Show 0 f M H M H 4 fr tO 4 4 f SUIT StilT AGAINST S1 RAILROADS DS 4 f 4 ASKED lV IX SENATE SENArE 4 4 f Washington Feb 14 Resolutions 4 f were prepared by b a n special com coin COI- COI f of ot the senate Judiciary f committee today directing the def de- de department f of Justice to begin an f faction action In the federal acton tle courts of ot off 4 f California and Oregon against the 4 f Harriman and Great Northern f 4 railroad system s slem for the recovery reco f o of lands which congress turned f over to the tho lines under an nn agree agree- met that It I should be sold to bona boris f tIde fide settlers setters at not more mor than r 4 an nn acre The Tho Harriman HarIman lines and 4 4 tho the Great Grent N Northern and Northern North- North f 4 fern em ern Pacific are aro refusing to sell the tho f 4 land lad at any price and nd have sold H much of ot It Jt for prices higher than 4 4 5 per acre 4 f The resolution was prep prepared red to- to f 4 day after a n conference between n nf f 4 Senators D Depew pew of New York Ful- Ful Fl- Fl H 4 f 4 ton of ot Oregon and Overman of ot off f North Carolina with Assistant Attorney At- At j jf f 4 torney General Generl Milton Purdy B B. B H Hf 4 f 4 D D. Powers assistant United States p. j jf f 4 attorney for tor North Dakota and H Hf I f 4 Judge L. L L E E. Payson Pa son general t-ro- t H f sel set for the harrIman lines Jnes West West- estern f fern ern cnn senators senatOr h have ve been urging Ins tins this p. i 4 course upon the tle department of Jus- Jus I f 4 Uee tico for tor some time and It Is under under- f 4 ff f 4 stood that Attorney General Gen rl Bonn Bona f 4 parte ha has ha been devoting consider consider- f 4 ff f 4 attention to he question queston and Is f ff f 4 p prepared to proceed wi with th the case f as soon as ns ho he Is directed to do o so soby f 4 by congress 4 4 o S t t t f t f f f t t t 4 t t MM 4 t t 4 t 4 M ft 4 M t M f 0 0 |