Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-03-10
TOWNSEND IS
ANXIOUS TO
PUSH|NQU|RY
Into Railway Discrimination
and MOROpOIies.
AMENDS RESOLUTION WHICH
Mr., ROOSEVELT CRITICIZED
Interstate Commerce Commission to
Have Full Power to Summon Wit
nesses and Get Evidence.

Washington, Mar. 9.-Representa-
tive Townsend introduced joint res
olution today to amend the resolution
approved on March for investigation
of railway discrimination and monop-
olies by giving the commerce commits
sion full power to summon Witness
es and compel production of docu-
mentary evidence. 1t also makes an
appropriation of $4,000 to conduct
the investigation,
Representative Gillespie, of Texas,
also introduced a bill appropriating
100000 for the same investigation.
1t provides that any person testifying
in such an investigation shall not be
prosecuted for any offense about
which he may testify. The bill also
provides that the commission shall ac-
cept the reports of other departments
of the government on subjects inves-
tigated by them in case the commits
sion regards the Investigations as
thorough.
The resolution sought to be amended
is that which the president criticised
in a recent message to congress.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE MAY
w EIkAhF1N
Washington, Mar "a resolution
and a bill designed to cure the defects
President Roosevelt pointed out in the
Tillman resolution for the investiga-
ton by the interstate commerce com
mission of railroad determinations and
monopoles was introduced today in
the house. The resolution was in
troduced by Representative Townsend
of Michigan and the bill by Represen-
tative Gillespie of Texas. Mr. Town
sends resolution provides appropria-
tion of $50, 600 to carry on the inves-
tigation and the Gillespie bill makes
An appropriation of 100000 for the
same purpose.
The Townsend resolution provides
that the interstate commerce commits
sion shall have under the Tillman-
Gillespie resolution all the powers to
subpoena witnesses, to compel them
to testify and to produce documentary
evidence which II enjoys under the
Interstate commerce act. 1t also pro-
vides that witnesses shall enjoy tht
same rights and immunity in this in
vestigation that they enjoy under the
interstate commerce act. Similar pro-
visions are made in the Gillespie bill
Under the Gillespie bill the inter-
state commerce commission is permit
ted to avoid the duplication Of the in
vestigations by the adoption of find
ings of any other department of th6
government which have investigated
any particular matter coming under
the scope of the inquiry.
In explanation of his bill and in re-
ply to objections offered by the presi'
dent to the Tillman resolution, Mr.
Gillespie said
Il am glad the president signed th'
resolution and that the same has be
come law, although in doing so h'
sent a message to congress that VIII
fear. defeat the quick results ina
otherwise might have been reache'
by the commission In the investigation
which the resolution provides, HI
message conveys to the guilty parte
a doubt as to its power to compel TN
production Of books and papers. o
course. they will take advantage o
this doubt and urge it against ever,
step the commission may take.