The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-01
INTERSTATE COMMERCE Com.
MISSION UPHELD IN WEST
ERM RATE CASE.
REDUCTION ORDER VALID.
Omaha Must Purchase Water Works
Timber Case. Decided IN
Favor Of Minnesota
Other Decisions.

Washington, May 3l.--By deei-
sion, four to three, the supreme court
of the United States today decided
not exceeded its power, in ordering a
reduction OF freight rates In the So
called Missouri river rate cases and
the Denver rate cases The orders
are held to be valid. The Missouri
. river cases were based on the order
Of the commission reducing the
freight rate between the Mississippi
river and Missouri river, as part of
the through rate on through ship.
ments originating in the Atlantic sea.
board territory. The Denver cases
were based on the order reducing the
rates on through freight from Chicago
and from st. Louis to Denver.
In both cases certain railroads and
shippers concerned claimed that the
commission was endeavoring to d.
vide the country into ates zones. The
circuit court for the northern district
Of Illinois. decided that the contention
was correct. The supreme court today
announced that it believed the com
mission was not attempting to exer-
else such power, and that the record
showed no evidence Of such Hence it
reversed the decision of the district
court in both cases. The government
contends that the very existence of
through rates was at stake.
Timber Controversy.
The supreme court of the United
States today ended the controversy
over the cutting of certain timber
lands in Minnesota, by decreeing that
the sheylin-Carpenter Company must
pay the state $l4,000,6G4. In so doing
the court affirmed the decision of the
supreme court of Minnesota
Corporation Tax Cases.
The court today set the corporation
tax cases for reargument at the be-
ginning of the next term, before the
full bench. No reason was assigned
for the reassignment.
The tax is required to be paid by
July /. AS the constitutonality of
1.-THE law will not have been passed
upon by that thine it is believed
many complications will arise out of
the situation.
1t is generally believed that most
of the corporations will pay rather
than run the risk Of having to pay
penalties.
Carter Denied Re-hearing.
The court denied the application Of
& Oberlin M, Carter, formerly captain
] of the nUited States army, for re.
s 3hearing in the suit in which 100000
s was taken from him and turned over
Il ito the governMent as the result of the
E Savannah. Georgia, harbor improve.
= ment scandal.
Omaha Water Works.
The city Of Omaha viii be required
to purchase the water works system
from the Omaha Water Works Com.
pany for $6,263, 295, under the deci
sion of the court. The court affirmed
he Judgment of the circuit court Of
appeals in the matter. The suit
arose over the disputed appraisal,
which the city refusedsto accept
Miscellaneous Cases.
That the estate of testator who
lied within one year, Immediately
prior to the taking effect Of the act
which repealed the Spanish-American
war revenue act was subject to that
tax was decided by the court.
The statute Of Missouri, prohibiting
foreign corporations from doing bust
hess within the state, II they seek
litigation in the United tSates courts
was oday declared unconstitutional.
An attempt to have the court pass
bn the authority of railways to make
Jim Crow regulations, met with
failure today when the court dis
missed the so-called Chiles appeal.
The court adjourned to October 10,