Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-12-31
Gov. Leedy's Message Devoted Ex-
clusively to This Subject.
He Recommends That Judicial Power Ne
Conferred Upon the Railroad Commits.
sioners 20 Determine a. 20 the sssr
sonablsnsss OF Railroad Chargea

OF railroad charges practically Impossible,
caused many to doubt the wisdom Of attempt
Ing the promised legislation; and such diner
ence OF opinion prevailed That tho executive
felt called upon TO withhold MS approval from
the compromise measure finally passed
| There was then pending undetermined in the
supreme court OF the United States case
| whlch involved the question wnether, as 70
railroad Legislation, the legislatures OF tneo-
reticai'y sovereign states snou'd DC reduced 70
the levci OF city councils OF scnooi aistrict
poatus. upon tine reasonaoienesS rs weii ~ Tue
authority. OF whose acts courts may SIT In JUG.
ment Inc decision OF tnat case announced
soon aiter the adjournment OF the legislature,
iuiiy yustinea the iears nna ant'cipa'ions o'
those VINO ueemeu u tutne 10 pass maximum
rate pili' Tor IL rendered sucn m enactment
o mere proposal OF legisia'ion' not y law;
wh'en must oe suomnted 70 inc Ieuerei
court ior approval OF rejection. inc aeci.
SION oeciarea tnat wne'ner .hc rMes ..
TRANSPORTATION presc.ioe9 " iesIs'a.u.o
are reasonable Is luuiciai question anu 'naN
nrst single Ieuerai luugc' anu' nna.y nvc
Ieuc'al JUICES may. upon 'na' ques.'ou TO-
verse anu hoiu nun tue ueiioera.c luuHmen' Vi
IN entire legislature win 's NUMEROUS mem
oe,snlp. se.'ns uhuer .no sa'ne Sasn - sne
Juuscs anu calmly se''oe.a.ns ,o' uaSs ~ sep-
nra'e ehanioeIs, .ne eour's may sM ~ yuas'
lheu'. no, uerey upon .nI eons'I'u''ona. ~
cr Oh the LEGISLATURE 70 ics,siu'c concerning .ae
pa,'Ieuar suoIee' nia.,ci' ous up'a 'no 'oas s
noleness oi "s ae's-'ne power W a'' oe'ns
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nv .hc sauic ',nio 'he SoaIt uec,ncu. 'nvusn
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IN uu'aaec VI US Juusnens w caeu paI.eu,ar
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susRes'.u ,a.vs ~ouiu 70 ne'u .easonSo'o VI
so', 90 .nl' wnes'o, Is'es a'o IeasvusS'o e.n
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mem. lou eau suvni' lor approsa.
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pc VI hansas na,e ~. yea's ooen ueu ~ ..
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ue.henu mas v.en sno .osu,a''on VI sN,.s
e.a,kes' enu a''noaku "o nav oeo" uept.u
VI .ne power W 'veeeu vus pi.use s0so,uns
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pom9. snen no ~ sne 'oA''''u''" w 'o"''"'
'vs ~ sPeeiA. sesS
~ 'ne reasoh"oiehess VI Ia.cs DC JuaIcia-
termine upon the application OF the people as
well Us upon the application OF railroad COM
paniesy II railroad company may chal- |
lenge In court OF equity an entire schedule Of
rates prescribed by the legislature, may not |
the state challenge In o court OF equity IN en- |
WY sonesu'e VI 'ue, .s,s n, .s ~ nsO,.
company Auu ~ 10 nv.u ~ -. .no .Ss .s
DEGREES. o court may. In q case brought by the |
railroads. so mold It's decree as TO permit some |
rates and forbid others can It not do the same |
In o case brought by the peoplei And may not |
o state court exercise the same kind of judicial
power exercised by the federal courtsf
The law always has been that railroad COM |
panies and other common carriers were bound |