Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-28
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
The Senate Passes the Cullom bill with
Several Amendments synopsis of the
pr0Yisions of the Measure.

The Senate Passes the Cullom Bill with
Several Amendments - Synopsis OF the
Provisions of the Measure.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-The,Senate yes.
terday, by a vote OF yeas, AZ; nays, 4,
| passed the Interstate Commerce bill in
PRODUCED by Senator Culloin, OF Illinois.
The negative votes were those OF Senators
Brown, Colquitt, Morgan and Ransom.
1.-THE Interstate Commerce bill. as passed
by the Senate, provides for a commtssio on OF
five persons to be appointed oy inc ptes,aeRa
Senate, to carry out the purpose OF the b!ll.
Not more than three OF tho five commission.
ers shall be appointed from the same 20 ltlca!
bonds Of any common carrier, or holding Of
fetal relations to such corporations, are IN"
e e,igtof In a aRS S efher Snsinoss. m nhe e a"r ais:
sion is given authority to inquire into the
business and management OF all common car.
to obtain full and complete Information as to
such business; may require the attendance
and testimony Of witnesses and the produc-
ton of all books. papers, agreements, tariffs
vestiHatiOn, and may to that end invoke the
aid Of tho United States courts.
The bill provides that all complaints shall
be made in writing to the commission; The
commission shall send the complaint to
the common carrier, and require either sat
i%staction of the complaint or an answer in
writing within Il reasonable time specified.
if reputation is not made within the time
stated the commission shall investigate the
vcstigate all complaints forwarded to it by
Stsre commissions, and may institute in.
quiries on its own motion. Com.
absence OF direct damage to the complainant.
The reports of tho commission shall be in
writing, and its decision shall be made prima-
The bi in'i requires t that ali p charges for any
service in transporting passengers orfreights,
or storing goods. BY common curriers'.
and drawbacks and all unjust d%iscrimlna.
ton. .requ ring that all persons shall
be charged and treated alike for
s!m!ar circumstances and cond:sionss.
Every common carrier subject to
the bill is ftdyired to file within sixty DAYS
copies OF all its tariffs Of fares and treights,
Including It's classification aud rmina
charges. and to make TEN public SO far rs
advance on such published rates shall be
made W thout ten da,s' public not ce
The long and short haul clause section 4
Of the bill reads as follows:
'1ha it shull be unlawful for any common
carr. or 10 charge or receive any greater com
pensation III the a@glregate for the transpor.
n 5aal1h OF p ssense,s s1h Of the ne ~, IKE n class and and
of this act for a shorter than a longer dis.
lance over the same line i'll the same direction
and from the same original point of dcpar-
ture or to the same point of arrival, but this
shall not be construed as authorizing any
common carrier within the terms of this act
fora shorter as for Il longer distance, pro.
vided. however, that upon application to the
commission appointed under the provisions
OF the act such common carrier may, in
special cases, be authorized to charge less for
longer than for shorter distances for the
transportation of passengers or property.
Any common carrier who shall violate
the provisions of this section of this act shall
be deemed guilty of extortion and shall be
liable to the. person or persons against WHOM
any such excessive charge was made for all
damage occasioned by such violation