The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07
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nave been requested to lay this
bill over for certain reasons said
Senator Fitzpatrick, "but do not
think the reasons good If this goes
over till tomorrow we will have still
more trouble in passing it and if it
goes over till the next day there will
be still more trouble. This is some
thing the people want. When a Iegis-
iature tries to do any thing which
AFFECTS certain interests there is al
ways a cry of alarm.
gu could never enforce such a
schedule as 81 cents on a hundred
pounds of vaseline from Kansas City
TO Wlcnltas said Senator Noftzger.
rms law would be imperative. We
that 1t should be printed and come up
ing.
Every senator can give his views
When the bill comes up subject to
aaalenoInent and debate" said Senator
The place to fix the bill is in the
Soinnnlttee OF the whole said Senator
This bill is to regulate car load
lots only said Senator Lower, land
the reference to shipping vaseline from
Kansas City to Wichita is not appIi-
The objection was urged that If the
PHI comes up in the open senate on
thiTd reading that the senator's couId
lax put once on the bill and then
III oilly lVe minutes under the rules
senator Getty suggested that the r1les
might be suspended
bill over was lost NS liz
senator F1tzpatrick's motion to refer
the Dill back to the senate with tbe
recommendation that it be nassed aS
amended subject to amendment and de-
bate and the amendment that in the
ll :a the bill be printed, was car
Common Cor,.ia,. min
Senator F. Dunont Smiths hill 70
make all pipe lines common carriers
came UP next in regular order. The
llrst section was adopted as follows:
"a Al pipe lines laid, built or maintained
LOT the conveyance of crude oil within
the state OF Kansas are hereby declared
to be common carriers. and said con-
veyance Of said oil shall be in the man
act provided
The bill as originally introduced pro-
V1ded for rates from cents to 50 cents
but this section was amended by SEN
ator Smith and as adopted is as fol-
Section 3. It shall be unlawful for
any such person, firm, association or
corporation to charge for the transpor-
tation of such crude oil through its line
IN excess of the following rates for each
barrel of forty-two gallons transported:
Six miles and less, 8 cents.
over miles and not more than Is
miles, cents
over IS miles and not more than 40
miles, cents.
over 40 miles and not more than 80
miles, 8 cents.
over 80 miles and not more than 100
miles, 10 cents.
over 100 miles and not more than $50
miles, Is cents.
"Over 15) miles and not more than 200
miles, 20 cents.
over 200 miles and not more TINA $50
miles, % cents. tT
"Over $50 miles and not more than 300
miles, % cents.
The fourth section provided that the
executive council have supervision of
the pipe lines. senator Quincy moved
to place pipe lines under the jurisdic-
ton Of the board of railway commits
sioners and the section as adopted pro-
vides: THE board of railway commits
sioners shall have the general super
vision and control over all such persons, /
firms, aSsociat lions or corporations in
the performance of said business, and
shall prescribe reasonable rules for the
conduct thereof, which rules, when pre-
scribed and delivered in writing to any
such person, firm, association, or cor
poration, shall be printed and posted up
in a convenient, accessible and conspic-
uous place at each office, station or
place of business where such oil is re-
ceived or delivered. The board of rail-
way commissioners is hereby authoriz-
ed to prescribe reasonable maximum
rates, not exceeding the rates set forth
in section hereof, which shall be
charged for the transportation of such
Dill which rate shall be binding on ev-
cry such person., firm, association or
after its publication
The penalty clause of the bill as
adopted by the committee of the whole
provides:
Amy such person. firm. association
Or corporation which shall fail or re-
fuse to accept, transport and deliver oil
when offered up to the full capacity of
such pipeline, al rates not to exceed
those provided for by this act. or shall
fail, neglect or refuse to obey any rule
so established by the executive council, !
shall be liable to the person injured by
such failure or refusal in the sum Of
$500. liquidated damage, together with
reasonable attorneys fees, to be fixed
~ the court, in case suit shall be
brought therefor; such liquidated dam |
lges and attorneys fees to be recover !
ion; and in case of any corporation so
refusing or failing, the charter board
s hereby authorized to revoke the
,harter or permit to do business in this !
state of such corporation
To Prohibit Discrimination.
The senate committee of the whole
adopted the first section of Senator f. /
Smiths discrimination bill as
ollows:
Amy corporation, foreign or domes-
ic, doing business in the state of KAN /
;as, and engaged in the production,
or distribution of any
commodity in general use, that shall |
between different sections.
or cities of this state, by |
selling such commodity at a lower rate
n one section, community or city than T
s charged for such commodity in an
,ther section, community, or city, aiteI
.olaI fziner the distance from the point |
# production. manufacture or distribu-
ion and freight rates therefrom, shall |
SALE RAPIDLY INCREASING.
ponrIar;fv of WadS- |