The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-22
SENATE DEFEATS
FULL CREW BILL
Measure for Which Emplov-
es Have Fought Finally
Headed OF.

Bismarck, n. D.. Feb. 22.-The sem
ate yesterday after having the day
before recommended the full railway
crew bill for passage. defeated the
measure when 1t came up for final
passage. the vote by which it was de-
feated being 22 ayes, "a nays and 4
absent and not voting. There was a
good deal of argument over the bill
and a number of attempts We're made
to amend and one amendment provid-
Ing that the dagman provided for in
the bill need not be an experienced
brakeman was added just before the
bill was killed. In arguing against
the bill Jacobson stated that it would
cost the railroads of the state at least
The question seemed to be all on what
amount Of extra safety the employ
ment Of dagman would mean. Bron-
son Of Grand Forks was an earnest
advocate Of the bill and called the at
tentton OF the senate to the fact that
this law has been adopted in ten other
states IN the union and that it is q
reasonable regulation. wartner who
was also in favor of the bill stated
was just the same kind Of fight over
the adoption of the patent coupler
and the cir brake and he thought
that the fight that was being made
against the bill would look just as
simple a few years from now as does
the fight against other safety appli-
ances look to US now. There were a
number Of other senators who had
views and expressed them. among
leigh who was opposed to the bill and
made the statement that the only rea-
son for the bill was that the brother
hood wanted it, that it woold add to
the burdens Of the railroad and that
he had consulted with some of the rail
road officials Of the Northern Pacific
and they had made the statement to
him that If the flagman was furnished
free of charge they would not let him
their services Were absolutely not
needed in the successful operation
Of trains.
He6ron Wants Pay.
Senator Garden asked that the vote
by which the committee report on
2O5 was adopted be reconsidered and
then he explained that the bill refer
red to Is the bill to pay +. G.. Heffron
enforcement Of the prohibition law. he
19S, $50. 80. 800 172 were killed in
being special assistant to the at
torney general. 1t was requested that
the bill be re-referred to the commit
tee on temperance as MIR. Heffron had
some more business to present to the
committee. Senator Hanley asked
Senator Garden IL when the bill was
presented to the committee Heffron
would file statement of his income
from his private practice for the past
four years go that the committee could
arrive at what would be just pay
ment. The motion to reconsider the
vote by which the committee report
was adopted. which was for indefinite
was lost.
Third Reading House Bills.
The first two bills to come up under
this head. 100. relating to the rates
for railroad transportation of passen-
gers and 206- relating to transient mer-
chants were put over until Monday to
allow county commissioners to appro-
pirate money to be used for the pre-
vention of the spread of tuberculosis
in the state. was passed without op-
position: 116. which ia a concurrent
amending the constitution
Of the state relating to the uniformity
Of taxation and permitting the classi-
fication of property for the purpose
Of taxation and relating further to the
and taxation Of certain