The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26
Stewart Declares Situation in
North Carolina Is Very
Serious.
He IS TARGET FOR WATERS
Employees Liability Measure
Passes Under Suspension
of Rules.
Special to The Times pisss tch )

Raleigh. n c.. January s5.-Mr.
stewards bin against tipping passed
second reading to-day in the House.
providing that il shall be misde-
meanor punishable by $50 fine and thirty
days imprisonment. at the discretion
of the court. for any person to be guilty
either of giving or receiving tip. or
for an employer to be party TO any
tipping, through agreement that en-
ployes shall be permitted to. receive
tips. =
Much adverse sentiment was mani
tested, along with ievity. over Inc mea-
sure and its scope. but stewart IN
sisted that the situation in this State
is really very serious He said that IT
has come to pass that and 10 cent tips
are regarded as insulting by the aver
age waiter and 25 and 50 cents are mini
nalm tips that win favor. A waiter had
recently thrown him back a cent tip,
with distinct manifestation of indig-
nation Since he introduced this bill
in the House walters hereabouts had
gotten on to him as the author OF this
bill. and he has already lost ten pounds
through the decided slump in the fare
walters permit him TO have. His steak
is tough. his eggs are bad, ana the
fare is bad generally. he declared He
spoke much in a humorous vein and
wanted his bill given a standing in the
House. He has written. he said, for
the Mississippi law against tipping, ana
expects TO have it Monday and wants
TO amend his bill on the nnal reading
to conform to the Mississippi bill. e.
The Senate suspended rules for
Senator Stubs and passed an en-
ployers liability bill only introduced
today, which embraces all corpora
tions. 1t extends to them the pro-
visions of the act OF Congress relative
20 common carriers liability to en-
ployes. the bill applying this act to
North Carolina.
The Senate passed the council act
to prevent a multiplicity of indict-
rnents below the grade of felony. A
bill 10 allow clerical assistance 10 the
Supreme Court reporter. came up and
Senator Jones. of Forsyth. declared
the state should not go~into increasing
expenditures until 1T ascertains its
assets He severely criticized the custom
of auditors warrants being issued to
State institutions when the money was
not in the treasury these warrants
being discounted at the bank, saying
that any State@tha lived beyond its
means was facing bankruptcy.
The Senate referred the joint reso-
tuition from the House asking for the
passage of the Webb Kenyon liquor bill
by Congress to the Committee on Fed
eral Relations.
Brawley. of Durham. introduced
bill to prohibit the origination of cheap
Sunday excursions by railroads in
North Carolina and Smell. a bill 70
prevent fraud on merchants
Among bills reported from the Senate
was that passed in the upper branch
of the assembly limiting borrowing by
building and loan associations to fifty
instead of twenty-five per cent of
assets 1t went to the Committee on
Corporations and powerful opposi-
ton is rising up for its defeat in the
House.
Among bills that passed nRal reading
were: 10 consolidate Winston and
Salem authorize the construction of
Watauga Railroad through Watauga
and Ashe Counties, as part of the Caro-
lina-Virginia Road.