Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-02-13
LEGISLATIVE
Mews and Observer, Feb. g.
The RAILROAD Surety Co. Bill


The Railroad Surety Co. Bill
For the fourth time Senate Judiciar,
/ Committee No. L, Senator Council
chairman, heard argument over the
surety bill of employees of railroads
For the fourth time arguments were
heard from the railroad attorneys
Messrs. Miller, Pou and Elliott, in OPP
position to some features of the bill.
and from Messrs. Cummings and Will
liams. representing the complaining
employees. These gentlemen finally
agreed that the bill which passed the
House should be reported unfavorably.
and in its place they onered as sub
stitute the bill that passed the Geor-
gia Legislature.
After considerable discussion in the
committee and among the advocates of
the bill and the railroad men, it was
practically agreed to compromise all
differences, and to Senator Daniel was
left the incorporation of such amend
ments as were agreed upon by all.
Atlantic and Yadkin Investigation.
The House joint resolution of Rep
resentative Kellum, authorizing an in
vestigation Of the sale and partition
of the old Cape Fear and Yadkin VAL
ley railroad, from Wilmington to Mt.
Airy, with a view to bringing suit to
set the sale aside, came up for consid-
GRAFTON. Messrs. Pou, Miller and FL
lott all spoke in opposition to the pro-
posed investigation. They argued that
they did not fear the fullest inyestiga-
ton, as everything relating to the sale
was of record, and the act of 1899,
confirming it, vas done in the open,
without subterfuge or deceit.
1 The road brought over So. 900 600
and the bidding was competitive. They
claimed that this matter was thor
oCghly threshed out two years age
and after careful consideration by com
mittees the resolution was rejected
The continued agitation of the matter
could only have the effect of injuring
the securities and impairing the bond
ed credit of the Coast Line and the
Southern road.
They claimed that enough facts
were known for the attorney-general
to institute a suit now, without the
tremendous expense of a commission
Investigation.
1t looked as If the committee was
going to report the bill unfavorably
But Senator Barnes suggested that i
would be discourteous to say the least
to kill it, without hearing from Repre-
sentative Kellum and the friends of the
measure. Senator Mason thought this
only right. Next Friday afternoon a
$3.50 o'clock, in the Senate chamber
was fixed as the date for giving a fna
hearing and taking a vote on it.
Pay Day Bill Killed.
House judiciary committee No. 1 ye
terday killed for the second time Rep
resentative Rector's bill providing fO
more frequent pay days by railroad
and other corporations. The bill ha'
been reported unfavorably, but at MI
Rector's request it was recalled froT
THE unfavorable calendar and consid
ered the second time by the COMMITTEES
To Move School for Blind.
At a meeting yesterday of the Hous
committee on institution for the blint
Representative Wilson, chairman,
subcommittee consisting of Messr
Wilson, Newell and Porter, to visit an
investigate certain properties with
view to making a purchase of land fo
a new site for the school. There is
proposition to move the institution t
another site. 1t is claimed that til
institution is taxed SO per cent beyon
it's capacity and there is no room o
the present site for another building
Big Bank Bill Hearing Wednesday
The committees on banks and Gu
rency of the House and Senate wi
have a joint meeting on Wednesda
the 18th instant, for the purpose {
considering the bill prepared by til
State Bankers Association regulatin
the State banks. A number of in
portant changes in the present law al
contemplated in the associations bi
and all persons interested for an
\ against the measure will be heard full
by the committee.
Gather Pension Bill.
Representative Gather, of Catawb
has a bill pending in the House I
amend the law fixing the pensions IL
Confederate veterans. Asked abol