St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-29
ANOTHER ROCK SHED
At the Castle Monopoly, in
Which Railroad MagnateS
Dwell.
A Republican Measure, Rather
Drastic, Appears in the
House.
Hennepin County Wants
Street Car Fares at Three
Cents.
That Pleasant Chestnut, the
Capital Removal, Stirred
Out.

Mr.. Diment, of Steele, distinguished
himself in yesterdays session of the
house, introducing bill which will be
hailed with satisfaction by the farmers.
Hitherto the anti-rallroad legislation
has come from the Alliance members,
and the Republican press has been
bowling against the granger element
bankrupting the railroads. Now Re-
publican steps forward with a bill al
most as far-reaching as any introduced
by an Alliance member. 1t is bill
to regulate the furnishing of cars and
the shipment of wheat and other grain
or products of this state in carload lots
and the inspection of weighing thereof,
and also fixing the liability of common
carriers therefor. The bill is designed
TO offer relief to the farmers in.respect to
the shipment OF wheat and other farm
products and put them OH an equal foot
ing with elevator companies so far as
railroad facilities are concerned.
Section provides that all common carriers
shall, upon reasonable request or demand
furnish transportation for other products
whether stored in elevators or offered for
shipment i'll bulk or otherwise at any estab-
discrimination tor or against any person.
company or corporation. The common car
rier is required to keep at its several stations
complete register of all cars, and to whom
the same are furnished, open for public in
spectlon. In all controversies respecting the
furnishing of cars, the burden of proof is
placed upon the common carrier seeking to
excuse itself for its refusal or neglect TO fur
nish the cars.
Section 2 requires every common carrier
Il
bile for the shipment of wheat on demand.
and be responsible for the prompt and safe
transportation of the same TO the consignee
at the point indicated by the shipper, the
cars to be sealed after they have been
weighed.
Section requires the applicant for cars to
deposit S. with local agent as guaranty that
the car will be loaded within thirtysix hours
after IL is furnished, Sundays excepted. The
common carrier is permitted to reclaim the
car at the end of thirty-siX hours. and retain
the forfeit Ill case the former is not ready for
shipment.
Section requires common carriers to fur
nlsh cars, whether the grain loaded from
elevators or wagons or in bulk, and also to be
responsible for the proper weighing of the
same. The common carrier is allowed the
privilege of having an employe present at the
weighing of the cars, and is required to fur
nish the shipper with receipt, similar TO
bill of lading. designating the number OF
the car its initial letters kind of grain,
name OF shipper, and number of pounds con
tanned in the car, also the name of the con-
signee. A reasonable deduction of dockage
for dirt or chaff is allowed, and sixty pounds
for shrinkage or loss by sampling. For any
loss other than this the common carrier is
held responsible.
Section places all wheat shipped at Min
neapolis, ST. Paul, Duluth and other ter
mnals when established under the super
vision of the railroad and warehouse com
mission OF Minnesota, whose duty it is to
supervise the handling. inspection, weigh
Ing and storage OF the same.
Section 6 defines the duties of inspectors
and weighmasters, making no material
change in the present law. Section z relat
ing to the duties of the chief and deputy
grain inspectors. Section 8 allows the sell
ing of wheat by sample. Section provides
for the testing of scales by authority of the
grain and warehouse commission. or parties
using the same, and penalties for the use of
imperfect scales.
Section 10 empowers the railroad commits
sion TO apply to judge of the supreme or
district court for writ of mandamus to en-
force compliance with the provisions OF the
law and empowers the court to require the
offending road to pay costs, If IL sees fit In
section IL the carrier or shipper of grain or
produce is empowered to bring suit against
the common carrier IN any county through
which IL passes in thestate for losses incurred
i'll transportation. Section IL provides for the
weighing of wheat by elevators and ware
housemen and guards against any discrimi-
nation or uelay
All common carriers by the provisions Of
section IL are required to maintain track car
scales at all points of transfer from one line
to another when the same are needed in order
to comply with the provisions of this act.
Section IA prohibits any common carrier from
inserting in its receipt any language or pro-
visions not in accord with this act. Section
ID provides for the transfer of receipts from
one common carrier to another when trans
fer OF cars is made. Section l6 provides that
when wheat passes over two or more lines OF
road, in case of losses, it shall be determined
on the line of what road they occurred, that
road to be liable. ALI acts and sorts OF acts
inconsistent with the above are repealed.
Enlarged Committees.
Speaker Champlin announced the fol-
lowing additional members of commit
tees. which it was previously agreed to
enlarge:
Manufactures-Bell, Long, Kendall, Lime
mann, Hagney, C. French and Ongstad.
Binding Twine and Fiber-Furlong, Bell,
Erickson, Hawick. Price.
Ways and MeanS-Darelius and Moore.
Judciary-Stone. Doyle.
Railroads.&c.. Walsh. White
Public Lands-Lynn. Sheets
Military Affairs-Reeve, Battley.
State Prison and Reformatory-Wilson,
Roach Gildea, Benner
Insane Gallagher, Wright.
emperanee-Smith, Thompson.
Banks-Carleton, lloyd.
UniVersity-Church, Campion.
SearIe objects.
Mr.. Searle secured the reference OF
the Currier bill, making the railroad and
warehouse commissioners elective,
which had been favorably reported by
the committee on railroads, to the judi
ciary committee, Mr.. Searle claimed
that the bill was unconstitutional. To
this charge Mr.. Currler replied that a
bill was pending in the senate proyid-
ing for a constitutional amendment,
making all state officials elective. Mr..
Searle carried his point by saying that
the bill under discussion would have to
be altered to conform with the proposed
constitutional amendment.
An Old Chestnut.
Mr.. Feig called up his resolution rela-
tive to the appointment of joint COM
mittee to report upon the KandiyOhl capi-
tai lands, and the desirabilitv of erect
ing new capitol building, not to exceed
81, 100000. Mr.. Bell, of Ramsey, moved
to amend that the committee be in
structed to report on the following:
Which of the quarter sections of the
Kandiyohi capital lands the building be
erected upon; the name of the near
est railroad and its distance
from said section; the name of
the nearest operating railroad; the
number of inhabitants residing within
said section, the number and capacity
of hotels within one mile of said section,
and what was going to he done with the
present capitol building, the law requir-
inr it akOuI1 hp dayota1 m Coma Instf