St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-04

commissioners in the discharge of their du-
ties, shall forfeit and pay sum not less than
| 500 nor more than s., 600, and be liable to
like penalty for every period of ten DAYS
| that such report may be neglected or refused
Every railroad company shall. on application,
| permit any person or company to construct
and operate an elevator or warehouse at any
of its regular stations, to be granted without
discrimination and in the order of applica-
ton, and shall provide reasonable side-track
| facilities, without reference to size or
capacity OF such elevator, provided that
this is not to require any company to con-
struct tracks off from its own lands. and every
road shall on reasonable request furnish
transportation for all grain standing in ele-
Yators and offered for shipment from any
established sldetrack, promptly aud without
any discrimination whatever;in all contro-
versles the burden of proof to rest with the
company seeking to excuse itself for refusal
or neglect to furnish cars. Provision is
made for the furnishing of cars, transport
alton of passengers and property upon pay
ment of freight and fare legally authorized,
and no company shall be guilty of
extortion or unjust discrimination whatever
against persons or stations.
Whenever facts in the judgment of COM
pissioners shall warrant prosecution, suit
shall Immediately be commenced in the state
named, and the attorney general and county
attorneys are bound to prosecute such suits
to have precedence over all business except
| criminal cases; and whenever it is deemed
eXpedient, commissioners are Empowered to
suggest repairs to railroads, changes in sta
ton houses and rates of passenger and
freight tolls, and also changes in the mode of
operating or conducting its business, to pro
mote the security and accommodation of the
public.
IN THE HOUSE.
The house yesterday concurred in the SEN
ate amendments to the house warehouse and
grain inspection bill, and passed it as
amended.
LAND GRANT TRANSFER.
The bill to transfer the land grant of the
Duluth 81 Winnipeg Railroad company, in
case of forfeiture, TO the st. Paul, Brainerd 81
Northern company, was reported back to the
judiciary ommittee yesterday morning with
a recommendation that it 90 to the ommit-
tee Of the whole. Mr.. Warner moved to
amend the report of the judiciary committee
to place the bill on the calendar for third
reading, in which he was supported by
Messrs. Collester, McKusick, Myers, Pattee,
Burlingame and Morse, while Messrs. Hen
Erickson, Fiddes, Canning, Leland and
Cornish were in opposition, the latter taking
the position that the house should have the
opportunity to carefully consider and fully
discuss the bill before it was put beyond
the power Of amendment except by unani-
nous consent, while Mr.. Warner and his
friends took the position that putting the
bill on general orders simply meant its
death. Finally the discussion was ended by
Mr.. Warner moving the previous question.
The previous question was ordered yeas So,
nays 81, and then Mr.. Warmers motion was
adopted, and the bill goes on the calendar.
GRADED LICENSE.
Mr.. Leland from the committee on tenn
perance, to whom was referred the senate
graded license bill, with several amendments
to the graded scale, and recommended the
bill be referred to the committee of the
whole. Mr.. Turrell moved to amend by
striking out the amendments of the commit
second reading and placed on the calen-
dar. In support of his motion Mr..
Turrell said the committee report was simply
designed to secure delay in pursuance of the
policy which the opponents of high license
had pursued ever since the commencement
of the session. He gave notice that The
friends of the measure were prepared for
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fight the bill through. He also stated that in
his opinion this was the only high license
bill that could be passed at this session and
he appealed TO all friends of such license to
stand by the bill. Mr.. Lienau raised the point
that it would require two-thirds vote to sus-
tain the motion of Mr.. Turrell, in which
he was sustained by the speaker. Mr.
Turrell then amended his motion to strike
out the committee amendments, which mo
ton prevailed, and the committee report was
placed on file for a second reading.
THE RAILROAD BILL.
Mr. Stordock, chairman of the house rail-
road committee, reported the compromise
bill (the result of the conference committees
of the two houses to the house yesterday
passed and then it was Immediately sent to
the senate. The bill received 81 votes in the
affirmative and none in the negative.
REDIsTRICTING ST. PAUL.
The plan for redistricting ST. Paul was yes
terday Endorsed by the house by the passage
of the redistrcting bill. Before the roll was
called, Mr.. Hendrickson protested it was
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sofa, with its 40, 900 Republican majority. to
step in aud undertake to iegislate the one
Democratic eve lamb of the state out of ex-
istence He knew it would do no good to
point out the injustice OF the proposed act, or
to show how much better the redistricting
could be done after the census to be taken
this year was completed. The party dictum
gone out and the bill would be had
passed. He would, however, remind his
Republican friends that tomorrow (tO-day)
Il Democratic president would assume the
reigns of the national government, and that
while 1t would be terrible thing to see the
heads of much beloved Republican officials
in this state falling in the BASKET, the Dem
acrats of ST. Paul could not be criticised or ac-
cused of being hard hearted if they sent the
president the record Of this act of the Repub-
means OF minnesota ana called upon MN 10
strike and spare MOTTO dye the soil with
Republican official gore. He referred
to this, he said, rs 4 gentle hint that was
all. Mr.. Foster OF Blue Earth said Demo
ocrats felt little fear Of the operation OF the
civil service law in emptyiug tue federal
offices in Minnesota of Republican officials
He therefore hoped ali Republicans would
vote 10 dsfranchise the Democrats of st.
Paul. With such an evidence OF Republican
prescription he thought there would be no
trouble in cleaning out Republican officers in
this state at least Mr.. Daniels Of Olmsted,
who introduced the bill nj the rannest Of Rc-