The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-02


claiming they had rot opposee the bsli
Davis tried 70 escape from the bill through
. ioop-hoie. but Il rad evidently been ar
ranged that Ea Should vote against the
bill, fo~ when essown he wzs In error re
still vots& against H. IL was when or.
was addsa 10 the hilI that DAYS cried cat
be would have TO oppose i N consequence.
~ II woese prevent tha Eonte Erisso rail-
road being rebuilt. He was tod the Monte
Cri.so road was erelu9e4 by the 15e-rnlie
clause bat he st.ia vote1 with his rsf.rrad
frsendA Davis does not want anything
McKeavy does not want, ard his vote VIII
shew 4. "a. Ksth ard Land. ~ho do3ged
on the vote to indefinitely postpone. are
slated TO vote against TIE bill. though ssn-
ator keith recently wrote and committed
. speech 10 BE delivered against tbs ran
roads
When the senate net Tuesday night fer
the indefinite 1ostpcneniens OF the Runner
hill. Hamilton moved that the majority
report be adopted.
warsufron objected The bill was
worthy OF consideration ard shaald re
freely discussed
MilIer OF Waiia walla moved that the
minority report be substituted for the ma
josity report.
Pisanraer thought II was necessary 20 act
on the reports.
Miller Of waIia wagla said either the
majority or minority report should DC
adopted.
The chair held that the reports alone
were before the hosse. taat the reports
were made a special order for half as hour
before the bill.
consideration OF the reports De dispensed
with. and that they be placed or general
ale. The motion prevailed.
Slashtng at the Original ntil.
Tho original bill was then taken up
none OF the amendments made IL commit"
tee having ceen adopted.
After the first section had been read. the
bill WAS amended by inserting the report
OF the committee first offered increasing
the rates.
Crow said he was In favor Of reduced
frsight rates bur he was opposed 10 a
rate from Spokane lower than 1915. Crow
made no motion, bat hoped some one else
would.
Mantz-Do you believe a blanket rate Ia
constitutional
Crow ola no, say so. believe the
rate should grow as it advances into the
rAlouse country
Runner ~ Why do you not propose
amendments To make It feasauabie7
crow--I am not experienced IN these
things, but | called the attention Of the
chairman TO my position several days ago.
Grow offered a resolution that the bill
DO referred 10 the railroads committee.
with Instructions to so amend section as
to fix a maximum rate of $50 FOR dis
tancss Of go miles, and proportismats rates
for Increased distances. and that the com
Enittee report back not later than March 2.
Miller of Walla waiia opposed the reso-
luton, The bill has already been thor
oughiy considered
Wiltshire said he was all at sea He did
not understand the rates as AT present IN
the bill. He was for a reasonable reduc-
ton In rates. IL some satisfactory rate
could be secured
Hamilton said when II took traffic
manager twenty years to draw "A tariff
rate. IL would take longer than sixty days
Tor q legislative committee 10 make up a
satisfactory report. There were no eli
road managers on the committee and Ii
was difficult work
kunner-i think the trouble with the
railroad committee ~ there are too many
railroad managers on il. sIaughterl
Tom Miller said no farmer had atternnt-
I'd 10 show the committee that the present
rate was unreasonable. and untn he was
convinced he was agauss any reduction
Preston moved 20 amend the Crow feso-
luton BY postponlng further consideration
and making the hill a special order for
r IN. "Wednesday.
Mann wanted 60 give the senators ample