JUNE 1,1905
Ucbrcslicx Independent
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THINKS LAW IS DEAD
Attorney General Brown Favors Passage of Commod
ity Rate to Take place of Newberry
' Legislation
v'' Attorney General Ncrris Brown is
of the opinion that it would be a diffi
cult task to enforce the maximum rate
lay against the railways. Speaking
to a representative of The Independ
ent. Mr. Brown said: .
"The supreme court has declared
the Newberry law unconstitutional. I
consider that the law is practically
dead. It is true that in 1898 Mr.
Smyth, then attorney . general of Ne
braska, obtained a modification of the
court's Judgment The supreme court
ruled that the circuit court, if it found
that business conditions warranted
the application of the law should dis
charge the injunction which prohibit
ed' the attorney general from bring
ing any action to enforce the law.
' It is true that I could go into court
and perhaps secure permission to
make a showing as to applicability
of the law under present conditions.
"Personally, I favor the passage of
a new law to reduce rates. I think
that v the commodity rate bill, which
provides fro a reduction in rates on
the twenty-seven most important art
icles of commerce in this state, is
just the kind of a law needed at this
time. That law would be constitu
- tionaL It has been asserted that the
law would be unconstitutional because
it provides for a blanket reduction of
ten per cent on all these goods. The
claim is that if one road has a higher
rate than another road it will still
have a higher rate if the commodity
rate law should be placed on the
statute books. Some roads, however,
have a right to charge more than;
others. The courts have ruled that a
road, when making a rate, has a right
to " take into consideration, cost of
construction, of maintenance and of
operation. Some roads cost more
than others and the cost of construe
tion and operation is greater. There
fore, they have - a right to charge
higher rates.
"It must be remembered, moreover,
that the state now-has no board of
transportation v to enforce the max!
mum rate law." '
Former Attorney , General C. J
Smyth believes it would be an easy
matter for the present attorney gen
eral. to obtain the court's permission
to show that the maximum freight
law ought to be applied at this time.
"I think that the attorney general,"
said Mr. Smyth "could readily obtain
the court's permission : by, a prima
facie showing.- The court would, then
allow him to - submit his proofs' that
present conditions warrant the; en
forcement of the law. When he had
done this the court would , set aside
its judgment and the law would at
once go into effect."
. Mr. Smyth did not agree with Mr.
Brown that the non-existence : of a
board of transportation, which is men
tioned in two sections of the maximum
rate law, would prevent the law's
enforcement if the court decided that
the law was constitutional. ;
Mr. Smyth further stated, that the
maximum rate law would really make
a very moderate reduction in rates if
applied at this time. In his opinion
the reductions would range from about
fifteen to twenty per cent
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