Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-09
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
Text of the Bill Passed by the House OF
Representatives.
SPECIAL BY rELEGAPH TO THE EEcoED-usroN.l

rsprcrAt Ry TELEGRAPH TO THE RECoRD-UNIoN.l
WASHINGTON, January Sth.-Following
| is the text of the interstate commerce Dill,
as it passed the House to-day;
Be it enacted. etc, That is shall be I'M
lawful for a person or persons, engaged
alone or associated with others, IN the
TRANSFORMATION of property by railroad, or
bv nine line. or lines from one State or
| Territory 10 or through one or more other
states or Territories of the United States,
or 10 or from any foreign country, directly
or indirectly TO charge 10 or receive from
any person or persons any greater or less
rote ar amount of freight compensatlons or
reward than il by him or them charged to
or received from any other person or per-
sons for like and contemporaneouS service
| in carving, receiving. delivering, storing
or handling the same. All charges Tor
such services shall be reasonable, and any
persOn or persons having purchased
| ticket for passage from one State to another,
or paid the required fare, shall receive
the same treatment, and be offered
enual facilities and accommodations,
rs are furnished all other persons holding
tickets of the same class, without dlScrlml-
nation but nothing in this Act shall be
construed to deny to railroads the right to
provide separate accommodations Tor pas
sengers. as they may deem best for the pub
lie comfort and safety, or to relate to trans
portation relating to points wholly within
the limits of one State; provided, that no
discrimination is made on account OF race
or color. and that furnishing separate ac-
Communications, with equal facilities and
equal comforts, at the same charges,
shall not be considered discrimina-
ton; nor shall any railroad company,
70, ~afan fr.nr my
person who is TO be conveyed from one
State or Territory into another, any sum
exceeding three cents per mile for the dis
lance travelled by such person, and all per-
sons engaged as aforesaid shall furnish,
without discrimination, the same facilities
for carriage. receiving delivering, storage
and handling all property OF like character
carried by him or them, and shall perform
with equal expedition the same kind of
services connected with the contemporane-
ous Transportation thereof As aforesaid. No
break, stoppage or interruption, nor
any contract, agreement 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,
interruption, contract, arrangement or I'M
derstanding was made Ill good faith Tor
some practical and necessary purpose, with
out any intent to avoid or interrupt such
continuous carriage, or to evade any pro-
visions of this Act.
Section 3 That it shall be unlawful for
any person or persons engaged in the trans
pOrtatiOn of property as aforesaid, directly
or indirectly, TO allow amy rebate, drawback
or other advantage, in any form, upon ship
ments made or services rendered as afore-
said by him or them.
Section 3. That it shall be unlawful for
any person or persons engaged III carriage,
receiving, storage or handling property, as
mentioned in the first section of this Act,
To enter into any combination, contract or
agreement, by changes of schedule, car
rage in different cars, or by any other
means, with intent to prevent the carriage
of such property from being continuous
from the place of shipment TO the place of
destination, whether carried on one or sew
eral railroads. and it shall be unlawful for
any person or persons carrying property as
aforesaid, to enter into any contract, agree
ment or combination for pooling freight, or
20 pool freights with different and Compel
ing railroads, or to divide between them
the aggregate or net proceeds of the earn
ings of such railroads or any portion of
them.
Section 1. That it shall be unlawful for
any person or persons engaged in the trans
portation of property, as provided in the
first section of this Act, to charge or receive
any greater compensation for similar
amount and kind OF property for carrying
receiving, storing, forwarding or handling
the same for shorter than for longer
distance, which includes the shorter on
any one railroad or pipe and road Of the
-In do oil "a or
pipe lines in use by such corporation,
whether owned or operated by it under con-
tract, agreement or lease by such corpora
ton.
Section J. That all persons engaged in
carrying properly, 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 diff
ferent 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 recelv-
ing, delivery, loading, unloading. storing
or handling the same. and account for
such service. As provided in first section of
this Act and compensation therefor,
whether such properly be carried wholly
on one railroad. or partly on several rail
roads, or wholly by one pipe line or partly
by several pipe lines and whether Such
services are performed or compensation
paid or received By or 10, one person alone,
or in connection with another or other
persons, railroad or pipe line, and the road
of the corporation shall include all the
roads or pipe lines in use by such corpora
ton, whether owned or operated by it
under control. agreement or lease by such
corporation.
Section IS. That each and all the provis-
ions of this Act shall apply to all property,
and the receiving, delivery, loading, I'M
laading handling storing or carriage of
the same in one actually or substantially
continuous carriage, or as part of such con-
tinuous carriage as provided for IN the
first section Of this Act, and compensation
therefor, whether such property be carried
wholly on one railroad or partly on several
railroads or wholly by one pipe line or
partly by several pipe lines, and'whether
such services are performed or compensa-
ton paid or received by or to one person
alone or in connection with another or
other persons.
Section :. That each and every act, mat
ter or thing in this Act declared to be I'M
lawful is hereby prohibited, and IN case
any person or persons, as defined in this
Act engaged ~ aforesaid. shall do. suffer or
ltl lllt 10 'lG iI'll slNt iititt'i VI t4ill
i'm this Act prohibited or forbidden, or
shall omit TO do any act, matter
or thing in this 40, required to
hc done or shall be guilty OF
amy violation o.. the provisions OF this Act
such person orpcTSon> shall forfeit and pay
To the person or persons who may sustain
damage thereby a sum eqUsl 10 three times
the amount Of damages sustained, 20 be re-
covered by the person or person 50 damaged
bv a suit in any State OF uitcd States Court
uf competent jurisdiction, where the person
or persons causing such damage can toe
found, or may have an agent, office or place
of business; and if the Court before which
any such action Is tried shall be Of the
opinion that the violation ct the iaw was
wiilfal. it shall make an allowance. by way
Of additional costs, la the party injured,
sufficient to cover ali his counsel and attor-
nrv fees.
5 elton 5. That any Director or officer of
any corporation or company. acting or en-
gagged as aforesaid, or any receiver, or
trustee, lessee or person acting or engaged
q aforesaid, or any agent OF any such cor
p1r3;iun or company. receiver, trustee, or
person aforesaid, OF of one of them alone. or
with any other corporation company, per
son ur party. who shall willfully do. or
cauSe or willingly suffer or permit TO be
done any act, matter or thing in this Act
prohibited or forbidden, OF who shall aid
or q bet therein or shall Wil}iilllv omit or