The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-11
COEFEUEES ON RAILWAY BILL
REPT BLICtN WENBERS ~ SES-
SION WOST az YESTERDu,
mey Expressed the Hope mat an Agree
ment WOuld ne Rearhed EarlS NEXT
Week PrOsDsriS That inc PhNsl"a'
Valuation Clause Nu he Eliminated


Valuation clause WIN Ne Eliminated
WAsHiNorON June 10 - Republican con-
fsrsss % the rsllvay bill were m session
msst Of the day End when they adjourned
iuat aftsr-s o'clock to-day most oi them
expressed the hope thst an agreement
would he reached for a report 70 hoth
hoIses early neat wees senator AldHch
aid he believed an agreement would he
reached a. early ~ Monday Gher mem d..
here of the conference were not 80 OPP
ti,nistic. Representative Mann. chairman
Of the House c'nfrrPes. is strongly con
tending tor the Horse amendments At
torney General Mloke-shsm was with the
conferees 90 both morning ana afternoon
sessions
While NJ deRnrH agreement has hn"n
reached on any spccl-I 'a'turs ~ the bill
II appears N he ress"np hly certain that
the AUTHORIZATION for ticking tho physical
valuation u the property ~ common
oarriers-Senstor IA FoliettPs pet mels-
NV which the House adopted, will NOT
be permitted - rem in IN the NIL Rep
rssentAtiye Mann proposed az the morn
ina session that this physical valuation
Amendment hs rewritten and that the
conlsrees report provision along the
line of senator Simmonss proposal,
whIcn cane within Two votes 81 heing
voted in oy the senate Senator Aldr'ch
and Attorney General Nickersham, how
eve.. pointed out that such compromise
would not mean anything and would
probably os disappointment even 20 the
sdvoc.,es a. physici valuation The
protrec's re now that the physical valua-
tion will r. ou' entirely
Senator uvermsns anti-injunction
amendment Is In higher favor with the
oonlerees ana there is strong likelihood
that il will he retained Another inn
pertznt feature II the hall that bids fair
10 60 into the Law - long and short
haul clause The fsc; that hoth the
senate End the House sdorted long and
short haul provisions his impressed the
conferess with the necessity # giving
son.e leGisl1tiNn slong this line 1 plan
h under consideration for Terriling the
provision blending the TEXTURES Of both
the senate It'll . "a the House bill
The conferess show a disposition ~
retain senator Cummins amendment
emitting the burden 81 proof n the carrier
h establish the reak0nableness n any
increase OF rates fled with the Inter
state Commerce Commission hefor' the
same can he effective Democrats and
Republican insurgents have threatened
that this feature oi the hill Is not retained
thew will hold NJ the cOnferenca re-
pors indefinitely Representative champ
CLARK. Democratic leader ~ the House
aid today that The Democrats would
never permit any c1nferance report
20 BE- adopted that omitted that provision
Amendments ~ the HOUSE hill EN-
braced IN section :. which include tela
graph and telephone lines are being
strongly contended for bv The House
conierees and m view NJ tho fact ihat
both the senate and the House acted
iavorablv on the subject matter. hut m
different forms there h q disposition
on the part NJ the COnferees N retain this
provision IN a modified form
The proposed Federal regulation 81
stocks and bonds has been discarded
There Is an impression that the conferaura
COMMITTEES will not disturb the features
Of the senate bill which permits the Inter
state Commerce Commission ~ suspend
a rate for about ten months while Investl
eating ne reasonablsness. President TAFT
had suggested that SIX months vas long
enough % suspend a rate and such a
compromise was proposed IN the con
ference hut not received with favor
Just before the senate adjourned this
afternoon senator Money leader of the
minority announced the appointment
Of Senator Newlands Of Nevads as a Sen
ate oonferee on behalf Of the minority
70 succeed senator Foster. who resigned
hy wire this morning II IL expected that
the Democratic conferees Will he called
INTO the conference early next week