The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-04
8 The COMMISSION
sci Of the L. aud N. Al.
rs Colonel Morrison.
IIIcIsx OF THE COURTS
bce objects 10 Mr.. Morri-
observation-disclosures Nave
rformed Their Duty.
mail November Is.

lrnal, November 2s.
and Nashville Railroad Com
~ Chief Attorney.-I notice
issue Of the 26th instant your
IshIngton correspondent reports
pl Morrison Of the Interstate
commission. says that tho
We destroyed all Of the useful.
commission. The courts have
armed their duty 10 interpret
regulate commerce. In their
ot that act they have decided
rxs did not confer upon the
certain powers, which the COM
of late years, assumed to
Exercise, and il the commission
si ground of quarrel with amy
th congress, and not with the
.rt that Colonel Morrison hopes
sludice IN the newspapers anu
,tas, no courts, aud to use
n,ns ox,Jted 10 secure lcgisla-
STAG tho powcr OF the commits
10 consider that the COM
,,asi judicial Federal tribunal,
qi"'' ~ Federal Judiciary
" !. upJ 49,, nod grace. What
eA0 cso,n5 sava anne was to
fslon suuu - r,,i,ous must
ne aeVlS'Vns ~ ,ubmittiny
m wv us 10 lecIsion OF
y ana reSi..o W w.. ,as,,,, has
j courts Wv ,o' .a.',,,od ~
and pers'sleu.' ,,,a NJ hean
bncver any uovis,o" ~
bntrary to t@s views e
hrlsslon. ,. ,,,,c,s
khe United states vir.ui. '"as9
Judges should iipi,a'e Wv ~,
commission. ana Wne"cNer wv,
bselves reversed by tne supi e ny
into the press 10 pre'uu,ue .n -
congress against 'ne Suplen,,
at would become Oh tnc
land what would become Oh ,ns
THE disrespectiui atiituue "-'es
lssion has at all times assulnea
superlors, l. O.. tne Guerra,
more potent Tor eVii IMAM ~, u
or decisions OF the COMMISSION
Erroneous thes may na'e "uVn.
Emission exnects the pubic 10 pay
n to its orders and decisions ~
bse its attacks upon Inc Feuerai
bITespondent also reports toionei
as saying that congress stot 70
lest the commission with "lawlui
or else abolish the commission.
lance at the act TO regulate coiif-
bows that congress has invest
b a very extensive authority anu
|has questioned the lawfuiness OF
brity which congress has seen
|ccnfer upon the commission. Inc
)n has of late wears claimed ana
certain authority, which the courts
led congress did not confer 'ipon
be courts have not decided that
|prity which congress did confer
p lawful authority.
! by the supreme court in the case
r. VS.. c.. N. o. and I. r.
company et III. l6I u. s., SOC. con-
conferred upon the commission
|authoriiy Of the most extensive
(rtant character Congress has
he cominissfen with tho general
bquiring as to the management OF
bss of railroad companies. and 10
)f informed as TO the manner in
same is conducted. Congress has
upon the commission lawful"
TO compel complete and full in
as to the manner In which such
IRE transacting their business.
| has conferred upon the commits
fur authority to see that there
|ation of the long and short haul
Congress has conferred upon The
lawful authority to see that
10 Discrimination between individ-
bra.
s has conferred upon the COM
lawful" authority to see that
done by rebate or any other de-
I've preference to one as against
Congress has conferred upon the
IN lawful authority to see that
preferences are given to any one
10 any one traffic, or to any one
or class OF individuals. and IA
In all things. equality OF right,
the great purpose of the inter
imerce act. should be secured to
FRS. Congress has alSo conferred
commission lawful authority Ia
all Interstate tariffs are properly
lptly published ala 70 require
|rstate carriers full reports as "a
|rs necessary to enable the COM
b fully discharge It's duties.
Commission would devote itself To
b exercise of the lawful" author
Upon It, and which is recognized
pliest manner by the supreme
ne decision referred to. 1t would
|'hat II could possGis do, and IT,
|ouid be of great benefit TO the
SUI the commission, instead Of
me lawful authority wnicr
nae conferred upon 1t, and which
= nave at all times recognized
S,ehuy neglected 20 exercise ina
!, !. anu peisiStently assumed 20 exer'
a"snori,y. whicn the courts nave
, on w. iawIm.