The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-03-12

that Representatives Myers should present the
bill In the house and urge its passage. while
Senator Wilson should be sponsor ana pro-
moter in the senate In the latter body
there will not be any especial opposition, as
the bill is substantially that passed by the
senate. In the first section (the senate bill
+; being referred toy the words sand warehouse"
are added after railroad" as applying to
the commissioners. The governor is to ap-
point but not with the advice and consent
of the senate; nor is the executive bound to
appoint an expert Verbal and unimportant
amendments are made to sec. z, and in
sec ~ provision is made for visits of ex-
animation to different stations by the COM
missionerS In sec. 20, which. as the long
and short haul section had by far the greater
proportion OF attention, the following words
were stricken out:
And all concessions of rates drawbacks and CON-
tracts for special rates shall be open and allowed
all persons, companies and corporations alike,
at the same rate per ten per mile by car load;
and upon like conditions and under similar cir
cumstances, unless by reason OF the extra cost
of transportation per car load, from different
equitable.
The following was added in lieu Of the
above:
Provided, that no railroad company shall
charge or receive from any person higher rate
per ton per mile for one one Car load of freight
than for a greater number Of car loads. per car,
under like conditions and circumstances.
The phraseo!ogy of the above is OK
planned by one OF the members Of the
thing but killing the long and short haul
part of it." To sec. 26 is added the clause:
Provided further, that the consignor and rail-
way company may by contract, signed b. the
shipper or his delivering agent, limit suoh la
bility butt shall not be competent for the rail.
road company. in any case to exempt itself fol-
liabilities for Its own negligence by any contract
Sec 20 is interpolated and appropriates
SIS, 900 to carry out the provisions of the
act
SENATE.-1n the house the railroad confer
ence committee reported the senate bill with
few unimpOrtant amendments with rec
ommendation that the house concur in the
and the bill was then passed without debate
and without hardly dissenting vote. The
bill was almost Immediately reported to the
senate, where it met with similar recep-
ton, Senator Hall alone voting in the mega
tive and will be enrolled, and will probably
reach the governor to-day. Where the word
railroad" was used sand warehouse" have
been added, and the governor can appoint
the commissioners without the advice OF the
senate Part Of Sec 20. relating to the long
and short hauls, was stricken out and the
following placed therein:
Provided. that no railroad company shall
charge or receive from any person higher rate
per ton per mile for one car load of freight than
for a greater number of car loads, per car, under
like conditions or circumstances.
The following is added to sec. 20:
The consienor and railway company nav by
contract. signed by the shipper his deliver
Ing agent, limit such liability, but it shall not
be competent for the railroad companies in any
case to exempt itself for liabilities for it's own
negligence by any contract. The sum Of $780,
700 Is appropriated to carry out the provisions
of the bill
After one Of the most heated discussions of the
session the senate last night recommended for
passage the house bill cutting down the Knife
Falls boomage rates to 25 cents from As ccnts).
The bill. as has been set FORTH is the result Of
compromise reached in the house. Senator Will
and said that the amendments of the senate
judiciary committee. by which the Knife Falls
mile te i a HSsr Inc
boom limits. made the imposition on the Du-
!uth lumbcrmen greater than the reduction in
boomagc. In this Senator Billson did not agree
with him. insisting that his constituents were
just 20 cents per thousand feet better of. since
the Knife Falls company never did drive the
logs over the mile and quarter referred TO-
HoUsE.-Among the bills passed were the
following.
Adding cross ties to the articles upon which
there may be a lien for labor
Amending the statutes relating to official
trusts
Providing for fourth judge in tho Second
(Ramsey county, judicial district.
For weather station and bureau of crop re-
ports at Northtield.
Relating to the deposit of p,lblic funds
Amending the statutes relating to dispositions.
10 provide the clothing and transportation of
INDECENT deaf dumb and blind.
dividing it into nine wards Yeas Sc, nays g.
Making Decoration day legal holiday.
Relating to defense by the state in certain
railroad land cases.
Amending General Statutes of 1878 relating to
interest on tax Judgments
For board for the inspection of steam boil
ers.
To amend the military code.
10 provide for the extension OF corporations
! The house had a tilt last evening over the
amendments to the medical and surgery law
Inc amendments proposed to require exam.
ination of every physician coming into the state
BY tie board of physicians at the university
Dr. Murphy was sponsor tor the bill On 4 pre-.
vious occasion the bill amended so that the
board should be appointed by the governor Al
the session last evening the bill was amended s,
as to include two Homeopathic physicians
when the work had gone that far DR.. Murphy
lost all interest in it, and helped to carry mo:
ton to indefinitely POSTPONE.
SESArE-Senator Wilson called up his reso-
! luton appropriating money for Messrs. ]. J.
Egan, J. ". Arctander and Attorney General
W. j. Hahn, the committee of the State Bar
association who prepared the penal code for
amount was fixed at 500 each, and the reso-
luton passed
! The senate has agreed to the bill providing
; for military instructor at the state UNIVERSE
/ ty, who is to have the rank of a Colonel
by vote of IA to II, the senate recommend
| ed the passage of the house bill which pro-
/ vdcs that incorrigible children sent to the re-
form school shall be charge upon the state
| The senate has practically killed the house
; b!il extending the time for completion of tho
Mankato, Austin & St. Paul railroad two years,
by laying it on the table in committee of the
! whole.
Senator Pillsbury, from the finance commit
ten: has provided for three new Judges whose
Offices were created by this legislature, by APP
Proprlating. 50, 500 each per annum, for pay
mcnt of their salaries.
In committee Of the whole, the senate recon-
mended the indefinite postponement of the
house biz creating IN additional Judge in tho