The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-01-09
NO. 40.
Interstate Commerce.
PROVISIONS OF THE BILL. FOR IT'S RECT
LATION PASSED BY THE HOUSE,

ported from the House Committee on Com
merce, of which he is chairman, bill $40
regulate Interstate commerce, and to pro-
hibit unjust Determinations by common car
riers.'' As the House proceeded with its
consideration, it put amendment after
amendment upon it, until 1t became appa
rent that the bill was destined TO be defeated.
After the previous question was ordered,
the House adjourned without vote upon
the measure. 4 day or two later Mr.. Reagan
prepared a substitute for his original bill.
into which he Incorporated all the amend
ments that the House had adopted. On De
cember II ne managed to obtain unanimous
consent to put in his substitute. which WAS
passed by majority Of OF about forty. 1t
provides
Section /. That it shall be unlawful for
any person or persons, engaged alone or as
ISOLATED with others, in the' transportation
of property By railroad from enc or more
OF the States and Territories of tho United
| States, or toaor from any foreign country.
directly or indirectly. to charge to or receive
from any person or persons any greater or
less rate or amount Of freight, compensation
or reward than is charged to or received from
any other person or persons for Hike and
| contemporaneous service in the carrying,
receiving, delivering, storing or handling OF
| the same j; aud all persons engaged as afore-
| said shall furnish without discrimination the
same facilities for:the carriage, receiving, de
| livery, storage and handling OF all property
| OF like character carried by him or them
and shall perform with equal expedition
| the same kind Of services connec ted with the
contemporancous transportation thereof AS
| aforesaid. No break, stoppage or Interrupt
| ton, nor any contract, agreement or under
standing shall be made to prevent the car
rage OF any property from being treated As
| one continuous carriage, in the meaning OF
| this act, from place OF shipment to the place
of destination, unless such sGoppage, inter-
ruption. contract, arrangement or under
standing was made In good faith for some
practical and necessary purpose, without
any intent to avoid or interrupt such con-
tinuous carriage, or 10 evade amy OF the pro
visions OF this act.
Section 2. That it shall be IN awful for
any person or persons engaged in the trans
portation Of property aforesaid, directly or
indirectly, to allow any rebate. drawback or
other advantage in any form upon ship
ments made or services rendered as aforesaid
by him or them.
Section 8. That il shall be unlawful for
any person or persons engaged in the car
riage, receiving, storage or handling OF prop
erty as mentioned in tine first section OF this
act, to enter into any combination, contract
or agreement, by changes Of schedule, car
| rage in different cars, breaking carload into
less than carloads, or by any other means,
with intent to prevent the carriage OF saei,
property from beng continuous from the
place Of shipment to the place of destina-
| ton, whether carried in one or several rail-
| roaGs. And It shall be unlawful for any
person or persons carrying property as afore-
said to enter into any contract, agreement
or combination for the pooling OF freights.
or to pool the freights Of different and com
peting railroads, by dividing between them
the aggregate or net proceeds of the esrn.s
ings OF such railroNls or any portion of
| them.
| Section 4. That it shall be unlawful for
any person or persons engaged in the trans
portaton OF property, as provided in the
| first section of this act, to charge or receive
any greater compensation per carload OF
similar property for carrying. receiving,
storing, forwarding or handling the same for
shorter than for d longer distance in one
continuous carriage.
| Section 5. That for all persons engaged
in carrying property, as provided in the first
section Of this act, shall adopt and keep
posted up schedules, which shall plainly
state: First, the different kinds and classes
of property to be carried. Second, the differ
emf places between which such property
shall be carried. Third, the rates Of freight
and prices Of carriage between such places,
and for all services connected with the re-
ceiving, delivery, loading or handling the
same.
| The remaining sections OF the bill pro-
vide methods for enforcing and carrying out
the foregoing provisions. As a penalty for
the violation OF the bill, the person or corpo.
ration found guilty OF such violation ssshal
forfeit and pay to the person or persons who
may sustain damage thereby a sum equal to
three times the amount Of the damages 50
sustained, to be recovered by the person or
persons so damaged by suit In any district
or circuit court Of the United States, where
the person or persons causing such damage
can be found or may have an agent, office
or place Of business; and the person or per-
| sons 80 offending shall for each offence for
felt and pay 6 penalty Of no, less than
$1,000, to be recovered by the United States
by action in any circuit or district court
aforesaid. one-half OF such penalty or pen
alties when collected to be paid to the In
former or any director or officer of any
corporation who shall permltof advise any
violation Of the provisions of the act 'sshall
be fined got less than $1,000" The con-
GLIDING section is as follows:
Section g. That nothing in this act shall
apply to the carriage, receiving, storage.
handling, or forwarding Of property less than
an ordinary carload, or wholly within the
State or Territory, and not destined for car
, rying in another State or Territory or going
to or coming from some foreign country,
or to property carried for the United States
az lower rates Of freight and charges than
, for the general public, or to the transpor;a
ton OF articles free or at reduced rates OF
freight for charitable purposes, or to or from
public fairs and expositions for exhibition
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AMERICAN LABoRERs IN SOUTH AMER
1CA.--A recent letter from Para is author
ity for the statement that OF the American
! laborers who went to Brazil to work upon
the Mamore railroad not more than seventy
are still at work. The remainder have scat
tered in all directions, finding it impossible
to accommodate themselves to the climate
!, and work. Those who can raise money to
. pay their passage are returning home as
= fast as they can, but the largest majority
: cannot get enough ahead to take them out
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