The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-11
House Takes Up Presidents
Suggestion to Appropriate
Investigation Coin.
BILL PROVIDES FOR
100000 FOR COMMISSION
Money Intended to Compel Rail
roads and Trusts to Dis
gorge Information.

WASHGNGTON. March 10.-A resolution
and a bin designed to cure the defects
President Roosevelt pointed out In the
Tillman resolution for the investigation
by the Interstate Commerce commission
Of railroad Determinations and monopolics
were introduced today In the House.
Tho resolution was introduced by Repre-
sentative Townsend OF Michigan and the
bill by Representative Gillespie OF Texas.
Mr.. TownSend's resolution provides an
appropriation of $4,000 10 carry on the
investigation, and the Gillespie bill makes
an appropriation Of 10000 for the same
purpose
To Compel Testimony.
The Townsend resolution provides that
the Interstate Commerce commission shall
have under the Tillman- Gillespie resolu-
ton all the powers to subpoena witnesses
to compel them TO testify and to produce
documentary evidence which 1t enjoys
under the Interstate commerce act.
IL also provides that witnesses shall
enjoy tho same rights and immunities in
this investigation that they enjoy under
the Interstate commerce act. Similar pro-
visions are made in the Gillespie bill
Under the Gillespie bill the Interstate
Commerce commission Is permitted 10
avoid the duplication OF the Investigations
by the adoption OF findings of any other
department OF the Government which
nave Investigated any particular matter
eOHihb uhuSI inc scope OF the inquiry.
The Presidents Objections.
In explanation OF his bin and In reply
to objections offered by the President TO
the IlllmGn resolution. Mr.. Gillespie said
today:
Il am glad the President signed tho
resolution and that the same has become
n law, although In doing so he sent a
message TO Congress that Will, l fear. de-
teat the quick results that otherwise
might have been reached by the commits
sion In the investigation which the resolu-
tion provides. Ills message conveys TO the
guilty parties a doubt as TO It's power 10
compel the production OF books and pa
ptrs. or course they will take I'D
vantage OF this doubt and urge It against
every step the commission may take"
or the Presidents objection that II the
investigation We're carried on to the full
extent OF It's provisions It might cause
immunity from punishment TO those
guilty or the unlawful conspiracy. Mr.
Gillespie said:
Il must say that l do not think any
OF those high criminals are trembling in
their boots from fear OF Imprisonment ps
things are now. and II oil of them
should escape Imprisonment by rush
Ing TO the commission and unbosoming
themselves, we would see Just as many
frenZlcd nnancierS In jail as IL no in
vestigation had been held. Beside. we
ought 10 give the commission the benefit
OF the doubt on the question that they
as officials or the Government are Inter
ested in the enforcement Of the crimi-
nal laws, and that they would not
willingly take any step that would turn
sary 10 get the truth. The truth. the
whole truth and nothing but the truth
IL what Congress and the country de-
mands OF this Investigation"