San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-13
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1894
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
Recommendation Made By the Com
mission to Congress-

mission to Congress.
/. That power be conferred up
On the Commission to prescribe
minimum as well as maximum
rates.
2 That section three OF the
statute be amended so as to pro-
vide a procedure for the establish
ment of through routes and
through rates similar to that out
lined on pages-of this report.
3. That the Commission be di-
rected to prescribe uniform clas-
siflcation for freight and change
the same from time to time as af-
ter investigation, may appear nee
essary, and that the carriers be re-
quired by suitable provision to
conform to such classification.
4. That for the purpose Of pre-
venting overcharges and under
charges for interstate transporta-
tion the Act be amended so as to
connect the contract OF shipment
and it's performance by the carriers
with their duty to charge or re-
ceive only such rates as have been
put in force according to law, and
provision similar to that'set forth
on pages-of this report is suggest
ed.
5. That the procedure provided
provided in the statute for nforce-
ment Of orders Of the commission
be amended as suggested in for
mer reports.
6. That mutilation, destruction
or removal of any tariff or sched-
ule of rates, fares or charges, post
ed by any carrier subject to the
statute as in force over its line be
made a misdemeador punishable
by suitable fine.
7. That corporations subject to
the Act be made liable to indict-
ment for ofienses against the
statute; and that the present pro-
visions subjectiDg individuals en-
gagged in railway service to punish.
ment by fine or imprisonment for
prohibited acts be retained, but
that shippers, consignees, and indi
viduals not connected with railway
employment be relieved from liza
bility to fine and prisonment
under section 10, except for such
fraudulent acts as false billing,
false classification, false represen-
tation OF the contents Of its pack
age or false report OF weight.
8. That law be enacted allow
ing appeals or writs OF error on be-
half Of the government in penal
cases which involve construction
of the constitution of the United
States, or in which a demurrer to
the indictment has been sustained
or motion in arrest Of judgment
granted.
9. That the word dime when
used in the Act shall be construed
to be physical line, not bust
ness arrangement, and the words
"any common carrier" as used in
the Act shall be construed to mean
one or more than one common
carrier as in the application Of the
law may appear to be required.
10. That any amendment of the
fifth section or anti-pooling clause
Of the law shall be in accordance
with the suggestions and recon-
mendations stated under the head
Of Pooling Of Freights and Di.
vision Of Earnings" in this report.
II. That the provisions Of the
Act be made to apply to all trans
portation Of interstate commerce
over rail or rail and water lines,
and to all common carriers, corpo-
rations, companies, firms and per-
sons in anywise engaged in such
transportation, or owning lines,
cars, yards, or properties used in
connection Herewith.
II. That section 20 of the Act be
amended so as to fix the time with
in which carriers, corporations,
companies or persons subject to
it's provisions shall make and file
annual reports with the commits.
sion, and money penalty for fail
ure to file such report within the
time prescribed, and also provide
for the enforcement and collection
OF such penalty; that this section
be further amended so as to require
such reports to be verified by oath
before an officer therein specially
authorized to administer such
oath, and that any person making
oath to any false statement in any
such report shall be liable to in
dictmenU and conviction for per
jury.
In addition to the recommends
tiOns for amendment above speci
fled, attention is respectfully call
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