The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-02-09
HELMS RAILROAD BILL.
Discussed In Committee at
Olympia.
IMPORTANT TO WASHINGTON

The RAiirssd cs~psasss Net Ready sd
fur,h.s Aestss rssspsssA sss I've
wssks To Sts . Hate hassA 80
Ja.ties to All lstssssss.
olrariA. WASH. fsbSuaSy 5.-Ths
House. Commiltes On railroads hss con.
.iderei the Helm railroad bill and Judge
Turner. representing the shippers, and
Attorney Barieigh Of the Northern 70.
eide railroad appeared before 1t. Ms.
Baileish asked Tor the postponement Of
consideration Of the bill. lie said the
eomAi,,~s could only sscsriaia whether
the provisions Of tbs bill vess reason.
able and ias, by goins into the question
OF all the facts. such - the cost and con-
.Iar,ion. eost Of maintenance and op@r-
alton aud tho difheaisiss surrounding
railroad construction and operation ia
thi. country. lie vas not ready TO
pvsen. sueh evidence yesterday and
a.as,i to have = date nxed tot further
hrarhg, ~hra . statement from the
tant. Of the compaay eoaid b made os
tho officers Of the Sosthesn Pacific
Company eoali b. bsoaghs before the
,onui,,.e. lilo believed the committee
sioali AXE the same position ~ . court
and III = rate based on justice 10 all in.
tsscsts- The biii provided Tor hearing
ia the Superior Coass os Spokane coan.
~. no sAid. To Determine - 10 the just
hoes ot tho rates imposed in case the
railroads we're dissatisfied. This vAs
unreasonable. fos . road like the Oregon
improvement Com pAny al seattle shoaid
no, bc compril~d to 90 Ia spoAanc 10 At
tend eoasi. The Legislature shoaid de-
trfmln~ that question. and pAss thc ball
oniy u u ~sss s~ASoaablc and based on
Iaessrs.
lodge Turner opposed ds,ays. The
question Of s~Asoaabiencss u rates ~as
ian tsestans ot roarss. bat 10 70 into that
~oaiL 10 10 mske u impSsrsicablc 10
enact IL into lac h~fosc the legislature
ID yoaraed. Tue question of indebted.
ness of road vas isrios In detsfmln.
Ing the profit 10 b allowed Il. bat the
insist<l.dn~ss Of tbs Nosshesn fsritc
railfosd wss . matter Of public history.
II ~as basis andss an sstsassean' man.
ssvmsnt. and ma Iority Of the psrs~nt
9bDE 1ttJtuGst boH bEN"t htot - tok6W
proportion al tho i.sndsd indcbs~xiness
hal br~n materially iacs~ased by the
estsAssg snsr ii the manas~fs. II the
eos, s-s1 Investigated, the sx,saraxancs
nuss 10 aIsa. Tho cost Of opssssion 10
another thing TO look into. bat In order
to iind that 10 woaid b. necessary 10
LOOK into tho quesiioa whether IL vas %
uas not extssvssant- In stev Of the
rsovlslons Of The ball the COMMITTEES
.hoaid feel tassid~d In sesins on .
smsilss smoaas Of data than u uouid u
IL ~ess sitting - . couft, zoe the bill
ga. Arranged TOT the a.~siions 10 10
srsli~si In toari, cir moaths heins al.
loss,i alter tho passage OF ths at b~sofc
/, shoald b. enforced. Thns In ccuft
al details coald 10 Investigated that
spul.i no. TO taken up here. The pro-
pls ot Eastern washingsou usss fcpr~-
s~ai..I here by .itAsrns and coans~l. tho
wotk had already b-~n delayed by Tbs
Senatorial eonirst. and naturally they
~sntsd the mailer disposal Of 81 ihs
earliest Practicable tnomcnt.
Mr.. HatIrixh r~pii.d thai there bal
h~.n mote or lsss roat~atiou In the
No. them Pacific Company - 10 tho vs
p~nsiitufv Of money. lie admitted Aiss
TIA, the road vas buils In aush hme'
tIsIosyh q nsv and rough couetry
Thsssiosv. u the coat vsse not reason
aldo l~sis fos tho tsins Of freight rate
1, epaid 10 done by The spPraisrment o
PRESENT values. The obfc,ion 10 tina
va. that u ~oaid hare "a b. made unds'
. ,ime Of dspsvssion. lie sssd u voult
10 upsosthy the Legislature TO Susi
into an investigation ot this auestios
hastily, tos " . lac we're passrd tha
"a. unreasonable and unjuss, u vouh
fail. and the people would have no rate
ior tao years. lie thought the tnfosma
ton could 10 plscrd befose the commit
tee by tie middle Of February.
Js,irs Turner again obisct~d 10 delay
and .s,.i there uete several other roAd
interested t,~sidcs the Northern Pacific
I, would be impossible 10 Investigate 81
a., rns,ts In extcnso. They had all bert
.varr for some time that RELIEF wonl'
h. asked by tho Legislature. and ha'
sufficient time TO prepare and present y
III. committee such Information ~
ds.irvd to give.
Js.sc W. George. representing III
Great Northern railway, was dcsirous Q
having . chance 10 present iacts an
Hvurcs before the COMMITTEES and wantc
n delay OF two weeks. Mr.. Buricis
said In order that no one should be pr
out by the delay. he would. "a lar ~ b
could, furnish transportation TO tho rel
rcsen,a,ives Of the shipping interests
Eastern Washington Who would have
return. Judge Bellineer Of Coils
hoped there would he no unnecessa'
DELAY. lie urged immediate Legislation
Representative Candy thought the se
ate and House committees should me
jointly and considcr the bill. He sher
lore moved that the COMMITTEES me
Thursday. February 7, 70 take the ms
ter M for FINAL action.
Mr.. Burleish explained that the 70
roads could MOI furnish the intormati,
desired by the 7th. aud II u were desi
cd TO 10 ahead sooner than the 10Th Y
committee might - well proceed
once. This was amended BY Reprcset
alive Moore 10 make II the 18TH.
Judge Ruby Of Collar said II the mi
ter we're delayed two weeks u Won
prevent the passage Of the bill at u
te..ion Of the Legislature.
Candy and Moore agreed 70 nx !
date Of hearing - the llth Of februs
at4 o'clock r. ". Upon Q conference
the representatives Of the Eastern Wa
inpton interests IL was decided TO q
eede TO Mr.. Burleigh's request, and
hearing went over ill the 10Th o.
O'Clock r. n.