Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-15
Commission Of Inquiry.


In lieu of the House regulations, ofeails
road capitalization, the conferees adopte
ed a provision for the appointment of Q
commission. which is as follows:
THAT the President is hereby 'authoris-
ed to appoint commission to investigate
questions pertaining to the issuance Of
stocks and bonds by railroad corporations,
subject to the provisions Of the act to
regulate commerce, and the power of
Congress to regulate or affect the same,
and to fix the compensation OF the mem.
bers of such commission. Said commits
sion shall be and is hereby authorized to
employ experts to aid In the work of in
quiry and examination.
and such clerks, stenographers and other
assistants as may be necessary which
employees shall be paid such compensa-
tion as the commission may deem just
and reasonable upon a certificate to be
issued by the chairman Of the commits
sion. The several departments and
bureaus of the government shall detail
from time to time such officials and en-
ployes and furnish such information to
the commission as may be directed by
the President. For the purposes OF its
investigation, the commission shall be
authorized to incur and have paid upon
the certificate of its chairman such ex-
penses as the commission shall deem nee
essary: provided however that the total
expenses authorized or incurred under
the provisions of this section for compen-
sation, employees, or otherwise, shall not
exceed the sum of $25, 600
Consideration of the conference rail-
road bill in the Senate has been post
poned until tomorrow.
Senator Elkins. chairman of the con.
ference committee and in charge of the
bill in the Senate. has cold TODAY. His
physician has advised him 10 remain at
his home. It is expected, however. that
he will be at the Capitol tomorrow. and
will call up the railroad bill promptly.
Little fighting on the conference bill Is
anticipated in the Senate. The one posi-
bility of a big attack on the measure as IL
nowstands was in the long and-short haul
clause. Statements by western senators
who fought for such a provision indicate
that they will accept the House provision
adopted by the conferees.
Several senators who discussed the mat
ter today declared that they were not
absolutely sure that the provision is con-
ing it they give notice that. If II is found
to be non-effective, they will fight for q
stringent law early in the future.
Insurgents Not Opposed.
Insurgents who sought to put many
radical amendments on the bill when II
was in the Senate express themselves as
favorable TO the adoption Of the confer
ence bill. They feel that most Of the
amendments which. through their agi-
tation. were put into the measure in the
Senate have been kept in the bill by the
conferees
They voted for the final passage of the
measure in the Senate. AS the bill is now
substantially as strong, in its provisions
for the further regulation of common
carriers. as the Senate bill, they will vote
for the conference bill.
With the republican regulars and in
surgents both satisfied with the confer
ence report it is recognized that its adop-
ton in the Senate will be easy.
Senator Newlands. the minority menu
Der of the conference committee, will file
a minority conference report and will at
tack the majority report II is probable
that some others on the democratic side
of the chamber, who voted against the
bill when 1t passed the Senate, will make
another attempt to defeat ii when the
conference report is up