The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-04
TO RULE THE RAILROADS
THE HOUSE VOTES TO GIVE THE
COMMISSION MORE POWER.

1t Passes the Bill Authorizing Them
to Make Joint Rates, Fix the Rate
for Long and Short Hauls, Locate
Depots, Etc.-The Fight over the
Dam at Augusta-Work Of Our
Solons.
ATLANTA, GA, Oct 3.-The House to-
day passed with two amendments the bill
giving the railroad commission authority
to make joint rates. to fix the rate of long
and short haulS, to locate depots, etc. The
bill was opposed by Mr.. Gordon and Mr..
Hart Of Greene, but they were helpless.
The bill is an important one. 1t is as fol-
lows:
That the commissioners shall, as provided In
the next section of this act, make reasonable
and Just rates If freight and passenger tariffs,
to be observed by all railroad companies doing
business in this state ON the railroads ther OF;
shall make reasonable and just rules and regu-
lationS. to be observed by all the railroad co n
panes doing business in Ia state, as to charges
at any and al points for the necessary handling
and delivering of freights; snail make such
Just and reasonable rules and regula-
fions as may be nece sary for
preventing unjust determinations in
the trans Dortation of freight and passengers
on the railroads in this site; shall have the
power to make Just and reasonable joint rates
for all connecting railroads doing business IN
this state as to all traffic or business passing
from one of said roads to another, and to locate
depots, and to require the estabi Shment of such
freight and passenger buildings as the safety OF
freight and public comfort may require;
shall make reasonable and Just rates
OF charge for the use of railroad cars
carrying any and all kinds of freight
and passengers on said railroads, no matter by
whom owned or carried. and shall make just
and reasonable rules and regulations, to be OBJ
served by sal railroad companies on said rail-
roads, to prevent the giving or paving OF any
rebate or bonus, directly or indirectly, and from
misleading or deceivin the public In any man
ner as to the real rates charged for freight and
passengers. Provided that nothing in this act
contained shall be taken as in any
manner abridging or controlling the
company in this state for carrying freight W lch
comes from goes beyond the boundaries or
the state and on which freight less than local
rates on any railroad carrying the same are
charged by such railroad; but said railroad
companies shall possess the same power and
right to charge such rates for carrying such
freignts as they possess d before the passage of
this act and said commissi ners sh Ill have full
power by rules and regulations to designate and
fix the difference in rates of freight and passen-
ger transport alton to be allowed for longer snd
shorter distances on the same or different rail
roads, and to ascertain what shall be the limits
of longer and shorter distances.
The only amendm OF i'm ortance was
offered by Mr.. Gordon, d was adopted.
1t requires the commission in fixing the
joint rate for roads not under one manage
ment to give the roads thirty days notice,
SO they can be heard.
AUGUSTUS DAM.
Some weeks ago Mr.. Strother offered
resolution in the Senate providing for the
appointment of commission to investigate
the legality OF the distractions in the ST.
YAM ah river at Augusta, and calling upon
the governor to institute proceedings for
their re moval, pro vided they we foundto
have been placed there in violation OF the
law. This re olution, as reported by sub
stitute from the committee, was to-day
agreed to by the Senate II this action re-
ceives the sanction of the House, the COM
missoners appointed must report whether
the dam should be removed or fish ways
constructed, and if within a easona le
time the altera ions they recommend
are not made, the attorney general
will be instructed by the governor to take
legal action to enforce compliance.
Messrs. duBignon and Strother spoke in
favor of adopting the report, and MIR. Glib
son spoke in opposition.
PAY OF THE STATE ROAD COMMISSIONERS.
The House this afternoon pas>ei the reso-
luton to pay the commissioners who ap-
praised the state road last year 81 $50 each,
and the surveyor 81 500.
Mr.. Clifton called up and had passed the
bill to incorporate the Grand Lodge of
United Southern Israelites. Mr.. Clifto J.,
who made a strong speech in favor of
the girls industrial college, has received a
petition signed b. many prominent citizens
of Marietta urging him to allow his name
used before the governor for one of the
commissioners TO establish the school Mr..
Huff has introduced resolution to forfeit.
the charters of the du mmy lines Of Macon.
In the Sonata