The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-01-29
INTERSTATE %coMMERcE.

synopsis on the Hill to Regulate Inter
state Commerce Now Before the United
stntes senate = Stringent Provistons
Against UnJust DETERMINATION ~ Com
mon Carrierss
WASHINGTON, ID. c., January l9.-The
I'LL to regulate Interstate commerce
submitted TO the Senate yesterday
BY Mr.. Cullom. from the select Com
mittee or Interstate Commerce, pro-
vides that II any common carrier BY
any special rate, rebate, drawback or
other device, shall charge directly or
indirectly, demand, collect or receive
from any person or persons
greater o. less compensation Ior
any service rendered, or to be
rendered In the transportation Of passen-
gers or property than II charges or re-
ceives from any other person or persons
for 4 like and contemporaneous service,
they shall be deemed guilty Of unjust dis
elimination. which is declared q mis-
demeanor; and any common carrier found
guilty OF any unjust discrimination shall
be liable to ali persons who have been
charged 4 higher rate than was charged
anv other person for the difference be-
tween such higher rate and the lowest
rate charged upon the shipments during
the same period; or, II the lower rate
| was made on any time contract or under
standing, the common carrier guilty Of
the offense shall be liable to pay q like re-
hate or drawback 10 all other shippers over
| the same route between the same points,
who have shipped goods during the time
that such contract or understanding was
in operation. The corporation, its special
officers. trafic n or the officer or
agent who made such rate, shall, upon
conviction Of willful violation Of this act
in anv District Court OF the United
States: be punishable for misdemeanor
and be subject to fine Of not more than
81. 900 for each offcnse. II further requires
common carriers to AFFORD reasonable
interchange Of traf1c between their lines
for receiving, forwarding and delivering
passengers and property, and forbids any
preference or advantage TO any person o.
corporation for long or short hauls, and
creates an Interstate m commits
sion, composed Of five commissioners
who shall be appointed by the President
by and with the advice and consen'
ii the Senate, the Commissioners first
appointed to continue In Office for terms
Of two, three, four, 1--WE and six years
respectively, beginning July /, 1856, bu'
their Successors are to be appointed To-
six years, except those appointed to III
~uncxpircd terms, not more h . three Q
the commissioners to be appointed
from the same political party
and no one In the emplo,
Of or holding any oflcial relation 70 an,
common carrier, or owning stocks an
bonds thereof or who L. In any manne
pecuniarily interested therein, Is to be 81
/. ic~~nd - cuxor uocu the dutioa mr. hol
such ONCE, and the commissioner ar
, not 70 engage in any other business, vocs
ton or employment. The COMMISSIONS
ere to receive . salary Of $3.50
each. and are r. be Above
secretary $500 yea
and such other employees g are necessar!
, and q salaries TO be fixed BY u. II
Commissioner will bring suit IN q
United States courts and have charge I
: the prosecutions Of cases By Il brougl
for trial.