The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-07

provision. The differences were adjusted
by the acceptance of the Nelson amend
ment, with a portion of the house pro-
vision added. The conferees then sought
to come to an understanding on the ques-
ton of transferring the interstate COM
merce commission to the new department,
but they finally adjourned until to-day
without coming to any conclusion. The
bill as passed by the house authorizes the
president to transfer to the proposed de-
partment 1.-THE branch or any part of any
Office, bureau, division or other branch
OF the public service engaged in statistical
or scientific work, or the interstate COM
merce commission - So =
The senate conferees moved to strike
out the words referring to the commits
sion and after some objections the repre-
sentatives Of the house assented.
1t was then suggested that the transfer
or the commission might be accomplished
under the general authority given to
transfer bureaus engaged in statistical
work, as the business Of the interstate
commission Is largely Of that character,
and an effort was made SO to amend the
language of the provision as to prevent
and even prohibit the result. 1t was at
TINS point that the meeting came to a
close The members Of the house refused
point blank for a time to consider any
further changes and it looked for time
conference to a close and report a dead
lock. Further parleying produced a more
conc1liatory spirit and the meeting at last
adjourned with an understanding to meet
again to-day. Hope was expressed that
an agreement would be finally reached
then. The effort of the senate conferees
now is to limit the transfer to bureaus
engaged Exclusively in statistical work
| The text Of the trust provision as
agreed on and as it will become in case
an agreement can be reached on the in
! terstate commerce commission differences
is as follows: ..a s ~.
! Sec. 6. That there shall be in the depart
ment of commerce and labor bureau to be
called the bureau Of corporations and a commits
sioner of corporations who shall be the head OF
said bureau, to be appointed by the president,
who shall receive a salary of $4,000 per an
| mum. There shall also be in said bureau a
| deputy commissioner no shall receive a salary
of $500 per annum and who shall in the alb.
sence OF the commissioner, act as and perform
the duties of the commissioner of corporations,
anu VINO shall also perform such other duties as
| may be assigned to him by the secretary OF
| commerce and labor or by the said commissioner
There shall also be in the said bureau a chief
clerk and such special agents, clerks and other
employees as may be authorized by law. The
| said commissioner shall have the power and au.
| thority to make, under the direction of the Sec
| rotary OF commerce and labor, diligent inyestiga
ton into the organization, conduct and manage
| ment of the business of any corporation, Join,
stock company corporate combination en-
gagged in commerce among the several states and
with foreign nations. excepting common car
riers subject to San act to regulate commerce. ,
approved Feb 4, 1887 and to gather such infor
nation and data as will enable the president OF
| the United States to make recommendations IL
congress for legislation for the regulation Of
| such commerce and to report such data to thu
| president from time to time as he shall re-
| quire; and the information so obtained or a,
much thereof as the president may direct shall
be made public.
| In order to accomplish the purpose of this see
ton the said commissioner shall have and exer