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Show COMMISSION HAS COMMERCE Bill Submits to Senate Committee Draft of Proposed Rate Law . IT AMENDS MATERIALLY THE LAW NOW IN FORCE (overs Tar Lines, Terminals and All Instrumentalities of Carriers. "WASHINGTON, Nov. 2t The Senate Committee on Ipterstate Commerce today I received a copy of the rate, hill prepared by the Interstate Commerce commission, i to bo submitted to Congress for amend-men! amend-men! to the Interstate commerce law. The I members of the committee, who were 1 present at the session today read the bill, but took no action and adjourned until i Friday- The bill Is very extensive, coveting covet-ing twentv-seven pages of typewritten sheets, and H proposes to amend mat. r- lallv the present law The more Imporl apt provisions Of the bill are summarized as follows. It defines the word transportation a j ued In tho bill 60 as to Include all Instrumentalities In-strumentalities employed by the carrier. Including el-vators. terminals. cars, whether owned hy the carrier or other Dbrtles and requires the carrlei to fur-nlsh fur-nlsh such transportation upon reasonable J reouest of the Shippers, publishing I he to-tal to-tal i-hargi . for si i. h tr tn-poi I itb... .- nov. reaulred by laV, Controls Through Rates. II makes the through or Joint rate win re goods are shipped If.rn one put ,,f tho rmted States In another tl icli ., foreign country Kubj.it to tin- control of tho Interstate Commerce commission law and enforces the provision by mak- the merchandise passing through thai foreign country from any part of tho -'it. d States and deliver. .1 In the 1 tilled Slates subject to the customs flutj a fhe frontier unless the throu,; , rat. Is lied with tho Interstate Commerce com-iril.i.Tn com-iril.i.Tn ! md published as required by laH authorizes the commlaslon through . V-Irs to axamlne the accounts ol In--, ;ue rn lroa-ls. forbids the keeping of anv A lls books of ac HI except those r.-7 h d be the commission and requires Km i make a great variety of reports re-ports in regard to Sll Of their business. Determine Just Rates. ,t elves P. the Interstate Commerce. ' il i. tlie nower. where rai. s and SK8Sft5 complained of P inrflvld nls or corporations. Including SSier Sftlen ST traie organizations or -V-i eornoratlons. as unjust or un-IVasonabvi un-IVasonabvi 'mlr. r o, hearing What a Just anil reason-nbh reason-nbh l lSS ? pra. tlc.- Kg pta.e of the rate or pact,., cn- asrnned to tin commission Powers of Commission. And In discharging this duty the commission com-mission Is BWen pow. r: To fix a minimum rate 1 ths dt rentlal end to p icrlbe both Nullum 'rvVhaV,vri':,''e.:, v ,r,;::' trrmlntl1r? " the'blll. but nToUca7ag'rtio clasaincaton ol any article it also rives tho commission tho pow. r. in Use it HSM J'-1'111 tt and the cur- I I- rs Interested nr.- not aid. lo agree on Ils apportionment. i make u supplemental ( rder apnorllonlng the Same A similar pov.a i- Is given to establish through rutea and Joint rates and to tlx the terms and conditions under which rates will be operated. If the carriers fall j or refuse to agree upon the same. It a so provides that where the owners of the property transported renders any service in connection With the transportation transporta-tion or furnishes any Instrumentality used the commission may. on complaint, determine deter-mine what Is a reasonable charge to be ) paid by carriers for such service or Instrumentality. In-strumentality. Collect Overcharges. It provides for the collection ln the courts of overcharges found by tho commission com-mission and the penalties for the tallnre of the carriers t observe final orders of the commission. It provides that the final orders of the commission shall iake effect within thlriy days from the time they are served on the carrier, and unless vacated by the courts said orders will lemaln effective for the space of one year. Carriers May Appeal. In case fh carriers complained of ob-led ob-led to putting orders of the commission Into effect their right to have the same reviewed In the Clrcut court of tho United ! States Is provided for, and an elaborate form of procedure Is outlined, differing only In one Important particular from the procedure now established for the courts Of the United States, namely, that the Chancellor may, upon notice to both parties, extend the time In which such j orders shall take effect, not to exceed Sixty days from the date of service of tho orders On the carriers, and that the court may also, if it plainly appears that tho I ord-T Is unlawful, but not otherwise, suspend sus-pend Its opt ration within the discretion of tho court. Matter of Costs. An appeal from the Circuit court to the Supreme court without supersedeas Is al- 1 lowed. The bill provides that no courts shall be allowed the petitioner In the Circuit Cir-cuit court. In the cases appealed to the Circuit court tho I'nlted States Is the. defendant de-fendant and If the proceedings are dls-mlssed dls-mlssed the defendant shall have Judgment for Its costs. The defense in theso pro- ceedings Is conducted by the Government I through tho District Attorneys. In the court where action Is brought, under tho direction of the Attorney-General, the costs to bo paid out of the appropriations l'.r the maintenance of tho courts Complaints may be made by the Railway Rail-way commission of any State or Territory, Terri-tory, and shall be Investigated by the Interstate In-terstate Commerce commission, or the commission may Initiate Investigations. Forfeiture for Neglect. If a currier does not comnly with the Anal order of tho commission, or If any : Of the office fS or ngents knowingly falls Of in glects to ob. y the same, they shall forfeit to the United States ViOCO for each I offense. E iCb violation shall he deemed I D separate offense, and a continuance of I the vIoMtion each day shall he deemed a separate offense. These penaltlen shall become applicable unless within the time Until proceedings to vacate the order ; shall have been begun, or Unless the com-mission com-mission by supplemental proceedings has ! modified or suspended ilv same. |