The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-04
SENATE PASSES
RAILROAD BILL,
VOTE OF 80 TO II
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Otherwise tnhn Dy tue elimination or
the water competition.
Unless set aside by n competent
court, orders of the commission are
to continue in force for two years. Tho
commission also Is given authority to
Investigate the propricty of any new
rate, regulation or classification, in
dividual or joint. OF any common car
rler, and pending such hearing sus-
pension for ten months of the rate.
classification or regulation is provided
for. Tho carrier Is required to refund
all charges found to be excessive.
Authority Is also given the commits
sion to establish through routes and
Joint classification and to prescribe
maximum rates over the same. when
ever tho carriers themselves neglect
to do so. This regulation also covers
water lines which are connecting car
riers.
May Designate Route.
Shippers are given the right to des-
Eignate through route or part or
route over which their property SHAH
be carried. a penalty of $4,000 Is i'm
posed upon carriers for disclosing any
Information concerning shipments. a
like penalty is provided for violation
OF orders under section is OF the ex-
listing interstate commerce law. and in
continues is to be construed as sep
arate offense.
AT intervals OF six months the COM
mission Is required to make analysis
OF tariffs and classifcations and to
Investigate the advisability OF q uni
form classification.
Telegraph and telephone lines are
placed under the jurisdiction OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission. The
commission Ia authorized to determine
the reasonableness OF rates, ana
penalty is imposed OF from 800 10
$4,000 against granting franks or
passes for the transmission of ness
ages. Special night and press report
rates are authorized.
The only provision In the bill applt-
cable to other than railroad corpora
tions is one regulating injunctions by
the Federal courts which suspend the
operation OF State laws. 1t is provided
that such action shall be taken only
when presented TO q Justice of the Su-
prene Court or circuit Judge and
heard BIZ three Judges. one of whom
shall be a Supreme Court justice or
circuit court Judge.
The new law Is to take effect in sixty
day safer its approval by the Presi-
dent.
PfGSentk Fhhhy
Senator La Toilette presented
large number of amendments to the bill
during the day, the most important OF
which provided that no person inter
ested In a railroad company shall be
appointed to membership of the pro-
posed Court of Commerce. and subsri-
tuting the Supreme Court as a body
for the chief justice in performing the
duty of designating circuit court judges
for service on the bench OF the Com
merce Court Both amendments were
lost, the former by vote of 20 to 81
and the latter BIZ q vote of Is to 80.
| Both amendments aroused sharp crit
icisu. Speaking to the provision sup
planting the chief justice. Mr.. Carter
declared that the reflection on that of
fee was such that John Jay and John
Marshall might we'll turn in their
graves" If they could be made aware
OF the suggestion. Mr.. Hale made an
Iimpassioned protest against the amend
ment. He interpreted 1t as reflection
upon the present chief justice.
| The amendment was defended by
| Senator'S Bacon. Bailey and Gore. all
Of whom declared that 1t dealt with
the office and not with any man.
Mr. La Toilette also o presented sen Sl,I an
equipment Of the Interstate Commerce
| Commission with the end In view
| Of providing the means for the trans
action of the increased business which
will result from the proposed law. His
amendment contemplated the creation
! of four districts, each to be presided
| over by a commission of three men.
with salaries of $4,000 each; The
| amendment was voted down Wlthout
troll call.
Seeking to prohibit the continuous
service Of trains employees for more
than fourteen hours. Mr.. La Toilette
presented an amendment. which was
80 e Asked Not to Delay Vote.
Mr. Newlands proposed an amend
ment instructing the interstate CON- m
intercorporate holdings of railroad
stocks He spoke at length. and final
" Mr.. Elkins and Mr.. Aldrich beseech-
ed him not to delay vote.
vision and a roll call was refused. Mr..
Newlands then offered another amend
ment. practically to the same effect. It
was laid on the table, al. NJ =, Eo,,ette
permitting railroads to Issue passes
| to the widows. during widowhood, and
minor children of employees killed IN
| the line of service, was accepted WITH
out division.
At $40 P. NJ. the bill having been esa
was reported to the, Senate.
Mr.. Hepburn obtained al an o order ra rn fof
haul provision. Mr.. Bacon moved to
strike out the sections for the estab,
| llshment of court of commerce, and
argued to the Senate that the methoo
prescribed for designating the mem
bership o& the proposed court would
lie Unconstitutional on the ground that
| # would deprive circuit Judges who
are selected to serve for five years on
the court, Of their life tenures IN the
of1ices to which they were originally
appointed. The motion provoked a
Vigorously assailing the provision
placing all government litigation oe-
i fore the commerce court IN the Hanus