St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-05
OPEN RAILROAD MEETING.
The Amended Bill Discussed.


The open railroad meeting last evening In
the house chamber was largely attended, the
attendance being about equal between
memb bers Of the legislature, representatives,
of the Farmers alliance and officials and
others interested in railroads. notable
absentee was Chairman StordocH, OF the
house railroad committee, who has broken
down under the arduous duties devolved
upon him In the preparation OF the
bills which represents The views OK the COM
mittee upon the subject OF railroad legisla-
tion.
It was 8 o'clock when the meeting WAS
called to order by Ed. w. Durant, In
the absence Of Mr.. Stordock.
In doing so he stated the
object Of the meeting to be to bave the bill OF
the committee read and to hear and consider
the provisions it made. Mr.. James II.
Drake, then on behalf Of the committee,
made a statement in reference to the prep
aration of the bill by the committee, suostan-
italy as fellows:
The chairman OF the committee on rail-
roads desires the announcement that the
committee, with singular unaniuity and
earnestness of PURPOSE have for weeks past
labored to produce a bill which would com-
maud the appreciation Of the house and the
people OF Minnesota. They were
criticized for delay, and while
the bill in its essential feat
ures was formed TO their satisfaction, its
structural part had not been fully considered
when a pressure was brought to Introduce the
bill. During the absence Of our only legal
member 1t was hurried to supposed compile
ton and presented TO the house. AT the re-
tha
and is to be again presented
Tomorrow. The committee want more
time. but the call for the bill is so general
that the amended bill will be presented, and
the house will take the responsibility Tor any
amendments, and the committee have re-
ouested me TO say mere tonight that the
amended bill as here presented is so far as
they are concerned lnality, and the house
must beneetorth be responsible for the
changes which may be made.
Mr.. BurIingame, Of the committee, then
read the bill as prepared to be reported u
the house.
The bill az first reported was published in
full In the GLOBE. The main changes in
the bill made at this meeting are
svnopsized as follows: Section
provides that the commission shall
consist Of members To serve four years and
20 be appointed Dy DodTu cnuoSbih5 va IHS
governor secretary Of state, state treasurer,
state auditor and attorney general.
Section 2 provides Tor the
appointment by the appointing
hoard Of two commissioners, who with the
present railroad commissioner shall act until
the appoiutmeuts Of 1899 are made.
Section 10 Of the old bill 10
stricken out It defined the viola
tion of the provisions Of the bill 10
be unjust discrimination in charges for
ransportation 0. passengers or freight or the
use Of cars or facilities for loading Or hand
ling freight or any other unjust discrimina-
ton against any person or place.
Section II, which takes the place
Of section 10 repeats substantially this dcnni-
tiOu, adding to II the words, ''or shall charge
a greater sum for the use and transportation
Of single car than Is charged per car
for two or more ears from and
to the same stations loaded with ike COM
modify The Gue for violating the pryyis
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