The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-05
PresidentsPIeaded with to Per,
NIT Its Amendment.
JOKER IS READY
Change Suggested Which viii
Defeat Purpose Of Law.
Gossip and Matters Of Interest
in Railroad Circles.


Washington. Feb. 5-Desperate efforts
have been made in the last few days
by the railroad Deople to beat the rail-
,cs5 ,o+. ,.-r,,iotf<-, .-oLo,,,s nv means
- -. --.s.-l-1t- 80 Of
u Fallous ali.el4ulilelits' eacH 0iis
Mnlch IS INTENDED TO prevent lne eAscu-
tlon OF the proposed law
The president and every one of his
7-.--el fss,,+.,,.-,-- 7,,,-. l,ser ,o77,barded
..,.-
A'- an al'Sl lis' ti9H % a.
threats. and piteous pleas Tor mefc-''
Extra ordinary influences have been set
to work to induce President Roosevelt
ara Cbairrran F4aDbt1rn to hermit the
5..t--s.--.,- -, H., tho hin
49,, 49,.
AStilllally designed 10 pIolSo1 'ii9 lii1el
eFts of the railroads, but really lntehd-
ed to defeat the whole purpose of the
law and throw the settlement Of every
.s., e. e. r-.,f+-7 e-to+s- 5,,+c, t1,a courts
--s,s- e. .-,,,1rs 10 80 IN I7ieh rriced
49, ,..-.-... In -. s-},ir,@,s1s were
(5ss4 g,5 "a etinr9ents deeaved and
f,s+ ~, ~, no fo-57,s IF the freight
1,,,5sss
45-s.fsa-4 f7ooea,-el+ has refused to be
l,,7ifTo1ad nj, "a ioisd and his example
6s.s sbeen followed nv chairman Hep
,{3r2 NJ Iowa he if said to his ever
1ssffrs~ crs7if because the time was
-.-Fer, he foo1r a dffferent noint of view.
- fe III eair +t1st his constituents i'm
Tov-a should understand that he has
,-ssi.-+.s ss7,e47r{a1 Embellishments and
-.l,,.--1s +i.,, t,sg15fii1.srs which might
80 ier,7s7 sn6tber man and resulted
i-- ~ i9tro6I,efio1 into the railroad
~ Kim ~ - iittls ict5er which would
l,a,-. ,5es+ro,-ed i+s original intent and
-, -.,,15 go linz so71al certainty.
.1aie5t. y IN, Of the 6eoDle.
n f cev7a+o,. E-nnv IF PENNSYLVANIA
$50 ,,-fi.,t ,svo5 the batteries in
HAAD lAAf'- ----Nt
~. $50 - f,,[5,,.,e fl,s president to ac-
. - - .IIsl .5cor71,ro7,7fsa'' which
S,.r- 4-t,-;r,g A1(77igl7 Foraker Kean
- - [sI-i,,e- r., in iect
anu CIai,e Ia W. 49, ~. tl3T1 me
mo lne 200 q .-. oll,c &C has
ms sv-eelliS - 80 ,,-l7en q
pe5il e'Nplal1le,l' ~ ~ ~ -. ~, the
shipper comp ialli9 u q - ,,1-ooeC,,7-
Btouhu lhat ~ ~ uiiJ ~ 80
doic tHe iiletaIeleS ~ -,
sion SHAH thereupoh lilquiIe ny u ~
facts 1T IL sustalns me siipl1si IL -. -
ceadS 10 Tx what IL uesfils ~ D1 q - ta,7
imunI reasonable rate. = nueI l4e ~
as it stands tnat rate Wouid stdiu uN'l'
it was upset by the supreme court on d
question as to whether the conInlsslol
acted lawfully" or not
Under the proposed compromise,
vtb CHI of course. is not a. compromise
at all but a surrender to the railroads,
after the commission had fixed what it
considered reasOnabl rate, the rail-
roads could then appeal to the circuit
court for review" That means that
the circuit court would have to take
jurisdiction Of the whole thing 1t
would 80 into the facts of the case, hear
Witnesses. and determine whether the
ectinu of the interstate commission was
7,ronerlv taken Or not
NFaanvvloi1e as "a matter Of course. the
.,o1i~t v9-o1,Id no at Iiherfv to isslle a
teniporarv Injunction. and. pending.
fine anal Adjudication of the case. the
Nv Tho commission would surely stand.