Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-02
RATE BILL IS
KILLED AFTER
WARM BATTLE
Senator Jacobson Exposed a
Trick to Give Rail-
roads Power.
fBy Tom Parker Junkin.> J

(by 1O10 k0kKof OU0k10.)
Bismarck, N. D., March 3.-Not-
cd and was in the center Of the lsgie.
lative arena has there been such q
bitter night ~ preceded the killing Of
House Bill 9s8 In the senate yester-
day afternoon.
Senator Hans Jacobson, the small
est man in the senate and at the same
time one Of the biggest mon In leg
islative stature. gave tho hnal blow ia
the measure. He was the matador
who gave tho final thrust that poured
forth tho life blood Of the mysterious
thing which has been q veritabls
"bull." goring all that came in con-
tact with It.
Wanted BY Railways.
That House Bill 2ss was q measure
desired by the railroad companies and
express companies was made clear to
open mindq when Senator Jacobson
had finished his clever expose.
Since the day the senate passed the
distince assurance that It did not af-
feet rates on the states Ignite coal
and other commodities and the class
Of rates that had been won by Ions
and earnest efforts. and 1t had been
hurried through the house by orders
Of tho secret caucus leaders for fear
1t would bo recalled whom the soma
tors learned they had been deceived,
there has been strange and very ef-
fective influence at work to pass
House Bill 29s.
It was seen and felt in the house
and whom the bill arrived in the sen.
other important measure that came
up In tho committee ana en tho floor
Conference Held.
Senators who felt they had beer
"jobbed" on the Cashman thing. were
particularly anxious to locate the
tho source Of power pushing 2ss. and
on Thursday night a meeting VA
called to go over the situation to dis
used to forward this piece of legisla.
ton. which the majority senators
realised might dangerously cripple ths
shipping interests Of the state.
It was the general understanding o,
this meeting that unless the support.
ers Of the bill could show the best OF
reasons for it's passage for the good
Of tho state, the senator's at the meet.
ing would use their best efforts to de.
feat It.
Jacob0on's Plea.
The fate Of II. b. 3ss hung in tn,
balance whom Senator jacobson ros,
to speak against 1t. The bill was deat
whom he had finished and taken hi
seat He had exposed its hidden pur
pose and In clever manner. withou
making any charges, but by analysing
some Of its provisions and their Of
feet, had demonstrated that the stat,
was giving into tho hands Of the srea
railroads and their rate making bu
reaus the making Of every rate fol
freight or express in tho state, and
further, that this bill would put thes,
rates on the statute books 80 that the,
could be altered by the railroads a
their pleasure and the only opportun
fty the people would have to obtaiY
redress would be q tho hands Of thl
legislature.
Senator Jacobson referred to the Of
fect OF the measure ON the shipmen
Of livestock, Of wheat, Of dax. OF mil
ling in transit, and other items Of in
forest to tho people this legislature i
supposed to most closely represent
saying in the mildsst Of terms 81!
would term this unwise. imprudon
and even dangerous legislation, part.
cularly to give the powers Of tho SOY.
ereisn states into the hands Of men ",
do not know"
Cahin Fails.
Senator Cahil made tho leading do.
fsnss Of the bill ON behalf Of th,
League. He tried 10 have the bill
laid over to Saturday. but his mottoz
failed and The measure W1S defeated
BY vote Of - to ~.