The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-06-29

against the commission to enjoin, set
aside, annul or suspend any order or
requirement OF the commission shall
be in the district where the carrier
against whom such order or require
nlent may have been made In its prin-
cipal operating Office, and may be
brought at any time after such order is
quirement has been made against two
or more carriers then in the district
where any one of said carriers had its
principal operating Office and if the
carrier has its principal operating Of
flee in the District of Columbia, then
the venue shall be in the district where,
said carrier has its principal Office and
jurisdiction to hear and determine such
suits is hereby vested in such courts.
The provisions of IAN act to expedite
the hearing and determination OF suits
IN equity, and so FORTH" approved May
II. 1903, shall be, and are hereby, made
applicable to all such suits, including
the hearing on an application for a
preliminary injunction, and are also
made applicable to any proceeding in
equity to enforce any order or require
ment of the commission, or any of the
provisions of the act to regulate COM
merce approved February 4, 1887, and
all acts amendatory thereof or supple
mental thereto. 1t shall be the duty
Of the attorney general in every such
case to file the certificate provided for
in said expediting act of February IL,
1903, as necessary to the application OF
the provisions thereof, and upon ap-
Peal as therein authorized to the SUI
preme court of the United States, the
case shall have in such court priority in
hearing and determination over all
other causes except criminal causes:
Provided, that no injunction, interlocu-
tory order, or decree suspending or re-
straining the enforcement of an order
of the commission shall be granted ex-
cept on hearing after not less than five
days notice to the commission An ap-
zeal may be taken from any interlocu-
tory order or decree granting or con-
tiEuing an injunction in any suit, but
the United States: Provided further,
That the appeal must be taken within
20 days from the entry of such order
or decree and it shall take precedence
in the appellate court over all other
causes, except causes of like character
and criminal causes.
Appeal for Rehearing.
Sec. 6. That a new section be added
TO said act Immediately after section
1e, to be numbered as section 16a, as
fellows:
Sec 16a. That after a decision, order,
OF requirement has been made by the
commission in any proceeding any
party thereto may at any time make
application for rehearing of the same,
or any matter determined therein, and
it shall be lawful for the commission
in it's discretion to grant such rehear-
ing If sufficient reason therefor be
made to appear. Applications for re-
hearing shall be governed by such gen.
eral rules as the commission may es-
tablish. No such application shall ex-
cuse any carrier from complying with
or obeying any decisions, order or re-
quIrement of the commission, or ope-
rate in any manner to stay or postpone
the enforcement thereof, without the
special order of the commission. In
case a rehearing is granted the pro-
ceedings thereupon shall conform as
nearly as may be to the proceedings
in an original hearing, except as the
commission may otherwise direct.
Sec. lob. Nothing in this act shall
prevent any common carrier subject
to its provisions from giving free
transportation or reduced rates to the
officers of organizations or employees
for the purpose of transacting the bust
ness of such organizations with such
railroads. Provided, that such reduced
rates or free transportation are not is
sued with the view of discriminating