Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-10
INTER STATE COMMERCE
senate ana Msune Confer
een RnIly Agreed.


rne malsraaa RemmanaHam mlll
WAnanaraa, Deo. a--Iha sunfafees
upon ehs infet.ntale aammerce mlaa4-
/ a1aa. populaEIy knnun - he Reagan
/ ana Cuilem bills. eeaeAe4 a. naEN9ment
fo1sg 90 tha diHaf1Roa1 bclee10 fte
Senate and tha Hon1s. KAa EepaE1 of Ne
eonfaruass eommiifoe uili - REeenzi1d
. a. an0a as Il ca b qrepaFsd ana elaaed,
ard ils ad1ptton VII be aaked Is 80
/ early data. Tho biiiH pa1asa b she Sen
/ ase SD House prop se di4sBent plans
| f0F fhs rsaul4tion q inter 8lale tEalls
! Il he ooanfrY. Beth prokihit unlaat aiB
eEimtnatian ostueen pafapue md places
/ tna aIwIuE a. special sateg. pEefaf~uaeas
elo.. aa ueii aa certain Qtasf pEar1le11s
whioA are dEaiatea 20 b. unlawEni. botn
biIia rsqufle reiIfea1s - putlinh tAeil
Eakaa, ana q aahuEa t7 fAnn Whan pub
lsahed. ThsY did noe differ matsrlaily
ID the penallg provided fag vol sfinre 81
1h4iF aenefal pFogai1ns hu1 snsF alaef
ID WIDELY IN tha rastheda pfopoaee Tor
seeaEing their snfosoemtnl Tue hoaee
bin gives every shipper utle q EEitvAnce
the right Of nafiou In th1 ntats and
UBited 11atag C0aEiB % nis mo1ion ana
10 his 0wn hehalf 20 feooFaf damages
be msy have sastained. wilh provisien
thai 4 fsnnonahls attorney fse shoaid
Be allowed h every oass Of s.eoysEy.
Ihe Senate bill did not pgeclnae snip
aeFa from inssisnting suits 10 THAR cen
bshalf. hnl Il provided faE the eRaaki0n
of 3 eommia1Ion required % tnpo1tigato
eli ooMpIaiuia made aad 20 aetlla than
by asbifrs1lon u posginle, and i noe 20
prosecute NE ease II tdo courts. ghen
e hnds thai ihe shipper e entitled %
redress.
81 tha asmpromiss whish hes been
aRfeed upon she eonieEees pRopooe 70
cas- beth cf these plans into opeFntisu
and % retain the Fe Sroial features 81
beth ellis. They uiii recommend that
ths Hoaso agree 70 the eommi sion sys-
tsm a. u stands N she senate bal, and .
that The senate agree 70 The provision
allowing saoh shippers % may eleot b |
do 90 70 prosesate suits for the recovery
Of damaass In United States Coarls Ia /
theiR own behalf, with proFisions that /
they shall not have ne EiEht 70 puFaae /
ihair rennedg n the courts end through /
TIE oommfssion for tha eaHne cas-. One /
Esxed and much debated Qusstioa-ths 1
long and short haul oompfomise-hAs /
been agreed upou. Tue hoaBe bill ab
solutely psDbihifed . RfeafeF charge for
q shoFiaF than for a longer dialanae.
which includes the shorter upon any /
one railroad. fhe provision In the ben 1
sic bill prehibited greater charge for /
z shorter than Tor longer distance an
der substantially similar circumstances
and oonaitioea over he same lima and
direction, and from the aame point ef
departure or The same p0iat Of arrival
IL also authorized she ocEnmiaai0n 10 Il
mako exceptions 10 thia general rule ia /
spscial eases In which it seemed pfepaF.
Tke substitute section agreed TO b the
eonforees makes it unlawful for any 4
railroad te charge mors fer the efan8-
pk--Mtiah Of pasBenneEa, o. 81 any kind
81 property under substantially similar 4
circumstances and oonditiona, for q
shorter than for 9 longer distance ovef
ths sane Ilne aud IN the same diroo1ion,
the shorter being included within the
longer, With q pf0vis0 that u SPECIAL
caaea. upon application and altar ID
gus.iQatiaation, the commiasion may
pFenoribe the extent 90 which such rail /
rod nay Be relieVed from she epera-
tions Of this section.
The Hoaas bill contained "a absolute
prohibition Of pooling, while enc Senate
biil provided foE a Immediate inVea1i-
Rafion by the commission and khe quea-
zion Of legislation upon the subject.
Open this polnt the Senate oonfoReos
have yielded, aud accepted the provis-
iona of the Hoaao bill. FollsWinQ ID
lha pgoqiaiou In full: "That u shall be
uniaWful for any oommon c4FFteE sab i
lees 10 the pFoVlaiona Of this aot, 20
enter iaeo any contract, aQrasmsnt or
combination with any other common |
carrier o. carriers for pooling fFsiahss
OF different and eompatinR railroads, 90 Il
e 10 divide between them the aggregate
o. net proceeds q the earnings Of such i
railroads., oE any portion thereof, and in
any easa Of aeFaemant foE pooling /
freiQhts &c af0Eeaaid, each day of tes
ogutinuAnes snail b eesmsd 3 separate
rfauaan
Upon the qusssioa Of publicity Of /
RATES there vas no difference Of opinion. /
rhe House bill inquired each railroad /
10 publish and 70 adhere 30 ila rates b
tWssn paints upon iis own line. The
senate biIl mad u the duty Of she oom /
mission - alss enforce the publication /
II anoh through rates as it might be
found possible % publish. A substitute
has baam agreed 20 b whion each raj 1
soad is reqalgea 70 pRi1t and keep 10 /
every depot fog inspection, the pablts /
rats1 it may establish between points 1
upon Ice eva lina. Thay are also 70 |
qniFea b Gle with the eommisaioa /
copies of ell isins tariffs of thFcagh |
rates 20 which they may be party. and |
the commission 4 required 70 secure /
tbs qualification Of gneh through ratea 40 |
far e may b foand pFaotioable. OlAef |
modihoationa Of minor importance have |
besn ma6a. bat these ere the pftneipai |
ones upon whioh diGefsnos Of optniOa |
existed.
When che Substitute bill has bean
printed, the committee viii 80 over 4
carefully, ard may and Il nesessaFy yes |
70 make eomo ohAnRea. bot they have
Substantially agReed upon their Feo0m-
mendntions.
AnszheF Tslepheae saIl
JeH ChnndloF. Of ths GeseTnmsns
counsel II ths Bell Telapokna eass, said
today that tha 0ovaFnmezt Did not pro |
a -. a.. 49, Rrss~z.rras