St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-16
Those who voted aye were
Those who voted no we're:
Absent OF cot voting:
CUTTING FREIGHT RATES.
Senator GIader's Bill Scored
Signal Victory.

Senator GIader's Bill Scored a
Signal Victory.
The senate committee on railways
reported in favor Of the indefinite post
pOnement of the Glader railway rate
bill. Senator Glader moved shat it be
placed on the calendar, and thereupUn
Senator j. w. Peterson, aS chairman of
the committee, took the floor TO eX-
plain that the committee had given Il
great deal Of time and labor in con-
Sldering the measure, and he objected
to such a disposition of the same. He
was certain that the committee had not
acted inadvisedly. A complete investi
CATION had been given and interested
parties had been heard.
Senator Hompe made stirring
speech. He considered that the frei ght
rates are too high. and he favored a
general reduction. His information
and research taught him that the earn
ings of the railway companies are un-
reasonably large. This condition, he
accentnated, las even been enuncated
in the proclamation of the chief eXecu-
tive, and in the course of his argument
lie cried out that the bill has merit, and
he wanted to protest against suffering
'the bill TO be stamped upon by the
iron heel OF the railroad committed"
Senator Mayo positively disapproved
OF the course The proceedings were TAX
ing. lie insisted that there is really no
use in having senate committees if the
judgment and discretion OF the commit
tees, after thorough Investigation, are
not respected The bill mad been three
times before the committee. he urged,
I'm yI,o,
Senator DOnnelly came to the aid of
Senator Glader. He asserted that from
the report of the state railway commits
sion he had learned that the railways
are bonded for $4,000 mile, while his
best information taught him that the
actual cost had not been TO exceed S10.-
600 mile. President Hill had reported
that the cost or the Great Northern, in
cluding cars, locomotives and stations,
was only $4,000 mile. Another road
had reported $4,000 a mile. The Sena-
tor from Dakota had seen state
ment published that all the roads
i'll the country can be duplic Gated
for $1,000 mile, and yet, urged the
Sage, they are bonded and stocked for
S5G, COO mile. He argued that this con-
dItion of railway conduct is one of the
great causes of the poverty and distress
with which the people are aff1icted-not
only the farmers, but the city popula-
ton. The railway commissioners claim
that they have no authority to enforce
their DEGREES. and the senator would
like to give them that authority. 1t
may he said, he proceeded, that the SUI
preme court will set the enactment
aside, and he would like to see the su-
preme court deliberately lock horns
with the people Of these sovereign
states. He had passed through one
political revolution. He had seen the
supreme court declare that the black
man had no rights that the white man
was bound to respect, and the people in
their might and sense of justice had set
the decree aside. Senator Donnelly
here referred to what he termed an in
timation by Judge Bradley that the
state and corporations are coordinate,
and he invited fight with the courts
upon this proposition. Mr.. Donnelly
confessed that he mad no hope that the
bill could ever pass. yet he wanted it on
the calendar for full discussion. He
read the platforms. from the manual of
the Prohibition, the Peoples and the
Republican parties declaring for lower
freight-rate legislation, and urged that
if it be true that the roads are stocked
and bonded for what they are legiti-
mately worth, the freight rates ought to
be reduced.
There is a French saying" said the
Sage. "that you can't make an omelette
without breaking eggs. The railway
companies will oppose us, but we can
not effect any great reform Withou
hurting somebody's feelings"
The roll was called on the report of
= /
planned that he voted aye because he
remedy the trouble. He could not favor
horizontal reduction. The report Was
lost Oh vote of % to Is, and the bill
was placed OH the calendar.
The senate file giving the threSher the
first lien upon the grain threShed was
read third time and passed upon vote
of so to Z.
Senate File 135 was also passed. The
vote was 80 to |. This is a measure re-
lating 10 roads and cartwayS, and is
only of interest to the country district
1t amends the old law SO that in cases OF
opening cartway that is not contlnu-
Gus the land used must be paid lur by
the township.
Senate File 161 came up next. Thi,
is the act prohibiting the sale OF adul-
terated coffee. Senator Hompe face
tiouslY asked the unanimous consent OF
the senate to amend the bill SO that II
shall include adulterated whisky. There
were voices from each quarter com
mending the change, but Senator Leav
lit suggested that it might imperil the
bill.
ut surely would get the Democratic
VOTE" proposed Senator Mayo with
JUNCTION.
New Bills Introduced.
By Senator Davis, S. f. 311-An act