Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-18
E|SCH RAILROAD BILL IS PASSED
 BY TIE HOUSE
Measure Provides Guaranty for Lines; Orders Broad Feder-
 al Supervision.
SIMS CHARGES SUBSIDY
 GIVEN TO CARRIERS
Democratic Members Oppose Meas ure-Machinery for the Voluntary Settlement of Labor Wrangles
 Is Set Up.

Washington, Nov. 17.-The Esch railroad bill, providing for private ownership and operation of carriers, was passed by the house tonight. It also provides broader federal super vision powers. The measure now goes to the senate for consideration during the December session. The railroad bill, as passed by the house, does this:
 Provides capital and insures the fl. nancial future of the lines during the period immediately after private op- eration is renewed; creates machin. cry for the voluntary conciliation O. labor troubles; and extends federal authority over rail transportation by increasing the powers of the inter- state commerce commission. Federal control would end with the month in which the bill is enact ed and rates continued in effect for six months, unless changed. Roads are ordered to ask the interstate commerce commission for general rate advances within sixty days and government guaranty is denied car- riers failing to do so.
 As guaranty the government agrees that revenues of the carriers for the first six months of renewed private operation shall equal the standard return paid during federal control as rental for the use of the
 
 press companies would also receive this guarante.
 Government five year loans at six per cent also may be obtained by the lines within 26 months after the end of federal control, and to carry out the provision $250,O00,000 is made available.
 Sis Opposes Bill. A majority of the democratic mem- opposed the bill after their failure t. eliminate the provision for govern ment guarantee of revenues of the carriers for the first six months of renewed private operation.
 Representative Sims of Tennessee, ranking democratic member of the house interstate commerce commit tee, which framed the measure, led the fight on the guaranty, declaring it Subsidy" A motion to elimi- nate it was defeated 200 to 165 on substantially political division.
 The house reaffirmed 253 to 113 it's stand on the labor section providing only for the voluntary conciliation of labor disputes.
 Preceding the final showdown" by separate rolls, thel house spent the day in considering numerous exten- sions of the powers of the interstate commerce commission. Its last act was to place the commission in con- trol of all capital, in control of the roads, after members had declar- ed that if similar provisions had been in the law some years ago, none of the "disgraceful financial disasters" would have befallen several big sys- tems.
 The proposed new rule for rate making was eliminated after bit- ter fight. Efforts to prevent the in- terstate commerce commission from being given authority to control in- terstate rates, imposing an "undue burden" on interstate commerce were defeated. By this section the houss enacted into law, the famous. Shreve- port case, after which intrastate rates in the southwest generally were increased to remove a discrimination found to have existed against Shreveport in favor of Dallas.