The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-09
MIR. ALLISON ABSENT
COULD NOT INTRODUCE HIS OWN
 AMENDMENTS.
Author of Agreed-To Provisions for . Rate BiH Was HI and Senator CulIom Represented His
 Interests.

Washington. May S.---In the absence today of Senator Allison from the Senate, Senator Cullom offered the Iowa Senator's compromise amendments to the railroad rate bill.
 He said that MT. Allison would him. self have offered them. but for the fact that he was i'll. He asked that the amendments be printed and lie over, saying MT. Allison could be in the Senate later and take charge of them | himself.
 Senator Aldrich asked unanimous consent for a reprint of the bill. show ing the effect of the amendments. but Senator Culberson objected on the grounds that amendments were merely those of an individual Senator and there should be no discrimination. | Senator Aldrich said he had no ulte- rior purpose in making the request 4 compromise was reached by pro- lviding for the reprintins of the sec- tions affected as they will appear when
 amended as proposed.
 Senator Rayner offered an amendment l to the amendment, making specifica-
 tions to be made in applying for court review.
 The Rayner amendment to the amend ment Is as follows:
 whenever, under the provisions of | this act, Jurisdiction is conferred on l the Circuit Courts to hear and deter. mine a suit upon the bill or petition | of carrier for the purpose of enjoin- ing. setting aside. annuling or suspend | ing any order of the Commission, such Jurisdiction shall not attach unless l the carrier alleges in it's bill or petition that it's property has been taken in
 violation of the Fifth Amendment of | the Constitution of the United States,
 or that the Commission has exceeoed the Jurisdiction conferred on 1t by law. And the hearing and determination of
 such suit the courts shall be limited to the allegations set forth In said bill
 or petition"
 The reading of the Allison amend ments. on which Senate leaders are agreed, was listened to with great in- terest, and at its conclusion the amend
 ments were hurried to the printing of-
 flee with instructions to have them printed and returned to the Senate to- day. The language, after striking out 1 the words fairly remun erative," in Section Of the bill. provides for the
 insertion after the word prescribed. the | following:
 "AIl 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 teh commission"
 l In the same provision specifying when orders of the commission shall take effect is stricken out. l Then comes in the original Allison | amendment, providing for the bringing
 of suits against the commission and after the word "offce" is to be inserted l the following:
 And if the order or requirement. has been made against two or more car riers, then in the district where any one of said carriers has it's principal operating offices and if the carrier has It's principal operating office in the District of Columbia, then the venue shall be in the district where said car rier has its principal office and Juris- | diction to hear and determine such
 suits Is hereby vested in such courts. T In the same section after the word suits is to be inserted, including
 the hearing on an application for a
 preliminary injunction"
 After the word "causes'' is to be add | ed, provided that no injunction. in- terlocutory or decree suspending or restraining the enforcement of an or- der of the commission shall be granted
 except on hearing after not less than i've days notice to the commission. An
 appeal may be taken from any inter- locutory order or decree granting or
 continuing an injunction in any suit,
 but shall lit only to the Supreme Court
 of the United States. Provided fur
 ther that the apepal must be taken
 within thirty days of the entry of such order or decree and shall take pre- cedence in the appellate court over all other causes except causes of like character and criminal causes"
 The amendment further provides for striking out the last sentence of sec ton six