The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-15
CUBBISOM'S RAILROAD BILL
It Has Sanction of Railroad Men of
the State

The senate met promptly at 10 o'clock
and at once began introducing bills.
Thirty-three bills We're introduced, and
then the second reading of the bills in
troduced yesterday began.
The following bills were introduced
Clancy To make appropriations to
Topeka insane asylum, for rebuilding
the heating plant, and for better fire
protection and water supply and COM
plotting the administration building and
eQuipping the same complete
To make appropriation for continuing
the work of completing the interior of
the state house during the fiscal years
ending June 80, 1902. and June 80. 1908,
and authorize executive council to en-
To authorize cities Of the first class to
levy special assessments to pay for
planting shade trees.
To make an appropriation for pay
ment of A. T. & S. F. railroad Of the
cost of transportation and subsistence
of the Twentieth Kansas regiment
from San Francisco, Cal.
Branine: To abolish the boards of re-
gents Of the agricultural college, state
normal school and state university. and
establishing a state board to have charge
of all the state educational institutions.
Morehouse: To protect birds in Kan
sas.
To establish a county high school in
Marion county.
Simons: An act relating to the super
intendent of public instruction Of sum
ner county.
WuIfekuhler. To provide Transports
ton for discharged convicts to the place
from which they were sentenced
To provide for the election of the pO-
lice Judge in cities of the first class.
Stewart: To empower the mayor and
council of lola to transfer money now
on hand to general fund.
Crum: To authorize erection of court
house in Anderson county.
To authorize county commissioners to
complete Fisher bridge in Anderson
county.
Carpenter: Providing for the election
Of justices of the peace in cities Of the
second class.
Gabriel: TO tax franchises in cities Of
second class.
Wright: Authorizing board of Tegens
Of state normal to sell land owned by
the state normal and using the money
to purchase other land
Senator CubbisOn introduced a rail-
road bill which is the same as the fol-
lowing bill. The bill Senator Cubbison
introduced was drawn up by the rail-
road men of the state.
An act providing for the safety of
the travelling public and to protect the
lives and limbs of railway employees, is
the title of the railroad bill introduced.
It provides that it shall be unlawful for
any steam surface railway company
doing business IN the state or Kansas
to operate a. train of more than five
cars without a full train crew of one
engineer, one fireman, one conductor,
one brakeman and one hagman, and
one additional brakeman IOr every ten
cars or major fraction thereof in excess
of thirty cars. The penalty for viola
ton is a fine of not less than $50 for
the first offense and a fine of $500 and
Imprisonment of six months Tor the Sec
0nd offense.
This is the bin drawn up by the labor
committee, and is calculated to do
away with the running of the long
trains with two engines and only one
brakeman and one f1agman, as is the
custom now on the different roads OPP
Grating in Kansas. The Santa Fe is the
road of which the men complain most
The bill will be fought by the railroad
companies, but a majority of the mem
bers have said that they favored some
legisla ton in this respect. and if this
bin fails some other one or a modified
form of the bill presented today viii go
through.