Omaha daily bee., 1898-03-08
TEXT OF JUDGE BREWERS DECREE
Order of the Court Which Was APP
Dea1ed hnd Sustained.

On the Interpretation of Judge Brewers
decree In the case where it was decided in
the circuit court of the United States for
the Eighth district hangs the effect of the
decision handed down yesterday. At the
time Judge Brewer gave his pronouncement
it was noted he had made no suggestion as
to what constitutes reasonable return. In
the argument before the supreme court al
Washington much, stress was laid on this
point by the counsel for both sides Elabor-
ate tables and computations were produced
and offered to the court with lengthy ex-
plantations. 1t -n2w appears the supreme
court has left the matter in quite as unsatis-
factory state 3as Before II was appealed, so
far as a basis lfor, calculating rates is con-
cerned. There is still the permission for
the State Board of Transportation to apply
for supplementary bill to secure a modif-
cation of the order OF the circuit court. The
full text of Judge Brewers order and de-
cree Is:
1t is decreed as follows:
Taat the said railroad companies and
each and every one of them. and said re-
ceivers, be perpetualy enjoined and re-
schedule of rates to be charged by them
or any or either, Of them for the trans
portation OF freight, or and over their re-
spective roads in this state from one point
to another therein, whereby such rates shall
be reduced to those. prescribed by the. act
Of the legislature of this state called in
the bill filed therein, House Roll 49," and
entitled IAN Act to Regulate Railroads; to
Classify Freights; to Fix Reasonable Max
| imum Rates to Be Charged for the Trans
portatlon of Freight Upon Each of the
Railroads in tSe State of Nebraska and
| Provide Penalties for the Violation of This
Act" approved April II, 1898, and below
| those now charged by said companies or
either of them or their receivers, or in
anywise obeying, Observing conforming
| to the provisions. commands injunctions
| and prohibitions of said alleged act; and
| tnat the Board Of Transportation of said
state and the members and secretaries of
| said board be in like manner perpetually
enjoined and restrained from entertaining,
hearing or determining any complaint to it
against said railroad companies or any or
either of them, or their receivers, or on ac-
companies or their receivers, their officers
| agents. servants or employees, done. suffered
or omitted. watch may be forbidden or
commanded by said alleged act, and from
instituting or prosecuting or causing to be
instituted or prosecuted, any action or pro-
ceeding, civil or criminal, against either of
said companies or their receivers for any
act or thing done, suffered or omitted
which may be forbidden or commanded by
present rates of charges for transportation
of freight to those prescribed in said act,
and that the attorney general of this state
! be in like manner enjoned from bringing,
aiding in bringing or causing to be brought
any proceeding, by way of Injunction
mandamus, civil action or indictment
against said companies or either of them
or their receivers for or on account of any
action or omission on their part commanded
writ of injunction issue out of this court