The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-10
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From opr$ r orr ,onaentl
SHIN GToN lit 5siss
silnd ders oods
zfo,r, 4tio rregula lngI
lie
days Tlic bl As being drassi. BY the q t-$
Etorney General and u member Of tho
House. 8 The Ia tier Is y ember Of, the
Committee on Interstate Commerce.
The bill wi propose to give to the j n ~ ~
sterstatc Commerce. CommissiOll au thorttyS
v to TX lat ST. s "a Court or transportation
corresponding to 4 the United States Cir
cuff Court / as 10 number Of of5members and
$organizatlo Ion, is to be create for tho SOLO
purpose or hearing complain rs " II a ate
cases. where "a ppeals arc Ia ken rom de- ~
$cisions Of the ccmnlisslon lshc he rate
liked bys tile commission, howe vcr,J IS 20
so into effect iinmed lately remain rem, =
the legal rat q unless changetgGpy orelccr orelcr'8
4 OF the transportation Court 81 Ms Hi ,:H /,
Are Disapp pointed
Tho a dvoc ca tes Of legislation desi gneda .nt
to give the Federal government q a uthprlty}
to regulate railway charges are SO NJ e-
What dlsappointedSth that tlie subject was
not given a. more prominent place in.thes
conference hold the White l0use5 sat-
Sllrday afternoon between tho l'lcsldentS
and lea ding members of tho Senate ana
House. II lis understood that the subject
was barely mentioned and Z. that y was '
not at tho suggestion Of the Iresldent
but ut one OF allis invited callers tllat,lt5 j.
F n naInc diIp al all. 81 Senator Allison remark
in response to oaitllestloIl trotl ON
one Of his #confcrrcs. that there was y y g
strong sentiment in&thc WestSi IN favor.
Pof tho regulation OF rates by tho govern
mel,t. E 1t Is understood that there Us too
&bn d conference at tho White House this
week, probably on cdne stla y,Ss sp1ctW W
the President ana other epubllclr sleil sell n
ers Of the Senatoaand House Of Represell
btatiyes.5 Senat sElkins, i Is sunterst TODD, i
viii be Nat4this conference, He was not
sllt that OF Saturday afternoon, Fie'y Is
Ftbe chairman Of tile Senate Committee
oil i Commerce and that committee VIII
have charge Of all bills designed TO- con "
fer this power upon tho government
4 Is believed. the President VIII discuss the
subject OF Legislation Ito regulate rates
on the occasion when Sena tor Eillsins ~
present. s3 IN ;, IA 3S
Expressed No Opinion.
tt Is not known whether tho l'resl Z
dent IS most III, favor Of legislation Y re-. g.
5yising tariff schedules Or that llcll vi
regulate freight rates, lie llns talked
last and loudest III favor Of le8latter.s1t IT
d Is believed &ho IS resolved upon securing
both as soon as possible. TWAS thOughtl
settled upauntil tho latter part Of $7last
week thut the extra session was to De
hold In the fall, but the l'resldenttt tol!i y
group rN OF callers Friday that tho probliali-'
3biIties were that there would be IN extra
session this spring. This has set the Ro-
publican leaders wonderlng, anu they
are still up In the air on the question. y
vs. Republicans arc also annoyed " the
fact that the l'rosdent at the conference ENC
Of SATURDAY afternoon did not tsmake q
SINGLE 1romark which indicated Ills Views
on ono Of tho subjects under ceoonsld era-
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