The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-08
NEW RAILWAY LAWS.

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NEW RAILWAY LAWS.
While the members of state legis-
latures IN session in 1915 were very
active in introducing bills to regulate
railway operation, the number OF
them that became laws is consider
ably less than in 1913. the last year
when most OF the legislatures were
in session. Out of total OF 1897
bills relating to railway operation in
troduced in the forty-three state legis-
latures in session this year, 1877 were
enacted into law, according to the
Railway Age Gazette, which publishes
an anlysis OF the statistics on railway
legislation compiled by the special
committee on relations of railway
operation to legislation. In 1913, when
forty-two legislatures were in session,
1895 bills OF this character were in
troduced and 230 of them became
laws. In 1914 only fourteen legis-
latures were in session and OF 23s
bills introduced 81 became laws. and
In 1912 the nineteen legislatures in
session passed IS out Of 292 bills IN
troduced.
Bills relating to railway operation
the Gazette says None were passed
in Colorado, Georgia Idaho, Utah,
Washington or Wyoming. In addition
TO the reduction in the number Of
laws enacted there was also marked
change in the character Of the laws
passed, most OF them relating to COM
paratively minor details of operation.
The most numerous class of laws
passed is grouped under the head of
Miscellaneous of which there were
81. while 15a hills of this character
were introduced. The next most num-
erous class relates to service letters.
tine and manner of payment. OF which
/ Is Bills were introduced and Is laws
passed
1.-THE most numerous class OF bills
introduced were those relating to en-
plovees. Of which 34S were introduced
and 80 became laws. Fifty-two of
these related TO size OF crews, OF
which only one was enacted, N Cali
fornia; lie to hours OF service, OF
which five were enacted: 81 to terms
and conditions OF employment of
which nine We're passed Eighteen
bills were introduced relating to vol
untary arbitration, Of which three
were passed A total Of 81 bills were
introduced relating to equipment. of
! which twelve became laws, including
four relating to headlights and six to
appliances required Seventy-ntne bills
were introduced relating to passenger
! trains. There were 4S bills introduced
relating to freight trains, Of which
only two were passed. one relating to
the speed OF dead freight and one to
the handling of explosives.
ing to cars were introduced. Of which
two were passed, in Minnesota and in
North Dakota. and six relating to de-
murrage and storage, OF which one
was passed. n Vermont There were
eleven bills relating to block and 9TH
er signals, of which one was enacted
into a law in Arkansas. There were
nine bills relating to clearances. OF
which two were passed IN Kansas
and IN Minnesota: seventy-eisht bills
relating to crossings. Of which twelve
were passed: seventeen bills recurring
crossings OF which FIVE were passed.
Twenty-six bills relating to crossing
protection were introduced, of which
two were passed in Indiana ana In
New York; thfrty-fve relatino TO the
separation OF grades. Of which FIVE
were passed, and seventy.ive bills
reIatin to stations, OF which eleven
were passed. Forty-three bills were
introduced relating to trespassers, OF
which three were passed, in North
Dakota Vermont and West Virginia,
and eleven relating to the destruction
OF property by tresDassers, Of which
FIVE were passed There were five
bills introduced relating to the report
ing OF accidents, of which one was
passed.
California heads the list as to num-
Der Of laws passed IN any state with
total Of fourteen out OF 1fty-one
bills introduced In Texas eight laws
were passed out OF thirty-six intro
duced. and in Kansas seven laws out
OF sfxty-four bills introduced. The
largest number OF bills introduced was
in Kansas with sixty-rour. In Mime
sofa sixty bills were introduced and
only four passed. and in Missouri-ffty-
six We're introduced and only five
paesed"