The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-01-15
COMMERCE LAW
and THE TRUSTS
TREATED BY TAFT
PRESIDENT HANDLES TWO I'M
PoRTANT TOPICS IN HIS sPE-
ciAL MESSAGE TO CONGRESS-.
WANTS NEW COURT CREATED
Tribunal Would Hear Cases Arising
" Under the Interstate Law-chlef
Executive Also Urges Federal In
corporation Statute to Suppress
Abuses and Not to Destroy LesltI-
mate Combinations Of Capital.

mate Combinations Of Capital.
Washington, Jan. NEEDED legislation
concerning the interstate commerce law
and the control Of trusts formed the sub
to congress. The president calls atten-
ton to the partial failure Of the present
commerce law to get results because of
to federal courts and the slowness OF the
1upr6nne court In deciding these cases.
The message says:
deprive any corporation OF the right to
the review by a court Of any order or de-
cree which. II undisturbed, would rob It
en or %oad .usect to its sarsns
which would unjustly discriminate
against II and In favor OF other carriers
supreme Importance Is that the decision
OF such questions shall be as speedy as
the nature OF the circumstances will adj
secured SO as to bring about an effec-
tive, systematic and scientific enforce
ment of the comerce law. rather than
final result. n
Recommends "Court Of Commerce."
For this purpose recommend the es-
tablishment OF court of the United
mated mated for such purpose from amons the
be known as. the United States court
OF commerce. which court shall be
ton e over ~ the foiiowins Classes Of cases:
I'D All cases for the enforcement. 9TH
erwise than by ajudication and collec-
oo0 Of Or ny
order OF the interstate commerce COM
mission other than for the payment OF
go All cases brought to enjoin. set
aside, annul or suspend any order or
requirement OF the Interstate commerce
."(9 All such cases as under section
as the 'Elkins act are authorized to be
maintained In a circuit court Of the Uni
"D All such mandamus proceedings as
under the provisions OF section 20 or Sec
are authorized to be maintained in a cir
cult court of the United States.
Reasons precisely analogous to those
court OF customs appeals by the provi-
sions In the tariff act Of August s. 1909.
may be urged in support of the creation
I'm order to provide q sufrcient num-
constituted It will be necessary to author.
circuit judges. who. for the purposes OF
appointment might be distributed to
those circuits where there is at the pres
such as the s second. third. fourth. seventh
and eighth circuits. The act should en-
power the chief Justice at any time when
does not require the services OF ali the
10 that court 10 the circ,ifs IN which
they respectively belong: and It should
also provide for payment to such Judges
OF commerce Of such additional amount
a. II necessary to bring their annual
Compensation up to $4,000.
Only Second to Supreme Court.
1.-THE regular aeasiona NJ such court
should be held at the capitol. but II
different parts OF the United States IL
found desirable; and Its orders and judy
pent. should be made final, subject, only
United States. with the provision that
the operation OF the decree appealed from
shall not be stayed unless the supreme
court shall so order. The commerce court
restrain or suspend the operation Of an
order of the Interstate commerce commits
sion under review pending the final hear
ing and determination OF the proceeding,
but no such restraining order should be
ing. unless n cases where irreparabIe
titioner. Judge of that court might
be empowered to allow a stay OF the
more thSn 60 SSya but pendi rS appli ce
ton to the court OF it, order or iniunc-
tion than univ where his order shaT con-
tain a specific finding based upon evil
dence submitted TO the Judge making the
order , snS BY o thereto
| suit to the petitioner. specifying the ma
ture OF the damare." -.
Under the existIng law the interstate
DEFENDS iitiSation IN the e courts FOR the the
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