The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-09
A Bill Of the Most Stringent Character, and
One Which, if 1t Becomes Law, Will
RevOlutiOnize Railway Business.
Rigid Restrictions as to Charges for
Carrying Freight and Passengers.
How Suits May Be Brought Against Compa-
nies, end the Penalties Provided for
Violation of the Proposed Law.
THE BILL AS PASSED.
Text of Mr.. Reagan's Measure for Regulatio
of Railway Charges,

Text of Mr.. Reagan's Measure for Regulation
of Railway Charges.
WASHINGTON, Jan, 8-Following Is the text
OF the interstate commerce DILL as it passed the
House to-day:
Be it enacted that it shall be unlawful for any
person or persons engaged alone or associated
with others in the transportation of property by
railroad, or by pipeline or lines, from State
or Territory to or through one or more other
States or Territories of the United States or to
or from any foreign country directly or indirect
ly to charge to, or receive from any person or
persons any greater or less rate or amount Of
freight compensation or reward than is by him
or them charged to or received from any other
person or persons for like and contemporaneous
service In carrying receiving, delivering storing
or handling the same. ALI charges for such
services shall be reasonable, and any
a ticket for passage from one State to another
or paid the required fare, shall receive the Same
treatment, and be afforded equal facilities and
accommodations, as are furnished all other per-
sons holding tickets of the same class, without
discrimination, but nothing in this act shall be
construed to deny to railroads the right to pro-
vide separate accommodations for passengers, as
they may deem best for the public comfort and
safety, or to relate to transportation between
points wholly within the limsts OF one State;
provided that no discrimination is made on ac-
count of race or color, and that furnishing sep
arate accommodations, with equal facilities and
be considered a discrimination, nor shall any
railroad company or its officers charge to, or re-
ceive from any person who is to be conveyed
from one State or Territory into another any
sum exceeding three cents per mile for
the distance to be Travelled by
such person, and all persons engaged as afore-
said shall furnish, without discrimination, the
same facilities for the carriage. receiving deliv-
ering, 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 connected with the conteinporaneous
transportation thereof as aforesaid Ma break,
stoppage or interruption, nor any ontract agree
ment or understanding shall be made to prevent
the carriage of any property from being treated
as one continuous carriage, in the meaning OF
this act from the place of shipment to the place
OF destination, unless such stoppage, Interrupt
ton, contract, arrangement or understanding
was made in good faith for some practical and
necessary purpose, without any intent II avoid
or interrupt such continuous carriage or to
evade any provisions of this act.
Sec. 2. That it shall be unlawful for any per.
son or persons engaged in the transportation of
property as aforesaid, directly or indirectly to
allow any rebate drawback or other advantage
In any form upon shipments made services
rendered as aforesaid by him or them.
Sec. 8. That it shall be- unlawful for any per.
son or persons engaged in the carriage, receiv-
ing. storage or handling of property. as men
toned IN the first section of this act, to enter
into any combination, contract, or agreement
cars, or by any other means, withsintent to pre-
vent the carriage of such property from being
continuous from the. place of shipment
to the place Of destination, whether car
ried on one or several railroads, and
it shall be unlawful for any person
or persons carrying property as aforesaid to en-
ter into any contract agreement, or combina-
ton for pooling freghts, or to pool freights of
different and competing railroads, or to divide
between them the aggregate or net proceeds of
the earnings OF such railroads. or any portion of
them.
Sec A. That it shall be unlawful for any per-
son or persons engaged in the transportation of
property, as provided in the first section of this
act to charge or receive any greater compensa-
tion for similar amount and kind Of property,
for carrying, receiving, storing, forwarding, or
handling the same for shorter than for longer
which includes the shorter on any one
railroad, or pipeline and the road of corpora.
tion shall include all roads or pipe lines in use
by such corporation, whether owned or operated
by it under contract. agreement or lease by such
Sec. 3. That 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 show
First-The different kinds and classes to be
carried
Second-The different places between which
such property shall be carried.
Third-The rates of freight and the price OF
carriage between such places and for all serv.
ices connected with receiving. delivering loading
storing or handling the same, and
accounts for such service shall show what parts
Of the charges are for transportation and what
part for loading, unloading and other terminal
facilities. Such schedules may be changed from
time to time as hereinafter provided. Copies
Of such schedules shall be printed in
plain, large. type, at least the
size of ordinary pica, and shall be
two places in every depot where freights are re-
ceived or delivered, and no such schedule shall
be changed in any particular, except by substi-
tuition of another schedule containing the speci-
fcations above required, which substitute
schedule shall plainly state the time when it
shall go into effect, and copies Of which, printed
as aforesaid, shall be posted as above provided
at least five days before the Same shall go into
effect. and the same shall remain in force until
another schedule shall as aforesaid, be subst.
tuted; and it shall be unlawful for any person
or persons engaged in carrying property on rail-
roads or pipelines. as aforesaid after thirty
days after the passage Of this act, TO charge or
receive more or less compensation for the
riage. receiving, delivering loading unloading,
handling, or storing of any property contem-
plated by the first section of this act, than shall
DO specified in such schedule as may, at, the
time be in force.
Fourth-It shall be the duty of said person or
persons engaged in carrying property as pro-
vided in the first section Of this act, to file, or
cause to be fled within fifteen days from and
after the posting of copy of each schedule
posted as in this section required. with the
clerk of the Circuit Court of the United States
In and for each judicial circuit in or through
which any railroad may DO operated, aud 1t
shall be the duty of said clerk to file and pre-
serve the same as a part of tho records of his
office.
SEQ. & That each and all the provisions
Of this act shall apply 10 all property and the
receiving. delivering. loading, unloading hand
ling storing or carrying of the same on one act
uay Or substantially continuous carriage, or
as parts Of such continuous carriage, as provided
FOR in the hrst section Of this act and compensa-
ton therefor. whether such property be carried
wholly on ons railroad OF partly OH several rail-