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Show uu STATE COMMISSION TO FIX THE RATES Sprlngfiold. 111., April 13. Compre-heuslvo Compre-heuslvo revision of the railroad and warehouso laws of Illinois came to the verge of accomplishment last night. A bill, agreed upon by railroads, rail-roads, shippers, consumers and labor, was accepted as a substitute for all pending railroad and commerce bills and was reported favorably from tho house committee on railroads. The bill elevates the Illinois railway aud warehouse commission to a lovel with the federal interstate commerce commission' in its relation to interstate inter-state traffic. To tho amplified powers of the commission com-mission are specifically adiliid the power to fix and regulate freight and passenger rates, "to assume jurisdiction jurisdic-tion over express, steamboat lines and sleeping car companies, to sit In judgment judg-ment In all conflicts between the transportation tran-sportation companies and tho people and to have ncccs3 to the internal financial fin-ancial affairs of the transportation companies for tho purpose of making or settling Issues at stake. The circuit court "of Sangamon county, sitting in Springfield, is constituted consti-tuted the court of appeal from the decision, of che commission from which direct appeal ie traced to the supreme court of thel state. The existing law makes no provision for the enforcement of orders of the commission. The substitute bill provides pro-vides that orders of 'the commission shall be mandatory and carried ont by duo process of law by the state courts in the same fashion as Interstate commerce com-merce commission mandates are enforced en-forced through the federal courts. |