Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-21
House Acts on
 Trust Message
SUGGESTIONS REFERRED TO TWO
 COMMITTEES
A TRADE COMMISSION
Bill for It's Establishment to Be Intre- dueed in Senate Today-PresressIve Dissatisfied With the Message.

Washington, Jan. 20.-President Will sons suggestion in his trustB address to congress today that the governmen ana business men are ready to meet each other half way "in common ef- fort to square business methods with both public opinion and the law fell on attentive ears and struck a re- sponsive chord in representatives of differing political parties (The mes sage Is printed on page 3)
 Few discordant notes were sounded in comments from members of the congress who are to pass upon legis- latton urged to prohibit monopoly and hold men of business within the law
 House Acts Promptly.
 Before the plauudits of his audience had ceased and as the president was passing from the house chamber, where his successive appearances since last April have contributed to the nations history, his utterances had precipitated action.
 Representative Underwood, majority leader of the house, was the first to act As soon as the house re-convened after the joint session held to hear the president. he offered a motion to refer to the interstate and foreign commerce committee, the suggestions for the ere ation of an interstate trade commis- sion and for a law empowering the interstate commerce commission to regulate the issuance of railroad se- curttieS and to the committee on judi ctary the proposals relating to legis- lation designed to supplement but not amend the Sherman anti trust act. This motion was adopted and 1t was announced later that both committees would begin work at once and arrange for public hearings.
 Progressives Dissatisfied.
 Members of the house judiciary com mi q 9F 4a 4-, terstate commerce committee conferred again on plans for expediting the bills to be submitted to congress, Later Senator Newlands talked with Joseph E. Davies, commissioner of corpora tions, who read the trade commission bill proposed by the judiciary sub-com- mittee. This measure now will be in- troduced from the senate committee, probably tomorrow.
 Expressions on the message came freely from senators and representa- lives, democratic, republican and pro- gressiveA
 The only unfaYorabIe criticisms ema.nate from progressfves, Represen- tative Murdook. the third party leader, asserting that the suggestions for the solution of the trust evil were made quate" and would render the trust evil more acute. One of the most signif- cant comments came from Senator Gallinger, leader of the republican mil nortty in the upper house. Senator GaIIingeFs Opinion.
 -The presidents recommendations arc moderate said Senator Gallinger. land for the most part wise. It seems to me there Is nothing in the rccom- mendations that need disturb business men, or that would justify radical leg tslatlon. If the democratic members in both branches of congress. will for mulate bills along the lines suggested
 
 method of legislation by party caucus they will find the republicans ready to cooperate with them in bringing about legislation that will be of real bon eft to the country and will harm no one"
 Senator Lodge remarked that the message was Every satisfactory and Senator William Alden Smith of Mich igan said:
 ''The president has attacked the problem from his own viewpoint but probably his programme will do some good"
 Senator Kenyon of Iowa, who repre- sents the rogressive-republican wing of the party. praised the address.
 "It was admirable he said, land I am in full accord with it, especially that portion which would fix personal guilt for violation of our trust laws"
 Jones Looks for Long Session.
 Representative Mann. the minority leader of the house also commended the message, particularly the s1gges- ton for government regulation of is- suanoe of railroad stocks and bonds. He recalled that he had put tho same proposition through the house once in the face of democratic opposition.
 Senator Jones of Washington, also a progressive leader, said;
 "I am not So certain that the presi dents plan will be reassuring to bus mess It depends entirely on how 1t is worked out, You cannot make a thing not destructive merely by say ing that it is not destructive. I look for a long, long session"