The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-10

q andina other on the minutes Of the oplFa
o. upon the back Of the injunctioa er1gg
defining what the irrepaFabls injury b
which 10 10 BE- eniOined and stating Whg
there was not time enough In which 10 iaaue
notice for q hearing With the parties present
Il 10 very clear that by these two provisions
the attention % the court will be called to
the necessity for great care In the exercise
q thil very exceptional power 70 affect
parties 10 a lawsuit without giving them
notice and that the M adviaed issuing Of
iniunciiOns Of this character will cease.
The great dificulty IN respect 10 tho mat
ter n that II the bill 10 reported from the
committee and put upon lts passage In the
House there VII he a movement 70 intro
duce amendments In accord with the recon-
mendation of the Federation 81 Labor. by
which Jury trial shallVbe required In con
tempt eases Aad boycStts shall BE- made
legitimate II IL feared that " such amend
msnia we're proposed they might pass tAnd
thus make the bii an obnoxious one
Whistler a parliamentary condition can be
created Whtch will prevent the submission
Of such amendments or not h q question
that ] cannot anticipate The Manufac-
,uFers Association 10 opposed 70 the bill
on the alleged ground that n veakens the
power Of the court. white the Federation Of
labor Il opposed 10 n on he ground that
II docs not so far enough With this state
NJ the ease ! am reasonably certain thA,
the bin u a Just one and ouRh, to be put
through J am hopeful that some way viii
b found 10 vote through Just the bill
pRomised by the platform nothing more
and nothing less
POSTAL SAVINGS BANE
The postal savings hank bill Ia PENDING
10 the House. II having passed the senate
Il has some features ~ amended In the
senate with refeTence 10 he Limitation Of
the power Of the trustees charged with the
custody and management Of the funds
which suggest a danger 10 the public credit
In the severity Of their restrictions How
far the bill can be amended In The House OF
what ran be done about n ! am unable a.
this moment to say am hopeful. because
me Republican party r. nrmlv committed
~ the Introduction Of postal savings de
rosHaTies that We shall secure a. this
session Of Congress a sale and sane laE
which viii offer small deposuors absolute
security and cOnvenience and a. he same
time improve and not impair The credit II
the Government anu the integrity II our
fsral system
The publicity 81 expenditure hill Was not
recommended In The Republican platform.
bat ! ventured - say in my speech 81 ac-
cepinnce thar I should recommend the
passage Of such a bill with 'he full conf
dence that II would meet the approval Of
Congress I am Glad 10 say that the bill
has passed the House. and with an amend
mens n make II accord with my Tecommen-
dalton and that Of my predecessor the bill
has been reported favoFahly 20 the Senate
and there i every reason 10 think that II
will PASS that BODY
INTERSTATE COMMERCE Laws
Finally We come 70 the bill amending the
interstate commerce law The hill IL pend.
ing in both Houses II has been amended
Ia the House and also IN the Senate. and
With that freedom 81 touch for which head
liners and correspondents are 80 noted We
have been told with much emphasis that the
Administration bill has been emasculated
In both Houses am not a. familiar with
ne CONDITION IN the House ~ J am with II
in the senate. but think that possibly the
statement Of the bill IN rho senate will
show. shat - the fact. that me NIL has not
been emascula'ed IN either House and that
n contains almost al ~ the remedial features
those things witch have been omitted are
neither substantial nor vital
In tho hrs' place the brl contains q
series Of sections creating commerce
court which Ia % absorb all the iurisdic-
zion now had nv tho Circuit and District
courts on review. By Injunction suit or
otherwise. ~ me proceedings Of the Inter
state Commerce Commission This court
vas 70 be created by Ave new Circuit Iudgea
appointed hy the President. one Of whom
vas 70 b- supplsnted each wear ny dssiE-
nation ~ another Circuit Judge By the
supreme Court The Rdvan'ags ~ the
court 10 that We shall have q court ~ sH-
perts a. Washington very familiar with
'he whole business Of interstate commerce
and the dec lsions aF~c'lng % who will ~
ahls 70 dispose of the business before II
promptly and give sTcacy 70 the orders
~ the Interstate Commerce Commas
that are legal The whole ohje~t ~ me
cour, IL expedition and the whole defec,
o. The interstate commerce procedure here
tofore has been delay regard ths com
mere court a. practically the most I'M
Dor'ani feature In the hill thus far n
has remained in the House although nv a
close vote and Il has not been stricken out
IN the senate.
FEATUREs oF TIE BILL
Another feature NJ the bill Il - give
the Attorney General cornplste con'rol over
the litigation sitter n has lefr me Interstate
Commerce Commission and gets into tho
court Heretofore tho Interstate Com
mere Comm ission itseli has controlled tho
litigation 10 the courts and u presented tia
anomaly Of q quasi-iud iclal tribunal suing
in M own behalf 70 confirm ~ own iudg-
ments II was thought wiser 20 give this
N the Department Of Justice. but amend
men,s have hern introduced by which
shippers who have an Interest may ~
heard BY special counsel n they desire.
under the regulations 81 the court
Another section requires companies hv
their aFents 10 furnish statement In
writing 81 ghe rate Cr 'harRe applicable ~
a desc ribed shipment between stated plares
under schedules or tariffs ~ which such
company u party Or penalty for failure
The other provisions authorize the com
mission not only 20 review rates bur the
cIassihcaiions - freight and enable fhe
comm ission ~ ~ ovn motion ~ invest
gate the question whether any rate l. IN
just or unreasonable or uniusty dis rlml-
natOry or unduly preferential or pre-
judicial or otherwise IN violation n any
~ 'hs provisions Of the ac'
Another provision requires tho commits
sion 10 establish through routes and Joint
rates and 70 do this upon complain or upon
10 own initiative. and II Il given 70 the
shippers 70 select among those routes thus
tabiishsd the route which they prefer
section n provides that no railroad cor-
poFation under the interstate commerce
act shall hereafter issue for any purpose
connected With or relating 10 anv mart NJ