The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-07
IN TBE SENATE.
Canuft's Railroad Bfit Passed With
Numerous Amendments.


OLYMPIA. March ESPECIAL sen
ate took up canuti's railroad IN as
amended by the senate committee this
morning, and. after struggle al lasted
all day. passed e. II was not the same
bin this evening that was pat before the
committee OF the whole IN the morning,
and It's fathers were hardly able 10 recog-
nize their child when the senate got
through with II. Sections which those
who favored the original bill claim con-
saIned the very vitHis OF the measure were
removed entirely TO make room for sub
stitute section offered BIZ McReayy which
raised the maximum rate from 81 20 81 .
per ton. Sections 2 and were removed
bodily. Section was amended. and 80
the work Of changing the bin went mer-
rliy on TIL the end was reached.
Crow. Runner and Yeend. Eastern
Washington members. when the work OF
amending was completed, declared that
the bill was OF no use whatever 10 the
farmers OF Eastern Washington. but
others say that IL viii give a material re-
duction of rases In ell parts of the state.
Houghton tried to attach Turner'S rail-
road commission bill as a rider 10 the bill
but the senate refused 90 consider 1t. and
the attempt was defeated.
Conservative members OF the senate say
that the bin as adopted, while not radical
Is live and let live measure which VIII
prove beneficial to the best interests OF ail
parts OF the state. n does not partlcu-
larry favor any section or class.
The first business transacted In the SEN
ate this morning was the sending 81 the
engrossed revenue and taxation bill. as
passed by the senate. 10 the printer
The senate after long debate concurred
In the house amendments TO Houghton's
beet sugar bin.
The senate went into committee OF the
whole TO consider the Canutt railroad bill
A.A ~
rate of 50 cents per ton Fixed In section .
for hauling brick. stone. rock and coal for
distances not exceeding sixty miles was
claimed By Fr.nk TO ba double the exist
Ing rate. Van Patten claimed that this
rate might prevail on the Sound. but east
Of the mountains the rate was higher on
account OF the absence OF water comps-
tition.
The FIRST section OF the bin reads a. fol-
lows:
Section l. No railroad company or other
common carrier. It's agents or employees
doing business within this state shall
charge any person or persons or corpora
ftons or company or co-partnership for
hauling or carrying agrfculttt al products.
49, defined In this section. IN car load lots.
from one point within this state TO an
other point within this state. at a rate
exceeding s. 80 per ton for n distance OF
~ miles or over: and st rate exceeding
ts7o per ton for distance of 800 miles:
and AZ rate exceeding sos per ton for
distance OF 80 miles: ard at rate ex-
ceeding s. e per ton FOR distance os 20
ton for distance OF $50 miles: and a rate
exceeding SIS per ton for distance q,
100 miles and ~ q rate exceeding s. q
Ter ton FOR a distance ~ 50 miles: ana AT a
rate excHedtnE s. cents per ton for a dts
tance 81 10 miles. and - rate exceeding
n proparttonate sum of tse foregotnF liked
rates for intermediate distances 81 the
foregoing Fixed distances: provided that
no charge fer carrying or hauling freight
aforesaid. In car load lo.s II hts section
mentioned shall exceed s. 81 per ton from
any point within this state 10 another
point within thss state. AGRICULTURAL
prafurss'f mentioned herein + defined to
he ard shall Ne held 20 be and include
corr and grain 81 all kinds and -four and
feed. and wsllsfuffs snd fax seed. and
hay compressed IN bales.
McReavv offered the following ss sub
sti5uke for section 7.
No railroad Germany or ether common
carrier. IS agents or employees. doing
business within this state shall charge
for haulirg AGRICULTURAL products. as de-
one point Within mis- state - another
point wifain thts state AT y rate exceed
Ing - 3 per ton for a distance of haul Of
80 miles 81 ever aud az rate exceeding
- per cent. - ths rate actually IN effect
or fuNs ? iNef, for any distance ~ haul
less than 80 miles Provided thai 10
eaaFge foT hagllnE freisa, aforeseia y
shalt exceed - g rvT ton frorn any point
within iris state % another point within
this state "AETlcuitUrnf products 1neu-
ffoned heresa Il defined - - corn grain
81 ell kinds -four fasa uglistufS. FAX
seesf bay eompTessed .n A6ics ana hops
~ hale$.
The McRcsvy rate ass fought ~ crow
who said that The Oil had been uaear
consideration hy tAe contsrtttee for two
weeks Thers was rsa senaasa uroft %
the railroad company ~ s. . Ter Ton. peg
rather than have 4 row he vas Willing
20 allow 81
The amendment NcR@avy ssft. vss o.
forea In al fairness Taking a. she DIR
eaitiss under which ths railroads lahcF
re considered THAI his snsen3rnent was
fatr 70 the pcop3e ard the railroads
TEE rate. sasa Miller - Ws}ia walls.
was fxsa nv tho committee as s.. ara 70
hoped tAat AeResvy's ansadassnt wouid
net prevail.
fNeckeh@sh sad that tn Great NDvth-
eyn Wassla asl Nhest - Everett. Asca use
~ lts shorter route. for s. Sc per tor The
oreSoa RaslNsy s Navigation Company
as t6s No-f asra Rsc.nc ~oud havs 70
naks ale sanle Fats 30 Portland and -
Tacoma. lie thouget the Amendment
made ey AeEe&yy S&lrer than the one 90
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