Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-02 | Page 6 | President's Action on Bill Criticized

PRESIDENTS PRESIDENT'S D ENT'S ACTION I I ON Bill CRITICIZED Washington ashington Aug Aus 31 Tho 31 Time Tho action o of President Wilson ilson in jim opposing tho net imet Investment In clause of ot the water power po bill was criticized criticised today by Representative Representative Represent Represent- tl e GIlI Gillette of or Massachusetts acting minority leader and amid other House Re TIc- publicans Referring to the Pre Presidents President's letter Mr r. r said Rid that Chairman Sims of ot tho lbs interstate commerce committee seems to think there should hould be bc no leg leg- egI eg- eg I atlon without first obtaining the thc views of or the tIme President Representative tive tI Anderson of or Minnesota said S Some me one torpedoed d the water power committee 1 tee Chairman Sims told tho the House that he had hall Introduced Introduce the tIme bill on ott the supposition supposition sup sup- position that it me met executive al An Aim amendment Introduced by Rep Rep- p Doremus of or Michigan re requiring ic quiring the time federal water power commission com coni- mission lon which the thc bill establishes to toIe give I e municipalities prior l' l rights to the acquirement nt of or development licenses was wa approved c lJ by the House j