Show EVANIS EVANS EVANS' UTILITY BILL BILLIS IS IN SERIOUS DANGER Strong Effort or Will be e Made To o Put U Senators Senators- On n Record in in this is Measure Th Through ough ignorance or des design gr members of the senate during during dur- dur ing ng the last few days have proposed actions ns and in some cases secured them which may seriously jeopardize the consideration of the Qc Evans public utilities bill bill Tills This has been done by numerous numerous' numerous numerous numer numer- ous ous' ous calls for special order on bills t taking them out of the regular order on the calendar and advancing mg them to discussion at a definite time B Beginning gip i M Monday Senator Fra Frank k Evans sponsor of the public utilities bill will make determined opposition to any special special cial ial order programs program unless s the p public lic utilities bill is placed ahead it requires unanimous consent of of all others As the senate to adv advance nc a bill upon pon the the calendar Senator Evans' Evans objection to special orders will be sufficient to block them permanently At the tho present time the public nubile utilities utilities' tics Ics ties ties' bill In is within t twenty bills of or the tho theop top op of tho the calendar This will prelude pre pre- dude lude the possibility of its coming up p for tor or debate debato Monday as it cannot possibly bl bly 1 bo be reached Tuesday house tho senate enate bate has has greed agreed ed to consider only house bills sot so eo It t cannot como come up liP Tuesday and and must therefore wait waft at least until Wednes- Wednes da day ay Might Be Lost In Shuffle If Senator Evans permits opponents or of f his measure to have ve m moro too o bills ad- ad on the tho l c. calendar to positions ahead hEd of the tho public utilities bill there them would b be more than thin a possibility that It would ne er be reached but would bo boost ost loet In tho the shuttle of or the closing hours Ardent supporters of tho the measure s have ve ave pointed out to t Senator rioter Evans Ivans Evanss that t ure It t Is more than possible attempts may may tM- tM t. t made b by the measures measure s 's enemies t to o ave It t blanketed In this manner if It so pos pos- thin elbie It would el eliminate nate the necessity ity for or a 0 vote ot otc ul Upon on the measure which would put all the senators on record hie a all n for or against A p. public utilities commission commission com com- mission law As there are man many senators e senatore sena- sena na- na tore tors ors whose p patty party rt platforms pledge ledge them themo regulation opposed to to o public utility of o the tho Evans Evan bill and to nn any ort of or regulation regu- regu Uon lation of or public utilities blanketing of or orthe the i Evans bill bUl would be a simple method thod or of f evading r record cord on the question Must Keep Pledges Senator 1 Evans declares that whether hl his In bill passes pt or n not t ho lie will Insist that It corn com up for tor disposition In the tho a senate He le will make a no strong pica plea f for tor Its Ita rs that If It the he senators pats passage and Imd ur urge e who vho are arc opposed to tho the bill aa as It now stands will suggest agreeable amend amend- amend ments ho he will make mako them He wilt will InsIst in In- In however that the they answer tho the pledges to work for tor legislation to control control con con- the tho public utilities of ot tho the state and top stop certain practices which are arc frowned upon alike by tho the opponents and supporters sup sup- porters of ot tho the measure Tho only real opposition which has hat been expressed to the B Evans ans bill IB Is that It Is too drastic and far tar reaching I r T The Republican senators who have taken taken tak tak- en this stand however havo have not offered of of- fn a page of legislation escalation of a regulatory regulatory regula- regula tory nAture nature M as a 0 substitute for tor the i rV Evans bilL UL It If tho they o are sincerely for regulation as ae they pledged themselves to he be K to the tho nc people Po of or tho the state wh why do they not offer cr ome some substitute for lor the Evans Evane bill as ai tho the supporters Of ot tho the tho public utilities act act- actOn On this Is question pledge breakers are silent Bit But the they will ni probably y have to go on record b as na being for or r n agaInst na th the measure during tt tho coming week eck |