Show GOODING RATE BILL TABLED A There will be disappointment In inthe Inthe the Inthe the west est over Oyer the action of thee the house committee on 1 interstate commerce In tabling I by ly y a tote lote of n 1 to six the Gooding long and short haul bill This kills oft off the measure for tor or this h is session of oC con COD a gress cress unless it It- it be made a rider to some other bill It Is reported from Washington that with a full committee the ad adverse adverse adverse verse vote tote would have bave been 11 ii to nine IndIcating a close division of sentiment Once more the west and the sou south th were united In sup support support support port of or a 8 western measure One of oC o the Washington correspondents corre- corre correspondents corre correspondents reporting the proceedIngs logs of ot the committee gives elves us this Inside Information lings Representative Lea of Callor Callior CallorI offered a substitute w which re retained I most of oC the language of the tho prEsent fourth section but provided further that when hen the commission grants departures from the long and short haul baul principle to meet water ater competition the tho lower lawer rate to the tho terminal point should be suf euf sufficient to pay not only the of out out pocket cost plus pIus a 8 small profit as asIs asis asIs Is now required but jn In a ad must pay something toward meet meet- meeting meeting lIng ing the general overhead expenses qt of the carriers The effect of ot thIs plan would have been to bring clos- clos clos closer er together the rates to ta terminal and to Intermediate points than Is proposed ed In the tile pending Chicago fourth section case now before beCore the commission and would ha have hate e some some- somewhat some some- somewhat somewhat what impaired the ability of oC the rail carriers to get their terminal tales lates down dawn to approximately the tho competitive water ater rate The Tho committee rejected the Lea amendment on the ground that It would complicate te administration of oC the fourth section and intensity Intensify the feeling between between n Site t e IntermountaIn country and Pacific coast terminals nabs nals Senator Gooding Is fairly well satisfied with the sho showing Ing made In Inthe inthe Inthe the house committee as he sa says sais s It shows a ti IO growing Ing sentiment in fa- fa fator fa favor vor tor or of the tho principle for or which the Intel Intermountain mountain country Is contend contending contendIng ing and if IC the move shall fall this session it will Ill be renewed next ses ses- session session sion slon Could the bill have been re- re reported re ported pOI ted in any an a way and brought to toa toa toa a vote In n the house hause Senator Good Good- Gooding Gooding ing thinks It could have command command- commanded ed the support of oC the majority The Intermediate must persist In this fight for or the Inter Interstate I I state sute law as now naw framed keeps be- be before before be before fore this thie part of oC the country the constant threat eat of railroad rate dis- dis discrImination dis discrimination crimination |