The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-03

ang 70 eiasssfy themselves bs LOT. that sss,e
sas3 aosa o1see fssr slss term OF three
years nEae fssr The sefsn os Ave year< ana
one ier Ia. tezsa Of ssvfn Years, aud fAev
s s-.ssl esIssss the seszif II sneA eastsnx o;
{ fels 20 ffr secretary Of state After sEe
ms elsssica thc fcrm of each eouamfSSsnssss
snxa b sor six yeaTx. In the esrns ssi =
Vacancy eSssstag III such commission the
gofernsT shsf CT tfe same hs agssafnt-
Us nss sssa shs Person ~ apIsasnfssi shalt
etsss sa,zacs Hatzl tA% next gsncr1l eat<ssss,
ssa sec person el1stxd shan has. for tss,.
remainder 81 the Hpexfsrevs terra A ma
ssfr1sx cf SAID cslfsxai~ i~sissn xaaa haze rowrr
! te tsanSsff srly "a SIS business n shall b.
sfs~ sGFg OF snSa railroad commissioners
10 ext-case . supervisory csnsrasi ever all
railroad, cagaal ana other sraasper.asie;s
csssa psa,es ssssscsAssssas ard Corporations.
Asa over al ether comusoa carriers. and
Ia ihe absence oE lssislatioa nYssa the sub
.sDs fo ssaiasc fares and freseh;s. and pre-
sssaes ana hsas ehsrsss therefor, ~ pre-
sxSss ana cssrecf ahRsgS. giiscrim tns,tons
ana sxsarsson By such eoxn pantrs. Assocsa-
{ aS'as ~ cor rsor@tions, and ~ perform such
csasr duties ss raAy be rrsSerstess hy law
Tie sexlslstslre shall enact all laMx nrcss
szsy - easrs the foregoing provision into
sssasAleatsoas. Iostr. duties. rssponsihili-
ats, ana ny The cognpcnsatlsu "a os such
rss.-cad commissioner /"
lssxEs IT To THE LSE1Srarvsr-
sullisan's minority Fepors on his xas.
- - 2he iexhlAtore saaa pass laws
essAeiishsag 7. asonahse rnaxiuni rates ot
Sassses ior zoe irans portssiea OF passenger
ssa ire Shf. aud ID eoggscs absisss> aud Ysr,N-
vent discrimination and exfogaiisn ia the
ra.ss of sFeieht asd passenger IA ttss on tte
dt1ereni railroads and other eanslas,a ar.
,iers IN the state. aud shall enforce sarA
l%ss oy aseqaase penalties A rsilruai
commission may b. established and lts
towers aud daties tally de6nei hy Law
ssilisan moved IA adap; The minority re
port aud ksuncer "a arnVad bx ins. ytipx
the majority report.
rHx rescE cF THE PsorEE.
''Sach protest has gone ap over al ~
thc state against the passage ~ this sssrtioa
as :" siAke us pause and seriously consider
W AZ We are doing. said sullivan, Il be-
isete us passage voul9 be rleus blow
20 the prosperity OF the state Hut onc
Q Der Constitution In The Uaitsd a states has /
such provision, and that j. California
Isst the ieglslataFs rss9lssc this MATER n I
,Asy - want cosn mission bet them adopt il. /
II they do no, ict thea re .ulsie the rail /
roads IN some other iasa,ser.'s
WHY 1HKKx sHoULD Rs COMMISSION
kinnear protested ihas railroad commits
Aeis hsd worked well ia otneg stats
ibis wss The ouly way that railroads can
,'S regulated. The speaker cited the COM
lsission ol Iowa, whcre judicial powers 1
tEc mandates of the com mission tnvarfs.
els. In ksnsss eadations, with
ono or Two exceptions. were carried out
ey Inc rpasis. The pooreSf farmer can
cring grievance before tie commission
aad II VIII be attended to. This
y means Tor enabling ali complaints TO
pe setGed without resortiug 10 tedious
Pie OF law. We can well affossi IA
rsovide Tor the PRESENT sad future bx pro-
Wins : - iof board OF ofcommisssoners. There
sre nahy eases where all persons who do
hei nave switch facilities can procure
,hsm All lesser questions can be settled
By the commission
!. suiiiysn-fiow many OF the states ron
nave eltsd hsse constitutional provision
FOR railroad commission?
hisisear-unly one: bat all the Others
here conferred.
hlnnear then went cn 81 length TO all
uose reasons why the commission should
be established Ia the constitution.
DIVISION oy SENTIMENT.
shaTpstein said there were two divisions
oi the people on this 9uestiaa-those wha
bclsve that railroads should Dc regulated
asd those who believe they should be lei
siose. II believe the lat or people arv
wrong. he said. 81 h,iieve vs eau eiecs
fai.Ioso commissioner to oerreci ali abuses
ihe speaker cited seversi ia stances Of in
jas,ce that had occurred.
ne committee then arssa and reportsd.
tcssToye filed his minority report on the
pablo land report
warner moved 20 take n cess until : 50
sssins moved 20 adjourn, The ayes aud
Noes were demanded aud the vote resalted
81 10 81 ia the affirmative
morning