Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-06


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Zee. asid 10 be- stored In New York
city under the yalorlzation scheme.
the attorney general recommends the
enactment OF an amendment TO the
Wilson law. authorizing the seizure
by the government In the state OF
entry merchandise imported the pur-
poses OF unlawful combination. At
present such commodities must be
in the course OF interstate transpor-
tatlon to Justify seizure
The voluntary dissolution OF the
National Packing Company. follow
ing the acquItlal az Chicago OF the
beef packers OF criminal violation Of
the sherman law, has accomplished.
in the belief OF the attorney general
"a substantial restoration Of com
petitiye conditions in very large
industry which have MOI for Ions
time heretofore existed
Objections to the commerce court
In the Judgment OF Mr.. Wickcrsham,
would be met by Legislation requiring
the interstate commerce commission
10 state In lts report. M a basis for
IFS order. the findings OF fact and
The reasons on which the order Is
based. providing In the
based. providing that all finding OF
llct aud conclusions OF policy appear
ing In the report shall be final and
conclusive: and limiting court review
exclusively 10 questions OF law arts
INK upon the commissions report
As a result Of the decision OF the
Supreme Court holding that the
! Commerce Court has no power 10 re-
view so called negative orders OF
| the Interstate Commerce commission,
the attorney general recommends
/ that the law be- amended 10 review
all errors of law In respect 10 orr
ders of the commission which deny
relief TO shippers or others, just as
the court now has power TO review
orders granting relief The practical
result OF the present situation, he
adds. Is that relief against errors OF
law by the commission Is limited 10
the railroads and denied 20 the
shippers.
In connection with the suit asaiust
the Lehlgh valley railroad company
/ under the commodities clause OF the
interstate commerce act. because OF
| lis alleged ownership aud transporta-
/ ton OF the coal of the Lehigh Valley
| Coal company the attorney general
says that the organization by the
railroad company of the Lehigh Val
ley Coal Sales company seems to sat
isfy the demands OF the law as inter
/ preted by the supreme Court.
THE situation u.s." he continues,
/ that coal which Is shipped over the
Lehigh valley railroad Is mined by
/ the Lehigh Valley Coal Company, all
| OF whose stock is owned by the rail
road company. and is sold at the
/ breakers 10 the Lehigh Valley Coal
Sales Company, all of whose stock
has been originally issued to and
distributed among the stockholders
OF the railroad company, and separ
ate directors. and whose stock may
De sold by the stockholders without
regard to their continued holding o
stock in the railroad company b.
this ARRANGEMENT both the railroad
company and the coal companies
seem 10 have parted In good faitl
with title 20 the coal before trans
portatlon begins and. therefore sucl
transportation would seem TO b
free from the prohibition OF tn
commodities clause as construed b
the Supreme Court"
The attorney general announce
I his intention OF soon filing suits !
2 equity against the Southern Pacitl
| Railroad Company and others for IN
3 recovery OF vast areas OF, petroleui
bearing lands in California said I
b be worth mere than 500.000,00'
The legislation under which the pa