The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-06

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by number of members of the
house to get into the band wagon. I
1 don't want to be in a band wagon with
such bunch of rabbits and with a
from aye to no. The remarks were
the hit of the day and White was
cheered wildly by the members of the
house, the galleries and lobby adding
their applause to that of the house.
| Representative Whites plain speech
on the attitude taken by the members
had the effect of stopping the SIAM
| pede for a chance to get right by the
1 to their roll call while attempting to
explain away their short comings and
the lack of antipass legislation.
When the name of Representative
Beeson, which is fourth from the head
of the list, was reached he arose and
| started the shower of explanations
which followed by saying: II have
been in this body as a member for
three terms and this is the first time
! that 1 have ever felt compelled to ex-
| plain my vote on any proposition. I
| feel, however, in justice to myself 1
should at this time make an explana-
| ton to this house. 1 have favored an
| antipass law as we'll as a maximum
freight bill and the two cent. fare bill
| but 1 do not feel that this bill is one
which will give the relief hoped for
| and it may stand in the way of future
| legislation along the same lines. I
| have felt all the time that there are
several other bills of greater impor-
! lance than this one and it seems to
i me that this antipass bill has been
| kept in the foreground to their detri-
ment. am going to vote aye onathis=
proposition in hopes that by getting it
| out of the way we may be able to get
some of the other measures through
which 1 consider of vastly more i'm
portance than this one for do not
think that it will answer the purpose
for which it is intended.
Following the explaining of the vote
of Representative Beeson came land
slide of similar explanations from
Bergman of Clark, Bird of Shawnee,
Blaine of Pratt, Brierley of Cloud,
Brown of Harper, Clark of Jefferson,
Enright of Wyandotte. Guyer of STAFF
ford, Flanagan CT Decatur, Jeffries OF
Sumner, KiT of Atchison, Lennen of
Ness, Morgan of Hodegman, Neihart
of Usage, Oshant of Ellis. Policy of
Republic, Rockefeller of Russell. Sip
pie of Wilson, Swope of Jewell, Tan
nehill Of Phillips, Wells of Graham,
Wilson of Marshall.
Following is the vote as it stood fin
ally:
FOE INKS. Reeson. Bergman. Bird.
ham, Cowan, Crumly, Cunningham,
Davidson, Davis. Dawson, Edwards,
Elstun, Enright. Ferguson, Finley,
Fisher, Fraser, Giants, Gesner, Grasse,
ricks, Holdren. Husey, Hutchinson, In
gals. Jones, Kiff, Kinnison, Lander,
Lehman, Leland Ley dig. Mayhem.
Mercer, Miller, Nilligan, Mitchell, Mon
tee, Morgan of Hodgeman, Morgan of
Reno, Murphy, Myers, Neihart, Oshant,
FaGgett, Peter, Plumb, Poneroy, Price,
Ransom, REWARD, Rhodes, Rich, Rich
mond, Rochester, Rockefeller, Rouse,
Rorsh, Ryan, Schmidt, Shepard, Sherer,
Supple, Skinner Stannard. Stockton,
Stone, Stubs, Sweeney, Swope,
Taylcr. Thompson, Tredway, Umholtz.
Wilson, Woodhouse, Simmons-90.
Agains-- Adams, Archer, Brown,
Clark, Cole, Craddock, Curran, Flani- |
Jeff les, johnson, Lennen. Mct9illivray,
Martin, O'Connor. Policy. Rail-. Rich i
ardson, Snyder. Tannahill, White-24-
Text of Antipass Bill.
The bill as amended by the senate |
and concur.ed in by the house, reads
as follows:
Section 1. 1t shall be unlawful for
any railroad company to issue, give or
offer to issue or give, any free pass,
ticket, or transportation, in any form.
to passengers for use upon its lines
within this state, except to its officers,
directors and employees and their fam
lilies; the officers. directors and en-
ployeS of other railway companies and
their families; the employees of ex-
press. telegraph and sleeping car COM
panieS and their families; a represent
alive from each of the labor organiza-
tions of employees of the railway COM
panies; railway employees 1ncapac1-
tated by reason of disease or injury in
CURED or received in the employ of
the company issuing such pass; ex
railway employees who have been en-
gagged in the employ of railway COM
pany continuously for fifteen years
and placed on the retired list; also,
messengers and clerks in the railway
mail service; news agents while selling
papers. books, magazines, fruit. con-
fectionery ct, on the train; members
of the state boardsof railroad commits
sioners and their attorney, together
with all other officers and employees
of said board; persons injured in
wrecks or by accidents, and doctors,
nurses and necessary attendants in
caring for such injured persons, to be
used only in visiting employees and
their families or in accompanying en-
pIoyes to railroad hospitals; caretak-
ers of stock, poultry or fruit in carload
lots, to be used exclusively in accom-
panying the same to destination and
returning therefrom; sheriff and ch1ef
Of police in cities of the first class; in
digent, destitute or homeless persons
whose dependent condition is cert1hed
to by mayor, commissioner of the
poor CIR the chairman of the board OF
county commissioners; and 1t shall be
unlawful for any person, other than
the above excepted persons to solicit,
accept or use any such free pass ticket
or transportation.
Sec. 2. Any officer, agent or en-
ploye of any railroad company doing
business within this state who issues,
gives, or delivers, or offers to issue or
give any free pass, ticket or trans
portation to any person not authorized
to accept and use the same by this act
shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and punished by fine of not
more than one hundred dollars, or by
Imprisonment in the county Jail not
more than thirty days, or by both
such fine and imprisonment; and any
person not authorized by this act to
accept and use such pass, ticket or
TRANSPORTATION who solicits, for himself
re- ~ %I7a 60,
shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor and shall be punished by a