage. It will open the 4eofo
to. litigation and that y not what you
want"
william McIiwaine. OF Pstersbufx.
spoke for stesm roads. He declared
he did not believe there was Z aenA.
tor IN the Legislature who would vote
for the bill. because It was mAnifesti3
unfair.
r e. Scott. Of Richmond. declared
the bill was not for the public eood.
hut would forward the intafssts Of tl1It
class Of lawyers known ~ ehystero.
MT Woods Of Roanoke. attorney Tor
tho Norfolk and western RAILWAY,
spoke agAihst tho bill. and John X.
Lamb. of Richmond. spoke Tor Il.
Mr.. wendsnbsrg followed the oppo-
nents Ut the bill In 4 etroue gpeecA
He told how In the Hsattis case he
gave voluntarily to tho defeAso nanAa
1t witnesses. and declared ~ believed
rndwe Watson would have required 4
hed he not volunteered IL inforunA-
tion.
othss bills by Mr.. wandAnberg,
trained to hotter safee1aFd Interests o.
&rnrlrvai Of raiIwAyM win b oppoeed
bitterly BY ccsposaliea 4AtfoFnsys. n: