, 1880-05-24
TILE RAILROADS.
REGULATING RAILROADS,

TILE RAILROADS.
REGULATING NA1LNOADs.
Tho following Is tic tcst Of the biii "To
provide for the regulation of commerce by
railways among The Statoa, aud for other
PURPOSES" Introduced in Congress by Kcpre-
sentative AtcCoid Nny 10, read twice, re-
fcrred to the Committee on Commerce, and
ordered u be printed:
ne It c'1drtri. ets, Tint each owner. company
trut,apnrtattor ot persons u.l.l freight. ntiong
nnd publish II tompl"te tmhn nnd sciles1nlyD "
fees: ra.cs. and chargcs af ~ kinds intended
$40. i. That csecpt wion Tor g,ssi rousous. In
extraordinary cust:s. y departure tter1from ls
necessary, sad, schedule rates, rates Ut tees and
charged by said nperators oi sa!d. COM
y . u thsT III ,uE's sESa ind 'G5sa': p's, and ~ II G o
shne were part nf tl,iH net. rs tho rates, fees,
md charges liked hy Inv.
be divided, arrnyed. und tlxc!l 1,s foiovs: Quo
uniform. lnpnrtla! chlrye for any q all 0f
tEcsc, tn-wfi. handling. tn,d!nF, ,lnf.adlng, SID
ha,,ling ter cir, whether Tho cnrs st'tlll 10 ono
Or Ianrs cass for o9ch s,,lppgr:
of liz, Uni'd stt"s il M % tbo tFia i II osai I ri1cns s
IN ts,f,.tr,,cion III te ieunjity n thu ncfs III XII
cnmpan!cs shall TIC whnther In tho several nets
iunartInils lar ear ct,rpornt., un,ilt frsm hnnt+st
r.|tIr snryloo. Ally Sots. ct'traots, saies cs,fl.
solicitations, d!scrimlnhtEons rebates. drawacks,
tHicy and In violation Of sud nrif1ciulc ana of
ttls ltet.
perron foIinn ar rcf1is}nr t., cnmnly wiih' tfa,
prWjsioas Of t.,is act, or y,olatmr ifs renlIIrn.
inel,t.. p guilty " nnlawfu|ly consolidating,
dssor!mlmat!ng, gFantsng robaics. 0riw9acls, Or
aeyoo nny Ee t,, IL or o9Ge8e y4fsns 1r2a tno
efn it,nr n"rs proE;saca @ rms, 0s nt any ~.
uniaIriy t., ,iefcat coapotttion shmii bo s3'iiiy
OF nlec.lI.s,r antI s,aji bu punshc IL ois n1y XII;
dcars s ore 7 ,ha i tcn III thossaad III "@s
aso. g. rhat my corporation Or persnn as
ai9sssaa a. r., nAs q. sh'rty days motec. published
IT. "a ,sn r!s as wnem my e. nSea lor el'Gn rai!
st$ts:: n%te wa Sss!Ish S s%y shanEs, @ t' il tSs
fsFre and eToes as II naat|u Ia the pr,E!,lal
mule now and oo,nrlu.n schctlttie shall 10 inado
sEc !; ThHt tho duplication Ct schedules shn
~ nu " ynsts1 nasttaE ~ p1a!M npe ~ panpnee t2Ena
ime 1t "h u oftIcc wi,erG tnkcts a.o a9 saa nr
trafxht shiped: uf,o tt,f1r or Which st1n be tei
Courts ln e,scll district Or circuit through ti.s
1urisdict0n nj which snid ruatl runs.
sEc y. That n ct,lnnittee Of 1,tno members.
t enc from Gach j..alc!al circuit nt Che United
hes; snaia ue apnni,ntoa " saen Congfeas 70
VIA hosn ,,,, Il an IL. u Is @
iInatu, ut,t i1pnf, IL, oua EonErcss ali I,;fnrS-
t!,n which ti,cy n,ny Oi,tsfn II, rraion tr ttso
management ind canfroi Of railways in tho
United SUITES, and sccon,nend measures for
such Commttteeo shAil have power Y sit IN va
r,'a u ~ .ass .no,s w.. ~ u olaes eases
has ~ci hnco 'ntro1nc % inte tesf nmsqass 'ae ~
lie fcg,iiation Of lntcr-State commerce. ria
bill IL short, concise, and covers all tile
kronnn nGcessaryto 20 away Win most Of
aa us,S ias t.f' M 20 " atsalst' Ml9 aoes
rniirnnh ,nn,,ngnrs npa}nst tha % R"a pan onG ny
other bil,s. 1t leavcs It to tGo raiiroa1s to
make sitgl, rates rs they deem proper; buI IT
en9Gte!i. u VIII st1p pooilig, tfnudn!:snt coli
ssfI nvo ~. far'' IN Ia t5,nis aI 1a!eS ,5
thn ro;,ds viii be- cn,npsljed to maintain t,,ani
until thirty days notice has been given, md
then the change has 10 he made by tho Sec
leitrm'.y ir'.:' oi a'.e.,. osaae. =, u,,..,o =. ,..
,ncn,icra n;e frn,n oac, f,,itnfai iistrt r. ',f nP
tic United Suites, WHOSE duty it shall be- fo
supervise, Investigate, and report 10 each
Congress alt Information which they lnay oh
ta!h III re!ntloh ~ TUG lnanRgemeft OF rail-
tontis, Mlt1 fecot9anend Mcnsulcs lor me more
cl!lGlnnt contInl ny Ivy 0t ~. roAds, Is most
exGslltllt .a 1ra!,lre aila supcrior 70 Board OF
Nhtionh! Mallf0al Coin.a.nilsslonets, as every
see!'oa O.! tha aGoGntfy WI nave fepfesenta-
,iyo Oh the ~ I"mMtttsee, III wito , VIII gi9rd ttle
TONI Gi,HIp9Iasso1 tGat ~ nets opeIaId IN.