The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-07

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Aforesaid "a car foa. lots n this section
mentioned shah exceed SO per car from
any cosrr Within ret. state 20 another
point within rhfs state. Lave stock men
toned hersin Es defined 20 be and shall %
held 70 be ard include hogA eas-sA
horses. sheep and mules"
Dsckebech moved 20 strike out section
8 KGth ard Davis favored the amend
rnsnt ard Miller opposed 81 Miller asked
the senator's II they wished 20 kin the
bill: IL 50. 10 do II like gentlemen ard
not By degrees. The motion 10 strike out
section was carried Il - as follows:
Sec = No common carrier operating .
hne % railroad In thls state shall charge
for hauling coal. rock. brick. stone,
gravel. drain tile or sewer pipe IN car
load lots from one point IN this state 10
another point IN this state az rates ex-
cse1ing tie following. to-wst: 80 cents per
tor for distances not exceeding twenty
miles. ard for each nile Of distance in
lance Of fifty miles two-thirds Of cent
per ton: ard for each mile OF distance in
excess OF city miles and up 20 total
distance OF 100 miles. ,hree-sfths OF
lance in excess OF 10 miles cne-hah OF
l cent per ton"
Senator Lesh offered the following sun-
stiture for section Z. and 1t was adopted:
mo railroad company or other common
carrier. its agents or employees. doing
shall charge for hauling fruit IN boxes,
barrels or crates. and potatoes onions and
vegetables OF all kinds in sacks. boxes or
Barrels, and eggs. IN boxes. barrels or
cases. and butter In boxes. barrels or
pals. and cheese, tailow and lard in bar
res, kegs or cans. and wool in sacks. IN
state 70 another point within this sta te
az rate exceeding $ per cent OF the
rate charged by said railroad or carrier
for hauling or carrying a Ike kind OF
freight on the e day OF January. 1851, on
the basis OF the rate charged by the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company on
companies and carriers shall be required
70 receive and transport any or all the
products mentioned IN this section in
mixed car load lots at the highest rates
applicable 70 any product contained in
any such mixed car loads"
Dorr opposed the substitute for the rea-
son tha< It benefited Lesh's district TO the
detriment OF the Western Washington
fruit growers. West OF the mountains. he
said there were no car load lots shipped 70
the cities
Lesh said they were the highest charged
in the state. considering the value OF the
articles.
Crow asked Lesh why II was that two
years ago he voted for the Helm bill. es-
tab.ishing rate of $3.50 per ton on wheat,
and this time voted for rate Of "a %. ard
Lesh replied that he did so on a compro-
included in the bill.
Warburton supported the amendment.
Crow said he believed the only object
OF the senators in making the amend
ments was TO kill the bill by loading II
down so that its friends could not vote
for It. The amendment was adopted
High offered an amendment to section
!. as follows:
Provided. that nothing contained in
this section shall require any railroad
company or common carrier 10 deliver
any freight 10 a competing line 20 DO
hauled TO the point OF destination OF such
freight, when the carrier receiving such
freight Is able 10 haul or cause the same
70 be hauled at the same rate over It's
own lire or lines connecting with such
receiving carrier OF traffic agreement"
Deckebach offered an amendment strik-
ing out section 10. In relation 10 what
shall be prima facie evidence OF VIOLA
ton OF ths act by the railroad company.
carried.
Crow became wrathy and moved that the
committee OF the whole rise and report the
bill back TO the senate with the recon-
mendation that II be indefinitely post
poned. The motion was lost.
Deckebach offered an amendment TO
section II striking several lines out OF the
section which prevented roads from, re-
ceiving a bigger sum for a long than a
short haul Carried.
Deckebach offered an amendment TO
section IL providing that the act shall not
prohibit the granting OF emergency rates
lower than those mentioned. The section
provides that railroads shah not diserim-
mate in the matter Of rates. The amend
ment was carried.
Dorr offered an amendment including
logs. lumber and lumber products in Sec
ton 4. providing for a reduction of % per
cent. on the rates prevailing January 2.
Carried.
Plummer offered an amendment 10 sec
ton IL providing that In appeals from the
superior court the facts shall be certified
10 the supreme court and the case tried In
that court upon Its merits. Carried.
Baum had an amendment to section n.
as follows:
Nothing In this act shall apply 10 any
railroad within this state which does not
tension or branch OF such railroads or new
railroads hereafter constructed and tha
building. Of extensions or branches OF
any such railroad shall not have the ef-
feet % bringing any such railroad within
the provisions OF this act"
Baum explained that they wanted a rail-
road IN Okanogan county. and did not
want law passed which would prevent
one from building The branch expected
would be from the Washington Central
Plummer favored the amendment.
Lewis moved 10 strike out the apprn-
prlation OF $500 for attorneys fees: de-
tested
The committee OF the whole then rose
Houxhton offered an amendment 10
strike out sections II. rs and 80 and sub
stitute Turner's railroad commission bill
which is known as II. b. sSS.
Miller OF Wslla WalIa said this amend
ment would drag the bin down 10 defeat
Crow ssksd Miller n he could buoy his
hopes 70 the point OF believing that this
hill could become a law.
Runner said the bill would not help his
county q bit.
There wss considerable detection in
Crows Esauner when ne arose and said
that the bin would give no relief to the
! Paiouse or Spokane sections. Under the
amendment offered BY Baum the branch
roads could charge what they wanted 70
/ for hauling wheat. as they were exciuG 4
from the operations OF the bill re said:
II yop think iris siH will Aelp the PEG
| pie ct Eastern Washing on. you are mis-
taken. ! w3u not vote FOR e."
There was. anger in the manner az
Yeend q Walla Walia when he arose 20
SPEAK
This Bill" ~ said wipes nv ssc.lon
out 81 existence 80 FAR as any relief :
concerned, 1 warn the senators % V~ext-
ern WASHINGTON ttat they Rave nos stood
ev ~ SO this matter as they orEnr o.
Well we Will sena esq Wheas 10 Portland
and buy our lumber and Erocories IN
Portland
Frlnk sad that she people az Eastern
Washington woa34 no1 90 a< Senator
Neead sal3 iaey would. They would huv
&hsrs ihey caul3 get s6iaes tie eaeaoesr
sad sell theft Vhsst art products wae-e
thzy coald ohsEtn the highest prise He
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