Show NEW u J RAILROAD U I LEGISLATION SI St Louis Globe Democrat The proposed pro proposed pro pro- JI posed Hed additional legislation to tobe Je asked ask asic- rr ed cd d for COI by the tate state railroad l commission commis i j iou Ion Involves cs a point which caused causell so r much debate In tho senate last winter inter j J namely t that of or limiting the court conn's power to Interfere with the of the commission The Tho commission commission- slon- slon 4 f ors tH'S have I asked for Cm a u liw providing JIo i that the commissions commission's order shall nt not bo hll stayed su suspended or annulled jl except cx- cx cepl hS' hS by hy the Una decree df di a court COUlt o of I competent Jurisdiction Until tuch u II decree Is entered d the time c commissions commission's 1 orders rs shall hn be binding and In full ful M force fOIce The flie purpose of oC this law luw i Is Is- Isto to U avoid jr- jr Jong Jons deJa delay lelay In the enforcement of tho the commissions commission's slon's orders Ill us lied In the recent law which has been held up tip for fOl two year nl ind t d s still pending len In the he federal C courts UIt It rt J is I urged that during luring the tim fizz In a suit Is on trial Lila the time orders o of the commission com comi- mission arc held lick up and the hc enjoy the ol old l I rates ittes tes tl U is merely a a. flue question HIo Di Justice 1 It Il is true that t when the orders of 01 the commission to reduce rates ratus are arc held up b by tho the COUI courts for several years rs the shippers suffer On the lie other oilier hand hail Ji if the time railroads should be lie ct compelled to accept the rates at once regardless regardless regard regard- less of f what the courts court's J decision cl lon may mar maybe be two or three years after and if l the rates should hould prove unreasonable r a gross injustice would woul be bc p perpetrated on the railroads s That is hm hai in either cither case either case cither on the shippers or tr I- I tlc railroads and railroads and it would seem to tobe S be a a. better betler plan to provide c for the exL expediting ex ex- L of a case caso involving a question ques ques- h k tion of rat rates raised by the orders of to thu commission lOn I 7 In orders which involve constitutional It questions such as rates so unreasonably unreasonably un un- un- un reasonably low as to amount to lo con- con it would be im impossible to lo check tho iho action of the courts That 5 much protection would be enjoyed by hy bythe hythe the railroads f I 1 The courts arc are e established for the r purpose of or enforcing justice and it is t not wise to limit their powers Any S l legislation gl checking the action of ot the courts should be directed against abuses only it should never Work ork I injustice The rho remainder r of the tho proposed legislation providing for safety devices de tie- e- e vices at crossings and for advance I notices lic S of oC changes changes- o of rates and the q cr to to s tIn VISe the thc enforcement i oI of ot laws seems to cover needed points i in the time railroad regulation res laws |