Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-05-13
INTnR-srArE INTERESTS.
Provisions of the CuIIOm Bill
as 10 Common Carriers.

INTERSTATE INTERESTS.
Provisions of the CuIlOm Bill
as 10 Common Carriers.
WASHINGTON, May IL. The bill to
regulate commerce known as the Cullom
bill, as amended and passed by the SEN
ate, provides for a commission of five
persons, to be appointed by the Presi-
dent by and with the advice and con-
sent Of the Senate. to carry out the pur-
pose of the bill. The principal office OF
the commission is to be at Washington,
where general sessions are to be held
but special sessions may be held else
where. to suit the public convenience, In
which case the necessary expenses in
Cured are to be paid from the Treasury.
Not more than three OF the tive commits
sioners shall be appointed from the
same political party. All persons hold
inc stocks or bonds OF any common car
rier. or holding official relations to such
corporations, are declared ineligible for
appointment. The commissioners must
not engage in auy other business. The
commission is given
AUTHORITY TO INQUIRE
into the business and management OF all
common carriers subject tothe provisions
Of the bill, and to obtain full and com
plete information as to such business,
NAV require the attendance aud testi-
mony and exhibition OF all books, papers,
agreements, tariffs and documents re-
lating to any matter under investiga-
ton, and may to that end invoke the
aid OF the United States Court Per-
sons having complaints to make against
any common carrier of interstate COM
merce shall make complaint in writing
to the Commission. The Commission
shall send the complaint to the common
carrier and require either satisfaction of
the complaint or an answer in writing
within a reasonable time specified. If
PREPARATION is not made within the time
stated, the Commission shall investigate
all complaints forwarded it by the State
Commissions, and may institute
injuries on its own motion.
Complaints shall not be dismissed be-
cause of absence of direct damage to
complainant. The reports of the Com
mission shall be in writing, and its deci-
sion shall be made prima facie evidence
in all judicial proceedings. Whenever
any common carrier shall refuse to obey
any lawful order of the commission. it is
made the duty Of the Commission to ap-
ply to the United States Circuit Court
sitting in equity, alleging violation, and
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bnt 80 act as TODD Injustice, and the court
may, in proper cases, issue writs of in
junction or other process mandatory or
otherwise to restrain further violation of
the orders OF the Commission on the part
of the common carrier offending. For
such purpose the Circuit Court shall be
deemed always In session.
REASONABLE CHARGES.
The bill requires that all charges for
any service in transporting passengers
or freiphts or storing goods by common
carriers. shall be reasonable. 1t prohib-
It's all rebates and drawback, and all I'M
lust discrimination, requiring that all
persons shall be charged and treated
alike for services rendered. under sub
s,antially similar circumstances and con.
ditions. Every common carrier subject
to the bill shall within forty days after
it becomes law, file with the Commits
sion copies OF all It's taritis Of feres ana
treights. including It's eiassincaHon ana
terminal charges, and snaii MAKE tnem
public so Tar as the commission may
deem practicable. NO advance on sucn
published rates snail De made within ten
days Public notice OF
''LoNG" AND SHORT" HAUL
GLASS kbeiug Section 4 of the bill. reads
"a follows. "That IL shall be Unlawful
for anv common carrier to charge or re.
caiva anv Greater oompensation in the
aggregate for the transportation OF pas
sengers, or OF IKE CLASS aud quantity OF
property subject TO the provisions OF TINS
act, foi shorter tnan lot longer distance
over the same iine In tne same nirect'on'
and from the same original point OF oe.
parture, or 70 same poiht OF arrival; ou'
TINS shaii not DC construed as autnoriz'
ing any common carrier WITHIN tne Term
oil TINS act 20 charge ana receive as great
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