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Show i" ' -- ' ... - - 1 1 i J. J. Esch, Expert on Railroads ' - - - - - Hi, n ' 1 ! 1 John Jacob K-ch of Wisconsin bus been coiillrmed as an Interstate commerce com-merce commissioner by n henate vote of 02 to- II. The appointment was originally made during leeeM. Ills term expires December 31. H'27. Senator I.U Kollette of Wisconsin printed In the CongM".lonal ltecord a report from the minority of the committee John J. i:ch first took his seat In the I'lftj-.slxth congress, In December, Decem-ber, 1&!0. In December, llMI, at the opening session of the Fifty-eighth concrcs,. Mr. Ksch was assigned to the house committee on Interstate nnd foreign commerce, nnd he served continuously con-tinuously on that committee until his retirement .March 4, 11W1. At tho first session of tho Sixty-fourth congress, In .May, 1010, Mr. Ksch becamo tho J ranking ltepnhllcan member pf the J committee, nnd In July, 1010, the He- publican having regained control of tho congress, he succeeded to the chairmanship. He hnd n Inrge share In the framing and passage of the Ksch-Cummlns railroad net. The minority claimed Hint It was because of tills he was defeated for re-eleellon In the congressional election of HUM. Tho original net to regulate commerce, approved February 4, 1887, pro. vlded for a commission consisting of five members. Under the net of June 20, 1000, tho number of commissioners was Increased to seven members, nnd by the act of August 0, 1017, to nine members. |