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#sS FromG Our RegulurS Correspondent y sd.
G. jan The
SDe, De sS,cra IS lre going
slations s.lre IN Gong css, ana theout-I
lines or tie Will Swhtuh tho minority will
support llave been greed on, 4 will
differ ma terla from Ilc pburll bill,
which will Sbe$ offered lii az few days and
which Will take the place of2 tho Cooper
5Quarles bill..33 ss i35s Hba
3 Provisions Of Bill. $s.s
The sbill OF or5theImnorty,as outlined to-5
Sdtly by Democratic Il member q the
House Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce. ,s is designed n III pre-
serve the lntcgrlt Of the separate sfunc-;
Stions or tho executive i and legislative;
arms <1f + tlle government t. Tho kl1l Will
sprovide M that the Interstate Commerce,
3GomnissiollS shall remain as III e. present!
constituted, and that 1T shall have spoWeri
%tofnlake d now rate only III ca ses where
there Is complaint az the old d5rate;;s8t hat
&iEashnll have power q leclurGS what y Is
;l4reusonablo III rate, and that eSIatef shall
70 into fleet "a once, pending an IansB
neal HI nild shall continue III effect until
declared unreasonable by The Appclln to!
Court gs q; II. 35 N S Vi 8 n N, s &
h MD bill will forbid the commlssion's
8raising any ratio fixed by raj lrOnd, tlhl-
less, after eltnycstigutlon,i y sllAll bc found
that the rate Is ssdlscriminative. hat,
5iss$ known S,ls tho ini itlative ratio IS left
Rto tleNr railrond,, ana tic CONN, isslonl Is
not to he allowed Ito change ny rate,
eXcept 5npnnSpeti ton # Ri2 n,
rs IL 5is tho latter feature That Democrats
&rely @ upon to- give thes bill thoRconst1l-.
stutonalty which might be questioned 90
#ifEthc measure did not possess Il, fls g5 4,
w It5 liz \ 5contcnded that while tho Intnr-
STATE Commerce Commission can ~ "a q
5r,ut q ilpon petition 1T rannot proceed
8wthoutpeti aill make "a ra tcss which
(. 4 dcalnea, Just, ,Ss 4 no do 50 would be & lo
confuse ttlle Legislative ". and Ii eXeclltil
branches or government In mos mex lex
Etrclble fashion, f Fl s55 !. M. i.S ,3s I. (, i
Messrs. Richardgop, Of lnbama A,lan'-
sol. of Georgia I. and ~ Shackclrolu, " oI
missouri. minority members OF the Com
FmIttec8 Oh l1nterstuto8andg Iorel lglll Com
fn,eesrce.s have prepared an outline OF the
Democratic hill and will s presec 4 ING
drafted measure to tho House ~ y " m muaSt
a. two. Tho Bill will 5bes introduced !, by by
#Jtidge Richardsoll,$ OF Alabama, pvoopppSa, ul a
K s No Hope tor RI .5.S
gG,rle Democrats will vnte for the y el'lll'-
Flican bill IL tho majority OF the House,
sl,n il reject tho minority measure 'rho
H t1onnorats do not expect the 4 House ~
enuct tho measure to gbe introaueea o. ealt spY Y
& he minority, hut 1t was thought best %
have such u nea sure. " men sllo .tr
Heel M tic views Of Democrats 4 on Tbs
question s. y future m Y, y sms s,,rs wheh Wheh
Lii Fba ena cted Into Ysw shall be dnes-S
tionea, the Democratic party cannot I, bc5
blamed IFS not claimed That tha ise. ~
publican bill will not aeeonpilsn az .llat
IL desired Of !it but y claimed .hal ~.
III ts5constitutionallty is nXccedinsly idonpt-
5fml. and ,hat no chanres should be takeni
q, u matter OF such importan'ae, u
3Representatlyo r paYy has ~ troSduced =
mn Ma regulate rates, Int - iss ''lllfqr-
stood that it is not entirel SaecsptaIpllie
IA all Democrats, Democrats ], 90 5nol
hone 10 pass thair bill as stated alloye,
INT they are horeful 1f get ms on one or
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