Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-09
snate VIII Probably Begin Considering
Them This Afternoon.
RoWSloSs or COURT REVIEW SECTION
Orders Can Be Suspended by Two Judges of
Circuit Court After Hearing.
FIVE DAYS NOTICE MUST BE GIVE
AuueRl tO Lie to supreme Court ana
Cases Shall Have Precedence over
Causes Of All other Glasses
Except Criminal.

today presented tho Allison amendments
to the railroad rate bill They will be
| printed and lie over until they are reached
in their regular order
| The reading of the Allison amendments
on which senate leaders are agreed. was
listened to with great interest and at its
conclusion the amendments we're hurried to
the printing Office with instructions to have
thom printed and returned to the senate
today.
The language. after striking out the words
fairly remuneratve." in section Of the
| bill provides for the insertion after the
word prescribed" the following:
! IAN orders of the commission. except
orders for the payment of money, shall
take effect within such reasonable time and
| shall continue in force for such period Of
! time. not exceeding two years, as shall be
prescribed in the order OF the commission"
In the same section the provision specify
ing when orders of the commission shall
take effect is stricken out
Then comes in the original Allison amend
ment providing for the bringing of suits
| against the commission and after the word
! office" is to be inserted the following.
And il the order or requirement has
been made against two or more carriers
then in the district. where any one Of
said carriers had its principal operating
Office, and il the carrier has its principal
operating Office in the District of Columbia
then the venue shall be in the district
where said carrier has It's principal ONCE
and Jurisdiction to hear and determine
such suits is hereby vested in such courts"
Limit to IniunctiOns.
In the same section. after the word b
| "suitS'' Is TO be inserted Including the
hearing on an application for a preliminary
| injunction"
After the word causes is to be added
provided that Injunction. interlocutory
order or decree. suspending or restraining
the enforcement of an order of the COM
mission shall be granted except on hearing.
after not less than five days notice to the
commission. An appeal may be taken from
any interlocutory order or decree granting
or continuing an injunction in any suit.
but shall lie only TO the supreme court of
the United States. Provided further. that
the appeal must be taken within thirty
days of the entry Of such order or de
cree, and shall take precedence in the
appellate court over all other causes ex-
cept causes of like character and criminal
causes"
The amendment further provides for strik-
, ing out the last sentence of section 6, which
reads follows:
whenever an order Of the commission.
other than an order for the payment of
money, shall have been compiled with for
the period of three years. such order shall
not thereafter be in force against the
carrier 80 complying Herewith"
Proceedings of the Conference.
/ Conferences in the senate yesterday which
/ resulted in positive agreements on six
propositions TO be Incorporated in the Al
lison amendment TO the railroad bill were
ratified today by additional conferences OF
= senate leaders representing all republican
factions That there could be no further
E misunderstanding this data for the basis
5 OF the agreement was prepared and ex-
: changed
The Allison amendment is TO comprise
! FirstIThe words. fairly remunerative,"
in section of the BILL to be stricken out.
second-The words. "in its Judgment in
{ the same section, are 20 be retained.
Thlrd-Jurisdiction is Vested in The
United States circuit court TO hear and
e determine suits against the commission.
Fourth-No preliminary Injunction OF in
terlocutory order is to be granted without
a hearing and notices.
a Fifth-The application for preliminary in
4 junction or interlocutory decree is to be
slxth-A direct aPResl from the the III inter, ;gs
n supreme court OF the United states.
t what PrOvisiOns Mean.
9 Under the first and second clauses OF the
agreement the rate making section Of the
bill will authorize the interstate commence
] commission when after full hearing IL
shall be Of the opinion that rates are un-
r Just or unreasonable, or unjustly dlscrimi-
natory or unduly preferential or prejudicial
ITO determine and prescribe what will ia
it's judgment be the just and reasonable
rate or rates charge charges, to be
Is thereafter observed in such cases as the
3 maximum to be charged"
n The third clause Is the original Allison
s compromise amendment and simply con-
Re fers Jurisdiction on the circuit courts 70
5 hear and determine suits against the com
u mission. The fourth, fifth and sixth clauses
J. place certain restrictions upon the granting
Of injunctions and provide for the appeal
N from such orders direct 10 the supreme
- court.
y Allison with DOIIiver.
< Notice was served by Senator Allison on
10 the conservative forces, headed by Senators
& Aldrlch. Spooner, Crane, Lodge. Knox,
&c Foraker and others that he would not
re offer any amendment that was not satis-
ie factory to his colleague. Senator Doiliver.
/ ana 10 Senators Cullom and Clapp. who
u fought against amendments TO the house
's bill when IL was pending before the COM
le mittee ON interstate commerce. The stand
taken by the senior Iowa senator upset
the former alleged agreement. He made
) no secret OF his belief that advantage had
been taken Of his illness 10 attempt 70
II force through amendment which was
offered solely a basis for compromise
and not as full agreement OF the con
troverted questions. When Il was made
r clear that Senator Allison did not believe
al the amendment given his name would
ne reach all OF the questions. negotiations
III we're reopsned and the final agreement or
Ian ~ the points involved was reached az
the conference last night which was at
tended by Senators AldricE. Garter, Knox
81 Cullom. Fulton. Hopkins sud Spooner.
a. The questions which needed hnal adjust
al nent at the conference were those relat.