Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-04-11

ductibn upon the present grain |
freight rates would not be advisable. /
The resolution giving rise to debate !
was laid over under the rules.
On motion Of Mr.. ALcNall, the rules
we're suspended, and the resolution
was considered and adopted.
House Journal, page 587:
Mr.. 1IcNay, chairman Of the Com
mittee on Railroads, for the minority
of said committee submitted the fol
loving minority report:
Mr.. SPEAKER: Your Committee or
Railroads, to whom was referred
House bill No. 1872, An act entitled
IAN act to amend sections 2, 10 and
is and repeating section 4 of chapter
124 of the session laws of 1888, being
an act concerning railroads." have
the same under consideration, and we
disagree with the majority concerning
SAID bill
The minority OF the committee are
of the opinion that SAID bill should
not pass, for the following reasons:
FIRST: Because it does not fix a
rule Of compensation on the heavy
products in car load lots.
SECOND; Because it does not give
to the Commission power, and does
not make it their duty, to make and
prepare for each railroad in this state
a schedule of just and reasonable
l rates for the transportation OF freight.
THIRD: Because it will not give the
! people Of this state the relief which
| they demand, and are entitled to.
! FOURTH: The only changes sug-
! gested by section 1 of said bill, from
/ the present law, is, that it provides
/ for the appointing Of the Railroad
! Commissioners by the Governor, in
/ stead of the Executive Council.
/ FIFTH: That section 2 of said bill
leaves the law so that the burden of
| proof is on the claimants, and a MI
! nOrity Of your committee are Of the
| opinion that the Railroad Commits
sioners should be compelled to fix
rates on all railroads in the state
/ without complaint, and are Of the
opinion that the law is unjust is this:
The majority Of the shippers in this
/ state are men who make it their bus
mess, and if unjust determinations
are made against them in shipping,
they even things by reducing the
price Of the farmers grain, cattle and
hogs, as the case may be, at the home
market; consequently the party who
is the loser all the time IS the person
who sells to the shipper, and under
the present law it costs a person more
| to complain than to keep still
SIXTH: That section 3 of said bill
is simply a reprint of section 10 OF
the present law, with the words sol
upon like conditions and under sim.
liar circumstances" left out Of said
section.
SEVENTH: That said section 4 Of sale
bill is simply a reprint Of section Il
of the present law, with the follow
ing amended only: The word 'trus
tees" is changed to read trustee"
and the word twenty-five" is strick
en- out and the word fifteen" IS IN
serted instead, so that the same vii
read: "And if fifteen or more lega
voters in any city or township" etc.
therefore a minority Of your com
mittee are of the opinion that the
p bill should not pass, and the samt
will not supply a long felt want, no
will the same be of any material ben
eft to the producing classes Of thi
state. All of which is respectful.
submitted.
House journal, page TAG.
By consent, Mr.. McNall moved tina
upon second reading of bills tina
House bill No. 463, 'An act to pre-
vent deception in the manufacture
and sale Of dairy products, be re
, / ferred to the committee of the whole
. and that it be considered in connec
ton with House bill No. A, on tn
| same subject, which motion prevail
! ed,
, House Journal, page 831:
D hIr. McNalI moved to amend by in
. cInding substitute for House bills
? No. SO. 81, 12O and 2O9, requiring
r railroads to fence their roads, etc
4 which motion to amend prevailed
House Journal, page $50:
Mr.. ITcNalI moved that the HOus
I declare an emergency to exist, an
? that the rules be suspended, an
r ! House bill No. 1853, Gan act to pre-
vent deception in the m8nufactur
and sale Of dairy products" be con
: sidered. engrossed and placed on tn
3 calendar for third reading, sabject t
2 amendment and debate, which motto
g prevailed.
House Journal, page 1883
The Senate had also amended tn
title. so as to read, San act to compe
railroad companies to fence thel
= roads by and through lands enclose
/, with a lawful fence"
Dir. RcNalI moved that the HOus
j ! concur in the amendments made b
: the Senate to substitute for HOus
S bill No. SO. Carried; yeas, SO; nay
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