The Washington times., 1914-01-28
TRUSTS To Be PLACED
ON GRILL THIS WEEK
house Committees Forget Rival
~ for Credit of Aiding Ad-
miniStration Measure.

he trusts will be or the grill before
committees Of the House this week.
Itting aside temporarily their friendly
airy for the credit of furthering the
iministration's antitrust program, the
Ouse Committees on judiciary and In
state and Foreign Commerce will be-
3 4 trust hearings which will continue,
, orhaps, for several weeks.
The judiciary Committee will begin
n arings Thursday, with Congressman
T. enry and Stanley as the first wit
T. sses. Friday the Interstate Com
n cree Committee will begin the exami-
alton of witnesses with views regard
i-g the regulation Of big business, and
Joseph E Davies, commissioner of cor
p7rations, probably will be the first
expert heard
While there is a certain amount of
-alously between the two House COM
Inittees, II is now arranged that the Ju-
Ciary Committee shall have charge of
the bills defining monopoly, establishing
Jules Of trade relations and prohibit
ing interlocking directorates. The Inter
.urisdiction of the bills to create a trade
commission and to regulate issuance OF
railway stocks and bonds.
Outlines Activities.
Chairman Adamson, of the Interstate
commerce Committee, has issued a
statement outlining the activities of his
ommittee and showing that this COM
Inittee has understood that it would
have an important part in putting
through the Administration program for
the regulation of trusts. Mr.. Adamson
says, in part:
There are several bills before the
{ olmittee on these subjects, some in
-oduced by members of the committee
nd others by different members OF
{ Ongress. The latest bill introduced on
ne subject Of trade commission was
Introduced by Mr.. Clayton, of Alabama.
he chairman expressed his approval
Cf that I'LL in the main. though he had
j eretofore opposed more radical propo-
lions on the subject.
That bill. as introduced, is nothing
ore than tn enlargement Of the Bu-
eau of Corporations, which, US pro-
osed in the bill, is to be taken out Of
Ie Department of Commerce and made
N independent commission. That Bu-
esu OF Corporations was created on a
eOort of the Interstate and Foreign
Commerce Committee ten years ago.
The members of that committee be
i1E familiar with II. and its operation
hsvinE proved satisfactory, it is appre-
Uriate &C recognize its growth and give
Il q stronger and more influential and
dlRnified standing as an independent
commission instead OF a bureau in a
department.
Are Nearly Complete.
The hearings on various important
n alters affecting the regulation of COM
u cree which have engaged the attention
OF the committee since the opening OF
this session Of Congress have mostly
cen completed, and those unfinished
nave been postponed in order to give the
riGht-of-way to the propositions con-
tained in the Presidents message. II
the public has at all been misled By
press dispatches as to the legitimate
Jurisdiction sof this COMMITTEES, or the
ability and disposition of the commit
tee TO give adequate and prompt atten-
lion to subjects entitled to its consider
: ton II is not the fault OF this commit
ZEE The committee was actually at
~ork on those subjects before the Pres
5ents message came in.
The committee was aware that when
me Presidents message should come TO
Je distributed by the House, the juris-
iiCtion of the committee would be fully
espected, but the delivery Of the Pres
dents message and his urgSet appeal
or prompt action on the matters sub
ect to the jurisdiction of this COM
mittee entitle them to prompt consid-
ration. which the committee has de-
lermined 10 give them, and no EtIer
General legislation will be undertaken
by the committee either as to hear
ngs or consideration until those have
been finished.
Persons interested in these TWO sub
iects who are prepared TO furnish any
Information on them are cordially in
rited to correspond with the chairman
u the committee, with a view to be-
ng heard. The committee would be
Elad to have the benefit OF the enlight-
med sentiment Of the business interests
OF the country on both subjects