Ogden Weekly Standard | 1905-11-24 | Page 8 | Railway Rate Legislation

RAILWAY RATE legislation I 1 washington nov 21 the senate committee on interstate commerce will meet today to begin the consideration of legislation relating to regulation of railway rate all 0 the members of the committee will not be present as some have been detained by ill health or engagements the meeting of the committee two weeks in advance of the assembling of Is to consider ahe testimony taken last spring and also the additional data chich has been gathered by experts since the ceased its hearings it is well known that th tee is divided on th main question involved that of conferring upon the interstate commerce Comme ice commission power to order a railroad rates but no attempt has ben made to poll tho to determine what kind of a bill will be reported it scorns quite ll kely that beveral different measures will be pi cheated as it is cnown that drafts of bills have ben prepared