The state herald., 1907-03-22
LEGISLATIVE NEWS and GOSSIP

railroad Dill which came from lne
House and inserted number oi
amendments which give the rate-mak
ing power and other features of the ma
tional law.
The House on Tuesday struck out
the enacting clause Of the following
bills: H. B. 1855. Redd, concerning de
linquent children; H. B. S06. Fetzer
to amend the lien laws; H. b. 204, Can
non, for a paddle wheel at the mouths
Of bitches: H. B. 297, Fetzer, revenue
Congress- passed pure food law
dealing with all manufactures used in
interstate commerce. Colorado at this
session Of the Legislature passed q
supplemental law to the federal law
placing state manufactures in the
same relation to pure food regulations.
The Rittenhouse insurance bill. one
Of the longest measures In the present
session. vas read At length and passed
unanimously on third reading by the
Senate. The only material change
made wes an amendment OF Senator
Booth fxlng the time the act shall go
into effect at December 81, 1907. in
stead OF August. This Is to give the
companies opportunity to prepare for
the new provisions.
In considering H. B. No. 2G4, the
House struck out all reference to any
land along the banks Of the streams.
thus making 1t reserve to fishermen
only the beds and banks of natural
streams. In its original form. 1t had
provided that hereafter the state
should reserve. on all lands sold. the
fishing rights OF all streams running
through them. together with the right
| Of way along banks and beds of
streams and fifty feet on each side OF
the stream.
Senate Bill No. 2S3, Senator Parks,
ITO facilitate the construction Of tele-
graph lines" etc, one Of four measures
| generally known as telephone bills,
passed the Senate on third reading. re-
ceiving barely the number Of votes
necessary to pass 1t. Three other SINH
lar bills were killed. The railroad
commission bill passed by the House
was taken up, but little headway was
made. Senator Sapp (Dem.) offered an
amendment to section 15, in commit
tee Of the whole. giving the commits
sion rate-making power. The discus
sion Of this amendment lasted until the
Senat adjourned. Senator Taylor's con
stitutional amendment exempting res
ervoirs from taxation was passed.
Senator Kem's primary election bill
was killed on an adverse report, be
cause Vincent's bill covered the same
subject matter. And twenty.four hour.
later the Vincent bill. also, was killed
this being the last reminder OF the
pledge to hasten the election of sena
tors by popular vote. Roll can OF
Dolph's motion to excuse the commit
tee from reporting was as follows;
Ayes, Adams, Bryan. Bunney, Cannon
4 Cohen, Collins. Dillingham;. Dilts
Dodge, Dolph. Dray. Frank, Garcia
Graden, Grisham, HARRISON. Hickman
Kelly, Lines, Morrell. Paddock. Parker
Parrish, Schmidt, Smith, Stewart. Tan
nenbaum, Werner. Watson, Winters
Wolaver, Young. Breckenridge: total
80. Nays. Bawden. Bellesfeld. Blainey
Blatchford, Bolsinger. Ebbert. Fall
Farr. Healy, Hollenbeck. Hudgins
Hurd, KEN, Lawrence. Lehrritter, Mac
Kenzie, McLachlan, Napier, o'Connell
Rubin. Vincent. Walker: total. %.
| An effort is being made by certain
haye a railroad commission nance
that would act largely as mediator be
tween the railroads and the genera
public. When II Is shown that TN
railroads are discriminating or givini
rebates or charging rate that u
palpably unfair to one shipper agains
another the commission is TO be givei
authority to order this Illegal practice
stopped. And when II is shown that
railroad through negligence In faiiini
to equip road or to keep Its track
In proper repair is responsible for a'
accident causing death, authority u
given the commission to order reforms
The bill is before the State Senate o'
second reading. having passed IN
House. A Republican caucus after sew
ernl meetings and long discussions M
proved very moderate measure, on
thnt would be effective. however. nm
der n strong commission. Severa
amendments have been made and 9th
ers are qending.
The Drake local option bill. whici
passed thu House on tho 18th. ha
been am. ndcd In two important par
ticulars since Il passed tho Senate
especially In exempting the counties
from Its provisions. In the origina
bill provision was made that the resi-
dents OF any county. city. town. ward
ward division. district or precinct
might apply for nm election to hnv'
tho subdivision declared 'an'i'snlooi
territory" The elimination OF th'
word county left ward and district N
the iarges, subdivisions that could M
ply for tie right to prohibit tho salt
Of liquor within It's borders, Forty pc
cont. of the voters OF any political sub
division may apply TO the county clerl
for an election on the question within
the territory, tho petition TO be flled n
least thirty days before the genera
election. Explicit provisions are givci
for making np the petition. Ming !
with the clerk. and for the conduct %
each OF tho steps leading TO the clce
tion and declaration Of the result
when vote has been had In any sub
division. the vote shall not be subjcc
10 reversed at any tlmo within twenty