Show f H TOWNSEND IL OAD RATE BILL 0 Has Been Redrawn and Was Introduced in the House Today EMBRACES OLD PROVISIONS J In vr fI romi Things It Which Jp he lit l y the tilO Interstate Commerce ll l III I lV Wil Jt 6 The ChI Eh ch Iown rate rule bill bUl which pass pau pa tA td the bOIl e at M t Its 1111 tat last hilI redrawn anil In III Inthe Inthe liMn jI l the home hoU fI today l h by y Mr r The MU Hil s all nil ot of the th features of ot the former but It drawn so jo 0 no nil to 10 tore re loIC the Ihn th things which may lna be lIP clone done by the Interstate commerce Ion In addition It Irn a n publicity nd gives gIe gh s the commission jurL Juris Jurisdiction diction over ov r refrigeration and 1011 and terminal It l i directly prohibits th Ih carrier from granting any on shipper tho the of his hili product and th rv n a n fr pe rate under lh the h short hort term lerm Islan for tor rates i A explained today toda by Mr Ir ml the lh bill expresses tha thi Ideas of ot the tho thoIn In hi hl and net will If Into law lilli the Inter flAIl tte commerce lawn so o 0 us liS to III mI It Il more mere m re tte tUll In securing exact Jus Justlee tiec between the Iho carriers shippers hIpp r pro and nII consumers It amend tho the nb law i so 0 as tA to In II embrace within the tho powers of ot the tho commission lon nil nit Interstate of Interstate and ant forIn commerce whether by or 01 by hy railroads arid pat pal pally ly Ir 1 li h bY wlter and Includes specifically In tn th tho term transportation nit nil cars cirs ve Mcl hiki ventilation refrigeration eleva oieva elevation tion transfer and nil other facilities And ni Instrumentalities of ot ship shipment Iiii mInt ment COd and carriage as ns a well ns nt n terminal tiding And Industrial tracks thus thui Ihu KI inc Jr Ir the authority over ocr tm private car ai lI i it It the thc th Interstate rn commission lolI to 10 seven Increases ls tl lb of or their term of ot office to even years their to tl ThIs Thin Is I done at nt the presidents UgeR lion ns n the Increased pOwer Jl upon the th commission will Its iti It II and rind the th Ih best men mell obtainable This commission will viiI compel the en et t of ot joint through rates for Interstate rind cind abolish the tho ru fu lom which h Is l In III some pome cases caie l S of ot 1111 hili Ing lug shipments within tho the boroughs of ot a state then compel a n rl It U seeks Feek to abolish t mill mid midnight night nigh I rate III by h enlarging the Ihl time tinie In III which n published or ot rate ratu can be charged to CO t days compels the to Itemize it Us lis it schedules In III accordance with the hut rue tIOn oni of ot the commission ThiN ThIH schedule l also alio al show the tho division of ot charges between ailed trunk or nr through line terminal or Industrial roads Tl bill provides that the com corn commission mission il halt rhall promptly nud with In hi 09 G after hearing nil before It It contains lall alii alir the fame of ot the r h bill w ch authorIzer authorize the upon complaint after full tull hearing to tn determine whether a arate arate I rate rale or regulation Js ja J reasonable or un rp and It If to tn sub the reasonable maximum rate In lt It stead sl and It may ma order artIer both holh a 11 maximum anti minimum rate late In cares lu hI the relation of ot rates when hen It finds that necessary to 10 enforce the Application of ut differential charges and such order of ot the commission shill shall i KO IrO g into Inlo effect within 30 days r It Is III mide m This rhiN same saml provision applies aIl nl olo to Joint rates late and where till the car cal carnet net parte to such stich Joint rate tall fall to II on tho the division of the same sali the till may determine the shue of ut each cach carrier It also Itlo for tor a I rehearing up ULI ULIon on any an order older which the commission has ha hamade hamade made on the application of ot either cither party In the clue In case the carrier Is i din dis III d with any an order of at tho the com corn lon It c can n on petition begin ln pro lra proceedings I Ice ce In the federal feder l court of the Ju district In which It hns haR Its prin I ral operating OtIc alleging that tha ti order of or the Iho commission IH III unlawful and praying that It be Ie vacated and set aside ul E When hen such petition In IA i tiled It IM Is the Ihl tt Pity duty of the th to 10 tOIv Iv notice as os provided under the expedition net liel of Fet Feb ch II 11 1903 whereupon the thi Ih court con of three e circuit Judges or two circuit Judges nail a II dis district proceed directly to de lIe determine termine the tho lawfulness of ot the commis commissions Ions sIon order In which the commission I t Ithe the Iho defendant and the tho has charge charlIe of ot tho the defense I Either par party party ty I to the proceeding may mn appeal from the tI th decision of or the expedition court di III directly to 10 the supreme court No pro Plo provision proVision vision vl lon Is III made for tur suspending either Iho th order of or the commission or cr of ot tin tb trl 1 court for tor the leason OIl that the court whether expressly permitted pe rill It t liy by h the Iho bill or not Jol would have the tha power lower 10 o en join any nn order ordal If the proper hIM diw Ing is III made that the order or decree Is unlawful the bill also provides that the commission shall have authority to 10 desIga tail employ special agents Mid examiners empowered to 10 adminis administer ter tr oaths examine witnesses le re eeli cehi evidence thin thIs alro Is done dono to ex tx pct business before the commission The bill also provides for fOl o the full tull fullest est rt possible po reports from roni tho tim of every detail of ot their II tint III I business l relations relation showing receipts and aM disbursement nil III contracts 1111 oll or otherwise and gives the emit com power to 10 require specified methods of keeping ke accounts and of ot making reports Tho rho bill hili author Izell the Iha commission lon and Its agents to Inspect nt lit till time tinie all nil hooks hool of ot nc tic counts records corrll r memorandum or con cor COI tracts Imposes fines One mid nil I Imprison m meat nt for tor keeping and reporting tiny 1111 thing but true truo owl arid till full records And for tor withholding withhold ng any Information from front the tho committee The In his message calls attention to 10 three Ihre matter which should be Included In lit itty fin men sure to amend the tho Interstate commerce lw huli First to tt provide against l rates second to empower the tho commission with Ith authority to 10 Six fix upon find and full hearing a 1 rea rca reasonable maximum rate rato In itt place pl ce of It one nile found by h the commission to be lie unreasonable anti to 10 hIO hav it It KO KU o Into early cried third to compel Hi the s pub puh publicity of ot railroad bookkeeping h anti and Ia thoda made maile Thin the new nel ne Hh bill hili fully full accomplishes |