The Minneapolis journal., 1903-01-23
YOERG WOULD INQUIRE
He Calls for investigation of Duluth Sh'
- - Line Purchase. a2a r-~'4

He Calls for Investigation Of Duluth Short
Line Purchase. ,@2s -~.4
Mr.. -Yoerg Of Ramsey came to the front
again In the house to-day with a resolu-
ton calling for an. investigation by a
special committee of five Of the North
ern Pacific and ST. Paul &" Duluth con
solidation. The resolution was allowed
to lie over by the movers consent, on. ac-
count Of a light attendance IT recftes
the fact Of the Northern Paciic-St. Paul
& Duluth merger, the sale price of the
latter road being given as 81, ,795, ,S24.51,
and further calls attention. to the fact
that one corporation controls the North
ern Pacific, St. Paul & Duluth and: East
ern Minnesota, all Of which are said to
be parallel and competing lines =. The
action of the state railway commission
with regard to this merger in compromis-
ing the suit is discussed, and the resolu- :
| tion states further:
"Whereas, Governor Lind, in his BIZ
ennial message to the legislature after
reciting some of the facts in the case,
advised that the Legislature take formal
action In the premises, and, /
Whereas, Governor Van SAINT in his
biennial message to this legislature rec
ommends that If you agree with INV con
cluston in this matter you will use every
means In your power to strengthen and
aid the state in it's efforts to enforce the
| laws already upon its" statute books
| against such consultations.
Nov therefore, be it resolved by the
house that a committee Of five members
OF the house to be appointed by the speak.
er, be constituted as "a committee to in
| vestigate the matter and report it's find.
| ings to this body by bill or otherwise al
the earliest possible date, and ~-'.
| Resolved, further, that the committee
so appointed be authorized to send fol
| persons and papers and to administer
oaths.'' !
To Audit Capitol Bills.
! S. A. Nelson introduced resolution
| calling for a special committee of ont
from each congressional district to audi
the accounts Of the state capitol commits
sion. The resolution stated that no fraut
was charged, but. since an appropriation
OF Sl,50O,OOO was asked, the people of tn,
state would be better satisfied if the ac
counts were inspected and all transac
tions Of the commission found to be reg
.ular. :. 10 -. ..77:1 - =
The house this morning passed unde
suspension Of the rules Senator Camp
bells bill, repeating the special act reeul
latlng the salaries Of county officers il
Mower county. This brings them unde
the operation of the general law.
Nine new bills were introduced, anon,
them bill appropriating $4,000 for til,
VI monument TO MinneSOt:
soldiers in the civil war, in the nationa
rark at Vicksburg, Miss. Another bill
introduced by George w. Armstrong, pro
vldes that the people shall be asked t
vote, at the next election, on a proposi
tion to hold a constitutional convention
This is already before the senate. MI
Johnson sent up bill providing for th
formal vacation Of abandoned roads i
Hennepin county. a measure desired b
lake residents. -
MIR. F'ryberger's bill, empowering villa e
councils to grant authority for the con
struction of street railway lines is de
signed to make possible line from Min
neapolis to Excelsior and thence to LAX
Park hotel, which was recently pur
chased by Thomas Lowry, president of tn
street railway company. ~
Speaker Babcock was not on hand. tki
morning and Mr.. Armstrong :wasscafeast t
the chair. Before final adjoutntnent til
house went into committee Of the whole
with Lawrence II. Johnson as presiding
officer. 80 - =
4 Chief Clerk J. C. Lemore and Repre-
sentative J. II. Russell of South Dakot
were guests at the session. The llous
finally adjourned until II a. m. Monday