New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-05
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
RIFLES FOR INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED TO THE ACT-LI MiIED
POOLING TO BE ALLOWED.

AMENDMENTS PROPOSED TO THE ACT-Li MIL
POOLING TO BE ALLOWED.
Washington Feb 4.-Senator CullOm, chairman VA
the Committee on Interstate Commerce, touaS ~
porcd to tic senate bill proposing various important
amendments tO the Interstate Commerce law oeouo'
9 which makes it unlawful for common carriers 10 ei0
undue or unreasonable preference or advantage 10
any particular person, company, locah'S' o'N'' -
extended in scope as to make its provisions dp
My IN "any shpper or cOnsignee of freight over
SINNERS or consignees OF like or directly CON-
petitive freight by unjust discrimination In inc use
of ears or vehicles OF carriage or In the payhei "
mileage or compensation for the use OF cars OF VENT
Of carriage or in charges for hauling them' emp!'
or by any other device or contrivancc or 10 SUI
ject any firm locality, or any particular
of tsllIic to any undue or unreasonable pfejuu' ="
disadvantage in any respect"
4 clause is also added to the same scctoh' Pio
vdlng that the facilities to be afforded sha i"ou"'
tbc due and reasonable receiving, forwarding ana
delivering by every common carrier, at the request OK
any other common carrier, shipper or cohssh0''
of through traffic mt through rates OF fihes
section ; (prohiblting the pooling of freghts or
earnings, is amended by the addition Of prOvlso ta
competing common carriers may, with the appro'a'
of the Commission, enter into contracts or aSreeeiV'
with respect 10 traffic when, in the opinion vi uio
Commission the general public interests aud the gen
eral welfare will be thereby subservcd' euch
contracts and agreements, WleH nui9 s"O''i'"ON ~
by the carriers and filed and approved by tue ooni
mission shall binding between the parties thereto
snhIcct however. to the authority hereby cohlcrreo
upon the Commission to annul any such contract vi
agreement whenever, in its judgment, the puDhc III
teress NAV require II. This provision IS not 10 10
construed to permit the diversion of traihc routeh
or consigned by a shipper over any specified route
Proper penalties are provided for a failure, neSecs
or refusal of party any such contract or agree
ment to abide by its terms.
An amendment is made TO Section 10 so as I'd
prohibit and declare unlawful the Wilful false Dlihg
false clas ifcation false weighing false representation
Of the contents Of package false report OF Weigh'
Of any property delivered for transportation 10, or
transported by common carriers or any other device
or means for obtaining for furnishing tTansport|
t,on at less than the regular rates In force on the
line of the common carrier The penalty clauses OF
Section 10 are also strengthened.
Other amendments provide that the Commission
NAV require reports from common carriers AT any
time and that nothing in the act IS to be 50 con
st1h a 20 prevent The free carriage " their hoh''
or places II treatment by railroad companies OF PER
cons injured in railroad accidents. or OF Their hOdIcs
for burial in If DEATH or Of physlcinH OF huH's
for attendance upon them. or the Transportation, eo
or at reduced rates, % the actual resident members
of families OF employs.