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Show RAILROAD MEASURES MAY BE POSTPONED Proposed Enlargement of Interstate Commerce Commission May Tot Se Taken TJp WASHINGTON Dee n Legisla tion to resulate issues of railroad securities se-curities which passed the house last session and was reported to the senate shortly before adjournment mav not be pressed for final passage at this session of congress bnt the senate com mittee mav undertake reconsideration of the subject with a plan for increasing increas-ing the size of the interstate commerce commission and dividing it to enlarge its capacity for work Chairman New Lands of the interstate commerce commission has recently con suited President W lson on tho pend ng bill which would empower the in terstate commerce commission to regu late issue of securities. The president saau Senator New lands today feels that the interstate commerce commission s already over loaded with work and the suggest on has been made that when securities legislation is considered there be for mulated some plan wherebv the com miss on could be enlarged and div ded nto departments, and it would not be aecessarv for the commision to act as a whole on all matters To frame si ch legislation will require cons derable 1 1 me and the president is ver eager that nothing be attempted now wh ch I will necessitate an extra session of congress |