Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-02-23


supreme court. In addition. the wing
will be utilized for number of Offices;
the railroad commissioners and Others
not now sufficiently provided for in this
respect will be fully accommodated. A
dome will also be built which will greatly
improve the appearance Of the building.
PROCEEDINGS.
The house met at 10 q. m., Mr.. Oliver
speaker pro tenn. Many members were
absent. The usual reports OF commit
tees we're read and the bills assigned to
their proper places.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Ebbinghausen: Amending laws
0f 1890 in relation to Intoxicating liquors.
Striking out the imprison ment penalty
| leaving not less than $50 nor more than
500 tine.
Mr.. tufts: Revising and consolidat
ing the laws in relation to draining
marsh and low lands.
In committee of the whole, with Mr..
Ueland in the chair, Mr.. Logan's bill
changing the time of school election to
November, met with fierce opposition
and WAS finally recommended not to pass
| Dy VCLe OF 70 10 IL.
Mr. Sanford's bill reducing the pas
senger rates to three cents per mile came
up for consideration. Mr.. Sanford
spoke in favor of the bill, expressing the
belief that since mileage tickets we're
furnished at two and one half cents per
mile be saw no reason why the ordinary
passenger rates should not be reduced
from four t. three cents per mile. Mr..
| ll;,.o. hot ha of
the roads came before the joint commit
way of such reduction; the meagerness
of the travel, and how little difference
the change would make to the farmers.
roads and prevent, perhaps, reduction on
freight. 1t is estimated that it would
make difference to the farmers of not
more than 81 cents each. A reduction
of freight of one-fourth cent per one
hundred pounds would be of benefit
to Ill farmers. Reduce the rates of pas
senger traffic to three cents per mile and
he believed the result would be an IN
crease in freight rates. The CONNER
cial travellers pay most of the passenger
fees. Mr.. Strom desired to know if the
railroad representatives gave any guar
antee that they would reduce the rates
on freight. Mr.. Kelly said the CONNER,
cial travellers and the wealthy classes pay
but two and one half cents per mile.
The farmers pay four cents because they
cannot buy the 1000 mile tickets. Mr.
Sanford said that when the companies
fix freight rates they base their charges
on cost of $4,000 per mile for the
roads. But for taxation $500 per mile
is enough. Let them base their char
ges on the actual cost of their roads and
we will make no demand for reduc-
tion of fares.
| Mr. Boynton, chairman of the railroad
committee, who had consented as q mem
Der of the committee to report that the
bill be indefinitely postponed, insisted
that the representatives OF the roads
gave no reason why the fare should not
be reduced to three cents per mile, and
he wanted his vote recorded in the house
in favor of the three cent rate.
Mr.. Oliver: why didn't you so vote
in the committee?"
Mr.. Boynton said be had his reason
and continued at length with eloquence
and force in favor OF the three cent rate.
Mr.. Oliver said he was farmer and in
sympathy with the farmers but did not
believe that to be farmer 1t was neces
sary to confess ones self chump. He
showed the effect upon railroad con-
struction of antagonistlc measures. He
spoke of his surroundings and said he
would give 8, 800 in cash to have line
already graded to near his place extend
ed nine miles because of the compe-
tition it would bring. Legislation Of this
class paralyzes railroad construction,
keeps back competition and Injuries the
farmers. He would favor reduction in
freight rates, however. Mr.. Boynton re-
newed his assault on the railroads, de-
mandin., equal treatment for the farmers
with the wealthy classes. He believed
the poor man was entitled to life, liberty.
the pursuit OF happiness and an equal
show on railroads. Mr. Hallum wanted
the bill amended to make the rates equal
to all. Mr.. Logan saw little advantage
in the bill to the farmers as they travel
so little and therefore opposed the bill.
Mr.. Hodgson was not particularly I'D
favor of this bill as it was of little mo-
ment to the farmers who travel so little
whether the rates are reduced. But it
seemed to him that it was inconsistent
in the gentleman from Ransom to an
tagonize this bill because of its injury to
the roads while announcing his willing
| ucSo W ouppolO q loi guc lCOuS-
tiou of freight rates which would bring
them far greater injury. Mr.. Oliver said
the effect of the one proposition was to
annoy the roads with little gain to the
people and of the other to bring them
gain. Mr.. Sanford suggested that the
bill be made special order for Friday
next, which was adopted.
BISMARCK, Feb. 2l.-tSpecial.l The
scene during the election of the United
States senator yesterday was of most
animated description. All the morning
there had been an unusual STIR among
the members and even the most disinter-
ested spectator could easily guess that
something unusual was going to happen.
Llstikow, the chairman of the democratic
committee, had been in Bismarck since
Friday, and had been working like
beaver among the Grand Forks deleGa-
tion. He told friend yesterday that
| sorofbin1 would drov, NJ tho Mop1av,r