Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-21
BILL NYE'S DISCARDED BILL
Win Congress Take Some Interest in Hall
way Conductors.

An Outline Of Scheme for Their Regulation
and Inprovement-A Model civil-serviee
rxamination Proposed How PASSENGER
Traffic between the States May De I'M
nrovsd-Ths Bitter Result OF western
Lecture Tour.
Some anxiety is being shown ON inc
mart of the people relative to the con-
dition Of 4 certain bill. introduced IN
Congress Jan. 10 of the presen year.
and the masses are beginning to elamor
for information as to the time OF It's
final passage aud enforcement as law.
The bill provides for the licensing OF
railway conductors, and. with the idea
that all the evils of travel, from the
choppy condition of the road-bed to The
sallow color and hopeless demeanor OF
the hard-boiled eggs along cur great
thorougfares of travel, are directly due
to the lncompetency of the conductor
aims to regulate this matter by striking
at the root Of the evil.
Conductors, under the provisions OF
the bill, are required to submit TO
rigid examination under the eyes OF
Chief Examiner, appointed by the Pres
ident, and who shall receive IS 500 per
year aud mileage at the rate Of 10 cents
per mile, together with reasonable
travelling expenses. This Chief Exam
iner will delegate his power as an ex-
aminer to twenty Supervising Examin-
ers, retaining only the bitter anguish
and enervattng toll incident TO the life
OF one who looks out at car window
all day and pat emily accumulates mile.
age.
The Supervising Examiners shall re-
ceye 81, 500 per Year. reasonable tray-
cling expenses, and 10 cents per mile
hy the most devious method Of travel
Railroad Lines will be perm tied to pass
Chief Examiners, Supervising Examin-
ers. &C.. to and from their work.
The Chief Examiner and Supervising
Examiners shall constitute Il National
Board of Examiners, who shall meet at
Washington, ID. C.. every little while
to think il over and then go away.
This National Board of Exam ners shall
divide our unhappy country INTO twenty
districts. each Oi which shall DO cheered
by the presence OF two District Exam.
iners, and they shall be men OF good
moral character. who can ask difficult
questions and be- willing to work on u
salary. They shall receive a salary OF
81 90 per year, mileage, stationery
and press notices, The duties OF Dis.
trict Examiners as prescribed are op-
tional but the salary is compulsory.
Assistant District Examiners may be
appointed at a salary Of $1,000. and
clerks, when necessary. may be EN-.
plos ed to do the work at 81, 200 per
year.
The Chief Examiner, Supervising Elk,
aminers. District Examiners and As
sistant District Examiners shall DO at
all times guarded By cloud OF mileage
by day and = pillar Of salary By night
Under the provisions Of section ) Of
the act. the District Board OF Examina-
ton shall have power to pry into the
pedigree, personal habits. qualitica-
/ ons, aims, aspirations. accomplish.
mouts and physical condition OF any
man who may make application for the
portfolio OF conductor or dooT-slammer
extraordinary as provided In this act,
and further. il is prov ded elsewhere in
The bill that no conductor shall be per-
mitted to 60 through train with a
pencil In his mouth. pair Of forceps
IN one hand and pad Of drawback
checks In the other, acting as cOnduc.
tor. treasurer, q nurse. railway
folder, map and household guide. nj
$50 per month. with the privilege Of
icing killed between meals. unless he
shall have passed thorough examine
tion on the same track. and received a
license from the Board OF Examiners,
and paid fee Of IS to said Board. The
bill also provides that the sum Of $780,
900 shall be appropriated for the on
tngent expenses Of the Board in get.
ting to and from widely separated
points. and for wear and tear Of
Thinkers while engaged in getting up
deep conundrums for applicants
The board may revoke the license Of
any conductor mt any time upon tho
commission Of certain acts, and ne will
be arrested under the provis ons OF the
United States statutes IL he undertake
to run train, even though the railroad
company may desire TO retain him.
This gives the conductor the chance to
work for the railroad company and the
United States of America, provided he
behaves himself, and at ono salary. In
other words. he buys license for the
privilege Of doubling his responsible.
ties without increase Of pay. Upou
passing satisfactory examination, the
conductor will be permitted and re-.
quired to wear n large tin badge bear
ing the remark "CONpUCroR' upon Il,
also the number Of his license, tho
number Of the district in which the
license was issued, the number OF his
residence, his post-ofFice address and
any other information desired by n
morbidly inquisitiye public He nav
also be required TO wear q muzzle dur.
ing dog days
He will also be expected 10 wear the
various badges Of the road for which
he may be employed, together with
foreign decorations, statements. way
bills and certificates Of the presiding
officer setting forth whether he be ont
OF order or not He will be required to
wear on bis breast all badges referred
to IN this act together with such other
badges as he may have in the house.
Till his bosom shall resemble a Christ
mas tree.