New-York tribune., 1906-06-03
AGREED ON RATE BILL.
CONFERREES REPORT.
Measure Left Essentially as Passed
by the Senate.
IRON The tribune Bureau.I

washington. June 2@COn1erTeeS on Jlc 1NoA-
way Rate bill reported an agreement to both
houses of Congress to-day. but no further ae-
tion was taken. and the reports will be printed
for consideration on Monday The only material
changes not hitherto reported in these dispatches
are the elimination Of the so-called Jim Crow
amendment. and the retention Of the five days
notice" which under debate when the con-
ferrees adjourned yesterday. The conferrees
also raised the salary Of the secretary or the
Interstate Commerce Commission 10 5000 rrom
s.. 500. this action having been taken on their
own responsibility and without instruction from
either house.
In the main the Senate amendments have been
agreed 70. but the House provision for an In
crease OF the commission from FIVE TO seven
members is restored and salaries Of commission
ers are raised from 81 500 10 $4,000 The indi-
cations are that the report generally will be
approved. but that the provision exempting
sleeping cars from the supervision OF the Inter-
state Commerce Commission and the operation
OF the Interstate Commerce law and the tn
crease Of salary given TO the secretary OF the
commission. will be hotly contested and prob
ably rejected by the Senate. There seems to be
little doubt that if members of the two houses
can obtain opportunities TO vote on the sleeping
car proposition the decision OF the conferrees will
be rejected by considerable majorities.
The disposition Of the amendments, in the
order in which they appear in the bill, follows:
The first amendment to the bill was that max
ng pipe lines common carriers. This was
stricken out and included in the amendment
making express companies common carriers,
sleeping car companies having been eliminated.
so that the amendment now reads:
The term common carrier as used IN this act.
corporations engaged IN the transportation or O.!
by pipe lines. or partly by pipe lines and partly oy
water. ga
ALL PASSES PROHIBITED.
The next amendment is that prohibiting
passes. II was redrafted and made much more
stringent. all excepted classes being eliminated
Either to issue or to receive free transporta-
ton is made a nnisdemeanor. The amendment
Is as follows:
No carrier subject to the provisions Of this act
shall, after January / 1897 directly or indirectly
free transportation Tor passage. Any carrier
violating this provision shall be deemed s1lsy 9r
punished fine of not exceeding 5000. and
sef or for another any such interstate free ticket
free pass or free transportation shah be deemed
thereof be subject 70 like penalty
The Elkins commodity amendment was
tanned practically in the form originally agreed
upon, and the provision later inserted elinina-
ting timber and the manufactured products
thereof from its application was stricken ont
AS agreed 70. the amendment provides that after
MAY l. 1905 it shall he unlawful for any
mon carrier to transport any article CON-
modify manufactured mined OF produced by IT,
or produced under It's authority or which n may
own in whole or in part in which il may hava
an interest direct or Indirect. except such
ticles or commodities as may be necessary ana
intended for its own use in the conduct Of it's
business as a common carrier.
The requirement. that common carriers SHALL
on application sof any shipper, construct and
tracks was amended to include the applications
provision was offered in the Senate. but was
not adopted. and the statement was made TO-
day that it would he objected = when the con-
ference report was taken under consideration
by the senate.
The Senate reCeded from what is known as the
Jim Crow" amendment which declared that
equally good service and accommodations should
he given to all persons paying the same COM
pei s4tiop for interstate transportation Of pas
sengers- The provision was stricken cut Of the
bill
The several Senate amendments twenty IN
number, relating 70 the pubEoat on Of sched-
ules Of rates and charges Of al kinds were
agreed 10, and 70 TIE provision r7l1-inG tn joint
rates was added IRE following:
If no joint rate over tire through rare has been
rate shall tIe- print and K ovCT - r-rhlic t.
specton. afCresai1 the separately est ibliShe1
rates fares and charges aPcHed 10 the through
transportation