Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-07
ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS FACTS
ASSEMBLED FOR PREsl.
DENTS APPROVAL.
SUMMARY OF NUMEROUS BILLS
PREPARED BY DEPARTMENT
Presidents Special Message Suggesting
Legislation to Bs Presented Soon
After Congress convsnss-Aetion Of
Morgan 4 Co. to Be Pointed Out as
vindieation Of Wilson's Policy.

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next week he will find Attorney General
| McReynolds prepared to take up in de-
tall all the proposed trust legisla-
tion" which has appeared in the form
Of bills in congress during the last nine
months.
A comparative summary of these
bills, comprising some portions OF
every measure that has appeared on
the congressional horizon in that time,
has been prepared by the department
OF Justice and Is now in the hands Of q.
G. Todd, assistant attorney general in
! charge Of trust prosecution. When Mr..
Todd has gone into the subject of trus,
legislation thoroughly the digest Of the
bill will be turned over to the attorney
general, and by the time the president
returns his principal law adviser will
be ready to give his opinion on the
value OF action in congress.
Special Message Soon.
That President Wilson's special mes
sage on the trust question will be de-
livered very soon after congress con-
venes next week is the opinion in Off
cial circles. Special notice will be
taken. 1t is believed. in the action Of J.
p. Morgan, & Co.
Officials pointed out that the action
OF the Morgan house is in Tine with
the presidents utterances on big busi-
ness beginning with speech in Chica.
go before his Inauguration. in which
he invited cooperation Of big business
with the government in adjusting IL
nancial affairs
Supporters Of the president express
the opinion that any general move
ment among directors Of corporations
and big banking Institutions to with
draw from directorships wiz be . grad
ual one.
Nsw Turn In. New Haven cass.
Reconciliation Of the New York.
New Haven Z Hartford railroad took a
new turn today when q committee re-
presenting the Boston chamber Of COM
merce represented the view Of that
body on the transportation situation in
New England. The committee was pre-
sented by Senator Weeks, and. consist
ed Of George Hutchinson. c. F. Weed
and Russell Robb. T. w. Gregory, the
special assistant who has charge Of the
New Haven case, was also present.
AA0 ASO0SOA COu1u42IIS0 COlO I. NC.
Reynolds that It had no objection to a
separation Of the New Haven from the
Boston 4 Maine and It's interstate troll
ley lines. But It was said to have taksn
q position that the question Of the dis
position Of the New Haven's interstate
steamship lines should be made by the
interstate commission. the Panama
canal act giving to the commission au-
thority for such action.
Chairman Elliott, Of the New Haven.
did not appear at the conference today
and It was said he was working on a
draft Of an agreement complying with
the plans of the department Of Justice
for reorganization.
About the only point leftin doubt to-
day, It was said. was the question Of
how to separate the interstate and in
trastate trolley lines controlled by the
New Haven, but it was believed that
point would be adjusted before Chair
man Elliott leaves Washington.