Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-16
WANTS IT PERFECT.
Senator Cullom Working at the
Commerce Law.
A BUDGET OF CHANGES PROPOSED.

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Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The bill to amend
the interstate commerce law introduced
in the senate yesterday by Cullum aims tc
perfect all the imperfections that have
been discovered in the law. Section 6 ci
the act, providing for the printing and
posting of schedules of rates. fares and
charges, is amended so as to provide that
every common carrier subject 10 the pro
Visions of the act shall print and keep
open to public inspection schedules show
ing he rates and fares for the transports
tion of passengers and property which any
common carrier has established, ,,and which
are in force at the time upon its route.
Shipments Through Foreign Counties.
Common carriers receiving freight in the
United States to be carried through for.
eign country to any place in the United
States are also compelled to print and
keep open to public inspection at every
depot or Office where such freight is re,
ceived for shipment, schedules showing
the through rates established by the cen.
mon carriers to all points beyond the for
eign country 10 which it accepts freight fOl
shipment and any freight shipped from
the United S,ate> through foreign coun
try into the United States. the through
rate on which shall not have been made
public as required by the act. must. before
it can be admitted into the United States
from the foreign country, he subject to Gus
toms duties as if the freight were of for
eign production.
Notice of Change in Rates.
It is also provided in the sixth section
that ten days public notice of advance in
rates and three days notice of reduc-
ton in rates shall be given. and that the
published rate must not he deviated from.
Copies of schedules of rates, fares and
charges, of contracts and agreements and
joint tariffs. it is provided, must be filed
with the commission. Neglect or refusal
to file or publish rates, fares and charges
makes liable stoppage of all traffic on the
line of the offending common carriers
An Extended Line of Evidence.
Statistics. labels and figures as contained
commission it is provided ARE to be received
as prima facie evidence, and copies of OF
extracts from. and schedules. tariffs. con
tracts. agreements arrangements or re-
ports certified by the secretary of the COM
mission. are to he received in evidence
The commission is empowered to iuves-
tigate any complaint forwarded by the
| railroad commissioner or railroad commits
sion of any state or territory, and it may
also institute any inquiry of its o,vT
motion in the same manner and to the
| same effect as though complaint had been
made
| other Points of Amendment.
Provision is also made for the manner ot
admitting evidence and conducting inves
| LEGATIONS. Carriers found to be violating
| the law are TO be notified to desist or max,
| reparation for injury. Punishment fol
| violation of the law is to he obtained
| through United States circuit courts OF
| certitication of the commission. according
| to ordinary law practice. The accused
| common carrier is given the right to de
mand trial by jury. Full power is give1
| for the collection of judgments
| The bill provide that district at
torneys may represent the interstate
| commerce commission in certain cases, ant
| the commission is given authority to EN-
| ploy other counsel.