The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-17
House Committee Disre-
CARDS Interstate Trade
Commission Bill
TO FRAME ENTIRELY
NEW MEASURE
President Wilson May Be Appealed to
to Help Straighten Out Complica-
tions-Hearings on Pend
ing Bills Resumed

Washington, February 1e.-Determina-
tion today of the House interstate and
foreign commerce committee to disregard
the interstate trade commission bill pend
ing In both branches of Congress and
frame an entirely new measure may re-
suit in further complications in the ad-
ministration antitrust legislative pro-
gramme
Thus far the Senate and House inter-
. state commerce committees have not been
cooperating In consideration of the trade
commission proposal, the Senate commit
tee having under consideration for
amendment the original trade commission
bill drafted by the House Judiciary sub
committee. Senator Newlands and his
colleagues have conferred with the Pres
ident on that measure and now are en-
gagged in perfecting it, Jurisdiction in the
House asNto the trade commission having
been transferred from the judiciary to
the Interstate commerce committee, Rep
resentatfve Admanson, chairman, has ap-
pointed a subcommittee to draft another
bill on the same subject Thus the House
eventually will have under consideration
one measure while senators are at work
on another, unless influences are brought
to bear to have the committee cooperate
in their deliberations before the revised
measures are reported.
Awaits Early Action
President Wilson may be appealed to to
straighten conditions in the interest of
harmony and to expedite action. The
President is said to believe that the
country expects and is awaiting early ac-
tion on trust regulation, and to feel that
all differences relating to the powers of
: the proposed trade commission can be adj
Justed without friction
Hearings on the pending bills We're re-
sumed today in the House Louis ID.
Brandeis of Boston, before the judiciary
committee. said the constitutionality of
the Clayton interstate trade commission
bill was absolutely clear, in this respect
taking sharp issue with President Charles
r. Van Hise of the University of Wis
consin, who testified recently. He advo-
Gated legislation that would prohibit inter-
locking directorates.
"All kinds of corporations" he said,
Ought to be subject to the enforcement
of the principle that no man can serve
two masters"
Hearing Dates Announced
Hearing dates were announced by the
House Judiciary committee as.s follows:
Tuesday, February 17,ss Charles saDush-
kind and committee OF 10, New York
city; February Is, Abraham A. Erlanger
and William H. Ingersoll, New York
manufacturers February II, Boyd Fisher
and committee representing the Eff
cheney society of New York; Alfred H.
Walker, New York, representatives of
watch manufacturers and those interest
ed in holding companies with reference
to public utilities; Alfred Lucking coun-
sci for "a motor car company at Detroit
February 20, Thomas c. Spelling New
York. and Frank Hubbard, Peoples Saw
ings bank, Bridgeport, Conn; February,
Il. Edwin Grosyenor, New York, former
assistant attorney general; February "a
j. F. Galbreath, representing Bituminous
Coal Operators association.
The House interstate commerce COM
mittee will begin next Wednesday the