The Saint Paul globe., 1901-04-10
MUST NOT Consolidate CONSOLIDATE
IRON ORE ROADS WILL NOT BE
ALLOWED TO COM
BINE
INVESTIGATION rs ORDERED
Senate Instructs Attorney General
to Look Into RumOrs That
Range Roads Are About
to Consolidate.

Senator Miller introduced into the SEN
ate yesterday resolution instructing the
attorney general to investigate the truth
of the reported consolidation of the Du-
luth & Iron Range and the Duluth, Mis-
sabe & Northern Railway companies, and
to prevent by legal means such combina-
tions as may be unlawful in this state.
The resolution follows:
Whereas, 1t is currently reported that
the Duluth & Iron Range Railroad com
pany, and the Duluth. Messabe & North
ern> Railway company have consolidated
or are about to consolidate their stock,
property and franchises and become
merged into the trust known as the Unit
of the law of Minnesota, which prohibits
the consolidation of parallel or compet-
ing lines of railway; and,
Whereas 81, 1t IS reported IN IN the Ills als
trust in the form of a corporation is be-
ing organized to consolidate and control
the stock, property and franchises OF Ger
tain other great railway lines of this
state, in violation of the law of Mime
sofa, and to the immeasurable damage of
the people of this state; therefore,
Resolved, That the attorney general is
hereby directed to at once investigate rs
to whether any railroad companies in this
state have already entered into or are
about to enter into any trust combina-
ton or consolidation, in violation of the
letter or of the spirit of the laws of the
state; and in case the attorney general
snail ma reasonable SrOunuS TO DonGV6
that any such railroads have entered into
or are about to enter into any unlawful
trust, combination or consolidation, he is
hereby directed to take such steps as
and protect the people of this state
either by proceedings to forfeit the char
ters of the offending railroads or by
injunction to restrain them from threat
ened unlawful acts, or by invoking such
other remedies may be appropriate.
Senator Daugherty at once gave notice
of debate, putting the resolution over one
day under the rules. Senator Miller
asked that the rules be suspended and the
| resolution be acted upon. This would re-
! Quire a two-thirds vote of AZ. There were
| eighteen senators absent and not voting
| thirty-two voting for suspension and
thirteen against The resolution will be
! taken UP today
Two much discussed bills met a Water
loo in the senate yesterday. These were
the Reeves text book bill, SO persistently
fought by Minnesota educators, and the
Snyder Civil Service bill The Washburn
tax bill was the subject of sharp debate
but finally passed during the forenoon.
Senator Stockton's optician bill was lost
by vote of 29 to %. Another Washburn
measure was given wide discussion 1t
provides for the enforcement of payment
of taxes now remaining delinquent for
the year 1895 and prior years and affects
only the counties of Pine, st. Louis, Ben
ton and Mile Lacs. The bill was at first
lost, but upon motion of Senator Bald
win reconsidered and passed unanimous
ly
Spirited debate was ocasioned wnen the
Knatvold bill, providing for the purchase
and presentation to those winning them
of medals awarded at the Paris exposi-
ton to Minnesota buttermakers, came
up.
Senators Knatvold and Thompson took
up the cudgels for their favorite and the
measure finally passed by a vote of "a to
1S. The Potter medical bill was discussed
briefly and put to a vote. The was lost.
but was reconsidered upon motion of
Senator Potter and laid uron the table
The afternoon was largely given to a
discussion of the Underleak National
Park Reserve memorial to congress-
Much eloquence was expended on behalf
OF the measure Senator Daughe rty oo-
posed it. The memorial carried with but
hve dissenting votes, as follows: Bald
win, Buckman, Daugherty, Mccarthy.
Hawkins. Senator Daugherty moved that
record Of the vote by which the me-
mortal was passed should accompany it to
congress. The motion was lost.