Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-11
GREGORY MAKES
ANNUAL REPORT
NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL REC.
ONiNlENDED SEt ERAL
AMENDMENTS

OBJ Associated flrgs
ASHlNGTON. d. G.. Dec To-
Attorney General Gregory made his
urst report 90 Congress today a.
head OF the Department of Justice
He recommended several amcld-
ments TO existing laws aud gave @
comprehensive review OF the work
of the Department for the fiscal
year Ills principal recommendation
was for an amendment 90 the com
mCditios clause OF the Interstate
Commerce Act designed 90 block the
way OF any common carrier which
seeks 90 transport products over lis
lines iu which Il has amy Interest
whatsoever
In asking for such legislation the
Attorney General referred 10 the
difficulty the Department has en-
countorod IN attempting To break up
rhat is known as the 'harl coal
combination controlling large
part oi the anthracite fields u East
crn Pennsylvania g. told Congress
that railroads No tina, field have met
recent supreme Court decisions in.
tcrprctine tho cCmmol'tio- clause,
t, a., nr,,,l,,tiop of ,orpora,iops
whose stock is distributed ratahlv
among stockholders of the railroad.
with iJ. management dominated by
tho railroad To such % corpora
.i.. a. sars Aha railroad ip oucs
.t.. .'li. 80 n, "a. mines urler 3,
,..,,.... ,.,irt mt No. noy rorpora.
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81 r,,,r..,opd . vroto Mr. Grcr
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Itui, , r,il,o,J from, fr,n.portir- iu
i,,,,r.t,,o ,,r'r,erc. article which
,, ,.n,f,ctrrc5 or produc.d or
,t.t nro announcement ar pro.
5,co5 ma any corporation controlled
~, a. ,r ,fdii,tad Vtb ID b. bqyne
Wv '' ~ +" ,"'t,,ili,, stortroiders
LII, - .inl..r .rab raiirpll
.',,t, ,,,t-,ff.l affiliated c1rro.
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' ~ -. ,,''' n RECOMMENDATION and
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- tb,t g,urrr.. pr.1Tht amy
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Otbsr recommendation i.cludo.
A., ,f,e,Jwep, making % "a Fed
oral ,ri,e. .o MN rr officer of The
United states engaged iu serving or
executing process and authority for
/ tho u.o of search warrants iT alyot
/ Using fraud cases which rely on tn,
mails 10 attract victims.
documentary evidence saws the
report. only procurahlc By search
O. almost indispensable 20 convict
/ these soiudlers and protect lhel'
/ victims
As the law no" stands, Mr. u'et
/ ory points ont 10 authority 'N,ei3 u
/ recover property usrn l'i 'i ,il''h'
/ purposes, save on 'p''lil' '"u.l'l""
under customs revenue i"'''''
liquor. fishery interstate COM W.. y
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