The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-02-16
Several Bills Ia Each House Of Kansas
Legislature.
PROVISIONS ARE VERY DRASTIC.
Coal Cars TO Be Welghed-Fuel Can.
not Be confiscated Except At An
Atvance--Passes For Stockmen-
Tralnmen Must Rest.

Topeka, Feb. 1.-THE bill histor.
books of the house and senate woult
lead one to believe that this legisla
ture wanted to eat up the railroad:
blood raw. -Four Or five general rail
road bills have been introduced il
each branch. The house committed
on railroads has reported one bill
with many drastic features. 1t haF
been made a special order for Tues
day, and the shippers will try and
push it through In short order.
Tae senate has already passed a
I bill fixing maximum freight rates on
crude and refined oil, 1t is pending
in the house. An effort was made
to include 1t in the special order for
oil legislation Wednesday, but the adj
yooates of q state oil refinery wouldn't
stand for it. 1t will occupy Its place
on the calendar and be considered
when it is reached.
Hodges bill to require railroads to
weigh coal cars within twenty-four
hours before and twenty.four hours
after loading has passed the senate,
and been recommended for passage
by the house in committee of the
whole. While this may put the rail
roads to considerable expense and in
convenience in putting in scales and
furnishing force of weighers, 1t will
hit the coal operators the hardest.
| Senator Hodge claims that the opera
tors get paid for from two to four tons
of coal on each car which isn't there,
and that the consumer must eventu.
ally pay it.
The Bergman bill prohibiting rail
reads from confscatlng coal has pass.
ed the house and gone to the senate.
1t requires roads to pay the cost, plus
10 per cent to the consignee at the
place Of destination, for all coal taken
in transit. This is intended to re-
lleve coal famines in Western Kan.
sas.
The White bill requiring railroads
to furnish passes to stock shippers
literally has passed the house and
gone to the senate.
Potts bill to require railroads to
equip freight cabooses with all con-
vonienGes for the accommodation Of
stockmen travelling with stock has
been favorably reported in the house.
Grass bill requiring railroads to
build switches to independent mills
and elevators Or to furnish free sites
for such mills and elevators along
railroad rights Of way has gone
through the house and Is pending in
the senate. This is aimed at trust
elevators, which, it Is claimed, are in
league with the railroads to freeze
out competitive grain buyers.
Pringle has in a bill prohibiting the
issuance Of passes, but it hasn't got |
very far He also has in a bill pro.
viding for 2 cent passenger rate,
but 1t has not come out Of the com,
mittee yet. The anti-pass and 2 cent
rate, no intended to 60 hand in hand,
claiming that If passes were prohibit
ed the roads could afford to put in a
2 cent rate. That Is all they get now
on an average.
Bills have been introduced in both
houses against double headers. They
are still in committee.
Senator Simons has in a bill re-
curing railroads to furnish an addi-
.ional trainman for every ten cars
over twenty cars in train.
Guyer's bill for reciprocal demur-
age has been mado special order
n the house for Tuesday, along with
he general railroad bill. 1t provides
hat II railroad doesn't furnish cars
within a certain time after applica-
ion has been made for them it shall
,ay the shipper who made the ap-
'llcation S. for each day over the
INIT. And shipper must pay the
abroad 81 day demurragc II he
eeps n car over forty-eight hours at.
er 1t Is set in on the switch.
Polly, Of Republic, had in bill ere.
ting state board to examine and H.
ense telegraph operators. This was {
, help telegraphers out in case Of a Z
Lrlke. Railroads couldn't import men !
} take their places on the spur Of t
le moment, The new men would G
ave to be examined, and this would !
Ike time. A railroad couldn't have \
s business tied up while waiting for n
le new operators to be examined. ?
his bill has been killed. c
The house has passed a bill pro- Is
biting railroads from working their b
ainmen over sixteen hours without o
Surrendered 70 Officers