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Show commerce commission over coastwise and inland water carriers was today eliminated elimi-nated by the committee, which voted to deny the commission control of port-to-port rates. The committee began consideration con-sideration of the law sections of the measure, mea-sure, but no decision was reached. The discussion indicated that antistriko legislation leg-islation similar to that In the senate bill would not be adopted, although Representative Represen-tative Webster, Republican, Washington, announced his intention of offering such a proposal. SHORT USES TG Would Receive Same Assistance As-sistance as Larger Systems Under Proposed Plan. WASHING-TON. Nov. 7. With the return re-turn of the railroads to private operation, short line roads, although they havo not been under federal control, would receive the financial aid from the government similar to that given the larger systems now operated by the government, under a provision adopted today by the house interstate commerce commission as a part of its draft of permanent railroad legislation. legis-lation. The new sections provide payment for six months of amounts equal to the rental the short lines would be entitled to have received under the rail control law had these lines been retained for operation opera-tion by the railroad administration. The short lines also would be given the privilege of obtaining government loans. Considerable opposition to tho sections was manifest during the committee considerations, con-siderations, objections being raised that subsidies were being granted the carriers. car-riers. All provisions of the house subcommittee subcommit-tee draft of tho railroad bill relating to extension of control by the interstate |