Show SPECIAL PLEADINGS l 9 Senate Committee Listens to Santa Sant SantaFe Fe Attorney Washington tou April IS Victor Marco hr wits of New York YOk opened the hearing heRrins before the senate committee on inter tate tte t te commerce today tod He is chairman of ot the tie executive committee and gene general general generd ral rd counsel counselor of the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe railroad There Theore were three threet evils t US complained of he said id upon which the demand was as made tot for 01 legislation to t fix rates first that railroad rates 1 were excessive lve second that there were discriminations d against aga shippers alt rs and third that there re were discriminations I against localities He lie insisted that railroad rates were not excessive ce sive Under the common law the carriers carrier were prohibited from froni mak making making ing unreasonable rates and anI also were prohibited from making unjust Congress ha had l no constitutional k right to fix a rate which would not give the shipper a reasonable rea re return return return turn and would b be of the Ul property of the railroad Taking up tIP the end bill he lie said that the language relating to the fixing Axing of rates by the commission and for review of such puch rates by b a court 1 4 was subject to questionable construction tion and indefinite as at to the meaning and should be carefully I considered c |