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Show LAY CASE BEFORE ROOSEVELT. 'M Railroad Men Want Test Case Against Roads Owning Coal Property. jH Washington. Tho operating vlco .H presidents ot tho largo railroads ot :H tho country wero received by Prcsl- H dent Roosovolt on Monday and pro-scnlcd pro-scnlcd a request thut in executing what Is known as tho comity amend- .H ment of tho railroad rate law bill, ono caso be brought against tho roads by ;H tho government, tlils caso to be fin-nlly fin-nlly disposed ot by tho aupremo court 'H ot tho United States. This, It agreed jH to by the government, would mean that tho railroads owning coal pro-duclng pro-duclng properties would not sell them by May 1 next, aa required by tho law, but could oporato thorn aa hero-toforo hero-toforo until tho disposal ot tho tost cases. Tho law In question Is regard-cd regard-cd by tho roads as unconstitutional in that It requires tho disposal ot prop-crty prop-crty at what would necessarily be a sacrifice. Tho law Is uIbo questioned on othor grounds. Tho presldont referred tho railroad men to the Interstate commerco com-mission, com-mission, where, It Is understood, tho question will bo fully discussed and a ,H report mado to tho president as to the legal possibility ot carrying out H tho suggestion mado. |