The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-17
COPY OF BILL
That Will Be Presented in Congress Is
Received.

At the Interstate commerce cohNeH-
ton held in ST. Louis. November 20, 1850.
a reorganization was perfected An eX-
ecutive committee was appointed and in
structed to devise means to secure relief
from the alleged unjust discrimination in
tariff rates
This committee. since that time has
been at work and has had members of
the COMMITTEE at the different sessions or
congress held since 1900, who have been
working TO secure the results mentioned
above.
J. L. Howard. who is a member OF this
executive committee. received letter
from the national secretary yesterday,
who inclosed a copy Of a bin that has
been framed by the organization and viii
be introduced in the 5Sth session OF con-
gress.
Thousands of these bills have been
printed and sent out all over the coun-
try. it being the aim of the executive
committee TO place a copy of it in the
hands of every commercial organization
in the United States that they may see
the advantage of having such Il bill
passed and give their assistance 70 the
work.
The following bill has been prepared
and will be introduced in congress under
the instrumentality of the executive com
mittee of the Interstate Commerce Law
convention:
BE it enacted by the senate and house
of representatives OF the United States
of America in congress assembled; That
any definite order made by the Inter
State Commerce Commission. after hear
ing and determination had on any petit
ton hereafter presented pursuant 10 Sec
ton thirteen Of an act entitled ''An act
to regulate commerce. approved Feoru-
airy fourth. eighteen hundred and eighty
seven. declaring any existing rates in
said petition complained Of for the trans
portation of persons or property, or any
regulation or practice affecting such rates
or facilities afforded in connection there
with 10 be Justly discriminative or IN
reasonable for the future, and requiring
them to be substituted therefor. shall
become operative and be observed by the
party or parties against wnom the same
shall be made within thirty days after
notice. or in the case of the proceeding
for review as hereinafter provided then
within forty days after notice: but the
same may at any time be modified. sus-
pended. or revoked by the commiss on
upon full hearing OF all parties in in
terest
When the rate substituted By the com
mission rs hereinafter provided is q joint
rate. and the carriers parties thereto
fail to agree upon the apporuonment
thereof among themselves within twenty
days after notice Of such order the com
mission bay issue Supplemental order
declaring the portion 81 such joint rate
20 be received by each party carrier there
to- which order shall be observed nF
such carriers Whe nthc order Il the com
mission preScribes the just relation f
rates to or from common points on the
lines cf the several carriers parties to the +
proceeding. and such carriers fah 70 no
after notice OF such order that n r hove
agreed among themselves as - che
changes 10 be made 20 effect compliance
Herewith the commission may issue
supplemental order prescribing the rates 1
TO be charged 10 or from such common ,
points by either or eli II tho paths go Z
the proceeding. which order shau be OBJ I
served bv the carriers concerned.
Every order as 70 its justine. reason /
abIeness and lawfuiness. whether n re-
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practice complained 81. or that prescribed 4
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n1eut OF 5olat rate. or the relation - q
rates. or otherwfsa. shah be receivable /.
bv any circuit court Of the United states ,
FOR any district through which ans Dor- /
.fon q the road 81 the carrier shali run. /
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