The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-14
.RAYNER IS RATE
BILLS DEFENDER
Continued From First Page.

Of legislative function is concerned
rate that has been challenged, in every |
ject, including each one Of the. cases
cited by the senator from Ohio, this
function is spoken of as an administra-
tive and not a legislative function.
No Rate Revolution.
The speaker ridiculed the objection
that under the rate bill the interstate
commerce commission would have the
right to change all the railroad rates
thruout the country, saying that the
fact that the bill provides that no
change can be made except upon COM
plant is a sufficient reply. ~
Mr.. Rayner replied to Mr.. Foraker2s
argument that the rate-making power
applies to differentials under the con-
stftutional provision that no preference
shall be given to the ports Of one state.
the. terms discrimination - and s'dif-
| ferentials' have been confused, he
added: n
AS to Differentials.
.This present enactment, entirely
| ignoring the provisions Of the Esch-
| Townsend bill in the last congress, re-
| jecting the recommendations Of the
| Interstate commerce commission and
disregarding the original free mmenda-s
tions Of the president, absolutely de-
prives the commission from fixing or
stablishing minimum RACES, and, there
tore, nnAess u exercises an arplesary
power ny lowering q Perlec5iy i I;asiar
ape ra.e, ~ EYES n ~ do ond na nnwl
WnateVer ovGf niher ILL., anu nn No
eIl5o cohtioi Tug ss'ies " eoAip :. =
/ E
=, know tnat tne senator ii III o hin
clalms anu mas algaeo snao rn n,;ss;nn
confers the right upon tne COMMISSION mss !
to ADJUST dlnefentiais. l. say o, ena' -
gives the commission no such power.
deny. that upon any construction that
can be put upon this language, mere
ls any poMers Whatever IN she So s4rine
sion 70 adJusI !reiative Idtes aha s SIN,
the proper proportions between Gneni.
The ports OF the United states, ,!here-
fore, are not within the Jurissd lsILi!
of*the Hepburn act. Ii there is olI
ferential between different ports upon
different lines Of railroads, there, ls,no
PROVISION OF tnlS measure Ghdt il,V0ete
the commission WIN tne lgnb W
change it, 5s !.
Clapp's Skilful Work.
..a +h ~ +ha sk;1fni ex mi
ne stdceu thaI ny Ine IL $500
nation OF witnesses peiore tne eeh M.
eamm1tteeI on lnIslssa. ~ eo fant tb,+ IN
Uapp mao deVelopeu the: laot .hat IL ~
practically every case an which a aas
commission mas suggested IaGe uhh be :
the existing law, the suggestion n ids
prsa that utp there should be no objection
to taking the one s, step III adgahct Mn.o oL
the penang Dill taxes. ne u. ueelafe -
his satisfaction with the OH DIS y
passed the house and added:
Sc" 1t may require some slight changes
I'M it's phraseology, put It's supstantla !
provisions meet with my approvM. !
!, have no fear or anxiety, not the snght-
est. that the commission will .perpetrate
any aet OF inaost,ee nnaef shls meI s III.
and lRbelieyeG Snat nhe pow % 'i :
: courts under the MIN amenohea u !, IL
| carriers.
/. IF the senate, however. should take
a different view and invest The courts
in addition to the inherent power that
they now, possess to. protect the Iaif
roads from confiscat1on, with the fur
Their power to review the proceedings OF
the commission as to the reasonabl
or business of its orders, then | shall
in proper time offer an amendment that
the courts complete the work that Isl be
fore them and that they do not engage
in the idle process of sending eases
back again to the commission without
any effective order or legal suggestion
as to it's future action
r He did not believe that in exercising
! croaching upon the domain of congress
AS to Court Review.