Show HAS THE POWER TO FIX THE L RATES washington the senate interstate commerce commission met monday to begin a hearing on railway rate legis the committee will meet at 11 0 clock each day and the sessions will continue until 5 in the afternoon ahe power to fix rates to private icar lines and terminal facilities and other cog nate matters will be considered attorney general moody at ther the re quest of the committee has prepared exhaustive opinions on several points to be covered in the bearings which will be submitted to the committee within a few days the opinion will cover the power ol 01 congress to delegate to a commission the fixing of rates including the right to reduce rates and force a reduction of expenses also the constitutional question as to the right of the govern ment to allow differentials between different ports in case rates are fixed at present differentials in favor bf or some ports are allowed by agreements among the roads the question raised is whether the government can allow such differentials it if it fixes the rates I 1 j chairman elkins was asked it if h he knew what the opinion of the attorney general would be and gave it as his opinion that the attorney general would hold that congress had the power to delegate to a commission au horley to fix rates |