Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-16
INTERSTATE COMMERCE..
Judge Reagan Says He is Satisfied
with the Blll as Reported from
the Conference Committee.
He Thinks II will Pass the senate, and
Feels sure Of success In The House
and With the President.
Tho pate Fused for Hearing tho Question
of the Renewal OF the FEDERAL Court
from Graham 60 Cisco.
AN INTERVIEW WIN REAGAN.
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Special &c the Gazette.
wAsHINGroN, Dec. i5.--Your CORE
spondcnt asked Judge Reagan to-day for
the main features OF the Interstate com.
merce bill Judge Reagan replied,
Briefly expressed, the provision OF the
senate's bill about the transportation OF
passengers Is added to the provision Of
the house bill relating TO the carrying OF
freights. The provision OF the senate's
bill covering water transportation where
II constitutes a port having line OF rail-
WY transportation, and is under COM
mon management with the line OF railroad
transportation, Us added 10 the require
ments Of the house bill Ii reuuires
all charges 10 DC reasonable and de-
clnres II 10 be unlawful TO charge
more than Is reasonable, as the house
bill did. IL prohibits, as tho house bill
did, the allowance OF rebates, drawbacks
and Determinations Of all kinds as be.
tween persons shipping. II con-
talns the substance OF the
house bill psphlbiting the charging
Of more for shorter than for longer
distance, which contains the shorter, with
provision added by the conference COM
mittee that upon application TO the com
missioner such common carrier may IN
special casee, after investigation, DO au.
thorized TO Charge less for the logger than
for the shorter distance. Il c ntaius the
provision OF the house hill which prohibits
pooling between competing railroads, II
contains good provision requiring the
public citing 81 rates aud charges, which
Is different from the provisions Of hoth
the house and senate lis II provides,
as the house bin did, that persons yIolat.
ing the provisions o. the act will subj CT
themselves TO a civil suit for damages
and 10 q criullual prosecution, aud IL CON
tains new section which gives the par.
ties con planning the right to sue IN tho
district and circuit courts Of the United
States or 10 pursue their remedy before
the commission. II contains the sub.
stance OF the provision as modified by
the foregoing provision OF the senate Is
bill providing for commission. II oou.
tains every material provision Of the
house bill, except the one authorizing
civil suits to be brought IN the state
courts"
care you satisfied with its provI-
sio 81"
81 am, thinking 1t good conservative
bill which willlprotect thelpeople and com.
pei railroad corporations TO obey the law al
all others have 10 do, and to be just ant
impartial rs Aaswaen shippers, and be
lieye II wilt benefit the railroads by i'm
proving their methods OF arrangement
and by enabling them 20 reach a system
OF regulations by which rebates may BIZ
| avoided
"Do you think IT will become law"
81 think so. | believe II will pass the
senate, and It will pass the house by al
| overwhelming majority, aud there is nc
reason TO doubt that the president will
approve it.n
"IIave you any further suggestion "a
offer IN relation TO the billYn
"Nothing more, as | cannot 90 into ita
only details, but will add that many rail.
roads will try TO defeat the operation OF
the bill, as they have heretofore disre.
garded and deAtd the law and
constitutional provisions. IL milht
be expected that reckless
people would take q wrong View, but II
THIS bill becomes n law they will soon be
cured OF that delusion and find that rail-
road managers, like other people, must
obey the law
GRAHAM VS.. cisco.
Special to tho Gakstte,
WAsHINGroN, Dec 10 The sub, com.
mittee Of the honse judiciary COMMITTEES
has Fixed on Wednesday, December 20, Tor
hearing % question Of the removal OF
the federal court from Graham 10 Cisco,
Tex. Parties interested Ia the case have
been ordered TO appear, and quite a del
egatloI Is expected from those cltieR, and
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