Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-20
the SENATE
THAT BODY ELIMINATED THE
ANTEPAss PROVISION FROM
TIL HOUSE ss NJ u
WHITE BILL AND ADOPTED THE
MINORITY REPORT FOR
35 IA FLAT
TWo-cENT RATE-RlLL CREATING
HOTEL INSPECTOR PASSED
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committee 81 on House Bill 18, the two
cent fare arti-pass bill, was adopted by
the senate yesterday after rather
spicy debate. Majority and minority re-
ports on the bill were made by the rail-
/ road committee several days ago. The
majority OF the committee struck out
the provisions of the bill covering the
anti-pa ss provisions, as this matter is
already covered by a senate bill, and
recommended a two and half cent fare
with provision for the sale Of mileage
books 4 at two cents a mile, good for ali
members Of the, family whose names
are designated. The minority Of the
committee made the same recommends
lions with regard to the striking out of
the anti-pass provisions Of the bill, but
! recommended straight two-cent fare
provisions. The division came upon the
question Of two or two and half cent
| fare, and the two-cent fare advocates
carried the day.
s$ he matter came up on Senator Gil
b sl motion to adopt the report of the
maj ority Of the comittee, calling for. a
two and a half cent rate. Senator;
! / Pierce moved as a substitute that the
mai orlty report and action thereon be
4 deferred for a week In support of
this Mr. Pierce said he did not believe
there was any crying demand for legis-
! lat1on OF the kind proposed What the
\ people q. the state wanted, as he saw
1 their needs, was a comprehensive mea-
sure that would afford relief in the mat
I ter of freight rates. 1t had been said
4 that this matter was too broad for the
4 committee to understand and that it
i would take a week to make a fair be-
4 ginning upon such a measure. He
/ thought it would be time we'll spent and
llle was willing to go into the committee
room and stay for week or even two
weeks to help frame such measure.
/ But It it must come to a question Of
passenger rates he believed in giving the
! people a tWo-cent rate. He therefore
moved that action on the report be de-
TERED " for a week and that the railroad
COMMITTEES be instructed to bring in such
measure for reduction of freight rates
as deemed expedient Senator Gilbert
i explained E: ed the nature of the ajority re-
i port OF the committee and Senator
4 Pierce's motion to defer action was
lost. Senator Pierce then moved to
/ adopt the minority report. A roll call
1 was demanded Senator sRegan and
i + Senator Little had a little tilt, in which
Regain called attention to he fact that
Il Senator Little was anxious for a roll
4 call but that, on a previous occasion
when a roll call was desired on initiative
and referendum the Burleigh county
man had opposed it. Senator Little
i begged permission to contradict the
4 senator from Wells and in the mean
time the roll was called and there were
4 twenty-five votes for the minority report
A and fifteen for the maj Senator
Regan was inclined to ask for veerifca.
ton but the majority for the minority
was SO large, he decided not to ask it
4 The minority report having beer
adopted, the senator's began to pelt the
n amended bill with further amendments
q Senator Simpson wanted provision tc
\ require conductors to give rebates wf1er
4 collecting fares. He thought that with
8 a tWo-cent fare conductors would have
to carry buckets of nickels and pennies
4 to make change if collecting fare or
y trains. His amendment was lost. Sen
ator Crane then moved to amend by
striking out the provision requiring ar
n addition charge of ten cents where fare
was collected on train. This also was
4 lost Senator Simpson then moved an
other amendment that the sum. collected
for fares under the bill should end with
either a cipher or FIVE and that il
should be the sum nearest the comput-
n ed fare and this amendment was adopt.
q ed. Senator Hanna then presented ar
q amendment to except street railways
q operating in cities from the provisions
q of the bill and it was adopted Senator
Pierce then presented another amend.
nient changing the numbers Of sections
4 TO accord with the amended bill ane
8 striking out the emergency clause This
q was adopted as was a later amendment
/. To amend the title to agree with the
4 body Of the amended bill. As thu,
amended, the bill was placed On third
reading under suspension Of the rules
Z Senator Young moved to defer actor
4. and that the, bill be made a special ordel
q for today at 8 o'clock Senator Pierce
made point Of order and the chail
q sustained him. Mr. Young appealed
from the decision Of the chair and til,
q senate sustained the chair. Subse,
/, qsierty, however, the chair agreed t.
4 entertain the motion and the bill wa.