The New York herald., 1922-08-20
CONGRESS ALREADY SHAPING
LAWS URGED BY PRESIDENT

surroundings in respect to their effi-
cheney.
"C-Standardizing basis of arriving
at the overhead cost of producing the
coal and delivering 1t at the door OF
the consumer. recognizing In this COM
pilation that the standardized cost or
living to the miners must be the first
and irreducible item of expense.
"D-The advisability or necessity of
Matchmaking the coal industry.
"E-The feasibility or necessity OF
Government regulation and control OF
the coal industry.
said commission shall render its first
report and recommendations as soon as
practicable and not later than nine
months from the passage of this act 20
the Congress and TO the President. That
the data or Information obtained by the
said commission shall not be made pub
lie except as the same is made public by
reports to the Congress or to the Presi-
dent, or in compliance either with the
request of the Congress or of the Prss-
ident
THAT said commission may require by
subpoena issued and signed by the chair
man the attendance OF any person and
the production of any book, paper, docu-
ment or other evidence from any place
in the United States at any designated
place of hearing; or 1t may take the
deposition of any person before any per-
son having power to administer oath.
In the case of deposition the testimony
should be reduced to writing by the per-
son taking the deposition or under his
direction and should then be subscribed
to by the deponent. Any member OF the
commission may administer oaths and
examine the witnesses. Any witness
summoned or deposition taken under
this act shall be paid the same fees and
mileage as are paid to witnesses n the
courts of the United States.
mo person shall be excused from so
attending and testifying and deposlng.
or from SO producing any book. paper,
document or other evidence on the
ground that the testimony or evidence,
documentary or otherwise, may tend 20
incriminate him or subject him 20
penalty or forfeiture; but no naturalized
person shall be prosecuted or subjected
| to any penalty or forfeiture for or on ac-
count OF any transaction, matter or
thing as to which. in obedience to 4
subpoena and under oath, he may so
| testify or produce in evidence; except
| that no person shall be exempt from
prosecution and punishment for perjury
committed in so testifying
That for the efficient administration
or the functions vested in this commits
| sion by this act. any member officer or
employee thereof. duly authorized by the
commission. shall. at all reasonable
| times for the purpose of examination
| have access to and the right to copy any
book, account, record, paper or CORE
spondence relating to any matter which
/ the commission Is authorized by this act
/ to investigate.
Data to BE Supplied.
That every officer or employee OF the
United States, whenever requested by
the committee. shall supply it with any
data or information pertaining to an in
vestigation by the commission which
may be contained in the Office of such
| officer. or employee.
THAT no person shall wilfully (1)
| fail or refuse TO make any report re-
quired by the commission. or CD make
in any such report any statement which
| is false in any material particular. Any
person who violates this subdivision
shall. upon conviction thereof. be fined
not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for
| not more than one year, or both
That the commission may appoint.
| remove and fix the compensation OF such
| employees, and make such expenditures,
including salaries, travelling expenses,
per diem rates of allowance i'm lieu of
SuDSlSteIlCt. as are necessary lot the eI-
fic.ent administration of the functions
vested in the committee by this act, and
as may be provided for by the Congress
from time to time. All the expenses of
| the commission shall be allowed and par
| celed up on the presentation of itemized
vouchers therefor, approved by the
chairman of the commission. No salary
or compensation of employee shall ex-
4 ceed $4,000 per year.
There is hereby authorized to be ap-
propriated. out OF any money in the
| Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the
sum OF 100000 or so much thereof as
may be necessary to be available until
one year after the passage of this act.
Such sum shall he expended by the COM
mission, in the District of Columbia, or
elsewhere for defraying the expenses Of
1 the maintenance and establishment of
! the committee. including the payment Of
! salaries"