The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-09
AMENDMENT READ
DURING SESSION
Upper Branch Spends Nearly En-.
tire DayS+o Intellectual Con-
sidcration Of Elkins Pro-
vision and Adjourns
4 in State OF Great
Confusion.
I3y Associated press.)

in the senate yesterday, which resulted
in positive agreements OH six PROPOSE
tons 10 be Incorporated In tho Allison
amendment TO the railroad bill, were
ratified to-day by additional conferences
OF Senate leaders representing all Repub-
1Ican factions That there could be no
further misunderstanding data as the
basis for the agreement was prepared
and exchanged, providing that the ALL
son amendment is to comprise six prop
Ostions as follows:
"FIrst-The words fairly remune.
ratIyc' In section 4 Of the bill are to
BIO stricken out. s5.
"Second-The words In It's ]udg-
ment,' In the same section, are to
be retained
"ThIrd-Jurisdicto is vested in
the United Staten Circuit Courts to
3l hear and determine suits Inst the
commission.
"Fo,lrth---The preliminary Injunction
a or lnterocutory order Is to be granted
without a hearing and notices.
"Fifth-Thc application for prcljmi-
nary Injunction or lntcrlocutory de-
cree is to be heard by three Judges.
"slxth-As direct appca from the t
interlocutory order or decree to lie
only to the Supreme Court OF the
* United States"
Under the first and second clauses OF
the agreement. tho ratc-makng section
e OF the bill will authorize the Interstate
4 Commerce Commission. when. after full!
hearing 1t shall be OF the opinion that
rates arc unjust or unreasonable or ull-
Justly discriminatory or aunduly prefer
entail or prcjudicinl ITO determine and
prescribe what will, In It's Judgment. be
the just and reasonable rate or rates
charge or charges. to be thereafter Oh
~ .f.ISrYr N
,,c charged The third clause IS the
original Allison compromise amendment,
and simply confcrs jurisdiction on the
Circuit Courts to hear and determine
quits against the commission. The
fourth. NTH and sixth clanscs place cer-
tain restrictions upon the granting 0i
inIunctions and provide for the appeal
from such orders direct TO the supreme
Court
Amendment Read.
In the absence to day OF Senator All 4
son from the Senate, Senator Cullom, OF
fcrcd the Iowa senator's compromise
amendments to the railroad rate nlll.
lie said that Mr.. Allison would himEelfs
have offered them but for the fact thnt
he was i'll He asked that the amend
mcnts be printed aud lie over. saving
that Mr. Allison would be In the Senate
later and take charge OF them himself.
Senator Raynor offered an amendment
Ia the amendment making specifications
to be made in applying for a cour, re-
view.
The reading OF the Allison amendments
WAS listened to with great Interest and
at It's conclusion the amendments were
hurried 10 the printing office with IN
structions TO have them printed and re-
turned to the Senate to-day. The lam
slage. after striking ont the words
"fairly rcmuncrativc.' IN section OF
tho bill, provide for the insertion after
the word prescribed Of the following
,.All orders OF the commission, cx-
ccpt orders for the payment OF money
shall take effect within such reasonable
time and shall continue In force for
such period of time, not exceeding two
years, as shall be prescribed In the
order Of the commission
Original Provision.
Tn tho same section the provision specl-
Tying when orders of tho commission
shall take effect Is stricken out Then
comes in the original Allison amendment
providing for the bringing Of suits
against the commission and after the
word "of1lce" Is to be Inserted the fol.
lowing:
"Anl II tho order or requirement
has been made against two or more
carriers, then In the district where
any one OF said carriers has Its princl-
pal operating office, and II the carrier
has its principal operating Office In
the District of Columbia, then the
venue shall be in the district where
said carrier has It's principal office
and Jurisdiction to hear and determine
such suits Is hereby vested IN such
courts
In the same section, after the word
"suits" Is to be inserted Including the
ll,o ttr,,, fnr r,~A
limnary Injunction" After the word
"causes" is to be added
"Providcd that no Injunction. inter-
locutOry order or decree, suspendlng
or restraining the enforcement OF an
order of the commission shall Do
granted except on hearing, after not
less than five days notice to the conn
mission. An appeal may be taken
from any tnterlncutory order or de-
cree granting or continuing M In
Junction IN any suit, but shall lie only
to the Supreme Court Of the United
States. Provided, further that tho np-
peal must be taken within ,htrty days
of the entry of such order or, decree
and shall take precedence In the APP
pellate court over all other causes
except causes OF like character and
criminal causes
The amendment further provides for
striking out the last sentence of section
8, which reads as follows;
"INheneyer an order of the commits
sion, made In pursuance of s;sot:on IL,
as amended, other than m order for
thc payment OF money, shall have
been complied within the period of
three years, such order shall not
thercafter be In force MS against the
carrier 50 complying Herewith"
Elkins Amendment,
Aside from few minutes devoted to
ne reception OF the Allison anendmenss
3 the rate bill and 9 half hour glyen
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