Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-03-04
THE PERSONAL INJURY BILL
SENATE PASSES PERSONAL IN.
JURY BILL AFTER REJECT.
ING AMENDMENTS.
HOUSE HAS AN INTERESTING DE-
BATE ON THE REFERENDUM
BILL.

BATE ON THE REFERENDUM
BILL.
Both Measures Productive of Debate
in the Senate and House-Question
Of Accuracy Of Roll Call on Refer
endum Bill and it Will Probably be
Reconsidered at the Session Today
Measures Disposed Of at the Session.
THE SENATE.
The much discussed personal injury
BILL governing damages to railroad
employees through the negligence of
fellow employees, passed the senate yes
terday and now goes to the governor
There was a larger crowd in the senate
galleries and lobbies when the bill was
at any time during the session, and
when the announcement of the pass
age of the bill was made, some of the
enthusiastic supporters of the measure
broke into applause which called forth
a stern rebuke from the president.
Amendments Proposed.
The bill was brought up by Senator
Cox, who after number of senate
bills had been read and passed, moved
that the senate proceed to the consid-
Grafton of house bills. The personal
injury bill House Bill No. II, was third
upon the list. When that bill was
reached and the roll call ordered, Sen
atOr Hale stated that he desired to
offer some amendments to the bill.
Senator Cox objected, as the roll call
had begun, and Senators Little. La
Moure and Simpson urged that oppor-
tunity be given for the presentation
of the amendments. Senator Cox with
drew his objection, and the amend
ments were presented, the first con-
fining the operation of the bill to en-
plOyes engaged in the actual operation
of trains and the second providing
that lines of road not yet opened to the
public should be excepted from the
provisions of the bill.
Haie's Position.
Senator Hale explained his position
in the matter. He said he favored
proper safeguarding of the rights of
employees engaged in the hazardous
business of operating trains, but he
did not believe in doing any injustice
on either side. AS the bill now stood,
it covered all employees, from president
of the road to water carrier on a
surfacing crew. The measure was a
drastic one and there were only seven
states, he believed, that had such a
law. He believed the passage of this
bill in it's unamended form would set
back railroad building in the state
and would discourage particularly such
enterprises as the Farmers railroad,
in Ramsey county.
Simpson Opposes.
Senator Simpson opposed the amend
ment which he said he had no doubt
was offered in good faith by Mr. Hale,
but he called attention to decisions of
the supreme court that held unconsti-
tutional bills that sought to make dis
tinctions in classes of people given
special protection under any law He
said that the bill. if attacked at all,
would be attacked on the ground of
it's constitutionality. AS the law now
stands, it had been passed on by the
supreme court and held constitutional.
If it were amended it would be open
to attack as providing discrimination
among class of employees He urged
that the amendment be not adopted.
Both amendments were defeated on
roll call. the first by vote of 90 to
13. and the second by yea and a
nay vote. On the final passage of the
bill the vote stood as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Bacon, Carroll, Cox,
Cashel, Crane, Hagen. Herbrandson,
Jacobson, Johnson, Kirkeide. Lewis,
Lofthus, Macdonald. Main, Macarthur.
Mclean. Plain. Regan. Simpson. Tay-
lor. Voss. Williams. Wipperman
Nays-Messrs. Brown. Clarke, Fox.
Garnett. Gulack. Hale. LaMoure. Lit
tie, Robinson. Sharpe, Talcott.
Reported to Pass.
Senate Bill No. 232, liability for tres
pass
Senate Bill No 217, noxious weeds.
House Bill No 232. fees by sheriffs.
per diem of 81 in justice court. but
not to apply to deputies
House Bill No 1863. taxes on real
property.
Senate Bill No 231. fees of clerks
Of court
House Bill No. 1863. vendor and
vendee
House Bill No 265. prohibits officers
from being interested in contracts.
House Bill No 80. annual tax levy.
House Bill No. ia. Third senatorial
district
House Bill No 175, Fourth senatorial
district
Senate Bill No. 22S, inspection of
weights and measures.
House Bill No 246. handling of gaso-
lene.
House Bill No 81. time for removal
OF property from cars
House Bill No. 262, fish WAYS.
House Bill No. 151 exemptions.
House Bill No. 215, oil inspection
bill.