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Show SHAKES HIS FIST AT EXPRESS COMPANIES ' WASHINGTON. March 3. Senator Burkett of Nebraska presented a resolution resolu-tion directing the Interstate Commerce commission to investigate a. to th. legality legal-ity of the business don. by express companies. com-panies. The resolution Is based on allegations triad, by th. convention of th. Western Fruit Jobber, association recently at Kansas City, Mo., when th. charge waa made that the express companies are engaged in dealing In fruits, vegetables and oysters, contrary to their charters, and In competition with th. regular fruit Jobbers and produce merchants. Th. commission Is also directed to investigate investi-gate the charge that- the1 express Rom-panie. Rom-panie. engaged in the traffic to cover up rebates and discriminations. ' On objection objec-tion by Henator Kean, consideration of th. resolution was postponed. , ' ' |