The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-10-21


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This yeas
K Nelson lodged He motion indefinitely post
the whole BILL He mad because had
adopted creditors railroad and reservng
lands and the the Journal 39 he shown
to be present Ind voting. u
the BILL and yeas 49, Mr. DonneIy voted
and Nelson lodged his motion So the bill indefinite
But the railroad company better have
the bill anyhow they could clear OF their creditors and
siered passed. Mr. MEL
SON lodged again. He was mad all through.
Cogswel prominent Monopol bill
F. No. 280 being appointment Railroad Commission
defining his duties and prevent and unjust
by railroad corporaon read the Journal Of 1885, March 3d.
page 4Ozs that the following took places
"M Coggsw moved the the committee the
whole striking out all after the nactng clause and inserting the follow
That (e
ton it's for
charged
the IN osG a1 e ss
such railroad corporation charge demand receive from
erty greater charge
the n ike
Of rates and for special rates shall
to all companies alike under similar ccu
seventeen .
mentioned the section be
joined the eztorion
transportation receiving handling
@ I'll ts % ssa s
state shall be sufficient to authorize
The being taken adoption the amendment and the
being yeas twenty nays
The yeas Buckham Clark Coggsw Conkey DoNNEILY
Epseth Dairy COMMISSIONER McGoye, Mighn tb
head electoral dcket Wells westfan and White.
Among nays Drake Pbury and KNUTE NEIsoNl
squarey the people, the producers
the other All the amend
asked that railroad charge much
carrying freight miles that did for carrying the
freight hundred miles Could anything be
much for pounds as he Tor 500 pounds wheat And
Nelson voted against this reasonable proposition the
railroad companies and against the people And now he asks
people governor appoint railroad commission that
make the obey eaws which stand the statute
railroad and elevator that have combined
together and are robbing the people, tA 4nAas
Journal 4oe during the condea
= aMr Meighen $780,
Section corporation shall charge collect receive
@ G The
for e any
Of ss sD as
% for the
receive other or
Of drawbacks and contracts
special rates shall be all companies or corporations alike
The question being upon amendment roll being
called, herewe Is yeas and 26 nays.
Among yeas DoNNELLY the KNUTE MEL
SON. So the amendment was lost. s1f ag zsda5
he of Mr. Meghen was this Mr. Coggswes
claimed that favorable
Sd section but had to vote against linked with 9th
aon voted Mr. NELSON voted
Thus the issue square drawn and Mr. NELSON
took the railroads against the people
THE TAXATION
burdens laid people has been the fact that
the quantities by the railroad
taxation not only while the hands OF the but
third parties to other corporations
Railroad Company which sold it's rail
the Omaha and then the lands
property Drake and Others who held them
taxation preten that the old rail
although railroad and carried
All this tended to throw heavier burdens on the actual settlers
their but the which the railroad
popular excitement have followed
culary Minnesota this question Mr. Donney far
1876 legislation which would have all
this trouble
Paul and Duluth Railroads. introduced F. 49,
statute corporations to provide for
and Of railroad companies On the 26 Of
February pae $780, Wilkinson introduced amendment
this BILL The Journal (322) says:
r Donney add line 43 Of the printed bill
follows
Provided railroad forecosed
the into the
hands all the lands the said
txatlOn shall be
listed property this state IS by the officers
duty and list such real property
Provided that shall not apply to the lans be-
those portions at the date OF foreclosure