Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-13
Conference Report Expected on
Message Wednesday, Long
and Short Hau! Clause Main
Bone of Contention,
LITTLE PROSPECT OF
STATEHOOD LEGISLATION
Beyeridge Bill Differs So Widely
from House Measure That
Its Passage Would Probably
Mean Disagreement,

lBy Morning Journal SBecial Leased wIreI
Washington juno Conferees
on the administration railroad bin
were in session moro than six hours
tcaay and made such progress that
they predicted they probably will re-
pert by Wednesday, In the tentative
draft the only questions that remain
IN serious dispute are those relating
to long and short hauls and the period
that increases in rates should be sus-
pended to give the Interstate com
lnerce commission time to pass upon
them.
With an agreem snt on the railroad
hin in sight members of congress are
beginning to figure on adjournment.
Few members of ether branch ex
pect the session to IL ST longer than
Thursday, June 80. and not a few
have put their guesaes as early as
s. turday, June %.
Not many other matters of leeisla
ton are expected to consume much
time A canvass OF the senate indi
Gated a decided sentiment in favor of
pdopting the house amendments to
the postal savings bank bill. This
course would avoid a conference. The
suGdry civil bill probably will be
passed by the senate tomorrow
ne HJit 70 NNlilNtArE VIZ IL 7lNti't
10 withdraw public lands FOR con-
scrvation purposes Is the only con-
servation measures slated to go
through this Session
To that will be added, II is ex-
pected, the hill that has already passed
the senate To permit the issuance Of
certificates of indebtedness to the
amount of S30000.00O to complete
reclamation projects.
The opposition 70 the conservation
bin based upon the statement by Tor
mer Forester Pinchot, that II would
authorize the iiling Of mineral claims
on certain water power sites known
u be underlafd with minerals appar
entity has not been generallN accepted
as serious criticism. Advocates OF
the bill assert that rev water power
sites could be aifected ana IN thosc
cases It would be necessary Tor the
claimant TO prove the tract 70 pe more
Naluaple Tor minerals thah Tor power
no decision has been reached as 70
statehood legislation but the impress
SION seems to be that nothing VIII pc
done at TINS session. Even II the biil
reported from the senate commlttee
on territories should pass, It dlifers
so from the mouse Dill that there
W"Nld be sllsht change Tor agreement
IN conference.
inc railroad blll therefore appears
To ne the key TO the adjournment SIT
uatioh' Just as 1t mas been Tor nearly
loul months.
whether the conference report Will
Do such that the Two branches OF con-
sTess would be ready 10 accept re-
mains 10 De seen.
nose who advocated the retention
the mouse amendment providing Tor
lne physical valuation OF railroads
VIII be disappointed. Similar fate
awaits those who wanted the govern
way securities. although the confer
en'c NH VIII provide for commls-
SION To investigate the matter.
me plan for commission is not
satisfactory To the supporters of the
mouse provision relating to stocks ana |
bonds. In the absence of definite in
sirucuons, there is no assurance that |
lhe commission can report by next |
session. The democrats are opposed |
10 federal regulation OF the securities |
OF corporations although they favor |
regulation by the states.
Conferees have had the assistance !
OF Attorney General Wickersham |
throughout in the work of harmoniz- /
inc the phraseology of the two bills. /
therefore the conferees are not i'm /
clined to make them public
II is known. however, that the sen
ate amendment shifting from ship /
pers to the railroads the burden OF /
proving the reasonablcness of rate /
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