Show I. I C. C C. C RA RATE IE BILL BILLI I GOES TO HOUSE Amended to Give Commissions Commissions Commis Commis- Authority to Fix Charge Within States By nr A Washington ton Aug 4 The t. The Cummins bill Ill to restore the rate making powers I of the Interstate c co lon lonI I i r-iva r la 9 oC t I Ithe 1 v r 1 g r- r rica 1 i the Ho House ouse se In t commerce commit committee tee by a vote ote of oC G c to 10 5 The measure which already has passed ed th the Senate enate was at amended by the committee in one Important respect in that It ii would confer on state stale commissions commis Ions the same authority oVer o intrastate Intra Intra- state rates that tho the fe federal eral bod body now has over o Interstate tate rates Members said the meeting today for Its final consideration was called be before before be- be fore forc Congress was advised b by President Wilson ilson of wage sage demands of oC railway railwaymen men nn and that there was no sl significance whatever r attached to the lie action o of the bill at nt this lila time Chairman Esch said that the Uie widespread widespread widespread wide wide- spread demand from carriers that tho lie lieI I Interstate n t e rs ta te Co commerce ni m erce CO commission m I ss I o a be given its former Cormer rights to fix rates through authority to approve and suspend suspend sus sus- pend those Initiated by hy carriers provided provided pro pro- vided Idec in tn the bill was as due largely to the present uncertainty over tho the whole question of oC freight tariffs |