Inter-state Commerce

Washington, May 11. - Senator Hams of Kansas Tuesday introducëd a nevv bilí for the regulation of inter-state commerce, the transformation of the inter-state commerce commission into a court of railway commissioners and the regulation of pooling. The proposed court is to consist of seven members and is to have exclusive jurisdiction of all matters arising under the bilí and to have concurrent jurisdiction with other United States courts in all cases of negligence. The jurisdiction conferred is to be criminal as well as civil. The provisions of the bilí are made applicable to express and other transportation companies. The court is to sit en banc at Washington and the United States is to be divided into seven districts, each to be presided over by a of the court. Appeals to the circuit courts of appeals are provided for. The bilí prohibits pooling except under the following conditions: "Every such contract shall be in writing and flled with the court tor its approval and also a full and complete schedule of the rates and charges together with the classiflcation of all goods, commodities or merchandise which shall be enforced, charged or used in the business of such common carriers, shall be therewith, in like manner, submitted to the court and shall be approved by said court to be just and reásonable, and thereupon such contracts, etc., and such schedules shall become lawful and enforcable l.-etween the parties thereto and -as to ths public, expiration of twenty days from the approval thereof, to be entered of record; and it shall be the duty of the said court to make an order of disapproval -svhenever, upon investigation and consideration, it shall be of the opinión that the operation of any such contract would by reason of its provisions, or want of necessary restricyens and limitations result in unreasonable rates, improper classification, unjust discrimination, insufñcient service to the public or otherwise contravene any of the provisions of this act."