Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-02-14


ing the Legislature how to vote that
tho legislature would rise In its might
and, tell them to; mind their. own. bust
ness. In fact. the whole argument
created the impression that it. was
rather an unpopular proceeding for
the Legislature to ait in judgment upon
the work which the delegation in con-
gross ought to do. ..s
l.. eageng's Resolution Defeated.
There have been number Of these
memorials and joint resolutions Of
fered this winter instructing our dele
cation at Washington, but they will
not be 50 popular in the future. It
has begun to dawn upon the legisla-
ture that possibly the men sent to
congress know a little something
themselves and that all wisdom does
not begin and end with the legisla-
ture. At all events the Populist party
lost in the encounter and the resolu-
ton asking our delegation to vote
against the ship subsidy bill was de-
feated. Senator Sageng is man who
Is very much in earnest himself and
really very strong man. but 1t Is
quite evident that the day of the Pop
ulist party is over. The Republican
party has stolen all Of their thunder
and while it would not admit that it
was Populistic large amount of the
Republican legislation Is along the
lines of the once despised Populist
crowd. 49,
There has been a good deal of effort
during the past week to put the rail-
roads on the gridiron. The question
of reducing railroad fares to 2 cents
per mile has been much in evidence.
One senator said to me, II think we
might as we'll make it ~ cents per
mile, or cent; as long as we are
fixing the rate let us fix it low
enough" but I replied, "You really
ought to plan to be fair" ooh, don't
know about that" he said, 1--WE are
here to reduce the rates."
Argument Of Railroad Men.
Prominent railroad men have been
before the committees the past week
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ton to reduce their rates to 2 cents
q mile, and still they admit that they
give great many excursions at liz
cents and even cent mile as an in
ducement to bring in extra business.
For. instance, the fact was cited that
the Omaha road gave Ill excursions
last year, the rates for all of which
were much below 2 cents per mile,
but that If they were forced to carry
everybody every day at cents mile
they could not earn enough to pay
their operating expenses, let alone
their dividends and interest on their
bonds. It Is quite evident from the
proceedings of the past week that
some drastic legislation will be placed
upon the statute books concerning
railroads. Whether the courts will
permit them to stand Is another cues
ton.
The reciprocal demurrage bill, which
occupied so much attention two years
ago, has come into the limelight again
and the house has endorsed a very
radical bill on the subject. It led to
a pretty violent debate, but the senti-
ment was very strong in its favor.
The senate will not be so violent
when 1t reaches that body, but It is
fair to assume and presume that this
year 1t will go through both houses.
Six Per Cent on Gross Earnings.
Representative spooner has offered
! bill imposing tax of 6 per cent on
the gross earnings of the railroads
This shows the tendency Of the times
1t is not very likely that per cent
tax will pass, and still there are a
great many who favor It. The rail
roads are not alone in this matter
either. A drastic Bill has been intro
duced in the house regulating the
taxation upon express and telephone
4 companies; in fact, this seems to be
q poor year for corporations. Then
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