Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-07

senate prior to the consideration of the house bill and the
bill passed by the senate, far 1T related to the
question of passenger rates. the subject under consid
Grafton, passed the senate substantially unchanged
On February 18th the house refused to The
senate amendments and asked for conference committee
The following message transmitted to the senate:
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
The following message was received fro mthe house
March /, 1907.
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Which the house has adopted
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quested.
In accordance with the above resolution the speaker has
appointed as such committee the part of the house
Measrs White, Pugh and Sri Griffith 3.
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Chief Clerk.
And the president Of the senate appointed as senate
conference Messrs. Pierce, Regan and Koffel
The joint conference committee met the 18th day of
March and organized by the election OF Mr.. Pierce
chairman and took up the Of the
The house conferees advised that their onion that
body desired 10 adopt Lieu of the original bill such
measure would provide for rate Of and
onea cents per mile with provision for the sale Of mile
age books IN denomination Of thonasnd miles, inter
changeabe good for the Of the purchaser and the
adult members of his family.
majority OF the joint conference committee accepted
this view OF the situations the minority Of your conference
committee consisting Of Messrs Koe and Pierce are still
of the opinion that such is unealed for and
neither just nor wise that the sacrifice
OF very Important principle the consideration Of this
class Of legislation IN return for only ad-
vantage; that it unjust discrimination Of
the minority who and do travel largely and against
great majority who travel only few miles THE most
few hundred miles per the state. The minor
y OF your committee further of the opinion that the
enactment Of such at This time must reard the
railroad development Of the state and must result de
Of services on branch lines and the entire abo
snent OF rates borer and harvest hand rates
home seeker rates, and similar special rates made
The minority OF committee therefore yield only to-
the rule governing the deberaon of the conference
mittee and IN order that compromise measure may be
adopted By both houses Of The legislature and
Your committee therefore recommends that the bill be
amended as follows, to- wit:
striking enactng clause and inserting II ie thereof
the following RI - - ~
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essees shall limited
exceed wo and onea cents mile distances exceeding
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full fare Provided railroad
issue request o mileage books dissemination Of
Thousand limited not less than from
assme within one year after the expiration o such limitation
Ct price dollars each that mileage books shall
s. g may designate and whose names then and there written
multiplying the BY the
q act shall not the transportation ct wih
conductor employee
corporation violation selling charging