Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-22


ourploys-or representative OF any such rail-
road corporation to make any discrirnina-
ton IN the rates charged or received for
varying passengers. or to issue OF give
pOrtation to any person or persons whom
eOever except TO the persons OF classes
hereinafter designated. --
Class Except to the bona fde officers
and employees Of such railroads whose time
is principally occupied In the service OF said
railroad corporation, and their immediate
families or children under years OF age.
Class Except. TO surgeons and lawyers
who are actually employed by said railroad
corporation annually At a salary OF not less
than 81 600 each per year. -
Class S-Except to persons who may be
given free transportation because Of per-
manent injury. received by such person In
"a railroad accident or disaster or because
of n permanent injury received while en-
gagged in the service of the railroad or cor
poration so giving the same or to the
Killed ~ thetseryice Of such railroad cor
Class Except = to- the necessary care
takers OF 1--we stock, poultry vegetables or
fruit, including transportatonsto and from
The point OF shipment 8
Glass Except to sleeping car. express
or baggage ear employees or nnemen's OF
telegraph companies. railway mail service
employees. baggage agents or persons in
tured IN wrecks or accidents or physicians
and nurses attending such persons.
Section 2-Hereafter Il snail be the duty
OF said railroad corporation and each Of
them to cause to be fled. not later than
the 10th day OF each month. with the Ne
braska Settle Railway commission a
monthly statement giving the name and ad-
dresses OF all persons to whom free tickets,
free passes or free transportation have been
given or furnished by said railroad corpora
zion. specifying the kinds of employment
IA which such persons are engaged and the
porations. and designating under which of
the exceptions OF section OF this act such
Tree tickets. free passes or free transporta-
Of ~ hal aafd mar
sons. The provisions Of this section shall
not apply to classes and OF section Of
this act.
Section 3--The prov isions Of this act shall
not be construed 20 prohibit any rail-
Toad corporation from carrying passen-
gers free with the object of providing relief
IN cases OF gener al epidemic, pestilence or
palamitous visitfItion ,.-4a
Section +-Any person. Arm or corporation
owning or ope rating any line or lines OF
railroad within this state, or any officer,
agent or egpploye or representative thereof,
or any person or persons violating any OF
the provisional of this act shall be deemed
Fuiity or No lsdemeanor and for each Of
Tense ON conviction thereof shall pay a fine
81 not les than 800 and not more than
shWc. ara the giving Of each such free
Ticket, tfe'e pass or free transportation In
rate ofterlse.
INSURANCE Legislation In SENATE.
A preliminary slSirmish took place in the
senfAa this morning over the advanced
INA arance legislation recommended by the
q fnmittee OF fifteen which met in tho east
Asst suplmer and decided on laws TO be
recommended to the various state legiela-
lures, A dozen bills covering the proposed
changes have been introduced into the
senate by Aldrich of Butler at the request
OF the state insurance department. Some
ot tho bills have already been placed on
general hle Joe Burns. chairman OF the
Insurance committee, this morning moved
that S, F. Nos 2O3 and 2O7 be recommitted
to the committee for amendment. No. 20,
requires an annual distribution to policy
holders Of dividends and 2O7 provides pen.
atty for making Measurements and misrep-
resentations regarding the terms of policies
or the benefits 10 be had under them
Members OF the committee who declared
themselves in favor OF stringent leglsia.
tim regulating life insurance companies op-
posed the motion 10 recommit. declaring
~ was scheme to smother the bills
Saekett and Aldrich made the principal
speeches in favor of the bills and against
tic motion. The debate was on the general
subject of such legislation. Burns declared
the bills would operate against the small
western companies, and were a scheme
Of the big eastern companies to kill theil
western competitors Sackett replied thai
.thsy would not hurt western companies
unless their practices were hostile to tn,
interests Of their policyholders and Aldricl
-sa1atsthc" object OF the bill was to requr,
m apnual accounting OF the money held bJ
theFeompsnies instead of allowing them L
hold 4 twenty years without accounting
for II, 9'@
The Burns motion was. finally amended
20 require the committee to report on tn,
y - ,-.ttA at.o
Il was voted down by vote OF to 16
The vote Is taken to- indicate the senat
is strongly in favor OF some such Legislation
as the committee of fifteen advocated
The loss OF his motion worked on tn
temper OF Senator Burns and when the vot
was announced he turned around to Sen
atoT saekett and shook his fist at him:
II want to assure you" he said "tha
you VIII occupy 1--WE days considering thes
bills when they come up. The easter
companies have paid attorneys here lobby
Ing for these bills and they seem to hav
Representatives in this senate"
Private Schools to he Taxed.
The senate .his morning Indicated II wa
not IN favor OF exempting private school
from taxation. When the Judiciary com
Inittee reported in favor of indehnitel
postponing his bill for this purpose Senate
Randall made fight to have 1t placed o
general file for consideration. He los
out In the attempt, and motion to In
definitely postpone the bill carried. Senate
Thomas has a bill on the same subjeC
which provides that schools conducted fo
private gain shall be taxed like other PROF
erty.
license Zee. for. Corporations.
Senate nile S53, introduced this moruin
by the jn.,.slaty COMMITTEES of the senate