THE SOLICITOR. 



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Cases referred to in previous reports but which were not mentioned therein as being closed — 



Continued. 



Pittsburgh Melting Co. v. Pem-\sylv.\nia R. R. Co. 



On July 13, 1909, the Pittsburgh Melting Company filed a bill in 

 equity in the circuit court of the western district of Pennsylvania 

 against the Pennsylvania Railroad ronij)any. seeking to conii>el the 

 comj)any to acce[)t for transj)ortation and to transport in interstate 

 and foreign commerce oleo oil which had not been inspected, passed, 

 and so marked by agents of the Deptirtment of Agriculture, as 

 recpiired by the meat inspection anicntlment (act of June 30, 1906; 

 34 Stat., 674). The bill alleged that this statute is unconstitutional, 

 as being beyond the power of Congress to enact, and in violation of 

 tlie fifth ameiidmeiit: it was also asserted (hat tlie system of inspec- 

 tion provided for by the act does not relate to interstate commerce. 



