Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-04
.FAVORABLY REPORT BILL
FOR RETURN OF WIRES
House Committee Votes Unanimous
ly for Restoration of Lines to
Private Owners.
CONTINUE EXISTING RATI
Bill Repeating Daylight Savings Sent
I'm Without Recommendation.
Senate Committee Acts to Restore
l. G. &. Rate-NIaking Powers.
Inv A.sociatcd Press.1

WASHINGTON. June 3.--Favor IRA BILE
report on the bill of Senator Kellogg,
Republican. of Minnesota, for the i'm
mediate return of the telephone and
telegraph wires to private ownership
was ordered today by the Senate In
terstate Commerce Committee after
the measure had been amended SO as
to continue existing telephone rates
for sixty days after final action by
Congress. The vote of the committee
was unanimous
No provision was made for contin-
uipg telegraph rates which recently
were increased by order Of Postmaster
General Bureson, whose action was
sustained yesterday by the supreme
Court. Clarence II. Mac>ay prcsidcn,
Of tho Postal Telegraph Gable Come
pany. i'll recent letters to members Of
Congress urging immediate return OF
the wires. promised a 20 per cont de-
crease in rates by his company.
Favor Return ..Forthwith.''
Most advocates OF the return Of the
wire properties had urged that Il spe-
ciic date be set. but the committee
decided tn adopt Senator kcilogc's
plan for return forthwith"
chairman cummins announced he
would call the bill UP in the Senate
rs soon IS possible, with the hope of
securing its passage late This week.
The amendment adopted providing
for continuance of existing telephone
rates was designed. members said, 10
ctNc time for state commissions to
make rate orders and was added 10
prevent any temporary disruation of
service or financial difficulty for com
panies.
The amendment for retention o. The
telephone rates was offered ny Sena-
tor romcrene. Democrat. Of ohio. and
was adopted by vote OF 4, to .. Son.
ators kellogg and roindoNter. Repub-
:ican. OF Washington, opposing it.
Settle Matter FOR Themselves.
Representative Mondeli. the Rcpuh-
iiCan floor leader. asked tho House In
tcrstatc commerce Committee today 10
repor' the bill repealinC tho daylight
SAVINGS act without recommendation.
He said since there was such n VIDE
spread interest in daylicht savings
members Mere entitled 10 tho privilege
OF thr"shins tho matter on; for them
selves
Mr.. Mondeirs request was opposed
b. Dem oCratic members OF tho COM
mitt"e. who declared that such acton
would he "a accomplishment Of the;r
delegated rights"
Marcus NJ Marks. rrrsidcr. ~ me
National Daylight Savings Association
told the committee the sree, r,ajc,.;y
OF the people !n the country W.
strongly in favor ot daylight saving.
the Senate Interstate Commerce
committee by unanimous vote iciaI
ordered favorshly reported bill BY
Chairman Cummius restoring At once
the alternating powers Of the INTER
state Commerce Commission
The bill amends the railroad control
act SO as TO give the commission com
piete authority 10 set aside change
or modify all rates. fares ciassifca-
tons and regulations. initiated by tn.
Presiden; during the period OF gov
eminent control
No provision Is made, however. re-
!at!ve 10 regulation or interstate rates
by STATE commissions