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Show AUTO TRUFFIG BILL PASSEDBY SEIIE Measure Is Designed to Pro lect Public as Well as the Owners Senator Edghc 11 s senate k II No 79 regulating auton ob lo traffic, was passed In tho ppe branch of tho legislature yesterday The bill conta ns of interest al ke to owners of autos and to the pub 1 o at lare The prnciial feature in which tha great n ass of tl e p$bl o haa an nterest is the p ovis on at pulat ng that autos must stop when cross n" ntersections vhere street cars are tak ng on or dia charging passengers Th s ltature is de s gned to protect street car use s trom the danger ot dodging autos when run ning to or from a car The e was some d scussion jestorday as well as upon a previous day over the sect on ot the bill relat ng to) autos pass ing and overtal ing each other on tho h ghwa s Senator Joseph Chez wanted to an end the b 11 o that one auto over taking another would pass to the r ght as is the practice in gome states Others objected because t would overturn a ?re alent c sto n n the auto traffic of his sect on The Chez anendment was rejected and the bill provid ng that one auto o ertaking another shall ass on the left was passed as it stood Senator J W Funk asked that con s de at on of tho Edghe 11 b U bo held up unt 1 tho senate could cons der house b 11 lo 135 an automobile tax re enue b 11 which was favorably reported from the con mittee on county and mun cipal corporations Senator Ldgbe 11 objected to this Tho enate rejected the Funk proposal and proceeded to passage of the hdgheill b 11 |