Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-03
TELEGRAPH AND PHONE
RATES ARE INCLUDED
Regulation of Charges or Messages
.terstate Commerce Commission
Senator Overman Gets in Feature
for Injunction Proceedings.


WASHINGTON. d. c., June But
for the fact that Senator <Overman, OF
North Carolina, succeeded in having
the senate incorporate in the railroad
bill, provision regulating injunction
proceedings affecting staIe laws the
senate probably would have voted on
the railroad bill before adjournment
today
The acceptance OF that provision
had the effect of inclining some Demo
cratic senators more ravorabiy to the
bill and of causing the Democratic
side of the chamber to request an OPP
portunity for consultation before
reaching the voting stage on the mai
passage. Accordingly the vote was
postponed to permit Democratic
conference, which will be held at IL
o'clock tomorrow.
After this agreement was reached
Senators Elkins and Hale endeavored
to get the senate to agree definitely
to vote on the bill before adjourn
ment tomorrow, but without success.
Senators Bacon and Bailey made OBJ
bate in advance of the final vote and
when it appeared as if they might be
conciliated, Senator Clapp entereu
positive objection to any arrangement
whatever.
The bill was before the senate dur
ing the entire day and a large num-
Der OF amendments were pre3entea
and disposed of. Just before the adj
journment for the daysSenator Eikfns
gave notice that at the proper time
he would ask the senate to substi-
tute the senate bill for the house bill.
He succeeded. in having adopted an
amendment postponing, for sixty days
after its passage, the time when the
proposed law shall go into effect
Provision Broader.
The Oveiman provision covers q
subject broader than transportation.
II provides that no interlocutory IN
junction, suspending of restraining the
execution of any statute of a state, by
restrs lining the action of any officer
of such state, in the enforcement OF
sCch statute of a state, by Restraining
the action of any officer of sucn
state in the enforcement of such sta
tute. shall be issued by any federal
judge upon the ground of uaconstitu-
tionality, unless the appeal shall be
presented to justice of the Supreme
Court or circuit judge, or shaIl be
heard by three judges.
The only obJectIcn expressed TO
the amendment was that its operation
be limited to railroads, bit there was
considerable vote against 1t. the
balioting resulting SO ayes to % noes.
Still More Stringent
The provision heretofore adopted.
placing interstate telegraph and tele-
phone lines under the supervision and
control of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. was enlarged in compr-
5nce with suggestion by Senator La
Toilette, who presented the original
amendment AS 1t now stands. /; pro-
vides that telegraph and telephone
charges shall be just and reasonable
and IL authorizes the commission to
determine when they are not so. Spe
cial night rates and special rates on
press dispatches are authorized. Tele-
graph passes are prohibited to all
persons. The penalty for disooeying
this provision is fixed at from 500 TO
$1,000.
Exempss Oriental Carrier.
The provision Of Senztcr Hughes. Of
Colorado. giving to the shipper the
right to choose line competing
with a part Of the through route by
which his shipment =as billed. was
accepted II exempts the original car
Fier from all responsibility for dam
age sustained on other than its owa
lines. however.
Mr.. Simmons sought. though iacf
fectsuIiy. to have bis physical vslua-
ton provision inserted. II was voted
down. - TO 30.
Senator faFoIletfe failed In an e.
fort to obtain for shippers the right
20 bring suit IN The proposed court
81 commerce xhcn there Is . prospect
that camsEc may BE- done BY incrcas-
ed rates. pcnding the delay necessary
20 investigation By the Interstate
Commerce Commission.