The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-27
1T CAUSES A RESTLESS FEELING
IN THE MILWAUKEE'S OFF,
CIAL RANKS.
SPENCER'S BANKING BILL
1T is RECOGME1NDED FOR PASSAGE
AFTER A SHARP
TILT.
COURT CLERKS FEES RAISED.
CuII<in's Subpoena Bill Has Clos,
Call, But viii Go on the
Calendar.

The senate voted unanimously yes
terday morning that something should
be done to compel the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul railway to meet the
people of Southern Minnesota west of
Austin with a better service to the
Twin Cities. Not ali of the senator's,
seemingly, were in favor of it, and
some of them seemed to be in serious
doubt as to just how they did stand,
but all of them voted for it.
The Milwaukee had quite a lobby on
hand, watching the thing, and some Of
the senators appeared a bit restless,
but they swallowed the medicine, de-
spite the inevitable wry face.
So well satisfied with its work was
the senate then that, after passing a
few bills which have been hung up
on the calendar, it decided to adjourn
till Monday, in the meantime planning
an afternoon session, when there was
set a special order, the report of the
house committee on reapportionment.
Not half the senators were in their
seats at the appointed hour, and a
call was necessary to secure the nee
essary quorum. General orders were
taken up after the reapportionment
argument had been reset for Tuesday
and the senators present put in a good
afternoon disposing of accumulated
bills.
After the passing Of the calendar,
Senator Dunn called UP his resolution
affecting the Southern Minnesota di-
vision of the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST.
Paul. He explained that he had no
desire to cripple or harass the road,
but that division was admitted by the
management to be it's best paying line.
He thought they could easily afford to
make the changes asked, which were
only justice to the western half Of the
southern tier Of counties. He then
went over the time cards to show
that every train to or from Chicago
made close connections at Austin for
the western division Of the Southern
Minnesota, 1t took three working days
for a man to get from FairmOnt or
Jackson to st. Paul and return, though
his business here require but an hour.
On the night train the small gain made
in time was lost in tribute exacted at
hotel and eating house at Austin. Mr..
Chandler said they had done the best
(nSN COulU. that, ne DeleNSQ, was nOC
true because the Milwaukee trains
carefully missed connections with ev-
cry train on intersecting lines coming
to this city, Albert Lea, WinnebagO
City and Prairie Junction.
Senator Spencer opposed the resolu-
ton, urging that it was the province
of the railroad and warehouse COM
mission.
Senator Ringdal said this was not
right. The commission did not have
the power to enforce the change.
Senator Morgan thought the senate
should go right ahead with it, leaving
the commission out of it entirely. SEN
ator Yale opposed the resolution and
moved that it be referred to the rail-
road committee.
Senator Culkin wanted the resolution
passed. The session had as yet done
nothing to relieve the public grievances
of the people: 1t was much bet
ter for the legislature to take this step
than to try to instruct congress on
arbitration treaties and the like. He
did not want the bill to perish in any
committee.
Senator Wyman moved to amend by
adding the words, ''if practica bIe."
Senator Culkin said that there was
no need Of that. If it was possible
to run trains direct to Chicago, it was
possible to run them direct to Jack
son.
Senator W. E. Johnson suggested
that the time cards might be affected
by the United States mail demands.
Senator Sperry thought the resolu-
ton was simply a scheme to furnish
the railroad commission with a back
bone.
Senator Johnson explained that, dur
Ing his connection with the railroads.
he had been engaged in designing time
cards, and, if the mails were not ac-
commodated, the roads were subjected
to heavy fines.
Senator Dunn accepted the Wyman
amendment, and the resolution was
then adopted.