Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-31
RAILWAY RATE BILL
PROVISIONS OF MEASURE FAVOR
ED BY REPUBLICANS.
Stipulations Regarding the Court Of
Transportation to Review Rulings
of Interstate Commission.


day by the republicans of the House com
mittee on interstate and foreign commerce
contains twenty-five sections.
Sections and extend authority to the
interstate commerce commission. whenever
after full hearing it has declared any exist
ing rate for the transportation of persons
or property, or any regulation or practice
whatsoever affecting the transportation OF
persons or property to be unreasonable or
unjustly discriminatory. to declare and or
der what shall be a just and reasonable
rate, practice or regulation to be charged.
imposed or followed in the future in place
of that found to be unreasonable or unjust
w discriminatory and the order of the COM
mission shall of it's own force become oper-
alive thirty days after notice mas peen gwen
ITO the person or persons Directly aHecteo
thereby: but at any time within Sixty Gays
from date of such notice any person or per-
sons directly affected by the order OF the
commission. and deeming 1t to De conlrai5
to law may institute proceedings IN the
court of transportation, sitting as court Oh
eo,,ity to have 1t reviewed and its lawful
ness business or unreasonableness oeter-
mined.
When the rate substituted by the commls-
sion shall be joint rate. and the carriers
fail to agree on the apportionment thereon
among themselves within twenty days after
notice of such order, the commission dl,el
full hearing may issue supplemental oroef
declaring the portion of such joint rate 10
he received by each carrier party thereto,
which shall take effect of it's own force as
part of the original order, subject to review
like the original order
Court of Transportation.
Section makes all proceedings before the
commission including the record OIL evil
dence. findings and records of the commits
sion. a part of the record of the case, to be
sent to the court of transportation WITHIN
ten DAYS after notice for review has been
given. All proceedings before the court are
to be conducted by the Attorney General
The commission, however, may employ spe-
cial counsel with the approval of the Al,
tornev General and moreover, is given full
mower even during proceedings TO modiIy,
suspend or annul its former order, ruling OF
requirement. e
Section imposes a penalty of fine OF
* 0lo q dav for each DAY parties violate the
rulings of the commission made unuef sec
tions / and of the bill. Section oe!ile9
the word person to include corpora IONS.
Section 6 increases the membership OF the
Commission to seven and makes the salary
of each $4,000 a year, and closes: me
President shall appoint, by ana WIN tlle
consent of the Senate, two additional inter-
state commerce commissioners. Not more
than four commissioners shall pc appoill.eou
from the same political party. Seclloh
establishes the court of transportation' "
he composed of five circuit Judges VI 'he
ITnited states no two of whom shall pc
from the same judicial circuit. They shaii
he designated by the President for terms Oh
one. two, three, four and fve years, resp ..s.s
iyely from pri 1, 1903, and as then Terms TERM.
aynire the President shall from the clrcus
judges appoint thelr succes9oiS "
five years each ,.+ shau
Section provides that this court siid u,
hold four regular sessions annu ;a1 III =,
Wa shineton. beginning on the first 1uesuay
in March. June. September and Decempe PEI;
Special sessions of the court may De helu
al other places when justice Woulo DC
thereby promoted.