| Show AMENDMENTS TO RAilROAD Bill LL Interstate Commerce Commis Commission Commission sion Suggests That Certain Changes be Made Madei i BUT APPROVES IT AS A WHOLE i Docs Not Van Court COUt to tn l II Ocr C Its Orders Feb Feb lIn a formal statement to President Taft and to tha house and tees the tato commerce i j slon has suggested certain changes In Inthe II tilt the commerce mC aure t Ing lit III Congress 3 1 The rhe bill a a whole hota Is approved hy by hythe bythe the and In Its the commissIon Its gratification tion that thIs measure most tr If nt aU all or of the principal heretofore made to I the valuation or of railroad prop properties properties and also contains provisions or 1 great which In their gen scope mc are unanimously unanimous commission recommends that the bill be so amended as to contain the explicit that the court shall have no tion or power over the orders of oC the commission not now possessed by air clr cult courts of oC the tho United We Vo are of Ill opinion that a l sine judge of the tho court not bo be empowered to sta stay an order or of orthe the commission says 15 the statement and the tho suggestion is Iff made that bo be granted only by the tho court or ora II a majority of the judges thereof On the suspension of a L proposed rate the commission desires Jays Instead of GO days all a proposed b by the bill It Il IlIs Itis Is maintained that the commission f hould havo power to compel through 1 and joint rotes rates whenever In Its opinion the they are arc required b by public necessity If H It Is the Intent or of Congress to shippers e the I r rIght to o choose be between f t tween two or I noris rute e h in tito I rout routing o ing o of 1113 c bell believes s that Intention shou be Concerning tilt th purchase of tote ln roal by another road the says Wo 0 beo eo no reason reMon why the tho prohibition prohibition tion that ono one road shall not acquire any any Interest In a 0 competing road should n lt bo be extended so as to pro prohibit prohibit hibit the tho acquirIng of any Interest In InI Ina a I competing water line lineAn An amendment Is suggested to In cIullo wate lines linest linesA A t similar amendment Is proposed to prevent the control or of competing lines b by a I appeared before the enata on inter stale stab commerce late today and ex cx In the tho latest tion changes desIred In the tho bill to eve cre create ate a court of oC commerce and amend the tho interstate commerce laws It had been heen expected that nn an effort would ho bo made mado toda today to 10 brIng the tho sub subject subject to a vote and that the bill might be ordered favorably reported but Mr statement and the ques Que put to him consumed so much tIme that It decided to hold an another other othel meeting tomorrow Senator Cummins author of oC the tho rIv nv rIval al railroad bill examined the attorney groat caro concerning man many features of oC tho administration bill that with his own bill At tho same time lie ho did not condemn the administratIon bill and the tho Indications are aro that no great difficult will be ell en In reaching an agreement I fOl foi a report I |
