The New York herald., 1922-08-20
CONGRESS ALREADY
SHAPING INDUSTRIAL
LAWS FOR HARDING
Senate Leaders Pave Way
for Coal Investigation
Commission.
HOUSE DRAFTING BILL
Kellogg Measure Relating
to Aliens to Come Up
This Week.
RAIL PLOT INQUIRY ON
Daughcrty Is Gathering Evi-
dence to Show Collusi0n
of Workers.
RAIL PLOT INQUIRY ON
Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.

Epecial Dispatch to THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. c.. Aug. 10.
Republican leaders In the Senate and
House prepared the way. to-day for
early favorable action on President
Harding's request for authority to
create a Government coal investigat-
ing commission to investigate the basic
conditions of the industry and make
recommendations as to fair wages,
working conditions and new legisla-
tion to minimize the danger Of future
strikes.
But the Presidents proposal for
more immediate legislation creating a
Government coal corporation to buy
and sell coal and regulate prices in
the existing fuel emergency is not
meeting with the same prompt re-
sponse.
There were unmistakabIe evidences
that Congress is reluctant to inaugu-
rate a system of Government coal
dealing, even in the face Of the present
emergency and the Presidents assur-
ances that in no other way can the
Government protect the people against
price gouging by private concerns
The experiences OF the Federal Gov
ernment in the realm OF business trans
actions of that character during the war
are regarded generally by Senators and
Representatives o. both parties al aav-
ing been unfortunate. They are very
chary about repeating the experiment.
Approves Bornh Bill.
President Harding this morning called
Senator Borah (Idaho) on the telephone
and expressed approval OF the Bo-ah
bill for the creation Of coal fact find
ing agency to be called the United states
Coal Commission. except In SO far as 1t
proposed to limit the membership to
three. one representing the coal oper-
ators, one the miners and one the public.
The President wants commission OF
fve members all to represent the pub
lie and absolutely independent Of the
coal industry. Only such a commission,
the President believes, will be able to
make an impartial inquiry into the coal
business and submit valuable recon-
mendations for real solution of the
difficult problem.
Representative Mondell. Republican
floor leader, and Speaker Gillett, after
a conference with the President. en-
nounced that a bill to carry out the
Presidents recommendation for an in
vestigating commission would be intro
duced in the House early next week. as
soon as the Republican members of the
Committee on Interstate and Foreign
Commerce. of which Representative
Winslow (Mass) is chairman. return TO
the city in response to urgent tele-
grams sent out last night.
There already 10 on the House calen-
dar bill for coal fact finding COM
mission by Representative Bland Ull)
which has received the Endorsement of
the House Committee on Labor. but 1t
docs not conform so nearly to the lines
proposed by the President as the Borah
bill in the Senate. Early next week the
Republican members OF the House COM
mittee will draft measure similar to
the Borah bill. with the changes sug-
gested to-day by the President so that
70 may be given simultaneous consid-
GRAFTON In the House with consideration
OF the Borah bill by the Senate Com
mittee on Education and Labor, Of
which Senator Borah is chairman.
To Consider KelIOwr Bill