The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-20
THE CARVER BILL.
Measure That Passed House by
Vote of liz to 0.
Shippers Are Asking Senate to
Do Likewise.
UP ON WEDNESDAY,.
Railroads Doing All in Their
Power to Defeat 1t.
Included in Minority Report of
Railroad Committee.

On Wednesday the senate will decide
the fate of railroad legislation for the
present session. 1t will take up both
of the railroad bills which have been
proposed. The senate bill will come
up on majority report of the railroad
committee, while the Carver bill,
which passed the house 112 to 0, will
get a chance through the minority
report.
The Carver bill is the one which the
shippers of the state want. 1t is the
bill which really affords protection to
the Kansas interests.
The full text of the Carver railroad
bill, which is endorsed by the ship
pers. and which has been passed by the
house, is as follows:
and other common carriers, amending
and repeating sections ? and of chap
amending section Is of chapter 2S6 of the
Session Laws of 1901, and repeating sec
lions and IS of said last-named chap
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Section 1. That section of chapter S91
of the Session Laws of 1903 be amended
so as to read as follows:
Sec. q The said board of railroad COM
unissioners shall be elected at each general
biennial election in the same manner as
other state officers are elected, and shall
uary after their election; provided, that in
case of a vacancy in said board the gov
ernor shall appoint some suitable person
to fill such vacancy.
sec 2 That section of chapter 3s1 of
the Session Laws of 1903 be amended to
ing any bonds, stock or property in any
railroad company, or who is in the en-
ployment of or who Is in any way or
manner pecuniarily interested in or 9TH
erWiSe obligated in any way to any rail-
road company, shall be eligible to the Of
Stenographer to said board. Said railroad
commissioners shall be qualified electors
of the state and shall not hold any other
office under the government of the United
States or of this state, and shall not, while
patton or business inconsistent with their
duties as such commissioners. Said COM
missioners, secretary and stenographer
shall be sworn to the due and faithful per-
Torrance of the duties of their respective
offices before entering upon the dis
charge of the same. Each of said commits
sioners shall enter into bonds, with secur-
ity to be approved by the governor. in the
sum of ten thousand dollars, conditioned
for the faithful performance of his du-
ties.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be unlawful for any
said board to receive, or apply for, any
free transportation, reduced rates for
gift or emolument. from any railroad
company or other common carriers, their
or for any other person, during the term
of his office or employment, and any per-
son violating the provisions hereof shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be fined in any sum not
less than fifty dollars nor more than one
thousand dollars and upon conviction of
any commissioner of such violation the
governor shall declare his office vacant.
and shall appoint his successor thereto.
Each commissioner, secretary, stenog-
rapher and employe shall be entitled to
receive from the state his actual neces-
sary travelling and other expenses while
absent from the city of Topeka on official
business, which amount shall be paid by
state auditor an itemized sworn state
ment thereof having been first filed with
the secretary of the board and approved
by the board.
Sec. L. The power and authority is
hereby vested in the board of railroad
commissioners, and it is hereby made its
duty, to supervise all railroad freight and
passenger schedule of rates, tariffs, and
classifcations, and all rules and regula-
lions governing car service, the transfer