| Show ITY TO FIX IL RATES ATtS Report Authorized on Bill BI to Increase that of ot Interstate Commerce Commission WAS PASSED BY A PARTY VOTE Calls for I or t a Ii c Cur urt of or Transportation n Composed o VIe United stat States Circuit Judges Judge OThO haul houw on oil Interstate foreign today all tU voto vote mm by Y a 1 f ta report to the ho U a It Jin t WU bW extending to toAI MUse oue on O a n commerce commission to instate AI the it rut rute increasing tho tilo elzo Izo zo of or tha tho Iron two to seven mom tot Wrt r and UW crating a n court of ot trans tran fh of or the tho ici ech the he till JIll la Is l a 11 combination o with amendments taken Iken from tho Iho Hepburn Helburn bill Thu ac nc I lions JOns of 01 the tho committee was reached af It tIt jet lasting nearly nil 1111 day clay dayi i Hepburn to rt the measure tt amendments and then tho Iho Demo 1 cratto member ot of tho tile called tilled m In and an alt hour given them to caUcUS aUtUS on Oli tho Lii bill this time lime It developed that two IWO of ot the six minority ere vere not nol with the Dale hilt bill he tour four members who did support It II rr ell to ID nM two amendments onu that where here it tc rate Is lB named by ty the th commission affecting two to or op more roads road the till commission on OIl me the failure of Ut the Ihl roads to agree on oti a II of ot the rate shall a 1 ruling on 01 the hO matter maHer and the other othel expediting litigation over a j c rate ta 10 that t hUll has been heul tu 1 by the tho commission The Tho full lull committee met at ut 4 and nd afir voting down the IhO Ulvey Davey bill 1111 by a party vote oU tho the car Cal carri ri rId d the Hepburn JI motion The Tho Dem c rats gave gae notice that thaI they would sire pre present sent mt nt the tile Duvey Dave bill bItt In tho the house with a I minority report Mr tr Townsend Townsand Hub Introduced In Iii tho the tho tha measure uro n greed agreed on In order to have hae It The Tho bill us IS repotted reported contains 22 2 sections Sections 1 mid 2 extend extern au to the Interstate commerce coin COlli whenever any uny existing rute for tor forthe forthe the transportation of ot persons or prop property rov erty or any regulation or practise affecting the tico transportation or 01 per or property to bo ho unreason unreasonable unreasonable able or unjustly discriminatory to do dare Iare and order what shall be a I just and reasonable rate practise or regu regulation lotion lation to 10 be charged Imposed or fol tol followed lowed In Ill tIm tho future In lii of at that found Cound to be unreasonable or unjustly and the tho tt order of or tho t Jon shall ot o Its lis own oln force be operative 39 30 3 days dya after atter has hUIJ l tea to jo tho the person prison or persons per dl di directly affected thereby ther by but at any ally JR from data datoo at mich no notice tire tice t c any an persons directly affected ate by bythe tilt the t e order of ot the commission and imd dig g It to be contrary to law may bay te proceedings In tho the court Of or trans ortall sitting as US a 11 a court of ot equity it 10 t have It reviewed revl ed and Us Its lawfulness II Justness J or r reasonableness rea determined When AWn the rato ralo by hY tile the communion shall be a II joint rate ruto nil J the tall fall to agree on tho the apportion apportionment ment lont J nt thereof among themselves within M l 4 days day do after notice of ot such Huch order the Iho slon after full tull hoai hearIng Ing may lUlL ta tarn I rn oft e a supplementary order ardor declaring IM of such luch joint rate tuto to be bo re rc rl by each carrier party Parts thereto shall hall take tulto effect of ot Its tIe own fared foret as s part art of ot tho tile original order subject to review like tho the original or dr Section 3 makes malleM all proceedings be beIrs f ore Irs re the tho Including tho tile rec record record ord of 01 evidence findings ef t tM commission a n part parI of ot tho the rl com In tic the thc case to 10 le lc sent to the ha court or ot Iran within 10 days after utter no note tic te for tor r loy has haA been gIven Riven AM vl 1 proceeding before the tho th court art Id t be conducted by the gal ta The Tho commission however HIlLY counsel toUnsel with the tho nil ap f val o ot the tho unit Is III b given ghen full tull power oven during daring preceding to modify modi suspend or Its lt II former order ruling or requirements 60 4 imposes a u penalty or a n finn fino ot of a I day for each day city parti CH CR wit fI the rulings of ot tho the under sec lions 1 2 and 2 of o the bill B 6 tho the word lord person to PI corporations edlon 6 iM the tle membership e 0 thi t to seven end makes flakes I the e salary of cit each no 1 a veal ear lon Th ThO The president shall appoint liy by and with tho the consent of ot the tho senate two to additional Interstate commerce com Coil Not Nol moro more than four tour corn com shall bo b appointed d loll tho tile I party 7 I tho the court cour of I transportation lion to be composed of at live circuit Judges JUdos of ot tho the United States no noto two to of ot whom Hhall be bo from the thu same samo Judicial district They stint be bo designated by the tho president for terms tenn of ot one two three toUr four and live five years respectively II e I from April I 1 II 1905 1005 and an US their terms expire tho the shall the lie circuit judges appoint their theil Hue miu for terms of at live yon years re each ellch Section 8 provides provide that court halI tIGht hold tour four regular se annual annually ly Iy III in beginnIng on tho thu Unit Tuesday In March June JUlie tier her and December Special Hp I of ot tho the court may laity ho held at tt other placed when Justice would bo ho thereby pro PIO promoted muted fellon 0 9 authorized the president to appoint five fio additional circuit court judges judge no two of at whom shall Hhall be bu from from tIle tho MOle mime judicial circuit to 10 the Iho Authority and powers perform Iho ho duties dutleR now required by law hiI of ot a It circuit court judge Section 10 gIants tho the court of trans transportation exclusIve original Jurisdiction In III all nil cases brought under tho the pro provisions visions of or the bill and ulso the Inter Interstate state commerce act It tint that proceedings to 10 force HeH to 10 attend ti testily or pro produce duce duco documentary evidence before tho the Interstate commerce commission lon may muy bo hu brought In fillY any coutt of or original Jurisdiction Section Il li extends extend to the court Our of transportation till all the tho Powers of a n clr cir circuit cUlt court ourt I of 01 tho thu United Mates HO till far ts the tho anio may nucy he be applicable Sections 12 and 13 relate to evidence before tho the court c urt The Tho court of ot transportation la Is given power to 10 before It all 1111 parties named as us defendants or 01 respondents In III proceeding before It anti and Its for witnesses Inny run Into Imo any judi judicial cial district or lillY any nn territory or aI posses possession sion sian of at the tho United States Stated Section 14 declares tho thu court of or trans trana always open for the tho tiling of ot pleadings or orders o Id 0 11 IS il I provides for tOI appeal to the United StatCH supreme court from the tho court ourt ot of transportation providing It Is taken within 30 days of oC the tho date ot of entry of at the tho order or decree of or tile the court Ourt of or transportation The rho supreme court shall give prece rece dence to tho hearing and amId decision of at such appeal over oer till flIt ethels eases cases ex except e x ept criminal cases Sections 16 17 Ii IS 19 11 20 and 21 pro pw vide vice Ido for tor the thu organization atlon of at the court appointment of or court and rules of ot practise The Tho last section of or the bill provides This act shall take effect elT Ct on the first day dllY of or April 1905 1903 |
