Deseret Evening News | 1908-04-11 | Page 3 | Commodity Clause of Hepburn Act

COMMODITY CLAUSE OF Difference of Opinion as to Whether Appropriate Civil Remedy Exists SUGGESTION Offers Amendment to l Is Calculated to Oct Get Over Ocr Trouble I 10 Chairman El EI today brought to tho attention of ho senate committal on l commerce u II letter let tel from Atty AUy Gen an un amendment to the tho resolution to until Jan 1 I 1910 tho thu attached to tho commodity of the railroad rate law II W Tho amendment Is Intended to protect the tho light ot of railroads s and per permit permit mit tho to test teat tile tho constitutionality of the tho clauso In advance of Its operation Thu of ot the attorney general follows In ot or the fact that name differ difference ence of opinion seems to exist us to whether civil exists olIts to tho pi av talons of tho commodity clause of net iw n I tho law now I 1 to mig K Kest st that the tho bo ho by b adding tho thu Provided nothing In III this res resolution shall he ho to prevent tho th of ot any 1111 civil suit Hult or 01 pro C ceding for tOl the tho enforcement ot or Bald or 01 prevention of violations thereof and that tho attorney general IH 18 hereby authorised to tn Institute or ai anno to tn ho Instituted In the tho name of ot the United Slates and any per por perHO porIon HO Ion mi II or coi potations fulling to tn comply with civil suit whether by application for fOI bill hili In III tel for Injunction or III other uthol remedy In III the tho In any court or 01 tho court in tho to uro thu and oh ot of wild lon and the to any Hull to bo Khali shul en cn enjoy joy the Iho right light of appeal till In III suits lulls of when Instituted by tho t of tho sc n 11 till thu of in law hl