Show PLOT TO THWART U. U S. S CONTROL OF ROADS CHARGED Accusing Letters Turned Over to McAdoo l Railway Bill N Near ar Action 1 It 2 j kI i I l' l i By lay N Nw 8 S 1 Washington Feb Keb Charges Charles 3 that railroad officials are trying to make mako a. a a. a failure o of government operation of ot railroads s are arc contained In scores of ot letters received b by William G. G McAdoo director general of ot l' l railroads Similar letters it was learned earned tonight haeb have ha b been en received by th the members of ot the House interstate and m foreign comm commerce committee some sarno of which have been turned over to Mr 1 McAdoo cAdoo Washington ton Feb 2 The The adminIstration administration administration adminis adminIs- railroad bill limiting the pe period period pe- pe nod of ot government control of or the railroads rail ran r roads ads and providing for compensation to the time stockholders will be reported to both houses of Congress next week At Atthe Atthe Atthe the urgent request of or Director General McAdoo adm administration In leaders will make H e every effort to expedite pas passage of ot the measure The Senate interstate commerce committee voted tOlla today to report the measure favorably J Monday with amendments limiting government go control control con eon to to eighteen months after the close of oC the war var and anil giving the President power to Initiate rates subject to ap appeal appeal appeal ap- ap peal to the Interstate commerce commission com coin mission The committees committee's action wa was not unanimous Senators Cummins and andLa andLa andLa La Follette Republicans announcing announcing- that they would submit minority re re- re ports house Proposes Propone Long Control The House committee b by a. a vote of ot 1 IZ 15 to C G approved an amendment providing pro pro- viding riding for fOl termination of or government go control two years after atter peace In Is de de- de dared Chairman Sims later ater an announce announced announced an- an that his committee would complete complete com corn consideration ora of ot the measure Tuesday a or 1 Wednesday lay and that he would ask I unanimous consent for Its Immediate passage Chairman Sims vigorously opposed the two years years' limitation as adopted declaring that It would affect the valuation val val- of railway securities B Representative e Montague Insisted that at least two years would be required for forthe forthe forthe the railroad Interests to adjust themselves themselves them them- selves ca after aCter the w war r rho Tho Senate committee loft leet unchanged ed edthe the original provision pro in In the bill fixIng fix fix- Ing lug tho the rate of or compensation on the basis or of the annual railway operating I Income for the three years ears ending on June 30 1917 and the tho House committee commit commit- tee also is 15 expected to agree to this provision pro which was suggested 11 by the President Forbid Higher Compensation I Amendments forbidding Increased ed compensation to 0 roads Eased based on their ea earnings R or surplus I accrued c during the period of or government control and put I Into the property were accepted The fhe section authorizing the President to toI purchase and construct c canals nals was I I amended so as to permit only of ot their utilization The section providing providing- for an appropriation of or to be used as asa a n revolving fund from which to pay any uy deficiencies that may result or to to provide for tor additional facilities was retained b by the time Senate committee I In Iii providing for the t termination of oC government gO control eighteen months after the war var tile the Senate committee further amended the bill so am as to authorize the tIre President If Jt In imi his J opinIon opinion opinion ion necessity for tor further control should terminate to relinquish supervision over O all roads roada before Detore that time Discretionary Dis Dis- power to dot determine up to Jut July i 1 1918 what roads are arc necessary noces- noces sary In the gov government operation plan I also I f. f placed In iii the tho President but after that time he could not irot exclude from from bO government Il control an any road without its Us consent |