. Review of reviews and world's work. n tlu; Senate, lastmonth, the principal speech against the Hepburnbill was made by Mr. Foraker. of Ohio, whoholds that the enforcement of existing lawswould practically do away with all the evilsaimed at by the bill. An amendment to the bill, intro-Carr^ers duceii by Senator Knox, of Pennsyl-vania, provides that in cases wherethe Int(,rstate Commerce Commission orders anew rate, which remains unenforced pendingappeal to the courts, the railroad company shall make deposit in c(jurt or give bond to pay thedifference between the new rate and the onepreviously
. Review of reviews and world's work. n tlu; Senate, lastmonth, the principal speech against the Hepburnbill was made by Mr. Foraker. of Ohio, whoholds that the enforcement of existing lawswould practically do away with all the evilsaimed at by the bill. An amendment to the bill, intro-Carr^ers duceii by Senator Knox, of Pennsyl-vania, provides that in cases wherethe Int(,rstate Commerce Commission orders anew rate, which remains unenforced pendingappeal to the courts, the railroad company shall make deposit in c(jurt or give bond to pay thedifference between the new rate and the onepreviously enforced. Another amendment, pro-posed by Senator Clay, of Georgia, prohibitsrailroads from dealing in coal, coke, or oil,and further ])rohibits railroad ownership ofsuch properties except for supplying the rail-roads own need. A decision of the UnitedStates Supreme Court, Iendered on February 19,had already laid down the proposition that arailroad engaged in buying and selling as wellas in transpoi-ting coal cannot reduce its rates. SENATOR FORAKER, OF OHIO. (Opponent of rate regulation in the railroad debate.) for carrying coal to a point where a profit maybe made on a contract. The court declared thatsuch practice was subversive of the interstatecommerce law, which reciuires that the same ratefor carrying shall apply to all shippers. Thisdecision acquires great significance, not only inconnection with the pcmding legislation in (Con-gress, but also in view of tlie investigation into THE PROGRESS OF THE IVORLD. 389 the operations of tlie coal-carrying roads wliicli isabout to be undertaken under a resolution adopt-ed by botli houses of Congress and signed byPresident Roosevelt. Mr. Bailey, of Texas, theDemocratic leader of tlie Senate, proposed anamendment whicli would prevent the suspensionby the courts of rates made ])y tlie InterstateCommerce Commission pending litigation. Another Siapreme Court decision Testimony in . tit i , ^i i • i Anti-Trust handed down last month
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