The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1886-05-22
The Interstate Bali.

known rs s1the Cullom bill" as amend
ed and passed by the Senate, provides
for commission of five persons, to
be appointed by the President, by and
with the advice and consent of the
Senate, to carry eat ths pu pose of the
bill. The principal office of the Com
mission Is to be at Washington, where
general sessions are TO be held, but
special sessions may beheld elsewhere,
to suit the public convenience in which
case the necessary expenses Incurred
are to be paid from the Treasury. Not
more than three of the five Commas
sioners shall be appointed from the
same politicsl party. ALL persons
holding stocks or bonds of any COM
mon carrier, or holding any official
relation to such corporations, are
declared ineligible for appointment.
The Commissioners must not engage
In any other business. The Commits
sion is given authority to inquire into
the business and management of all
eemnO0 carriers, subject TO the pro-
visions of the bill, and to obtain full
aud complete information as to such
business; may require the attendance
and testimony of witnesses and the
production of all books, papers, agree
ments, tariffs and documents relating
to any matter under investigation, and
mar 70 that invoke the aid OF the
United States Courts.
Persons having complaints to make
against any common carrier of inter
state commerce shall make the COM
plant In writing to the Commission :
the Commission, shall send the COM
ptaint to the common carrier, and
require either the satisfaction OF the
complaint or an answer in writing
within reasonable time specified.
The Commission shall investigate all
complaints forwarded to il by State
Commissions, and may institute iD-
ouiries on its own motion. Complaints
shall not be dismissed because of the
shseBss Of direct damage to complaint.
The reports of the Commission shall
he in writing, and Its decision shall
be made prinla facie evidence in all
judicial proceedings. Whenever any
common carrier shall refuse to obey
any lawful order of the Commission,
il is made the duty of the Commission
to apply to the United States Circuit
Court, sitting in equity, alleging the
violation, and the Court shall hear and
determine the matter on short notice
and without the formal proceedings of
IN ordinary suit, but so as to do
Justice. and the Court may. in proper
cases, issue writs of injunction or
other process, mandatory or otherwise,
to restain further violation of the orders
0f the Commission on the part OF the
eonAnon carrier offending. For such
purposes the Court shall be deemed
always in session.
The bill requires that all charges for
any service in transporting passengers
or freights, or storing goods by com
mon carriers, shall be reasonable. 1t
prohibits all rebates and drawbacks
and all unjust Discrimination requir-
ing that all persons shall be treated
and charged alike for services rendered
under substantially similar c;Eeum-
stances and conditions. Every com
mon carrier subject to the bill shall,
within forty days after it becomes "a
law, file with the Commission copies
Of all its tariffs of fares and freights,
including its a,si6cation and termi-
usl charges, and shall make them
public, sd far as the Commission may
deem practicable. Ma advance on
such published races shall be made
within ten days of the public notice.