The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-23

evidence may tend to incrminate the per-
son giving SUCH evidence snail not excuse
such witness from testifying
The commission is authorized to initiate
investigations or to entertain complaints,
discovered or of any other antitrust law
the fact shall be reported to the Attorney
General. The commission Is made an
agency to aid the Attorney General in his
Investigations and also an agency in suits
OF equity brought under the sherman law
to aid the Attorney General In invests gat-
ing and reporting on dissolution matters
or upon any matter connected with the de-
cree to be rendered by the court in such
proceedings.
The following is the Administration bill
for the creation OF an Interstate trade
commission which was agreed on to-day
In committee conference and will be in
troduced simultaneously In the Senate and
House
Section /. That commission is hereby
created ana established to be known as
the interstate trade commission. which
shall be composed OF five members. not
more than three OF whom shall be MEM
bers OF the same political party. and the
said interstate trade commission Is re-
ferred to hereinafter az the commission. !"
Sec. 2. That on the taking effect ~ this
act the bureau of corporations shall cease
to exist and Is hereby transferred to and
merged In and becomes a part OF the
commission and all officers and en-
ployees OF the bureau Of corporations shall
hereafter be the officers and employees OF
the commission. and with the transfer
s''s.e sna,I pass " .ne posses,iul VI 'iis
80, ts.'.o, 80 ~,
80. &C. as, =, a., n'' .,s nn
snrn, a,i ,na dn,Is. hare,o,nro cnrtarr..b - >
,mnosed ,,non the said bureau
Chairman Of Com nsissiOn.
All ,,,ro,r,.,,o,. h.r.,o,o,. mad. for
~. s,',,ro,, ,''a .t,',.na -, a. b.
rasu ,haI, .,and n. annronr,a,iors IN n.
sxn.,a.d hy ths oo,,,rissinn ~, ,ha 49,,
c,ss ~ tho nonsr and in ,ha n.r,nr,,an",o
-, ,h, a,,,,ay ,,.h,oh ~. ,a - 80 49,,
r,,.aro -, ,h,. 90, co., go, 90. ,,,,,,.a1
-, sa,,, $780,, IA 49, -
a, ,na, ,,,,o 60, .a ,, ca,',.,,tn.,
-, Cor,ora,,or. It'll ...a,,,s .'.,'s.
-, ,ha na,,,,,,ss,o' - ~ -.
,boroo, Tow ,ha 49,, 80 ,.,.n', -, '''''''
The four other Commissioners. and a
~ axntra,in, -, ,t 80, ''
~. nfusiN ..f
-, .,u ,'
n' "" " appot.u Wy 'ne 'res'
"e",, -! anu WIZ" '"e "oNce ana consent
vi .ne senate.
me term OF the commissioners shall be
seven years. provided that the terms Of
The Commissioners first appointed by the
President shall date from the taking eff
feet u this &C; and be as follows: One
fer a term OF three years, one for "A
term OF four years, one for a term OF fv.
years and one for a fern OF Al, year.
and the .uccessor N the sormer Comrn,.,
si,nar ~ Cor,ora,,on, ,,,h. a..,.,
shai, bo anno,u,., g..
-, ,... -, ~. sesen
! ,ha,i, ~ ai appolhtth'hts
shai' pe ior II term OF seven years
opoh inc retirement from the commits
sion' from whatsoever cause. OF the per
eoh VINO al tne ume this act shall take
euect shall be the Commissioner OF Cor
porations. the commission shall elect one
OF It's members chairman. The commits
sion shall elect a secretary and assistant
secretary, said chairman to hold his az
flee as chairman and said secre,arv ana
assistant secretarv 10 hold ,he,r CO..
/ or connectiop With IN. onr,r,t..Ia -. 49,,
niea.ur. 40 ,h. At '"e
j
salary Of 10000 Each
Inempers OF the Commission shall
/ a..... ' VI ~iVVVV per
u'' 'ne secretary OF thc commission
s.a,i iec."e saIary OF Woo per an
', anu 'nc aSsistaht secretary snail
eeeNe saiary OF ss'ooo per annum
, ~ 1e VI vacancy IN the commission
u' ms VI. Term VI tne commissioners
IN appo'htrnent small be made by the
leslaen', with tne adHice ana consent
e oee 10 MI such vacancy. and
s..li pe tor the unexpired term The
oi.iee oi tne COMMISSION snail be in the
w VI W"siihsto,i' pu' IL may AT It's
pIe"suIe no'u meetings elsewhere, The
o'''es'oh Shai1 nave Such clerks, eN-
summers, Experts ana other employees
as may De necessary ana AS may be, from
eii1'e '" s'"e' appropriated Tor py Con-
sC,., -
Sec'on o.-Iha' ali corporations en-
sane" III comnerce among the several
.' " VIII Ioreish natiohs' exceptinH
, coHh'hoh curriers', whether required by
| Information or information especially
] time On t,,rs rnrr,.h 80 ~. e arc'I'
| such Information s,atenerts ,nd $1,000.
| OF their EXPERIMENTATION hrs,n.ss o,ann,a,
conditin conduc, m,nas.n,.n, nr',i ~.
| lation IN other comn.nie. ~, S,,o,, it,.
! 10 such degree AND sx,sn, 80 H. 800
| form as may bs nr..crth.d ~" ,,n ~,
! mission ~
The commission "a, all r...o,ah,. ,,,,..s
/ or its duly au,hnr,zsJ 90, a,,
/ shall have comn,cte access 20 All ,anara.
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