The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-02-02

q, IN. yonse. which after some discus
sIon ,vas pagsed BY that body. no &c
ti,n vas taken, however, By the Seh
"a. hut after adjournment the Seaau
I Sor,r,ittee on Interstate C0mlheiS'
ISsld .xtcpded hearings, and during u'
I,,c~s,t Congress there has Teen
Ia ~ railroad rates bills IN Jo'i
lso,-.s ranging al the way from ths
I,,cr-.afe Con ncgcc Commission tlil
whI-b ia generally considered az tht
a5rnfnlsfrai ion measure. 20 tills widely
10 radically different On their pro
Ist.iors bills have b,nn introduced by
sar,to- U,lliyer Of Iowa. by Senator
f.,r,ler Of Ohio. BY Senator Elkins OF
! virginia. the Chairman OF the Sen.te
7 Interstate Commerce Committee. py
senator Mor-an q Alabama, by sena-
tor Culberson ~ Texas. by Representa-
tive Hepburn 81 Iowa. the chairman OF
Inc railroad rate commiitee OF the
House By representative Hogg OF
colorado: also the Interstate Com
merce Commission bill and various
IS, senator Morgan recently made the
e-si arEuuent IN the Senate on the
r,te question. IN support Of his biil.
,.hIcb proyiaes for the REGULATION OF
r,Ilroai rates through the regular
courts Of the country. Senator Elkins
blll also proposes that the Federai
cogyts sbail determine whether rates
are excessive. and provides Tor an IN
junction against any road which u
found 10 Be chaTrin- an excessive rate.
The bin which has been introduced ~
Representative Horv, Formulated ~
Iudre Peter Grosscup o. the United
STATES District Court o. Chicaro Who
rendered the decision AGAINST the Deer
Trust. provide for n special railroad
court 20 decide all such matters
Judge Gr0ssruq's IN establishes seven
Courts Of transportation, situated IN
d grrent sect Ious 81 tie country. 70
trv the particular eases arising wilma
their territory. During a stated period
n each year the Judges Of the seven
courts are 10 meet together and hc..
-our, en- banc IN Washington or else |
where. tust a. the Supreme Court 81 |
he United States sits together Tor I
stated term. after having Lr'i indlvil |
lal court in the different Federal dis
.rirts Of the United States. There Is
-icht OF appeal from this Court Of
70 the Supreme Court
u the United States. IL g. argued In
avor Of this Ill that iaasmueh a
abroad rate matters. Cven where
hey are decided uToa ty the Inter
tate Commerce Commission. must q
ally 70 % court, the natter can be
Inrlifed BY having them considered
4 the beginning BY this Court Of
Also that this Court
Z Transportation having no ether
usiness 70 attend 20, can try the rail-
cad cases much more quickly than
he regular courts, while the members
III be experts on go subject, making
Re subject the study OF their lives
he GrOsscup hill also continues tie
FORK q the Interstate Commerce
with some modification IN
authorizing that body 20
m ltrato railroad matters wherever
,ossille and 20 act IS counsel or al
,rnev for ~. shirncr or complainant
u to Governments expense, wherever
ny case Of controversy arises between
he shipper and TIE railroads.
This IN Is favored as n measure
whose provisions Overcome tie danger
Which Il a. stated would arise from
lie creation % a uuission at Wash
nrton which would hold the vast rail-
-oad Interests of thc Tnitei states in
he hollow az g. hand. There Is an
rrov .1s sentiment amonr
many people Tat @ constitute any
,ody Of men a rol.tlcal commission
With such vast power as the ability %
make or unmahe any railroad rate on
he 10000 miles Of railroad In the
country. would AFFORD such an enor-
nous centralized power as has never
heretofore been dreamed q By the
most radical advocates Of the central |
Idea rs against THE diTl |
sion Of power among tho people and !
the several States. II Is realized that
such power IN the hands % any al |
mlnisfration would, n nisused IN any |
DECREE. make rN--"'S TIE Indefinite
continuance IN power % that political
party and require an absolute uprising
% the entire nation. en- maRse. 20 bring
about political ehaneeG
TIE great number % railroaa bIIls
thus far introduced snd which are BE-
Ing widely discussed. show that there
r. ~ yet no general Capitalization o.
sentiment On ere suhiert AMI that
statesmen and supposed specialists. o.
any nothing % che AVERAGE individual
throughout the country. are On q recep
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