Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-04

Relating to the altering, vaoating and OPEN
ing OF highways. Reoonifdered and referred to
a special committee.
Bulls INTRODUCED.
By Senator Pillsbury- Appropriating money
Tor legislative expenses. Passed under sus-
pended rules.
Also, to authorize the Lyndale Railway COM
pany to connect Lakes Calhoun and Harriet by
canal. Passed under suspended rules.
a resolution appropriating 800 to the Senate
reporters was opposed by Senator Powers in q
lengthy speech, and was adopted by ayes, 81;
nays, 2.
Recess till o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED UNDER SUSPENDED RULES
Relating to the altering, vacating and OPEN
ing of highways.
10 authorize the clerk of the district court
OF LIE sueur county to rearrange the papers in
his office.
To increase the time for holding sessions of
the board of commissioners of Washington
county. ~
To amend the charter of the city of Still
water relative to the municipal court.
10 provide for submitting to vote of the
people the question of continuing the munich
pal court of Saltwater
10 amend the charter of the city of Still
water.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Senator Bonniwell-To extend the time
Tor the completion of the Minneapolis & st.
Cloud railroad
BY Senator Swanstrom-To legalize the or
ganizatlon OF the town of Oneota, st. Louis
county. Passed under suspended rules.
By Senator Johnson-Relating to the in
corporation OF Winnebago City, Faribault
county. Passed under suspended rules.
BY Senator e. nj. Wilson-To legalize the in
corporation of the Monitor Pillow works. Pass.
ed under suspended rules.
BY Senator Castle-Prohibiting the trans
portation of game out of the State.
By Senator 3. M. Wilson-To grant 500, 900
acres of swamp lands for the support of the
By Senator 6. D. Gilfllan- amend the
general laws Of 1876, relating to estates of in
testates.
Also, to amend the general statutes relating
to the descent of real estate of deceased per-
sons.
IN coMMrrTRE OF THE WHOLE, =
Senator Rice in the chair, the bill relating to a
new system of receipts for taxes, recommended
by the public examiner, was indefinitely post
poned; the bill consolidating Big Stone and
Traverse counties was recommended to pass:
the bill relating to railroad combinations was
taken up.
Senator Castle moved to indefinitely postpone
the bill, saying that the law already on the stat
utes was sufficient, and that anything further
would be repetition of the old granger leg
islation, which was universally deplored, and
had resulted in stopping railroad building in
the State.
@. D. Gilfllan moved by striking out the pen
atty OF SOY, and making it three times the
damage suffered.
Senator D. Buck advocated his bill in STIR
ring speech, and said if the Senate wanted a
gold, practical railroadilaw they should vote for
his bill; and if they did not, let them kill the
bill, but he did not want any railroad ATTORNEYS
to come in here to load the bill down with their
amendments and sharp practices. The law on
the statutes imposed such small penalties that
no one could afford to bring suit against rail
road corporations, and said that was lust where
Mr.. Castle and Mr.. G. D. Gilfillan wanted to
hold the people, The railroad companies were
always represented by the ablest attorneys, and
that they never stopped with the first trial in
courts. but carried them up until it was impos-
sible for ordinary men to litigate them. He
believed that railroad men were combined with
wheat buyers, and that by determinations ex-
torted money from the people. This bill made
operative a constitutional right.
Senator Page claimed that the bill contained
nothing but what was contained in his bill, and
his bill went further in its provisions.
Senator b. NJ. Wilson wanted bill strong
enough to secure the object. He did not be-
lieve that granger legislation had anything to
90 with the stopping of railroad bhilding but
that it was due to the inquities of the railroads
railroads as cheaply as possible. but as dearly
as possible, and railroad officers were in collu-
sion With contractors. He believed that gran
ger agitation had been of great benefit to the
people and the railroads.
Senator II. B. Wilson had not sympathized
with granger legislation, but he believed in the
enactment of wholesome legislation preventing
them from making combinations and requir-
ing them to carry freights at reasonable rates.
and he believed that Mr.. Bucks bill was good
one and ought to pass.
Senator Castle was opposed TO tinkering the
laws, but if one was to be passed he was de-
cidedly in favor of Mr.. Bucks bill.
Senator Thatcher believed that the railroads
were the salvation Of the State and he feared
that more harm than good would result from
this railroad legislation, and favored Mr,
Bucks bill as the one likely to do the least
harm.
Senator Powers was proud of the railroad
system of the State, and would be sorry to
prosecute the railroads, and he did not believe
his constituents wanted him to. He had a con-
versatlon with one Of the principal railroad
men of the State, and that with one exception
Mr.. Pages bill was satisfactory to him.
Senator Williams said that there was no pref
udice against railroads by the agriculturaIists
which was proven by the hearty reception re-
ceived by railroads and the bonds issued to
them. After roads had been operated aSrndv
months there were complaints, and these com.
plants were made in consequence of companies
not serving all alike. IF the railroad conn anies
would be content to carry the freight and let
anyone buy wheat and other articles there
would be no trouble.
Senator Pages motion to substitute was lost.
Senator e. n. Wilson moved to amend by
making the penalty five times the damage suf-
fered and reasonable attorneys fees.
Senator Kinds hoped the amendment offered
by r. M. Wilson would not prevail because he
he tv tho ifa oft ho1
These suits were either not defended at all or
defended to the utmost. fine of $500 was
not large one, and if any penalty was thought
expedient it would be better to double the
penalty than to cut it down.
Senator BIB. Wilson said that the millers of
Red Wing were Disseminated against, and that
they said that they had to pay IS cents per
barrel more to ship -four from there to Milwau-
akee than millers did from Minneapolis. He
favored the $500 penalty as a means of stop
ping these Determinations.
Senator @. d. Gilillan said that the COM
plants of the Red Wing Millers arose from the
fact that they were further from Lake Superior
than Minneapolis. As to Mr.. Bucks bill, he
said that not a dollar of money could be pro-
cured to invest in this State under sdch law,
and that lawyers and pettifoggers would spring
up at every station to prosecute these cases on
speculation.
Senator Pillsbury said that the rates for the
transportation of flour was SO cents from Min
neapolis and As cents from Red Wing.
Senator Castle said if there was fixed pen
atty it would have the effect to produce dis
riminations that would be large enough to
make it profitable to pay the $500. he be-
lieved that the provision for the collection of
damages was ample.
Senator Kinds said that the error of Mr..
Castles argument was in the assumption that
actual damages was renumerative, whereas in
the large majority of cases actual damages or
five times that amount was no remuneration at
oil. as it would not COVER the exnense of .Etina.