Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-10-29

senate.
The Senators were asserting publicly
that they would not pass the bill as the
House majority insisted on amending il.
The amended bill passed and was
returned TO the senate. But that
body contemptuously spurned It in
its amended condition. A confer.
ence committee was appointed (of
which the writer was not member)
the senator from this district, who
had voted for the senate bill, be-
ing member. but the house and
senate committees could not agree
That is how the member from EN-
mons stood on the anti-pass bill, and
anyone who wishes car visit the
Record office when in town and
pernse the Journal for verification
of our statements.
The writer is not one of those who
believes that the holding Of ra;t-
road pass has much to do In the
way of influencing the average legis
lator who receives 1t. At the ses-
sions attended by the writer, all fac
tions democrats, stalwarts and in
surgents received passes. and among
them We're few men who were dis
posed at all times to legislate against
the railroads, rightly or wrongly.
The writer is not railroad batter.
He believes this new country needs
more railroads. He believes the rail-
roads should be done exact justice,
and no more. He believes, however.
that the granting Of passes to pub
lie officers-a custom that has grown
up almost from the completion of
the first railroads. something that
ought to be abolished, particularly
as the congress OF the United States
| has enacted laws Ah0lishing passes
between states The passage Of the
/ bill at that time would have made
1 little difference to newspaper men. as
until later the average newspaper man
could get all the state transportation
he wanted in exchange for advertising,
and the Interstate anti-pass bill does
not allow the granting of passes be-
tween states. The writer was favor
able to the bill as il came from the
senate. and should he be returned,
he would be prepared at any time
to vote for bona -fide anti-pass bill
"a bill such as was the senate bill
of the last session.
The Bills Regulating Railroads.
This being a new state there were
MANY matters concerning railroads
that had not and have not been set
tiled. a number of such matters came
Internationally at the last session.
And there is not single law placed
on the statute books at the two ses
sions for the regulation of railroads
that did not receive the writer's vote.
we enumerate them below:
House Bill No. I. An act requiring
railway companies owning or operat
ing a line of railway in this state t0
construct. maintain and keep in repair
suitable fences and cattle-guards
making said company liable for stock
killed or injured by reason OF its fail
ure to fence and construct cattle
guards. and regulating speed OF trains
at depot grounds.
House Bill No Is. Providing fol
two and a half cent per mile rate
ON railroads instead of three cen
rate.
House Bin No. 80. Establishing
a maximum coal rate
lscrsee Bill No. Az Requiring rail
voad corporations to maintain q pun
Iii. office or place in the state for thu
,ra1 saction OF business place
where papers can be served in suits
House Bill No l53. An act to reg
u .c the operation OF passenger ant
freight trains over railway lines IL
This state, and to regulate the receipt
Transportation and delivery Of freigh
by common carriers. and providing
la.la Iii for the violation OF this act
House Bill No. 1853. An act pr0vfd
ing for the lighting of depot plat
forms.
: senate Bill No 10. An act requ!'
~, railroads Companies to report al
wrecks and casualties. wherein an
person is injured or killed. to the raj
Ioad commissioners.
Senate Bill No. "a. An act prOvit
ing for the bulletining of the time q
arrival OF passenger trains.
0 Senate Bill No 40. An act TO prt
+ mote the safety Of employee
+ and travellers upon railways, by limi'
, ing the hours of service Of employee
2 thereon, and making the violatio
4 thereof misdemeanor. providing
r punishment therefor, requiring ri
, road commissioners to investigate th
: same and notify the attorney Genera
!. thereof, whose duty It shall be {