Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1901 — Thursday, February 7. [ARTICLE]

Thursday, February 7.

After a hard fight the house advanced to engrossment the bill to require railroad companies to sell 600-mile mileage books at a rate of 2 cents a mile, th* books good for us* by any member of the purchasers’ family. Representative Treet Introduced a bill providing that passengers on railroad trains and street cars, if not provided with seats shall pay only half-fare. Where payment has been made In advance. as on railroad trains, and a seat is not furnished him, the conductor must furnish him a statement in writing In order that he may collect the rebate. Th* house and senate have reached a compromise as to the proper method of authorizing the employment of additional help for the house. The speaker of the house and other members have held that employes in addition to those provided by law could not be employed unless their employment was authorized by bill. Hitherto it has been done In both houses by resolution. The, senate resented the attempt of the house to control methods of doing business in the senate and killed the bill providing for an additional page, two stenographers and an assistant postmaster for th* house.