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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-19
WHAT THE RATE BILL CONTAINS;
COMPLET SUMMARY OF MEASURE
The Journals Washington Correspondent Furnishes
i Authoritative and Comprehensive Review of
i the Important Bill.

commission. This is the so-called ALI
son amendment. There must be mo-
tice of five days and full hearing be-
fore any preliminary injunction against
the commission may issue. Here, as in
all the other cases where the work OF
the commission gets into. court, the ex-
petition statute is to apply.
Bill Of Lading Provision. !,
trying to induce congress to enact a
law providing for bill of lading under
which the railways may be held re-
pcnsible for damages sustained by
goods in transit The rate bill carries
a satisfactory bill-of fading provision.
It will be unlawful for these bills Of
lading to contain any provision BY
which it is sought to evade this respon-
sibility for damages.
The senate struck out the words
"fairly remunerative'' from the sec
ton Of the house bill defining the char
acter of the rate the commission is to
fix. These words had been inserted at
the presidents request with q view to
modifying Senator Knox. The sena-
tor refused to be Modified and the
words, again at the president $ request,
| were taken out. The senate also
struck out of the original bill the
stated at length in these dispatches the
past two days. It was feared their re-
tention might invalidate the entire
law. This was the opinion of the
| greatest lawyers in the senate. Not a
single lawyer of reputation, excepting
Senator Dolliver, defended the words
during the day and half the senate
occupied in debating them.
Statute Of Limitations.
On the suggestion of Senator Lodge,
the bill contains the words knowingly
and wilfully" in connection with the
clause forbidding the giving or receiv-
| ing Of rebates.
A one-year statute of limitations il
added against accrued claims of persons
by the carrier to observe the commits
sion's orders.
On the suggestion of Senator La Fol-
lette, the bill was amended yesterday
afternoon So as to extend the free pass
privilege to the officers of the great or
i CARNATIONS Of railway employees when
4 travelling on official business.
The house bill increased the number
of interstate commissioners from five
to seven and their salary from 81 800 t.
. $4,000 a year. The senate debated
this question for several hours, and
then struck out the house section. but
, inserted nothing Of its own. thus leaN
: ing the commission to consist of thu
ceiye the same pay.
!, All these amendments will be close
" scrutinized by the conferees on tn,
7 part of the two houses, who will b
/ named early next week and at once pro
2 ! coed to work.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-19
AVOIDANCE OF TEcHNIcALrTIEs
New York Sun.

Intending purchasers of automobiles are
frequently more mystifed than instructed
by the explana tons of statesmen, but New
York's automobile row has one salesman
who carefully avoids technicalities. Said
he to prospective customer:
"You see, when the piston comes up
and congresses a lump Of gas a spark
Jumps in and touches it off and the en-
CINE gives a poke. which turns the crank
shaft around. Then the piston comes
back and chases out the burned gas and
takes in a fresh charge as it goes back;
then it comes up and the load gets a
spark and the piston is blown back and
the crankshaft gets another poke, just
as before. Every time a spark is let In
the engine gets a poke and gives it to the
crankshaft you see It's perfectly SIM
pie and simply perfect
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-19
AN APPEAL TO THE TRUSTS
Indianapolis News.

Is. Indianapolis News.
The Washington dispatches do not
properly state the proposition to remit
the tariff on structural steel and other:
building material for the benefit of San
Francisco; or at least they leave wrong
inference from the statement by saying
that the steel mills Of this country are
already so congested with orders that
they could not fill the San francisco de-
mand. This may be the fact and yet not
touch the reason for the remission Of the
tariff for San Francisco. This reason Is
that for once, under this dire calamity,
the stricken city may get steel at the
price at which foreigners buy
.ur American product. The rest
OF us will have to pay the
tariff enhanced prices. But In her
hour Of need the proposition is that San
Francisco should be relieved of this tax
and should be able to buy this necessary
material as cheap as foreigners can buy
it. AS it is we Americans can not do
this. We must pay an increased price
for such things, while foreigner can buy
our American goods for much less. This
is the case from steel rails to watches.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-19
Saloon Licenses.

We have not at hand information as
to the amount of saloon license in San
Francisco, but if the Chronicle Of that
city is able to forecast the action OF
the people when affairs become more
settled, and there is return to normal
conditions, the license there will be
placed at much higher figure t han it
was before the earthquake. -
AS peace measure, the saloons were
forbidden to open after the disaster,
and the Chronicle Of May S, comment
ing on the effect Of that order, said
that "San Francisco for the past fort
night has been absolutely free from dis
order and turmoil, free from crimes of
violence; there have been no street
brawls, no drunken brute has beaten his
wife, no gamblers have murdered each
other in low resorts. Except for some
dealings with sneak thieves, the occu
patton Of the police courts is gone. Ii
is most impressive object lesson to so
ciety of the benefit Of the close restric
ton of the liquor traffic." - g..
| Taking this as a demonstration thai
the saloons are great promoters Of
crime and violence, the Chronicle says
"This experience makes it imperative
that whenever they shall be allowed5 t.
reopen in this city, the licenses of tn
saloons shall be fixed, at a rate which
will fully support the police depart
ment'; and what San Francisco ha
learned by experience will have its ef
feet on other cities. Saloon license
have been advancing of late every
where, but they have probably no
reached the limit to which they will b
raised if the retail traffic remains /
the hands Of individuals.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-19
BY w. w. Jermane.

was declared in debate to be aimed at
the Standard Oil company.
Express companies and sleeping-car
companies are also declared to be COM
mon carriers and subject to the pro-
visions of the act.
The issue Of free passes is prohib-
tied under severe penalties, but there
estimated, will number perhaps 10000
900 persons. 1t includes all officers
and employees of railways and their
immediate families, railroad physicians
and attorneys and their immediate
families, ministers Of the gospel. secre-
taries Of Y. NJ. c.. A., hospital and
charity patients, INDECENT and homeless
persons, disabled soldiers and sailors,
female nurses Of the civil war, ex-union
| inmates of soldiers homes, caretakers
of livestock accompanying such live
stock to market and returning home,
victims of earthquake and pestilence,
and laborers going to localities where
their services are demanded. All these
may receive free passes should the rail
roads see fit to issue them. Passes may
also be exchanged between the officers
of railroads as at present is the Gus
| tom. v~-.
Must Cut Off "side Lines
After 1908 common carriers will be
forbidden to transport as interstate
commerce any products mined or pro-
duced by themselves except such as
may be needed for actual operating
purposes. This provision is aimed
in chief at the railways which mine
coal and manufacture coke. Lumber
and the manufactures of lumber are ex
cepted from the provision. -.
/ Railroads are compelled. when the
demand is proper, to construct suitable
sidetracks for shippers.
Equal service for equal pay is de
manded in passenger and freight traffic
Both joint rates and pipe line rates
are to be posted the same as other rates
In time Of war, the. government is tt
have right Of way for the transportation
Of troops and supplies over all inter
state roads in the country.
Criminal Penalties.
The criminal penalties for rebatins
are restored. The penalties were re
moved three years ago by the E1kin
anti-rebate law, on the request of tn
: commission, which said they hindere'
rather than helped the work of gettinl
convictions. -. ..
By civil suit, three times the amour
Of any given rebate may be recovered
remain in force for two years. The
are to 90 into effect within thirty day
after their PRONUNCIATION, as the con
Y mission may direct.
g Routes which are partly by rail an
Y partly by water are brought under tn
-, provisions of the act.
e The federal courts are expressl
e authorized to assume jurisdiction an
t hear all suits brought to them from tn
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-19
1.-THE MIDNIGHT TARIFF"
Nebraska State. Journa

NebraSka STATE, JOurndI.
A large and favored shipper gets ready
to make an exceptionally heavy move
ment of freight. When he is ready the
road makes a reduction of freight rates
on that commodity in the regular way.
The favored shipper bills his freight
under that rate. OF course, amy other
shipper could do the same thing II ne
knew of the rate or had had sufficient
warning that 1t would be made to get his
shipment ready Unfortunately he does
not know Of the rate, not being alert
or engaged in IAN increasing scrutiny OF
the tariff" The rate is withdrawn soon
after the big shipper has billed his ship
ment In the west this sort of thing has
been known as a midnight tariff. IN
the east it might euphemistlcally DC
called taking advantage OF any rate
changes favorable. to itself.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-19
Not a, Backward Step.

Several years ago wave Of feeling
favorable to centralized city govern
ments went over the country, and under
its influence number of charters on
the central or "mayor' plan were put
in operation. Among these were. the
Built charter of Philadelphia and that
of Greater New York. The latter was
sufficiently drastic at first, but has been
amended several times, always in the
direction of giving more power to boards
or elected officers, whose responsibility
1t was believed could be fixed. The lat
est and the most radical amendment
] was made by the present legislature Of
! the state, and has but recently been up
held by the court of appeals. 1t takes
from the city council the power to gram
franchises and transfers it to the
board of estimate. The board of alder
men is the elected board of the people.
The board of estimate is an ex-officio
affair composed of city and borough
officials. The granting Of franchises is
The highest attribute of an elected
council in a city. Yet the legislature
has taken this function away from,
the peoples representatives, appar'
! parently with the consent Of the
The people themselves. The explain
alton of this drastic step denies
emily with the consent Of the PEG
a drifting. away from RESPONSE
|. BILE government and asserts that it
was taken in an effort to substitute rea
for "fake' responsibility. The sboart
Of aldermen of New York had Ions
ceased to be even respectable; as to be
ing responsible to the people, thu
thought never entered the heads of thu
members. They belonged to Tammany
and Tammany alone. With the boart
of estimate it was different. This j
composed Of the mayor, controller, tn
presidents Of the boroughs and tn
chairman of the board of aldermen
!. Now these men are really responsible
i Their official acts are scrutinized b:
the people closely. They must stand o
fall on their administration Of thei
offices. In transferring the franchis
power to this board the people reall
turned it over to a smaller, more selec
and more representative council.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-19
BUSINESS FIRST; sWooN AFTER
! WARDS
Roswell Field

Roswell Field in Chicago Post.
The ewig weibliche came to the front
in great style yesterday when Mrs. Pow
ell. responding to the salutation OF
ma sher. knocked him down and beat him
with her umbrella. and then promptly
tainted as the police bore him away
There is one thing to be said about the
advanced woman of today, and that Is
that while she faints in the graceful and
becoming manner of the distressed dam.
sell of old she postpones her swoon until
all demand for individual action nas
ceased.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-19

Some Of the members of the. old paper
trust, recently broken up by the govern
ment, talk very bravely of what they are
going to do in order to get around that
decision. The most accepted plan seems
to be to organize new general company,
which will take in all the Individual COM
panies This may be done, but about the
time it is done, there will probably be
something doing toward the removal Of
tariff on paper and wood pulp. The re-
peal of the duty would be much easier
than the breaking up of the trust.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-19
A. New Primary Experiment.

Governor Deneen s special session OF
the Illinois legislature has thrown Off a
primary law of new and curious KIND.
The western states are full OF primary
law experiments, ranging from the
thorogoing Wisconsin system to the
harmless, homeopathic caucus law OF
South Dakota. This latest effort has
features all it's own, however.
The Illinois law does not do away
, with any of the conventions, but the
primary will give voters chance to
register their choice as to candidates
attthe same time they elect delegates,
; Just as it has been proposed to do in
Hennepin this year by extra-legal
means. Delegates to county, congress
! sional and state conventions will be
! chosen at the primaries, and they Will
: be bound to vote on the first ballot for
! the candidate who has received the
largest vote in their district. Any man
getting a popular majority is therefore
sure of nomination. If more than
one ballot is required, the delegates
may then vote as they please.
The Illinois law seeks to avoid the
cumbersome features of North Dako
ta's law by cutting counties up int
delegate districts. There will be NJ
list of fifty or hundred delegates tt
be marked by the voter at the Illinois
primary. $3.50
The innovations in this law hav
been discussed in every state as mat
tiers Of theory, but no other legislator
has been willing to adopt them. l
they prove practical, they will adj
much to the development of the prima
ry idea. They will solve the probler
of preventing minority nomination:
which is one Of the worst features Q
d. the Wisconsin and the Minnesota laws
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-19

Washington, May 19.-The rate bill,
while fling thirty-fve pages of space
in such type as congress uses for the
printing of bills, and being, therefore,
rather a voluminous document, is made
to take the form of series Of amend
ments to, the existing Interstate COM
merce act. Excepting where specified,
that act remains in force.
The senate has made a number of
changes in the text of the bill as it
was passed by the house, but for the
most part these changes are not i'm
portant. . ~ w..
The following provisions Of the bill,
turbed by the senate: III -
Asserting affrmatively the power Of
the government to regulate rates, pro-
viding that all rates are to be "just
and reasonable and delegating to the
interstate commerce commission the
task Of hearing complaints alleging
that rates are not thus just and rea.
sonable, and naming new rates to take
the place of those complained Of when
conditions warrant it. This is the sub
structure Of the bill, and therefore its
most sweeping and important provision.
The rates Of the commission are to
remain in effect until set aside by the
courts.
Must Furnish Data.
Requiring all railroads to file. as
heretofore, with the commission their
complete schedules of rates, and in
addition everything in the way Of ter.
minal charges, storage charges, icing
charges and any other special priv,
leges allowed. All these things come
within the meaning Of the "just and
reasonable clause. 49,. ..-... -.
| Rates may be changed only on notice
| of thirty days.
Making the records Of the commits
sion prima facie evidence in the
| courts.
Permitting the commission and the
aggrieved shipper to begin action il
the courts to force. the commission 4
ORDERS. the costs Of such suits to be
taxed against the railways. the appea
to lie directly from the trial, court t.
the supreme court and the expedition
statute to apply. -,
All railways are to file annually will
the commission full statements of thei
earnings, business and assets and liza
bilities. 't.--,. .-
Providing that all railways mus
keep uniform accounts. This is to sim
plify the work Of the commission In it
statistical work. ~;.->-,.,-s 49,
l. The Senate Amendments.
I The amendments to the bill made b
1 the, senate by way Of additions ar
both numerous and important. The
are as follows: 49,. ~S.- =
Oil pipe lines are declared to b
common carriers and subject to th
provisions Of the act. This amendmeI
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-19
TWO LOST BOOKS
Chicago News

Much of interest that has happened IN
the past is lost to the world because ING
Victorian was not there to write it as IL
was happening. Had Rome fallen in our
5ay the enterprising publisher would have
had a complete history of the event on
the market before the echoes OF the
shouting and the groans Of the vanquished
had died away. Noah overlooked a better
thing in not hunting up a printing office
as soon as he landed and giving the world
q thrilling and vivid account OF the hooo.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-19
THIS DATE IN HISTORY
MAY 10
nry M. of England EN-.

1242-Henry III. Of England en-
barked for France.
1536-Anne Boleyn executed.
s. 1643-United colonies Of New Eng
land formed by convention.
16s9-Charter of ccnnectlcut re-
moved from the oak.
1e62-SIave order cf General Butler
rescInded by President Lincoln.
ti. 1S63-BattIe of vlcksburg; assault
repuIsed. sN
1s65-ArrivaI Of Jefferson Davis and
fellow prisoners ct Fortress Monroe.
" 1se7-First Chinese railroad opened.
1e95-Frenct defeated the Hovas at
| Sakolare, Madagascar.
/ q too5-Death sentence passed on
HBIuebeards' Hocff. tss s I
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-19
MEETING OF EXTREMES
New York Press.

The freshman evidently had been drink
ing a. little. He climbed into one OF the
two bootblack chairs in front OF the
Tribune, building, and, after settling him
self comfortably. glanced at his next chair
|neighbor. Then he laughed His neigh
Dor, who was fat, pompous negro about
so years old, dressed in clerical CARP.
frowned.
.tWell, Smoky. said the lrisnman, Is-
nortnp the negro's look of disapproval,
"this surely is a queer countree. Here
am and there you are. It's not so long
since I was bogtrotter, and l suppose
YOU were a slave. And here We have
| two dago descendants OF Julius Cesar
shining our brogans."
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-19
a STUDY IN APPENDICITIS
Kansas City Journal

Kansas City Journal.
In the last year or so three members OF
the Journals working force have had
appendicitis In every case the doctors
urged an operation. In two cases the pa
tients objected and no operation was per-
formed: in the third the knife was useo-
The patient that was operated on was
buried last Sunday. The other two at
tended the funeral, in good health.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-19

The Chicago Journal says that the yell
low newspaper has fourished because
Of that weakness in human nature which
attracts crowds to view "a dogfght or a
will decline, for where an occasional dog
fight may attract amused interest, con-
tinual dog argument coming out in spe-
cial editions at all times of day or night,
makes one feel like moving out OF the
neighborhood.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-19
I Min,r,el.sota Politics
Plans on Foot to Bring odln Halden In
Race to Defeat State Auditor. lverson-
Coles Aggressive Campaign Makes In
roads on the Strength Of Other candI-
.dates-stephens Is optImlstIc-schmahI
Returns from Roundup. '- ..

There is something doing on the state
authorship. While Samuel G. Iverson is
the only candidate in the field for that
position, developments of the past two
weeks will probably result in the entry
Of Odin Halden of Duluth, with strong
array Of pledged support. Halden looked
the field over some time ago, but decided
not to run, and stated positively that he
would not be candidate. influence has
been brought to bear on him lately, how
ever, to change his mind, and it Is thought
likely that he will yield and be an avowed
candidate for the nomination in a few
days.
Some secret conferences have been held
lately, in which the plans to retire 1ver-
son have been discussed and developed.
They are said to involve combinations
| with some candidates for other places on
! the ticket. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-19

who first studied the phenomena Of radio
activity. There is no reason why
woman as well as a man should not make
a discovery of surprising interest to SCI
ence. And If she does why should she
not be properly honored? s4 ~. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-19

Now that the rate bill is passed the re-
publican senator's who set out to beat 1t
can see how the party would have stood
before the country if either Of two things
had happened: /. The passage Of the
bill with a majority of the republican sem
ators voting against it; 2. the defeat OF