Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-02-13


the effect Of the bin, Mr.. Gather y
terday said:
@Under my bill first grade pensiou-
ers includes only the needy. who re-
ceived wound which renders them
incompetent to perform ordinary Ia
Dor. The second grade includes those
who lost a31eg above the knee or an
arm above the elbow. and, also the
destitute who are totally incapacitated
70 perform any kind of ordinary labor.
The third grade includes those who
lost a leg below the knee or an arm
below the elbow, or have a leg or arm
utterly useless by reason of perma-
nent injury, and also those who are
unable to perform manuel labor in or
binary Vocations. No change In tie
fourth grade. A fifth grade is added
which includes all other soldiers nj
$1,000. The disqualification of owner
ship OF property does not apply to firth
grade.
This bin recognizes the services Of
practically all Confederate soldiers
and puts the destitute and totally m
capacitated to labor In the higher
grades. in other words favors absolute
need of the veterans"
Mileage Pulling Bill Eliminated
Before the Senate Judiciary commit
tee No.. q, yesterday afternoon, Senator
Gillian, acting chairman, the feature
of the Loyingood bill requiring that
mileage be pulled on trains was re-
ported unfavorably without objection
1t was the evident purpose Of the
committee to report unfayorably other
sections of the bill requiring that
mileage for 1000 miles be issued, good
for families.
Senator Lovingood stated he would
not champion his proposition. That
he introduced the bill by request. but
now feels satisfied that the present
status wa Wisest. Although there
were several attorneys OF railroa
present and many conductors and
travelling men to oppose the bin. it
was the apparent sense of the commit
tee, that it had as well report It UNI
lfaVorably. But Senator Evans, of Pitt,
Opposed taking this step now. He said
the House was now considering a sim
lar bill, and it would be best to at
least wait until it was found what ac-
ton the House would take before dis
posing of the matter in the Senate
committee. Finally it was agreed to
defer voting on the bill until the House
acted.
Opponents of the bill were heard.
These consisted of Mr.. Elliott Of the
Coast Line; Mr.. Pou, of the Seaboard
Air Line, and Nj. Miller, OF the South
ern. They all briefly outlined the OBJ
jections, declaring that it practically
would reduce passenger rates to two
cents a mile by increasing the number
OF people getting low mileage book
rates. That the present arrangements
was LID cents a mile. counting excur-
sion and block ticket rates. That the
law could not stand any further yindf-
cation of passenger rates.
Next appeared before this committee
a delegation of travelling men, Mr..
Simms, of Raleigh, and Mr.. Glenn VIII
der. OF Raleigh, Of the p. A, acting
as spokesman. They strongly advised
the committee not to oppose the bill.
They said the "drummers" everywhere
were satisfied with the present fine
service of. the North Carolina roads,
and he thought it best to let well
enough alone. They were afraid Il
this bill passed, there would be a repe-
tition of the South Carolina trouble.
|, They hoped the present status would
not be disturbed.
, Then followed a talk from Captain
James Gerard. of Raleigh. conductor
on the Norfolk Southern, and Presf-
dent of the Raleigh Conductors AssO-
citation. He said he represented SOC
conductors in North Carolina. when
he stated that the adoption of the pro-
posed bill would work a great hard
ship on the conductors as well as the
Z roads. He explained the impossibility
I of Identifying 8 or 10 members of q
2 family on a train. and of preventing
imposition. After his argument the
committee decided to POSTPONE action
? until the House had decided.