Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-03-04

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CITY VS.. COUNTRY
A LIVELY ROW ENGENDERED EY
THE DOUGLASS FREIGHT BILL
Openly Asserted That Improper Infiu.
ences Have Been at Work-Friends al
tho Measure Arc In tho Country and
They DO Not Like the Attitude Of tho
cities-May Defeat Some Other Pet
Measures-Two Proposed Amendments.
ST. PAUL. March 2.-[Special. 1.-The
feature of the week has been the Doug.
las maximum freight rate bill, and tho
end is not YETI w. B. Douglas, the
Moorhead lawyer member who was
prominent III the last Republican state
convention as acandidate for attorney
general, some time ago introduced thu
bill, being induced to do SO by the
charges Of rate discrimination that have
been made SO often III his section CT
the state. The bill aimed to reduce
grain rates in particular, but included
coal and. as amended in committee,
also potatoes. Because of grain being
80 prominent in the bill, Mr.. Douglas
asked to have it sent to the COMMITTEES
on grain and warehouses, and as
Speaker Jones 4thought it belonged to
the railroad committee Mr.. Douglas
made formal motion to refer the bill
i'll accordance with his request. Aftel
warm debate his motion prevailed,
and for several weeks the bill was in
charge Of the committee on grain and
warehouses. tliis COMMITTEES finally
reported it toithe house last Friday,
ten members advising against and
seven for the bill. Then came an all
day contest over the measure and in
the end the victory lay with tho
opponents of ! the bill, who had
fought to have it sent to tha
railroad committee. This action was
ordered by vote of 50 to At, Indicating
how evenly matched were the opposing
sides. In the course of the debate.
Messrs. Douglas and jacobson, being
leaders Of the friends and Mr.. Schmitt
heading the enemies of the bill, there
were some harsh things said, and these
were afterwards repeated in the cap.
itol. Mr.. Douglas and Mr.. jacobson
assert positively that money was used
against the bill, the latter stating on
the floor of the house in q speech thas
there was present one of the most cor.
rupt lobbies ever known. These mem.
beers looked on the railroad committee
as q place for burial Of the bill and
therefore fought the harder against
commitment. %-.-- ~
The, End Ii Not Yet.
Whatever the facts in regard to tho
influences brought to bear in this mat.
ter it is certain the last of it has not
yet been heard. The principal OPPOSE
ton came from St. Paul and Minneapo-
lis members, with Mr.. Schmidt of Du.
luth, leading them, although his col.
league, Mr.. Laybourne, was stead
fastly loyal to the measure. This city
opposition has intensified the feeling
among the friends of the bill who arc
chiefly from the interested country dis.
tricts, and dire threats are made
against matters of particular interest
to Duluth, St.sPaul and Minneapolis.
These antagonized measures include
the Duluth normal school building, the
new capitol bill and the Minneapolis
plan for increased taxes for the state
university. Just how far this aveng-
ing spirit may 60 remains to be seen,
but at the present time the feeling is
very bitter.
Duluth Normal school Tsill. Z
This Duluth normal school bill calls
for $4,000 for the erection of such q
building on the site already donated BY
the Zenith City for the purpose and
has none too many friends to start
with. The. proposal as to the uni.
versity is for an increase from the
present 10 Of q mill to .2Y Of q mill fol
university purposes and when it
was up Tor consideration the other
day in the house it had an
uncomfortable time because Of the very
pronounced opposition to the increase,
the result Of the debate being request
on President Northrup for financial in
formation as to the university, mem
bers apparently deeming the present
income ample for all purposes. These
measures mean extra expense and can
be opposed by the friends Of the
Douglas maximum rate bill on the
.avowed ground of un,,e cesssE expense,