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Show SCORE ONE FOR EE SHIPPER Long and Short Haul Provision of th Interstate Commerce Act Declared J Constitutional, j Washington. In the majority opinion opin-ion of the commerce court, formally for-mally handed down Tuesday, In the transcontinental rate cases. It U held that tho long and short haul provision of the Interstate commerce act Is constitutional. con-stitutional. Judge Archbold concurs In the issuance of a temporary Injunction Injunc-tion against the orders of tho Interstate Inter-state commerce commission, but In his opinion holds the long and short biuil provision to be Invalid. The Commerce court reached the conclusion that the cases Involved In the present proceeding afforded the 'jest possible opportunity for a determination deter-mination of tho constitutionality of the lung and short haul provision of the act to regulate commerce. It was realized that the question eventually would have to be fought out before Uie United Unit-ed States supreme court. Ily an exhamttlvo examination of the entire law, the court reaches the conclusion that It is the duty of the commission to eiorclse Its discretion to establish a lower rate for a longer haul than for a shorter. If tho conditions. condi-tions. In Its opinion, warrant such ao tlon. 1 |