The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-11
Long and Short Haul Pro
vision Will Consist of Prac-
tically Senate and House
Amendments on the Subject.
ONLY ONE OF Mr.. TAFT'S
SUGGESTIONS FOLLOWED
Stocks and Bonds Provision
and Physical Valuation Fea-
ture viii Not Be Included
in the Conference Bill.
NEWLANDS IS A C0NFEREE

VTASHINGTON, June TO.-ConferceS
" on the administration railroad
bin had the aid Of Attorney
General Wfckerrham today, and IL was
announced tonight that there T. poSSi-
biitty OF final agreement on Monday or
Tuesday.
mittcc would discuss the details of to-
days accomplishments.
IL was learned, however, that ten
tative agreement was reached to the
long and short haul provision. which
Will consist practically of both the
senate aud House amendments on the
subject.
The stock and bonds provisions are
TO be eliminated, the senate con-
fcrees say that because OF Democratic
opposition they could not obtain the
adoption of conference report pro-
vIdiBg for federal regulation OF Sc
curtfies-
The ascertainment Of the physical
valuation OF railroads. Il is asserted.
will not be provided for in the confer
ence bill Senator Aldrich told Rep
resentative Mann that the senate had
voted four times to reject that feature
and that 81 was folly 20 consume time
| In discussing ~. During the day. Mr..
Mann submitted a substitute for the
House amendment on this subject, but
the Senate conferees characterized Il as
/ a "rnakeshift." which. II adopted. would
/ subject the conference committee to
| general condemnation by those who ia
| vor an investigation OF the value Of
/ railroad property.
/ Mann StfI Hopeful.
Mr.. Mann has not entirely abandoned
/ hope of compelling the acceptance of
some provision on this subject. Several
/ times he referred to the fact that the
| House had adopted the physical valua-
/ ton amendment by a vote OF nearly
| two 70 one. President Taft apparently
| will win on only one OF the three sug-
gestions that he made to the conferees.
/ He desired that the House amendments
concerning stocks and sbonds be re-
! tanned: that the time allotted by the
Senate bill to the interstate commerce
commission for the Investigation OF In
| creases Of rates be reduced from ten
! to six months and that the section re
| garding rate increases be made effec-
tive at once instead OF after sixty days
All the members OF the conference
committee favor the latter suggestion
because Of its 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 features because OF
| their agreement with Democrats. The
insistence upon the suspension Of In
creases in rates for ten months In the
event that period was required by the
interstate commerce commission &c
pass upon their reasonabieness Is
concession to "insurgent- senators.
Many provisions in the House bill are
not in the Senate measure in any form
This is true. particularly. in section
Of the House bill. which would provide
/ Tor an enlaTkeUltul OF the power oA lls
commission over railroads. This sec
/ tiOn proposes to amend section l Of th'
| existing interstate commerce act Il
was written by Mr.. Mann. and h
| acknowledged pride OF authorship. 4
large part of this long section was &C
cepted by the Senate conferees.
Proposed Changes I'm LAW.
! These proposed changes in existing
law would require railroads to provide
facilities for operating their through
, | routes and to exchange. interchang
and return cars used therein. The rail
roads would be compelled to establish
and observe reasonable classification
of property for transportation, regula
lions affecting rates. tariffs and tn
form OF tickets. receipts and bills o
, lading, as well as many other regula
tions affecting marking. packing an
delivering property and the carrying o
personal. sample and excess baggage.
Several amendments adopted by tn
Senate as the result Of demands by in
surgents" will be retained. These in
clude the amendment placing upon tn
railroads the burden Of proving the rea
SonablenesS of rate advances.
on the other hand. &C is understood
that the Paynter amendment requirin
that both old and new rates must b
| shown by the bills Of lading. and ship
per reimbursed for the amount in
creased in the event II was held to b
unjust. will be dropped.
Senator Foster the minority membe
Of the Senate conference committee. re
s signed today. and Senator Newland
= was appointed to succeed him Th
: Democratic members of the committe
- have not been admitted to any OF tn
. councils. and viii not be until a com
Z plete agreement has been reached b
: the Republicans