Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-11
CONFEREES ON
RAILROAD BILL
Have Aid of Atty.-Gen, Wicker
sham and May Reach Agree
ment Monday or Tuesday.
TO BE COMPROMISE MEASURE
Looks Now as Though only One OF
Three Suggestions of President
Taft Would Win.

Washington. June i0.--Conterces on
On. ldminist.a alton railroad bill had the
l!d OF Atty.-Gcn. W.ck,rsham today,
and it was announced tonight that
ih,tc 3 a possibility Of final agreement
on MoIday or l'ue sduy No member OF
inc conference committee would dis
cuss the details OF today's accomplish
u.uts. il was learned. however. that.
O. tentative agreement was reached as
To- ga, iods and short haul provision,
vl,ch viii consist practically OF both
tHr aendie aud noIac amendments on
ltr e~by.,t. rae stock and BONDS pro-
VISIONS ate to be eliminated, as the
scDdtc conterccs say tnat because OF
Democratic opposition they could not
out.in the adoption OF a conference re-
port plovidlpg Tor federal regulation
IT securities
The ascertainment OF the physical
valuation of railroads, II H. asserted,
VIII not b. provided for in the confer
cncc bin. Senator Aldrich told Repre-
sentative Mann that the senate had
voted four times to reject that feature
and that IT WAS folly TO consume time
in discussing II. During the day Mr..
Mann submitted "a substitute for the
house amendment on this subject, but
the senate conferces characterized IL as
a "makeshift," which II adopted. would
subject tho conference committee to
general condemnation by those who ia
vor an Investigation of the value or
railroad property.
MANN is HOPEFUL.
MI Mann has not entirely abandoned
hope OF compelling the acceptance of
some provisions on this subject. Sew
eral times he referred TO the fact that
the house had adopted the physical
valuation amendment by vote OF
nearly two to one. President Taft APP
parently will win on only one OF the
three suggestions that he made to the
con fcrccs. lilo desired that the house
amendments concerning stocks and
bonds De retained; that the time alott-
ed By the senate bill to the interstate
commence comm ssion for the investl-
cation for increases Of rates be re-
duced from 10 to six months. and that
the section regarding rate increases be
made effective at once instead of after
90 days.
All the members OF the conference
committee favor the later suggestion
because Of It's APPLICATION TO notices
given by railroads recently of many
proposed advances.
The senate conferees have told the
president they could not consent TO
the stocks and bonds feature because
Of their agreement with the Democrats.
The insistence upon the suspension of
Increases in rates for 10 months in the
event that period was required by the
Interstate commerce commission TO
pass upon their reasonableness is
concession TO "in surgent" senators.
Many provisions i'm the house bill are
not in the senate measure in any form
This Is true, particularly in section 7
OF tho house bill, which would provide
for an enlargement of the power OF the
commission over railroads. This sec
ton proposes TO amend section OF the
existing interstate commerce act. II
was written by Mr.. Mann and he ac-
knowledged pride of authorship. n
large part OF this long section was ac-
cepted by the senate conferees.
These proposed changes In existing
| laws would require railroads to provide
| facilities for operating their through
routes and TO exchange interchange
and return cars used therein. The
railroads would be compelled to estab-
lsh and observe reasonable classlfca-
| ton of property for transportation,
regulations affecting rates, tariffs, ana
| the form OF tickets, receipts and bins
| OF lading, as we'll as many other reg
| ulations affecting marking. packing
| and delivering property and the car
| ryinr OF personal, sample and excess
baggage.
| CONCESSIONS TO INSURGENTS.
Several amendments adopted by the
| senate as the result Of demands by
| insurgents" viii be retained. These
| include the amendment placing upon
| railroads the burden of proving the
| reasona hleness Of rate advances.
| on the other hand, 1t is understood
| that the Paynter amendment requir-
| ing that both old and new rates must
| be shown by the bills OF lading, and
| .t,tn,,a-s ,.air, burSpd for the amount In
| creased In the event II WAS held TO be
| unjust. will be dropped
| senator Foster, the minority member
| os the senate conference committee,
resigned today, and Senator Ncwlands
was appointed to succeed him. The
| Democratic members OF the committee
| have MOI been admitted to any Of the
| councils and viii not be until com
plete agreement has been reached by
| tinr RnniIhllcans