Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-29

March 81; Emergency. Amends sections
II. r. sss.-IJoint resolution memorialisins
congress to increase powers OF Interstate
| Commerce commission for dealing with car
| shortage conditions, enabling 1t 10 order adj
ditional cars and motive power when neces.
sary to handle the traffic Of the country.
ii. r. 67--Relieves branch railroad lines
hereafter constructed from the necessity Of
operating exclusive passenger trains, until
net earnings reach per cent under formulate
to be prescribed by the Interstate Commerce
commission or the Nebraska Railway COM
mission. Also applies to extensions Of lues
now existing.
$. r. s7--Joint resolution demonstrating
congress to take immediate steps for gov
! eminent ownership, and operation OF all
railroads. under civil service regulations,
for the convenience and accommodation Of
the people rather than for the convenience
and aggrandizement Of private corpora
tions'. Also declares In favor OF govern
ment taking over and operating telephone
and telegraph systems and other public
H. r. 4is.--ReauIres railroads to trans
port live stock shipments, where there are
speed OF not less than eighteen miles per
hour on main lines, and twelve miles per
hour on branch lines. with minimum or
six carloads to the train. Allows Two
at junction points. These provisions VIII
not apply In the case or stock shipped from
Omaha for feeding or breeding purposes.
On branch lines. railroad company may
stock shipping days and shall not be re-
CURED TO conform to the speed scheduie
Of the act on other days. Penalty pay
for each hour, TO be recovered IN an
action at law; but carriers not to be held
liable for delay caused by circumstances
brought to recover the penalty Judgment
shall include reasonable attorneys fee
Common law recovery Il not barred whero
shipper may elect to sue thereI ,, Tne
10 increase or diminish the time schedule
as fixed by the act upon written complaint
and hearing. Emergency. -,
II, r, 252.-Declares pipe lines Tor oil
and gas to be common carriers, under con-
troll and regulation Of the state railway
commission. and gives them power o. emil
nent domain. Amends section Sf4s, re-
II. H. 33.--Ralirpad companies required
TO pay their employees twice month Pen.
atty, s25 fine for each violation, one.haif
of which shall go TO the person suing Tor
II, and the other half to the state
IT. r. 5s6.---Interurban railroad bill. Per-
mits the organization OF interurban railway
companies under the laws governing rail-
roads. Amends section s.ls5. revised stat
ntes.
H. r. 2G.-Permits electric light and
mower companies to erect towers for trans
mission purposes, on public highways, all
towers and poles to be set not more than
SIX feet from the property line. Amends sec
tlon 7420 revised statutes.
s. r.. 5s.--Prescribes penaftyeof 1900 TO
1000 fine for building or extending high
voltage electric transmission lines on rural
highways, without first securing approval oil
railway commission or obtaining consent of
telephone and telegraph companies occupy
ing same highways. Emergency, Amends
sections ., 4 and 5. chapter 242, session laws
1915.
s. r. s3?.--Makes 1t unlawful for any
telephone company. officer or employe to
furnish any state officer. appointee or en-
ploye. any member Of the legislature, or
any county officer free telephone service, or
service at lower rate than Is charged
other persons. Acceptance Of such free or
cut rate service Ia also declared unlawful.
Penalty fine Of 500 to $1,000 for violation
by company or other owner or lessee OF a
telephone system, and thirty days to six
months In jail for any agent, officer or
employe thereof. Any public officer, APP
pointee or empioye violating the act Is liable
to fine OF $500 to $500. or imprisonment
In jail for thirty days to six months, to-
gether with forfeiture OF the office or po-
sition he holds.