The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-27
TO .onsfpER EHs RATE SITUATION
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Com missioner Goddard has issued q call for
q meeting on Wednesday Of the Presidents
and manasers OF the lines comprising the
Trunk Line and Central Trafllc Associations.
The request for the meeting came from the
President OF one Of the areattrunk lines. who
has recently given special consideration to
the subject OF rates The, agreeme nts In re-
gard to east-bound business which were pro-
vided for ~ the last meeting Of the man
ayers have not been perfected. and the
scarcity OF business has produced the usual
Irregularities In the methods employed by
the variou lines In securing traflc The
situation is considered grave. but the best
authorities are confident That serious trouble
The hope is expressed that grain rates.
which are lowered to-day 70 20 cents from
Western, initial points TO the seaboard by
ordered to be restored to the standard rate on
Saturday AZ this meeting. There Is no doubt
The cSsns % snS Ssre Pa; nc
o. Us 6 ra ss, 10
viii Be contnusd b. som ss q The iSes The
ESis did this IN pecepber with good effect.
West-b2pnd ireight rates are well main
70 the West has arisen from tickets from But.
fslo 70 Chicago issusS By The Nickel Plate and
the matters to come up at the meeting.
Esiire.a ome,ais Need Not Testify.
CHICAGO. Feb. 26L-Judgs Grossoup rendered
. decision In the United States District Court
this morning which will make the Interstate
Commerce law practically imperative. for the
reason that II will In the future be impossible
to convict any one for acts violating its pro-
visions. The Court held that General Freight
Agent James OF the Lake Shore road and Cor
d0n Mol NJ he Me- - tatn n. al
freight line. the Witnesses who refused to an
swer questions put to them by the Grand Jury,
were right IN the position which they took. and
James and SoTeSS Mers as K questions
which were intended to draw out Inform alton
es whsS aaqs ns 70
answer M, on ne ground that the tiith amend.
di%SSiesIsss which wiz originate himself
Chicago had decided the Interstate Com
merce law imperative as to compelling wit
fse q t here Ssh
Commerce Commission, In particular. are as.
t ton, e The HsGso since they believed
the ATG %sss ns
perfect in that respect. Il is i feared sT
that Senator, Cullom's. amendment does
when he rss n. desSis
Of the. law regarding the testimony Of unwil-
ling Witnesses. Commissioner William r. Nor
rison said tonight that he had been advised
that q decision had been rendered, but he did
not know what Its details were. Until he had
an opinion. or to DO quoted for publication. He
would say. however. that IL the statute In
Question failed to- afford the opportunity to
the other from festifying against him. there
was still room for securing testimony outside
OF the parties Grimm ally interested.
The Commission has no fear as to its
ability to get proof In most cases." said the
commissioner. The process may be q tedious
one and q little more Indirect and expensive.
but the law will be enforced just the same"
the ,declsion. and knew nothing OF the par.
ticulars. He sAid that II Judge Grosscup's de-
gcision pointe, the way to new statute that
tainly be passed. II not some other way
would be found to meet the emergency and to
enforce the Inter State Comm cree law Until
he had read the decision he could not discuss