Evening journal., 1910-06-04
rURDAY, JUNE 4. 1910
MARYLAND.
-,EST OVER RAILWAY BILL.

ghn1Ic
'oa and Mdge u the Senate and House railroad
college visitors here are differences enough to afford
ed the tfologitng field for the Conference Commit
year: Pres will be charged with the duty of finding
rington' viomse Every conflicting point will have
o OF p p king of majority in either the Senate
ard Of we and the conterccs who concede the elm
James Bof provision will be assured tanning
civil servqey return and confess TO their colleagues
si3esr 3s N N plentiful enough as aggressive
,,5eente en- declare that as the sections they
or are removed from the bill the confer
ort shall never be adopted. Such
C00DDre often made and rarely fulfilled, but
IUUNUeraly presage a season OF thunder and
pate passed the bill last night and the
will now begin
1,r;,r,;,S.o5 Senator Aldrich and Representative
"nlhli's'Oh in the Conference Committee, the
Breaks 9ne will thrill the on-lookers, who will
% cehbers Of the committee. Both
o~their contests prepared for every angle
" n r2romises to be joyous and halcyon scs-
wiminetoien they meet to make bill satisfactory
N 'es stotn House the Senate and to the President
lantc city eleventh hour amendments that will be
entire field by the Conference Committee without
a. with dispute each of the champions will be
tSs ehsIsy devoted to the product of his branch of
string suasative body
he missee matter of the Commerce Court the Sen
msI gur says that the five Judges shall be Sc
n C.. spM the Chief Justice OF the Supreme
in this conteshe United States while the House in
the shoVthe Justices of the Court shall have
trophy. H. +. at task. The Senate also has some
n0 = 'Ie psi1 the way of procedure and court au-
birds in tat do not appear in the House measure.
man the House bill 1t is provided that the Inter
money Commerce Commission shall have author
p pna make a valuation of the property of the
roads. Two attempts have been made in the
ate 10 adopt such a provision and each has
beaten by two votes.
House bill says that the Interstate Com
commission shall have authority to rcgu-
VIZ issue OF stocks and bonds bv railroads.
WI provision appeared in the Senate bill as
UHAirom the Interstate Commerce Commit
iUAEhA was afterward eliminated bv Aldrch
VINE They said difficult problems were
fsa d that the subject should be consil-
future in separate bill. In an ef-
stock and bond regulation back into
-~sire amendments were offered, but they
beaten
re are many features in the Senate bill,
Topf which have been adopted within a few
that do not appear in the House measure.
D. of the most important is the Overman
-lment which provides that the operation Of
. ate law cannot as at present be suspended
n a single United States District Judge An
IAnction yaving that effect can be issued only
hree Federal Judges. one of whom must be
tc|of the Supreme Court or a Circuit Court
: Other provisions not in the House bill
he Interstate Commerce Commission pow
prevent railways from manipulating rates
to drive water competition out of exist
remove control of rates on traffic wholly
eooHter from the commission and give shippers
you pht to determine which Of comnetino lines
carry their goods
n the Senate and House have voted TO place
aph and telephone companies under the
WiQp eAk1lGu Interstate Commerce Com
ling an I'd have Adopted resolutions dealing
a~+ic g in che !, rri,o
H., shorter TN for longer haul.