Show interstate INTER STATE COMMERCE commission A brief summary of the commissioners annual report washington dec 19 the annual ro report 0 of f the interstate inter state commerce commission 0 O says that experience has established the importance of the interstate inter state law and intensified its necessity and the very respects tn fit which the tile law has failed to meet public expectations demonstrate the utility of government go supervision it is not too much to 9 sav av that judicial inter interpretation re has limited the meaning mean g of the law F w and ascribed to it an intent in hot ot contemplated conte when it was wass passed but the effect e M if decisions is gy greatly etly exaggerated exaggerated tho the work of ofilio the cont commission mission is s set ort ba at length including the interesting interest interesting int statement thai that there is now on file rit the tile commission tariff schedules also a review view of the hearings and investigations and cases disposed of the report says the character of the tile proceedings before the commission indicates that the main causes of complaints arise from front the discrimination and preference ference in ili rates and facilities and an I 1 not preference from Fre r orn rates unreasonable in ili themselves under the head of proceedings in the courts courts the late opinion of justice brewer in the court of appeals deciding the long and short haul case caw is discussed and the dictum of the opinion 0 binion that the total joint j 0 int rate of two roa roads 9 is over an art independent line from lines formed by cither either road ana alq not to be considered in ili determining the local rate of either road and therefore mav av be even less than the tile intermediate or local rate is shown to be without foundation foul ila to protect intermediate localio lo localities calit I 1 es and interests from the tile disastrous effects of this judicial interpretation Con congress gregs is asked to apke such immediate action as will give gi 0 o legislative construction to the word line in ili the tile statute several amendments recommended by the commission for the purpose of strengthening the tile law la v were adjusted especially those se growing out 0 of the e lato late decision ision af the supreme court and judge groshams Gre Cire shama shams decision that congress can call not not constitutionally require the federal courts to use their processes to compel the production of testimony before a non judicial tribunal regarding the proposed amendment by which i pooling pool I 1 ng may oe be permitted the report says the attempt to secure the public bil 1 e from discrimination extortion F favoritism Y 0 kitisin sin etc la is the tile very essence and purpose of the law and it will bo be in 11 vain to protect carriera carriers from front compe ive tivo attacks altac ks upon each other if the general public can call not bo be protected from tho the greater evils above abote mentioned |