Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-01
TIM WEEK ~ rnn WORLD,
Great Events aud Movements Which Are
Making History.

sought TO make d. II il considered a good,
conservative siep In the direction of com
lpelllns transportation companies 10 deslsl
iFsa, Discrimination aud special fa,ors. Tho
bill empowers the Interstate Commerce com
mission, comprising hyc members a. 40 pres
rui, 10 IA maximum rate whenever u is
alleged that charge made by a railroad
company is unjust or unreasonable. The
commission may enforce its orders through
The courts, OH pipe lines express com
panies and leeplng,rar companies are made
common carriers aud placed under the iuris'
dletion OF the commission, No railroad may
hereafter furnish free transportation except
IN excepted cases, hne u from 800 70
$4,000 Is provided for the improper issu'
anre 81 pass. aud the person accepting Il
lis liable 20 The same punishment. The rail-
roads must, before May l, 1905 divorce them
selves from all business connections and
| cputne themselves entirely TO duties % com,
mon carriers. They viii not be permitted
20 have a direct or indirect interest In any
commodity they transport unless Il Is IN,
tended for their own use. Al railroads
must provide switches and sdeiracks for
shippers without discrimination. Provision
/ Is made for the enforcement Of this regula'
ton by the commission Al railroads must
file With the commission schedules Of their
] NAAAHtHf AHllAt NAAh huiAtt must DC given
the commission Of any change In schedules
Any carrier falling to hle It's charges with
the commission Is prohibited from transact.
ing interstate business. The granting Of re.
bates and Determinations Is forbidden and
fine of from $1,000 to $4,000 Is fixed as
punishment In addition 10 Imprisonment for
term not exceeding two years. Both pen
alties may BE- imposed by the courts. ANY
person, corporation or company demanding
q rebate for the shipment Of goods Is sub.
ieet 10 a fine Of three times the amount re.
ceived or three times the value Of any con.
cession granted. Orders u the commission
fixing q maximum rate shall take effect with.
IN 80 days aud continue for two years unless
suspended or modified by the commission or
court Of competent jurisdiction. The com.
mission Is authorized to establish through
routes and joint rates as the maximum TO
be charged and prescribe the division OF the
rates.
The commission is authorized TO prescribe /.
what annual reports shall be made by the
railroads. II may also prescribe exactly the |
forms o. any and all accounts records and /
memoranda kept by each railroad or carrier. |
ANY persons making false entry in the
books as ordered to be kept by the commits /
sion is liable 10 fine Of from 81. 900 to s5,
600 and imprisonment for not less than one |
year and not more than three years. The
commission Is empowered 10 employ such I
special agents and examiners as are neces.
sary to keep that body informed as to the
business transacted by the railroads. Amy
examiner who divulges any fact or informa.
tion obtained during his inspections except /
TO the commission. is liable 10 a fine Of not
more than $1,000 and TO imprisonment for
not more than two years or both. All rail.
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or losses sustained on goods delivered TO
connecting lines. The original bill Of lsding
fixes full responsibility on the carrier ac
cepting the shipment.
The national senate at Washington Friday
passed the agricultural appropriation bill
carrying an appropriation OF s7,s00,000, and
without a word Of debate or an objection
from any source added to It, as an amend
ment the bill providing for government in
spection of fresh meats intended for do
nestle consumption. The provision is along
the general lines Of the law for the inspec
ton OF meats intended 10 be shipped abroad
and the work is delegated to the bureau of
animal industry. The bill requires that {
reptable meats shall be labelled. and au.
ihorizes the destruction Of condemned prod. /
iets. II also authorizes the inspection OF all s
animals before they enter the packing houses /
md requires that these establishments shall +,
be maintained in a sanitary condition; gives |.
he inspectors access to all departments of
hem and forbids interstate commerce in =
resh meats which are not marked by the !
Inspectors. The expense Of the inspection i
S to be borne by owners, and a fine OF b
5000 and Imprisonment for two years
ire fixed as the penalties for the violation of
he provision. Its enforcement will make
impossible the sale Of diseased meat. 1t :.
5 said that the packers were willing to ac- !,
ept the provisions OF the Beveridge bill, So !,
allied, notwithstanding its drastic pro- =
sions. The report OF Professor Neill, com.
missioner OF labor, who for months has been !,
investigating the methods of the packers, is \
aid to have been sensational, placing the Z
ackers in an awkward position. 1t was in 4
he presidents hands and a special message -
0 congress was being prepared, with sug-
estions for appropriate legislation, when
elegation of packers visited the president d
nd asked that the Neill report be not sent NJ
, congress until after action had been had o.
n the Beveridge bill. They preferred the II
everidge bill, as the lesser Of two evils W
Under the lead of Mrs Dora Montefore, "a
prominent woman suffragst many English :.
omen have pledged themselves not TO pay ca
lxes on the ground that taxation without CO
is tyranny. Mrs. Montefore' &c
Ouse in London is barricaded and sur dc
FUNDED by tax collectors and bailiffs, who
ope to starve her out or effect an entrance.
riends Of Mrs Montefore are supplying th
,r with food. About the middle of May at
Early 400 woman sufragists representing feI
CARNATIONS from all parts of the country Sc
terviewed Premier Campbell Bannerman at no
n pffna nI cd nla m l,,o
at women be allowed to vote. Eight of tn
e women were allowed to speak five min no
es each. They wanted the immediate grant -
womens rights and would not be salts
ID with promise to take the matter up
the next session of parliament,
The premier assured the women of his d.
mpathy with their cause and asked them
be patient; he believed it would not be
my years before the desired change would
brought about. The women left the Of
e much dissatisfied. Mrs. Montefore, in ne
+ public speeches, denounces the men who ar
md in the way of womans advancement On
d says that the non-taxpaying course is no
zen to advance the education of the cabi- ia
t ministers, warning the latter of the de- so '
mination of those who are conducting the ali
npaign to obtain their indisputable rights. orc
lie
The free alcohol bill which was passed the
the senate Thursday of last week, pro- cas-
les that after Jan. l, next, domestic al XII
lol of such degree of proof as may be are
'scribed by the commissioner of internal no,
enue may be withdrawn from bond with ma
payment of internal revenue tax for use \
the arts and industries and for fuel, light d.
power: provided said alcohol shall have -
N mixed in Tho nroeonca and under tho str
ection of an authorized government Off dei
ttT;th ar;a al trh oh d..