Show Utah Senators Aid AidIn AidIn In Railroad Fight I BATTlE fOR UT AU Smoot and Sutherland Will Confer With Interstate Commerce Commerce Com Corn merce Commission Concerning Concerning Concerning Concern Concern- ing Complaint nt of Utah Men WILL DECIDE UPON THE BEST CAUSE TO PURSUE Commissioner Lane Himself Is Likely to Come to Utah to Take Testimony In These Cases of Railroad Injustice LANE IS WELL INFORMED From a Staff Correspondent Washington Washing May Sen 12 Sen Senators tors Smoot and Sutherland will adli have a conference with Interstate Interstate In In- Commerce Commis Commis- I Franklin n K Lane tomorrow tomor 1 row v morning regarding the ther r complaint of the people of Utah against the discrimination I practiced by the railroads in that state They will vill go over the details of the case and decide upon a course to pursue The fact that Commissioner Lane is to have charge of this case will be gratifying gratifying gratifying to the parties interested for he is a California man and k knows lows a a. good g deal of the Western West West- ern em freight sit sitt situation tion io from pe ei- ei knowledge kno He may go personally to Utah to conduct hearings in inthis inthis inthis this or he lie may send agents of the commission to toi i collect ct the evidence Since Sinco Wade Wado 11 II I Kills EllIs assistant to the Attorney GenerI has written lien to Senator Senator senaI Sena sena- I tor Smoot Informing him that the cleel cle- cle el cislon lon of or the tho Supreme court In the commodities corn com clause case caso ha has no bearing upon the Utah case caso all doubt along that line ha has been removed Mr Ellis I declares that the tho trust Anti t act tho tim Interstate Commerce act and the Elkins Elkins El- El kins act aro are not affected In an any manner manner man mali ner ncr by this tills decision and these art are the laws under which proceedings will willbe willbe willbe be taken in the Utah cas case Following the decision of ot the Supreme Su Su- Su Supreme preme court In the commodity clause clauso cases an Interview with Assistant Attorney At- At orne torne torney General Genera Kellogg was extensively extensive extensive- ly Jy published In which ho he was wae credited with asserting that tho opinion of ot the tho court would have a a. serious effect Inthe in inthe inthe the pending Utah etah rate rale eases cases Senator Smoot at once took look steps to tl ascertain the tho correctness of or the views credited to Mr 11 Kellogg and he ho promptly repudiated the tho Interview Inter and emphatically denied dented holding any such opinion a as to tho the effect of ot the tho action of ot the tho court Senator Smoot also forwarded to Wade acte Ellis a letter from S. S II 11 Babcock Babcock Bab- Bab cock In which the Utah man asks If It the decision will have an any bearing upon tho the pending action of or tho the government government govern govern- mt ment nt against the tile Union Pacific upon the proposed Investigation b by the tho Interstate Interstate Inter Inter- state state Commerce mm rc commission of the tho 1 complaints O 01 ulan titan concerning discriminating freight rates In reply Mr Ir Ellis advises Mr r. r Babcock Dabrock Dab Dab- rock cock through Senator Smoot that tho the decision will wiH have no er effect ct whatever whatever whatever what what- ever In either olther caso He lie says sas neither the tile trust Anti act forbidding agree agree- agreements ments meats 01 oi- consolidations between competing competing com corn railroads nor the tile Interstate Commerce act requiring railroads to carry passengers pas and goods at reasonable reason reason- on- on able rates nor Elkins' Elkins law prohibiting discriminations and rebates was Involved In In allY any lI sense ense lie 1113 further says that Mr 1 Kellogg denied denied denied de de- de- de nied the Interview referred to and conI concludes con con- that tho the only thing hung the court I said that might be regarded regard d as disappointing disappointing pointing to the governments government's contention contention conten conton- tion was that Congress In tho the act construed con con- had not gone sone as far as ns It had power to go As for far as tho the pending or proposed actions In Utah are concerned the tile commodities clause decision simply 1008 not affect them one ono way or oth othA r. r |