Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-13
MAXIMUM FARE BILL PASSES
Not Vote Registered Against it in Lever
House Of Legislature.
RATES GRADED FROM TWO TO THREE CENTS
w. J. Bryan Addresses Joint Session
on NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for Lieu
tenant Colonel and Major in
Fifty-Fifth Regiment. ~
(From a stafr correspondentl


DIES MONIES, Feb. n.-(special. )--As
was anticipated. the house today passed
the following maximum passenger fare
bill without debate and without a dissent
ing vote. Every member Of the house
voted for the measure except Elliott and
Koontz. both of whom were absent. The
measure was amended by cutting out the
publication clause, which change makes 1t
go into effect July 4, next, instead of i'm
mediately after publication. The bill pro-
vides for cents a mile as the maximum
rate of passenger fare for adults on rail-
roads known as class a. roads, being
roads whose annual gross earnings per
mile are $4,000 or over. The fare for class
b. roads, making more than 5000 and
not exceeding $1,000 can charge III cents,
and class CO. roads, or those whose gross
earnings are less than 5000 mile, can
charge cents. Children under u years
are to be charged not to exceed half those
amounts The bill simply lowers by ! cent
the present provisions.
The bill was called up under special order
at 1890 this morning, and Chairman Mere
dith of the committee on railroads and
commerce spoke briefly in explanation of
the measure. He offered an amendment
striking out the publication clause which
was carried unanimously and the bill was
then put on its passage without any de-
bate whatever
House Proceedings.
In the house today the bill providing for
board Of examiners of embalmers to con-
sist Of two members Of the board Of health,
two embalmers appointed by the board of
health and the secretary Of the board, was
passed
The senate bill providing for a code edi-
tor ov,1 - A.
tutes and fixing the salary Of the code
editor at $500 was rAssed An effort was
made to amend the senate bill to make 1t
81, 800 a year. ..-
The Harding amendment providing that
the law as to viaducts over railroads shall
apply to cities OF Is, 900 population and over,
changing the size of cities from 5000 was
passed. na.
Bills introduced were: BY Calltins, a bill
relating to the taxation OF mortgages; by
Springer. a bill requiring security or in
demnity companies to file securities with
the auditor of state; by Jones' bill pro-
viding that the auditor and attorney gem
eral shall pass upon and approve the ar
tcles OF Incorporation Of all life insur-
ance companies before they are allowed to
do business in the. state and for the same
approval before any amendments to the
Ing for state agricultural and manual
training high school; by Arney, a bill ap-
propriating $S27OO for the soldiers home
"a In the Senate.
In the senate this morning Senator Chilli
land introduced a bill to establish branch
or the state college. at Ames at or near
Red Oak for the, benefit Of southwestern
Iowa and to be called an agricultural and
manual training school, The people are
to give 160 acres of ground or more and
the state appropriate $4,000 for equipment,
and give 10000 annually for support The
whole is to be under the control of the
trustees of the college at Ames and It is
to be part of that institution. This is
proposed as an extension OF the agricultural
school which has already been established
at Red Oak by private enterprise
The senate had considerable discussion of
the Peterson bill to forbid corporations
from making contributions for campaign
purposes. Saunders and Dowell objected
as being too broad and as placing all who
are connected with corporations at the
mercy of blackmaiiers. An amendment by
Saunders was rejected Il TO 81. after which
the bill was unanimously passed.
The Moon bill to increase the pay OF at
torneys in misdemeanor cases was passed.
also the Smith wife desertion BILL making