Show PRESIDENT MAY MAYBE MAYBE BE RATE ARBITER Rail Bill as Reported to the House Gives Wilson Final Authority Washington Wf Feb Fob 9 In In reporting the administration railroad bill to the House toda today Chairman Sims said the House Interstate commerce committee had amended the measure so as to vest final rato rate making authority in the President because under the tho present i ilaw law tho the Interstate commerce commission commission commis commis- sion shea could not mako make such necessary changes in rates n as unified war control control control con con- demands demand To amend the tho statutes so 60 as to provide a noncompetitive ratemaking ratemaking rate rate- making system stem tho the report said would be putting on Congress an Impossible burden I IThe The bill as amended gives shippers ors and com consignees all the tho protection that the they now have the report continued as tho the Inter interstate tate commerce commission commission commission commis commis- sion upon their complaint shall hall hold hearings to discuss fully tully the justice reasonableness and fairness of ot any rate in iii the light of or war conditions After Arter these hearings the commission will wili re report report report re- re port Its conclusions to the President t for r such action as ho he ma may maj deem necessary necessary sary In th the tho public Interests Tho The report discussed each ench section of or ortho tho the measure and pointed out that it was distinctly war emergency legislation legislation legis legis- lation intended to meet the tho essential needs gr growing out of federal control and that it should not be regarded as a n. abill abill bill either for tor ownership o or control of oC railroads Chairman Sims ISms plans to br bring n up the bill hlll In the House Monday and hopes to secure prompt consideration A similar plan U has been determined upon 1 by Chairman Smith of ot the Senate Interstate In in- in t commerce committee In re respect respect reto re- re to the draft of at tho the bill recently reported to the Senate |