Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-09
LEADERS Paw ING THE
WAY FOR FINAL ACTION
Senators and Representatives Are
Getting Their Heads Together for
Fight TO Come on Last Round
President Lets Il be Known What
He Wishes Retained.
tBy Associated PrcssJ


WASHINGTON. ID. C. June s.
Several exchanges OF views between
Senators Elkins and Aldrich and Rep
resentative Mann. OF Ill nois. prep
atatory to formal conference on the
administrator railroad bill were had
today. 1t was generally understood
that the conferees would meet somor-
row. although no call for such meet
ing was issued.
Senators Aldrich and Crane visited
the White House tonight and talked
with the President concerning
changes which he M ght desire In the
senate bill. which practically was APP
proved by him in his message TO con-
gress yesterday.
The President indicated that there
were two changes he would like 10
see made In the bill in addition to the
elm nation of the sixty day clause IN
the paragraph giving the Interstate
Commerce Commission the right TO
investigate and suspend new rates.
Anxious for House Provision.
Mr. Taft Is anxious that the house
provision for a supervision OF the is-
suance of stocks and bonds by the
railroad companies should be accept
ed by the senate. He regards this
feature of the bill as one of the
pledges Of the party and he does not
agree with the position of many OF
the senators that such provision
could be construed as interfering
with states rights.
The President believes that the ten
months allowed the Interstate Com
merce Commission in which to inyes-
tigate rates before acting on them Is
entirely too long period. The Pres
ident's experience with the law has
been that where a specified length
Of time is allowed a tribunal. i gen
orally is awaited of. The house bill
allows 120 days. President TAFT
thinks six months would be better
period
Whatever influence the railroads
have will be used 10 secure the short
or period. As 20 the supervision OF
the issuance of stocks and bonds,
however. the railroads will vigorously
oppose the putting of any such pro-
vision in the bill.
Wants Speedy Action.
President Taft told both Senators
Elkins and Aldrich today that he was
snxicus that the conference should
proceed as rapidly as possible and
that there should be a satisfactory
bill
The general understanding is that
the senate and house leaders Will get
together on the subject matter to be
taken from the two bills before action
is taken formally by the conferees
II this course is pursued II is likely
that the only question which would
be voted upon in the two houses
would be for the adoption or the 70
lection of the conference report
Insurgent members OF both the sen
ate and house fear &c have the sub
iect come before them in that man
ner. as they think II would give zoe
great an opportunity for the elim.na
ton OF progressive features incorpo.
rated in the senate bill. through AZ
alliance between Democrats and in.
surgents. At an informal conference
Of inSurgent senator's today they
pledged themselves 90 fight against
the addition OF conference report
which took away any Of the advsn
tages which they claimed to have
forced irto the bill in the interests
OF shippers