The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27

poliInr. AID II 10 sspeo a thai limits
TIA Hsy ts put % the provision n M.
N .ni thsi such pooling only shall b. pro.
hibiled, the intsnied purpose aud elect nj
Nhieh 10 ~ Fsise ehafaes abnts reasonable
fsiff, or o. divide esfsinRs on any Oihel
/ ssss THAI reasonable HnunfdsnCs viii
ssfsioe rendered ~ the roads. 90 10 impail
| reasonable competition. fhis Is designed
"a SLOW pooling shich assumes ~ hsVe 0
TIE 5tsusrt bill embraces many isa.
lures of The hill introduced ~ Ex-Governor
Long, of Mssssehusaiis, hud Tssemblss Ia
s0me respects tue Henderson commission
| oil Of former eousrres. The bssls Of these
hiils-ioT they sIe nt afly ail alike-is the
/ bili Wticr eis iOFlh tbs olmmission Dian
OF MT. a ms, OF Massachusetts. They
q ff,r IN psost part Va detail, The HOUSE.
elmmittse hes adopted tbs Stewart bill "a
! lar 80 section 0. with the exceptions here
after indicated. Tue EsmsindsF ai the bill
which relates more u the machinery at adj
minisiTauon, vii probably % sgfsrd UPON,
/ the features OF the bill already agreed
/ upan are these;
| Fist, that eli charges OF transportation
between the states rhall he reasonable,
Second, that there shall be no diserimi-
mating rates in iavor OF Que individual
against another f1r like sad coniempars-
neOus seTyie-, the language beins; For
| like and o0ntemponneous service In carry
rug, reeeivisg, delivering, storing or hand
lihg the same under Substantially similar
circumstances" That there shall be 40
discrimination In the facilities for carry Ing,
storing Nr handling property, that the ser
vice thsll Ice performed with equal expe.
ditioa, snd that there shah bs no Interrupt
ton u prevent the carfiaga al properly
from being treated as one continuous car
rage from the place OF shipnsnt 10 desu'
patton. This phra,e "nnder substantially
similar circumstances" makes the radical
ditl-Tence between the principle oi the
Rasgsn bill md tho bill which tha com nit
zee viii report. Tho Reagan bill sbHolnia-
iy lorbids Determinations. The bill which
the cOEanitlee will report mas this qualify
tDg nlRusf, which u. railroads. may Cuu.
sttUe for themselves until she courts inter.
pref 10, This il, NJ course, = very radical
dlltreuce. IL Is, donbu't g., Ia great m-s.-
ire = provision destructive oi tho Reagan
bill rs - the long Eud thor. haul.
laird. mat th-f0 shall ho no rebates or
drawback. given one person which under
similar circumstances are nos allowed 10 all
other peTgops. This docs not sbs0lutely
forbid r0brt.s owing 20 the qualifications
81 similar circumstances
Fourth, that there shal be 90 pooling.
Flhh, that lie lag shall apply ~ one
SUBSTANTIALLY continuous csTrisse, no mat
AfT oNNI ho" ihuHy foi'"o"1 i'Nis+' Hhp1
pass,
Sixth, that any railroad com osny violat-
ing the oct stall be liable 10 the person H.
Jared, In actual damages. The provision
OF the bill which provides for three times
the actual damages is stricken out, ss ia
the Who'll, Of the eighth section, which pro
vides that any corporation violating tho
oct should ae guilty Of Il misdemeauor and
subject TO largo fine. and thu; IL should be
the duty OF the district attorneys OF the
United States TO begin criminal proceedings
for ouch violations. This measure oi dam
ayes Geen:s to he no Pree,er than that sl-
lowed o. common Law; the criminal pen
ally, which Mr.. Reagan considered would
Q one make the law effective, is stricken
out.
The com miitee did not fini. h the bill this
morning as had been expected. O0e MEM
Dor Of the committee expresses the opinion
that there Will oe no Legislation on the sab
lent