The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
Voice of
the People
The Right Of Appeal,

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4 The R;r1t of Appeal.
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Editor Of The Tlmcs-Dlspatch
that the difficulty encountered III "
ington III framing plll ior Tesu i.s
railroad rates that VIII put tie Iate ~
Z force. pending an appeal mas its iouhua-
ton IN Inadequate conp1ehens.o1. ~
full import Of reg ulhtion o. col'l'heree
and "due process OF law an ,uea sesmS
TO prevail IN Congress that due process
Of law" entities the railroads TO an appeal
before the rate that the commission es-
taslishcs goes into effect. submit mat
tho Idea Is wholly erroneous. IN INC case
Of Davidson vs., New orleans. 10 Unileu
States Reports o., the supreme court o.
the United States had occasion 70 dcai
very con,prehensivcly WIN ny su1Jec 49,. 81
educ process Of law,'Mnnd j held that
the whole scope and eject OF these words
was to cntitle d party TO hearing where
nc could present his proofs cross.exnmine
his ndvcrsary's witnesses, and submit his
argument on the evidence. When he IS
( given that sort Of hearing, he has ali
that due process OF law entities MN TO-
and tho colirth while repeatedly reanirm-
Ing this, has repeatedly held that due
process" does not entitle the party to an
a ppeAl after lie has had this complete
hearing. II an appeal Is given him, 1t is
40 much bounty See Schwnb vs.. Peg
gren. 1l3 u S. r. .432; McCue vs Emmett,
1ns VA. loo7-s; Mcshaw vs. Durston, 15'
III SIR. 0s4. Very we'll Congress has
roxvcr 10 ..rcp,ilate commerce among the
statAs,' This is the most far-reaching
grant of power In the Constitution. and
\ no man has ever vet dared to define It's
hounda ries cnn ina CINE no limits upon
q ~ nresent n,irposcs but the pro-
yiaion f,hat Congress shall deprive no man
i, S,f
Iuu,' @5l',a
- "a co,co,v. or M valid reason Why
r,orgree. mav not under this power, pro-
,,,dn for repi1atinp rat tea through the In
.,rs,aia Commnrco Commission, II liz
clear ~ nv mind that It can It IS
s,,,.,,,v c,nnr "a mo that Congress can
en,'n,ro ~ .on,n,issio,, when fixing a
800 ~ rrocand accord ,g ia the methods
- ,,,d,.lai :. r,h;,n, al There Ia nothing
~ "a ,uu.e'n :, Az os than, sa cred
~ ,,'oa. .,atni .h,,,,a, rho judicial trl-
70 ~ 1uu, ,.. s,'',ha,,, and otl,er bodies
,,,a" ,rhav NAV he adonted by n COM
& III =, nt,c,,.as - nrocced nv them
! '.'asi - arao,,,,.1 the commission nav
4 OF .l'e pv"y :, e.ea...'s s - -; .ha,n
,r,'a.. ~ h,,snas. ~ CSonUress4 nroyidc
nen ~, az :, ,,as.as t,,nt nn3ice shall be
~ we ~ ~, 49,, ~ ,,h.t e 10 nro.
90 ~ ~, H., ran,,irins that nhe road
poseu - W. ~ - - 80, -. 49, ,.hen
shhii NE ts ans "ei -, =. "a a,uIorcs ,,ro
the chues' ssa' =. 80 r,r,,,,a,t .,,hn,itted
Anu ~ 10 ,,,hen gven shall
az" tl'I ..Io H. 5uue s'. e.<.. C,,.e ~ rood
- ~ h,,,''tt Vac ~ rirht ~ ~ III
a. ~, 49, ,,-naasa ~ i, a,s' whnn r. GOT
,an nau uu1 - o-'' = = " - =. : =
10 ~, As"' I rs, 49,. l., s,,.,, ,rocad,,rc
- s'', -. So ma,tad ,1,,a nrocara ~
,ae o1u ~, no .s.',tH,, a.. sn,,r.,,, mt
y, "a -. has ''uu - rer,,ross
~ WIZ Nv sa'a u,,e -,
!ishes a cou.t ~ ''."s 49, oa
- nn.o ~, ta naer,atinr - make
that so'sieeS WI oe -
cours ~ 'ss sh,s =, ~ - ,,,,,,o,,
a.eMe nc . Iii 10 80. r.. r.
.s, Go - $500 - -
res"i,.ns eun'l,'ei.e GU us.n sue. -,-rh
proseduIe, wien y ''t, ~ ,.,.s.,
se =, 49,, =, t.. -
. .ns soIra ann,r,i ssinn,a vnrr = ~ fn
Wtssn u1ns ,Saa,hnds =, ~ ,nd,,rs
= ~, - .''o W.. .ha1, IL
use,i 80 ~ a. e ..,'i, !, dn.a - ,he
90 - - 1 as -. ~ ,,ad N",. ,1ro.aas
Ian,oau Gay - i't's ~ -
y ~ =
~ may " sa'a; VIZ w.
IMPOSE lute tIat ;. .ao - - '''1 -
|s 70 DC uohe =. ne. 90. IT, =. ~,
me act protIues nae g,
law, "ou,u no ~. W ,.,i..,e, -. CIV
py -. nv a. ,, 49,, 80 Ala no road n ;,,s.
lAted tnelr uuty ana gu ~. ny. t"n
1iee y. pus.,ns .,Se - ~ 10 d,,tv
,d,osa, woyld Inio,n the,r juds