BILL (S. 1439) TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO REGULATE WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1455370 HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES ON THE BILL (S. 1439) TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO REGULATE COMMERCE," APPROVED FEBRUARY 4, 1887, AND ALL ACTS AMENDATORY THEREOF. WASHINGTON, D. C., Friday, January 26, 1900. The committee met at 10 o'clock a. m. Present: Senators Cullom (chairman), Chandler, Elkins, Kean, Tillman, and Allen. The CHAIRMAN. The committee has been called together to-day, out of its regular order of meeting, for the purpose of hearing some delegations who asked to be heard on the 26th, which is to-day. I understand that a portion of the delegation which made that special request are present, and some of the members of the National Board of Trade, which happens to have its session here this week, are also here. We will begin by listening first to those who have asked for this hearing by correspondence with the chairman of the committee. Mr. Barry, I believe, is more familiar with the names of those who are present than anyone else, and we will hear him first. STATEMENT OF FRANK BARRY. The CHAIRMAN. Mr. Barry, before you proceed I wish to call your attention to the fact that the hearing asked for is upon the bill (S. 1439) to amend an act entitled "An act to regulate commerce,' approved February 4, 1887, and all acts amendatory thereof. The bill is before the committee, and has been examined, I understand, by delegations outside-not railroad men, but business men. It is a bill prepared, in part if not entirely, by organizations outside of the committee and outside of the railroads as well. I ask your attention to that bill. The committee does not expect to hear statements on any other subject than that contained in the bill. You may now proceed. Mr. BARRY. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, with your permission I should like to say that we have present here the following gentlemen, who would like to be heard: Frank Barry, of Milwaukee, Wis., secretary of the League of National Associations and secretary of the Millers' National Association of the United States; Augustine Gallagher, of St. Louis, Mo., commissioner of the Millers' National Association of the United States; E. O. Stanard, of St. Louis, Mo., St. Louis Chamber of Commerce and chairman of the National Board of Trade; E. P. Wilson, of Cincinnati, Ohio, secretary of the National Association of Manufacturers; L. B. Boswell, of Quincy, Ill., National Association 3 |