Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-27
OPTIMISTIC NOTE
APPEARS IN HARD
COAL SITUATION

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within 4 few days the adTninisjfa-
iiou was prepared 70 send TO Con-
gross a bill! giving the executive au-
r thor!ty 10 take over tho mines
Control niIl Introduced.
To NEE, one OF tho administra-
lions requests fuel distribution
control b!ll. similar In general eHec,
to that undo. consideration bv the
Senate Committee. was introduced to-
day rs Chairman Winslow. OF tho
Interstate Commerce Committee II,
TrgvIGos, as does the senate measure.
for tho appointment; Of Federal fuel
disIribu,or and FOR enlargement of
iir authority ot tho Interstate Com
nir-ce Commission over car control.
!. = MAS obvious from statements o..
members that tho measure will no,
have on casy course through the
committed several Senator'S suggest
ing that Amy alteration or tho Inte.-
state Cpmmmcrcc act was OF such
Importance that hasty action should
bc avoided
T. was said that ~ tho two-hour
c-mmittee meeting advocates OF the
measure denied tina. II could be con-
slir.cd fixing legislation,
while others declared tho delegation
ct sueh broad powers 10 tho com.
m.tt,e wos fra!rht with the danger
p: q ye!3piu- real prlc. fixing" All
"a n: "rs apparently agreed that log
asn ,o 7rcycu, oNlort'onatc prices
ta!ll he enacted. but differed wide
is osar methods OF accomplishing
$40, purpose.
Hour" Works on ConI Problems.
Whlia the Senate committee was
IN sion, Informal conferences
No" continued by the House Inter
state Commerce Committee on the
administration coal distribution and
aurlprofteorins proposals. Repre-
scntat!y"s from the Interstate Com
mcrcc Committee were heard be-
ind closed doors to perfect hill
which members said would he ready
for considcro-lo In tho House early
next week
on tho House noor a resolution
was introduced by Representative
brennan. Republican, Michigan. TO
request tho Interstate Commerce
Committee aud other Federal azen-
Giles having Jurisdiction" to con-
.Iidcr the advisabil!,y OF issuing or
ders looking to the conservation
of available coal stocks" by re-
stricting all nonessent!al consump-
tion.
In tho Senate stu another fea-
ture Of the coal situation was un-
der debate. with Republican leaders
pressing for action on the Rorah
bill, TO create coal fact-hndIng
commission. Attacks on the meas
ure were made by Senators Reed.
Democrat, Missouri. and Sutherland.
Republican West Virginia, who de-
clared certain features of It were
unnecessary.
For Modified Rnu Control
a bill authorizing the President
TO take over individual railroads
which do not adequately perform
their functions as common carriers is
understood to have been already pre-
pared by Chairman Cummins OF the
Senate Interstate Commerce Commit
tee. and no Indicated today that il
might be presented on Monday or
Tuesday along with a similar measure
dealing with the conl mines.
Tho Presidents attitude toward
government operation OF industries
crippled by strikes was made known
after he had talked over with other
administration and party leaders the
plan discussed mt last nights White
House conference. in which Attorney
General Daugherty and Chairman
Cummins took part.
Tonight stll another conference
was said 10 be in progress on the
presidential yacht Mayflower, on her
way down the Potomac for week
cnd cruise with Secretaries Hoover
and Fall, Attorney-General Daugherty
ana senator Cummins among the
guests OF the President.
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