The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-14
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
THE HOUSE TAKES UP THE AMEND
ATORY BILL.

The Commission Required to Furnish
the Railroads Uniform Classifica-
tion-Failing to Observe 1t by the
Railroads a Misdemeanor-A Bill on
State Control Passed Without
Debate.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-The House this
afternoon resumed consideration of the
Senate bill amendatory of the interstate
commerce law.
Mr. Anderson of Iowa offered and advo-
Gated the following amendments: That in
all civil actions and proceedings of what
ever nature, arising under an act etitled
IAN act to regulate commerce, approved
Feb. 4, 1887" and under all acts amend
atory thereof, concurrent jurisdiction with
United States courts is hereby conferred
upon state courts of competent jurisdiction;
and said commission 1.-THE interstate COM
MERGE commission is hereby authorized and
required to prescribe for the use and
guidance of said common carriers in making
cir schedules of rates and charges for the
transportation of persons and prop
erty one uniform classification,
and shall transmit copies thereof
to said common carriers on or before the
after failure or refusal OF any such common
carriers to observe said classification in
making schedules of rates, shall be an I'M
lawful act. and all rates and charges not in
conformity with said classification shall be
deemed to be unreasonable rates and
charges.
Both amendments were adopted.
MUST BE ENFORCED.
Mr.. Anderson of Kansas also offered two
amendments one of which was adopted, as
follows: THAT the following section be
added to to the act of 1887: That the COM
mission is hereby authorized, empowered
and required to execute and enforce the
provisions of this act, and upon request of
said commission thea ttorney General of
the United States shall institute and pros
ecute all necessary proceedings in the proper
court for the enforcement Of this act and
for the punishment of all violations
thereof"
Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio submitted an
amendment making it unlawful for any
common carrier subject to the provisions of
this act, to carry refined oils and other
petroleum products, cotton seed oil and
turpentine for any shipper in tank or
cylinder cars who shall own, lease or
control the same in any manner except
upon condition that said carrier shall charge
the same ratio for the transportation of said
products in wooden packages or barrels in
car load lots as in said tank or cylinder
caas, said tank and cylinder and said
wooden packages and barrels being carried
free in each case.
The amendment was adopted
The bill as amended was then passed with
out division.
ANOTHER RAILROAD BILL.
Mr. Wilson of Minnesota, on behalf of
the committee on commerce, called up and
the House passed without amendment or
discussion the following bill:
That where any railroad company heretofore
chartered or Incorporated, or which here
after may be chartered or incorporat d
by act of congress, has built or con
structed and operates, shall build,
construct or, operate a railroad through, |
across into the territorial limits of any state
or territory of the United States the tolls, rates
and fares made or charged for transporta- |
ton of property and passengers over
or upon such road or roads for |
traffic within the limits of the state or territory
ard the tariffs and schedules thereof shall be
subject to legislative control of and by the sew
eral states and territories through, across, or
into which such road or roads are constructed,
built or operated. anything in the charter of or
acts of congress creating such company or com
panies, or any law of any state or territorial
legislature enacted in pursuance of such char
ter or act of incorporation to the contrary not
withstanding.
SEC. 2 That section of this act shall be lin
tied in its operation and shall apply only to the
carriage and transportation by such company
wholly by railroad or partly by railroad and
partly by water (who both are used under com
mon arrangement, control ar
rangement) from place or station to
another place or station both being within the
territorial limits of one and the same state or
territory, and shall in no case apply to any
commerce between the states, territories or
into foreign countries