The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-01-22

competent iuris iiction, shall besfinea not less
than 81 600 nor more than J
c. I. That the provlsio15 this ut shall
extend item and app, i, to every pefsS44
alton. as well as to every IA and
servant thereof. sssS ss
HoUsE-Petitions were presented Tor the ex-
tension of the right of suffrage to women and for
the enactment of law regulating the railroads.
joint resolution was passed for the appoint
ment. of Joint committee to aot with like COM
mittee from the Dakota Legislatures for the feeu.
iation Of the grain trade: ALSO Joint resolution
concerning the death of Schuyler Colfax. The
house declined to order the printing OF the mes
sage in a number Of languages. A joint com.
mittee was ordered appointed on the census
The judiciary committee was directed to draw
up a general law for the incorporation Of towns
and villages Bills were introduoed-To estab-
lish board of railroad commissioners; amend
ing the grant Of lands to the Cannon River Inn
provement 'comtaiiy: relating to matters Of
pract ice in Justice courts: proposing to amend
the constitu ton, removing the sixty-days limit
to tho legislative session: providing for the as
sessment Of incumbered property: proposing a
constitutional amendment giving the right of
suffrage to women; extending the term of the
municipal Judge in saltwater. Adjourned until
1Oa J.Ef 49,. zt
Mr. Warner presented yesterdays bill in
the house for the regulation OF the railroads
which contains features of the laws of Mas
sachusetts and Illinois. It's principal pro-
visions can be briefly epitonized 1t provides
for board of three railroad commissioners,
who shall be elected by vote OF the people,
and who shall not be Interested in any way
directly or indirectly, in the ownership Of a
railroad or shall not have been in the en-
ploy of q railroad Provision is made for one
of the three commissioners remaining in
Office, SO that the commission shall not be
made up entirely OF new members. The
commissioners are given general supervision
of the rates, but no arbitrary rates are fixed
in the bi l. If the commissioners find that
wrong or injustice has been or is being done.
they can recommend to the attorney general
methods of procedure. The commissioners
are given power to investigate all accidents
The bill provides for free transportation and
elevator rights and amends all the present
laws so as to transfer the powers now be-
slowed on the railroad commissioner to the
commissioners. The bill makes transit rates
elective with the shipper, prohibits the use
of intoxicating liquors by railroad employees,
and amends the law 80 as to put dining cars
on the same footing as sleeping cars for pur-
poses of taxation.
Mr. Drake offered the following Joint reso-
luton, which was adopted without opposl-
ton:
Whereas, It is for the best interests of the
people of the Territory Of Dakota and State OF
Minnesota that laws should be enacted by each
establishing uniformity of grades in grain and
rules for the inspection thereof, and for regulat-
ing warehouses and transportation alike In both
state and territory, therefore
Resolved, by the senate and house OF repre-
sentatives of the State Of Minnesota, That any
committee or committees on railroads, grain in
spection and warehouses Of the legislature OF
the Territory of Dakota, now in session, be in
yited to confer with the similar committees OF
the legislature of Minnesota, with the purpose
of uniform legislation as far as practicable.
That nothing herein
strued to encourage or to justify delay in legis-
latve action by either Of the legislatures.
Resolved, That the governor be requested to
send a copy of the foregoing preamble and res
| olutions to the governor OF Dakota, requesting
that the same be communicated to the terrific
| rial legislature.