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Show l.lTs.nsi in on Hi: Kir. .tuuiioai lur lit- liuitrlrrniucBi n- ally IQaOSI, Wamiunutun, May Sd. Heveral pruu.ineui representative id euuiiLer cial and troueporlatluu Inturesta today aipaarvd bOfOM the UlVM . m n.i . .. ii coiiihien u to 0(ipyro tbo bill Intro iluced by HopreaontallVr Hberman of New York li rvptal tne Imi ria niruent penalty uiauae of lue luteislale oum-merer oum-merer sc.. I he delegation waa bead i by 1 tersiata t urn rune Commiraiouer I ttBHTft A letter on l he Interststa 'commerce c-imnilaslou wu iad by Chairman llolioru. which aald Ihalaeulion - f lb bill making ourpuretlou liable aa fur a mitdm aiur by the pruviahma tl M0 HoolUof lb act haj boott 'ruautly rc mtoru ltd tu Onoiroil by th cum-miaslnii, cum-miaslnii, but that the Inuiinuiiy con bm dated ly Ibe second, if granted, wi uld mImVI those guilty of paai i.llunte, including Ihoie uuw unuer ludivlmvui, aud this war diuitiea one of ibaonlMl ObjoOlloM of ihrprupised legislation. "Under Ihe lalo Otclsiun on thu Hriwu ceee,ihi loiter continue, ellbar parly to au tUgal trans aclob oan hu c m olloa to tea llfy againal tba otuer oirundsr. I he uttcrt uf this dooiaion liar bub ea'rmiely salutary, and w are oharly of tho opinion that una feature uf tbo Itw sh.uld r.ul be tbaugru. Tnrr should be a reasonable tiai ui operettonoi a law which allow lot prlsonmeiit lu ihe duoreilon o ibr court. With Ihe uteana uf conviction provided by the llrowu decision, v bfhvve tb law la more likviy to be ub urwd both by rellioad agon la aud by Hhlpi'viri with Ibe liiiprinolitueul fee-tiurt fee-tiurt retained limn ny ropeailug that furm of uulahmeiit. i The oeoiaioii in ibe ll own'caae haa been lollowe I by au olwn.'Vance of tht, law and h ojufuriniiy to lla rqulre. hirnb, which have not before obtained in umlblui: hko Uu- cum dsgre, oBd this desirable con i; swill I e grvat.y aodligarrd by thu aJoUlou of tbe laiinoTbalit " Mr. JJ.uamab.for tba Chicago Hoard of Trade, sWHed Ibal lh (Jraoger roods had been paying h pot cent ol thrlr earning In reiielee.nmouuiiiig t ,.i . the dlvldenoa all by the ainn road rtyttyg th year ending Junoftutb last being tOo.ihm.iMHi, and sali tbl" per cent could a he avri uuttrr ritatlug laws eltie lh Hrown d eel -Ion. II. t staled Ibal since I'e ttrown decision rebate bad practically ooootd and rale In and MM of I'nleago bad been Itrilrr malulaliied than fur years. He added that the Hhrrman l II wa- demanded only by vluleicta of the , law. |
