The Topeka state journal., 1902-02-07

rates or charges also the definite grant
of power to declare given rates unrea-
sonable, as at present, together with
power to prescribe reasonable rates in
substitution. For early hearings upon
complaints and for prompt decisions by
the commission, the purpose being to
obviate intolerable delays. For a specific
grant of power to the interstate COM
merce commission over classification.
both as to items and grouping.
Coupled with this, however, We dis
sent from the section of the so-called
Cullom bill requiring the interstate
commerce commission within certain
period to promulgate a uniform classi-
hcatfon for the United States.
For the establishment of a perma-
nent corps of expert auditors who shall
have authority under the supervision of
the interstate commerce commission to
examine periodically the accounts Of all
railroad companies, whether operating
or financial in their nature.
THAT violations of the act, respecting
the keeping and filing of annual reports
by carriers. should be made misdemean-
orS and promptnesS in making such re-
turns should be required.
THAT to further the effectiveness of
the commission, its membership should
be directly representative of the various
interests concerned, in the persons Of
shippers or business men, traffic experts
Grail and water) and men of legal train
ing, and the number of commissioners
should be increased to seven. That leg
islation analogous to the anti-stock-
watering statutes of Massachusetts, be
enacted by the several states.
THAT railroad companies be prohibi
ted by law from making lower freight
rates upon imports billed to the interior
of this country, in connection with
ocean transportation or otherwise, than
are made on similar articles from the
seaboard to the interior, or than are
made from one inland point to another,
when the distance is not greater"
Prefacing its recommendations re-
says that agriculture has derived more
benefit from the establishment of the
department of agriculture and from its
administrative work than from any 9TH
er federal legislation"
1t makes the following recommenda-
tions on this subject:
given authority to inspect dairy products
intended for export and to certify to their
for eerea @ baseg oo 5o Season e of erown
quality and weight per measure, and when
intended for export to inspect and certify
the same; to cause stock cars and stock
yards to be cleansed and disinfected when
ever he considers such action necessary;
the shipment of uninspected or diseased
meat from one state to another, or to for
eign countries; to require and direct the
proper disposition of diseased meat; that
a more comprehensive penalty clause for
shipping diseased meat be enacted
THAT law be enacted to provide for
the inspections of nursery stock intended
for interstate commerce or for export, and
prohibiting the transportation of diseased
infected or uninspected nursery stock and
for rules and regulations to govern the
importation of nursery stock and fruit and
prohibiting the Importation of diseased, In
fected or uninspected nursery stock or
fruit.
THAT a pure food section in the chem
istry division in the department of agri-
culture be established to prevent the adul-
teration, false branding and deceptive imf-
tation of foods, beverag ges, candies drugs
and condiments in the District of Column
bia and the territories and for regulating
interstate traffic therein.
hat ada 10 LEGISLATION enacted
the several states, where needed, to con-
troll such disease as glanderS, tuberculosis,
etc
That whatever changes may be made
in the tariff, by reciprocity or otherwise,
adequate protection to the beet sugar in
dustry be maintained
THAT increased appropriations be mt de
bv the congress for building sample
stretches of improved road in various sec
tions of the country, so as to encourage
the more rapid construction of such roads
at state and local expense.
THAT the system of free rural delivery
be extended as recommended by the post
master general in his latest annual report.
THAT the policy of setting aside forest
preserves, already inaugurated, be extend
ed. and that the three bureaus of the gov
ernment. which have charge Of investigass
tions and administrative work connected
with forestry be consolidated"