Show interstate INTER STATE COMMERCE commission A brief summary of tho the commissioners annual report dec 19 the annual report of the interstate inter state commerce commission comi corni es says Ys I 1 that experience has established alie en importance of the interstate inter state law and intensified ita its necessity and the very respects in which the tire law has failed to meet public expectations demonstrate the utility of government go supervision it is not dot too much to sav say that judicial interpretation has limited the meaning odthe of the law taw and ascribed to it an intent not contemplated when it wasa wass passed but the effect of these decisions is greatly exaggerated exaggerated the work of the commission is set orth at 1 eng bength th including the in hiter te eating resting statement that t there e re isnow is now on oil file therom the commission tariff schedules also a review of the hearings and investigations and arid cases disposed of the report s says fay 9 the tire character of the proceedings edin ga be before re the commission co in mission indicate indicates that the main call causes 9 es of complaints arise from the discrimination c nation and preference in rates and f facilities ac 1 I I 1 ties and not from rates unreasonable in ill themselves under the head of proceedings in the courts the late opinion of justice brewer in the coun court of appeals deciding the long and short haul case is discussed and the tile dictum of the opinion that the total joint rate of two roads is over an independent line from lines formed by either road ana not to be considered in determining the local rate of either road and arid therefore may na y be even less than the intermediate or local ion I 1 rate is shown to be without foundation tion to protect intermediate localities and 1 interests from the disastrous effects of this judicial interpretation congress Uon greas is asked to toke such immediate action as W will ill give legislative construction to the word line in phd statute several amendments recommended by the commission for the purpose of strengthening the law were adjusted especially those growing 0 out ut of the tire late decision af tho tile irenie court and jud judge g restrains d decision im enthat that congress can not constitutionally require the federal courts to use their pr processes to compel the production r 0 of testimony before a non juanc judicial ial tribunal lle garding the proposed amendment by wiloh pooling may be permitted the report says the attempt to secure the public from discrimination extortion favoritism etc is to the very essence adf and purpose of the law and it will be in vain io to protect carriers from completive comp etive attacks upon each other if the general public can not bo be protected from the greater evils a above b 0 ve mentioned |