Show Il BILL Ill IS t P PISSED O ori or BY v i r. r SENATE N TE UP tJ t. t T HOUS I to Include Short Final Lines Incorporated te Is Viva Voce With Not INot Recorded t 1 S SHORTER ORTER WAR AFTER AR CONTROL DEFEATED Potions by hy King ling and Lod Lodge c Curtailing Period Fail Other O Proposed Checks on oni i Presidents President's Powers Are Arc L Lost st J Time The The adY administration adt ad ad- Feb 22 WASHINGTON for Y ministration bill pr providing t control of railroads until government al months after the time war mear D u I and lines an 1 short man many T faUDI a revolving fund und of o wa was passed tord to- to f for r federal operation the Senate without a roll call al rd diy y by now awaits action In the tho House t tre re It Is II under und r debate Both f.-Both Senate e- e worked uth 01 ra to 1 I d. th lt legislation II on l General debate was cons cons' con con- s' s eluded In the House and arrangements Yina e to consider amendments tomor- tomor Ot under a minute five rule rulo with a lew f ew to final action ear early next w week week- elc between the Senate and house lIo drafts then will be a adjusted in conference Recorded etl U Sentiment Not ut 1 t lher on final inal passage nor on omi numerous nu nu- nerous roll roU calls to today a in the Senate was as there any an record cord of or sentiment on lh the Uie bill as a whole The agreement o of the he Senate nate Inter Interstate tate commerce committee com com- under which the compromise draft was brought In In virtually pro pre d Important revision The lime only Ir amendment radically changing the compromise com com- roul for or inclusion promise e draft provided pro of f short line railroads s In federal control and benefits s of oC the time committee compromise compro compro- else mise fixing the time compensation of oC rallon railroad rall- rall toad road on time the three three- year three ear basis provid- provid lp mg II the revolving fund ap- ap appropriation ap ap- pro authorizing the President ltd to t Initiate mates subject to interstate commerce commission lon veto eto and antI limiting limiting limit limit- ing ing ng government o control to eighteen months after afler the war var all were re retained reto re- re to tIlted by the time Senate Control Curtailment Full Kalli J i Amendments to reduce the period of oC control after peace Is declared failed One one by b- Senator Lodge of etts to make the thc time line limit six months mouths ed of oC eighteen months was delo de- de 4 lo to 28 8 and another by senator ng Z of or Utah to tu make malee the time period months was rejected of 4 43 to 29 1 There e wa Was no attempt pt loda today U W revive re joe n he fight for Cor Indefinite government So which was defeated yesterday i it Provision for Cor the thc short line rail rall- r loads oad was made in jim an aim amendment b by nilor Cummins o of Iowa adopted 6 58 J 1 o H H. H Both Bolh Utah Ulah Senators voted for tOI fori forn n i of ot time trunk lines estimated to lo be Worth more than are arc Affected Larr ct d. d Fears lears expressed cd b by man many l toda today that the tho short lines become bankrupt If not nol 9 e t control co was as the time iKi asis sis of ot the hit Senates Senate's action L MAdoo doo Opposes ll Inclusion 6 Director General has op- op PORed hJ the legislation for Cor short line lines On the ground that thai no railroads except thoe selected as necessary to govern govern- meat ment unification and successful ti opera- opera lion should be he brought within federal lion and aid ald f nine efforts to 10 reduce tIme the Government nent compensation to railroad t flera failed As passed the measure ro ldes that Approximately CM COO i t bi will be bo Guaranteed the carriers upon their standard net return is 10 tOr the c year three three ear period ending Jun Juni 1917 Ji Senator offered pro providing respectively that lUth i net mme return should not be bo above c 1 linn and 7 fler 1 per er cent of oC their n. to iIO n. n The They were defeated 46 to lo 19 19 4 tito 2 24 and 47 17 to 27 n. n respectively I r Rate Control 1 In i his nis efforts to reduce the time Cummins jUrisdiction over rates rales Senator be Proposed that time the executive authorized to Initiate only rates rales for an and government Jo materials rind and oly t to lo Suggest rates to tate the Inter Inter- commerce erce commission corn m isi lon on which vm I not iol be effective until the time coin coin- slon approved them them This amend amend- was rejected 46 16 to ID 19 19 e of Wisconsin Is I In the tho House criticIzed the time bill billah bill toda ah cj today declaring It conlie con- con mall lie many ny inaccuracies and amid r n e So rn of f Tc Texas Tex op- op Ownership of oC the and amid lyric limit o. o of go gov- gov v- v i control The Senate leaders adjourned until Monday t ork ou planning then t lo begin another lure Ute the bill Important war wal moaB- moaB Jr r financial proposing creation of a n corporation corl to aid In- In L |