The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-06-16
CONFEREES AGREE
ON RAILROAD BILL
Elkins Reports Measure 10 the
Senate.
AFTER TALK WITH PRESIDENT
House Lore and Short Haul Provision
Is Returned and Commerce Com
mission viii Pass on
Rates.

Washington. June 15.--The conferees
OF the senate and house reached 9
complete agreement on the railroad
bill and Senator Elklns Immediately
presented the report to the senate
The agreement was in accordance
With in announcement made at the
conclusion OF a conference at the
White i1oIEe.
The conierees decided to take the
house provision as to the long and
sGogt haul and the senate provision
giving the interstate commerce com
mi. ten months IN which to pass
Jon new rates. The presidents wishes
Tor a commission to investigate and
recommend method Tor supervising
fpt-re stock and bond issues will be
met.
Icing and Short Haul.
The Tong and short haul clause as
ADOPTED by the house provides that
ran DADS shall not charge more for a
slot haul than Tor a long haul, the in
tzr-tate commerce commission to have
rower 10 Gecide when exception may
Is IN A'e to this rue by reason of wa
L.. petition. etc.
Ii has been asserted by some of the
senate D. oss"essiyes that the language
OF the house provision delegates legis
lat.yo authority to the commerce com
~ !, slon and that the provision there,
lore Is unconstitutional The con
ie.ees and the president did not take
thu position,
. 'fhC house had its way in having the
court which is to be created called a
commerce court instCs d of United
states court of commerce, as desired
BY the senate. 1t viii be- court of
record and composed Of five judges. to
he named from among circuit judges
tor the period Of Ave years
Jurisdiction 81 Commerce Court.
The court viii have the jurisdiction
now possessed by the circuit courts OF
the United States and the Judges
thereof over all cases OF the follow
ing kind:
First--All cases for the enforce
ment. otherwise than by adjudication
and collection of forfeiture or pen,
atty or by infliction of criminal punish.
ment. Ipf any order vi the Interstate
Comm free commission other than for
the pigment of money.
Sedjud- Cases brought to enjoin, set
asidss annul. or suspend in whole or
in Hirt> any order of the Interstate
Cogherce commission.
Third-Such cases as. by section
Off the act to further regulate COM
mgace, approved February 10, 1909. are
Authorized to be maintained in a cir.
sait court of the United States.
~ Fourth--All such mandamus pro.
ieeedings as are authorized to be main.
GAINED In circuit court of the United
States. Nothing in the act shall be
construed. however. as charging the
jurisdiction now possessed by the cir.
cult court of the United States or
judges thereof. which is transferred to
and vested In the commerce court.
The court may issue all writs and
processes appropriate to the full ex.
cINlhc vi lls JuIlSuiCliOn anu pOWeIs
and establish rules concerning plead,
ing. practise and procedure
Supreme Court Review.
A final judgment or decree may be
reviewed by the Supreme court If APP.
peal be taken by an aggrieVed party
within go days after the entry of the
final judgment or decree.
The attorney general is given charge
and control of the interests of the gov.
eminent In all cases anil proceedings
In the court, and In the Supreme court
of the United States upon appeal from
the court; and, If in his opinion, the
public interest requires Il. he may EN-.
ploy assistants
Every common carrier must within
so days after the passage of the act,
designate an agent In Washington
upon whom services OF all notices and
processes may be made.
The conference bill. which will be
the law. will provide for the super,
vision. control and regulation of tele,
graph, telephone, and cable companies
in the same way and to the same ex.
tent as railroads and express com.
panies All charges made for the
transmission OF messages must be Just
as reasonable. aud every unjust and
unreasonable charge Is declared to be
unlawful