The Columbus journal., 1909-03-17


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The railroad committee has been a
sxceedingly Industrious body accord
Ing. to the chips that few from the
committee Workshop t. the hoor 'oi
the house Thursday morning, seven
bills being reported in all.
Henry's bill placing In the hands Of
the state railway commission the right
to supervise the manner in which
wires are strung ovei railway tracks
was recommended for passage.
H. R. 493 Dan Killen's measure de.
fining trespass upon railroad track
and subjecting trespassers to penal.
ties was recommended for passage.
This is bill primarily for the bene-
fit of the railroads and incidentally
for the benefit of the public. Railroads
are frequently made defendants In
damage suits where persons have been
injured who have trespassed on rail.
road property and who have been
run down while on the track. The
trespass is frequently unintentional
but the railroad attorneys are forced
to sweat and lose sleep nevertheless.
To this they object. The bill pro-
vides q fine for trespass and limits
recovery from the road only in case
the road has shown wilful neglect.
The Nettleton-Taylor bill requiring
appeals from decisions of the railway
commission to be made only to the
supreme court of the state was rec.
commended to pass. The section pro
viding that no court in the state ex.
cept the supreme court shall review
orders of the commission was cut out.
The bill is intended to cut out appeals
direct to federal court and to va
riety of district courts. The objec-
ton to the federal court is alleged
improper jurisdiction. The objection
to the district court review is that
the attorney general is compelled to
maintain suits in 50 many localities
that he cannot properly attend to
them. This important measure is cats
logued as No. 568.
Both of Senator RandalPs bills pro-
viding for the connection of lines at
junction points were acted upon fav.
Drably.
Two bills by ]. A. Oils prescribing
those exempt from the prohibitions of
the anti-pass act and the free trans
portatf0n of shippers of live stock
we're also recommended to pass.
Governor Signs Anti-Frat Bill.
Secretary Purse Thursday reported
% the houses the following bills
signed by Governor Shallenberger:
8. F. 159, by Miller of Lancaster
Authorizing school boards to expel
of public schools who be-
ong to school fraternities and to
make it unlawful for any one to So
icit membership for any fraternity
lpon public school grounds.
H. r. No. 2, by Grifin-For the ap-
continent of judges and clerks of
election fifteen days before primaries.
: H. r. No. POI, by Case-Appropri-
ting to the use of the state univer.
ity IS per cent of the one mill levies
or the year 1909 and 1910 and the
delinquent taxes collected under the
asst levy.
H. r. No. 75. by Taylor of Custer
20 authorize the moderator of school
'oard to administer oaths.
H. r. No. rs, by Katouc-Designat-
ne the departments that shall com
rise the state university.
H. r. No. SO, by Hadsell-Binding |
wine offered for sale to be stamped
nth the name of the manufacturer OF |
r importer, feet per pound, ma |
erial and tensile strength.
H. R. No. 1873, by Barrett-Appro-
Rating the library fund of the Kear.
ey normal school for the purchase Of
O0kS.
H. R. No. 40, by Fries-Exempts
recinct officers from the provisions !
the primary law.
H. R. No. 40, by Moore-Establish-
lg the legal number of pounds Of
arm products to the bushel.
H. r. No. 40, by DEMONSTRATING
nd providing for the distribution of
police relief and pension fund for
le city of Omaha.