The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-03
Either 10 Issue Or Receive Free
Transportation is Made a
Misdemeanor Under Law
OIL PIPE LINES ARE
MADE COMMON CARRIERS
Unlawful for Any Common Carrier to
Transport Any Article or Commod-
lty Manufactured, Mined or
Produced BY 1t.

washington, June I'm practically all
essential details the conferees on the rail-
road rate bill agreed to the measure as
It was passed by the Senate. The report
was signed at about 4 p. M. and almost
Immediately was presented to both houses
1t shows that the Senate receded from
six amendments, two of which merely
change the numbers of sections. Twenty
eight of its amendments were retained
verbatim, and the remaining seventeen
amendments were redrafted and retained
under different phraseology
Senator Tillman. chairman of the Senate
conferees, gave notice that he will urge
prompt action on the report in the Sen
ate. As soon as disposed of there 1t
ii is safe to say 1t will be acted upon
by the House with the utmost dispatch
~ The disposition of the amendments in
order in which they appear in the bill
follows:
Makes pipe Lines Common Carriers.
The first amendment to the bill Is that
making pipe lines common carriers. 1t
W. stricken out and included In the
~ .ct shall include express companies
anirion carriers. sleeping car companies
ftving been eliminated, SO that the
/ amendment now reads:
.'The term common carrier as used in
this act shall inclde express companies
and all persons or corporations engaged
In transportation of oil by pipe lines or
partly by pipe lines and partly by rail-
road, or partly by pipe and partly by
water"
All Passes Prohibited.
The next amendment is that prohibit-
ing passes. 1t was entirely redrafted,
made much more stringent all excepted
classes being eliminated, and to either
issue or receive free transportation being
made a misdemeanor The amendment
follows:
..Ni, carrier subject to the provisions
of this act shall, after January /, 1907,
directly or Indirectly issue or give any
Interstate free ticket, free pass, or free
transportation for passage. Any carrier
violating this provision shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor or shall upon
conviction thereof be punished by fine
of not exceeding $1,000 and any person who
uses. solicits or accepts for himself or
another such interstate free ticket, free
pass, or free transportation, shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof be subject to like
penalty"
The Eikins' commodity amendment was
retained practically In the form originally
agreed upon, and the provisions later in
serted eliminating timber and the manu-
f~1tured products thereof from its ap-
i,ncation, was stricken out. AS agreed to,
the amendment provides that after May
l. 1908 it shall be unlawful for any COM
mon carrier to transport any article or
commodity, manufactured mined or pro-
duced by It; or produced under It's author
ity or which it may own In whole or IN
part, or in which it may have an inter-
est direct or indirect, except such ar
ticles or commodities as may be necessary
and intended for its own use IN the con-
duct of Its business common carrier
Operate Switch Connections.
Tho requirement that common carriers
shall upon application of any shipper, con-
struct and operate switch connections
with private sidetracks, was amended TO
include the applications of lateral or
branch lines of railroads. The provisions
will probably be objected to when the con-
ference report Is taken under consdera-
ton by the Senate. The Senate receded
from what is known as the Jim Crow
amendment. which declared that equally
good service and accommodation should
he given to all persons paying the same
compensation for interstate transportation
of passengers The provision was stricken
out of the bill
ty In number, relating 10 schedules Of
rates and charges Of all kinds, were
agreed to- and the provision relating TO
-cint rates was added as folloWs'
..If no joint rate exists where the
through rate has been established, the
several carriers in such through ra,e
shall fle print and keep open to public
inspection as aforesaid the separately es-
tablished rates fares and charges ap-
Piled to the through transportation.
The original penal sections of the in
terstate commerce law which were re-
pealed by the Ellxins law and placed In
the hill by the Senate. were retained by
the conference committee. The Senate
amendment however, was amended by
striking out the words knowingly and
wilfully'' in the provision relating to Of
fering or accepting rebates, concessions
or determinations prohibited by the act.
THE conferees also eliminated the provis-
ION which declared that the penalties
should not apply to rebates or considera-
tions received prior to the passage and
approval of this act
All of tho Senate amendments to Sec
tion 4, which is the rHte-making section OF
The BILL were retained Among these are
several having relation to the Allison
compromise The most important of these
were the striking out of the words in
,ts Judgment" and the words 'and fair
lv remuneratve."
The Senate provision was retained pro-
,.d,ns that the order of the commission
shall take effect within reasonable time.
not less than thirty days as shall be pre-
ecrihed In the order of the commission
II the Same section the Senate amend
mont was agreed to which provides that
Through routes and joint rates estab-
Hshed shall apply where one OF the COM
peting carriers is a water line Inc pro-