The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-22
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BL0 ! [ ! II.
Railroad Senator'S Invite This his
Opportunity to StaveS 9 49,;
Preser1t$A agitation.
r ailroad Senators Invite This
HEPB URN Bill III. OFFERED 9 81 ! ':l:
Gives Commission Power t. to-; F E'l'i:
Rates, Subje Is Right 81 A 8. Il I.
}3Si5l5S y "a i It's C,omnlerce Court.
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ss1vAsHINGTON,D d. ", Jan. 81 -. II; . de-
yclo,1ps hat there ID no small Pre- Icy
'thntSthc swayne3 case vii be AIKEN up by
the senate at this session The reason y ~
for Il Is peculiar The enators
arc read 10 do to stave on me
present agitation concerning rebates at'd
regulation o Z rates, the MESA &c and 1
Y N Of the President to Il he contrary
TO Suse a term Vi OF
Sneaker Cannon, the sWayne case l!s! may a.
9bag employed as "a buffer the idea e pelns
that ,ty conslderatlonby.the Senate Wtooaia
occupy 80 much time that there Wo 'lll1i
Sbe none left except for the handling or
necessary appro pria ton bill ls. y y
a nun, Der gof senators TO-DAY expree e. ,
doubt as to whether there was any ma nee
for the Hepburn bill to be y, ny
the Eenat q or pa ssed at his Ine
seven managers for the House 20 Ep reese
the Swayne Fiinpeachment3 articles 70 the
Sonata are$8to meet on n onuay a 1e5 ois-
cl,ss their plan OF ton " Z. Ii \, I'LL
Members OF he Fl louise generally " believe
the seven managers constitute iag strong
team, ana the Democrats are par ticulariy
Well pleased that the minority IS repre- r
scnted by Clayton. DeArtlond and q Smith,
of kentucky. s.a.Ss 81 SS
!. The Hepburn Bill.
u Rc,pI,rcscn Hepburn to-day intro +. : \
5duced his bill amending the interstate
commerce act. which has been under con
slderutio i some time. and which has been
submitted to tho President and "A torney-
SGenernl;urd other members Of the admin
istratlon. n as !.
- Upon f complaint the Interstate Com.
,1nr< fp1 RI lNts
der what shall be IL Just and reasonable
rate. which order shall take effect 4 IN
sixty days. the carrier having an appeal
to d court OF commerce to have the order
sof the commission reviewed IS Pend ms the
88reyiewntrc court may slis pend the order
recurring Il bond from the Tea rrier for the
payment offall damages incurred = " shl p
pers Tho commission lis also aut horlzeu
10 Tx a joint rate In case Two Or. more
carriers fall to agree, orders 81 q lrectlng
these rates being subject to reYiew W q py
the court of commerce.. 73 5,F u "
Tho President is authorized TO appolnt
an Assistant Attorney-G General for ~ he
enforcement of the act, Il 6a 81 n
Tho Interstate Commerce Isl Comm ssl0n
ia authorized during a judicial reYieW g &
Its order to modify or pend tn order
under review, I'd Carriers refusing to obey
AN an order OF tho commission are subject
to Il penalty OF 20, OOO "a 3da y.
An appeal from the Court Of Commerce
can only BIO taken to tho Supreme Court
sof the United States, rs. Sal s.3
1 Nj New Commissi
The present Interstate Commerce Com
mission is abolished and n new. commits
sion creatcd. composed OF seven commls-3
sioners at $1,000 a year, rhe terms OF
the commissioners shall be ten Years.
& IA Court Of Commerce, composed Of FIVE
circuit Judges of tho United States, Is
created, which, shall hold four regular
sessions each year III SSyashington, The
court shall have exclusive jurisdiction
over cases brought by tho interstate Cons
merce Commission, Tho chief Justice Of
tho Supreme Court Of the United States
lis authorized to designate on the first OF
each year five circuit Judges, who shall
constitute tho Court of Commerce, Tho
President is authorized to appoint an D..
.lItionul circuit Judge for ca CHI of the judi,
3cial districts of tho United States, who
are authorized to perform the duties ;of
tile Judges Of the Circuit Court
rho Bill consists of twenty-one lions,
much attention being given to the details
and methods of procedure under which
tho commisslori and the Court Of Cons
.merce shall proceed, gl VI AZ u IS * sssl