Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04
IilEITEND RATE
MAKING POWERS.
fans. Republicans Adopt Bill for
D'', That Purpose as a Party
Measure
vuL ALLOW NO AMENDMENTS
c,,sstt Says the Penn Ry' Man
,,,n.nt Recognizes ReasonaOIe0''s
Of Government Regulation

,,o,on Feb. S.--The Republicans
NA"h soose of representatives in con-
o. Wv MI, afternoon adopted as a
iere'''e o,,re the bill extending rate
parry r nowers to the interstate COM
"'ADS Commission, as agreed on by the
He'VV INK on interstate and foreign
" ,nsrce. and known as the hsch-
onn, BILL The conference IN
srneied the house committee on rules
sum S.,ng in a rule providing for con-
,.r,tion Of the measure beginning on
s aas' and continuing until 4 o'clock
Wednesday when vote shall be taken
,,ondments will be allowed to the
NJ ap uI,ho"gh the first vote is to be
bli, ai nn tbe Dayey bill as the Demo
uhei, c,bStitute for legislation on the
,alway rate subject -, ,..,od ,hraa
Tbe conference when lastV, ny
i~ developed opposition lo tne
nya as,,,e. The only test vote taken
No. s motion TO postpone the matter
we hirtber conference next Tuesoay'
I lgI , ,S lost. A to 1917 Efforts were
lnl s. m amend the bill during the
nls ,tor.nce but all OF these failed.
% slni, vas found with the bill on the
f our mat IL did not Include reglla-
O NV Tor the private car EVIL and ter
uqua a, cbarres, The advocates or the
i i1, contested these criticisms claiming
@1t authority was contained IN the
nm ~a n correct the complained Of evils.
W. mo change Of the meeting from a
,sncus as the call stated, TO a CON
,srence" leaves members participating
,.oe 10 follow their own incllnatiohs.
!, is understood that the opposition
nav organize with the purpose of JON
%g tho minority I'm the house in the
yoie on the rule prescribing the man
,sr NJ considering the bill In the house.
stess plans. however, have not been
5cualy and indefinitely decided on.
Nessrs, Mahon and Sibley OF Penn
srlyania were conspicuous In their OPP
,6sltlon to any legislation at this time,
boih eontondng that sufficient time
bad not been given to the consideration
q the subject
sneaker Cannon advised his assocl-
ales that II action was to be taken at
An Il must be taken now. He sug-
rsstel that a recess might be taken
Until evening, but the sentiment of the
members present was 80 oyerwhelm-
lrey IN favor OF immediate action that
he speaker did not press his sugges-
ton
REPRESENTATIVE Payne Of New York,
The majority leader said that the bill
IN this present shape did not provide
for anything more than what was in
The original interstate commerce act,
which had stood for 10 years, at the end
q which time the railroads raised the
question Of the legality OF the enforce
ment OF the decisions Of the commits
sion as to rates, the courts sustaining
The contention that there was no power
vested In the commission TO TX rates.
THE PENNSYLVANIA WILLING.
Philadelphia Feb, "a j. Cassatt,
PRESIDENT Of the Pennsylvania railroad.
ln an interview on interstate commerce.
legislation, gays that the management
Of the Pennsylvania company has for
several years recognized the reason
pVlNnSeo vi t'hlalftNioll PRIV iulllk LOT
governmental regulation of rates, under
proper safeguards 70 the owners of
railways properties. lie believed there
vas now a general disposition TO ac-
qulesco IN proper legislation on this
subject Mr. Cassatt said the ques-
lion OF preventing determinations or
differences between shippers by the
payment OF rebates, or by any other
deyce, seemed TO be confounded In the
minds Of the public with that Of gov
erhmental regulation of rates. Dis
crminatlons we're already dealt with
& the federal statute known az the
EIklns act passed in 1908, he said, in
Is effective way ~ is possible In any
tgsatlVe enactment, unless, perhaps,
y the case of private car lines, where
ldrther legislation might possibly be
needed TO bring them under the pro-
visions Of the Elklns act, aud that this
Would be met by the Overstreet bin,
Nheh Is now pending IN Congress.