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CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEE BEGINS
RAILWAY INQUIRY
Proposed by President to Bet
ter Condition of Carriers.
MAY CHANGE PRESENT SYSTEH
Officials of Roads Prepared to Advocat
Federal Incorporation, Supervision a
Securities and Extension of Authorit
of Interstate Commerce Commission.
Washington. Nov. 20.?Ten member
if Congress, live Senators and fiv<
members of the House of Reprosenta
Ives, begun here today an inquiry lut<
die subject of public control and su
lervislon of railroads that may lead b
lie revolutionizing of the whole sctaemi
if governmental regulation of the conn
ry's transportation lines. Incidentally
Ihe committee Is to look Into the ques
ion of government ownership of rail
ivays, tolophone and telegraph line:
ind express companies.
The members of the commit tei
which will conduct this important hi
vestigation are Senator Newlands o
.Nevada, chairman: Senators ltobinsoi
r>f Arkansas, Underwood of Alabama
Cummins of Iowa and Rrandegee o
Connecticut, and Representatives Ad
imson of (Jeorgia. Sims of Tennessee
Cllllop of Indiana, Kscli of Wiseousli
an 1 Hamilton of Michigan. The in
ipiiry was recommended by Preslden
Wilson in his message to Congress ii
December of last year. lie descrihei
as its purpose t?? determine what conk
lie done "for bettering tlie condition:
under which the railroads are operate*
and for making thoin more useful serv
ants of the country as a whole."
Prominent Men aa Witne??e??
In order to obtain the views of a|
nterests affected by the operations o
lie transportation lines the commit to
las invited prominent shippers, bank
?rs, representatives of commercial 01
fanizations. railway executives, econfl
nists and others to appear before their
The first to be heard are rnilroni
commissioners of various states win
>epan their evidence today. The!
estlniony is directed clilefly to oppos
iip nny enlargement of the fedora
luthorlty over commerce that wotih
ietract from the powers now exerclsei
?y state bodies. They will be followe<
ihortly by otlicials of railway la bo
irpanizations who are expected to rea
ster tlielr opposition to the increasi
>f povornmental authority over wape:
ind conditions of labor.
Chief interest in the hearinps oen
lers in tiie proposals that will be pu
forwnru by representatives of the rail
oads, for it is r?i>ortod tliat they wil
xioimii: mi fau'iimiou hi reuerai au
hority ovor rates and securities to tin
jructieal exclusion ?>f state control ol
hese matters. It is understood also thai
;hey will go on record ?n favor of fed
?ral ineor|K?rntion of all railroad lines
Legislative Program of Railroads.
From an authoritative source is oh
mined the following outline of the leg
slative program which the railroads
ivill ask the eomiuiitee to consider it
ts investigation: 'I lie.v will endeavoi
o demonstrate to the commission thai
me of the principal defects in the pres
>nt system of railroad regulation it
he lack of coordination resulting from
he simultaneous and conllicting regu
at ion liy the federal government am
?y the -is states. They will, therefore
?sk that entire governmental contm
>f the rates and practices of interstati
arriers, except purely local matters
ic placed in the hands of a federa
md.v so that interstate traffic may lu
egulnted without reference to stntt
incs. leaving to the state commission!
urisdiction only over local matters am
oeal public utilities. As a part of thi;
dan. a compulsory system of federa
neorporation is to he recommended
iccpjiipanied hy federal supervision ol
ailroad stock and bond issues.
A re irgani/mtlon of the Interstafi
'ominerce Commission will be asked
n order to enable the commission prop
>rly to exercise its increased powers
t is also proposed that the preparutloi
ind prosecution of cases against tin
nitron Is shall he delegated to sonn
it her agency of the government, possi
ily the l>epartment of Justice, so thai
he commission may devote its ener
ties to its administrative functions.
With the commission thus relieves
>f some of Its present duties and equip
icd to handle its business more prompt
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. .... ? UIM' lllltl I lie pe
riod during which the commission ma.i
iow suspend proposed increases !i
ates l?e redueed from ton months t<
*.o days, with provision for reparatioi
o be paid to tlio shippers if tho ad
ranee shall l>o deolnred unreasonable.
Tlie.v will also ask that the ooiiunls
don lie Riven the power to presoribi
minimum as well as maximum rate:
io that In meeting eomplaints of dis
rimlnation the eonimisslon may orde
the advance of a rate wliich it consid
prs too low.
One of tlie most important reeoni
mondntlons for which the railroad
will ask favorable consideration 1
that the commission lie speclficall.
authorized to take into account ii
rate regulation the effect of rate
iiI hi idiiii famines iu me lipnt or e\
1 ion sos.
Wliilo tho Nowlnnds Committee i
roijuiroil, under the resolution creal
ln? it, to submit n report l>y Januar
2 luvxt, it is not antlolpated that th
Committee will have come anywher
near completing its labors then.
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