The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-07

than 25 years duration shall have right
qire Allowing these does
road from prosecution nder the
Stocks must be issued value for money for
property services full value inquiry the
authority who shall supervise all stock and bond
Washington January 7Following the full the Pres
idents special the interstate and antitrust
TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 3
withheld from my annual MESSAGE discussion OF needed egs
with foreign countries said that would
ingy beg to submit you the
amendments arising out of the operations of the antitrust law
suggesting wisdom federal incorporation of industrial
INTERSTATE COMMERCE LAW
the commission of
the 1908 attention called the fact that between July
1908 and the close of that suits have been begun
set aside orders of the commission bdes commenced before
date) of much had been
med without protest. that the questions presented by those
various contuonality the
itself issue and the right of to delegate to
NC t f th ibt f be o~rts - reI5r tho ordsre of the
commission pointed that the contention of the
this latter alone sustained but little
interstate Transportation charges In twelve of the cases referred
to- it stated preliminary njunctons prayed for being
granted in six and refused in six
well understood" the COM
mission that the of the present regulating
depended largely upon the facility with which temporary nunc
could be obtained railroad by allegation
the result of days of patient investigation satisfactory
expected The railroads lose by these proceedings
pay shippers between the higher collected
finally held to be reasonable In point Of fact
than fraction of the excess charges collected
of the 1909 the commission shows that of
1908 had been
of the United States although five
other had been argued and submitted to that
october 1909
course every affected by order of the commission
right appeal federal court to protect
from the which may show to be prma
conscatory uuy discriminatory its effects and
application may be made court in district OF the United
only delay result the enforcement the order
great caused by contrarety OF decision
by these applications often
knowledge of the business
mastery great volume conflicting evidence which
tedious examine and troublesome to comprehend would
proper deprive corporation OF the
of order decree which II undS
turbed would rob it of investment
subject the burdens which would unjusty discriminate
supreme that the derision OF such que
ons speedy the Of the circumstances Will adj
nit and uniformity decision be secured to bring
effective systematic and scientific enforcement OF the COM
merce law rather than conflicting decisions and uncertainty of
RECOMMENDS COURT OF COMMERCE.
purpose recommend the establishment of court OF the
United States composed judges designated for such
the circuit Judges Of the United States to be known
clothed with exclusive original jurisdiction the following class
of
( All for the enforcement otherwise than by adJud
cation and collection of forfeiture penalty or by con OF
criminal punishment of order Of the interstate commerce COM
(2) All brought enjoin aside, annu suspend
any requirement of the interstate commission
a such under section of the act of February
10 1903 known the Ens act authorized to be maintained in
(O proceedings under the provisions of
section 20 or section author
lied to be maintained of the United States
Reasons specially analogous those which induced the con
pess appeals the the
tariff August 1909 be urged support of the
! ton of he court
provide sufficient number of judges to enable this
constituted will be to authorize the appoint
ment who for the of
distributed those circuits where there at the
largest volume Of business such the second
| third fourth seventh and eighth circuits.
chef or court be empowered
tusice the business
OF for Its
his shall
which e,
result petitioner
Spc'ylng 'e aeuie n uanase
Under the existing law the inter
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