The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-06-11
NEWS-FRoM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
Administration Trust Program
Bills Passed, Are Now Up
to Senate.


Opposition melted when the final
test came, and the voting went
through quickly The Coylngton In
terstate trade commission bill was
passed without q record vote; the
Clayton omnibus antitrust measure
received 275 votes to "a against II,
and the vote on the Rayburn railroad
capitalization bill was 352 to IL.
The Covington trade commission
Bill would create commission with
broad inquisitorial powers over cor.
porations engaged In Interstate com
merce.
Senate May seoreoate Bills.
The senate interstate commerce
committee voted to report out only
the trade commission measure Of the
trust bills. The action was construed
by many as an Indication OF limita.
tIon of the administrations pro
gramme at the present session Of con.
gress,
q There was no record vote. In q gen.
eral discussion some senators opposed
the motion and others declared them
selves opposed TO the bill at the pres.
ent time. Chairman Newlands said
the committee later might take up
supplemental legislation and issued
this statement:
"The committee determined 10 seg.
rogater the trade commission from the
supplemental legislation and author.
ized me 10 present an amendment In
the nature OF a substitute for my orig.
inal bill for trade commission. Tho
committee concluded TO name the
trade commission the federal trade
commission. instead OF the Interstate
trade commission. In order 10 clearly
distinguish II from the Interstate com
merce commission.
States Secondary In Rate Question.
A long step toward placing railroads
under 'one master instead OF many"
was taken by the supreme court In
upholding the power OF the Interstate
commerce commission to strike down
state rates that discriminate against
Interstate commerce.
The case arose out OF complaint by
Shreveport. La. merchants that the
Texas railroad commission had shut
them out OF all Texas business by
compelling the railroads TO reduce
Texas state rates far below what the
Interstate commerce commission al
lowed the railroads running from
Shreveport TO Texas cities 10 charge.
The court decided that congress
had power 10 control intra-state
charges over an interstate carrier TO
the extent necessary 20 prevent in1u.
rlous determinations against Inter.
state traffic and held that congress
had conferred this power upon the
Interstate commerce commission.
Greatest Wheat Crop Ever In Sight
Nine hundred million bushels OF
wheat. almost half OF the average
OF the worlds wheat production, and !
a new record Tor the United States, Is |
the prospective total yield OF the
farms OF the country this year. the
department OF agriculture announced
In its June crop report.
The enormous crop will be $4,000. |
600 bushels more than ever was grown |
before In the United States In any
one year
There also will be large yields OF
oats and barley. probably second in
size In the history OF the nation.
National Capital 6revitIes.
President Wilson requests that. for
reasons. the Lincoln mem.
orial highway pass through Washing
ton.
Few senators expect debate on the
trade commission bill TO end In less
than two months AT present the pros
poets for adjournment before the mid
die OF August, or even later are not
bright
There are indications that the in
luiry into the affairs of the New York.
New Haven 4 Hartford railroad by
The interstate commerce commission
viii be completed this week.
President Wilson went through the
evidence on which the Indianapolis
iynamiters were convicted, A million
aboring men have petitioned him to
sxtend executive clemency.
Narratives OF the bravery of enlist
ID men OF the navy and marine corps
iuring the fighting at Vera Cruz on
April 2i and e2 were included in Rear.
Fletehers report of the Mexl-
,an ports seizure. made public by
he navy department.
Two measures are TO be pressed as
luiekly as the appropriation bill Is