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President Roosevelt aud Secretary. OF The
Navy Mortoll are At odds regard ing the
Bcharnc ter of the cg!slatlons to be cn,lctedJ
Tor I lic purpose of giving to tile govern N
3ment authority to regulut To freight rates
IT Isl suid that diffcre, ces re 80 pro-
2lollnced that I hero 10 possiblllt ~ or
their causing Il hrca < between Tie sllead
OF ~ the Navy ~ Jeparttnellt and the Chief
Executive. his, Mt least Is the tatc-s
iment& OF a. gentleman who has discussed
the subject with both the President and
Secretary Morton within the past three
days. Sss YEA " q 8S5s1
10 President Roosevelt bclleecs d that 4 tho
Recommendations contained In. Ills mes
sage should be embodied III Ia VI. S5s Sec
{rctaryi Morton oes not object 10 railway
& luton, IF II coupled with NJ II, here Is
legislation flowing ri lllWays5 to pool tlleli.
:earIiings--that iB. az law Il to W al low COM
ipeting A.oads TO \ pool their earnings atS
common points. " Is sai1 that I ic great
systems ot tlie country would d8tWtt ildlnH'
lgress would Blla iiOrizt, pooling b Bnt this
does mot suit the d advocates y OF railway
rate re gulatlon by W. and tho President
sticks to his 4rcsolu Ion to have Congress
enact legislation which shall cn1body$ his
Views. s3 Il s
President and Legislators.
alealbers of the II ousc OF Reprcscnta-
ttiyes8 Il . not nppea r to bN II early united
on an m csis,lrc Is bel cd tlla tRnone
or them vi Sconblt6 Il th0 /, esident should
lie ind derta "a I'd Cd rry OH his am iollncedt
Intention OF sebnr ring The enact merit Of 4a4
rate re gli ila tis,g ME Swn yhen5
tsiltHrfbers Or u tolsc Insetl ted III ny Il t
tempt 10 compel them to Ecnact ctt an law
hut that time Is passed. Il he cocrcionaofs
the cxecutiyesis Admit ted md S;,lel lIed
The CHIEF mag glstratusis look ed Il upon a q Isl
well&nigh ll-ppw Grful.3 "a II cs ca /, 4 compel
Etlic$ lower II house 8of the AmerlcaD Com
'sressSt to d anything hos pleases.S Oppp-f
sition To- the measure II o reg ulatc ritt les
Which will L lie introduced in u tile House
after The holidays, and Which a ttori,cyJ
General Moody q $ Eunderstood#t to be draw
Ing II II be construed ns5oppos Ion
ia the e4adminlstratlon. and 1t Is ~ bold
party ,vil willingly put himself,
In sic u n position. tSni;iy be set down
{as a fact that q fsthc8 President really
wants the House Of Representatives. y to-
pass q bil which provides that the gov
ernment III be- given power to y regulate
railway rat tes, 1t VII be- don e. 5g
Slt5is somewhat lifferent With the Senate
There Is moro independcncc$inSt 4 hat body
for the reason that tho senators have
been more Jealous of tlieir rights, so
Jealous that they arc alleged by llcnl-s
Sbers OF tho House "A 70 have u s. eadily er,-$
croachcd upon The prerogntiycs OF the
lower branch. In additionIto there being
more Independence liz the Senate, I, there
isyalso believed to- be more raj ilwayi scnti-a
S,nent; d n more friendly spirit towards
RAILWAY corporal IONS, stl t not 4 believed
that any Replibli sclla tor would 80 ~
the lcngt or dcfyl,ig he President openly
but he Will ind 4 that he cannot hurry
the Senate as he$can hos II ouse. .y Il IL will 4
get Ills measure through the Il oise wi til
little trouble q lie tries. but lle3wil have
to walt upon scna toral Independence, and
dignity and Sot otler things, ny hen 1T comes
up In our House OF Lord 4, rs