| Show RATE BILL REPORT GOES DOES TO SENATE Measure is Even More Drastic Than as Amended by Upper House PASS PROVISION STRICT Six l Amendments i mm and 1 TIou o Mani Man Man- 11 ners From 1101 Por lory Washington ton Juno 2 The Thc The confer conCer- MICO nce nc report on the tho railway rate regu- regu fillon atlon aton bill 1111 hi was submitted to tho the senite sen sen- ite tte tc this afternoon It will wH be called up for fOI consideration on Monda Monday The Donate conferees receded from six amendments while the tIme house managers mana mana- gers ICI receded from forty fl e. This makes the thc measure even more mon drastic than as ns amended by 13 the tIme senate enato The amendment requiring that five fl e lays notice shall be given before an any injunction suspending the tho or orders of the interstate commerce commission shall bo SW granted b by any court remains In the tho bill i ill I Its retention was secured by hv th the abandonment of th the tho Jim Crow provision pro pro- vl vision ion which required that equal serIce service ser ser- vice Ice be given for equal compensation The rime The negroes of the North opposed the tile amendment It had been orl orIginally aimed to correct alleged abuses of oC see see- vice In Southern states state but hut there was wasa a fear among among- the ne negroes roes of or the time North that If I the provision lon was retained I it I would result In all al interstate carriers establishing cars providing separate accommodations blacks for fo whites ant and Regrets t ICS From 1101 Timan Mr irr Tillman Timan the foe of or the negro fou fought ht for the time provision but to save the notice of Injunction proceedings s had to yield and regretfully saw 1 it I stricken from flom the bill bi Other amendments abandoned b h by the thC senate conferees were those COI- COI con comi- tinning humming the time present membership 6 f the commission making sleeping cars car common carriers requiring proof that tha officers and agents of railroads had hac wilfully and knowingly ly granted rebates rebates re re- bates before punishment of or fine am and Imprisonment could be Inflicted and making legal the issue of or free trans under liberal limitation In the time adjustment of or differences I Iwas it was found necessary b by tho the confer coner- ces to change very materially the phraseology of the senate amendments amend amend- ments ments The called so-called ant p poss provision provision pro pro- plO plO- vision It was one I was mas entirely roweR roweR- ten and as a adopted opted is as follows Pus Anti lt Jm Provision PIo No carrier Cariel subject to the provisIons provisions provis- provis Ions of this act shall after January Januar 1 1 1907 directly or Indirectly Issue Isme 01 or give an any interstate free ticket free pass or 11 O. O free freo transportation for pas pas- sage An Any carrier violating this provision provision pro pro- 1110 vision shall be deemed hul guilty of or a misdemeanor misdemeanor mis mis- demeanor and shall shall upon conviction thereof be punished b by a fine fino of no not exceeding 1000 and any person perso who usel uses solicits or cm C accepts for himself or 01 for Tor r an any such Interstate free treo fm pastor pastor or free rc transportation ton don ba ered de-ered deemed ulry g-ulry of or a a. l misdemeanor misdemeanor mis mis- demeanor and upon conviction thereof there there- of be subject to a a like hike penalty penalty The pipe line lne amendment was wa re recast recast recast re- re cast so that as agreed upon it I rca reads Pipe Pipe- Pille PipeLine Line Amendment J The term common carrier as use used 1 In this amen amendment shall Include express companies and amid all ni persons 01 om 01 corporations engaged eng In transportation tion of oil 01 by pipe lines Jnes or om 01 partly party b by pipe lines and part partly by rail mi or partly by line and partly by water To the tho senate amendment requiring the hung with the tho commission lon and the publication of or a all Joint rates an and through h routes where established this timis ad addition was vw made If I no rio joint rate over O the through route has been established the lie several soy sev Ceral C eral carriers In such through routes shall file fe print and amid keep keel open to public Inspection as afore aforesaid the separately established rates fares an and s apple applied to the through trans Flue Fine fur for Rebate ll By the Ume tle elimination fron from the time penal provision plo of the tho words knowingly and wilfully every person or corporation corporation corpora corpora- tion ton who shall offer grant or give or solicit accept or 01 receive any re rebate rebate rebate re- re bate or Oi the discrimination can be lined fined 1000 to 0 OOOO and any person person per per- son or director of or the tile corporation corporation corpora corpora- ton tion granting the concession may be Imprisoned not more moro than two years In addition additon to tho line fine The Time provision adopted by the senate senate Fen Fen- sen sen- ate providing that penalties should not be he applicable to rebates granted prior to the lie p passage aso of or the act net was vaz wa I stricken out and claims for damages accrued prior to the passage of or tho the act are arc required to be presented within one year Joker Stricken Out The McCumber amendment which required the court to pass pas upon the thc legality of the commissions commission's rate rte In Instead Instead instead In- In stead of or its regularity was sas stricken out It was in defense o of this amendment amend amend- ment on tho the floor Joor of tho the senate that I limo ho North Dakota senator denounced those who had characterized It I as US a aJol Jol Joker er and a o that would render the time entire rate fixing provision useless The Tho Th Carmack amendment fIxing the tIme liability was wast strengthened b by t making time tho road upon which whelm the tIme goods were lost host or 01 damaged damaged responsible ble hie Instead of time the carrier through whose neglect the loss or 01 damage was wis was due S Semen Sc Tho Time house provision fixing the tho commission lon at seven members at nt a salar salary of or annual annually for fOI a term terni of soven seven years was rec ag-rec agreed 1 lo to as was WIS also also an amm amen amendment ment creating a secretary secretary secre- secre tary ary at and an assistant secre- secre tan ary at annual annually Thu Time bill as It passel passed the house and senate was to lo become effective Immediately Immediately Im Im- mediately upon its Is passage An agreement was to have taken takemi effect In n sixty days days This is however u u. violation of or the rules under which conferees were ero working and may moot meet in tho the senate or 01 house with ob- ob j io mm |
