Show P ass THE administration MEASURE SUPPORTED OY insurgents IN THE HOUSE fourteen democrats alo also swung into line the vote being to president Preil dent gratified over pat pa bage sage of measure washington without a single dis die benting republican vote the house on tuesday passed the railroad bill one of the chief measures president taft wished enacted at the present session of congress by to fourteen democrats joined the majority pros ident taft did said he was gas deeply gratified over oer the passage of the measure the bill makes man many changes in tle existing lew law that if it accepted by the senate will greatly affect I 1 interstate liter state commerce the court of commerce is created to adjudicate cases in appeal from the interstate commerce commis commit slon gion it Is provided this court shall be organized by the justices of the eu au preme court future appointments to membership on the court to be made by them stock and bond issues 0 of f railroad railroads are controlled by the bill under this clause a railroad before issuing any additional stock must obtain an order from the cammi commission aaion which must among other things fix the price at which the securities of the road may be sold the long and short haul clause of the measure provides ii railroad can not without first gaining permission charge more inore tor for a short than for a long haul over oer the saim line abe interstate commerce commis slon also Is given authority whenever a new ue rate la Is proposed to suspend the taking effect of that rate during con of its reasonableness As amended the bill proposes to bring the telephone and telegraph companies under tinder the control of the in tera tate commerce commission under its it terms a railroad company must quote a freight rate accurately upon demand of a shipper and the shipper Is given glen the right to routs route his freight whenever he never it passes over more than one railroad severe penalties are provided against shippers thIP Pers who aho through false claims for or damages or loss of prop erty arty obtain rebates |