Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-25
States He Has Tried to Remedy Present Ills
Without COnterring on Any Commission
Power of Establishing Rates

tons parties thereto as the court may
deem necessary, and upon being salts
ned OF the truth of the allegations of
said petitions said court shall enjoin,
according to the ground of complaint,
the publishing and charging of all or
any such rate or rates so complained
or in excess of what the court shall
ind to be reasonable and Just, such in
Junction to continue in force during
such period as the same or substan-
TALLY the same conditions may continue
as are established by the evidence in
such case or shall enforce an observ-
ance of the published tariffs If they are
round to be just and reasonable; or di-
rect and require q diScontinuance of
such determinations, by such proper
orders, writs and process as will, as
nearly as be, secure equality of right
and treatment to all shippers, which
said orders. writs and processes may
pc enforceable as well against the par
ties interested In the traffic as against
the carrier or carriers complained of,
and all proceedings hereunder shall be
subject to the right of appeal to the
supreme court as now provided by the
act of February II, 1903, to expedite
the hearings of suits in equity; but
such appeal shall not operate to stay
or supersede the order of the court or
the execution of any writ or process
thereon, unless the circuit or supreme
court, on application therefrom, made
for good cause. so order.
Shall Institute Proceedings
1T shall be the duty of the several
district attorneys of the United States
whenever the attorney general shall
direct either of his own motion or upon
the request of the interstate commerce
commission to institute such proceed
ings and the progress provided for by
this act shall be prosecuted at the cost
of the United States or the railway
company or companies, as the court
may adjudge equitable and Just and
such proceedings shall not preclude the
bringing of suit for the recovery of
damages by any railroad or any other
action provided by said act approved
February 8, 1887, entitled An act 10
regulate commerce and acts amendatory
thereof And in proceedings under this
act and the acts to regulate commerce.
the said court shall have the power to
compel attendance of witnesses both on
the part of the carrier and any shipper
or shippers who shall be interested, who
shall be required to answer on all ques-
tions relating directly or indirectly to
the matter in controversy and to COM
pei the production of all books ana
papers. both of the carrier and the
shipper or the shippers. which relate
directly or indirectly to such transac-
tions. the claim that such testimony
may tend to incriminate the person
giving such evidence shall not excuse
such persons from testifying in regard
to such corporation producing its books
and papers, but no person shall be
prosecuted or made to suffer any
lfxrn nI1 Of on
transaction, matter or thing concerning
which he may testify or produce evil
dence or in favor of documentary or
otherwise in such proceedings"
Provision is made to expedite cases
in courts.
1t is not allowed to grant a special
rate or in any manner collect from any
person a greater or less compensation
than 1t receives from any other person.