The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-11-04
CAR-COUPLING BILL.

publican senate st Dep.~'- Request
Following l. a copy Of the railroad car
couIding and air brake bin which ths
Democratic house passed under the
suspension If rules but which the Re-
publican senate refused 10 pass:
Ii j. known as house bill No. 1850 and
any railroad man can procure copy oy
writrrg to his congrrs srnan- The bill
W. originally introduced by Congress
man Martin. II Indiana:
An act TO promote the safety Of employees
and travellers upon railroads by compelling
common carriers engaged ia Interstate com
merre to equip their cars with automatic
couplers and continuous brakes and theft
locomotive with drivsng-whsel brakes AID
for other purposes
Re- IL enacted by the senate and houes
If representatives II the United States
of America in congress assembled, That
on aud after the Isl day Of July. 1888. II
shall be unlawful for any common car
rier engaged in interstate commerce by
railroad to put into Use on its line any
new locomotive 20 b used in moving in
terstate traffic that l. not equipped with
power drivlng-wheel brakes.
Section > That from and after the
LIST day Of July. 1895. il shall b. unlaw-
for any such common carrier 10 Use on
Its line any locomotive engine IN moving
Interstate traffic that IL not equipped
with q power driving wheel brake 50 ar
ranged as 20 he operated IN connection
with the train-brake system.
Section 3. That on and after tho LIST
day OF July. 1885. il shall b unlawful
for any such common carrier TO use on
its line for the purpose OF moving inter
state trafic any new car or any old car
that his been to the shops for general
repairs to one or both Of its drawbars
that is not equipped with automatic
cuuplers Of the standard DESIGNATED I'M
der and IN accordance with the pro
visions Of this act
section 4. That on and after the lst
day Of July. 1855. it shall be unlawful
for any such common carrier to haul or
permit to be hauled or used on its line
any car used IN moving interstate traffic
unless such car Is equipped with auto
matte coupieEs of the standard designated
under and Ia accordance with the pro-
visions Of this act
Section ). That on and after the LIST
day of July, 1895. no such common car
rier shall put into use or haul or permit
10 be hauled on its line for the transpoT-
,arion Of interstate freight traffic any
new car belonging or leased 20 IL OF any
old car belonging or leased to it which
subsequently, 10 the passage Of this act
has been sent 20 its shops for general TO
pairs. unless such car II equipped with
brakes for each wheel and with train
Y brake apparatus Of such . nature that
the brakes can be set and released from
the locomotive.
Section 6. That on and after the let
day Of July. 1895. no such common car
rier shall haul OF permit 70 Be hauled on
it, line for the transportation OF inter.
state freight traffic any car which Y nos
equipped with brakes for each wheel and
with a trAin-brake apparatus OF such
. nature that the brakes can b set and
released from the locomotive.
Section Z. That on or before the ist
day Of July. 1898. every such common
carrier shall file with the interstate COM
merce commission In Washington .
statement certified to under oath by the
president and clerk Of the corporation.
: a. the action If said corporation through
Its board Of directors. setting forth such
details with reference 10 the height,
form. sixe and mechanism OF freight
car couplers as II deems essential IN
order 70 insure requisite uniformity. re-
cuisite automatic action. and requisite
!. safety IN service and also stating the
number Of freight cars owned by 1t and
: under its control. and also the number
1 II other cars under it control by lease
: On the 10Th Of June. lSe2, exclusive OF
e those use solely for state traffic. Sucn
(. statements shall he made upon blanks to
: lie provided by the interstate commerce
l commission and the determination Of
such commission in relation Ia the valid
isy Of the several statements received
shall be final. II upon examining the
statements so received said interstate
: commerce commission Is OF the opinion
that companies owning at least % Pc,
certum 81 the freight cars owned and
= controlled as aforesaid by cornpanies
which shall have duly fled statements
a. aforesaid have agreed upon such de
tails Of freight car couplsrs a. viii In
sure requisite uniformity. requisite auto
matte action and requisite safety In ser
a vice. said commission shall thereupo1
declare and publish that couplers com
p,ying with such details rs agreed upoI
hall thereafter. until otherwise orderes
= according TO law, be the standard coup
lers for use in the freight car interstate
service. IL the common carriers fail q
establish q standard coupler as hereil
provided. then the standard aufomsss
= coupler shall be such coupler as shall q
selected by the interstate commerce
commission: and II il hereby made tn
duty Of said commission, within a
u months after the isf day Of July. 1898
10 select and designate some automati
coupler a. STANDARD type under tn
provisions If this act. and to promul
= gate notice of such selection.
4. Section &. That after July l. ~
any such common carrier may refuse
accept or receive any car used in intel
: state commerce that is not properi
- equipped a. required by this act, an
the carrier loading o. starting such c.
shall be liable for the damages, If "a
result therefrom-
Section .. That from and after Il
: LIST Of July. 1898. until ctherwil
ORDERED by the interstate commerce con
= NILSSON. il shall be unlawful for Ar
railroad company to use any car IN u
terstafe commerce that Il not provide
. With secure handholds IN the ends ~
y sides Of each car.
Section 10. That within ninety da.
from the passage Of this set the Amer
can Railway association II authorize
hereby to designate To the intersfa
commerce commission the standa