Show TO SIMPLIFY RAILROAD TION washington dec 19 Senator dol liver today introduced a bill designed to tha railroad measure ty tha commerce it the compion com to fix and enforce a maximum and reAco natle rat to so into effect thirty days atter notice tho court procedure of the alons bill ia aal i aro loft rep lo 10 fonow heir remedies in the courts the commission is increased to seven mem bora at a salary of each lr had not been the intention of the senator to introduce the measure until after the holidays but it was agreed at the conference at the white housa laaff night that it would bo more effective to have the measure referred t the committee on interstate commercio com merco immediately in a statement senatro dolliver Doll lver says the bill which I 1 introduced is intended to correct come of the abuses which still exist in the matter oe railroad rates if ial not drawn in a spirit of to the railroad systems of the country bat in the interest of harmony and good will between the railways and their patrons it provides a public tribunal impartial in ita attitude before which the shipper may present hla complaint on an existing rate and the carrier his defense of the rate 60 that the controversy arising out of a disagreement between the two may not bo left without an effective eo lutton the bill avoids conferring on tho commission dispensing power or any authority to disturb commercial con where separate markels are in evolved or competitive ports or independent railroad systems the jurisdiction Is confined to the carrier complained of and the case of a joint rata to the carriers shipping therein tho power la given in such case to the commission to investigate subject fully hearing all parties and in caad the rate complained of or any regulation affecting it Is found to be in violation of the interstate commerce act to correct it by an order requiring carrier to fix if rates with reference to a maximum prescribed by the commission the proceeds apon the theory that auch an order of the commission should go into effect at the end ot thirty days until it Is modified by supplementary order ot the commission or suspended or vacated by order by decree of the circuit court 0 tha united states exercising jurisdiction in equity which will not be limited in or any wai abridged by an act of congress it such an order ot tho commission la found by the court to be unfair to the carrier or to the pub lie we have the authority ot the eu preme court or saying that it la tho daty ot tho supreme court to vacate it |