Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-26
ACTION ON MERGER
ORDERED DELAYED
Senate Committee Allows
Time for Citizens to Study
IT, New Plan.

! The Senate District committee today
postponed action on the street railway
merger question until Thursday to per-
NIT local organizations or citizens to
study the plan as modified by the sub
committee and by the committees ex-
pert, DR.. Milo r. Maltbie.
When the committee met this morn
Ing, Chairman Capper read several let
tiers he had received asking for an ex-
tension of time in which TO obtain views
on the rewritten merger resolution.
They were from w. A. Roberts of the
Citizens Advisory Council, William
Mex. Clayton of the utilities committee
of the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tion. A. c. Hayden of the Central Labor
Union and Mercer G.. Johnston OF the
Peoples Legislative Service.
Sackett Resolution Adopted.
Some members of the committee took
the position that the question has been
thoroughly gone over by the supcon,
mittee with a recognized expert ana
that the committee should proceed to
take action. Other members declared
1t would be better to wait few days
to enable the full committee and others
interested TO go over the final draft as
modified by the subcommittee.
A motion by Senator Sackett, Repuo-
lican. of Kentucky was adopted post
poning consideration OF the merger
until 10 o'clock Thursday morning, al
which time an hour will be given to
opponents who may want. to be nearo.
After the letter from Clayton and
Roberts had been read, Charles !. STEM
gle told the committee that he was
member of both the federation and the
council. and suggested THAI the COM
mittee should regard the communlca-
lions it received this morning as per-
sonal letters. Stengle declared the at
titude of both organizations toward the
merger is matter OF record before
the committee and that there has been
no action since. This statement ieo 10
a difference of opinion between STEM
gle and Senator Blaine Republican OF
Wisconsin. as to what took place at a
recent meeting of the Advisory Council
when changes in the merger were under
discussion.
Police Fund o. KID.
After laying aside the merger until next
week. the committee ordered favorable
report on the joint resolution giving the
Commissioners $4,000 for additional
police arrangements and other expenses
incident to the Inauguration program.
While the committee was debating
whether to postpone the merger until
next weey Senator Jones. Republican, OF
Washington. pointed out that the post
ponement would not delay Senate
action, because, If there is any differ
ence of opinion, he did not believe the
question could be taken up in the SEN
ate within the next week.
Senator Glass, Democrat, OF Virginia
declared the committee could acquit it
self of responsibility for further delay
by acting now.
Senator Capper said there was merit
In the suggestion that further time be
allowed for all members of the commit
tee to 60 over the final draft as changed
In the subcommittee.
The committee did not get down to a
discussion of the amendment proposed
yesterday by Senator Blaine, which
would require the Public Utilities Com
mission to value all local utilities on the
prudent investments basis. It is pro-
posed as an amendment to the merger
resolution, but would apply to all util-
tiles.