Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-18
HOUSE PASSES
RAILWAY BILL;
'-llo tn SENATE
Majority OF H. ats OPP
pose Bill-Labor Section
Reaffirmed-Powers Of
Interstate Commerce
Commission Extended
New Rate Making Rule
Republican A. p. Leased WireJ


bill, providing for private
ownership and operation Of rail car
riers, under broad federal supervision, |
was passed tonight by the house. 203
to 159. The measure goes to the senate
but it will not be taken up there until
the regular session in December.
A majority of the democrat members
opposed the bill. after their failure to
eliminate the provision for government
guarantee of revenues of the carriers
for the first six months of renewed
private operation.
Representative Sims, Tennessee,
ranking democratic member of the
house interstate commerce committee.
that framed the measure, ied the fight
on the guaranty declaring it a sub
sidy." A motion to eliminate it was
defeated 200 to 165. on substantially a
political division.
Reaffirrs Labor Section
The house reaffirmed, 253 to liz, its
stand on the labor section providing
only for the voluntary conciliation of
labor disputes. Representative Kitchin,
North Carolina, former democratic
leader, attacked the labor section as
leaving the settlement of disputes
largely with the railway unions. He
declared 1.-The brotherhoods could nulli-
fly the provisions ten days after pass
age of the bill by refusing to appoint
representatives" to the boards created
to settle controversies.
Preceding the final Showdown" by
separate rolls, the house spent the day
in considerin gextension of the powers
of the interstate commerce commission.
Its last act was to place the commits
sion in control of all capital issues of
the roads, after members had declared
that If similar provisions had been in
the law some years ago none of the
''disgraceful financial disasters would
have befalien several big systems.
The proposed new rule for rate MAX
ing was eliminated after a bitter fight.
Efforts to prevent the interstate com.
merce commission from being given
authority to control intrastate rates,
imposing an undue burden" on inter-
state commerce, were defeated. By
this section the house enacted into law
the famous Shreveport case" after
which intrastate rates in the south
west generally were increased to re-
move a discrimination found to have
existed against Shreveport in favor OF
Dallas.
Provisos Of Bill
The railroad bill as passed by the
house does this:
Provides capital and Ensures the
financial future Of the lines during
| the period Immediately after private
operation is renewed, creates machin-
cry for the voluntary conciliation Of
labog troubles; and extends federal
authority over rail transportation by
increasing the powers of the inter-
state commerce commission.
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month in which the bill is enacted and
rates continued in effect for six months
unless changed. Roads are ordered to
ask the interstate commerce commits
sion for general rate advances within
| 60 days and government guaranty Is
denied carriers failing to do so.
AS a guaranty, the government
agrees that the revenues of the car
riers for the first six months Of re-
newed private operations shall equal
the standard return paid during fed
eral control as rental for the use of the
lines. Short line railroads and express
companies also would receive this
guaranty.
Government five year loans at six
per cent also may be obtained by the
line within 26 months after the end
of federal control and to carry out the
provision s250,0o0.000 is made avail
able.
The funding plan for settlement Of
$775,000,000 the roads will owe the
government at the end of this year
provides for a set off of approximate
ly s4o0, 100000, the amount of govern
ment rental. Payment Of this unliqui'
dated Indebtedness would be In ter
annual installments.
Have Equal Representation
For settlement of labor troubles, tht
bill would set up machinery in vogue
before and during federal control fol
empIoye and employer voluntaril,
conducting negotiations, with an add
ed provision for a second or appea
board to reach decisions If the former
fails. No penalty is provided agains
strike or lockout and on all boards th'
workers and the rail owners woult
have equal representation. The bill
would give the interstate commerc
commission jurisdiction of use, control
, movement, distribution and exchang
of locomotives and cars, and supply
movement and operation Of trains, an
extension or abatement of rail lines.
The authority of the commissio,
would be extended to prescribe mini
mum as well as maximum rates, I
order the division Of joint rates. tn
reroute shipment and limit suspen
sion of rate schedules,
! The antitrust law may be set asid
! by the commission to permit the con
: solidation of railroads, or to perml
; them to pool earnings or equipment.
r To insure freight movement, as al
r rected by a bill of lading, road SUI
i fering the loss must be paid as thoug
v it had carried the shipment.
al The bill affects water carriers b
repeating part of the Panama cans
act so as to permit railroads, on ar
proval of the commission, to own an
: operate boats on the Great Lakes an
4 Long Island Sound, and gives the com
D mission authority to order connection
/ being made between rail and wats
{ lines.
: LEvINskY ouTFIGHTs Made
MONTREAL, Nov. II = Battlir
r Levinsky of New York, outfougl
/. BARLEY Madden of New York, in
t ten round bout tonight. Madds
d substituted for Eugene Brosseau, Il
Il Canadian middlewight champion wi
is suffered from an attack Of neuriti