Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-03
Investigation Not Likely.

1t is not likely that a senatorial inves-
tigation of the wreck on the New York.
New Haven and Hartford road will be
held The senators will watch with in
terest, however, the investigation by the
interstate commerce commission. Sena.
tor Newlands, chairman of the Senate
interstate commerce committee IS ex-
He has been in Nevada for some time.
Senator Cummins Of Iowa, member
of the interstate commerce committee,
said that even IL steel cars had been
yesterday there would probably have
been some loss of life, and that any
legislation enacted should be with the
first object of preventing any acci-
dents.
Trains are run too close together
and at too high a rate of speed some
times" said Senator Cummins, "and
these matters should be remedied."
Senator Borah of Idaho Is busy look
ing up the financial operations Of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
road, having been Informed that stock
has been watered and that money has
been saved to pay dividends on all this
stock when 1t should have been used to
may make a speech in the Senate on
this matter.
Bill Requires Steel Cars.
Speedy action by Congress on his
bill requiring steel passenger cars on
trains engaged in interstate commerce
is urged by Representative Charles A.
Talcott of New York. This bill meets
with the approval of the interstate
commerce commission and is now
pending before the committee on In
terstate and foreign commerce. Mr.. Tai
colt stated this morning:
1T is a fair bill to the railroads and
ought to be passed. | am afraid that IT
will be impossible to get 1t up at the spe-
ton, but I shall use every effort to secure
its passage when Congress meets In De-
cember The committee has already held
hearings on the bill. Ex-senator c. J.
Faulkner of West Virginia, who frequent
ly appears before congressional commit
tees in regard to railroad legislation, op-
posed my DILL
Purpose Approved by I. c. c.
The Talcott bill was referred to the in
terstate commerce commission, which, in
its report to the House, approved of its
general purpose, las a reasonable provi-
sion for greater safety" The commission
urged that the bill should be modified SO
as to include all mail, baggage and ex-
press cars as well as passenger cars. and
suggested that one year be set as the
time limit within which roads be prohib-
tied from bringing into use new cars not
in conformity with the law. The commits
sion also suggested that the period with
in which all carriers should be required
to secure steel equipment should be not
not less than ten years from the passage
of the act.
with the hope of giving the widest pub
licity to all findings connected with the
wreck and the system and the blame, II
any is to be found. Representative Britten
Of Illinois has introduced q resolution In
Nestigation by the interstate commerce
commission. The commission is instructed
to make its report to the House OF Rep
resentatives In this respect the procedure
planned by Mr.. Britten is different from
that Of other investigations.
Present Time the Best.
s.Now is the time to hit the nail on the
head" said Mr.. Britten today. The in
,arstate commerce commission has the
machinery and the knowledge required
for lust such an investigation, and can
do It probably better than a. congress
sional committee at this time. The hear
ings, the investigation and the report
should be entirely public. and some
remedy should be found for these terrible
New Haven and Hartford road"
A bill to require railroads to install au-
tomato train stops was introduced in the
House yesterday by Representative Levy
of New York, following the news of the
wreck north Of New Haven. The bill
commission test all train stops at the
expense of inventors. and Specifies that
ali roads shall adopt approved devices
within twelve years. -