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Show COMMODITIES CLAUSE. The effort of congress to divorce the railroads from the business of production produc-tion failed in the test before the supremo su-premo court, as it should have failed. The commodities clause of tho interstate inter-state commerce law was intended to stop certain abuses aud alleged combinations, com-binations, particularly in the coal business. busi-ness. In drawing the bill, however, no distinction was made between good, bad or indifferent methods of conducting business. Another effort is being made to take the coal properties away from the rail-toads rail-toads and the house committee ou commerce com-merce is listening to arguments. There does not appear to be any demand upon the part of the people for such a law, but the department of justice, having been defeated in court, seems bent upon having the statute patched up in order or-der to insure "a final triumph. It is improbable that any action will be taken in the premises at this time. |