The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-30

The provisions of this report, generally
meet with my approval. l have endorsed
a portion of the majority report, and re-
serve the right to state my position more
fully, either in another minority report
or before the Committee of the Whole.
ROB'T. y. BLAIR.
The Article Proposed by Them.
The article presented by the minority
is something shorter than that reported
by the majority. The first section gives the
definition OF common carriers and trans
mission companies. the second defines the
term railroad" and the third stipulates
that all charges made for any service
rendered shall be reasonable and just
The remaining sections are as follows:
All charges made for any service rem
dercd in the transportation Of passengers
or property, as aforesaid or in connection
Herewith. or for the receiving. delivering,
storage or handling of such property, and
all charges made for any service rem
dercd or to be rendered in the transmits
sion OF messages or communicate tons, shall
be reasonable and just, and every unjust
and unreasonable charge for such SER
vice is prohibited and declared to be I'M
lawful
Section !. No common carrier subject
to the provisions of this article. shall
UTeciJl or DN any Sljetldi dit.
rebate, drawback or other device, charge,
demand, collect or receive from any
person or persons greater or
less compensation for any service rem
0ered or 10 be rendered in the Transport
tation of passengers and property or
in the transmission of messages or COM
municationS, subject to the provisions OF
this article, than it charges, demands,
collects or receives from any other per-
son or persons for doing for him or
them a like and contempOraneouS ser
vice in the transportation of a like kind of
traffic or in the transmission of messages
or communications under substantially
similar circumstances and conditions.
Section ). 1t shall be unlawful for any
common carrier. subject to the provisions
OF this article, to make or give any un-
Que or unreasonable preference or advan-
tage to any particular person, company,
firm corporation or locality, or any par
ticular description Of traffic or messages
or communications, i'll any respect what
SoeNer, or 10 subject any particular per-
son, company. firm, corporation or local
ity or any particular description of traffic
or messages or communica tons to any
undue or unreasonable prejudice or disad-
vantages in any respect whatsoever. Ev-
cry common carrier, subject to the pro-
visions of this article, shall, according to
their respective powers, afford all rea-
sonablc, proper and equal facllltleS Tor
the Interchange of traffic. messages or
communications between their respective
lines. and for the receiving, forwarding
and delivering of passengers and prop
elty or messages or communications to
and from their several lines and those
connecting Herewith, ana shall not dis
criminate in their "a ties and charges be-
inv IjupS- hut this shall
not be construed as requiring such COM
mon carrier to give the use of its tracks,
lines or terminal facilities to another car
rer engaged in like business.
THE CHARGES
Section G. 1t shall be unlawful for any
common carrier. subject to the provi-
sions of this article. to charge or receive
any greater compensation i'll the aSgrc-
gate for the transportation of paSSen-
gers or of a like kind OF property, or for
the transmission of messages or COM
munications under substantially similar
circumstances and conditions of COM
petition, cost of service, or otherwise
for a shorter than for a longer distance
over the same line in the same direction;
but this shall not be construed as au-
thorizing any common carrier within the
terms of this article to charge or receive
as great compensat ton for shorter as
for a longer distance: provided however,
that upon application to the commission
chosen under the provisions of this ar
1icle, such common carrier may, in spe-
cial cases after investigation by the
Commission, be authorized to charge less
for a longer than for shorter distance
for the transportation of passengers or
property, or for the transmission of mes
sages or communications; and the Com
mission may. from time to time pre-
scribe the extent to which such desig-
mated common carrier may be relieved
from the opera ton of this section of this
article.
THE COMMISSION.
Section Z. There is hereby created
Commission to consist of three members,
which shall be known as the state Cor
poration Commission The members of
said Commission shall be appointed b. the
Governor. subject to confirmation by the
General Assembly in joint session, and
their regular terms of Office shall be six
years respectively. except as TO those
first appointed under this Constitution,
of whom one shall hold office until the
first day of ---, 1905; one until the
first day of --, 1907. and one until
the first day of -, 1909 Whenever
a vacancy shall occur in the said Conn
mission the Governor shall forthwith APP
point a qualified person to fill the same