The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-11
BUT FEW ADMINISTRATION
FEATURES RETAINED
5 nate ConisIses Object to
Physical Va'udllon Of
The Railroads
(By Associated press.l


Washington, d. G., June 11.--Con-
fe ces ON the administration railroad
bill hal the aid OF Attorney General
Wlckersham at yesterdays sessions,
and ii is announced that there Is a
possibility Of final agreement be-
ing reached on Monday or within a
day of two following No member of
the conference committee would dis.
cuss the details OF the committees
accomplishments It was learned,
however that a tentative agreement
was reached as to the long and short
haul provision, which will consist
practically OF all Of both the senate
and house amendments on the sub
iect. The stock and bonds provision
Is TO be eliminated because of the
assertion by the senate conferees that
they could not obtain the adoption OF
a conference report containing any
provision for federal regulation of the
securities Of corporations, because OF
the opposition Of democrats.
The asce tainment OF the physical
valuation of railroads. it Is asserted
will not be provided for in the con-
ference bill because OF opposition
from the senate conferees.
President Taft according to present
indications, will win on only one Of
the three suggestions which he made
to the conference. He desired that
the house amendments concerning
stocks and bonds be retained; that
the time allotte dby the senate bill
to the interstate commerce commits
sion for the investigation Of increases
Of railroad rates be reduced from ten
to six months, and that the section
regarding rate increases be made
effective at once Instead of after
sixty days, as provided by both bills.
The conference committee has agrc-
ed to the wisdom of the latter sug-
gestion, because of its application to
notice given by railroads recently OF
many proposed advances.
There are a large number OF pro-
visions in the house bill which are
not in the senate In any form. This
is true, particularly, OF Section 7 OF
the house bill, which would provide
for an enlargement of the power OF
the commission over railroad regula-
tions and practices. This section
proposed to amend Section | OF the
existing interstate commerce act. 1t
was written by Mr. Mann. A large
part of this long section was ac-
cepted by the senate conferees.
These proposed changes in existing
law would require railroads to pro-
vide facilities operating through
routes, and to exchange, interchange
land return cars used therein. The
rail. Dads would be compelled to es-
tablish and preserve reasonable clas-
sifications of property for transpor-
tations, regulations affecting rates,
tariffs, and the issuance In the form
uf tickets, receipts and bills of lad
ing, as well as many other regula-
tons affecting marking, packing and
delivering property and the carrying
OF personal, sample and excess bag
gage.
Several amendments adopted by
the senate, as the results of demands
made by insurgent Republicans, viii
be retained. These include the
amendment placing upon the rail-
roads the burden of proving the rea-
sonabeness Of advance In rates. On
the other hand, 1t is understood that
the paynter amendment, requiring
that both the old and new rates must
be shown by the bills Of lading and
the shipper reimbursed for the
amount OF the increase. in the event
II was held to be unjust, would be
dropped out of the bill.
The democratic members OF the
committee have not been admitted
TO any OF the councils and will moi
until complete argeement has beeI
reached by the Republicans.