Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-23
Efforts to Amend Laws Governing
Commissions,
CONTINUE WITHOUT CHANGE
civil service aud Interstate Com
merco Commissions Remain as
Before southern Elections.


Among the subjects which pass into
the forgotten days In legislation pro-
posing TO amend the laws which gov
ern two commissions Both the inter-
state commerce commission and the
civil service commission VIII continue
as they have In the past under the
laws as they are, without change and
without a suggestion Of modification
And yet every Congress a SEEMING tre-
mendous effort is made in certain quar-
ters 10 have bills passed greatly modi-
flying botn commissions Both Senate
and House in their committees 80 10
the trouble of giving hearings TO those
opposed to the commissions or their
present status, and the commissioners
are heard IN rebuttal At this session
of Congress the civil service commits
sion has had something of a rest, the
attack being made. as usual, against IL
In the House when the appropriation
for the support OF the commission was
struck out Of the bin IN committee Of
the whole-where no record vote was
takeu-and restored when the yeas and
nays We're called in the House, The
men who were most determined two
years ago 10 repeal the civil service
law outright or TO greatly modify 1t
have this year contented themselves
with the usual attack upon the appro-
pratlon Yet bills have been intro.
duced In the House for the repeal ana
modification Of the law, and some MEM
bers Of the committee having the mat
ter In charge have endeayored TO secure
action, but without result.
THE OTHER COMMISSION.
The interstate commerce commission
has been itself the aggressor In the
matter Of seeking legislation at this
session Of Congress, This commission
has endeayored strenu0usly 70 get a
bin passed materially strengthening II
and charging its powers, but without
success. Briefly the commission wants
the power Of a court, so that 1t can en-
force its edicts. At present IL may Is
sue orders. but u cannot compel the
parties to whom they are addressed 20
obey them. Violations Of law must
be proved in the United States courts
and punished by these courts. This
power Congress hesitates % confer.
I'VE don't want To- make the prose-
cutOr. the judge and the executor one
and the same, Is the reason given, and
the suggestion has been made that the
commission should be divided and
make prosecutions and then try 70 de-
eide the cases and also have power to
enforce it's edicts. But all this Is so
complicated and the interests affected
so strong and the question raised so
difficult 10 solve that Congress Just
passes It along until another session.
This happens nearly every year
ANOTHER YOUNG SENATOR.
When Joseph W Bailey comes to the
Senate and begins his six year term, he
will be IS years od-younger by far
than are most men who enter that
body He viii come also with "a COM
siderable prestige stepping from the
House TO the upper branch Of Congress
after ten years Of service In the former
body. Mr.. Bailey had quite a remark
able career IN The House. After serving
two terms there he was chosen lead
or OF his party over a dozen men OF
much longer service and some OF whom
were active candidates for the place.
This was when he was S2 years old
II NI ANAl NNNAN Nv vas AAAN 1--WE ia
leader Of his party, It's nominee for
speaker, the ranking minority member
of the committees on ways and means
and rules Then he declined third
term for the place and announced his
candidacy for the Senate. winning his
fight i'm the Democratic primaries and
insuring his election. defeating a man
who had already gained considerable
IfeffrHffor fu fHn state "a aauUfur
Mr.. Bailey enters upon his senatorial
life under the most favorable auspices.
His career will be watched with much
interest. as there Is a great deal Of
speculation as 20 whether he viii de-
yelop the same talent for leadership
and receive as early recognition In the
Senate as in the House. The elevation
OF Mr. Bailey 10 the Senate recalls the
fact that he gathered around him
number Of young men who have Jared
quite well In the House. Among them
are McLaurin, OF South Carolina, and
sullivan, Of Mississippi. both since
elected TO the Senate. Swanson, OF Nir-
ginia, a promising candidate for gov
ernor Of his State. and Underwood Of
Alabama, who is now the Democratic
whip
SETTLED IN PRIMARIES.
Nearly all the senatorial contests In
the south are settled by the primaries.
In the north II Is well known that not
until after the legislative caucus is
the seuatorship settled and not even
then sometimes. Take the case OF Mr.
Quay lie won the primaries and the
caucus and was not elected In the
most OF the southern States Il ls differ
emit Senator Morgans return was set
tied. as was Mr. Baileys election 10 the
Senate. The same Is true Ia the case
OF Senator Martin, OF Virginia. In
South Carolina il Is the law, the lcgis-
lature ratifying the choice OF the pri-
mares. OF course the fact that the
legislatures IN the southern States are
sure 70 be Democratic makes the pri-
maries the real important event espe-
clally where II Is either the law or Gus
tom 90 settle the contest in the nOml-