Show PASS RAILROAD BILL THE ADMINISTRATION MEASURE SUPPORTED BY INSURGENTS IN THE HOUSE Fourteen Democrats Also Swung Into Line the Vote Being to President Gr Gratified Over PasSage PasSage Pas Pas- Sage of Measure Washington Without Without a single dissenting dissenting dissenting dis dis- Republican vote the house on Tuesday passed the railroad bill one of the chief measures President Taft wished enacted at the present session of congress by to Fourteen Democrats joined the majority PresIdent President PresIdent Pres Pres- ident Taft said he was deeply gratified over the the- the passage passage of or the measure The thu Bill makes many changes in the existing existing- law that if accepted by the senate will greatly affect Interstate commerce The court of commerce Is created to adjudicate cases in appeal from the interstate commerce commis commis- sion sian It Is provided this court shall be organized by the justices of the supreme supreme supreme su su- su- su preme court future appointments to membership on the court to be made by them Stock and bond issues of railroads are controlled by the bill Under this clause a railroad before issuing any additional stock must obtain an order from the commission which must among other things fix the price at which the securities of the road may maybe maybe maybe be sold The long and short haul clause of or the measure provides a railroad cannot can cans not without first gaining permission charge more for a short than for a along along along long haul over the same line The Interstate commerce commission commission commis commis- sion slon also Is given authority whenever a new rate is proposed to suspend the taking effect of that rate during consideration consideration consideration con con- of its reasonableness As amended the bill proposes proposes to bring the telephone and telegraph II I I |