Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-02-20

should be made. Your committee, while recommends
the haildipgs deaaieney of
$780, dspproves of trustees assuming the right to
contract for.work largely In excess of the
lions made by the legislature. - -
$a RAILROAD TARIFFS. =,
: Acorn mnnieatipns vas rsoeived from; Gov
ernor announcing hissapproval of certain acts,
and enclosing the following Communication
from the railroad commisii oner lin answer. to-
senator Ms.ley'sllresolution relating 70 tariff
rates ON railroadEs Nszzsst,.sl
SIR: In answer TO the resolution Of the Senate
calling me for the tariff rates, regular and special
now in force on the railroads IN this State for the
rates Charged to, produce an amount Necessary to
sustain the railroads in doing business just and
equal In al communities; and the charge Tor short
distance too low; and If the time has not arrived
in badhe and Operating rosds e esis lor
rssosd interests d tie stss submit
State and letters II the general managers 81 the
roads, TO whom submitted copies Of the Senate res
olutions, with such information and explanations "a
they deemed pertinent to yonr inquiry II :
II will be seen that reductions have been made In
!roads. Within year or two local passenger rates
on most OF the principal roads have beeu reduced
from Ave to four cents per mile, while the average
rate is now considerably below four cents. L think
this reduction affects fully dvesixths or all the pas
senger trayelof the,stste Tho two important roads
that maintain the five cent rate are or have been in
the hands Oh receivers Or trustees IN process Of re-
organization. I believe the companies have sought
to meet the reasonable demands of the change in
times and improved prospects in business, and to
and conflicting considerations and interests Affecting
p ls, into sss !atsiieE, .Hsy tse on
water competition, it could make uniform and equal
rates. In regard to the question Of lower rates for
longer distance, believe it involves q principal
founded In natural Justice. 1t renders the profitable
settlement Of the remoter parts of the State posi-
BILE and tends to equaIzethe advantages Of location.
Minnesota, remote as is from the great seabo,rd
rata rule for if it is just for 100 miles it is for 100
miles: II the producers Of wheat and other bulky
articles in this State had to psy rate proportional 70
hundred miles from New York, it would render all
his produce valuless for export. !, x
specially commend to the attention Of the Senate
the letters Of General Manager Bishop and the other
representatives of the roads. The facts which they
present, bearing upon your inquiry; donot, think,
It is diRcat to say what reductions caror should
be made in rates, when the capital invested in the
roads, after making due allowance for necessary
cost, s OF receiving in most cases any return, and
in no case what would be deemed liz 6rdifary busi
ness pursuits an adequate return. # would seem
under these circumstances that further rd1uohons
might properly be Left to the companies themselves
their action dispositonyto reduce in accommodation
to changes In times and business o"' 80 ~.
1regSet the delay dn this answer 70 your reselgtiop
but it was only this morning that received the
freighttarif and communications Of the Wilons &
St. Peter road. The companies at the beginning of
the year have been resdjusting and publishing new
tariffs, which have caused delay It has not ieemed
practicable to make an abstract Of the several tariffs
that would adequately show their terms, with num-
berless classes and varieties, hence submit the
original published sheets: Yours respectfully,
/ state Railroad Commissioned.
| HOUSE BILLS PASSED, ..yY;,3t,i,
! Relating to the running at large of domestic
| animals in Rice county. *'~;' y . :! %!2i
Amending the tty charter Of the Q4y ,od IF Gova-
! Relating. to the running at large of cattle in
Authorizing the village of Browntville, Hous-
ton county, to issue bonds.
TO amend the charter IF the city ofRochester.
Relating to the incorporation: of ,,he village
| of Morristown Rice county.
Declaring it unlawful to get on or off of rail
! road cars when in motion.
Legalizing the acts Of School district No. 81,
In Renville county, in voting bonds, t..,.1:
=. a memorial to Congress asking fer an ap-
preparation for the Improvement of the west
channel of the Mississippi river ill., West st.
Allowing the village of Duluth t. have a
| marshal.
! ~ y =; =: house, February H. 1879.
X Several petitions for the abolition of the
brass kettle were presented. 'ni :: =;
By Mr., Comstock- provide for: terminat-
ing the contest for the payment of thoso-called
On Mr.. Oomstock' s Bill to settle the, cointenn-
ton over the. old railroad bonds, Mr.. w. M.
Campbell moved to indefinitely postpsne.
MI. Comstoek objected to such an act of dis
l courtesy, ,,:! i,
!, Nj. benson thought that there night be
something in it, and the House should have a
chance to understand it.
MI. Campbell said that was the trouble
there was something in ia very pig wood
chuck. It proposed to abdicate tie sover-
eighty of the State--t permit it to be sued
killed at once, so that it would never again
show it's head. '~.>,~
l. Mr.. Jones said he would vote for the propo-
sition to submit to the people,, and then he
would go home and work against the settle
ment proposed. ~ liz 2::'.I
opposed the measure. =" u !'i.; ~ !
Mr.. Comstock declared that to indefinitely post
pone the bill at this time was not courteous-it
was gross insult to him. He asked how the
mem bers would like to have their bills treated
in such a manner. The proposed disposition
of the bill was unjust, unfair, discourteous and
Insulting. y" O. 80
Mr. Parker wanted a full and fair discussion.
! :! MIR. Campbell disclaimed any attempt to act
discourteously towards MI. Comstock, but he
was surprised that he had lent himself to the
introduction Of such a'bill. It had been floating
around the capitol for three weeks, begging for
somebody to introduce it, but no one had been
found to do SO up to this time. He: reiterated
that the bill abdicated the. sovereignty of the
State, and ought not to pass. ''''''lE''' ~
Mr.. Bohanl did not like to be placed in q
position in which he would be obliged to show
q discourtesy to any member, and while he
agreed with Mr.. Campbell as to the character
Of the bill, he would be obliged to vote against
his motion, ;.,.; ,,...,..,, ,.
Messrs: Fairbank and KenneyyS spoke briefly in
favor of the motion to postpone. -; 10
MIR. Campbelps motion was then lost by a
vote Of 81 yeas to 80 nays. ,,:.:o2yTq, II
..., SETTLING TIL E BONDS.7 :;
Proposition to Allow the Courts to Adj
,r,, liz 5ajudicate Them. up"iit =. ~
The following is the full text of Representa-
tive Comstock's bill offered in the House on
| the 18th: f0t.!.fs ,i:t. ,ifI ~; ;nu ;n..Ii
bill for an act to provide for the determination of
the question Of theability Of the State to pay the
! So called Minnesota State railroad bonds.
WHHBEAs, The people of Minnesotat feel "a just
pride In their young, prosperous and growing State,
and las the chief duty OF this Rearaton
Il ~ haM IL