The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22

point an assistant attorney general
for the enforcement of the act. The
interstate commerce commission is au-
thorized during judicial review of it's
order to modify or suspend the order
ul1der review. Carriers refusing to
obey an order of the commission are
An appeal from the court of commerce
Of the United States.
The present interstate commerce
commission is abolished and a new
commission created, composed of sew
EN- commissioners, at $4,000 a year.
The terms of the commissioners. shall
be ten years. >
A court of commerce, composed of
five circuit judges of the United
States, is created, which shall hold
four regular sessions each year in
Washington. The court shall have ex-
elusive jurisdiction over cases brought
by the interstate commerce commits
sion. The chief justice of the supreme
court of the United States is author
lied to designate on the first of each
year five circuit judges who shall con-
stitute the court of commerce. The
president is authorized to appoint an
additional circuit judge for each of the
judicial districts of the United States
who are authorized to perform the du-
ties of the judges of the circuit court
The Rate Sections
The bill consists of twenty sections
The first two sections, relating to
rates, are:
Section 1. That the tolls to be demand
ed and collected by common carriers sub
ject to the act to regulate commerce for
the transportation described in section 1
thereof shall be just, fair and reasonable.
and whenever, upon complaint duly made
under section 13 of the act to regulate
commerce, the interstate commerce COM
mission shall, after a full hearing, make
any finding declaring any existing rate for
or any regulation affecting said rate, to be
unreasonable or unjustly discriminatory,
the commission shall have power and 1t
shall be its duty to declare and order what
shall be just and reasonable rate, prac-
tice or regulation to be charged, imposed
or followed in the future in place of that
found to be unreasonable or unjuStly dis
criminatory. and the order of the commits
sion shall of its own force take effect and
become operative sixty days after notice
thereof has been given to the common
any common carrier affected by the order
of the commission and deeming it to be
contrary to law may institute proceedings
in the court of commerce of the United
States, sitting as a court Of equity, to
have such order reviewed and it's reason
ableness and lawfulness inquired into and
determined.
Pending such review, if the court shall
be of the opinion that the order or re-
qulrement of the commission is unreason-
able or unlawful, it may suspend the same
until the further order of the court, in
which event the court shall require a bond
of good and sufficient security. condition
for review shall answer all damages caus-
ed by the delay in the enforcement of
the order and shall include compensation
for whatever sums for transportation
compelled to pay pending the review pro-
ceed1ngs in excess of sums such person or
corporation would have been compelled to
pay if the order of the commission had
not been suspended.
Supplemental Orders
Sec 2. That when the rate substituted
by the commission as hereinbefore proyid-
ed shall be a joint rate and the carriers
parteS naefetG fa 70 agree upon the ap
within twenty days after notice Of such
order the commission may issue supple
mental order declaring the portion of such
joint rate to be received by each carrier
party thereto, which shall take effect of
It's own force as part of the original or
ders, and when the order of the commits
sion prescribes the just relation or rates
to or from common points on the lines of
the several carriers parties to the pro-
ceeding and such carriers fail to notify
the commission within twenty days after
notice of such order that they have agreed
among themselves as to the changes to
be made to effect compliance herewith
the commission may issue supplement
tary order prescribing the rate to be
charged to or from such common points
by either or all of the parties to the pro-
ceedirig, which order shall take effect of
its own force as part of the original or
ders. Such supplemental orders shall be
subject to review by the court of COM
merce within the time and manner herein
before provided for the review of original
orders OF the commission.
Attorney General in Charge
Provision is made that In proceed
ings for review the petitions and am
swers filed with the commission ana
the commissions finding, opiniosa and
order. shall upon the application OF
either party, he deemea q mart Of the
record Df the case In fine court OF c0n,-
znerce. also ep1aeRce, except ssaah mart
sas tina court may reject as ineanpe-i