El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-13
OBJECTION RAISED
To RAOIUM BILL
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J. A. Flanneyy of Pittsburg. president
VI private corporation producing "a
qlum. He attacked principally the
broad powers to be conferred on the
secretary of the interior, some of which
ne characterized as AN outrage"
f4annery declared that a government
I representative in Colorado. gathering
information of the carnotite fields. had
NOT Deen sufficiently informed to fur
hlsh information on which the house
radlUm bill was based.
Cooperate to Get Information.
rive senators were named in
special resolution to cooperate with the
interstate commerce commission to in
NestiSate affairs of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad and get information
they declined to give federal agents.
With a senate committee authorized
10 participate in the inquiry, such ac-
ton could be held cOntemptuoUs. The
committee might also employ special
counsel to aid in its inquiry
Railroad Official Defies Inquiry.
How vice president W. L. MapOther
OF the Louisville and Nashville railroad
detled the interstate commerce cCm-
MISSIONS efforts to Investigate the
railroads. affairs at the direction Of
the senate and fOrcibly elected the
commissions agents from his office
was communicated to the senate BY
chairman E. =. Clark, of the commits
Williams, chairman Clark enclosed a
memorandum by commissioner Meyer
charging that vice president MapOther
fOrcibly elected the agents who. at his
order, requested files of records of
passes and political contributions and
OBJECTED TO apparent secretion and
destruction"
In his memorandum, commissioner
meyer said information was sought
concerning money subscribed, expended
or contributed for maintaining politi-
cal or legislative agents or conLribu-
uons TO political campaigns and for
creating sentiment in favor Of any of
the plans in favor of said railroads.
and also the issuance of passes.
That Mr.. Mapother in directing de-
rance toward the government agents,
threatened to Tick them, was CHARGED
by commissioner Meyer.
Congressional Recall Proposed.
The recall for representatives in con-
gress was proposed today in a resOIU-
ton for constitutional amendment
proposed by representative Borland, OF
Missouri. States would prescribe the
means congressman would begin
their terms on January I and serve ]
four years unless recalled, instead Of
two.
Suggestions from senators Of the
possible eXpediency Of constructing all !
Of the administration anti trust and !
commerce regulation measures will not
bG iENNAN Gu ny LllG MUSE COlulLllLlGe Oll {
interstate committee. Chairman Adam /
son and other members Of that com
mittee propose to go ahead with hear /
ings and present, and press in the /
house, separate bills to create an in /
terstste trade commission and to con-
troll the issues Of stocks and bonds by !
corporations.
Gustavus A. Rogers, Of New York, !
counsel for Independent motion picture 1
film interests, appeared before the !
house judiciary committee to discuss
the proposed anti trust bill. He IA
yOred empowering the courts to COM
pei mOnopOlistie combinations to con-
tinue trade relations with their GUS
toners.
Favor Philippine Legislation.
The house committee on insUlar af-
fairs will be called together within
week to consider the presentation of
Philippine legislation at this session
of congress.
Sentiment in the house is strong for
Immediate action toward stabiIizing a
territorial government in the Phillip
pines as q step toward ultimate in
dependence. Speaker Clark and others
have announced themselves in favor OF
SIch LEGISLATION