Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1893-03-30
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
items Regarding the Doings of Legislators
at the Capitol.

LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
items Regarding the Doings Of Legislators
at the Capitol.
The coal combine investigating COM
mittee have made further examination
of the celebrated letter book and the
papers taken from Mr.. Rhodes office.
The committee permitted extracts to be
copied from some Of the letters
In a letter to c. W. Adams, manager
of the Lake Superior Coal company, of
Ashland, Wis, who are not subscribers
to the bureau, Mr.. Rhodes says:
Notice IS given to all wholesale dealers of the
time TO meet and adjust the prices and divis
ions. The shippers put up $500
and the retailers s25-each to pay for maintain
ing the bureau.
Mr.. Rhodes, in his statement to the
committee, stated that the wholesalers
pay $500 per year.
| According to Mr.. Rhodes statement
to the Investigating committee, there
are 1863 retail subscribers who pay $25
per year, and seven wholesalers who
pay $500 each. This would make the
annual income $685..
OF the retail subscribers there are:
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III 81. IauI ....... So
IN Duluth and West Superb Or. .............. q
IA lnlt"ay.... ...>..... ...................... l
Iotal ................. ................... 169
The wholesalers are:
! L4ehigh Coal and Iron company
| Northwestern Fuel company.
Pioneer Fuel company.
Philadelphia and Reading Coal company.
ONO Coal company.
St Paul and Western Coal company
Youghogheny and Lehigh Coal company.
The following letter, found on page
of the letter book, explains itself:
ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 4, 1S92-Mr. c. E.
Wales, Fresluent, Minneapolis, Minn.-Dear
Sir: Enclosed please find agreement to SUBJ
| scribe to the Minnesota Bureau of Coal Statis-
| tics and Information. I will say that have
submitted this to Mr. Bum, Of Lusk & Bum,
ana he informs me that there is nothing illegal
about it. Please sign and return same at your
earliest convenience. Now, as there will not
| be probably many retailers join this association
for the next 30 days. to put this bureau in proper
shape, will you please send me your check for
| 800 on account?
Hoping to hear from you very soon, remain
| yours respectfully, JOHN j. RHODES.
In one of the letters to Mr.. Adams,
manager of the Lake Superior Coal
company, Mr.. Rhodes writes:
| The division is generally equal, except occa-
sionally the Northwestern Fuel company has
been given a small percentage OF advantage
Now Judge Brill, of the Ramsey dis
trict court, has brought himself under
the censnre Of the legislature Hiler
| Horton had occasion to appear before
the judge as counsel in suit, and be-
| fore the case was over the court took
Mr.. Horton to task for words alleged to
have been spoken in the legislature the
| day previous that were derogatory to
the said court. When the legislature
convened the next day the following
| preamble and resolution were intro
duced and adopted:
| Whereas, It has been represented to this
| house that on the 2lst day of March A. D. 1893
at the city of St. Paul. in this state the Hon. Fl
R. Brill, one of the judges Of the district court
| In and for Ramsey county, in open court did or
| der and require Hon. Hitler Fl. Horton mem
Der OF this house, to appear before him, the said
H. r. Brill, at the bar Of his court, and did then
and there, in violation of the provisions of Sec
| ton of article a. of the constitution of this
| state, question said Hitler H. Horton for o
| speech and debate made and spoken in this
| house by him, said Horton, while member Of
this house, and did then and there reprimand
and threaten the said Horton for the said speech
/ and debate, and by so doing did put said Horton
| in great fear, and Inundated him before the
public-all in violation Of the constitution of
! the state, and in utter disregard OF the rights
of the said Hitler II. Horton as member of
| this house; therefore,
| Resolved That committee Of three be ap-
| pointed by the speaker to inquire into the said
matters with full power and authority to sum-
| mon and examine witnesses, administer oaths
| and take testimony and make speedy report
| thereon to this house, with such recommends,
| tons as to them seem proper in the premises.
The chair appointed Messrs. Wilson,
! e. NJ, Howard and Mcclure members
of the committee
Mr.. Langum offered a resolution de-
claring that C. D. and T. D. O'Brion, at
torneys for Rhodes, of the coal COM
bine, on account Of their obnoxious &C
ton and considering that they had been
about the house as lobbyists, be denied
admission to the floor for the remainder
of the session.
The resolution was adopted without
a dissenting voice after short but de-
cisive expressions of opinion.
|
Tho coal combine investigating COM
mittee has shown that it means bust
ness regarding the prosecution of John
J. Rhodes and others who are con.
nected with the alleged coal combine,
even though the prosecution fails of
it's purpose. Recently the committee
met with Attorney General Childs to
see what action in this direction could
be taken, and after mature elaboration
it was decided to commence prosecu-
ton not only of John J. Rhodes, the
manager of the bureau, but also to
bring in the various members of the
coal association.
The coal companies that come in for
prosecution are the Pioneer Fuel COM
pany, the Northwestern Fuel company,
the Ohio Fuel company, the Youghio-
gheny Coal company, the st. Paul and
! Western Coal company, the Lehigh
company, the Delaware, Lackawana &
Western company.
The prosecution will be conducted in
the federal courts under the federal
law against combinations, Which is
very stringent and provides a heavy pen
atty. The prosecution will commence
as soon as the attorney general can
make out the necessary napers.
Senator Woods bill declares q for.
fixture to the state of Minnesota of all
swamp lands heretofore granted to the
Minneapolis & St. Cloud Railroad COM
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