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Show The New York Mail and Express has been interviewing the members-elect of the Fifty-second congress regarding their views upon certain subjects likely to be brought forward. One of these subjects is that of government control of telegraphs. On this, the vote so far stands, yeas 32, nays 28. The predominance predom-inance of the sentiment in favor of government gov-ernment control is somewhat surprising. surpris-ing. There has long been a strong feeling feel-ing favorable to the plan, but it has never been in a majorit3r in congress. The country would be glad to see the experiment tried, and it is to be hoped that the vote secured by the New York paper is a forecast of some action in that line on the part of congress at the coming session. |