The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-19
THAT INTERSTATE COMMERCE BILL.

The Culom BILL pending the last congress. which
the purpose clothing the Interstate
Commerce Commission with authority enforce it's
dates failed bill introduced at the instigation
of the commission, response complaint made in
their report that while they found many Of the
railway arrangements of country guilty of
and fragrant determinations that the commission under
interstate commerce act it stood and stands
we're utterly powerless to right the wrongs laid
The additional legislation asked embraced in what
was known the Culom bill Why and how the bill
defeated would not be to guess The railroads were
afraid Of it
Anotehr bill Of the purport compiled by the exec
utive committee Of the commerce convention, held in
s.. Louis November of which executive committee
j. Howard Of Wichita is member, will be introduced
the present congress- is said that the railway people
favorable to this proposed amendatory But
makes difference whether the railroad magnates
and managers for it not, it ought
law. Railroads either private roads of individual
ownership and they public highways
ownership and subject reasonable control
the interest Of the public There is the gov
maintaining expensive but resory board
interstate traffic Such commission when after months
Of labor has unearthed wrongs should the power
to right such wrongs. The Interstate Commerce Com
mission for held that they powers under
which called the commission into being and it sue
cessfuy exercised power until in consider
ing series railway appeals the courts practically an
nued the law not the design Of the new law nor
desire of the burthen the railroads but to
insure the rights OF shippers localities against arb
trary Determinations various characters of unholy
rebates The bill forces an issue and unless the peo
pie generally evince such will be felt by
their congressman and senators railway lobbyists
will in failing to pigeon-hoe the measure, defeat it
That shippers and the public generally may have
proper appreciation provisions of the proposed new
law make and publish herewith comprehensive synop
sis Of the principal sections:
Section l OF the bin amends section 1 of the act so
that the transportation Of offer to transport traffic at
other rate, upon other terms or conditions than
those the public tariffs or the payment Of any
rebate departure by any device published rates
the transportation traffic without having first pub
nshed tariff applicable the same shall be deemed
mfsdemesnor punishable by Of not less than s. coo
nor more than $4,000. That the making Of any false
representation weight description Of property
by shipper shall be punishable by fine OF from s1ooo
to $4,000 All Imprisonment penalties prescribed by the
existing act. eliminated.
Sector amends section Is Of the act so that it shall
be the duty Of the commission when after full hearing
is found that any rate relation Of rates classification
Of freight or other practice Of the carrier that is in
violation Ct any provision Of this act TO order such change
g 6e made therein as it the commission may determine
70 be necessary N order to correct the wrong The com
ossions orders shall take effect not less than twenty
"a after service upon the carrier bat the carrier may
y to circuit court Of the United States for a re-
eT OF any such order within that time which shsn Ct
iiseH suspend the ordsr Tor 'airsy Gays Il it plaaly
eppea7s that the order IS unlawful or i unjust or unrea
Sona6e upon the faets the court nay suspend its opsr
alton during tie rlndeney Of proceedings II unoa hear
ms the court finds The order to be lapfal Just ana
reasonable il shall said order Either parts has
tb@ rsa' to appeal to the supreme court vthin thirty