The herald., 1898-04-28
REVISION OF The Law
sxNTERsTATE COMMERCE Is NOT
PROPERLY ENFORCED
Resolution Passed by the Chamber OF
Commerce-Rooms Provided for
Dunkard Annual Meeting

: The regular meeting Of the directors ol
1.-THE chamber of commerce was held yes
.terday, with the following members pres
nent: Messrs. Cass, Forman, Francis, Gron
.Hawgood, Hooker, Klokke, Mckinley
Newmark, Patterson, Slauson, Stewart
Story and Van Nuys. President Forman
occupied the chair.
Director Newmark reported in behalf OF
/ the joint committee on railway and trans
pportation and law and legislation, to whom
was referred the communication from the
Interstate commerce commission, asking
1.-THE chamber of commerce to endeavor to
Yhave the act creating it properly enforced,
boffering the following resolution. which, on
motion, was unanimously adopted:
J "Whereas, The provisions of the act OF
congress of 1887, known as the Interstate
commerce act, have by successive judicial
interpretations been so construed as to
Trender them largely ineffectual and given
la significance widely different from that
Fplainly intended by congress at the time of
their enactment; and,
I "Whereas, The authority of the commits
sion created by the said act has in conse-
fQuence Of the said judicial decisions been
ESQ greatly diminished and its usefulness as
an agency in the proper regulation of inter-
n
Estate commerce so seriously impaired as to
fiender it's operations under the act Of lit
ftle or no benefit; and,
whereas, The conditions surrounding
ithe conduct Of interstate railway transpor-
Etation urgently require some form of gov
Rrnmental regulation; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That the Los Angeles cham
FIBER of commerce calls the attention of
Ncongress to the inefhciency of the existing
Flaws and to the urgent necessity for such
Immediate action as the wisdom of con-
fgress shall determine. having for its object
Ethe complete revision Of the laws for the
eTegulation of interstate commerce and the
Ienactment of such as will render effectual
tlnd operative those principles of former
Legislation which aimed to prevent unjust
discrimination in transportation rates and
facilities between persons, commodities or
rlocalities; and be 1t
Resolved That a copy of this resolution
.be forwarded to each of the senators and
representatives for the state of California
send to the chairman of the senate commit
tee on interstate commerce"
Director Stewart, chairman of the COM
nittee on immigration, to whom was re-
ferred the matter of furnishing quarters
for holding the annual Dunkard meeting in
this city for 1899, reported that 1t was the
sense Of the committee that the chamber
agree to furnish the auditorium and COM
mittee rooms to accommodate the meeting
The secretary was instructed to notify the
representative Of the organization on this
coast that such provisions would be made
communication was read from Abbot
Kinney calling attention to the fact that
some action should be taken toward re-
establishing the army headquarters in this
city. AS the chamber has been working
on the proposition for the past two months
looking to that end, the secretary was in
etructed to so notify Mr. Kinney.
communication was read from Prof.
T. S. C. Lowe. with regard to an improved
method of naval warfare. The same was
referred to the committee on ways and
means.
The secretary was instructed to have the
Omaha exhibit loaded Immediately and
billed for Omaha.