Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-04-11

something Of Il tight On the uoor, Fhci
hills did come up and Mr., Hail cNcuEd
hiu,Sclf to save them from death, but
his efforts proved truttlcsS They were
indefinitely postponed 10y Il vote of III
~ IL
The rules were suspended and the
bills rouStdcrtSt Mr., hankc tried to-
shut oil debate Ivy Il point Vt order hut
tailtI, MIR. Han took nv assembly hill
No las FIRST lie outlined the provt-
sion Ut the bill which was iutCudcd to
regulate railNMd corporations and
other common carriers OF the state and
to define the powers aud duties of the
board or 0ilroad commissioners IN ~
lattun tu the same and to prevent and
punish rNtNrtion and unjust dis,
crimtua tion in the rates charged TO"
the transportation ot paSSeuSCrS and
trWightS on railroads IN this state ana
to prescribe the mode OF procedure aud
rules OF evidence IN relation thereto
and To repeal all laws IN tor,~N IN Iii
rect conflict with the provisions Of this
act, He cited from legal authorities
sustaining the proposition that the
state has a night to fix rates tor rail-
road traffic in the state. The rates
must he reasonable, lie thought there
is uo question about the right of a
legislature To delegate the power (" a
commission tu nN rates, lie said in
Wisconsin we have no way ol afford.
Ing the poor man immunity against cN-
torttonatr rates 10y railroads. ntscrm-
iuation IN rates, he said, is made hy
every railroad III the state These dis
ordinations are made, railroad otli-
CialS cluiul, to enable WISCONSIN Fac
tories aud enterprises to successfully
competT With those In othCr states,
THIS claim does not Justify disCrlmina
ton IN rates, Il have stood here and
advocated the doing away OF the pass
system" said Mr.. llall. "fom years
ago stood hero and urged the ap.
pointmrnt Of Il commission to aSCrl-
tain the value of railroad property IN
the state IN order that n Nir assess
SlWct to such property Two years ago
| stood here and urged the same meas
urc. THAT has been the cNtrul of my
hostility toward railroads." Taking u
book written 10y A. l.. Sticknry, of chi
cago, he quoted passages showing that
Mr., Stirknry is IN favor of ratlroad
commissions.
lie referred To the many petitions
sent him from consumers urging the
passage of the bin. He also read n Ill
aIogue supposed to hay" taken place
between the public and the railroad
and WWIrird the audiences somewhat
10y the lengthy excerpt.
He devoted some time To his bin re-
Iating TO railrMd commissioners. 1t
WAS Il hll to establish n hunM OF rail-
road commissioners, prescribe !hcir
qualifications, fix their salaries and fer
the appointment of II secretary tol
such board and To fix his salary.
some think that the man who ships
lower rate than the man who ships
one tom" said Mr.. Hall II say he Is
Lott the rate should he propOrtnunt"l!
the same to each of these shippers.
| The rates of common carriers should
be the Same as the method governing
our postal system. Hhr poorer the In
dividual the more he has tn pay for
transportation. The poor man pays II
fare oi three cents II mile, the man
moderately wen on pays two cents per
mile ana the wealthy man rides on
passes. \ commission such rs this bill
! cuntcmplates for this state has done II
great amount of good for the people
Of Iowa This law has never worked
any injustice To the railroads. In that
! state. The threat that railroads win
cut down tn" wages Of their employees
If the present measure should pass is
not true. rhnt was the cry in Iowa,
! but II was not carried into effect. II
was simply used to scare the IcOple
but II failed of It's purpose. The same
just aud equitable laws enjoyed by
Illinois, Iowa, ANA Minnesota should
bc Obtained In this state and believe
r we adopt thcs" measures Justice VIII
be done to all concerned.
Mr.. Cox took issue with Mr.. Halls
argument He said that the granger
commission appointed one" upon a
time 10 report on this subject made
three different reports that were a dis
grace to any state He thought Mr..
Han was Inconsistent In his argument.
lie spoke of the railroads OF Germany
and the regulations governing them.
Then referring to the national railroad
commission ana IT'S control IN cases Of
DETERMINATIONS, said that body had
sufficient power to prevent any inJus-
iirc 10 shippers In Wisconsin.
Mr.. W. A. Jones said that the pres
ent hostility toward railroads liz n dis
ease OF society. He thinks there tx
some necessary dlscrImina tion in rates
given by railroads to shippers In Wis
consin. lie spoke Of the circulars sent
out recently by Mr. Hall ana showed
how the rates quoted IN the circular
were really higher than those obtained
In the state.