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DEFEAT MOTION
TOCALL NJ AOOO
0NR.R.MEASURE
Senate Committee Votes 7 to 3
Against Hearing Ex-Direc-
tors Testimony.
BY II. X. REYNOLDS.
international News Service.

William G.. McAdoo, former d.
rector general of the railroad ad-
ministration. will not be summoned
to testify before the Senate Inter
state Commerce Committee concern
ing the merits Of tho administra-
ton bill to extend financial relief
to the railroads.
This decision was reached today
by the committee when a motion of
Senator Pittman. Democrat, of Ne
vada, to call McAdoo was defeated
by vote of z to 3.
Senator La Toilette, Republican,
OF Wisconsin,, voted with the Demo
Gratis, while Senator Pomerene, Dem.
ocrat, of Ohio, voted against the
Pittman motion.
The committee then proceeded to
consider a motion to report the bill
to the Senate.
Cry Of Gag Rule.
Watson temporarily withdrew his
motion to report the bill and moved
that the committee close the hear
ings and proceed to it's consideration.
This motion was carried by a vote
of to 4, following charges of gag
rule" made by Democratic Senators.
The committee then took up the
bill in open executive session. Wat.
son told the committee that he want.
ed Ito end the whole matter with
one motion"
You can't settle the whole qucs-
ton with one motion, I'll tell ycu
that" Senator La Toilette replied.
The committee amended the bill SO
that the War Finance Corporation in
Its funding operations will not be per-
mitted to reopen accounts of railroads
with which the Government has made
final settlements of claims growing
out OF Federal control. The bill was
also amended to an absolute limit of
S.00500o,0 900 on the amount which the
War. Finance Corporation may ex-
pend In purchasing railroad securities
from the Railroad Administration.
Senator Stanley (Dem), of Ken
lucky, offered an amendment to pro-
hibit the War Finance Corporationd
from making use of any money now
held by 1t In the Federal Treasury for
the purchase of securities from the
Railroad Administration. Stanley
sought to authorize such purchases
only with funds derived from the sale
of War Finance Corporation bonds.
The amendment was rejected by a
vote OF to 8.
The demand that McAdoo and
Hines be called was made originally
by Senator La Toilette, Republican,
OF Wisconsin, who expressed a de-
termination to keep the railroad bill
before the committee until the former
railway heads had answered some
questions concerning the administra.
ton OF transportation affairs durinz
their connections with the Govern.
ment. and had given, their opinions
in regard to the pending bill.
Both willing to Testify.
McAdoo Is understood to have
signified willingness to appear be.
fore the committee, and Hines, in
answer to a cable sent to him in
Europe by Senator La Toilette, stated
that he would return to the United
TENDER. and would testify at that
time.
Efforts were to be made by Demo
cratic members Of the committee who
want more information concerning
the financial relief scheme to keep
the bill before the committee over
the proposed thirty-day recess of the
Senate with view to permitting
Hines to appear when he returns
from his European trip. They point
out that there is little chance of
passing the bill before the middle Of |
January, 1922. even II It were placed |
on the Senate calendar Immediately, |
md that final action on the measure
would not be delayed by permitting |
lt 90 rest In the committee for at
east a month.
Decisive Vote Expected.
Republicans OF the committee, how.
,ver, had sufficient strength to get !
he bill out of the committees and into
he Senate despite the Democratic
opposition and the objection of La