Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-21
GOODBYE PASSES,
New Hampshire Legis|a-
ture Cuts Them Off.
Understood That Gov. Floyd
Will Sign Measure.
House Passes Bill To Shut Down
the Bucket Shops.

Concord. n. H.. March GA bill pro-
hibiting the issuance Of free passes by
the railroads Of the state to members Of
the Legislature, state officers. Judges
| and officers of all courts. county sher-
ifs, solicitors and commissioners, and
delegates to the nominating conven-
tons of political parties. was passed by
both branches of the New Hampshire
Legislature today and now goes to the
governor for his approval. 1t is UNDER
stood that Gov. Floyd will promptly
sign the measure.
A penalty consisting of q fine of not
less than 500 and not more than $1,000
is provided for the legislator or officer
using or soliciting n pass and for the
railroad issuing such a pass. The gov
ernOr is authorized to contract for rail
| road transportation Of members of the
Legislature and public officers as need
ed, the present mileage compensation
is abolished and 4 weekly allowance is
made for Legislators travelling from
| their homes to railroad station.
The bill as finally enacted was radi-
| caIly different from the measure which
originally was passed by the House.
| The House bill provided that the rail-
| roads of the state 'in consideration Of
| their valuable franchise should fur
rish transportation of the legislators
| during the sessions of that body and
state officers during their terms of SER
vice. All but the enacting clause of tbs
| bill was stricken out by the Senate
committee on judiciary which today re-
ported the new bill The bill as reported
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! pension of the rules, and when it
reached the House. that body took con-
current action without division.
The issuance of free passes by the
railroad to legislators and state officers
was the leading issue of the campaign
| last fall and both the Republican and
Democratic parties in their platforms
| pledged themselves to put through a
bill at the session of the Legislature
prohibiting such passes. Action on the
matter was greatly delayed. however,
| the House killing bill passed by the
| Senate abolishing passes. and the
! House bill being considered tor long
time by the Senate committee before
being reported upon in that body.
| Tho House Of Representatives today
| rasscd an act to prevent stock gam
bling and the maintenance Of bucket
shops: an act to establish Juvenile
courts in such cities as may desire them
and an act providing for an open sea
son on deer throughout the state. AT
! present deer in the southern part OF
| New Hampshire are protected by law
throughout the year. The bill passed
today provides for an open season IN
| that section of the state from Dec L TO
| Dec. IL in each year, and stipulates
| that shot guns and not rifles shall be
used. A bill for direct primaries was
defeated.
The Senate passed House bills Great
ing a tax commission; perfecting the
inheritance tax law, taxing express
companies; taxing sleeping, dining and
parlor cars and raising the pay OF Jur-
ors from 50 to SO a day.
An appropriation of $4,000 for the
State Agricultural college at Durham
was passed in concurrence with the
| House.